Snapchat (#Snapchat) shares surged by 27% to $14.5 per share, following the post-market trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, April 26. And they continue to climb this week:
Several factors contributed to this rapid growth:
Demand for Snap shares increased after the release of financial results. Snap noted that its business is growing faster than expected, thanks to the update of its advertising system and higher demand for features that help brands increase sales or clicks on websites.
In the first quarter, the number of daily active users (DAUs) grew by 10% to 422 million. According to StreetAccount, analysts expected 420 million users. Snap also expects to generate revenue of $1.23 billion in the second quarter, higher than analysts‘ expectations ($1.22 billion).
The company’s revenue per user increased on a yearly basis for the first time since the beginning of 2022, reflecting the recovery of the advertising market and Snap’s efforts to revive growth, said Morningstar analyst Michael Hodel.
Simultaneously with Snapchat’s success, Tesla (#Tesla) shares began to soar sharply on news that Elon Musk, during his visit to China, reached an agreement with the Chinese technology giant Baidu (#Baidu). The companies will collaborate in the field of mapping and navigation, allowing Tesla to use its Full-Self Driving (FSD) software in China for fully autonomous driving. As a result, the electric car manufacturer’s shares rose by 7.98% to $181.72 in pre-market trading on April 29.
Google (#Google) also made headlines by announcing its market capitalization. The market cap of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, exceeded $2 trillion for the first time, reaching $2.15 trillion. According to TradingView, Alphabet now ranks fourth in the world by market capitalization. It is surpassed only by Microsoft (#Microsoft) with a market cap of $3.02 trillion, Apple (#Apple) with a market value of $2.61 trillion, and NVIDIA (#NVIDIA), whose market capitalization is $2.19 trillion.
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