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Snap stock tanks after forecast disappoints: Investor patience is ‘thinning’

Snap stock tanks after forecast disappoints: Investor patience is ‘thinning’

Snap stock (SNAP) tanked on Wednesday, sinking almost 35% as investors digested another disappointing quarterly report. The Snapchat parent company posted Q4 quarterly revenue of $1.36 billion, below Street estimates for $1.38 billion. The company has now missed revenue estimates on six of the last eight reports. And now, it says it expects to lose more money in the current quarter than Wall Street expected too. The company is now projecting an adjusted EBITDA loss in a range of $55 million… Source link

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Snap stock dives on earnings: Analyst explains why

Snap stock dives on earnings: Analyst explains why

Shares of Snap Inc. (SNAP) are dropping over 30% in extended hours trading on Tuesday afternoon after the company released its fourth-quarter earnings report. The report showed revenue rose 5% to $1.36 billion, but still missed estimates of $1.38 billion. In addition, Snap posted an adjusted first-quarter EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) which also missed analysts’ expectations. Scott Kessler, Third Bridge Global Sector Lead, TMT (Technology, Media &… Source link

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Snap stock downgraded by JMP on increased competition

Snap stock downgraded by JMP on increased competition

Snap’s (SNAP) gotten another downgrade, this time from Andrew Boone, analyst at Citizens-owned JMP Securities, from Market Outperform to Hold. In December, Jefferies downgraded Snap from a Buy to Hold, saying that the company’s revenue expectations were “too optimistic.” To be sure, Snap’s struggling at a moment in which all tech giants are stumbling, but even in that context Snap’s challenges are singular – the company’s shares have declined about 73% over the last 12 months, as it battles… Source link

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Stocks rise as Wall Street aims to snap losing streak

Stocks rise as Wall Street aims to snap losing streak

U.S. stocks turned higher in volatile trading Tuesday as investors attempted to thwart losses from stretching into a fifth day. A hawkish move by the Bank of Japan to adjust the cap on its 10-year government bond yield rattled markets in early trading, with investors worried aggressive monetary tightening by central banks around the world may cause a global recession. Last week, the U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and others raised interest rates. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) inched up… Source link

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TikTok users paid over privacy violations — Google, Snap could be next

TikTok users paid over privacy violations — Google, Snap could be next

This week, TikTok users across the country who created videos on the app before September 30, 2021, began receiving payments between $27.84 and $167.04 following a $92 million class-action data privacy settlement with the social media platform. The largest checks went to short- and long-term residents of Illinois, where TikTok was sued for violating the state’s strict biometric data laws by collecting and implementing facial recognition data into its algorithms without user consent. Not… Source link

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Snap stock is crashing again — 3 big problems still lurk: Analyst

Snap stock is crashing again — 3 big problems still lurk: Analyst

The disappearing stock price for Snap continues after another challenging quarter. Shares of the social media platform crashed 25% in pre-market trading on Friday as third quarter sales marked the fifth straight quarterly deceleration. Profits were also lackluster as Snap continued to blame an advertising slowdown and Apple privacy changes for the execution missteps. Here’s a snapshot of Snap’s dismal numbers: Net Sales: $1.13 billion vs. $1.14 billion estimate Daily Active Users: 363 million… Source link

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Stocks rally to snap three-week losing streak

Stocks rally to snap three-week losing streak

U.S. stocks extended a broad-based rebound Friday, capping a sell-off that spanned three consecutive weeks. The S&P 500 jumped 1.5%, building on back-to-back sessions of gains, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 377 points, or about 1.2%. Technology stocks led the way up, with the Nasdaq Composite climbing 2.1%. Oil extended a volatile run as prices resumed their climb Friday. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent crude oil futures each rose 4% to $86.88 per barrel and $92.84 per… Source link

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Netflix, Snap, CrowdStrike and more

Netflix, Snap, CrowdStrike and more

Snap (SNAP), Netflix (NFLX): Netflix has hired two ad executives from Snap, Netflix confirmed to Yahoo Finance. Snap Chief Business Officer Jeremi Gorman and Vice President of ad sales Peter Naylor will be joining the streaming giant in September. Netflix COO Greg Peters said in a statement to Yahoo Finance, “Jeremi’s deep experience in running ad businesses and Peter’s background in leading ad sales teams together will be key as we expand membership options for consumers through a new… Source link

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Snap ‘is going through a near-death experience,’ analyst explains

Snap ‘is going through a near-death experience,’ analyst explains

Snap’s stock crash on Friday after a dismal second-quarter earnings report and brutal call is well warranted, one analyst explained to Yahoo Finance. “I feel like the company is going through a near-death experience,” MKM Partners Analyst Rohit Kulkarni said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “It’s macroeconomic, Apple and TikTok on top of that customer concentration.” Despite an awful first quarter that did its part to reset investor growth expectations in the current environment, Snap’s… Source link

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