AppLovin stock price slides as short-seller fight and Fed jitters weigh on APP shares
New York, Jan 30, 2026, 11:54 AM (ET) — Regular session
- AppLovin shares dropped in late morning trading as investors pared back exposure to tech-related stocks.
- Traders zeroed in on the company’s reaction to a recent short-seller report.
- Coming next: AppLovin’s quarterly earnings and guidance, set to drop after the close in mid-February.
AppLovin Corp shares dropped 11.3%, slipping to $504.80 in late morning trading on Friday, after hitting a session low of $495.23. The Nasdaq-listed stock fell $64.44 from its previous close.
The sell-off follows AppLovin’s pushback against a short-seller report from CapitalWatch. The company issued a cease-and-desist letter, labeling the report “defamatory and…
