Twitter Company Profile (NYSE:TWTR)

Twitter trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "TWTR."

Twitter, Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 26th. The company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.16) by $0.27. The firm earned $548 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $513.04 million. Twitter had a negative net margin of 17.67% and a negative return on equity of 4.23%. Twitter's revenue for the quarter was down 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.15 earnings per share. View Twitter's Earnings History.

Twitter is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 27th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Twitter.

40 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Twitter's stock. Their forecasts range from $10.00 to $25.00. On average, they expect Twitter's stock price to reach $14.97 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Twitter.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Twitter stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Twitter’s user growth has been a key area of concern so far. However, Twitter did manage to record a relatively impressive monthly average users (MAUs) growth in the last reported quarter with a jump of 2.8% sequentially and 6% year over year. Also, daily average users (DAUs) were up 14%. To boost user growth rate and engagement levels, Twitter remains focused on “live” and betting big on Periscope. It is now exploring beyond just news and the series of live streaming deals are a step in that direction. However, increasing costs and stiff competition for ad dollars continues to be overhangs. Shares have underperformed the broader market in the past one year." (6/27/2017)
• 2. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "1Q results bested guidance and expectations on both the top and bottom line. MAU net adds of 9MM was the best since 1Q15 (5 straight Qs of DAU acceleration). ’17 will continue to be year of transition as they re-educate advertisers on the ROI potential advertising through TWTR. Focus remains on improving the core user experience, highlighting relevant and interesting information to the user, and enhancing its revenue products." (4/27/2017)
• 3. Wells Fargo & Company analysts commented, "We expect revised street estimates for FY’17 to vary widely as analysts contemplate the magnitude of this quarter’s EBITDA beat and whether a repeat in 2Q is likely. Flowing through revised estimates, we adjust our FY’17 revenue/EBITDA/non- GAAP EPS estimates to $2.33B/$657MM/$0.44 from $2.24B/$640MM/$0.32. FY’18E rev/EBITDA/non-GAAP EPS is changed to $2.54B/$729MM/$0.53 from $2.40B/$702MM/$0.33. We maintain our Market Perform rating but raise our valuation range to $14-$15 from $13-$14 on our raised FY’18 estimates.  User growth metrics again positive. According to mgmt, better than expected gains in MAU (monthly active users) and another sequential improvement in DAU (daily active user) growth are the result of ongoing product improvement initiatives designed to surface more relevant content and provide a more cohesive user experience. While obviously a significant positive, the key question here for investors remains whether improving DAU will translate into renewed ad revenue growth later this year." (4/26/2017)
• 4. Stifel Nicolaus analysts commented, "Wednesday, April 26, before the market open. We estimate Twitter to add 3mm MAUs q/q and see a y/y decline in revenue of ~17%, which is below consensus estimates and in line with the ~17% decline in revenue implied by the midpoints of Twitter’s adj. EBITDA / margin guidance. We are roughly in-line with the midpoint of Twitter’s 1Q adj. EBITDA guidance. Twitter’s near-term results continue to pose significant risk to its share price as management works to convince advertisers of its advertising relevance / value, evaluates its monetization strategy, and faces an intensifying environment for digital ad dollars in 2017." (4/24/2017)
• 5. Cantor Fitzgerald analysts commented, "Expecting muted 1Q17 results. Our total monthly active users estimate of 321M reflects 2M sequential net adds for the quarter (+3.6% Y/Y), consistent with the 4Q16 performance. We estimate that revenue decreased by 9.4% Y/Y to $538.4M (vs. +0.9% in 4Q16) and that EBITDA declined by 48.2% to $93.4M (17.4% margin), vs. FactSet cons. of $517M and $97M, respectively. Intra-quarter checks show declining users/engagement. U.S. unique visitors/ viewers decreased 4.3% Q/Q (-8.8% Y/Y) to 99.6M, on average, in 1Q17, while time spent decreased 5.9% Q/Q (-27.2% Y/Y) to 18.9B minutes, according to March comScore multi-platform data." (4/24/2017)

Twitter saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totalling 57,151,027 shares, an increase of 2.6% from the June 15th total of 55,724,718 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 16,442,139 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.5 days. Approximately 9.1% of the company's shares are sold short.

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Twitter's management team includes the folowing people:

• Omid R. Kordestani, Executive Chairman of the Board
• Jack Dorsey, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Anthony Noto, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer
• Vijaya V. Gadde, General Counsel, Secretary
• Marjorie Scardino, Lead Independent Director
• Hugh F. Johnston, Independent Director
• Martha Lane Fox, Independent Director
• Debra L. Lee, Independent Director
• David S. Rosenblatt, Independent Director

Twitter's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd (0.30%), Hexavest Inc. (0.21%), Gladstone Capital Management LLP (0.05%), APG Asset Management N.V. (0.04%), CWM LLC (0.02%) and Addison Capital Co (0.02%). Company insiders that own Twitter stock include Adam Bain, Adam Messinger, Alexander Roetter, Anthony Noto, Evan Clark Williams, Jack Dorsey, Kevin Weil, Omid Kordestani, Peter L S Currie, Robert Kaiden and Vijaya Gadde. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Twitter.

Twitter's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including TB Alternative Assets Ltd., Hexavest Inc., Exane Derivatives, APG Asset Management N.V., Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc., CWM LLC, Jacobs & Co. CA and Addison Capital Co. Company insiders that have sold Twitter stock in the last year include Adam Messinger, Evan Clark Williams, Robert Kaiden and Vijaya Gadde. View Insider Buying and Selling for Twitter.

Twitter's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd, Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V., Gladstone Capital Management LLP, Bank of Montreal Can, Jolley Asset Management LLC, Quantitative Systematic Strategies LLC, Prospera Financial Services Inc and Fox Run Management L.L.C.. Company insiders that have bought Twitter stock in the last two years include Anthony Noto, Jack Dorsey, Omid Kordestani and Peter L S Currie. View Insider Buying and Selling for Twitter.

Shares of Twitter can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Twitter stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.11.