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Weibo Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as a social media platform for people to create, distribute, and discover Chinese-language content. It operates through two segments, Advertising and Marketing Services, and Value-Added Services. The company offers self-expression products that enable its users to express themselves on its platform; social products to promote social interaction between users on its platform; and discovery products to help users discover content on its platform. It also provides third-party online games, including role-play, card, and strategy games, as well as various services and functions to VIP members. In addition, the company offers advertising and marketing solutions, such as social display advertisements; and promoted feeds, accounts, and trends enable its customers to promote their brands and conduct marketing activities. Further, it provides copyright content, such as TV channels, online video Websites, and operators with copyright content through traffic resource exchange and content traffic sharing; MCNs and other self-media to manage and provide services to content creators on Weibo, such as MCNs, unions, and e-commerce partners; other app developers an application platform which allows users to log into third-party applications; and Weibo Wallet products that enable platform partners to conduct interest generation activities on Weibo. The company was formerly known as T.CN Corporation and changed its name to Weibo Corporation in 2012. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. Weibo Corporation is a subsidiary of SINA Corporation.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorComputer and Technology
SymbolNASDAQ:WB
CUSIPN/A
Phone86-10-6061-8000
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.66
Current Ratio3.99
Quick Ratio3.99
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio65.64
Forward P/E Ratio37.65
P/E GrowthN/A
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.15 billion
Price / Sales19.70
Cash Flow$1.6588 per share
Price / Cash61.73
Book Value$6.02 per share
Price / Book17.01
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.56
Net Income$352.59 million
Net Margins31.12%
Return on Equity36.15%
Return on Assets19.78%
Miscellaneous
Employees3,062
Outstanding Shares221,220,000
Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Weibo's stock symbol?
Weibo trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WB."
How were Weibo's earnings last quarter?
Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 9th. The information services provider reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.08. The information services provider had revenue of $319.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $343.91 million. Weibo had a net margin of 31.12% and a return on equity of 36.15%. The company's revenue was up 60.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.26 EPS. View Weibo's Earnings History.
When is Weibo's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for WB?
8 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Weibo's shares. Their forecasts range from $102.00 to $160.00. On average, they expect Weibo's share price to reach $135.1250 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Weibo.
Are investors shorting Weibo?
Weibo saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,733,915 shares, an increase of 44.9% from the April 30th total of 4,647,645 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,114,548 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days. Approximately 6.1% of the company's shares are short sold.
Who are some of Weibo's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Weibo include Baidu (BIDU), Red Hat Software (RHT), Twitter (TWTR), IHS Markit (INFO), Snap (SNAP), 58.com (WUBA), Match Group (MTCH), Yandex (YNDX), LINE (LN), FactSet (FDS), TripAdvisor (TRIP), Sabre (SABR), The Stars Group (TSG), Interxion (INXN) and Wix.Com (WIX).
Who are Weibo's key executives?
Weibo's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Gaofei Wang, Chief Exec. Officer (Age 39)
- Ms. Fei Cao, CFO & VP of Fin. (Age 43)
- Mr. Herman Yu, Chief Financial Officer (Age 47)
- Mr. Jingdong Ge, VP of Marketing (Age 45)
- Ms. Yajuan Wang, VP of Advter. Bus. (Age 49)
Has Weibo been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about WB stock has trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Weibo earned a media sentiment score of 0.24 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the information services provider an impact score of 48.29 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.
Who are Weibo's major shareholders?
Weibo's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (1.95%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (0.70%), Pendal Group Ltd (0.40%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.22%), Northern Trust Corp (0.19%) and FIL Ltd (0.14%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Weibo.
Which institutional investors are selling Weibo stock?
WB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Platinum Investment Management Ltd., Wells Fargo & Company MN, FIL Ltd, SeaTown Holdings Pte. Ltd., Pendal Group Ltd, Russell Investments Group Ltd., New York State Common Retirement Fund and Parametrica Management Ltd. View Insider Buying and Selling for Weibo.
Which institutional investors are buying Weibo stock?
WB stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd., Barings LLC, Prince Street Capital Management LLC, Myriad Asset Management Ltd., Penserra Capital Management LLC, Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd and Franklin Resources Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Weibo.
How do I buy shares of Weibo?
Shares of WB can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Weibo's stock price today?
