Snap Inc operates as a camera company in the United States and internationally. The company offers Snapchat, a camera application that helps people to communicate through short videos and images. It also provides Camera, a tool to personalize and add context to Snaps; Friends Page that allows creating and watching stories, chatting with groups, making voice and video calls, and communicating through a range of contextual stickers and Bitmojis; and Discover that helps surfacing the stories and shows from publishers, creators, and the community, based on a user's subscriptions and interests.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorComputer and Technology
Phone310-399-3339
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.18 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees2,884
Next Earnings Date10/24/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Snap (NYSE:SNAP) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Snap's stock symbol?
Snap trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SNAP."
How were Snap's earnings last quarter?
Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP) released its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 23rd. The company reported ($0.19) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.21) by $0.02. The company earned $388.02 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $358.16 million. Snap had a negative return on equity of 46.46% and a negative net margin of 77.54%. Snap's revenue was up 48.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.14) EPS. View Snap's Earnings History.
When is Snap's next earnings date?
What guidance has Snap issued on next quarter's earnings?
Snap updated its third quarter 2019 earnings guidance on Tuesday, July, 23rd. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $410-435 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $402.19 million.
What price target have analysts set for SNAP?
34 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Snap's shares. Their forecasts range from $6.00 to $20.50. On average, they anticipate Snap's stock price to reach $15.5107 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 9.0%. View Analyst Price Targets for Snap.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Snap?
34 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Snap in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 19 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Snap.
What are Wall Street analysts saying about Snap stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Snap stock:
- 1. Stifel Nicolaus analysts commented, "We maintain our Buy rating and $19 Target Price on SNAP shares. Audience tracker suggests a relatively steady user base in the U.S. and abroad: Based on recently released Snap Ad reach estimates for August, it appears U.S. / global DAUs are still tracking ahead of our sequential DAU forecasts for 3Q:19 (on pace for +4.0mm to +5.0mm globally vs. our +3mm 3Q forecast and Snap’s guidance for +2.0mm to +4.0mm for the full quarter), absent any meaningful changes in daily engagement / usage patterns outside of the top 10 advertising markets, although aggregate reach across the markets we track was down slightly m/m. As we discussed in the July report, we believe September is the seasonally strongest month for sequential DAU growth during 3Q as students are back in school, whereas usage is generally weaker during July and August due to summer vacations." (9/4/2019)
- 2. Pivotal Research analysts commented, "We are maintaining our Buy rating and increasing our target price from $17.25 to $20.75 as we roll forward our 12-month TP based on 9.5x EV/Sales on our above street 2021 estimates. This quarter was a strong –way stronger than we anticipated– confirmation to our view that SNAP is hitting an inflection point. They delivered a blow-out DAU adds, revenue and EBITDA beats, and had both strong EBITDA and revenue guidance." (7/24/2019)
- 3. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Snap’s first-quarter 2019 results benefited from growth in user base and engagement levels owing to its focus on offering innovative features. Engagement levels also increased due to the new Android app made available to users, which has improved performance and takes up less space. Additionally, given Snap’s recently unveiled games and new AR features, we expect engagement levels to increase further. This is likely to attract advertisers. Additionally, Snap’s ability to reach more users in the 13 to 34 age group in the United States can also be the key reason to woo advertisers. However, management expects some disturbance in its near-term business owing to reorganization of the sales team. Moreover, increasing investments in areas such as content, sales marketing and engineering may hurt profitability. Further, Snap’s shares have significantly underperformed the industry over the past year." (4/26/2019)
- 4. SunTrust Banks, Inc. analysts commented, "We adjust our estimates and PT to $11 (from $8) on better 1Q19 financial results and user metrics. While management remains non committal to its timing for profitability, its strong 100%+ flow through of incremental revenue to adj. EBITDA for the second quarter in a row leads us to believe that adj. EBITDA profitability could be reached as early as 4Q19. 1Q19 Results Better Than Expected. Snap beat Street expectations for both the top and bottom lines, while showing positive user trends and 2Q19 guidance (at the midpoint, guidance is higher than current consensus). 1Q19 revenue and adj. EBITDA were $320.4M/($123.4M) vs. Street consensus of $305.7M/ ($144.0M), and a prior guidance range of $285-310M/($165M)-($140M). The bottom line beat was particularly notable given that it was the second quarter with over 100% flow through from revenue to adj." (4/24/2019)
Has Snap been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about SNAP stock has been trending negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Snap earned a media sentiment score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Snap.
