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a day ago
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This Incredibly Cheap Growth Stock Could Soar 44%, According to Wall Street Analysts
Opera delivered outstanding results recently and its guidance points toward an improvement in its growth. The stock is cheaply valued, and its earnings growth suggests it is on track to deliver solid gains to investors. 10 stocks we like better than Opera › Shares of Opera (NASDAQ: OPRA) have blown hot and cold on the market so far this year, as the company's strong quarterly results have been overshadowed by the broader stock market weakness; however, analysts are expecting shares of the Norway-based web browser maker to reverse the 8% drop they have witnessed so far in 2025 and head higher in the coming year. Opera stock carries a 12-month price target of $25 as per the seven analysts covering the stock, with all of them having a buy rating. That points toward 44% gains from current levels. There is a good chance that Opera will be able to indeed deliver such solid gains and head higher thanks to its impressive growth and attractive valuation. Let's look at the reasons why buying Opera stock right now could turn out to be a smart move. Opera released its first-quarter results on April 28, and the company crushed Wall Street's expectations by a big margin. Its revenue shot up 40% year over year, while adjusted earnings increased by 35%. This marks a significant improvement from the year-ago period when the company reported a 17% jump in revenue and a flat bottom-line performance. What's more, Opera has raised its full-year revenue growth guidance by three points to 20% to $575 million at the midpoint. The company, which is known for its web and mobile browsers, has been benefiting from the stronger monetization of its properties. Advertisers are now spending more money on the company's Opera Ads platform, which gives them multiple channels to reach its 293 million monthly active users (MAUs) across both mobile and desktop. From programmatic advertising that uses real-time data to help advertisers buy and serve ads to premium display areas on its web browsers to push notifications and in-app notifications, Opera is trying to entice advertisers by offering multiple ways to display ads. The good part is that this strategy is paying off. Opera's ad revenue shot up an impressive 63% year over year in the previous quarter and accounted for two-thirds of its top line. Another thing worth noting is that Opera's average revenue per user (ARPU) increased by an impressive 45% year over year in Q1, owing to the terrific growth of the advertising business. Looking ahead, there is a good chance that Opera will be able to win a bigger share of advertisers' wallets as it is integrating agentic artificial intelligence (AI) into its browsers that will perform tasks on users' behalf. Opera's Browser Operator platform will allow users to shop online, book tickets, look for hotels, and complete other tasks on the web with the help of an AI agent that will take instructions from users before going about its job. This could help Opera strike more advertising deals through preferred partnerships and revenue-sharing models. For instance, the AI agent could direct the user toward a preferred travel booking website for booking tickets or hotels, and Opera could earn a commission out of the transaction. All this explains why the company is now confident of delivering stronger growth in 2025. Even better, analysts are expecting Opera to maintain a healthy double-digit growth rate for the next couple of years as well. Consensus estimates are projecting an 18% increase in Opera's earnings this year to $1.14 per share. That's expected to accelerate to 23% next year, which is not surprising considering the stellar improvement in the ARPU that the company clocked last quarter. With Opera integrating new features, such as AI, into its browsers that could unlock more value for advertisers and encourage them to spend more on its platform, it won't be surprising to see the company's earnings growth accelerating beyond the next couple of years. That's why now would be a good time to buy this tech stock as it is trading at just 18.5 times earnings, a discount to the Nasdaq-100 index's earnings multiple of 31 (using the index as a proxy for tech stocks). If the market decides to put a higher valuation on Opera because of its improving growth profile and it trades in line with the index's multiple after a year, its stock price could hit $35 (based on the projected earnings estimate for 2025). That would be nearly double the current levels, indicating that Opera has the potential to outpace analysts' one-year price target and skyrocket substantially going forward. Before you buy stock in Opera, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Opera wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $638,985!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $853,108!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 978% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 171% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of May 19, 2025 Harsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This Incredibly Cheap Growth Stock Could Soar 44%, According to Wall Street Analysts was originally published by The Motley Fool
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
This Incredibly Cheap Growth Stock Could Soar 44%, According to Wall Street Analysts
Opera delivered outstanding results recently and its guidance points toward an improvement in its growth. The stock is cheaply valued, and its earnings growth suggests it is on track to deliver solid gains to investors. 