Who is still playing Roblox?
$Roblox Corporation(RBLX)$
It is a popular online gaming platform targeting young children, and was listed on 10 March 2021 when its share price rallied to close at 69.50, a hefty 54% above its IPO price of $45. I had jumped onto the bandwagon after noticing the popularity of the platform among kids including my children who would spend hours playing games on it whenever time permits.
Roblox is among pioneers in the development of gaming experiences in the metaverse that is the emerging digital frontier that has attracted investments from the likes of $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$
Roblox flourished during the onset of COVID-19 pandemic when most children were confined to home-based learning and outdoor activities and entertainments were largely restricted. However, since peaking at $134.72 on 19 November 2021, Roblox's stock price has been on a general decline. As recently as 17 April just this year, its share price plunged 12% after the company disclosed key metrics for March that showed a drop in average bookings per daily active user, even though its March revenue was estimated to be between $212 million and $223 million, up 15-21% from the same period last year. Roblox revealed that its average bookings per daily active user fell between $3.73 and $3.85 in March, down 1-2% from last year, albeit primarily due to foreign currency fluctuations. Bookings per daily active user are a big deal for gaming and social media platforms as they are a gauge of the sustainability of future earnings.
The technical charts are not looking good for Roblox either, as its share price remains firmly below its 50- and 200-day lines. It remains to be seen if the resistance may be broken and turned into support when the company posts its latest earnings this week.
I'm not that hopeful. While I'm staying invested in Roblox as a proxy metaverse play, I can't help but be bearish on its short-term outlook. With borders reopened and kids returned to school, Roblox has to innovate and reinvent itself to remain relevant post-pandemic, while at the same time stay ahead of rising competition in the metaverse.
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This is not the first time the company preannounce monthly data and ends up going up $10 after the earnings...
$Roblox Corporation(RBLX)$ is not my best pick in the metaverse.
Current price is a little high for me to buy.
OK, But I still like playing games in Roblox.
This platform has been growing around 20-25% YoY after Covid lockdowns. Not bad at all. The profits will come later as the user base is growing and engagement is increasing.
I dropped my cash into GoodRx today, but it looks like Roblox is having a great day again. I’m still in long from an average of 27 1/2. I still think we best in at 42-47 long term, so it’s all good. Y’all longs have a great day :)
Roblox Stock Snags Two Analyst Upgrades After Earnings because Roblox is undervalued. Besides that would not be surprised if they are a buyout target somewhere along the line.
Google should consider buying RBLX since they were blocked to buy Interactive Blizzard. Better deal.
Numbers clearly indicate that Roblox is building an invincible moat like how Amazon did in 2000s and 2010s.