Read Why Oppenheimer Bumped Up AppLovin Price Target By 27%

Oppenheimer analyst Martin Yang raised the price target on AppLovin Corp APP to $95 from $75, implying a 13% upside, and keeps an Outperform rating.
The analyst notes AppLovin announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Twitter Inc's TWTR MoPub business for $1.05 billion in cash.
Yang believes MoPub is potentially one of the most strategically important assets for AppLovin, and it will help establish AppLovin as a top mobile ad mediation platform alongside Alphabet Inc's GOOG GOOGL Google, and IronSource Ltd IS.
With MoPub, AppLovin will offer an industry-leading mediation solution to its customers, which is also highly complementary to its user growth engine, AppDiscovery, he contends.
Overall, the analyst believes the transaction will enhance the long-term growth outlook for AppLovin's high-margin Software Platform business.
Price Action: APP shares traded higher by 9.12% at $84.02 on the last check Thursday.