10 Best Fortune 500 Stocks to Buy According to Analysts

7. Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX

Upside Potential as of May 3: 24.92%

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is one of the world’s leading entertainment services offering TV series, films, games and live programming across a wide variety of genres and languages.

On April 27, Erste Group downgraded Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) from ‘Buy’ to ‘Hold’, without assigning the stock a price target. The analyst firm expects the company to grow its revenue by 12%-15% this year, indicating a lower growth rate compared to 2025. Erste sees a “significantly higher” valuation for Netflix compared to the rest of the sector, limiting further potential upside for the stock.

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is targeting a revenue growth of 12% to 14% for full-year 2026, with an operating margin expected at 31.5%. This includes the company’s goal of roughly doubling its advertising business to about $3 billion. It also needs mentioning that Netflix authorized an additional $25 billion in share repurchases on April 22. This builds on the approximately $6.8 billion already available for repurchase as of March 31 under the company’s December 2024 buyback program.