Compare · BBY vs NFLX
BBY vs NFLX
Side-by-side comparison of Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY) and Netflix Inc. (NFLX): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BBY and NFLX operate in Consumer Electronics/Video Chains (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
- NFLX is the larger of the two at $331.41B, about 18.3x BBY ($18.10B).
- Over the past year, BBY is up 17.9% and NFLX is down 34.2% - BBY leads by 52.1 points.
- NFLX has been more active in the news (20 items in the past 4 weeks vs 9 for BBY).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
- Company
- Best Buy Co. Inc.
- Netflix Inc.
- Price
- $87.66+1.94%
- $80.14+0.65%
- Market cap
- $18.10B
- $331.41B
- 1M return
- +2.62%
- +14.34%
- 1Y return
- +17.90%
- -34.21%
- Industry
- Consumer Electronics/Video Chains
- Consumer Electronics/Video Chains
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NASDAQ
- IPO
- 2002
- News (4w)
- 9
- 20
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 25
Best Buy Co. Inc.
Best Buy Co., Inc. retails technology products in the United States and Canada. The company operates in two segments, Domestic and International. Its stores provide computing and mobile phones, such as computing covering desktops, notebooks, and peripherals; mobile phones comprising related mobile network carrier commissions, networking products, tablets covering e-readers, and wearables, such as smartwatches; and consumer electronics consisting of digital imaging, health and fitness, home theater, portable audio comprising headphones and portable speakers, and smart home products. The company's stores also offer appliances, such as dishwashers, laundry appliances, ovens, refrigerators, blenders, coffee makers, and vacuums; entertainment products consisting of drones, peripherals, movies, music, and toys, as well as gaming hardware and software, and virtual reality and other software products; and other products, such as beverages, snacks, and sundry items, as well as baby products, furniture, luggage, and sporting goods. In addition, it provides consultation, delivery, design, installation, memberships, protection plans, repair, set-up, and technical support services, as well as connected health services for aging consumers. The company offers its products through stores and websites under the BestBuy, Best Buy Business, Best Buy Express, Best Buy Health, CST, Geek Squad, GreatCall, Lively, Magnolia, Pacific Kitchen, and Home, as well as the domain names bestbuy.com and greatcall.com. As of January 30, 2021, it had 1,126 large-format and 33 small-format stores. The company was formerly known as Sound of Music, Inc. Best Buy Co., Inc. was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota.
Netflix Inc.
Netflix, Inc. provides entertainment services. It offers TV series, documentaries, and feature films across various genres and languages. The company provides members the ability to receive streaming content through a host of Internet-connected devices, including TVs, digital video players, television set-top boxes, and mobile devices. It also provides DVDs-by-mail membership services. The company has approximately 204 million paid members in 190 countries. Netflix, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.
Latest BBY
- EVP, CFO Bramman Anne L was granted 33,536 shares (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Bramman Anne L
- Best Buy upgraded by Truist with a new price target
- Fairstone Bank and Best Buy Canada Renew Exclusive Retail Financing Partnership, Expanding Flexible Payment Options for Canadian Consumers
- Best Buy downgraded by Jefferies with a new price target
- Telsey Advisory Group reiterated coverage on Best Buy with a new price target
- Best Buy Co. Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Best Buy appoints Anne Bramman as Chief Financial Officer
- BofA Securities resumed coverage on Best Buy with a new price target
- SVP, Controller & CAO Watson Mathew was granted 5,874 shares, increasing direct ownership by 27% to 27,678 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest NFLX
- Chief Financial Officer Neumann Spencer Adam sold $700,907 worth of shares (9,248 units at $75.79), decreasing direct ownership by 11% to 73,787 units (SEC Form 4)
- Co-CEO Peters Gregory K sold $2,008,606 worth of shares (27,312 units at $73.54), decreasing direct ownership by 18% to 120,931 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Barton Richard N sold $162,216 worth of shares (2,160 units at $75.10) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan and exercised 2,160 shares at a strike of $20.11 (SEC Form 4)
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Netflix Inc.
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Hoag Jay C
- Chief Legal Officer Hyman David A covered exercise/tax liability with 5,677 shares, sold $416,899 worth of shares (5,723 units at $72.85) and converted options into 11,400 shares (SEC Form 4) (withholding obligation)
- Chief Global Affairs Officer Willems Cletus R converted options into 6,157 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 3,021 shares, increasing direct ownership by 100% to 6,277 units (SEC Form 4) (for tax liability)
- Co-CEO Peters Gregory K converted options into 54,388 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 27,076 shares, increasing direct ownership by 23% to 148,243 units (SEC Form 4) to cover withholding tax
- Chief Financial Officer Neumann Spencer Adam converted options into 18,418 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 9,170 shares, increasing direct ownership by 13% to 83,035 units (SEC Form 4) (tax withholding)
- Co-CEO Sarandos Theodore A converted options into 54,388 shares, covered exercise/tax liability with 27,076 shares and sold $9,733,584 worth of shares (133,162 units at $73.10) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 37% to 178,954 units (SEC Form 4) (tax liability)