Airbnb's Big Bet on Itself 📈

Online travel company Airbnb $ABNB ( ▼ 0.56% ) jumped 7.84% in after-hours trading on Thursday after posting good financial earnings results and raising its outlook.

Financials: Airbnb reported earnings of $1.37 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $3.6 billion. Both were better than expected.

Details: Revenue increased 17%. Gross booking value grew 16%. Nights and seats booked jumped 10%.

Powering the Story: The results were so good that Airbnb raised its full-year outlook on Thursday for both revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization) margin. The company expects that margin to be at least 35.5%. In the current quarter, Airbnb forecasts revenue growth of 15% to 17%.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Airbnb’s revised guidance is achievable with a reasonable chance of modest upside if booking growth persists through the fall.

Final Thoughts: Airbnb’s stock is up a modest 14% this year, but most of the gain has come in the previous two months.

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Notables

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Notable IPOs Today: SunScout Holding Limited (NYSE American: SNSC), Ticketplus Ltd. (NYSE American: TP).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: N/A.

Notable Economic Events Today: Unemployment Rate (8:30 a.m. ET), Average Hourly Earnings (8:30 a.m. ET), Nonfarm Payrolls (8:30 a.m. ET), Labor Force Participation Rate (8:30 a.m. ET), Consumer Credit (3:00 p.m. ET).

Twilio's Optimistic Outlook

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Cloud communications company Twilio $TWLO ( ▼ 0.01% ) surged 16.46% in after-hours trading on Thursday after posting strong financial earnings results.

Financials: Twilio reported earnings of $1.74 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $1.5 billion. Both were better than expected.

Powering the Story: Twilio expects revenue growth between 16% and 16.5% in the current quarter, which was seen as positive.

Final Thoughts: The stock has been up 48% in the past 12 months.

The Trade Desk’s Disappointing Results

The Trade Desk $TTD ( ▼ 6.8% ) plunged 24.32% in after-hours trading on Thursday after the marketing technology company posted bad financial earnings results.

Financials: The Trade Desk reported earnings of 34 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $715 million. Both were lower than expected.

Final Thoughts: It’s been an awful year for The Trade Desk. The stock was already down 53%.

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