What happened
Shares of Roku (ROKU +2.26%) were 5.6% higher at noon EST on Monday. One analyst firm reiterated its bullish rating on the media-streaming expert's stock and raised its price target by 23.5%.
So what
Analyst Laura Martin from Needham confirmed her buy rating on Roku's stock, lifting her target price from $255 to $315 per share. Martin cited a handful of closely related market trends, starting with the cord-cutting phenomenon and rising sales of connected TV sets. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated all of these market shifts, boosting Roku's shareholder value in the long term.
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Now what
Martin noted that Roku should be valued along the lines of other media aggregation platforms such as the mobile ecosystems from Alphabet's (GOOG +0.41%) (GOOGL +0.66%) Android and Apple (AAPL +2.08%) iOS. These systems have a proven ability to benefit from winner-take-most economics, which applies to the ongoing explosion of consumer interest in media-streaming solutions. In Martin's view, the market hasn't incorporated the full shareholder value of Roku's unique market position, which leaves room for a "material value upside."
Roku's shares have now approximately doubled in 2020. Even at these skyrocketing prices, I agree with Martin's analysis and would argue that Roku is one of the best ideas for new money right now.
