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☆ Reddit's increased reliance on Google traffic has Wall Street anxious to see if visitors sign up
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Reddit calls them logged-out users and, based on some industry estimates, they only monetize at about one-third the rate of logged-in users. The number of logged-out users surpassed logged-in users in the fourth quarter, and the gap has since widened. Logged-in users increased 31% in the second quarter to 42 million, while logged-out users increased at a much more robust rate of 74% to 49.2 million. Alan Gould, managing director at Loop Capital, said Google makes up "the vast majority of the logged-out users." By 2025, Reddit's logged-in users could represent an ARPU of $17.60 compared to $5.90 for logged-out users, Black said, based on the firm's estimates.

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☆ Here are 4 things we're watching closely in the stock market this week
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Stocks had a rough week, topped off with a pummeling Friday after the July jobs data came in weaker than expected. Until then, bad economic news was good news for the stock market, because it meant the Federal Reserve would start cutting interest rates sooner. On Thursday, a drop in U.S. manufacturing activity for July and a jump in initial jobless claims dragged down the market. Next week is light on economic data, so expect earnings reports and CEO commentaries to drive the market action. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

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☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Meta, Tesla, Reddit, Amazon, Wingstop, Arm, Dollar General, Carvana, Qualcomm, SoFi & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Bank of America reiterates Arm as buy Bank of America said it's sticking with the stock following earnings on Wednesday. Robinson to overweight from neutral JPMorgan upgraded the shipping company following its earnings. Barclays reiterates Meta as overweight Barclays says it's sticking with the Instagram parent following earnings on Wednesday. " Bernstein reiterates Qualcomm as outperform Bernstein says it's sticking with Qualcomm following earnings on Wednesday. Citi reiterates SoFi as buy Citi said it's getting more bullish on the stock following a series of investor meetings.

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☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Meta, Shopify, Broadcom, IBM, Microsoft & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Morgan Stanley names Taiwan Semiconductor a catalyst driven idea Morgan Stanley said it said shares of the semis company have more room to run. " Morgan Stanley upgrades Chegg to equal weight from underweight Morgan Stanley said the risk/reward is balanced for the education company. Morgan Stanley upgrades Sweetgreen to equal weight from underweight Morgan Stanley said the restaurant chain's stock is starting to become compelling. Evercore ISI downgrades Yum and Starbucks to in line from outperform Evercore said in its downgrade of Yum and Starbucks that trends are softening. Evercore ISI reiterates Netflix as outperform Evercore said it's cautious heading into earnings later this week but that it's sticking with its outperform rating.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Wolfe, it's, Jefferies, Wells, Goldman Sachs, Baird, Tesla, Bernstein, TD Cowen, Lamar, Cowen, Goldman, Piper Sandler, Piper, Evercore, IBM Evercore, Shopify, Jeff Hoffmeister, Mizuho downgrades Palantir, PLTR, Oppenheimer, we'd Organizations: Taiwan Semiconductor, Microsoft, Nvidia, Lamar Advertising, Nasdaq, TAM, Starbucks, Yum Brands, IBM, " Bank of America, of America, Mizuho, Bank of America, Broadcom, Evercore, Netflix, Bulls Locations: China

☆ 3-Stock Lunch: RDDT, NVDA & MDT
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email3-Stock Lunch: RDDT, NVDA & MDTGina Sanchez, Lido Advisors chief market strategist, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss stock plays for three stocks including: Reddit, Nvidia and Medtronic.

Persons: MDT Gina Sanchez Organizations: Lido Advisors, Nvidia

(This is CNBC Pro's live coverage of Wednesday's analyst calls and Wall Street chatter. A closely watched electric vehicle maker and a cloud software company were among the talked stocks by analysts on Tuesday. "We move to Sell given the increased lack of visibility around an inflection in the aforementioned trends," said analyst Kash Rangan. – Samantha Subin 6:19 a.m.: Wall Street reacts to Reddit's first earnings print as a public company Reddit's first earnings report since hitting the public markets in March is garnering some mixed responses from Wall Street analysts. "Its limited production and commercial history leaves much to be seen," he wrote "Rivian must prove it can acquire the customer base, while maintaining low advertising costs."

