Sharemaestro company-news research for Applovin Corp (APP), showing current tone, evidence confidence, direct company coverage, sector and industry context, completed price response and the source headlines used on the page. Scores describe published news evidence. Confidence describes the amount, freshness, source breadth and direct company relevance of that evidence. Price context is shown separately.

NASDAQ United States Measured evidence

Company news sentiment

APP news sentiment

Applovin Corp

Company headlines from the last 30 days, weighted by freshness, relevance, publisher quality and the strength of the wording. Price is shown separately.

Full chart Weekly report Factor research Options activity RSS feed
30-day score44Neutral is 50
Balanced news tone 44/100 evidence confidence 100% direct company focus 21 current stories across 9 publishers
Latest weekly closeUSD 346.80week of 7 Aug 2026
Main news subjectEarnings80/100 share of current news
News data statusHealthy47 duplicate stories removed

Current company news

Balanced news tone

The score uses 21 current company stories from 9 publishers.

Observed headline tone38/100 Published 30-day score44/100

Older, less relevant and less reliable stories count for less. Confidence is shown separately.

Latest source headline AppLovin at 52-Week Low: Buy, Sell or Hold? finance.yahoo.com · 13 Aug 2026 15:45

What supports the score

Direct evidence

21 current stories are mapped specifically to APP.

Source breadth

The score uses 9 publishers rather than depending on one outlet.

Story agreement

The current stories agree at 83/100.

What limits the score

Price disagreement

Price is moving more forcefully than the current news tone suggests.

44/100
News scoreBalanced news tone
44/100
Confidencebuilding confidence
100%/100
Company news21 company stories
83/100
Story agreement17/100 difference

News history

Daily score and story count over 30 days

Daily weighted evidence
15 Jul: 1 stories19 Jul: 1 stories22 Jul: 2 stories26 Jul: 1 stories28 Jul: 1 stories31 Jul: 2 stories02 Aug: 1 stories03 Aug: 1 stories04 Aug: 1 stories06 Aug: 1 stories09 Aug: 1 stories10 Aug: 1 stories11 Aug: 3 stories12 Aug: 3 stories13 Aug: 1 stories 15 Jul: tone 66, 1 stories19 Jul: tone 59, 1 stories22 Jul: tone 44, 2 stories26 Jul: tone 66, 1 stories28 Jul: tone 50, 1 stories31 Jul: tone 50, 2 stories02 Aug: tone 50, 1 stories03 Aug: tone 50, 1 stories04 Aug: tone 50, 1 stories06 Aug: tone 50, 1 stories09 Aug: tone 44, 1 stories10 Aug: tone 52, 1 stories11 Aug: tone 50, 3 stories12 Aug: tone 40, 3 stories13 Aug: tone 21, 1 stories 95505
15 Jul30 Jul13 Aug
News scoreStory count50 baseline

Confidence

How reliable the score is

Separate from direction

Confidence uses the amount of news, separate publishers, direct company relevance, freshness and agreement. A high or low score is not automatically reliable.

Amount of evidence22
1.109 after freshness weighting
Source breadth100
9 independent publishers
Company relevance100
share tied directly to this company
Freshness74
recency-weighted evidence
Agreement83
how closely stories agree
Publisher mix30
less reliance on one publisher

Price and news history

News score and weekly price over 26 weeks

Price moving ahead of tone

Price is moving more forcefully than the current news tone suggests.

