The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price. Do they really matter, though? Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about Spotify (SPOT) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage. Spotify currently has an average ...

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These industry leaders should be very rewarding investments. The S&P 500 index has delivered annualized returns of about 10% since 1957. That closely approximates the growth in the average company's earnings. If you want to beat the market, you want to look for companies that can grow their earnings well above the average. Here are two companies that can deliver superior earnings growth and outperform the S&P 500 over the next five years. 1. Tesla Tesla (TSLA 0.58%) shares delivered an 8,500% return to shar ...

Spotify (SPOT) could be a solid addition to your portfolio given a notable revision in the company's earnings estimates. While the stock has been gaining lately, the trend might continue since its earnings outlook is still improving. The rising trend in estimate revisions, which is a result of growing analyst optimism on the earnings prospects of this music-streaming service operator, should get reflected in its stock price. After all, empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings ...

Spotify Technology S.A. (SPOT) reported its second-quarter 2024 results last week, but the stock hasn't moved much since then. However, it's worth noting that the stock has already gained an impressive 75.1% year to date, significantly outperforming the industry's 16.4% rally. The quarterly results were mixed, with earnings beating while revenues missing estimates. Nonetheless, both top and bottom-line growth rates were robust. Total revenues saw a 20% year-over-year increase, driven by a 21% rise in premiu ...

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Spotify Founder and CEO Daniel Ek believes the company's approach to flexibility for its customers is a key success factor. "We're at 246 million paid subscribers, so we're one of the largest subscription services on the planet," Ek said during the earnings call. "Interestingly enough, a huge part of that success was really driven by a very simple proposition, a one-size-fits-all proposition. But part of why I believe the subscription business in the last year or two has been doing better is because we move ...

The company continues to post growth rates well in the double digits. Spotify's (SPOT -1.12%) recent second-quarter earnings release was music to the ears of many investors. The streaming service convincingly beat the average bottom-line estimate while delivering robust growth where it counted. In the wake of that release, several analysts raised their price targets on the high-profile music streamer. One even went so far as to upgrade his recommendation on its stock. A recommendation change and big price t ...

As indicated in my initiation report, Spotify has grown its ad-supported streaming service. Ad-supported service could both increase the number of Spotify's subscribers, and help the company generate some ads revenue. With the Ad-supported service, Spotify can attract more subscribers who are sensitive to the monthly subscription fees. The chart below shows the average monthly revenue per premium subscriber. Spotify has been improving its monetization since Q2 FY23. As pointed out in my previous article, in ...

Spotify Technology (SPOT) posted second-quarter results before the bell Tuesday that delivered record profit and offered fresh guidance. Spotify shares jumped nearly 12% in recent trading Tuesday. Do you have a news tip for Investopedia reporters? Please email us at Spotify posted record quarterly operating income and earnings per share that surpassed analysts' expectations. The streaming-audio company said it expects third-quarter revenue in line with current analyst expectations. Spotify Premium prices ar ...