Wrapping up Q1 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the social networking stocks, including Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) and its peers.
Businesses must meet their customers where they are, which over the past decade has come to mean on social networks. In 2020, users spent over 2.5 hours a day on social networks, a figure that has increased every year since measurement began. As a result, businesses continue to shift their advertising and marketing dollars online.
The 5 social networking stocks we track reported an ok Q1; on average, revenues beat analyst consensus estimates by 3.5%. while next quarter's revenue guidance was 1.3% above consensus. Inflation progressed towards the Fed's 2% goal at the end of 2023, leading to strong stock market performance. The start of 2024 has been a bumpier ride, as the market switches between optimism and pessimism around rate cuts due to mixed inflation data, but social networking stocks have performed well, with the share prices up 17% on average since the previous earnings results.
Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) Created with the idea of virtually replacing paper catalogues, Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) is an online image and social discovery platform.
Pinterest reported revenues of $740 million, up 22.8% year on year, exceeding analysts' expectations by 5.7%. Overall, it was an impressive quarter for the company: Pinterest exceeded analysts' revenue expectations on higher-than-expected MAUs (monthly active users). Moving on, next quarter's revenue guidance came in higher than Wall Street's estimates.
“Q1 was a milestone quarter for Pinterest as we reached new highs: surpassing half a billion monthly active users and reporting 23% revenue growth – our fastest user and revenue growth since 2021,” said Bill Ready, CEO of Pinterest.
The stock is up 21.8% since reporting and currently trades at $40.75.
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Best Q1: Snap (NYSE:NYSE:SNAP) Founded by Stanford University students Evan Spiegel, Reggie Brown, and Bobby Murphy, and originally called Picaboo, Snapchat (NYSE: SNAP) is an image centric social media network.
Snap reported revenues of $1.19 billion, up 20.9% year on year, outperforming analysts' expectations by 6.6%. It was a strong quarter for the company with decent sales guidance for the next quarter and solid growth in its users.
Snap delivered the biggest analyst estimates beat among its peers. The company reported 422 million daily active users, up 10.2% year on year. The market seems happy with the results as the stock is up 40.3% since reporting. It currently trades at $15.99.
Weakest Q1: Yelp (NYSE:YELP) Founded by PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) alumni Jeremy Stoppelman and Russel Simmons, Yelp (NYSE:YELP) is an online platform that helps people discover local businesses through crowd-sourced reviews.
Yelp reported revenues of $332.8 million, up 6.5% year on year, in line with analysts' expectations. It was a weak quarter for the company with slow revenue growth.
Yelp had the weakest performance against analyst estimates and slowest revenue growth in the group. As expected, the stock is down 4.9% since the results and currently trades at $37.71.
Meta (NASDAQ:META) Famously founded by Mark Zuckerberg in his Harvard dorm, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) operates a collection of the largest social networks in the world - Facebook (NASDAQ:META), Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, along with its metaverse focused Reality Labs.
Meta reported revenues of $36.46 billion, up 27.3% year on year, in line with analysts' expectations. Zooming out, it was a mixed quarter for the company: Meta delivered solid revenue, operating profit, and EPS growth this quarter, which beat analysts' estimates. On the other hand, its revenue guidance for next quarter missed analysts' expectations.
Meta achieved the fastest revenue growth among its peers. The stock is down 1.4% since reporting and currently trades at $486.56.
Nextdoor (NYSE:KIND) Helping residents figure out what's happening on their block in real time, Nextdoor (NYSE:KIND) is a social network that connects neighbors with each other and with local businesses.
Nextdoor reported revenues of $53.15 million, up 6.8% year on year, surpassing analysts' expectations by 4.6%. Revenue aside, it was a decent quarter for the company with optimistic revenue guidance for the next quarter but slow revenue growth.
The company reported 43.4 million monthly active users, up 2.4% year on year. The stock is up 29.1% since reporting and currently trades at $2.91.
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