My wrong call offers lessons for investors.When it comes to investing mistakes, one of the costliest was underestimating the severity of the 2022 bear market. That led me to make bad bullish calls on some stocks that had lost more than half their value -- and kept falling.One of those stocks was Snap, Inc. (SNAP 1.30%). It had lost more than half of its value, and when it came to Snap stock in the next five years, I speculated that it would beat the S&P 500. Unfortunately, nearly 2.5 years later, the Snapch ...

Snapchat announced on Wednesday that it’s releasing new resources for educators to help them create safe environments in their schools by better understanding how their students use the app. The company debuted a new website dedicated to helping educators familiarize themselves with the app, along with a resource document to help them protect students.The announcement comes as lawmakers have grilled Snapchat, and other social networks, for not doing enough to protect children and teens on their platforms. I ...

Snap Inc. SNAP finds itself in the middle of a perfect storm. The social media and augmented reality Spectacle innovator is wrestling with a Death Cross on its charts, hinting at potential bearish movement. Chart created using Benzinga ProThe stock is down a significant 41.82% year-to-date, further sinking 34.47% in the past month, while barely moving with a 1.62% yearly gain.Fresh Spectacles, Clouded VisionWhile Snap’s technicals suggest a bearish outlook, the company isn't slowing down on its product inno ...

Dublin, Aug. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Youth and Social Media: How US Kids and Teens Use Platforms From TikTok to Snapchat to YouTube" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Popularity among young people is now both a strength and a liability for the social platforms. This year, marketers will have to navigate a complex web of negative consumer perceptions, changing platform restrictions, and budding legislation that could impact how kids and teens use social media. Key Questio ...

文章核心观点 - Snap公司的股价自年初以来下跌44.1%,远低于Zacks计算机和技术板块的22.5%回报率,给投资者带来了质疑是否继续持有还是止损的困扰 [1] - Snap公司面临广告和竞争方面的重大挑战,但其创新方法和活跃用户群为公司带来希望 [1] - Snap公司正在努力多元化收入来源,提升广告技术,投资增强现实(AR)功能,并推出Snapchat+订阅服务等新的变现方式,这些举措可能会推动公司增长,帮助公司渡过当前的困境 [1] 公司概况 用户增长和AR生态 - Snap公司利用其创新的AR功能推动用户增长和互动,每日活跃用户达到4.32亿,在13-34岁关键人群中占据重要地位 [2] - Snap公司的AR功能呈现显著增长,AR镜头分享量同比增长12% [2] - Snap公司的AR开发平台Lens Studio对于培育繁荣的AR生态至关重要,已有超过30万创作者和开发者生产了300多万个AR镜头 [2] 收入多元化 - Snap公司最新推出的Lens Studio功能简化了复杂AR效果的制作,可能会刺激内容创作的增加 [3] - Snap公司将AR扩展功能整合到广告中,有望抓住快速增长的AR市场,该市场预计到2032年将达到1.8694万亿美元 [3] - Snapchat+订阅服务在第二季度吸引了超过1100万付费用户,加上ARES和AR广告等新业务,显示Snap公司正在努力多元化收入来源 [3] 财务表现 - 根据Zacks共识预测,Snap公司2024年收入同比增长16.2%至53.5亿美元,每股收益同比增长133.33%至0.21美元 [4] AI战略 - Snap公司正在战略性地转向人工智能(AI),以保持在社交媒体领域的竞争优势 [5] - Snap公司将AI技术应用于AR功能和内容创作工具,如在Lens Studio中推出的GenAI Suite,以及实时图像模型等 [5] - Snap公司还将AI应用于广告业务,与微软(MSFT)合作开发AI驱动的赞助链接,展现了其在整个平台上利用AI的决心 [6] 挑战与风险 - Snap公司面临广告支出疲软和来自Meta、Alphabet等科技巨头的激烈竞争,这些都对其收入增长构成直接威胁 [7] - 公司需要成功将AI功能,特别是在广告方面,进行有效变现,这对其财务成功至关重要 [7] - 苹果(AAPL)iOS隐私变化加剧了公司在数字广告领域的挑战 [7] - 宏观经济环境恶化,如利率上升和通胀担忧,也对以增长为主的公司造成不利影响 [7] - Snap公司的估值较高,反映了市场对其增长前景的期望,但也意味着风险较大 [8][9] 结论 - Snap公司44.1%的年初至今股价下跌呈现了一个复杂的投资情况 [10] - 公司专注于创新和在AR领域的优势可能带来长期增长机会,现有投资者可考虑继续持有,但新投资者应谨慎,等待更有利的进场时机 [10]

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is intensifying its commitment to its community with a suite of new features and improvements designed to create deeper connections and enhance user engagement.The latest updates aim to make communication more dynamic and content more engaging.Earlier this month, Snap officials announced the company reached a milestone during the second quarter: 850 million monthly active users.“Our community grew to reach more than 850 million monthly active users in Q2, with more than ...

The Russell 2000 is down some 9% since late July, and this member of the index is near the cheapest it has been since coming public in 2017.In 2021, Apple changed its privacy rules, which made it harder for application developers to track their users across the internet. That meant social media companies like Snap (SNAP 7.84%) couldn't target users as effectively to sell advertising slots to businesses.Snap has grappled with that challenge ever since, but it's helping advertisers achieve their goals in othe ...

Flashpop/DigitalVision via Getty Images Shares of social media company Snap (NYSE:SNAP) tanked 27% after the company's second fiscal quarter earnings report. Snap collapsed because of a relatively small revenue miss and a weak outlook for the third-quarter, but the market reaction seems widely out of proportion given the overall solid nature of Snap's earnings report. Snap is making solid progress in growing its paid subscription service Snapchat+ and the social media company remained widely EBITDA-profitab ...

hocus-focus/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Snap (NYSE:SNAP) reported extremely soft second quarter results and was appropriately punished by the market. It could be argued that the stock actually escaped lightly given how poor advertising revenue growth was though. Snapchat+ strength may have softened the blow for investors, although I question whether subscriptions will ever be more than a niche part of the business. I previously suggested that Snap had been unfairly maligned by investors and that ...

Snap TodaySNAPSnap$9.36 -3.46 (-27.00%) 52-Week Range$8.28▼$17.90Price Target$15.11Add to WatchlistSnap Inc. NYSE: SNAP, the parent company of the popular quick messaging app Snapchat, saw its stock drop in after-hours trading following the release of Snap’s earnings report for the second quarter of 2024. Despite exceeding expectations in certain areas, Snap’s stock is projected to open down over 20% on Friday, highlighting investor concerns about the company’s future growth prospects. Snap’s stock is known ...