AppLovin Corporation $APP Shares Sold by Mitchell Capital Management Co.

Mitchell Capital Management Co. lowered its position in shares of AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ:APP) by 31.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,929 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,782 shares during the quarter. Mitchell Capital Management Co.’s holdings in AppLovin were worth $4,260,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in AppLovin by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $504,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Optas LLC boosted its position in AppLovin by 2.5% during the third quarter. Optas LLC now owns 877 shares of the company’s stock worth $630,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in AppLovin by 19.6% in the 3rd quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,000 after acquiring an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Avestar Capital LLC raised its holdings in AppLovin by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Avestar Capital LLC now owns 1,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $391,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Proffitt & Goodson Inc. grew its position in shares of AppLovin by 65.7% in the third quarter. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. now owns 58 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. 41.85% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AppLovin News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting AppLovin this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat on earnings and showed big revenue growth: AppLovin reported $3.24 EPS (vs. $2.89 consensus) and revenue of $1.66B, up ~66% year‑over‑year, with very strong margins. This underpins the company’s high profitability profile. AppLovin Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and data services flagged the beat and strong margin expansion (profit rise and revenue surge), supporting the beat narrative and validating execution on monetization. AppLovin (APP) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO commentary sought to calm investor concerns about AI disruption, downplaying immediate AI risk to AppLovin’s advertising platform — a mixed signal that may reassure some long‑term investors. AppLovin CEO downplays risks from AI
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent volatility also reflects non‑operational news: a prior short‑seller report was retracted/apologized for, which caused a large intraday swing in APP earlier this week; that episode adds noise to current price moves. Can Applovin Stock Keep Up its Post-Earnings Win Streak?
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction was negative despite the beat — shares slid as some outlets and investors focused on signs of tepid advertising demand and increased competition in the ad market, creating concern over revenue sustainability. AppLovin misses quarterly revenue estimates amid advertising competition
• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage noted shares dipped even though Q1 guidance/readouts were in parts constructive — investors appear to be weighing macro/advertising headwinds and valuation (APP’s P/E is elevated vs. peers), which pressured the stock. AppLovin dips despite Q4 results, Q1 outlook topping expectations

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on APP. Zacks Research upgraded AppLovin from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 1st. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of AppLovin from $800.00 to $860.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $700.00 price target on shares of AppLovin in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on AppLovin from $721.00 to $735.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Scotiabank raised their target price on AppLovin from $575.00 to $750.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $680.09.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other AppLovin news, CEO Arash Adam Foroughi sold 30,888 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $520.29, for a total transaction of $16,070,717.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,553,161 shares in the company, valued at $1,328,384,136.69. The trade was a 1.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Victoria Valenzuela sold 7,609 shares of the 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 sale, the insider directly owned 277,110 shares in the company, valued at approximately $182,097,294.30. This represents a 2.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 187,786 shares of company stock worth $100,914,925 over the last 90 days. 13.66% of the stock is owned by insiders.

AppLovin Trading Down 3.4%

Shares of NASDAQ APP opened at $456.81 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $608.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $571.60. AppLovin Corporation has a twelve month low of $200.50 and a twelve month high of $745.61. The company has a current ratio of 3.25, a quick ratio of 3.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $154.38 billion, a PE ratio of 55.44, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 2.49.

AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) last released its 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 258.49% and a net margin of 51.27%.The company had revenue of $1.66 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.61 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.73 EPS. AppLovin’s revenue was up 66.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts forecast that AppLovin Corporation will post 6.87 earnings per share for the current year.

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.