{"id":160520,"date":"2025-09-22T02:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T02:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/160520\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T02:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T02:41:12","slug":"guggenheim-restates-neutral-rating-on-snap-snap-as-user-growth-trends-slow-in-q3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/160520\/","title":{"rendered":"Guggenheim Restates Neutral Rating on Snap (SNAP) as User Growth Trends Slow in Q3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Snap Inc. (NYSE:<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/SNAP\" data-ylk=\"slk:SNAP;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SNAP<\/a>) ranks among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidermonkey.com\/blog\/10-best-communication-services-stocks-to-buy-now-1607867\/?singlepage=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:best communication services stocks to buy now;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">best communication services stocks to buy now<\/a>. On September 3, Guggenheim restated its Neutral rating on Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) after reviewing the company\u2019s third-quarter user metrics, which show declining growth trends.<\/p>\n<p>    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"551\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-1gfnohs loader\"\/>     <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">According to the firm\u2019s research of Snap\u2019s Ads Manager audience reach data, the company\u2019s global audience has grown by 2.3% so far in the third quarter, which was lower than the 3.9% growth in the second quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Guggenheim states that Snap\u2019s third-quarter daily active users (DAUs) are expected to reach 476 million, which would represent a 7.4% rise and net additions of 7 million users. This forecast represents a decline compared to the second quarter\u2019s 8.6% increase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">The firm anticipates that the Rest of World markets, which are expected to acquire 6 million users in the third quarter, will be the main driver of Snap\u2019s user growth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) is a technology company that manages one of the most popular social media platforms, Snapchat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">While we acknowledge the potential of SNAP as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. 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This article is originally published at\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.insidermonkey.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Insider Monkey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Insider Monkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) ranks among the best communication services stocks to buy now. 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