Netflix Partners with AMC for Early Screening of 'Stranger Things' Animated Series
"Now Streaming" is The Fly's weekly recap of the stories surrounding the biggest content streamers.PLAYING THIS WEEKEND:Among this weekend's most notable new streaming content is Apple TVpsychological thriller miniseries "Imperfect Women," starring Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington, and Kate Mara. Meanwhile, Amazon Prime Videosubscribers can catch the first three episodes of reality television comedy series "Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat," while HBO Maxusers can watch the first episode of the new season of comedy series "The Comeback," starring Lisa Kudrow. Additionally, Netflixsubscriber can watch British crime drama film "Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man," a continuation of crime television series "Peaky Blinders" starring Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan.NFL/PARAMOUNT:The National Football League and Paramount Skydanceare discussing a media renewal deal for Sunday games, with executives from both parties negotiating a price increase with a bid-ask spread midpoint around 50% or 60%, CNBC's Alex Sherman reported last week, citing two people familiar with the negotiations. Paramount's CBS currently pays roughly $2.1B per year on average for its Sunday afternoon NFL games, and a 50% increase would mean CBS would pay over $3B in its next deal, the author says, noting that in return, the NFL would eliminate the opt-out clause after the 2029-2030 season that it put in its original deal with Paramount.WARNER BROS./OSCARS:Ahead of its acquisition by Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros. led the 2026 Oscars with 11 wins, largely driven by Ryan Coogler's Sinners and Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another, Engadget's Steve Dent reported. Netflix also performed strongly, earning seven awards including honors for KPop Demon Hunters and Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, Dent noted.NETFLIX/AMC:In a blog post, Netflix said that it is partnering with AMC Theatresfor an in-theater early screening of upcoming animated spin-off "Stranger Things: Tales From '85." "Ride out with your crew for limited screenings of the first two episodes of the upcoming animated series from showrunner Eric Robles and executive produced by the Duffer Brothers ahead of its global debut on Netflix on April 23," the company said. "Don't miss out on this special event. Select screenings will take place on Saturday, April 18, at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. local time in 34 theaters across the US. You can also catch showings at the Paris Theater in New York and Netflix House Philadelphia. Attendees will also receive an exclusive collectible while supplies last."KPOP DEMON HUNTERS:Netflix is planning a KPop Demon Hunters world tour to capitalize on the company's most popular movie ever, which would feature performances of the songs from the film and stop in dozens of major cities with shows staged in arenas that hold 10,000 to 20,000 fans, Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw reported. The plans are still being worked out, including who would perform, with options including the vocal trio of Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami or virtual performers such as holograms, Shaw wrote.DISNEY:At the company's Annual General Meeting, new DisneyCEO Josh D'Amaro said the company plans to add experiences and games to its streaming services.STOCK PLAYS:Other publicly traded companies in the space include Comcast, FuboTV, AMC Networks, Roku, and Fox.
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Apple Inc's Intrinsic Value Analysis Using DCF
- Intrinsic Value Assessment: According to GuruFocus's Discounted Earnings model, Apple's intrinsic value is estimated at $179.13, while its current trading price is $248.8, indicating a modest overvaluation with a margin of safety of -38.89%.
- Discount Rate Setting: The model employs an 11% discount rate, derived from a 4.4% 10-year Treasury yield plus a 6% risk premium, ensuring the assessment reflects market risks and is grounded in realistic expectations.
- Growth Stage Assumptions: In the growth stage, Apple's earnings per share (EPS) is projected to grow at an annual rate of 15.20% for 10 years, based on historical EPS growth data from the past decade, highlighting the company's future growth potential.
- Terminal Stage Forecast: In the terminal stage, EPS is expected to grow at a rate of 4% over 10 years, ensuring this growth rate remains below the discount rate to facilitate convergence in calculations, indicating the company's long-term stability.
Apple's Product Rollout Sparks Investor Interest
- Investment Rating Reaffirmed: Melius Research reiterated its Buy rating on Apple, highlighting the company's free cash flow and the upcoming product rollout, suggesting a potential recovery in stock price, which reflects market confidence in Apple's future performance.
- New Product Launches: Apple recently announced the iPhone 17e, a refreshed iPad Air, new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, along with new Studio Displays and AirPods Max 2, marking one of the most lucrative product launches since the big screen iPhones in 2014.
- Stock Performance: While Apple shares saw a modest increase in premarket trading, they have declined approximately 8% year-to-date; however, over the past 12 months, the stock has gained 12%, indicating market recognition of its long-term growth potential.
- Market Dynamics: As Apple approaches its 50th anniversary, it has garnered investor interest, particularly in light of its new product launches and strategic adjustments, which could positively impact its stock price.