Persons: there's, Baird, Goldman Sachs, Kash Rangan, Rangan, – Samantha Subin, Mark Shmulik, Reddit, Doug Anmuth, Bank of America's Justin Post, Citi's Ronald Josey, Samantha Subin, Mark Delaney, Rivian, Dan Levy, RIVN, Wells Fargo's Colin Langan, Langan, Datadog Baird, Amit Agarwal, Will Power, DDOG, Power, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, ZoomInfo Technologies, Wall Street, Google, Bank of America's, Barclays, Datadog, Cisco Locations: Rivian, Datadog

☆ Reddit shares soar 14% after company reports revenue pop in debut earnings report
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Reddit shares rallied 14% in extended trading on Tuesday after the company released quarterly results for the first time since its IPO in March. That may not compare with the $8.71 loss expected by LSEG$8.19 loss per share. That may not compare with the $8.71 loss expected by LSEG Revenue: $243 million vs. $212.8 million expected by LSEGRevenue climbed 48% from $163.7 million a year earlier. For the second quarter, Reddit expects revenue of $240 million to $255 million, topping the $224 million expected by analysts, according to LSEG. The company reported 82.7 million daily active users for its first quarter, up from the 76.6 million expected by StreetAccount.

Persons: Steve Huffman, Snoo, Reddit, Here's, Meta, Alexis Ohanian, Huffman Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, LSEG, LSEG Revenue, Digital, Amazon, Google, StreetAccount Locations: New York

☆ Earnings will drive the market next week — what we expect from 2 portfolio stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

With the Fed, Apple earnings and the jobs report passing with flying colors this week, the runway to more gains looks a lot less cluttered. This past week was chock full of Club earnings: 12 portfolio companies, including Apple , delivered results. Analysts expect Wynn's earnings per share of $1.27 versus 29 cents a year ago when China was not fully back from Covid. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

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Meanwhile, Canaccord Genuity initiated Coty with a buy rating and a price target that implied more than 30% upside. The firm initiated coverage of the restaurant chain stock with an equal weight rating and a $58 per share price target. The firm upgraded shares of the health technology company to buy from hold in a Sunday note and increased its target price to $178 from $140. The firm downgraded the computer peripherals maker to underweight from equal weight and lowered its price target to $75 per share from $85. The firm initiated coverage of the online forum stock with an equal weight rating and a $45 per share price target.

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☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Meta, Intel, Cisco, Reddit, Netflix, IBM, MGM & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Citi upgrades Frontier to buy from neutral Citi said it sees EBITDA growth ahead for the telecom and internet provider. Mizuho initiates GE Vernova as buy Mizuho says it's bullish on shares of the GE spinoff energy company. Citi opens a positive catalyst watch on Nvidia Citi said investors should buy any weakness in the stock. "We are launching [coverage on] on 4 US listed stocks and 5 HK listed stocks: Las Vegas Sands ( LVS, Buy, PT $63); MGM Resorts (MGM, Buy, PT $56); Melco Resorts (MLCO, Buy, PT $10)." Bank of America upgrades Cisco to buy from neutral Bank of America said it sees several growth drivers ahead for Cisco.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Apple, Logitech, IBM Evercore, it's, Argus, Mizuho, it's bullish, Reddit, UBS downgrades Rollins, Rollins, SharkNinja, Martin, LMT, Needham, Canaccord, Coty, Jefferies, Janus, Stifel, Guggenheim, ServiceNow, Wells, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein Organizations: Apple, Citi, Frontier, IBM, Argus, Constellation Brands, GE Vernova, Mizuho, GE, Nvidia Citi, Technology, Barclays, Cava, Meta, Astera, Data, JPMorgan, Hilton, UBS, Sands, MGM, HK, MGM Resorts, Melco Resorts, Bank of America, Cisco, of America, Bitdeer, Intel Citi, Intel, Deutsche Bank, Netflix, Deutsche, Coty, MASI, Guggenheim, & $ Locations: Churchill

