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Figma shares have more than doubled from their initial public offering price, and the company is now worth nearly $35 billion. But now comes the hard part: proving to investors that the company deserves its premium valuation. Its first big test comes on Wednesday after the market closes, when Figma will report earnings for the second quarter.</p><p>Figma, which went public on July 31 and soared 250% on its first day of trading, is expected to report earnings of 9 cents a share on sales of $250 million, a more than 40% increase from the same period last year, according to analysts tracked by FactSet. Figma lost money in the second quarter of 2024.</p><p>But despite the solid expectations, Wall Street has a lukewarm opinion of the stock. Only four of the eleven analysts tracked by FactSet that have initiated coverage on Figma recommend the stock as a Buy, with the remaining seven rating it a Hold.</p><p>A potential problem? Figma's exorbitant valuation -- shares trade for more than 200 times earnings estimates for this year.</p><p>BofA Securities analyst Brad Sills said in an Aug. 25 report that Figma trades at "a significant premium to the large-cap software group." Rival <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/ADBE\">Adobe</a>, which actually had a deal to buy Figma in 2022 for $20 billion, is valued at just 17 times earnings forecasts. The merger plans were scuttled in December 2023 due to antitrust concerns.</p><p>Figma's earnings will be a test of investors' appetite for pricey new stocks. Shares of Stablecoin company <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/CRCL\">Circle</a> Internet Group, which soared on its first day of trading in June, have cooled off lately, despite the company posting healthy earnings in August.</p><p>In fact, both Circle and Figma are well off the highs they hit in the immediate aftermath of their debuts -- even though they remain well above their IPO prices. Circle, which went public at $31 and now trades around $132, surged to just under $300 in its first two weeks as a public company. Figma, hovering around $70 after pricing its IPO at $33, peaked at a little below $143 on its second day of trading.</p><p>BofA's Sills, who has a Neutral rating on Figma, thinks "near-term upside is largely priced in" to the stock. He also is concerned about competition that "could take share and cause disruption," as well as the potential for artificial-intelligence leading to more automation, which could impact revenue.</p><p>The AI threat looms large over much of the software industry. Shares of <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/CRM\">Salesforce</a>, which is also set to report earnings on Wednesday, have plunged this year, largely due to fears about AI hurting sales.</p><p>Rishi Jaluria, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets, isn't as worried about AI cannibalizing Figma's business. He wrote in a report on Aug. 25 that "while investors may have concerns that AI may simplify application design/development, therefore competing with Figma, we believe AI could be a real tailwind for Figma." That is because Figma is developing AI products of its own, such as Figma Make, an AI-powered prototyping tool.</p><p>However, Jaluria -- who initiated coverage on Figma with a Sector Perform, essentially a Hold rating -- is also worried about the stock's lofty price. "We view shares as fully valued and would wait for a better entry," Jaluria wrote.</p><p>Figma arguably benefited from too much hype surrounding its IPO, just like Circle and other recent buzzy debuts, such as crypto trading platform <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/BLSH\">Bullish</a> and medical imaging software company Heartflow. Even though a company may be a promising growth story, that doesn't necessarily mean it's a great investment at any price. 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Its first big test comes on Wednesday after the market closes, when Figma will report earnings for the second quarter.Figma, which went public on July 31 and soared 250% on its first day of trading, is expected to report earnings of 9 cents a share on sales of $250 million, a more than 40% increase from the same period last year, according to analysts tracked by FactSet. Figma lost money in the second quarter of 2024.But despite the solid expectations, Wall Street has a lukewarm opinion of the stock. Only four of the eleven analysts tracked by FactSet that have initiated coverage on Figma recommend the stock as a Buy, with the remaining seven rating it a Hold.A potential problem? Figma's exorbitant valuation -- shares trade for more than 200 times earnings estimates for this year.BofA Securities analyst Brad Sills said in an Aug. 25 report that Figma trades at \"a significant premium to the large-cap software group.