Company Update (NASDAQ:YHOO): An Unusual Lesson From SpringOwl’s Takedown of Yahoo

[at Forbes] – SpringOwl’s takedown of Yahoo’s strategy was a masterpiece of Giant Killer Marketing, the practice of the little guy getting a huge amount of attention for taking on the big guy. Understanding why SpringOwl got so much attention for its 99 page deck holds lessons not only for marketers but for Read more on this. Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) , valued at $31.61B, started trading this morning at $33.81. A quick look at the market, the company’s stock traded between $33.11 and $34.08 with the price of the stock fluctuating between $27.20 to $51.68 over the last 52 weeks. YHOO shares are currently priced at 55.98x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively expensive compared to the industry’s 8.45x earnings multiple. Consensus earnings for the current quarter by the 37 sell-side analysts covering the stock is an estimate of $0.13 per share, which would be $0.17 worse than the year-ago quarter and a $0.07 sequential decrease. Investors should also note that the full-year EPS estimate of $0.59 is a $0.98 setback when compared to the previous year’s annual results. The quarterly earnings estimate is based on a consensus revenue forecast of the current quarter of $1.19 Billion. If realized, that would be a 0.85% increase over the year-ago quarter. More recently, Bernstein upgraded YHOO from Mkt Perform to Outperform (Aug 13, 2015). Previously, Susquehanna Initiated YHOO at to Positive. The average price target for YHOO shares is $42.72, which is 26.35% above where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NASDAQ:YHOO) Similar Articles: Company Update: Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) – Yahoo! (YHOO) Stock Pops on Alibaba’s Strong Earnings Stock Update: Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) – What to Expect When Yahoo! (YHOO) Reports Earnings Today Company Update: Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) – Yahoo! (YHOO) Stock Bounces Back on Analyst Upgrade