Why Philippe Laffont's $1 Billion Netflix Stake Looks Smarter Today [Yahoo! Finance]
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. - Series A (WBD)
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Source: Yahoo! Finance
reports that the company is pulling out of talks to increase its offer for Warner Bros Discovery Inc. The move removes a major overhang. Hedge fund billionaire Philippe Laffont had already built his position. A $1 Billion Vote Of Confidence In the fourth quarter of 2025, Coatue Management increased its Netflix stake by more than 1600%, adding roughly 10.2 million shares. As of Dec. 31, 2025, the firm owned about 10.9 million shares valued at over $1 billion. Don't Miss: This Energy Storage Company Already Has $185M in Contracts—Shares Are Still Available The ‘ChatGPT of Marketing' Just Opened a $0.85/Share Round — 10,000+ Investors Are Already In That's not passive exposure. That's conviction capital. At the time, Netflix was down double digits over the past year and negative year-to-date. Sentiment wasn't euphoric. The stock wasn't trading at peak multiples. Now the biggest near-term risk — a potentially expensive bidding war — just evaporated. Discipline Over Dea
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