Snap Stock Jumps On Reports Of Purchasing In Snap Via AMZ.Snap stock is rising Tuesday on reports the company has a deal to allow users to directly purchase Amazon (AMZN) products on Snapchat. The deal for Snap (SNAP) follows a similar agreement between Amazon and Facebook parent Meta (META).
The agreement will allow Snap users to buy Amazon products they see advertised on Snapchat directly through the app. The arrangement was first reported late Monday by The Information.
Snap stock is up 9% at 12.34 in recent action on the stock market today.
Amazon Collaborates With Snap
Amazon confirmed details of the arrangement to Reuters. Snap users will be able to see real-time pricing, Prime eligibility, delivery estimates and product details on select Amazon product ads within Snapchat.
The deal is similar to one struck between Amazon and Snap's larger rival, Meta. Users on Meta's Instagram and Facebook will also be able to shop Amazon directly on each app after linking their accounts.
Snap Stock: Sales Bouncing Back
Snap, meanwhile, is coming off its first quarter this year with year-over-year sales growth. The company reported a 5% revenue increase for the third-quarter.
Price Momentum
SNAP is trading near the top of its 52-week range and above its 200-day simple moving average.
What does this mean?
Investors have been pushing the share price higher, and the stock still appears to have upward momentum. This is a positive sign for the stock's future value.
Snapchat
Snap Stock Surges More Than 11% After Earnings BeatSnap (SNAP) reported its third quarter earnings Tuesday after the bell, beating estimates of the top and bottom lines and suggesting that more growth for the social messaging company may be on the horizon.
These earnings beats were a much-needed win. Snap, owner of Snapchat, has become representative of the malaise that can affect an advertising-dependent tech company. The business has struggled since the launch of Apple's (AAPL) App Transparency Tracking, and was sent reeling by a digital advertising slowdown that's only just picking up again.
Many of Snap's plans for its future — for example, its repeated efforts to make mainstream AR glasses — have yet to fully take. The company this year released its own AI chatbot, My AI, but its rollout has reportedly raised fears among parents concerned for their children's safety.
In its earnings release, Snap revealed that over 200 million people have used My AI, sending more than 20 billion messages. It has also signed up 5 million people for its premium subscription Snapchat+, adding a potential annual income of more than $200 million.
“We are focused on improving our advertising platform to drive higher return on investment for our advertising partners, and we have evolved our go-to-market efforts to better serve our partners and drive customer success," Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said in a statement.
Additionally, Snap offered up a relatively optimistic internal forecast, saying that it sees its Q4 adjusted EBITDA coming in between $65 million and $105 million, a wide range but on the high end from Wall Street's estimates of $100.6 million. Notably, this was not formal guidance; Snap is opting to disclose internal guidance, which should be viewed with some caution.
The Earnings Rundown
Here are the key numbers that Snap reported, compared to Wall Street's expectations as compiled by Bloomberg:
Adjusted Earnings Per Share: $0.02 actual versus -$0.04 expected
Revenue: $1.19 billion actual versus $1.11 billion expected
Global Daily Active Users (DAUs): 406 million actual versus 405.79 million expected
Snap's daily active user numbers are particularly notable — they mark growth of 12% year over year.
Snap COO Jerry Hunter is set to retire, the company revealed in its report. Snap also authorized a share buyback program up to $500 million, implying that management thinks the company's stock is undervalued.
Snap shares came into this earnings cycle up about 9% year to date, lagging the Nasdaq Internet Index, which is up about 34% in 2023. Its revenue had declined in the last two quarters before the latest reversal.
Despite the upswing in Snap's revenue and signals that the advertising market is recovering, the company's investor letter acknowledged that the third quarter was tough. Looking ahead, there are also fears of another advertising downturn due to the war in Israel.
SNAP: EASY 17.89 BEFORE NEXT EARNINGDespite the market consolidation, I agree that the SNAP sell-off was an overreaction. Big hands are attempting to shake off the Snap investors in order to move higher. Currently, large volumes are being bought as much as they can at below resistance, which is around 11.22, but if it breaks, we should expect 12.19 in no time. This is the time to start collecting shares, not wait. Big whales will force you to purchase you at a expensive price. I am bullish in Snap. GOING UP AFTER 08/07/2023
SNAP looks bullishJust broke out of the descending channel and may have found support on the WLB. Entry set on this level with another opportunity to add on the MLB. If level reaches here, I will look at some long dated options available that week.
Big divergence on Snab RS + its trading above the EMA on the weekly and looks like it going to cross on the monthly as well.
