Ygal Arounian, Analyst, Equity Research at Wedbush Securities
Ygal Arounian is an Equity Research Analyst covering small-mid cap internet stocks with a focus on ecommerce and internet enabled commerce. He brings his 10+ years as a research associate and media buyer into his new role at Wedbush Securities. Before joining Wedbush, Ygal spent over six years with BMO Capital Markets and three with Universal McCann. In his time with BMO, Ygal covered the internet, media and advertising & marketing services industries. He was instrumental in expanding the firm’s internet and media coverage including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Netflix, Disney, 21st Century Fox and more.
COMPANIES UNDER COVERAGE
ANGI Home Services (ANGI)
eBay, Inc. (EBAY)
Etsy, Inc. (ETSY)
Godaddy, Inc. (GDDY)
Groupon, Inc. (GRPN)
GrubHub, Inc. (GRUB)
IAC/InterActivecorp (IAC)
Lyft, Inc. (LYFT)
Match Group Inc. (MTCH)
Pinterest, Inc. (PINS)
Redfin Corporation (RDFN)
Shopify, Inc. (SHOP)
Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER)
Wix.com (WIX)
Yelp (YELP)
Zillow Group, Inc. (ZG)
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“The Street was bracing for worse on 1Q and overall cost cuts/road to profitability was some relative good news in a dark time,” for Reuters.
19 May 2020 -
“Pinterest might be relatively insulated due to its category exposure. Unlike Facebook, and Alphabet, Pinterest isn’t as reliant on bricks-and-mortar small businesses, and the company is less exposed to categories like automotive and travel ads,” for MarketWatch.
19 May 2020 -
“User activity [and] engagement is increasing in the pandemic environment, but Match Group is also seeing some headwinds to subscriber growth and to users’ propensity to pay,” for Barron's.
19 May 2020
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6 December 2018article
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5 April 2019article
Lyft IPO: Here are 5 things to know about ride-hailing company's initial public offeringRide-hailing service Lyft is set to become a publicly traded company on Friday, in a highly anticipated IPO. Here's what you need to know. -
9 July 2019article
Lyft, Uber racing to go public with 2 distinct business modelsS&P Global Market Intelligence
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Wedbush Securities
Analyst, Equity Research