Netflix shares take hit as subscriber slip hints at "lumpy" road ahead

By Vibhuti Sharma and Brijesh Patel (Reuters) - Shares of Netflix Inc headed for their worst day in two years on Tuesday, falling as much as 14 percent after reporting a surprise shortfall in new subscribers in a quarter marked by the lack of a blockbuster new show and World Cup soccer. While Wall Street remains overwhelmingly positive on Netflix and its role in video streaming globally, the second quarter figures did raise question marks over future growth and six brokerages cut their price targets on the company's shares. "The quarter is a reminder that Netflix's cadence of net adds is not linear, but lumpy in nature," said Justin Patterson, an analyst with Raymond James and Associates in San Francisco, while pointing to the absence of a new hit series as a driver

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