Twitter's (TWTR) Challenges Persist - Susquehana

Twitter's (TWTR) 'Outperform' Rating Maintained at FBN; Price Target Trimmed to $25

February 11, 2016 11:26 AM EST

FBN Securities maintained an Outperform rating on Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) but lowered its price target to $25.00 (from $45.00). The change follows disappointing Q4 results. Analyst Shebly Seyrafi thinks Twitter shares are attractive.

"Although the company met revenue consensus and beat EPS consensus (primarily due to a... More

Twitter (TWTR): Improving Mix and Traffic (Outside of MAUs) - Evercore ISI; PT Down to $17

February 11, 2016 9:27 AM EST

Evercore ISI analyst, Ken Sena, verbally sounds like a bull on Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) but keeps his Hold rating and reduces his price target to $17 from $19 on softening user trends, increasing competition and a rich valuation. Twitter needs to fix the product before it can fix the financials and perhaps this is the reason for the inconsistency.

MAUs offered a 2mm sequential decline to 305mm (excluding SMS Fast Followers) and guided revenues for 1Q15 were beneath expectations by 7% with limited... More

Twitter (TWTR) PT Lowered to $35 at Jefferies; Maintains 'Buy'

February 11, 2016 9:15 AM EST

Jefferies US Internet Team reiterated a Buy rating but lowered its price target on Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) to $35.00 (from $42.00) following results.

The team commented, "MAUs declined sequentially, though through Jan the trend has reversed. Through marketing initiatives and product changes, MAU growth... More

Twitter (TWTR): Good Results, Weak Guidance - BMO

February 11, 2016 8:31 AM EST

BMO analyst, Daniel Salmon, maintained his Market Perform rating but cut his PT on Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) nearly in half to $18 from $32 as better than expected results were offset by weak guidance.

4Q15 revenue of $710.5 million beat the Streets $710.3 million. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.16 also beat the Streets $0.12. Total monthly active users (MAUs) excluding SMS fast... More

Banks drag Wall Street lower as growth fears, rate outlook weigh

February 11, 2016 7:43 AM EST

By Rodrigo Campos

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank shares dragged Wall Street lower on Thursday on concerns the slowing global economy will continue to pressure interest rates, while energy shares helped pare losses late in the session.

Volume was high as the S&P 500 touched its lowest in two years at its session low but shaved half its loss by the close after the Wall Street Journal reported OPEC was ready to cooperate on crude oil production cuts, citing the UAE energy minister.

The energy sector of the S&P ended down 0.4 percent after earlier falling 3 percent.

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Topeka Capital Downgrades Twitter, Inc. (TWTR) to Hold

February 11, 2016 7:25 AM EST

Topeka Capital downgraded Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) from Buy to Hold with a price target of $15.00 (from $35.00).

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Shares of Twitter, Inc. closed at $14.98 yesterday.

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Twitter (TWTR): Higher Ad Loads Offsets Weak MAU - Baird

February 11, 2016 6:59 AM EST

Baird analyst, Colin Sebastian, maintained his Neutral rating and reduced his price target on Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) to $18 (from $32) after the Q4 report. Despite hitting the high end of guidance, the monthly user metrics continue to deteriorate.

Twitter reported Q4 revenues of $710M (+53% ex-FX) at the high end of the guidance range, driven by... More

Twitter (TWTR) PT Cut to $20 by SunTrust's Peck; 'Buy' Maintained

February 11, 2016 6:49 AM EST

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analyst Robert Peck cut his price target on Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) to $20.00 (from $26.00) but maintained a Buy rating following fourth quarter results.

Peck commented, "With highly suppressed expectations, Twitter reported an inline-ish quarter and mixed 1Q guidance. However, most... More

Pacific Crest Cuts Twitter (TWTR) to Sector Weight

February 11, 2016 6:48 AM EST

Pacific Crest downgraded Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) from Overweight to Sector Weight and removed its price target. Analyst Evan Wilson pointed out the end of the "hope trade."

"At the end of our new-leadership "hope trade," TWTR has set a new historical precedent in failing to inspire any... More

Twitter (TWTR) PT Lowered to $15 at Mizuho Securities Post Q4

February 11, 2016 6:42 AM EST

Mizuho Securities analyst Neil Doshi reiterated a Neutral rating and lowered his price target on Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) to $15.00 (from $21.00) following fourth quarter results after the close.

Doshi commented, "Can 2016 be a year of redemption for Twitter? While sentiment is very... More

Twitter (TWTR) PT Lowered to $23 at RBC Capital

February 11, 2016 6:40 AM EST

RBC Capital analyst Mark Mahaney reiterated a Sector Perform rating and cut his price target on Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) to $23.00 (from $34.00) following Q4 results. Organic revenue growth is clearly decelerating and all-important User metrics are showing NO growth.

"We remain cautious, though current aggressive... More