One share of WB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $102.40.
How big of a company is Weibo?
Weibo has a market capitalization of $22.71 billion and generates $1.15 billion in revenue each year. The information services provider earns $352.59 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.56 on an earnings per share basis. Weibo employs 3,062 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Weibo?
Weibo's mailing address is 8/F QIHAO PLAZA NO. 8 XINYUAN S. ROAD CHAOYANG DISTRICT, BEIJING F4, 100027. The information services provider can be reached via phone at 86-10-6061-8000 or via email at [email protected]
MarketBeat Community Rating for Weibo (WB)
MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Weibo and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe WB will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe WB will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.
Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) Price Target and Consensus Rating
(How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?) MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
8 Wall Street analysts have issued ratings and price targets for Weibo in the last 12 months. Their average twelve-month price target is $135.1250, suggesting that the stock has a possible upside of 31.96%. The high price target for WB is $160.00 and the low price target for WB is $102.00. There are currently 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus rating of "Buy."
| Today | 30 Days Ago | 90 Days Ago | 180 Days Ago |
| Consensus Rating: | Buy | Buy | Buy | Buy |
| Consensus Rating Score: | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Ratings Breakdown: | 0 Sell Rating(s)
0 Hold Rating(s)
8 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) | 0 Sell Rating(s)
0 Hold Rating(s)
9 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) | 0 Sell Rating(s)
0 Hold Rating(s)
9 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) | 0 Sell Rating(s)
0 Hold Rating(s)
7 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) |
| Consensus Price Target: | $135.1250 | $127.8889 | $119.2222 | $93.8571 |
| Price Target Upside: | 31.96% upside | 2.14% downside | 14.62% downside | 13.56% downside |
Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) Consensus Price Target History
Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) Analyst Ratings History
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(Data available from 5/25/2016 forward)
Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) Dividend History by Quarter
| Announced | Period | Amount | Yield | Ex-Dividend Date | Record Date | Payable Date |
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(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
Weibo (NASDAQ WB) Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 23.87%
Weibo (NASDAQ WB) Insider Trading History
| Transaction Date | Insider Name | Title | Buy/Sell | Number of Shares | Average Share Price | Total Transaction | Shares Held After Transaction | Details |
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(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
Weibo (NASDAQ WB) News Headlines
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| Date | Headline |
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 | REFILE-Chinese internet firm Sina plans secondary listing in HK - sources
www.reuters.com - May 24 at 9:57 AM |
 | Brokerages Anticipate Weibo (WB) Will Post Quarterly Sales of $426.96 Million
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 24 at 9:05 AM |
| Head to Head Comparison: Weibo (WB) & Yandex (YNDX)
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 22 at 9:40 AM |
| Weibo (WB) Expected to Announce Earnings of $0.67 Per Share
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 22 at 1:18 AM |
 | In Photo, a 'Young' China Sees an Aging US in Retreat
www.nytimes.com - May 21 at 9:45 AM |
| Weibo (WB) Rating Lowered to Buy at BidaskClub
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 18 at 1:19 PM |
| Weibo (WB) Downgraded by ValuEngine
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 16 at 4:51 PM |
| Weibo (WB) Cut to Hold at Zacks Investment Research
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 16 at 3:28 PM |
| Gap, Wary of Crossing China, Apologizes for T-Shirt's Map
www.nytimes.com - May 16 at 10:20 AM |
| Gap apologizes for selling T-shirt with 'incorrect map' of China
www.reuters.com - May 15 at 4:15 PM |
 | 10 U.S.-listed Chinese stocks that could unlock outsize gains
finance.yahoo.com - May 10 at 9:55 AM |
| Today’s Research Reports on Stocks to Watch: Weibo and Alibaba
finance.yahoo.com - May 10 at 9:55 AM |
| Edited Transcript of WB earnings conference call or presentation 9-May-18 11:00am GMT
finance.yahoo.com - May 10 at 9:55 AM |
| Weibo beats on earnings, AT&T paid Michael Cohen's firm, Disney optimistic on Fox deal
finance.yahoo.com - May 9 at 4:19 PM |
 | Weibo -3.9% despite Q1 beats, in-line guide
seekingalpha.com - May 9 at 4:19 PM |
 | Is Weibo (WB) Outperforming Other Computer and Technology Stocks This Year?
