NASDAQ:NFLX News 26 January 2026 - 7 February 2026

Netflix closed up 0.3% at $80.16 Wednesday and traded flat after hours as a Senate hearing intensified antitrust scrutiny over its $82.7 billion Warner Bros. Discovery bid. A filing showed co-founder Reed Hastings sold 390,970 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-set plan. German voice actors launched a boycott over AI contract terms. The Nasdaq fell 1.5% on the day.

Netflix shares fell 0.9% to $82.76 in after-hours trading Monday after reports Warner Bros. Discovery may put its $82.7 billion asset sale to a shareholder vote in March. Warner Bros. Discovery said no date is set and will wait for a preliminary proxy filing. Traders are watching a Senate antitrust hearing on the deal set for Tuesday. Paramount Skydance, the rival bidder, slipped slightly.

Netflix shares fell 0.1% to $83.39 after reports that Warner Bros Discovery will hold a shareholder vote in March on an $82.7 billion sale of its streaming and studio assets to Netflix. The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the deal Feb. 3. Paramount Skydance’s bid deadline is Feb. 20. Warner’s board has rejected Paramount’s offer as inadequate.

Netflix shares edged up 0.1% to $83.28 after Bernstein reiterated an Outperform rating and $115 target. Advocacy groups urged state attorneys general to block Netflix’s proposed Warner Bros. Discovery deal, citing competition concerns. A Senate antitrust hearing is set for Feb. 3. Warner Bros. Discovery shares fell 0.5%.

Netflix shares fell 1.8% to $83.16 in after-hours trading Thursday as scrutiny intensified over its proposed $83 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery. The U.S. Senate antitrust panel will hold a hearing on the deal Feb. 3, while UK politicians urged regulators to launch a full review.

Netflix shares fell 2.3% to $82.69 in late morning trading Thursday amid mounting political scrutiny over its proposed Warner Bros Discovery merger. More than a dozen UK politicians urged regulators to review the deal, warning it could harm competition. The Nasdaq dropped 1% as tech stocks slid. A Senate antitrust hearing on the merger is set for February 3.

Netflix shares fell 1.1% to $84.64 in after-hours trading Wednesday as U.S. and UK regulators increased scrutiny of its proposed Warner Bros. merger. The Senate antitrust panel set a Feb. 3 hearing, while UK politicians urged a full review. Trading volume reached 37.6 million shares. Netflix recently boosted its bridge loan commitments to $42.2 billion for the deal.

Netflix shares fell 1.2% to $84.70 by late morning Tuesday after UK lawmakers urged the Competition and Markets Authority to fully review its proposed Warner Bros Discovery deal. Over a dozen British politicians warned the merger could harm competition, according to a letter seen by Reuters. U.S. Senator Mike Lee scheduled a Feb. 3 hearing on the deal’s antitrust risks. Warner Bros Discovery shares were flat; Paramount Skydance dropped 3.2%.