Citi raises Netflix outlook on benefit from accelerating cord-cutter trends

Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix
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Citi bumped up its price target for Netflix stock, saying the company's solid fourth quarter results required the firm to update its estimates higher.

Netflix shares slipped 2.9% in trading to close at $342.88, a slide that followed a broader sell-off in U.S. stocks.