On August 17, AppLovin Corporation rose 3.22% in regular trading, trading at approximately $325.30 per share, with turnover of $148 million. The stock has been staging a recovery after a sharp selloff following its Q2 earnings release on August 6.

On the news front, Benchmark lowered its price target on AppLovin to $440 from $500 but maintained its Buy rating. The current Wall Street consensus target price stands at $550.93, implying approximately 69% upside from the current level. The sustained rebound comes after concentrated selling pressure triggered by BofA Securities' downgrade to neutral, BTIG's target cut from $574 to $408, and Piper Sandler's downgrade to neutral with a target reduction from $665 to $385 has largely been absorbed.

The Q2 earnings miss — revenue of $1.92 billion versus the $1.94 billion estimate — was attributed by multiple analysts to a delayed AI model improvement pushed from Q2 into Q3, rather than structural headwinds. Management reaffirmed its long-term growth target of over 30%, and the gaming advertising business continues to outperform the broader mobile gaming market.

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