Swarmer CEO Compares Market Competition Models
- Market Competition Models: Swarmer CEO Alex Fink stated that the company adopts a Microsoft-like model focusing on cross-platform software, while competitors like Anduril and Shield AI follow an Apple-like vertically integrated system, potentially leading to market division.
- Cost and Scale: Fink emphasized that the use of lower-cost drones in Ukraine enables Swarmer to scale deployments rapidly and gather more operational data, providing a competitive edge, especially in cost-sensitive conflict zones.
- Market Outlook: Swarmer currently has a market capitalization of under $500 million and a contracted backlog of $16.3 million; despite bearish retail sentiment, the company shows strong performance in real-world deployments, indicating its market potential.
- Industry Dynamics: Fink believes that publicly listed giants like Lockheed Martin and RTX are 'unlikely' to win the drone software race, reflecting the market's demand for flexibility and cost-effectiveness.
Has Alphabet Lost Its Competitive Advantage After a Nearly 9% Drop Last Week?
Market Performance: Last week, the Nasdaq and Dow experienced significant corrections, with Alphabet's stock dropping nearly 9%, leading to substantial losses in market capitalization and raising concerns about the tech sector's stability amid fears of inflation and geopolitical tensions.
Alphabet's Challenges: Alphabet is facing scrutiny due to a recent jury ruling against its subsidiary YouTube in a social media addiction case, which could lead to future litigation and financial penalties, despite the current penalty being minor.
AI Developments: Google announced a new AI memory compression algorithm called TurboQuant, which aims to enhance AI model efficiency, potentially impacting the memory chip sector and causing stock sell-offs among companies like SanDisk and Micron Technology.
Investment Outlook: Despite a 12% decline in Alphabet's stock this year, it remains one of the top-performing stocks over the past 12 months, and analysts suggest that maintaining support above the 200-day SMA is crucial for future performance, with recommendations for investors to consider buying now.
Market Dynamics and Investment Opportunities Analysis
- Market Opening Outlook: The S&P 500 is set for a higher open as President Trump signals progress in U.S.-Iran war talks, reflecting investor optimism despite typically rising oil prices dragging down stocks, indicating a potential shift in market sentiment.
- S&P 500 Performance Review: The S&P 500 has faced nearly a 6% decline in March, marking its fifth consecutive weekly loss, yet it narrowly avoids entering correction territory, with upcoming job reports expected to provide insights into economic health.
- Meta Platforms Investment Advice: Morgan Stanley recommends buying Meta Platforms, asserting that sentiment has bottomed out, and despite the company facing two litigation losses last week that impacted stock prices, early trading shows a slight recovery, indicating renewed investor confidence.
- Oracle's Positive Outlook: Bernstein analysts view Oracle's cloud and database sectors as potential AI winners, setting a price target of $319, which is more than double Friday's closing price of nearly $140, reflecting strong market confidence in its growth prospects.
Latest Wall Street Rating Updates
- UBS Upgrade: UBS upgrades Adecoagro from Neutral to Buy, raising the price target from $8 to $16.2, indicating the company is poised to benefit from the ongoing Middle East conflict, which is expected to enhance its financial performance.
- HSBC Bullish on Carnival: HSBC upgrades Carnival from Hold to Buy, asserting that the current share price undervalues the resilience of experience-led demand, which is likely to improve the company's market performance in the near future.
- Morgan Stanley Reiterates Meta: Morgan Stanley lowers its price target for Meta from $825 to $775 but maintains it as a top investment idea, suggesting that market sentiment has bottomed out, making it an opportune time to buy.
- Deutsche Bank Upgrades Colgate: Deutsche Bank upgrades Colgate-Palmolive from Hold to Buy, highlighting the company's core business as having long-term investment value and the ability to weather current market volatility effectively.
Apple Inc's Intrinsic Value Analysis Using DCF
- Intrinsic Value Assessment: According to GuruFocus's Discounted Earnings model, Apple's intrinsic value is estimated at $179.13, while its current trading price is $248.8, indicating a modest overvaluation with a margin of safety of -38.89%.
- Discount Rate Setting: The model employs an 11% discount rate, derived from a 4.4% 10-year Treasury yield plus a 6% risk premium, ensuring the assessment reflects market risks and is grounded in realistic expectations.
- Growth Stage Assumptions: In the growth stage, Apple's earnings per share (EPS) is projected to grow at an annual rate of 15.20% for 10 years, based on historical EPS growth data from the past decade, highlighting the company's future growth potential.
- Terminal Stage Forecast: In the terminal stage, EPS is expected to grow at a rate of 4% over 10 years, ensuring this growth rate remains below the discount rate to facilitate convergence in calculations, indicating the company's long-term stability.