☆ Major firms like Goldman and JPMorgan cool on Reddit stock post-IPO
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A slate of major Wall Street firms has begun coverage of Reddit – and some of them see the stock's gains moderating from here. He rated the company neutral and gave it a price target of $47, anticipating 11% upside from Friday. Sheridan's 12-month price target of $40 was one of the lowest on Wall Street and implies that shares could slide 5% from here. Morgan Stanley had a slightly more optimistic price target of $45, corresponding to a roughly 6.5% gain. Citi analyst Ronald Josey's price target of $53 — which forecasts 25% upside — is among one of the highest on the Street.

Persons: Reddit, Doug Anmuth, JPMorgan's Anmuth, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Eric Sheridan, Brian Nowak, Ronald, Josey, Benjamin Black Organizations: Bank of America, Citi, Deutsche Bank

☆ Cathie Wood says she’s not buying Reddit at this price, but long term it’s an AI play
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood is holding off buying shares of the recent IPO Reddit at current prices, despite a long-term belief in the company's artificial intelligence prospects. "We don't think it's a meme stock," Wood told CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin during a " Squawk Box " interview Wednesday. RDDT YTD mountain Reddit shares since going public To be sure, Wood bought Reddit on the offering but said she's avoiding purchasing more after its run-up. Reddit went public last month in the first initial public offering of a major social media company since Pinterest 's debut in 2019. Reddit's offering came amid a slow revival in the IPO market following a two-year dry spell.

Persons: Cathie Wood, Wood, CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin, Reddit Organizations: Twitter, New York Stock Exchange, Arm Holdings Locations: Reddit

☆ Reddit investors shrug off hold rating, bid up stock another 15% as post-IPO rally continues
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Reddit's post-IPO rally continues, despite the company receiving a hold rating from a prominent analyst. Investors continue to rally behind Reddit despite New Street Research issuing a neutral rating on the company "after the stock goes to the moon," analysts wrote in a note that was published Tuesday. Investors expect such a deal "to be added soon," considering OpenAI CEO Sam Altman maintains a 9% stake in Reddit. It also recently entered into an expanded partnership with Google, allowing the search giant to access more Reddit data to train its AI models. Meanwhile, some Reddit users took to the company's various finance-related subreddits on Tuesday to discuss the company's rising shares since its IPO.

Persons: Steve Huffman, Sam Altman, Altman, Condé Nast, Reddit, Reddit's, I've, I'd, Dash Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, New, Research, Investors, Advance Magazine Publishers, Google, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, GameStop, Nasdaq, Trump Media & Technology Group Locations: New York City, Reddit's, Reddit, pontificating

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Amazon, Nvidia, Reddit, Tesla, Apple, Seagate, Micron, Spotify, Gap & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Mizuho initiates DraftKings as buy Mizuho said in its initiation of DraftKings that it sees "upside to revenue growth." Mizuho initiates MGM as buy Mizuho said MGM shares are "fundamentally misvalued." Mizuho initiates Carnival as buy Mizuho said Carnival is a top pick at the firm. Mizuho reiterates Micron as buy Mizuho raised its price target on the stock to $130 per share from $124. "We are upgrading PAGS to Outperform from In Line with a $18 target price."

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☆ Reddit shares rise 30% to start week after social media company's IPO
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman hugs mascot Snoo as Reddit begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on March 21, 2024. Reddit shares were up 30% to $59.80 at the market's close on Monday. The social media company's stock has been rising ever since it went public last week and raised roughly $750 million from the IPO, of which the company brought in about $519 million. Reddit shares soared 48% when it began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock ticker "RDDT," resulting in a number of moderators and users, known as Redditors, earning millions of dollars as a group. Reddit's IPO came the same week that Astera Labs shares skyrocketed 72% on the day that the data center hardware company made its public market debut on the Nasdaq.

