With the surge, Netflix’s market cap now stands at over $130 billion, putting it within shouting distance of traditional media giants like Disney ($155 billion) and Comcast ($169 billion).
Netflix closed at $301.05 per share, cresting a symbolic $300-per-share threshold.
The stock is already up 50% since the start of 2018.
The new high-water mark for Netflix comes a day after U.K. satcaster Sky announced a new agreement with Netflix to integrate the subscription VOD offering into its pay-TV service.
Customers with its high-end Sky Q set-top box and service will be able see Netflix titles alongside their regular Sky channels.
Netflix ended 2017 with 117.6 million streaming members worldwide — up 25% year-over-year — including 54.75 million in the U.S. alone.
Here’s an all-time chart of Netflix’s stock (via Google Finance):. »