10 stocks we like better than Opera › Shares of Opera (NASDAQ: OPRA) have blown hot and cold on the market so far this year, as the company's strong quarterly results have been overshadowed by the broader stock market weakness; however, analysts are expecting shares of the Norway-based web browser maker to reverse the 8% drop they have witnessed so far in 2025 and head higher in the coming year. Opera stock carries a 12-month price target of $25 as per the seven analysts covering the stock, with all of them having a buy rating. That points toward 44% gains from current levels. There is a good chance that Opera will be able to indeed deliver such solid gains and head higher thanks to its impressive growth and attractive valuation. Let's look at the reasons why buying Opera stock right now could turn out to be a smart move. Opera released its first-quarter results on April 28, and the company crushed Wall Street's expectations by a big margin. Its revenue shot up 40% year over year, while adjusted earnings increased by 35%. This marks a significant improvement from the year-ago period when the company reported a 17% jump in revenue and a flat bottom-line performance. What's more, Opera has raised its full-year revenue growth guidance by three points to 20% to $575 million at the midpoint. The company, which is known for its web and mobile browsers, has been benefiting from the stronger monetization of its properties. Advertisers are now spending more money on the company's Opera Ads platform, which gives them multiple channels to reach its 293 million monthly active users (MAUs) across both mobile and desktop. From programmatic advertising that uses real-time data to help advertisers buy and serve ads to premium display areas on its web browsers to push notifications and in-app notifications, Opera is trying to entice advertisers by offering multiple ways to display ads. The good part is that this strategy is paying off. Opera's ad revenue shot up an impressive 63% year over year in the previous quarter and accounted for two-thirds of its top line. Another thing worth noting is that Opera's average revenue per user (ARPU) increased by an impressive 45% year over year in Q1, owing to the terrific growth of the advertising business. Looking ahead, there is a good chance that Opera will be able to win a bigger share of advertisers' wallets as it is integrating agentic artificial intelligence (AI) into its browsers that will perform tasks on users' behalf. Opera's Browser Operator platform will allow users to shop online, book tickets, look for hotels, and complete other tasks on the web with the help of an AI agent that will take instructions from users before going about its job. This could help Opera strike more advertising deals through preferred partnerships and revenue-sharing models. For instance, the AI agent could direct the user toward a preferred travel booking website for booking tickets or hotels, and Opera could earn a commission out of the transaction. All this explains why the company is now confident of delivering stronger growth in 2025. Even better, analysts are expecting Opera to maintain a healthy double-digit growth rate for the next couple of years as well. Consensus estimates are projecting an 18% increase in Opera's earnings this year to $1.14 per share. That's expected to accelerate to 23% next year, which is not surprising considering the stellar improvement in the ARPU that the company clocked last quarter. With Opera integrating new features, such as AI, into its browsers that could unlock more value for advertisers and encourage them to spend more on its platform, it won't be surprising to see the company's earnings growth accelerating beyond the next couple of years. That's why now would be a good time to buy this tech stock as it is trading at just 18.5 times earnings, a discount to the Nasdaq-100 index's earnings multiple of 31 (using the index as a proxy for tech stocks). If the market decides to put a higher valuation on Opera because of its improving growth profile and it trades in line with the index's multiple after a year, its stock price could hit $35 (based on the projected earnings estimate for 2025). That would be nearly double the current levels, indicating that Opera has the potential to outpace analysts' one-year price target and skyrocket substantially going forward. Before you buy stock in Opera, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Opera wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $638,985!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $853,108!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 978% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 171% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of May 19, 2025 Harsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This Incredibly Cheap Growth Stock Could Soar 44%, According to Wall Street Analysts was originally published by The Motley Fool
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
The Morning After: Apple might skip iOS 19, straight to iOS 26
According to Bloomberg, the next versions of Apple's operating systems may be labeled by year, starting now. It makes sense. At this point, we've got VisionOS 2, watchOS 11, macOS 15, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. Instead, they might all be tagged 26 — even if they launch this year. It's not the first tech company to align new products with the year of release. Samsung started naming its phones by year of release in 2020 with the S20, which followed the S10. We'll learn for sure in under two weeks: WWDC kicks off June 9. — Mat Smith Get Engadget's newsletter delivereddirect to your inbox. Subscribe right here! Fujifilm GFX100RF review: A powerful, fun camera that's far from perfect Can you still buy a Switch 2 on launch day? Maybe Weber Smoque review: A simplified smart grill that's still a workhorse Video Games Weekly: Grand Theft Auto is no friend to the queer community Volkswagen review: A head-turning EV microbus with unfortunate flaws One of the standout deals of this year's Days of Play sale is the PS5 DualSense Edge controller. You can pick one up for $169, which is 15 percent off its usual price. The deal is available on Amazon and directly from Sony. The Edge resembles a regular DualSense controller, but there's a lot more to it. For instance, there are function buttons below each thumbstick and rear paddles, and you can choose between a set of levers or shorter half-domes. If you haven't jumped on the PS5 yet, the PS5 Pro also gets a $50 discount. Continue reading. Opera has launched another… Opera browser. Neon is its first fully agentic browser. That means it's baked in AI chat with users and can surf the web on their behalf. It… clicks for you. It can even fill out forms and shop for you. If you're feeling more ambitious, you can ask Neon to build websites, animations, even games, and it can continue chipping away at big projects while you're offline. Will that all be enough to swing you away from all your Chrome plugins or Safari passwords? According to recent figures, just over 2 percent of internet users use Opera. You can try it for yourself now. Oh wait, no, there's a waitlist. Continue reading. Pulsar's latest competitive gaming mouse features a premium tiny fan from Noctua, the renowned fan brand. (Apparently, no one makes fans quite like the Austrians). With a skeletal shell designed to enhance airflow, it's for sweaty-palmed professional gamers. Like the original Feinmann mouse from Pulsar, it has a 32,00 DPI sensor and an ultra-fast 8,000 Hz polling rate. Due to the fan, it's a little heavier than the original at 65 grams. And the price of dry palm calm? $180. Continue reading.