One scoring method across the chart.Stored company headlines are recalculated at each weekly point with the current 30-day freshness weighting. Old published snapshots are left unchanged.
13 Feb 2026: close 390.55, indexed 100.020 Feb 2026: close 418.68, indexed 107.227 Feb 2026: close 434.77, indexed 111.306 Mar 2026: close 502.14, indexed 128.613 Mar 2026: close 458.67, indexed 117.420 Mar 2026: close 442.39, indexed 113.327 Mar 2026: close 381.2, indexed 97.603 Apr 2026: close 386.37, indexed 98.910 Apr 2026: close 391.38, indexed 100.217 Apr 2026: close 477.2, indexed 122.224 Apr 2026: close 448.29, indexed 114.801 May 2026: close 460.0, indexed 117.808 May 2026: close 468.55, indexed 120.015 May 2026: close 501.0, indexed 128.322 May 2026: close 481.68, indexed 123.329 May 2026: close 613.09, indexed 157.005 Jun 2026: close 557.2, indexed 142.712 Jun 2026: close 496.77, indexed 127.219 Jun 2026: close 469.71, indexed 120.326 Jun 2026: close 477.08, indexed 122.203 Jul 2026: close 527.06, indexed 135.010 Jul 2026: close 506.98, indexed 129.817 Jul 2026: close 424.54, indexed 108.724 Jul 2026: close 391.98, indexed 100.431 Jul 2026: close 395.9, indexed 101.407 Aug 2026: close 346.8, indexed 88.8 26 Jun 2026: news score 50, close 477.08, 9 stories5003 Jul 2026: news score 51, close 527.06, 18 stories5110 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 506.98, 22 stories5017 Jul 2026: news score 52, close 424.54, 25 stories5224 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 391.98, 22 stories5031 Jul 2026: news score 51, close 395.9, 16 stories5107 Aug 2026: news score 50, close 346.8, 17 stories50
13 Feb15 May07 Aug
Weekly close, indexedSentiment score
26-week price-11.2%latest close 346.8
News score change+0first to latest comparable week
One-week response-12.4%Price reacting lower
Fair-value position+19.9%Near fair-value range
WeekNews scoreCloseWeekly move
07 Aug 202650USD 346.8-12.4%
31 Jul 202651USD 395.9+1.0%
24 Jul 202650USD 391.98-7.7%
17 Jul 202652USD 424.54-16.3%
10 Jul 202650USD 506.98-3.8%
03 Jul 202651USD 527.06+10.5%
26 Jun 202650USD 477.08+1.6%

News subjects

What is shaping the score

Earnings
Earnings3812 stories · 57%
Market update507 stories · 33%
Analyst action502 stories · 10%

Source mix

Where the evidence comes from

30/100 independence
finance.yahoo.com378 stories · 38%
simplywall.st593 stories · 14%
TradingKey503 stories · 14%
Simply Wall St.502 stories · 10%
Motley Fool401 stories · 5%
Seeking Alpha591 stories · 5%
nasdaq.com441 stories · 5%

Recurring subjects

Subjects appearing most often

Current evidence
Earnings6EARNINGS5Free Cash Flow3Ad Tech3FREE CASH FLOW2Downgrade2Digital Advertising2DOWNGRADE2DIGITAL-ADVERTISING2Balance Sheet2

Earlier readings

How the score has changed

33 comparable readings · 54 days
Past and present use the same method.Each point recalculates the previous 30 days of stored company headlines with today's scoring rules. The original stored snapshots remain unchanged.
Comparable move-750 to 43 · Weakening
Observed range43–5250 is the neutral baseline
Evidence depth44stories at latest stored reading · +42
Confidence54/100Measured · +26
20 Jun50 neutral13 Aug 20:33
ConstructiveBalanced or withheldCautious

Changes in the stored score

Scores are rebuilt from stored headlines with the current 30-day method. Days with no change are collapsed.

ObservedScoreMoveConfidenceStoriesStatus
13 Aug 20:3343-254/100 (-1)44 (+1)Measured
12 Aug 23:5945-355/100 (+2)43 (+9)Measured
11 Aug 23:5948-153/100 (+21)34 (+17)Measured
10 Aug 23:5949+032/100 (+1)17 (0)Provisional
09 Aug 23:5949-131/100 (+2)17 (0)Provisional
07 Aug 23:5950+029/100 (+2)17 (0)Provisional
06 Aug 23:5950-127/100 (+2)17 (0)Provisional
04 Aug 23:5951+025/100 (-2)17 (+1)Provisional

Source headlines

The news behind the score

Showing 1-21 of 21

Only company-specific stories enter this score. The latest 30 days are shown newest first, with newer stories weighted more heavily and duplicate coverage combined.

#121Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article

AppLovin at 52-Week Low: Buy, Sell or Hold?

Quick Read APP crashed 53% year-to-date to $310.95, yet Q2 delivered 53% revenue growth and 84% EBITDA margins with management blaming timing for the miss. SPY held flat since APP's Q2 filing as APP dropped 24% in one week, now sitting 44% below Wall Street's $559 consensus target. A director sold $82M and CEO Foroughi offloaded $15M above $473, flagging insider caution despite $3B in cash and a $1.8B buyback authorization. It sounds nuts, but SoFi1 is giving new Active Invest users up to $3,000 in stock for a limited time, and all it takes is a $50 deposit to get started.2 See for yourself (S

Ad TechBalance SheetBuybackEarningsEarnings ReportFree Cash Flow
Published
13 Aug 2026 15:45
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Missed expectations, Deteriorating financial comparison, Operating growth, Institutional or insider selling
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
High · 27% · 0.2d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#220Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article

