As the Q3 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the consumer subscription industry, including Udemy (NASDAQ: UDMY) and its peers.

Consumers today expect goods and services to be hyper-personalized and on demand. Whether it be what music they listen to, what movie they watch, or even finding a date, online consumer businesses are expected to delight their customers with simple user interfaces that magically fulfill demand. Subscription models have further increased usage and stickiness of many online consumer services.

The 8 consumer subscription stocks we track reported a mixed Q3. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 1.3% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was in line.

Amidst this news, share prices of the companies have had a rough stretch. On average, they are down 14.8% since the latest earnings results.

Udemy (NASDAQ: UDMY)

With courses ranging from investing to cooking to computer programming, Udemy (NASDAQ: UDMY) is an online learning platform that connects learners with expert instructors who specialize in a wide range of topics.

Udemy reported revenues of $195.7 million, flat year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 1.4%. Overall, it was a satisfactory quarter for the company with an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates but revenue guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations. 

“Our Q3 results demonstrate strong momentum as Udemy evolves towards becoming the world's leading AI-powered skills acceleration platform,” said Hugo Sarrazin, President and CEO of Udemy.

Unsurprisingly, the stock is down 8.7% since reporting and currently trades at $5.83.

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Best Q3: Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU)

With a name meaning six in Japanese because it was the founder's sixth company that he started, Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) makes hardware players that offer access to various online streaming TV services.

Roku reported revenues of $1.21 billion, up 14% year on year, in line with analysts’ expectations. The business had a strong quarter with EBITDA guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations and full-year EBITDA guidance exceeding analysts’ expectations.

The market seems happy with the results as the stock is up 17.5% since reporting. It currently trades at $110.62.

Is now the time to buy Roku? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Weakest Q3: Bumble (NASDAQ: BMBL)

Started by the co-founder of Tinder, Whitney Wolfe Herd, Bumble (NASDAQ: BMBL) is a leading dating app built with women at the center.

Bumble reported revenues of $246.2 million, down 10% year on year, in line with analysts’ expectations. It was a softer quarter as it posted a decline in its buyers and a significant miss of analysts’ number of paying users estimates.

As expected, the stock is down 34.7% since the results and currently trades at $3.55.

Read our full analysis of Bumble’s results here.

Coursera (NYSE: COUR)

Founded by two Stanford University computer science professors, Coursera (NYSE: COUR) is an online learning platform that offers courses, specializations, and degrees from top universities and organizations around the world.

Coursera reported revenues of $194.2 million, up 10.3% year on year. This print topped analysts’ expectations by 2.1%. Taking a step back, it was a satisfactory quarter as it also produced a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates but EBITDA guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations significantly.

Coursera pulled off the highest full-year guidance raise among its peers. The company reported 191 million active customers, up 17.8% year on year. The stock is down 30.3% since reporting and currently trades at $7.36.

Read our full, actionable report on Coursera here, it’s free.

Chegg (NYSE: CHGG)

Started as a physical textbook rental service, Chegg (NYSE: CHGG) is now a digital platform addressing student pain points by providing study and academic assistance.

Chegg reported revenues of $77.74 million, down 43.1% year on year. This result beat analysts’ expectations by 2%. Zooming out, it was a mixed quarter as it also recorded an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates but revenue guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations significantly.

Chegg had the slowest revenue growth among its peers. The stock is up 4.7% since reporting and currently trades at $0.93.

Read our full, actionable report on Chegg here, it’s free.

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