Netflix shot up 14.6% after it reported adding nearly 19 million subscribers during the holiday-season quarter and it topped sales and profit targets. The video streaming service’s expansion into live programming appears to be paying off as it wrapped up its best year ever with more than $40 billion in revenue.

Netflix stock (NFLX) surged, after the streaming service reported the highest-ever level of quarterly subscriber gains and said it plans to [raise U.S. prices](

Analysts were bullish on Netflix stock ahead of its earnings beat, but what is Wall Street saying now? We take a closer look.

The streaming giant gets the latest round of stock price target hikes as experts opine on advertising and live sports upside: "As good as it gets? We don’t think so."

Strong membership growth. One area where Netflix continues to shine is in adding new paid members. Last quarter, the company saw its paid memberships climb 16% year over year to 3

A strong slate of recent original shows and live events is likely to have encouraged people to sign up for the streaming service.

Netflix shares moved firmly higher in early Wednesday trading, and look set to pass the $1,000 mark for the first time on record, following a blowout set of fourth quarter earnings that cemented its lead as the world's biggest streaming group and triggered a flurry of upgrades from analysts on Wall Street.

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