Snap shares rebound on Tuesday, company appoints Amazon’s Tim Stone as Chief Financial Officer

According to a regulatory filing by Snap Inc, the company has appointed Amazon veteran Tim Stone as Chief Financial Officer, who will succeed Andrew Vollero.

Snap shares closed higher for the first time in the past six trading sessions on Tuesday. It has also been the sharpest daily surge since April 23rd. The stock went up 2.14% ($0.23) to $10.97, after touching an intraday high at $11.43, or a price level not seen since May 2nd ($11.70).

In the week ended on May 6th the shares of the Snapchat-owner lost 24.17% of their market value compared to a week ago, which marked a second straight period of decrease. It has also been the steepest weekly drop ever recorded.

However, due to yesterdays rebound, the stock has pared its loss to 23.45% so far during the current month, following a 9.70% slump in April. The latter has been a second consecutive month of losses.

Snap shares have retreated 24.91% so far in 2018.

Vollero, a key figure behind Snap’s transition to a public company, resigns in pursuit of other opportunities. He is to be paid an amount that equals his annual base salary.

According to the filing, Vollero’s leave is not a result from any disagreement on any matter involving Snap Inc’s management or financial state.

Vollero is to remain as an adviser at Snap until August 15th.

Meanwhile, Tim Stone, aged 51, currently serves as Vice President of Finance at Amazon.com Inc. Having joined the on-line retailer in March 1998, Stone was also Vice President of Amazon’s physical stores between August 2017 and February 2018.

He is expected to assume the new role at Snap on May 16th, while his annual salary will be $500 000, the filing also showed.

According to CNN Money, the 28 analysts, offering 12-month forecasts regarding Snap Inc’s stock price, have a median target of $16.00, with a high estimate of $24.00 and a low estimate of $7.00. The median estimate is a 45.85% surge compared to the closing price of $10.97 on May 8th.

The same media also reported that 18 out of 35 surveyed investment analysts had rated Snap Inc’s stock as “Hold”, while 7 – as “Buy”. On the other hand, 8 analysts had recommended selling the stock.

Daily and Weekly Pivot Levels

With the help of the Camarilla calculation method, today’s levels of importance for Snaps shares are presented as follows:

R1 – $11.03
R2 – $11.09
R3 (Range Resistance – Sell) – $11.16
R4 (Long Breakout) – $11.34
R5 (Breakout Target 1) – $11.56
R6 (Breakout Target 2) – $11.66

S1 – $10.91
S2 – $10.85
S3 (Range Support – Buy) – $10.78
S4 (Short Breakout) – $10.60
S5 (Breakout Target 1) – $10.38
S6 (Breakout Target 2) – $10.28

By using the traditional method of calculation, the weekly levels of importance for Snap Inc (SNAP) are presented as follows:

Central Pivot Point – $11.95
R1 – $13.39
R2 – $15.99
R3 – $17.43
R4 – $18.87

S1 – $9.35
S2 – $7.91
S3 – $5.31
S4 – $2.71