Pandora stock prices and earning report estimated 25 august 2011

Pandora stock prices and earning report estimated 25 august 2011 ; Pandora(P) is scheduled to report earnings today. This will be the first earnings report from the Internet radio company after going public earlier this year.



Investors will eagerly look for information on Pandora's growth outlook and cost trends as it faces increasing competition from SiriusXM(SIRI) in the automobile market and Spotify, which recently launched its music service in the U.S. via Facebook.





Below we take a quick look at some of the key factors to watch.



Our price estimate for Pandora is near $10, which is around 20% below the market price.



Pandora's User Base Growth



This is the single biggest driver to Pandora's stock. The company currently only operates in the U.S. and registered around 80 million users in 2010. In July, the company crossed 100 million users and the looming challenge is whether or not Pandora can maintain this strong growth as its penetration levels in the U.S. rise. Content licensing deals are expensive though they help bring in new users while expanding internationally is no piece of cake. Both factors will weigh on the company's growth rate.



We currently forecast strong user growth and will wait for earnings to get a better view on Pandora's expansion plans to adjust our forecast.