Should I Buy Spotify (SPOT)? Finance YouTuber Analysis

The YouTuber is holding Spotify despite recent stock pressure, citing its strong free cash flow generation, improved balance sheet with no debt, and double-digit revenue growth on a constant currency basis. He acknowledges slower user growth and disappointing ad-supported revenue but believes the company's sticky business model and efforts to add value to subscriptions (like fitness content) will support long-term performance.

“This is still a stock that I own. I sold about half my position a few months ago, and that was because that valuation had just gotten a little bit too high.” — ▶ 12:00

The YouTuber is holding Spotify, noting its consistent growth in subscribers and improving margins. He supports the company's strategy of increasing prices, comparing it to Netflix, as a way to boost profitability once it has become a dominant platform. He acknowledges it's become more expensive but credits it for driving portfolio returns.

“Spotify just continues to go grow like crazy. 600% returns over the past 3 years. So, this is what I'm writing. Again, this is let your winners win.” — ▶ 05:00

The analyst holds Spotify, citing its operational improvements, subscriber growth, price increases, and expanding margins as it diversifies into audiobooks and potentially video. While acknowledging the stock is 'relatively expensive' (forward P/E 54), the analyst believes in its long-term potential due to its dominance in the audio market and opportunities for further margin expansion and market growth.

“I think this company has a bright future very possible that stock doesn't do well in 2025 if those multiples start to come down but I'm watching those margins if if those margins continue to increase I think this is going to be a company to own for the next 10 or 20 years.” — ▶ 24:50

The analyst is holding Spotify shares, acknowledging strong recent performance driven by margin improvements and operating leverage. While the valuation is high (54x forward P/E), he sees continued growth potential in double-digit revenue, product bundling, and especially the nascent video market, which could significantly improve monetization compared to current ad-supported business.

“I continue to be bullish on the stock it's a stock I've owned for I'm holding on to the gains that I have right now in Spotify hopefully we'll have a good end of the year but I'm a little bit more tepid on these results than I think the market is so we'll see how things shake out over the next few weeks” — ▶ 10:00

Travis Hoium argues that Spotify's new advertising exchange, particularly its partnership with The Trade Desk, represents a significant growth opportunity. He believes this initiative will supercharge Spotify's ad-supported business by better monetizing its massive user base and high-margin ad inventory, ultimately driving disproportionate growth in free cash flow and net income. The move into video podcasts and AI-powered ad tools further enhances this potential.

“this is the kind of thing that can supercharge spotify's advertising business” — ▶ 4:00