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Spotify(SPOT, $316.09) signs podcast deal with Price Harry and Meghan

Spotify(SPOT, $316.09) signs podcast deal with Price Harry and Meghan

Spotify  announced that it has signed a multiyear deal with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan to produce and hosts podcasts.

Their first podcast, a holiday special, is due for release during the Christmas.

Meghan said that in the first podcast episode, they would be speaking to  “some amazing people” who would be sharing their thoughts on the past year.  

Prince Harry said, "So many people have been through so much pain this year, experiencing loss, a huge amount of uncertainty, but it feels worth acknowledging that 2020 has connected us in ways we could have never imagined, through endless acts of compassion and kindness."

Prince Harry and Meghan's charity will receive an undisclosed amount from the partnership between their production company, Archewell Audio, and Spotify.

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Sergey Savastiouk, Ph.D. has a degree in Applied Mathematics from Moscow University and has extensive experience as an entrepreneur, investor, manager, and mathematician. His professional expertise is in applied mathematics, mathematical modeling, system and pattern analysis, and software and hardware system integration. He has served as the CEO of several hi-tech start-up companies and nonprofit organizations, which has given him proven capabilities in business strategy for high-tech start-up companies, market assessment, company formation, team building, product development, marketing, and sales. He has published numerous articles in journals and magazines on related fields. As a retail investor, he spent 15 years developing his proprietary trading and quantitative algorithms (now Tickeron’s A.I.), which brought him significant returns in trading the stock market. His current work and goal in founding Tickeron is to bring professional, sophisticated stock market analysis capabilities to retail investors via an easy-to-use interface.


Momentum Indicator for SPOT turns positive, indicating new upward trend

SPOT saw its Momentum Indicator move above the 0 level on August 14, 2026. This is an indication that the stock could be shifting in to a new upward move. Traders may want to consider buying the stock or buying call options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 85 similar instances where the indicator turned positive. In of the 85 cases, the stock moved higher in the following days. The odds of a move higher are at .

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for SPOT just turned positive on August 14, 2026. Looking at past instances where SPOT's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 51 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

SPOT moved above its 50-day moving average on August 07, 2026 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.

Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where SPOT advanced for three days, in of 348 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 296 cases where SPOT Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .

Bearish Trend Analysis

The Stochastic Oscillator may be shifting from an upward trend to a downward trend. In of 65 cases where SPOT's Stochastic Oscillator exited the overbought zone, the price fell further within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where SPOT declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

SPOT broke above its upper Bollinger Band on August 19, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.

Fundamental Analysis (Ratings)

The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating very strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.

The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. SPOT’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating well-balanced risk and returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 95, placing this stock slightly better than average.

The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly overvalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (11.161) is normal, around the industry mean (5.847). P/E Ratio (28.611) is within average values for comparable stocks, (28.217). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (1.495) is also within normal values, averaging (27.656). Dividend Yield (0.000) settles around the average of (0.046) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (5.271) is also within normal values, averaging (70.250).

The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.

Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT), Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS), Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (NYSE:TME), Pinterest (NYSE:PINS), Snap (NYSE:SNAP), Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z).

Industry description

Companies in this industry typically license software on a subscription basis and it is centrally hosted. Such products usually go by the names web-based software, on-demand software and hosted software. Cloud computing has emerged as a major force in this space, making it possible to save files to a remote database (without requiring them to be saved on local storage device); as long as a device has access to the web, it can access the data and the software programs to run it. This has in many cases facilitated cost efficiency, speed and security of data for businesses and consumers. Alphabet Inc., Facebook, Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. are some well-known names in the internet software/services industry.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the Internet Software/Services Industry is 141.25B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 2.69K to 4.12T. GOOGL holds the highest valuation in this group at 4.12T. The lowest valued company is STBXF at 2.69K.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Internet Software/Services Industry was -0%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was -7%, and the average quarterly price growth was -3%. GIBO experienced the highest price growth at 10%, while ONFO experienced the biggest fall at -18%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Internet Software/Services Industry was -18%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was -50% and the average quarterly volume growth was 28%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 45
P/E Growth Rating: 73
Price Growth Rating: 62
SMR Rating: 77
Profit Risk Rating: 94
Seasonality Score: -10 (-100 ... +100)
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