Christmas Dreams These 3 Stocks (NFLX, FFIV, SAM)

2010 was a year of super sized returns in quite a few stocks, but these three particularly were of note, given the starkness in their industries. Netflix, Inc. NFLX has returned an incredible 226% year to date and many are expecting even bigger things to come in 2011. Netflix is just starting to expand internationally, as it moved into Canada this year. It also was added to the S&P 500 a couple of weeks ago. That's not to say that it's without its detractors. Whitney Tilson, of T2 Partners, has been open on his short position in the name, as he believes that valuations in the name are stretched beyond the wildest imaginations. Netflix, Inc. is a subscription service streaming movies and television episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by mail to more than 12 million subscribers. F5 Networks, Inc. FFIV has had an unbelievable 2010, returning 152% this year. F5 has single-handedly been blamed for the demise of Cisco CSCO, which has taken market share in the public sector away from Cisco. It too was also added to the S&P 500 a couple of weeks ago, along with Netflix. The last stock that's had an unbelievable run in 2010 was The Boston Beer Company, Inc. SAM, which has returned an incredible 108% this year. The beer company is famous for its Sam Adams beers. The Boston Beer Company is a craft brewer and an independently owned brewer overall in the United States.