Twitter Wins Nomura Upgrade As Shares 'Appropriately Reset'


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Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) is trading down 26 percent since the social media platform's second-quarter print, and it's a correction Nomura has been expecting. 

The Rating

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Analyst Mark Kelley upgraded Twitter from Reduce to Neutral and maintained a $31 price target.

The Thesis

Kelley considers investor expectations “appropriately reset” as the risk-reward profile balances out. (See the analyst's track record here.) 

He expects immediate investments in platform clean-up — the consequences of which have been negatively received — to drive user base engagement in the long term. At the same time, ad format and relevancy improvements are seen to boost advertiser retention and growth, and the launch of a self-serve offering could catalyze margin expansion.


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The analyst said he suspects the positives are offset by poor monthly active user trends.

“With this in mind, we also believe there is still some downside risk to [the first half of 2019] estimates (though they have come off a bit), and we expect the debate around privacy and platform health investments will lead to a discussion around the long-term margin profile management has outlined,” Kelley said. 

Price Action

Twitter shares were trading up 2.23 percent to $32.08 at the time of publication Tuesday. 

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