Apple's Product Rollout Sparks Investor Interest
- Investment Rating Reaffirmed: Melius Research reiterated its Buy rating on Apple, highlighting the company's free cash flow and the upcoming product rollout, suggesting a potential recovery in stock price, which reflects market confidence in Apple's future performance.
- New Product Launches: Apple recently announced the iPhone 17e, a refreshed iPad Air, new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, along with new Studio Displays and AirPods Max 2, marking one of the most lucrative product launches since the big screen iPhones in 2014.
- Stock Performance: While Apple shares saw a modest increase in premarket trading, they have declined approximately 8% year-to-date; however, over the past 12 months, the stock has gained 12%, indicating market recognition of its long-term growth potential.
- Market Dynamics: As Apple approaches its 50th anniversary, it has garnered investor interest, particularly in light of its new product launches and strategic adjustments, which could positively impact its stock price.
Swarmer CEO Compares Market Competition Models
- Market Competition Models: Swarmer CEO Alex Fink stated that the company adopts a Microsoft-like model focusing on cross-platform software, while competitors like Anduril and Shield AI follow an Apple-like vertically integrated system, potentially leading to market division.
- Cost and Scale: Fink emphasized that the use of lower-cost drones in Ukraine enables Swarmer to scale deployments rapidly and gather more operational data, providing a competitive edge, especially in cost-sensitive conflict zones.
- Market Outlook: Swarmer currently has a market capitalization of under $500 million and a contracted backlog of $16.3 million; despite bearish retail sentiment, the company shows strong performance in real-world deployments, indicating its market potential.
- Industry Dynamics: Fink believes that publicly listed giants like Lockheed Martin and RTX are 'unlikely' to win the drone software race, reflecting the market's demand for flexibility and cost-effectiveness.
Has Alphabet Lost Its Competitive Advantage After a Nearly 9% Drop Last Week?
Market Performance: Last week, the Nasdaq and Dow experienced significant corrections, with Alphabet's stock dropping nearly 9%, leading to substantial losses in market capitalization and raising concerns about the tech sector's stability amid fears of inflation and geopolitical tensions.
Alphabet's Challenges: Alphabet is facing scrutiny due to a recent jury ruling against its subsidiary YouTube in a social media addiction case, which could lead to future litigation and financial penalties, despite the current penalty being minor.
AI Developments: Google announced a new AI memory compression algorithm called TurboQuant, which aims to enhance AI model efficiency, potentially impacting the memory chip sector and causing stock sell-offs among companies like SanDisk and Micron Technology.
Investment Outlook: Despite a 12% decline in Alphabet's stock this year, it remains one of the top-performing stocks over the past 12 months, and analysts suggest that maintaining support above the 200-day SMA is crucial for future performance, with recommendations for investors to consider buying now.
Market Dynamics and Investment Opportunities Analysis
- Market Opening Outlook: The S&P 500 is set for a higher open as President Trump signals progress in U.S.-Iran war talks, reflecting investor optimism despite typically rising oil prices dragging down stocks, indicating a potential shift in market sentiment.
- S&P 500 Performance Review: The S&P 500 has faced nearly a 6% decline in March, marking its fifth consecutive weekly loss, yet it narrowly avoids entering correction territory, with upcoming job reports expected to provide insights into economic health.
- Meta Platforms Investment Advice: Morgan Stanley recommends buying Meta Platforms, asserting that sentiment has bottomed out, and despite the company facing two litigation losses last week that impacted stock prices, early trading shows a slight recovery, indicating renewed investor confidence.
- Oracle's Positive Outlook: Bernstein analysts view Oracle's cloud and database sectors as potential AI winners, setting a price target of $319, which is more than double Friday's closing price of nearly $140, reflecting strong market confidence in its growth prospects.
Latest Wall Street Rating Updates
- UBS Upgrade: UBS upgrades Adecoagro from Neutral to Buy, raising the price target from $8 to $16.2, indicating the company is poised to benefit from the ongoing Middle East conflict, which is expected to enhance its financial performance.
- HSBC Bullish on Carnival: HSBC upgrades Carnival from Hold to Buy, asserting that the current share price undervalues the resilience of experience-led demand, which is likely to improve the company's market performance in the near future.
- Morgan Stanley Reiterates Meta: Morgan Stanley lowers its price target for Meta from $825 to $775 but maintains it as a top investment idea, suggesting that market sentiment has bottomed out, making it an opportune time to buy.
- Deutsche Bank Upgrades Colgate: Deutsche Bank upgrades Colgate-Palmolive from Hold to Buy, highlighting the company's core business as having long-term investment value and the ability to weather current market volatility effectively.
