Twitter Could Rally to 100

Twitter Inc. (TWTR) has rallied more than 14% since Monday’s opening bell and may be engaged in a long-awaited breakout run above resistance in the mid-70s, posted just six weeks after the social media giant came public in 2013. The sky’s the limit if that happens, as we have seen with other big tech leadership in the last decade. A new advertising platform has energized the latest uptick but the initiative has been adding points since it was first announced in 2020.

Political Pressure Eases

Social media sentiment has steadily improved since the 2020 presidential election, which culminated in Twitter and Facebook Inc (FB) banning President Donald Trump for Terms of Service violations. In addition, there has been less talk about a repeal of FCC Section 230 liability protections under the Biden administration and a recent Congressional hearing on big tech abuse proved to be little more than off-Broadway theater.

The company took another step to bolster ad revenue on Thursday, hooking up with research firm Nielsen (NLSN). Twitter executive Doug Brodman crowed about the partnership, noting “Nielsen’s cross-media suite will make it easier to augment our client’s video strategy and planning with Twitter’s premium video inventory and optimize audience reach and frequency alongside other top video platforms. Ultimately, this expanded partnership brings increased transparency, clarity and value to Twitter’s video solutions.”

Wall Street and Technical Outlook

Wall Street analysts still have not jumped on the bull bandwagon, with a modest ‘Hold’ rating based upon 10 ‘Buy’, 25 ‘Hold’, and 4 ‘Underweight’ recommendations. In addition, four analysts recommend shareholders close positions and move to the sidelines. Price targets currently range from a low of just $30 to a Street-high $95.00 while the stock is now trading about $2 below the median $72.50 target.

Twitter ended a long-term decline in the mid-teens in 2017 and turned higher, stalling in the mid-40s in 2018. A 2019 breakout attempt failed, yielding a two-year low during the pandemic decline, followed by an uptick that reached the 2013 high at 74.73 in February 2021. A breakout failed after hitting an all-time high at 80.75 while the decline into March found support at the 50-day moving average. Positive price action since that time bodes well for a durable breakout and rally into triple digits.

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Disclosure: the author held no positions in aforementioned securities at the time of publication.