www.nasdaq.com - May 9 at 4:19 PM |
| Why SINA Corp. Stock Fell 10% Today
finance.yahoo.com - May 9 at 4:19 PM |
| Weibo Corp. Doubled Its Earnings In the First Quarter
finance.yahoo.com - May 9 at 4:19 PM |
| Weibo (WB) Issues Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.03 EPS
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 9 at 1:58 PM |
 | Weibo Corp Stock Plunges Despite Earnings Beat
investorplace.com - May 9 at 1:55 PM |
| Buy Weibo Corp Following the Post-Earnings Dip
investorplace.com - May 9 at 12:10 PM |
 | Weibo (WB) Tops Q1 EPS by 3c, Revenues Beat
www.streetinsider.com - May 9 at 9:43 AM |
| BRIEF-Weibo Reports Q1 Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share Of $0.50
www.reuters.com - May 9 at 9:43 AM |
| Weibo Reports First Quarter 2018 Unaudited Financial Results
finance.yahoo.com - May 9 at 9:43 AM |
| Weibo (WB) Upgraded by ValuEngine to Strong-Buy
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 7 at 10:36 PM |
| Weibo Corp (WB) Given Average Rating of "Buy" by Brokerages
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 6 at 3:19 PM |
| Critical Comparison: Model N (MODN) & Weibo (WB)
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 6 at 5:53 AM |
| Weibo (WB) Upgraded by BidaskClub to "Strong-Buy"
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 4 at 1:46 PM |
| U.S. teen praised for prom cheongsam after online dressing down
finance.yahoo.com - May 3 at 9:36 AM |
| Weibo (WB) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 2 at 1:58 AM |
| Critical Review: HealthStream (HSTM) vs. Weibo (WB)
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 2 at 1:08 AM |
| First Week of June 15th Options Trading For Weibo (WB)
www.nasdaq.com - April 27 at 4:05 PM |
| Weibo (WB) Cut to Buy at BidaskClub
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 26 at 12:57 PM |
| Weibo Corporation to Report First Quarter 2018 Financial Results on May 9, 2018
finance.yahoo.com - April 26 at 9:42 AM |
| Weibo Files its Annual Report on Form 20-F
finance.yahoo.com - April 26 at 9:42 AM |
| Digital Ad Growth Should Push Weibo Corp (ADR) Stock to $200
investorplace.com - April 24 at 1:33 PM |
| As Alibaba Bases, This Chinese Internet Stock With 2,950% Growth Nears Breakout
finance.yahoo.com - April 23 at 4:13 PM |
| Contrasting Weibo (WB) and GDS (GDS)
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 9:14 AM |
| Weibo (WB) Upgraded to Buy by Zacks Investment Research
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 2:25 PM |
| Is Weibo Corporation (NASDAQ:WB) A Sell At Its Current PE Ratio?
finance.yahoo.com - April 20 at 10:00 AM |
| UPDATE: Deutsche Bank Starts Weibo Corp (WB) at Buy
www.streetinsider.com - April 19 at 4:22 PM |
| Zacks Market Edge Highlights: Facebook, Twitter, Snap, Weibo and Tencent
finance.yahoo.com - April 19 at 9:58 AM |
 | One of China's biggest social media platforms just reversed a decision to ban gay content
www.businessinsider.com - April 17 at 9:52 AM |
 | The Humbling of Tech in China
www.bloomberg.com - April 16 at 9:51 AM |
| Chinese Social Media Site Reverses Gay Content Ban After Uproar
www.nytimes.com - April 16 at 9:51 AM |
| China’s LGBT people came out as a protest against an online ban on gay content. And it worked
finance.yahoo.com - April 16 at 9:51 AM |
| China's version of Twitter reverses ban on gay content after backlash from users
finance.yahoo.com - April 16 at 9:51 AM |
| Corrected: China's Sina Weibo reverses gay content clean-up after outcry
finance.yahoo.com - April 16 at 9:51 AM |
| 'I Am Gay, Not a Pervert': Furor Erupts in China as Sina Weibo Bans Gay Content
www.nytimes.com - April 15 at 4:22 PM |
| Weibo (WB) Lifted to "Strong-Buy" at BidaskClub
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 14 at 10:43 AM |
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