Allgemeines » Netflix was by far the best performer in the S&P 500

At the beginning of the 2010s, Netflix had just over 12 million subscribers paying $9 a month, primarily for the joy of receiving those iconic red envelopes in their mailbox. The company was worth a few billion dollars. Investors with the foresight to look past physical DVDs and buy into CEO Reed Hastings’ vision of a streaming-filled future made the deal of the decade.

A $1 million bet on Netflix’s stock placed on Jan. 1, 2010, would be worth close to $43 million today. The 4,181% return, as of Friday’s close, beats all current members of the S&P 500, which Netflix joined in December 2010, replacing The New York Times. The index as a whole is up 189% over the past 10 years. Far from its mid-cap days of the late aughts, Netflix now has a market cap of close to $148 billion, making it one of the 40 most valuable U.S. companies. If you want to know where is the safest place to buy Netflix Accounts, I think z2u.com is your best choice, after all, the site has been officially certified,so it's very safe.

Michael Pachter of Wedbush Securities said the company’s valuation is “unwarranted,” the way the company burns through cash is dangerous, and there will be “content migration to competing services” to reconcile as well. Netflix board member and early investor Jay Hoag said the circumstances around the company were very beneficial in Netflix’s success, including deciding to move into streaming content while technology was ready to handle it. Pachter said Netflix will eventually see a huge decline, and eventually his prediction will be right. He said Netflix is a “mythical stock,” and the company’s spending habits will catch up with it.

Netflix joined the S&P 500 in 2010, replacing The New York Times, but found itself mired in a deep crisis the following year. Subscriber growth in recent years has been driven by the company’s international expansion.