In a research note titled "Long Idea, Speculative Risk," Barclays analyst Ross Sandler says Snap (SNAP) shares "may start to get a bid" on the company's Q4 results after a disappointing 2018. The stock's setup is similar to Twitter (TWTR) in early 2017, when sentiment went from very negative to "stable with franchise value" and shares tripled in value, Sandler tells investors in the note. If Snap were to deliver on any of the CEO's three "primary lofty goals" for 2019, or achieving breakeven point, accelerating revenue, and growing daily active user growth, the shares could potentially double from current levels, contends the analyst. Further, Sandler's channel checks point to in-line daily active users and a possible revenue beat in Q4 for Snap. He keeps an Overweight rating on the shares with a $12 price target.

TikTok Policy issued the following statement on the enactment of "the TikTok Ban": "This unconstitutional law is a TikTok ban, and we will challenge it in court. We believe the facts and the law are clearly on our side, and we will ultimately prevail. The fact is, we have invested billions of dollars to keep U.S. data safe and our platform free from outside influence and manipulation. This ban would devastate seven million businesses and silence 170 million Americans. As we continue to challenge this unconstitutional ban, we will continue investing and innovating to ensure TikTok remains a space where Americans of all walks of life can safely come to share their experiences, find joy, and be inspired." Publicly traded companies in the social media space that compete with TikTok include Meta Platforms (META), Alphabet (GOOGL), Pinterest (PINS) and Snap (SNAP). Reference Link

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