111 Capital Reduces Stock Holdings in AppLovin Corporation $APP

111 Capital reduced its holdings in shares of AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ:APP) by 63.5% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,693 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,949 shares during the quarter. 111 Capital’s holdings in AppLovin were worth $1,216,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of AppLovin during the fourth quarter valued at about $294,000. Bison Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in AppLovin during the 4th quarter worth approximately $239,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its stake in AppLovin by 58.0% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $448,000 after purchasing an additional 621 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC raised its holdings in shares of AppLovin by 1,143.9% in the second quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 510 shares of the company’s stock worth $179,000 after buying an additional 469 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of AppLovin in the second quarter worth $232,000. 41.85% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Victoria Valenzuela sold 7,609 shares of AppLovin stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $657.13, for a total transaction of $5,000,102.17. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 277,110 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $182,097,294.30. The trade was a 2.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Dawson Alyssa Harvey sold 150 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,829 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,961,402.28. This represents a 5.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 13.66% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

AppLovin Stock Performance

Shares of APP stock opened at $434.77 on Monday. AppLovin Corporation has a 52-week low of $200.50 and a 52-week high of $745.61. The company has a quick ratio of 3.32, a current ratio of 3.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65. The stock has a market cap of $146.64 billion, a PE ratio of 44.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 2.51. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $539.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $572.35.

AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $3.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.89 by $0.35. AppLovin had a return on equity of 245.64% and a net margin of 57.42%.The company had revenue of $1.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.61 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.73 earnings per share. AppLovin’s quarterly revenue was up 66.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that AppLovin Corporation will post 6.87 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

APP has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $720.00 price objective on shares of AppLovin in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings upgraded AppLovin from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Evercore reissued a “buy” rating on shares of AppLovin in a report on Friday, January 30th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $650.00 target price (down from $800.00) on shares of AppLovin in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on AppLovin from $735.00 to $543.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, AppLovin currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $651.77.

AppLovin News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting AppLovin this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat / Altimetry argues AppLovin’s data moat and AI optimization leave it mispriced after a sharp drop; they see durable earnings growth potential versus current market fear. AI Is Separating Software Winners From Losers, 2 Experts Explain (APP)
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain broadly bullish — several broker notes keep Buy ratings even after model/valuation adjustments, signaling institutional confidence that recent weakness may be sentiment-driven rather than structural. Analysts Remain Bullish on AppLovin Corporation (APP) Despite Target Cuts
• Positive Sentiment: Short-term buying interest has shown up in headlines describing intraday surges, indicating episodic demand that can create bounce opportunities for traders. AppLovin Stock Surges Wednesday: What’s Driving The Action?
• Neutral Sentiment: Raymond James notes a developing tradeable bounce across software names as the group attempts to stabilise at technical support—this helps explain cross-stock flows impacting APP. Tradeable bounce is developing in software stocks, Raymond James says
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces from Zacks and Forbes are driving attention/volume but don’t deliver new company-specific catalysts; they can amplify trading but aren’t decisive fundamentals. Is Trending Stock AppLovin Corporation (APP) a Buy Now? AppLovin Vs. Synopsys: Which Software Stock Is The Better Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/sector context: coverage noting multiple tech names down sharply year‑to‑date helps explain broad selling pressure rather than APP‑specific insolvency. Wall Street Sees Major Upside in These 4 Beaten-Down Tech Stocks — Is the Selloff Overdone?
• Negative Sentiment: Price-target trims (e.g., BofA cutting its APP target from $780 to $705) reduce near-term upside expectations and can pressure sentiment even when ratings remain Buy. Analysts Remain Bullish on AppLovin Corporation (APP) Despite Target Cuts
• Negative Sentiment: AI‑narrative fear—headlines about “vibe‑coded” AI ad platforms—has driven indiscriminate selling; that sentiment swing is the clearest near‑term driver of today’s decline. AI Is Separating Software Winners From Losers, 2 Experts Explain (APP)
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reports in these feeds show contradictory/invalid values (0 shares / NaN); treat those data items as unreliable until corrected—no clear short‑squeeze signal.

AppLovin Profile

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.