AppLovin Touted as Long-Term Buy While Shutterstock and NOV Face Headwinds

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StockStory identifies AppLovin as a profitable stock to own for decades, while recommending investors avoid Shutterstock and NOV. AppLovin, which provides AI-powered advertising and analytics tools for mobile app developers, boasts a trailing 12-month GAAP operating margin of 77.1%, annual revenue growth of 30.4% over the last two years, and a robust free cash flow margin of 71.9%. In contrast, Shutterstock faces an estimated 19% sales decline and an 87.9% annual drop in average revenue per request, with earnings per share falling 6.3% annually over three years despite revenue growth. NOV, a manufacturer of oilfield equipment, has seen sales decline 3.3% annually over the past decade, with a gross margin of 20.3% and a low free cash flow margin of 3.4%.

Impact on stocks 3

Artificial Intelligence± Mixed · 2 stocks
Applovin Corp
APP
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Article highlights AppLovin's strong operating margin, revenue growth, and free cash flow margin, recommending it as a long-term buy.

Shutterstock
SSTK
▼ NegativeDemandrelevance

Article cites an estimated 19% sales decline and 87.9% drop in average revenue per request for Shutterstock.

Energy▼ · 1 stocks
NOV Inc.
NOV
▼ NegativeDemandrelevance

Article notes NOV's sales decline over the past decade and low margins, suggesting weak demand for oilfield equipment.

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