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Netflix continues to deliver strong growth across the board, adding 5.1 million subscribers in the quarter, or 35.6 million over the last four quarters. That drove revenue up 15% in the quarter to $9.83 billion, which edged past estimates of $9.78 billion.

Netflix stock is spiking Friday after the streaming giant beat third-quarter expectations and gave an upbeat fourth-quarter outlook.

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Analyst reactions range from "This is what winning looks like" and "We can’t think of a realistic bear case in the near-term" to "overpriced" and "we question whether the momentum can continue."

Netflix shares powered higher into the close of Friday trading, notching their biggest single-day gain in a year, following a solid set of third quarter earnings and a host of Wall Street price target changes for streaming media giant.