{"id":42986,"date":"2013-03-27T06:53:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T06:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/netflix-shares-rally-after-pacific-crest-boosts-its-rating-nflx\/42983\/"},"modified":"2013-03-27T06:53:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-27T06:53:00","slug":"netflix-shares-rally-after-pacific-crest-boosts-its-rating-nflx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/netflix-shares-rally-after-pacific-crest-boosts-its-rating-nflx\/42986\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Shares Rally After Pacific Crest Boosts its Rating (NFLX)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Shares of Netflix Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=NFLX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: NFLX<\/a>) climbed about 5.5% to $190.61 in afterhours trade on Tuesday\u00a0 after Pacific Crest boosted up its price target on the stock to $225 from $160.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-42986\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a note to clients, analyst Andy Hargreaves wrote \u201cincreased margin and subscriber assumptions\u201d as the main driver for the move, predicting that the company\u2019s U.S. streaming business will reach 36 million subscribers by the end of 2015.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNetflix\u2019s huge database of subscriber viewing habits should allow it to invest in original content where it will be most effective, while purchasing third-party content across an array of genres that can attract an extremely large audience,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Upgrade comes after several other Wall Street firms raised their rating on the stock after the internet streaming company posted surprise fourth quarter profits, thanks to its expanding subscribers\u2019 base.<\/p>\n<p>Back then , Barton Crockett, an analyst at Lazard Capital lifted rating on the stock to \u201cbuy\u201d from \u201cneutral\u201d and set a price target of $200, citing that company\u2019s fourth quarter results showed that it can add customers who want access to more services on top of cable TV subscriptions.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, Raymond James analyst Aaron Kessler boosted his rating on Netflix to \u201cmarket perform\u201d, or \u201cneutral\u201d, from \u201cunderperform\u201d ; J.P. 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