\" Rival Adobe, which actually had a deal to buy Figma in 2022 for $20 billion, is valued at just 17 times earnings forecasts. The merger plans were scuttled in December 2023 due to antitrust concerns.Figma's earnings will be a test of investors' appetite for pricey new stocks. Shares of Stablecoin company Circle Internet Group, which soared on its first day of trading in June, have cooled off lately, despite the company posting healthy earnings in August.In fact, both Circle and Figma are well off the highs they hit in the immediate aftermath of their debuts -- even though they remain well above their IPO prices. Circle, which went public at $31 and now trades around $132, surged to just under $300 in its first two weeks as a public company. Figma, hovering around $70 after pricing its IPO at $33, peaked at a little below $143 on its second day of trading.BofA's Sills, who has a Neutral rating on Figma, thinks \"near-term upside is largely priced in\" to the stock. He also is concerned about competition that \"could take share and cause disruption,\" as well as the potential for artificial-intelligence leading to more automation, which could impact revenue.The AI threat looms large over much of the software industry. Shares of Salesforce, which is also set to report earnings on Wednesday, have plunged this year, largely due to fears about AI hurting sales.Rishi Jaluria, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets, isn't as worried about AI cannibalizing Figma's business. He wrote in a report on Aug. 25 that \"while investors may have concerns that AI may simplify application design/development, therefore competing with Figma, we believe AI could be a real tailwind for Figma.\" That is because Figma is developing AI products of its own, such as Figma Make, an AI-powered prototyping tool.However, Jaluria -- who initiated coverage on Figma with a Sector Perform, essentially a Hold rating -- is also worried about the stock's lofty price. \"We view shares as fully valued and would wait for a better entry,\" Jaluria wrote.Figma arguably benefited from too much hype surrounding its IPO, just like Circle and other recent buzzy debuts, such as crypto trading platform Bullish and medical imaging software company Heartflow. Even though a company may be a promising growth story, that doesn't necessarily mean it's a great investment at any price. 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Figma shares have more than doubled from their initial public offering price, and the company is now worth nearly $35 billion. But now comes the hard part: proving to investors that the company deserves its premium valuation. Its first big test comes on Wednesday after the market closes, when Figma will report earnings for the second quarter.Figma, which went public on July 31 and soared 250% on its first day of trading, is expected to report earnings of 9 cents a share on sales of $250 million, a more than 40% increase from the same period last year, according to analysts tracked by FactSet. Figma lost money in the second quarter of 2024.Rishi Jaluria, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets, isn't as worried about AI cannibalizing Figma's business. He wrote in a report on Aug. 25 that \"while investors may have concerns that AI may simplify application design/development, therefore competing w","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>Design software developer <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/FIG\">Figma</a>'s meteoric stock rise isn't a figment of investors' imagination. Figma shares have more than doubled from their initial public offering price, and the company is now worth nearly $35 billion. But now comes the hard part: proving to investors that the company deserves its premium valuation. Its first big test comes on Wednesday after the market closes, when Figma will report earnings for the second quarter.</p><p>Figma, which went public on July 31 and soared 250% on its first day of trading, is expected to report earnings of 9 cents a share on sales of $250 million, a more than 40% increase from the same period last year, according to analysts tracked by FactSet. Figma lost money in the second quarter of 2024.</p><p>But despite the solid expectations, Wall Street has a lukewarm opinion of the stock. Only four of the eleven analysts tracked by FactSet that have initiated coverage on Figma recommend the stock as a Buy, with the remaining seven rating it a Hold.</p><p>A potential problem? Figma's exorbitant valuation -- shares trade for more than 200 times earnings estimates for this year.</p><p>BofA Securities analyst Brad Sills said in an Aug. 25 report that Figma trades at "a significant premium to the large-cap software group." Rival <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/ADBE\">Adobe</a>, which actually had a deal to buy Figma in 2022 for $20 billion, is valued at just 17 times earnings forecasts. The merger plans were scuttled in December 2023 due to antitrust concerns.</p><p>Figma's earnings will be a test of investors' appetite for pricey new stocks. Shares of Stablecoin company <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/CRCL\">Circle</a> Internet Group, which soared on its first day of trading in June, have cooled off lately, despite the company posting healthy earnings in August.</p><p>In fact, both Circle and Figma are well off the highs they hit in the immediate aftermath of their debuts -- even though they remain well above their IPO prices. Circle, which went public at $31 and now trades around $132, surged to just under $300 in its first two weeks as a public company. Figma, hovering around $70 after pricing its IPO at $33, peaked at a little below $143 on its second day of trading.