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Wednesday, April 12, 2017 11:22:49 AM
Snapchat, one of the hottest mobile messaging apps, has become a convenient and fun way to send photos and videos to friends and family without eating up your phone's memory. Launched in 2011, Snapchat allows users to add captions, drawings and filters to their photos and videos (also known as "snaps"). Unlike other messaging apps, you can view snaps for a maximum of 10 seconds, and then it's gone for good.
We're now just a week away from the highly anticipated Snap, Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) IPO, and it's easy to fear the worst. Most of the reports that you've probably read - including many of those by my fellow Fools -- are blasting the social media upstart as an investment. Snapchat's popular, but mounting losses and monetization challenges make it a risky bet for most portfolios. I won't argue against the low floor, but I think the market's also ignoring the high ceiling. Let's go over a few reasons why Snapchat's parent company may make sense in your portfolio.
The IPO is unusual in that investors aren't granted voting rights, with Reuters calls "an unprecedented feature that has raised concerns among corporate governance leaders that other high-valuation companies may follow suit and leave investors with little say over company operations." The price values Snap at a little under $24 billion, around the valuation of Google at the time of its IPO but far smaller than Facebook, which was valued at over $81 billion when it debuted, according to snap stock forecast. Facebook, which owns Instagram, announced Tuesday that it would be giving Instagram users the ability to send disappearing photos to a single friend or to a select group of friends, essentially Snap’s core function. Previously, disappearing messages were only a part of Instagram Stories, in photos or videos are visible to all of your followers.
Recent SNAP News
- Form 144 - Report of proposed sale of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/17/2024 09:12:24 PM
- Form 144 - Report of proposed sale of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/17/2024 09:11:48 PM
- Form 144 - Report of proposed sale of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/17/2024 09:11:12 PM
- Form 144 - Report of proposed sale of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/17/2024 08:03:08 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/13/2024 11:00:06 PM
- Form 144 - Report of proposed sale of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/11/2024 08:31:13 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/04/2024 11:00:04 PM
- Form 144 - Report of proposed sale of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 05/31/2024 08:52:04 PM
- Form SD - Specialized disclosure report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 05/30/2024 10:01:31 AM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 05/20/2024 11:00:18 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 05/20/2024 11:00:11 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 05/20/2024 11:00:10 PM
- Li Auto Stocks Drop Post Earnings; Calhoun Re-elected to Boeing Board, and More News • IH Market News • 05/20/2024 11:03:22 AM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 05/17/2024 11:00:14 PM
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 05/17/2024 08:17:01 PM
- Form 144 - Report of proposed sale of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 05/16/2024 09:01:57 PM
- Form 144 - Report of proposed sale of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 05/16/2024 09:01:05 PM
- Form 144 - Report of proposed sale of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 05/16/2024 09:00:09 PM
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 05/13/2024 08:59:06 PM
- Arm Sets 2025 Target for AI Chip Development, Amazon and Microsoft Commit Billions to French Investments, and More • IH Market News • 05/13/2024 11:16:03 AM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 05/10/2024 11:00:08 PM
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- Snap Announces Pricing of $650 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering Due 2030 • Business Wire • 05/09/2024 06:41:00 AM
- Snap Announces Proposed Private Offering of $650 Million of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2030 • Business Wire • 05/08/2024 11:15:00 AM
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VAYK Assembling New Management Team for $64 Billion Domestic Market • VAYK • Jun 18, 2024 9:00 AM
Fifty 1 Labs, Inc Announces Acquisition of Drago Knives, LLC • CAFI • Jun 18, 2024 8:45 AM
Hydromer Announces Attainment of ISO 13485 Certification • HYDI • Jun 17, 2024 9:22 AM