Engadget
2 days ago
- Engadget
Engadget Podcast: Who needs an AI web browser?
This week we're fielding your burning tech questions, as well as diving into a bunch of AI web browser news. Opera has started testing its fully agentic AI browser, the Browser Company is dumping the Arc browser in favor of something AI related and Mozilla is getting in a bit of hot water with experimental AI preview summaries. Try as we might, we just can't escape AI. This embedded content is not available in your region. iTunes Spotify Pocket Casts Stitcher Google Podcasts Listener Mailbag: How to set up an Xbox account for your kids, will screens be obsolete, and more – 1:34 Web browsers go AI 'agentic': The Browser Company leaves Arc behind. Opera and Firefox debut new features – 25:37 xAI is paying Telegram $300m this year to use Grok – 54:04 Apple's self repair program extends to iPads – 56:30 Apple might switch its OS numbering next year, iOS26 could be on the way – 58:57 Working on – 1:02:41 Pop culture picks – 1:09:26 Hosts: Devindra Hardawar and Ben Ellman Producer: Ben Ellman Music: Dale North and Terrence O'Brien If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission.
Engadget
2 days ago
- Engadget
The Morning After: Apple might skip iOS 19, straight to iOS 26
According to Bloomberg , the next versions of Apple's operating systems may be labeled by year, starting now. It makes sense. At this point, we've got VisionOS 2, watchOS 11, macOS 15, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. Instead, they might all be tagged 26 — even if they launch this year. It's not the first tech company to align new products with the year of release. Samsung started naming its phones by year of release in 2020 with the S20, which followed the S10. We'll learn for sure in under two weeks: WWDC kicks off June 9. — Mat Smith Get Engadget's newsletter delivered direct to your inbox. Subscribe right here! One of the standout deals of this year's Days of Play sale is the PS5 DualSense Edge controller. You can pick one up for $169, which is 15 percent off its usual price. The deal is available on Amazon and directly from Sony. The Edge resembles a regular DualSense controller, but there's a lot more to it. For instance, there are function buttons below each thumbstick and rear paddles, and you can choose between a set of levers or shorter half-domes. If you haven't jumped on the PS5 yet, the PS5 Pro also gets a $50 discount. Continue reading. Opera has launched another… Opera browser. Neon is its first fully agentic browser. That means it's baked in AI chat with users and can surf the web on their behalf. It… clicks for you. It can even fill out forms and shop for you. If you're feeling more ambitious, you can ask Neon to build websites, animations, even games, and it can continue chipping away at big projects while you're offline. Will that all be enough to swing you away from all your Chrome plugins or Safari passwords? According to recent figures, just over 2 percent of internet users use Opera. You can try it for yourself now. Oh wait, no, there's a waitlist. Continue reading. Pulsar's latest competitive gaming mouse features a premium tiny fan from Noctua, the renowned fan brand. (Apparently, no one makes fans quite like the Austrians). With a skeletal shell designed to enhance airflow, it's for sweaty-palmed professional gamers. Like the original Feinmann mouse from Pulsar, it has a 32,00 DPI sensor and an ultra-fast 8,000 Hz polling rate. Due to the fan, it's a little heavier than the original at 65 grams. And the price of dry palm calm? $180. Continue reading.