</p><p>BofA's Sills, who has a Neutral rating on Figma, thinks "near-term upside is largely priced in" to the stock. He also is concerned about competition that "could take share and cause disruption," as well as the potential for artificial-intelligence leading to more automation, which could impact revenue.</p><p>The AI threat looms large over much of the software industry. Shares of <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/CRM\">Salesforce</a>, which is also set to report earnings on Wednesday, have plunged this year, largely due to fears about AI hurting sales.</p><p>Rishi Jaluria, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets, isn't as worried about AI cannibalizing Figma's business. He wrote in a report on Aug. 25 that "while investors may have concerns that AI may simplify application design/development, therefore competing with Figma, we believe AI could be a real tailwind for Figma." That is because Figma is developing AI products of its own, such as Figma Make, an AI-powered prototyping tool.</p><p>However, Jaluria -- who initiated coverage on Figma with a Sector Perform, essentially a Hold rating -- is also worried about the stock's lofty price. "We view shares as fully valued and would wait for a better entry," Jaluria wrote.</p><p>Figma arguably benefited from too much hype surrounding its IPO, just like Circle and other recent buzzy debuts, such as crypto trading platform <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/BLSH\">Bullish</a> and medical imaging software company Heartflow. Even though a company may be a promising growth story, that doesn't necessarily mean it's a great investment at any price. It looks like Figma and several other newly public companies just got way ahead of themselves.</p></body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Figma's Earnings Will Be a Big Test for Software and IPOs</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nFigma's Earnings Will Be a Big Test for Software and IPOs\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<div class=\"head\" \">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Dow Jones </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2025-09-03 13:14</p>\n</div>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<html><head></head><body><p>Design software developer <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/FIG\">Figma</a>'s meteoric stock rise isn't a figment of investors' imagination. Figma shares have more than doubled from their initial public offering price, and the company is now worth nearly $35 billion. But now comes the hard part: proving to investors that the company deserves its premium valuation. Its first big test comes on Wednesday after the market closes, when Figma will report earnings for the second quarter.</p><p>Figma, which went public on July 31 and soared 250% on its first day of trading, is expected to report earnings of 9 cents a share on sales of $250 million, a more than 40% increase from the same period last year, according to analysts tracked by FactSet. Figma lost money in the second quarter of 2024.</p><p>But despite the solid expectations, Wall Street has a lukewarm opinion of the stock. Only four of the eleven analysts tracked by FactSet that have initiated coverage on Figma recommend the stock as a Buy, with the remaining seven rating it a Hold.</p><p>A potential problem? Figma's exorbitant valuation -- shares trade for more than 200 times earnings estimates for this year.</p><p>BofA Securities analyst Brad Sills said in an Aug. 25 report that Figma trades at "a significant premium to the large-cap software group." Rival <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/ADBE\">Adobe</a>, which actually had a deal to buy Figma in 2022 for $20 billion, is valued at just 17 times earnings forecasts. The merger plans were scuttled in December 2023 due to antitrust concerns.</p><p>Figma's earnings will be a test of investors' appetite for pricey new stocks. Shares of Stablecoin company <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/CRCL\">Circle</a> Internet Group, which soared on its first day of trading in June, have cooled off lately, despite the company posting healthy earnings in August.</p><p>In fact, both Circle and Figma are well off the highs they hit in the immediate aftermath of their debuts -- even though they remain well above their IPO prices. Circle, which went public at $31 and now trades around $132, surged to just under $300 in its first two weeks as a public company. Figma, hovering around $70 after pricing its IPO at $33, peaked at a little below $143 on its second day of trading.</p><p>BofA's Sills, who has a Neutral rating on Figma, thinks "near-term upside is largely priced in" to the stock. He also is concerned about competition that "could take share and cause disruption," as well as the potential for artificial-intelligence leading to more automation, which could impact revenue.</p><p>The AI threat looms large over much of the software industry. Shares of <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/CRM\">Salesforce</a>, which is also set to report earnings on Wednesday, have plunged this year, largely due to fears about AI hurting sales.