Investors seeking to outperform the market often focus on hand-picking stocks. Selecting the right ones has proven to be a key factor in boosting wealth.
Applovin Corp (NASDAQ: APP) closed the day trading at $325.74 up 1.64% from the previous closing price of $320.49. In other words, the price has increased by $1.64 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.03 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of APP, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 149.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 52.88. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.19 and its Current Ratio is at 2.19. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.26 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.25.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, The Benchmark Company on January 10, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $375.
On November 20, 2024, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $400.
Daiwa Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on November 08, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $80 to $280.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 28 ’25 when HERALD Y CHEN bought 200,000 shares for $324.65 per share.
Jansen Katie Kihorany bought 8,442 shares of APP for $2,815,407 on Feb 27 ’25. On Feb 24 ’25, another insider, Foroughi Arash Adam, who serves as the CEO & Chairperson of the company, sold 44,400 shares for $410.89 each. As a result, the insider received 18,243,452 and left with 2,869,492 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Applovin’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 71.74, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 33.06. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.82. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 23.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 101.64.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, APP has reached a high of $525.15, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $57.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 66.08%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 309.35M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 209.04M. Insiders hold about 38.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 60.79% stake in the company.
