Bear to Bull: An Analyst’s Journey with Netflix

Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter said “hell freezing over” was more likely than him upgrading the “sell” rating he had maintained on movie and television streaming giant Netflix since 2011, despite meteoric subscriber and share price growth. In 2022, however, Pachter raised his rating – twice. The case explores the sell-side equity analyst industry, Netflix from the perspective of an equity analyst, Pachter’s “bear” thinking through the years, and his logic in becoming a “bull.”