Netflix shares have roughly doubled in the past year, setting a high bar for future growth as its market capitalization overtakes the valuations of rivals Disney, Comcast, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Paramount Global combined.

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

Shares of Netflix rose 13% in afterhours trading as investors cheered the company's first U.S. price hike since 2023. The streaming service's move aims to capitalize on surging demand and sharp subscriber gains in the fourth quarter.

The company raised subscription prices across most plans in the U.S. and several other markets. It added 19 million subscribers in the fourth quarter of last year.

Just after announcing that it added 19 million new subscribers, Netflix announced that it's raising prices for all 302 million U.S. subscribers. In its quarterly earnings report for the end of last year,