</p><p>Rishi Jaluria, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets, isn't as worried about AI cannibalizing Figma's business. He wrote in a report on Aug. 25 that "while investors may have concerns that AI may simplify application design/development, therefore competing with Figma, we believe AI could be a real tailwind for Figma." That is because Figma is developing AI products of its own, such as Figma Make, an AI-powered prototyping tool.</p><p>However, Jaluria -- who initiated coverage on Figma with a Sector Perform, essentially a Hold rating -- is also worried about the stock's lofty price. "We view shares as fully valued and would wait for a better entry," Jaluria wrote.</p><p>Figma arguably benefited from too much hype surrounding its IPO, just like Circle and other recent buzzy debuts, such as crypto trading platform <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/BLSH\">Bullish</a> and medical imaging software company Heartflow. Even though a company may be a promising growth story, that doesn't necessarily mean it's a great investment at any price. It looks like Figma and several other newly public companies just got way ahead of themselves.</p></body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"FIG":"Simplify Macro Strategy ETF"},"source_url":"https://dowjonesnews.com/newdjn/logon.aspx?AL=N","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2564356267","content_text":"Design software developer Figma's meteoric stock rise isn't a figment of investors' imagination. Figma shares have more than doubled from their initial public offering price, and the company is now worth nearly $35 billion. But now comes the hard part: proving to investors that the company deserves its premium valuation. Its first big test comes on Wednesday after the market closes, when Figma will report earnings for the second quarter.Figma, which went public on July 31 and soared 250% on its first day of trading, is expected to report earnings of 9 cents a share on sales of $250 million, a more than 40% increase from the same period last year, according to analysts tracked by FactSet. Figma lost money in the second quarter of 2024.But despite the solid expectations, Wall Street has a lukewarm opinion of the stock. Only four of the eleven analysts tracked by FactSet that have initiated coverage on Figma recommend the stock as a Buy, with the remaining seven rating it a Hold.A potential problem? Figma's exorbitant valuation -- shares trade for more than 200 times earnings estimates for this year.BofA Securities analyst Brad Sills said in an Aug. 25 report that Figma trades at \"a significant premium to the large-cap software group.\" Rival Adobe, which actually had a deal to buy Figma in 2022 for $20 billion, is valued at just 17 times earnings forecasts. The merger plans were scuttled in December 2023 due to antitrust concerns.Figma's earnings will be a test of investors' appetite for pricey new stocks. Shares of Stablecoin company Circle Internet Group, which soared on its first day of trading in June, have cooled off lately, despite the company posting healthy earnings in August.In fact, both Circle and Figma are well off the highs they hit in the immediate aftermath of their debuts -- even though they remain well above their IPO prices. Circle, which went public at $31 and now trades around $132, surged to just under $300 in its first two weeks as a public company. Figma, hovering around $70 after pricing its IPO at $33, peaked at a little below $143 on its second day of trading.BofA's Sills, who has a Neutral rating on Figma, thinks \"near-term upside is largely priced in\" to the stock. He also is concerned about competition that \"could take share and cause disruption,\" as well as the potential for artificial-intelligence leading to more automation, which could impact revenue.The AI threat looms large over much of the software industry. Shares of Salesforce, which is also set to report earnings on Wednesday, have plunged this year, largely due to fears about AI hurting sales.Rishi Jaluria, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets, isn't as worried about AI cannibalizing Figma's business. He wrote in a report on Aug. 25 that \"while investors may have concerns that AI may simplify application design/development, therefore competing with Figma, we believe AI could be a real tailwind for Figma.\" That is because Figma is developing AI products of its own, such as Figma Make, an AI-powered prototyping tool.However, Jaluria -- who initiated coverage on Figma with a Sector Perform, essentially a Hold rating -- is also worried about the stock's lofty price. \"We view shares as fully valued and would wait for a better entry,\" Jaluria wrote.Figma arguably benefited from too much hype surrounding its IPO, just like Circle and other recent buzzy debuts, such as crypto trading platform Bullish and medical imaging software company Heartflow. Even though a company may be a promising growth story, that doesn't necessarily mean it's a great investment at any price. It looks like Figma and several other newly public companies just got way ahead of themselves.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"FIG":1}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":271,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0}],"lives":[]}
