AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ:APP) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ:APP) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-five analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, twenty have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $706.4545.

APP has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings lowered AppLovin from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Wedbush increased their price target on AppLovin from $745.00 to $800.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on AppLovin from $721.00 to $735.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of AppLovin from $425.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of AppLovin from $850.00 to $820.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 12th.

Insider Activity

In other AppLovin news, Director Dawson Alyssa Harvey sold 150 shares of AppLovin stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $693.32, for a total transaction of $103,998.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 2,829 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,961,402.28. This trade represents a 5.04% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Arash Adam Foroughi sold 4,069 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $497.50, for a total value of $2,024,327.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,998,948 shares in the company, valued at $1,491,976,630. The trade was a 0.14% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 340,336 shares of company stock worth $200,062,623. Corporate insiders own 13.66% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AppLovin

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Hilltop National Bank bought a new position in AppLovin during the second quarter valued at about $26,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA purchased a new position in AppLovin in the second quarter valued at about $26,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new position in AppLovin in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Chilton Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of AppLovin during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Activest Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of AppLovin by 760.0% during the 3rd quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 43 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. 41.85% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about AppLovin

Here are the key news stories impacting AppLovin this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Needham upgraded APP to Buy and set a $700 price target, citing an ecommerce growth inflection that could drive further revenue upside. Needham upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage and consensus price targets remain well above recent levels (MarketBeat notes analyst targets implying substantial upside), which provides support amid the sell‑off. MarketBeat analyst outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage from Zacks highlighted a session where APP outperformed the market, reflecting pockets of buyer interest despite headlines. Zacks note
• Neutral Sentiment: Public short‑interest posts for late January show anomalous “0 shares / NaN” entries and 0.0 days‑to‑cover — data appears erroneous and isn’t meaningful for current positioning. (Market liquidity remains high.)
• Neutral Sentiment: General coverage pieces (e.g., Yahoo’s Wall Street roundups) are debating bullish vs. bearish catalysts, which may amplify intraday volatility but don’t add new forensic evidence. Yahoo roundup
• Negative Sentiment: CapitalWatch’s short report accuses AppLovin of facilitating money‑laundering via shareholder‑linked entities; the report triggered a sharp sell‑off and is the primary driver of today’s downside. CapitalWatch report
• Negative Sentiment: AppLovin has publicly demanded CapitalWatch retract the report and called the allegations conspiratorial, but the controversy has attracted class‑action attention (Pomerantz investigation), increasing legal and reputational risk. CNBC coverage of company response Pomerantz investor alert
• Negative Sentiment: Public skeptics including media commentary and Jim Cramer emphasize APP’s high valuation (one of the market’s richer P/E multiples), which could deter momentum investors and deepen sell‑pressure while headline risk persists. Jim Cramer comments

AppLovin Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ APP opened at $542.36 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38, a current ratio of 3.25 and a quick ratio of 3.25. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $635.31 and a 200-day moving average price of $564.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $183.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 2.50. AppLovin has a 1 year low of $200.50 and a 1 year high of $745.61.

AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $2.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.34 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.34 billion. AppLovin had a net margin of 51.27% and a return on equity of 258.49%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 68.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.29 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that AppLovin will post 6.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About AppLovin

AppLovin Corporation is a Palo Alto–based mobile technology company that provides software and services to help app developers grow and monetize their businesses. The company operates a data-driven advertising and marketing platform that connects app publishers and advertisers, delivering tools for user acquisition, monetization, analytics and creative optimization. AppLovin’s technology is integrated into a broad set of mobile applications through software development kits (SDKs) and ad products designed to maximize revenue and engagement for developers.

Key components of AppLovin’s offering include an ad mediation and exchange platform that enables publishers to manage and monetize inventory across multiple demand sources, and a user-acquisition platform that helps advertisers target and scale campaigns.