JPMorgan says there has been "considerable early pushback" around Netflix’s Paid Sharing launches in select international markets, which is driving greater concerns around near-term churn. Apptopia downloads data suggests increased volatility across all four Paid Sharing markets since the rollout, and the headlines may also be impacting other markets where Paid Sharing has not yet been rolled out, including the U.S., the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm sees potential risk to Netflix’s projection for more net adds in Q2 than Q1. However, JPMorgan expects Netflix to continue down the path of transitioning users away from widespread account sharing. Ultimately it expects Netflix to generate more revenue through the combination of extra members and new standalone accounts. The firm recognizes the near-term "noise" but keeps an Overweight rating on the shares with a $390 price target.
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