AppLovin Q3 Guidance Signals Reacceleration After a Mixed Q2 Print

AppLovin Corporation APP paired a modest second-quarter revenue miss with third-quarter guidance that points to faster sequential expansion. Revenues still increased sharply year over year, but the sequential pace slowed from the first quarter. The next test is whether that guidance translates into renewed momentum while AppLovin continues spending on computing capacity for existing and new artificial-intelligence models. The outlook suggests growth can accelerate without a major reset in profitability. APP's Q3 Revenue Guide Implies Reacceleration AppLovin expects third-quarter revenues of $2

ADVERTISINGAIAdvertisingEARNINGSEarningsGUIDANCE
Published
12 Aug 2026 16:11
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Missed expectations
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Medium · 17.2% · 1.2d old
Duplicates
2 consolidated
#350Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article

Is AppLovin Stock Worth Holding as Growth Clashes With Valuation Risk?

AppLovin Corporation APP is pairing rapid earnings expansion with unusually high profitability, but the investment case is not one-sided. The stock's growth profile remains powerful while diversification, disclosure and execution risks leave less room for disappointment. For investors deciding whether to hold, add or wait, the key issue is whether operating momentum can keep pace with expectations already embedded in the business and valuation. AppLovin's Growth Case Remains Powerful AppLovin generated $5.481 billion of revenues in 2025, up 70% year over year, driven by Axon Ads Manager. The Z

DIGITAL-ADVERTISINGDigital AdvertisingE CommerceE-COMMERCEEARNINGSEarnings
Published
12 Aug 2026 15:57
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 5.8% · 1.2d old
Duplicates
2 consolidated
#465Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article

AppLovin Is Down Over 50% in 2026: Falling Knife or Fire Sale?

Quick Read AppLovin has crashed 52% in 2026 yet Wall Street's $559 consensus target implies 75% upside from current levels near the stock's 52-week low. Despite the headline Q2 miss, AppLovin grew revenue 53% year-over-year with 84% EBITDA margins and generated $863 million in free cash flow. CEO Adam Foroughi called the Q2 model stall a timing issue, with Q3 guidance targeting $2.08 billion in revenue and 83% EBITDA margins. Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and AppLovin didn't make the cut. Grab the names FREE today. AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) trades

AD-TECHAd TechEARNINGSEarningsFREE CASH FLOWFree Cash Flow
Published
12 Aug 2026 11:20
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Improving financial comparison
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Medium · 11.9% · 1.4d old
Duplicates
2 consolidated
#550Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article

AppLovin's Growth Target Just Got Harder to Defend

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Advertising technology business AppLovin Corp. (APP, Financials) slid around 2% in premarket trade after Bank of America downgraded the stock and questioned whether its long-term growth expectations are getting too lofty.But analyst Omar Dessouky said the risks around AppLovin's stated objective of about 30% annual revenue growth had escalated. That concern comes at an inopportune moment. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 4 Warning Sign with ACHR. Is APP fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. The stock has already been battered by

AD-TECHAd TechDOWNGRADEDowngradeGROWTHGrowth
Published
11 Aug 2026 19:05
News subject
Analyst action
Why this score
Operating growth
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 4% · 2.1d old
Duplicates
2 consolidated
#650Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article

Micron, SpaceX, Rocket Lab, Fermi, AppLovin, and More Stocks That Explain Today’s Market

The latest consumer price index numbers come out Wednesday. Micron Technology dropped 0.8% to $854.05. The stock has declined 12% over the past month and well short of its peak of more than $1,200 reached in late June on concerns about the sustainability of sky-high margins in a typically cyclical business. Continue Reading

EARNINGSEarningsINFLATIONInflationTECHTech
Published
11 Aug 2026 18:16
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 5.1% · 2.1d old
Duplicates
2 consolidated
#750Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article

AppLovin Stock Is Today’s Worst Performer In the S&P 500. This Is Why.

AppLovin stock took it on the chin Tuesday after a downgrade by a BofA Securities analyst who isn’t sure whether the ad-technology platform can jump-start its revenue growth. Shares were down 5% to $322.11 and were on pace for their lowest close since May 7, 2025, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The analyst, Omar Dessouky, lowered his rating to Neutral from Buy and cut his price target to $400 from $430. Continue Reading

AD-TECHNOLOGYAd TechnologyDOWNGRADEDowngradePRICE TARGETPRICE-TARGET
Published
11 Aug 2026 15:47
News subject
Analyst action
Why this score
Operating growth
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 4% · 2.2d old
Duplicates
2 consolidated
#852Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article

APP Stock Falls 17% Since Q2 Earnings: Is it a Buy After the Pullback?