Are investors shorting Snap?
Snap saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 102,858,100 shares, an increase of 7.0% from the July 31st total of 96,155,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 30,000,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.4 days. Approximately 14.0% of the company's stock are sold short. View Snap's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Snap's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Snap include Baidu (BIDU), Twitter (TWTR), IHS Markit (INFO), Zoom Video Communications (ZM), Match Group (MTCH), Yandex (YNDX), Weibo (WB), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Trade Desk (TTD), Line (LN), 58.com (WUBA), Sabre (SABR), Wix.Com (WIX), HUYA (HUYA) and InterXion (INXN).
What other stocks do shareholders of Snap own?
Who are Snap's key executives?
Snap's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Evan Spiegel, Co-Founder, CEO & Director (Age 28)
- Mr. Robert Murphy, Co-Founder, CTO & Director (Age 30)
- Mr. Jerry James Hunter, Sr. VP of Engineering (Age 54)
- Ms. Jeremi Gorman, Chief Bus. Officer (Age 41)
- Mr. Jared Grusd J.D., Chief Strategy Officer (Age 43)
When did Snap IPO?
(SNAP) raised $3 billion in an IPO on Thursday, March 2nd 2017. The company issued 200,000,000 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, J. P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank Securities served as the underwriters for the IPO and Barclays, Credit Suisse and Allen & Company were co-managers.
Who are Snap's major shareholders?
Snap's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (4.29%), BlackRock Inc. (1.58%), BlackRock Inc. (1.58%), First Trust Advisors LP (1.06%), Allianz Asset Management GmbH (0.47%) and Morgan Stanley (0.35%). Company insiders that own Snap stock include Andrew Vollero, Derek Andersen, Evan Spiegel, Imran Khan, Jared Grusd, Jeremi Gorman, Jerry James Hunter, Joanna Coles, Lara Sweet, Michael J O'sullivan, Michael Lynton, Mitchell Lasky, Steven Michael Horowitz, Timothy R Stone and Timothy Sehn. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Snap.
Which institutional investors are selling Snap stock?
SNAP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Holocene Advisors LP, First Trust Advisors LP, HarbourVest Partners LLC, Harbourvest Partners LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP, Marshall Wace North America L.P. and Verition Fund Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Snap company stock in the last year include Derek Andersen, Evan Spiegel, Imran Khan, Jared Grusd, Jeremi Gorman, Jerry James Hunter, Joanna Coles, Lara Sweet, Michael J O'sullivan, Michael Lynton and Timothy R Stone. View Insider Buying and Selling for Snap.
Which institutional investors are buying Snap stock?
SNAP stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc., BlackRock Inc., BlackRock Inc., Hillhouse Capital Advisors LTD., Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Swiss National Bank and Renaissance Technologies LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Snap.
How do I buy shares of Snap?
Shares of SNAP 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Snap's stock price today?
One share of SNAP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.04.
How big of a company is Snap?
Snap has a market capitalization of $23.50 billion and generates $1.18 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $-1,255,910,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.97) on an earnings per share basis. Snap employs 2,884 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Snap.
What is Snap's official website?
How can I contact Snap?
Snap's mailing address is 2772 DONALD DOUGLAS LOOP NORTH, SANTA MONICA CA, 90405. The company can be reached via phone at 310-399-3339 or via email at [email protected]
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