Persons: Steve Huffman, Snoo, Sam Altman, Reddit, Lo Toney, Toney Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Reddit's, Astera Labs, Nasdaq, Capital, CNBC Locations: New York

☆ Buy these 10 bank stocks now before the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, according to Bank of America
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Plus, falling interest rates and continued economic growth would be tailwinds. The aforementioned catalysts are still in place — including interest rate cuts, as investors discovered a day earlier. Until then, the firm believes bank stocks can outperform into the first-quarter earnings season. 6 regional bank stocks worth buyingThe continued rally in financials will be powered in large part by regional banks, BofA believes. "We see the capital markets momentum continuing into 2025, which should drive investor interest in both stocks," Poonawala wrote.

Persons: Financials, Ebrahim Poonawala, Poonawala, BofA, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Charlie Scharf, Jamie Dimon Organizations: of America, Business, Federal Reserve, Investors, Bank of America, First Bancorp, FNB Corp, Truist, US Bancorp, Western Alliance, JPMorgan, Wall, titans Locations: financials, Wells Fargo

☆ Here’s why the Fed doesn’t see a US recession in coming years
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“The economy is strong, the labor market is strong and inflation has come way down,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday. Fed officials continue to expect three rate cuts this year but the days of ultra-low interest rates are long gone. Up NextMonday: The Chicago Fed releases its National Activity Index for February. The US Commerce Department releases February data on sales of new single-family homes. The US Commerce Department releases February data on household spending, income and the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge.

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While occupying very different corners of the technology market, Reddit and Astera were the first notable venture-backed tech companies to go public in the U.S. since Instacart and Klaviyo in September. Morgan Stanley was the big winner among banks, having captured the coveted lead left spot on both IPOs. Goldman Sachs led last year's only two big venture-backed offerings, meaning it had been a long dry spell for Morgan Stanley. In the past two years, there have only been 15 tech IPOs total, according to research provided by University of Florida finance professor Jay Ritter. That came after a booming market in 2021, when 121 tech companies went public, the most since the dot-com bubble in 2000.

Persons: hadn't, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Jay Ritter, Eric Juergens, Debevoise, Plimpton, Lynn Martin Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Inc, Astera Labs, University of Florida, Investment, . New York Stock Exchange, CNBC Locations: U.S, Klaviyo, IPOs, .

☆ Redditors bank millions of dollars as a group on stock's opening day
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-21 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Reddit power users who participated in the company's IPO made millions of dollars as a group in profits after the stock's big jump in its first day on the market. It's a model that was used by companies like Airbnb , Rivian and Doximity to reward their loyal users and customers. In a reply to LearnedButt, Reddit user friskevision wrote, "Although I didn't invest as much as you, I did make a quick $1,500. Reddit user Reepicheepee made a small investment in the shares. The Reddit user Galactic responded, "High-5, fellow DSP dumper," adding, "Never thought this site would make me money, but here we are!"

Persons: Redditors, Drew Vollero, Axios, —, LearnedButt, friskevision, Reddit, blackberrydoughnuts, Reepicheepee, follysurfer, subreddit, Steve Huffman, Huffman, Redditor erjo5055 Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Inc, CNBC, GameStop, AMC Entertainment, Galactic Locations: It's

☆ Reddit pops 48% in NYSE debut after selling shares at top of range
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-21 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Reddit shares jumped 48% in their debut on Thursday in the first initial public offering for a major social media company since Pinterest hit the market in 2019. Reddit and selling shareholders raised about $750 million from the offering, with the company collecting about $519 million. This year, Reddit said it plans to recognize roughly $66.4 million in revenue as part of its data licensing deals. Google has also entered into an expanded partnership with Reddit, allowing the search giant to obtain more access to Reddit data to train AI models and improve its products. "I hope they believe in Reddit and support Reddit," Huffman told CNBC in an interview on Thursday.

Persons: Steve Huffman, Lynn Martin, Reddit, Pinterest, Klaviyo, Pinterest's, it's, Alexis Ohanian, Huffman, Redditors, Sam Altman, Condé Nast, Altman's, Altman Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Astera Labs, Nasdaq, Meta, Google, Reddit, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Companies, CNBC, GameStop, Tencent, Advance Magazine Publishers Locations: New York, It's, Reddit

Reddit mascot rings the opening bell, at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 21, 2024. Reddit, the 19-year-old website that hosts millions of online forums, priced its IPO on Wednesday at $34 a share, the top of the expected range. The offering brought in $519 million, according to a press release, and values the company at close to $6.5 billion. Reddit had planned to price the deal at $31 to $34 a share. Reddit sold 15.28 million shares in the offering, while existing shareholders sold another 6.72 million.