AppLovin APP reported second-quarter 2026 results on Aug. 5, and a few trading sessions have provided a clearer view of how investors are digesting the report. The stock has declined roughly 17% since the earnings release, suggesting that the market has focused less on the modest earnings beat and more on the revenue shortfall, uneven model-improvement cadence and questions surrounding the pace of consumer-advertiser scaling.Zacks Investment Research Image Source: Zacks Investment Research That reaction is notable because the underlying growth profile remained strong. Moreover, third-quarter g

AI InvestmentAI-INVESTMENTBALANCE SHEETBalance SheetDIGITAL-ADVERTISINGDigital Advertising
Published
10 Aug 2026 17:34
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Beat expectations, Deteriorating financial comparison, Negative market reaction
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Medium · 7.8% · 3.1d old
Duplicates
2 consolidated
#944Tone
nasdaq.comDirect company coverageStored article

AppLovin Revenue Jumped 53%. So Why Did the Stock Just Plunge 20%?

Key Points AppLovin's revenue growth was strong but slightly missed expectations. Following the sell-off, the stock is cheap again. 10 stocks we like better than AppLovin › Investors weren't loving AppLovin's (NASDAQ: APP) Q2 results, and a difficult year for the stock just got worse. The stock crashed last week after it missed revenue expectations, and its shares have been cut in half this year, as of this writing. Let's dig into the adtech company's results and prospects to see if this dip is a good buying opportunity. Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again.In 2009, a "Dou

ADTECHAdtechEARNINGSEarningsFREE CASH FLOWFree Cash Flow
Published
09 Aug 2026 18:03
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Missed expectations, Improving financial comparison, Operating growth, Negative market reaction
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Medium · 10.4% · 4.1d old
Duplicates
3 consolidated
#1050Tone
Simply Wall St.Direct company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

AppLovin (APP) Tumbled After Earnings, Is It Now A Bargain?

Published
06 Aug 2026 14:36
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 2.7% · 7.2d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#1150Tone
Simply Wall St.Direct company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

AppLovin (APP) Stock Still Looks Cheap On Its Huge Three Year Run

Published
04 Aug 2026 00:40
News subject
Market update
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 0.2% · 9.8d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#1550Tone
simplywall.stDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

AppLovin (APP) Draws Fresh Earnings Focus, Is The Valuation Gap Still Justified?

Published
31 Jul 2026 05:00
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 1.1% · 13.6d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#1766Tone
simplywall.stDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

AppLovin Stock Leads 3 High Growth Picks With Strong Earnings Outlook

Published
26 Jul 2026 22:01
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Operating growth
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 1.3% · 17.9d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#1940Tone
Motley FoolDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

Why AppLovin Stock Fell 24% in the First Half of 2026

Published
22 Jul 2026 06:09
News subject
Market update
Why this score
Negative market reaction
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · <0.1% · 22.6d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#2166Tone
simplywall.stDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

AppLovin Stock And 2 AI Infrastructure Shares With Strong Earnings Growth

Published
15 Jul 2026 09:59
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Operating growth
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 0.3% · 29.4d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated

Earlier company news

APP news archive

Showing 31-50 of 50 stored headlines

Stored newest first for historical research. It starts after the newest three pages above and then continues through older news. Each archive page is loaded only when it is opened.

Jul 03 2026
The Motley FoolArchivedLegacy headline · tone unscoredLegacy source lookup

Why AppLovin Stock Was Racing Higher This Week

Published
3 Jul 2026 19:12
Catalyst
Legacy snapshot
Coverage
Direct company
Duplicates
1 consolidated
Jun 28 2026
Insider MonkeyArchivedLegacy headline · tone unscoredLegacy source lookup

Citi Maintains Buy Rating on AppLovin (APP)

Published
28 Jun 2026 16:05
Catalyst
Legacy snapshot
Coverage
Direct company
Duplicates
1 consolidated

How the page works

How to read the score

The score shows direction

It describes the weighted balance of qualifying headlines. A score of 50 can mean balanced news or that there is not enough evidence; the status label explains which.

Confidence is separate

Confidence measures depth, source breadth, direct relevance, freshness and agreement. It does not rise merely because the tone is extreme.

Price is confirmation

Weekly price response, trend and fair-value position test whether the market is accepting or rejecting the news. They never rewrite the news score.

What the page does

It measures news already published. It is not a forecast, recommendation or price target.

Evidence context