A Work Project presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Master Degree in Finance from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics. GoPro: A Threatening Future Rita Feio Gebhard de Almeida Coimbra 34453 Matilde Sá Lemos da Cruz Lança 34046 A Project carried out on the Master’s in Finance Program, under the supervision of: Francisco Martins 03/01/2020 Abstract This report aims to give a sell recommendation for GoPro, Inc. GoPro, as the oldest and first player in the action camera market, has always been recognized for its name and brand status. The Karma Drone failure in 2017 disappointed GoPro’s clients and the company is still recovering from that. GoPro is now under huge pressure among other action cameras in a market that is increasing exponentially, especially with the rise of Japanese companies. For GoPro to differentiate itself in the market, new products and features have to come up to impress buyers. For the future, it is expected that GoPro strongly diminishes its market share. Keywords Action Camera market Millennial Generation Karma Drone Asia Pacific region This work used infrastructure and resources funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (UID/ECO/00124/2013, UID/ECO/00124/2019 and Social Sciences DataLab, Project 22209), POR Lisboa (LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-007722 and Social Sciences DataLab, Project 22209) and POR Norte (Social Sciences DataLab, Project 22209). MASTER IN FINANCE GOPRO, INC. COMPANY REPORT ACTION CAMERAS 03 JANUARY 2020 STUDENTS: RITA COIMBRA, MATILDE LANÇA
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[email protected] GoPro under pressure Recommendation: SELL Company surviving due to brand status Price Target FY19: 4.31 $ ▪ With a $4.31 share price, comparing with the current market price of $4.47, investment is expected to yield a negative Price (as of 30-Dec-2019) 4.47 $ return of 3,67%, resulting in a SELL investment recommendation.