AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ:APP - Free Report) - Research analysts at Wedbush issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of AppLovin in a report released on Monday, July 28th. Wedbush analyst A. Reese expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.09 for the quarter. Wedbush currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for AppLovin's current full-year earnings is $6.87 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for AppLovin's FY2025 earnings at $8.39 EPS.
AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $1.67 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.45 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $1.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.38 billion. AppLovin had a net margin of 37.38% and a return on equity of 224.65%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 40.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.67 earnings per share.
Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of AppLovin from $450.00 to $475.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of AppLovin from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. HSBC set a $436.00 price target on shares of AppLovin and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of AppLovin from $460.00 to $530.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of AppLovin from $335.00 to $435.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $447.57.
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AppLovin Trading Down 3.0%
APP traded down $11.53 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $379.17. 6,325,484 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,866,259. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $363.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $337.53. AppLovin has a 1 year low of $60.67 and a 1 year high of $525.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.10. The firm has a market cap of $128.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 68.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 2.43.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APP. Jennison Associates LLC grew its holdings in shares of AppLovin by 4.9% during the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,504,180 shares of the company's stock worth $876,663,000 after purchasing an additional 117,200 shares in the last quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund grew its holdings in shares of AppLovin by 19.3% during the 2nd quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 50,000 shares of the company's stock worth $17,504,000 after purchasing an additional 8,100 shares in the last quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd grew its holdings in shares of AppLovin by 11.8% during the 2nd quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd now owns 272,611 shares of the company's stock worth $95,436,000 after purchasing an additional 28,727 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its holdings in shares of AppLovin by 83.5% during the 2nd quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 159,868 shares of the company's stock worth $55,967,000 after purchasing an additional 72,748 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd grew its holdings in shares of AppLovin by 339.5% during the 2nd quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 43,114 shares of the company's stock worth $15,093,000 after purchasing an additional 33,305 shares in the last quarter. 41.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, Director Herald Y. Chen sold 171,420 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $373.77, for a total transaction of $64,071,653.40. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 221,209 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $82,681,287.93. The trade was a 43.66% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CTO Vasily Shikin sold 34,766 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $353.64, for a total value of $12,294,648.24. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 70,889 shares in the company, valued at $25,069,185.96. The trade was a 32.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 1,212,968 shares of company stock valued at $455,062,980 over the last 90 days. 13.66% of the stock is owned by insiders.
AppLovin Company Profile
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AppLovin Corporation engages in building a software-based platform for advertisers to enhance the marketing and monetization of their content in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Software Platform and Apps. The company's software solutions include AppDiscovery, a marketing software solution, which matches advertiser demand with publisher supply through auctions; MAX, an in-app bidding software that optimizes the value of a publisher's advertising inventory by running a real-time competitive auction; Adjust, a measurement and analytics marketing platform that provides marketers with the visibility, insights, and tools needed to grow their apps from early stage to maturity; and Wurl, a connected TV platform, which distributes streaming video for content companies and provides advertising and publishing solutions through its AdPool, ContentDiscovery, and Global FAST Pass products.
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