On: Twitter Reports Weak Earnings and the Stock Is Crashing

[cryowaffle]

Ya'll need to chill out and look at a price chart of TWTR over time. This is very common run-of-the-mill volatility.

Source: http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=TWTR&p=W&b=5&g=0&id=p870792...

[minimax → cryowaffle]

Another way to look at it is that Twitter's first trade on the NYSE in November 2013 was at $45.10, and today, almost a year and a half later, it closed at around $42. That is not a whole lot of return for what is supposed to be a growth stock. It's also not a particularly great story to tell prospective employees if you're trying to attract them with stock-based compensation.

[sukilot → minimax]

Public companies give RSUs to employees. Which don't need a grown story.

[nandemo → sukilot]

If the share price isn't going up, one would rather get paid in cash.

[marssaxman → nandemo]

One would generally always rather get paid in cash, which can be used to invest in a diverse portfolio of valuable investments.

[what_ever → sukilot]

I got options at my current employer even when they were publicly listed when I got the offer.

[nkrumm → cryowaffle]

Well, chilling is perhaps still the right thing to do, but the daily view does tell a different story:

http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=TWTR&p=D&b=5&g=0&id=p456401...

[smackfu → cryowaffle]

Yes, TWTR does seem to move 10% or more on any news, but that isn't "very common" in my opinion.

[sels → cryowaffle]

Is there an alternative for twitter?