SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) --
Netflix Inc. was downgraded to a below average, or sell, rating on Thursday morning by Caris & Co. In a note to clients, analyst David Miller said he was "re-downgrading" the online movie firm, having removed his buy rating from the stock in mid-September. He cited the run-up on Netflix shares following the announcement of a deal with the
Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday. "The deal is a fantastic one for Disney, as Disney may now offset some of the costs associated with buying Lucasfilm, but we have a number of issues with this deal as it applies to Netflix," he wrote, citing that the agreement does not kick in until 2016, as well as his belief that the deal is worth about $300 million a year to Disney. He wrote that "the price paid for this content loudly underscores what we've been saying about the pickle in which Netflix finds itself - if all deals end up non-exclusive, Netflix opens itself up to a price war. If all deals end of exclusive, Netflix will remain a net cash user." Netflix shares rose fractionally in early trades on Thursday. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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