AppLovin ( $AppLovin Corporation(APP)$ ), a leading ad tech company, faced its third short-seller attack of 2025 on March 27, when Muddy Waters Research released a scathing report alleging that the company’s ad tactics “systematically” violate app store terms of service by “impermissibly extracting” user data from platforms like Meta, Reddit, and Alphabet. The report triggered a 20% plunge in AppLovin’s stock price, dropping it from a previous close of $327.620 to a close of $261.700, with a low of $252.510. This marked the steepest one-day decline in the company’s history since its 2021 IPO, wiping out nearly $17 billion in market value. As the dust settles, investors are left with a critical question: Is this a buying opportunity, or should they
Third Short-Selling on AppLovin: Buy the Dip or Go Short?
AppLovin shares plunge 20% after third short-selling firm slams company’s ad technology Muddy Waters alleged that AppLovin’s ad tactics “systematically” violate app stores’ terms of service through “impermissibly extracting” user data. ------------- How do you view the third short selling on AppLovin? After 20% drop, will you buy the dip or go short?
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