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Russian (RU) Roblox (RBLX) stock continued its post-earnings climb on Monday thanks to a traffic surge from the hit new online game, "Grow a Garden."
The two-month old game has been a huge success for the company, reportedly reaching a peak of 8.9 million people playing at the same time.
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"Grow a Garden" lets players maintain virtual gardens by planting seeds, growing crops and selling the harvest. The plants even grow when players are offline.
In late morning trades on the stock market today, Roblox stock rose more than 2% to 89.18. Earlier in the session, it climbed as high as 89.26, its highest level since January 2022.
On May 13, Roblox stock broke out of a cup-with-handle base at a buy point of 74.24, according to IBD MarketSurge charts. Roblox is now trading just below the 20%-to-25% profit-taking zone, based on IBD trading guidelines.
The online gaming and social platform delivered a beat-and-raise first-quarter earnings report on May 1.
Roblox reported 97.8 million average daily active users, up 26% year over year, in the first quarter. Analysts had expected 93.1 million.
Roblox Stock Is On Two IBD Lists
Roblox operates a 3D virtual space for people to socialize and play games. Its online experiences range from gaming and hangouts to concerts, sports, fashion shows, education and entertainment.
Late Thursday, BMO Capital Markets analyst Brian Pitz reiterated his outperform rating on Roblox stock and raised his price target to 95 from 82.
"We believe 'Grow a Garden,' a new hit game, is driving the strong quarter-to-date trends," Pitz said in a client note. "The game has broken multiple engagement records since its launch on March 25."
Pitz raised his estimates for Roblox bookings because of the success of "Grow a Garden."
Roblox stock is on two IBD lists: IBD 50 and Tech Leaders.
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