Persons: Reddit Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Reddit Locations: New York City, U.S

☆ Reddit power users balk at chance to participate in IPO as Wall Street debut nears
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-20 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

It's not just market conditions that have Reddit moderators like Gilbert forgoing the investment opportunity. Reddit has long had a rocky relationship with moderators and the site's most dedicated users, or Redditors. In total, Reddit said underwriters have reserved 1.76 million of the 8 million shares in the IPO for the DSP. Meme stocksOf all companies, Reddit knows something about stock market volatility. However, given the dearth of tech IPOs since the start of 2022, White said Reddit's offering is "probably a little more risky."

Persons: Jonathan Raa, Sarah Gilbert, she's, She's, Airbnb, Doximity, Reddit's, Klaviyo —, It's, Gilbert forgoing, Reddit, Steve Huffman, Gilbert, you've, Alexis Ohanian, Twitch, BuckRowdy, Joshua White, White, FormicaDinette33, subreddits, it's, Wrestlegirl, Maharaj, shouldn't, He's, jeering, Courtnie Swearingen, Victoria Taylor, Swearingen, San, — CNBC's Cameron Costa Organizations: Nurphoto, Getty, New York Stock Exchange, Cornell University's Citizens, Technology, Google, YouTube, Facebook, CNBC, GameStop, AMC Entertainment, Vanderbilt University Locations: New, Chicago, San Francisco

☆ FTC conducting inquiry into Reddit's AI data-licensing practices ahead of IPO
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Reddit said Friday that the Federal Trade Commission sent a letter to the company about its data-licensing business related to the training of artificial intelligence systems. "On March 14, 2024, we received a letter from the FTC advising us that the FTC's staff is conducting a non-public inquiry focused on our sale, licensing, or sharing of user-generated content with third parties to train AI models," Reddit said in an updated IPO prospectus. Reddit filed for an IPO in February, and plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "RDDT." Reddit said "the opportunity does not conflict with our values and the rights of our Redditors," referring to its users and forum moderators. "We do not believe that we have engaged in any unfair or deceptive trade practice," Reddit said.

Persons: Reddit, hasn't Organizations: Federal Trade Commission, New York Stock Exchange, FTC, Google Locations: Klaviyo

Social media company Reddit is looking to raise almost $750 million in an initial public offering of its common stock. The company said in a regulatory filing that the IPO will include 22 million shares of Class A common stock. Reddit is offering approximately 15.3 million shares, while the selling stockholders are offering about 6.7 million shares. The underwriters were also given the right to buy up to an additional 3.3 million shares to cover any overallotments. The agreement will also give Reddit access to Google AI models for improving its internal site search and other features.

Persons: Reddit, Steve Huffman Organizations: underwriters, Securities and Exchange Commission, Google, New York Stock Exchange Locations: San Francisco

☆ Reddit to raise nearly $750 million in upcoming IPO
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Reddit aims to raise up to $748 million as part of its upcoming IPO, in which the social media company is seeking a valuation of about to $6.5 billion. The company plans to sell about 22 million shares between a range of $31 to $34 per share, according to a corporate filing released Monday. Investors are closely watching Reddit's upcoming IPO, which will be this year's first major tech stock launch and the first social media IPO since Pinterest went public in 2019. Reddit's annual sales in 2023 were $804 million, which was a 20% year-over-year increase from $666.7 million, according to the company's S-1 filing. It also recorded a net loss of $90.8 million for 2023, which was narrower than the $158.6 million net loss it logged in 2022.

Persons: Reddit, Redditors, Pinterest, Sam Altman Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Securities and Exchange Commission, Tencent, Advance Magazine Publishers Locations: Los Angeles , California

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