SNAP Options Ahead of EarningsIf you haven`t sold SNAP here:
or ahead of the previous earnings:
Then analyzing the options chain and chart patterns of SNAP prior to the earnings report this week,
I would consider purchasing the 13usd strike price Calls with
an expiration date of 2023-7-28,
for a premium of approximately $1.34.
If these options prove to be profitable prior to the earnings release, I would sell at least half of them.
Looking forward to read your opinion about it.
If you dont have a map, any direction will do- SNAP stock Reviewing my valuation worksheet and the charts on snapchat now that new analyst numbers have come out after earnings.
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Recommended reading concepts
Peter Lynch - PEG ratio , book "Beating the street"
Benjamin Graham - cigar butts and the original growth formula book: "Intelligent Investor"
Good luck. Its gonna get rough!
SNAP Options Ahead Of EarningsIf you haven sold SNAP here:
Then analyzing the options chain of SNAP prior to the earnings report this week,
I would consider purchasing the 10usd strike price Puts with
an expiration date of 2024-1-19,
for a premium of approximately $2.05.
If these options prove to be profitable prior to the earnings release, I would sell at least half of them.
I am interested to hear your thoughts on this strategy.
LONG $LTCSimilar set up to NASDAQ:COIN where there is an inverse head and shoulders and a HVF forming on the right shoulder. The break of NYSE:SNAP HNVF will trigger the break of the neckline of the inverse head and shoulder while NASDAQ:COIN would not. Both are good set up given the inverse head and shoulders backing up the long bias and HVF set up.
Applying Warren Buffett and Peter Lynch valuations : SNAP stockWhen I was new, I traded just the picture of prices.
Later after living through a full cycles, I learned stocks were actually businesses.
Business sell stuff to customers and generate revenue each year.
Businesses have cash flows and earnings.
Thats why when we look book 10 to 20 years, most businesses are more valuable today then back then.
Valuation looks at what things are worth today and also looks at future potential.
Financial math is discounting the the future growth to make sure you get the best deal you can.
Valuation keeps you grounded.
You can still day trade, swing trade, and option trade all you want. Valuation just helps you know the true value inside the business so you avoid some losers and pick more winners.
Cheers and good luck on your journey!
#snap #warrenbuffett #peterlynch
SNAP: What's Bad for TikTok is Good for SnapchatAfter the TikTok appearance in Congress I do not think the current administration will have the political capital to do anything but ban TikTok. The proposed deal to have TikTok sold from it's Chinese owner seems unlikely after Beijing declined it and also after the CEO got grilled in Congress and did not offer any answers to ease politicians concern the the CCP can manipulate the content on the app. I expect TikTok to be banned in the US. Snapchat stock has been consolidating around the $10 level for almost a year now. I think a TikTok ban will benefit SNAP big time and be the tailwind it needs to break out.
SNAP SELLHello . There is a possibility that Snapchat shares will drop. Once the price reached a strong resistance 12.25. The market bounced last time. And a very negative candle in the four-hour frame: Note: If you like this analysis, please give your opinion on it. in the comments. I will be happy to share ideas. Like and click to get free content. Thank you
$SNAP: Weekly trend reversal?Interestingly, $SNAP is going for a 2nd attempt at a long term trend reversal here, worth noting. If it holds over $9.85 we could get a substantial rally out of this one. It is interesting because market participants are seeing $SNAP as a kind of reflection of the economy, and as a leading indicator for $META and $GOOGL.
Let's keep an eye on this one, I'm not in the trade in this case but following it for analysis purposes.
Cheers,
Ivan Labrie.
SNAP Snap Options Ahead Of Earnings | Who`s still using it?!If you haven`t bought puts with me here:
Then looking at the SNAP Snap options chain ahead of earnings , I would buy the $10.5 strike price Puts with
2023-2-3 expiration date for about
$0.84 premium.
If the options turn out to be profitable Before the earnings release, I would sell at least 50%.
Looking forward to read your opinion about it.
Managing non directional option trades : #snap Making money even when Im wrong, only in options world is that a thing.
Non directional trades try to capture premium from both bull and bear sides be on a range or sideways trend.
Here I discuss managing non directional trades as time passes and future price moves reveal themselves.
Eventually, this non directional trade became directional. But thats my choice and comfort based on risk reward of the current market.
We have to price risks and choose our exposure.
We dont control the market or outcomes. We control decisions and orders.
good luck have fun be safe!
SNAP short ideaSnapchat (SNAP) possible short play
JMP Securities downgraded the company to market perform from market outperform, citing declining time spent on Snap and increased competition from Reels and YouTube shorts. Trading down over 4% today.
Late last year Snapchat (SNAP) reported a large slowdown, blaming inflation for its slowest revenue growth since going public five years ago.
Technically price has formed a rising channel/flag pattern, looking for a breakout to the downside.