Thursday, October 29, 2015

LinkedIn earnings smash expectations, stock goes nuts (LNKD)




LinkedIn earnings smashed expectations and now the stock is going nuts. 


On Thursday the professional networking services reported adjusted earnings oer share of $0.78, topping expectations for earnings of $0.45.


Revenue came in at $780 million in the quarter, beating expectations for $756 million. 


Following these results, shares of the company were up as much as 9%. 


LinkedIn’s profit outlook for the fourth quarter and all of 2015 also came in above expectations, with the company now forecasting earnings per share of around $0.74 against previous expectations for earnings of $0.66 per share. 


In 2015, the company expects profit to come in at $2.63 after having seen earnings for the year hitting $2.19 per share.


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Source: businessinsider.com




LinkedIn earnings smash expectations, stock goes nuts (LNKD)

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