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 <li>Eventbrite is a global self-service ticketing and event management platform, primarily targeting independent creators and small-to-medium-sized events with a focus on discoverability and ease of use.</li>
 <li>The company is navigating a strategic shift from a pure ticketing utility to a marketplace model, investing in AI-driven marketing tools and data analytics to enhance event discovery and increase value for creators.</li>
 <li>Persistent unprofitability, intense competition from both large-scale players and niche platforms, and sensitivity to macroeconomic conditions impacting consumer discretionary spending represent significant headwinds.</li>
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  Eventbrite is a global self-service ticketing and event management platform, primarily targeting independent creators and small-to-medium-sized events with a focus on discoverability and ease of use.
  The company is navigating a strategic shift from a pure ticketing utility to a marketplace model, investing in AI-driven marketing tools and data analytics to enhance event discovery and increase value for creators.
  Persistent unprofitability, intense competition from both large-scale players and niche platforms, and sensitivity to macroeconomic conditions impacting consumer discretionary spending represent significant headwinds.
This content is AI-generated and displayed for general informational purposes only. Please verify independently before use.

Primer: Eventbrite Inc (EB US) - Aug 2026

Founder, BWS Financial Inc

Hamed Khorsand

Founder

Independent Stock Specific Research

BWS Financial Inc

BWS provides independent stock specific research focused on companies with distinct value that are going through a special situation where there is a tangible catalyst not priced in. The catalyst can be anything from new product, restructuring, M&A, management change, change in business strategy, etc. BWS’s focus is to understand the change and evaluate the potential return for investors.

BWS utilizes a self formed proprietary approach in discovering stocks by putting great emphasis on deep research. BWS does generate short recommendations following a similar criteria.

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<li>We are initiating coverage of Eventbrite (EB) with a Buy Rating and $12 target.</li>
<li>Eventbrite benefits from social change where in-person meet ups are celebrated more so than virtual events.</li>
<li>Eventbrite fills the void of online dating apps. The popularity of online dating apps is dwindling, and Eventbrite should benefit from this growing trend.</li>
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We are initiating coverage of Eventbrite (EB) with a Buy Rating and $12 target.
Eventbrite benefits from social change where in-person meet ups are celebrated more so than virtual events.
Eventbrite fills the void of online dating apps. The popularity of online dating apps is dwindling, and Eventbrite should benefit from this growing trend.


EB: Brightening Up the Portfolio, Initiating with Buy

Research from Water Tower Research, Water Tower Research

Water Tower Research

Research from Water Tower Research

Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

Equity Research Firm

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Water Tower AI Flow Index. We monitor ~400 public companies across tech and AI for performance and AI-related news flow.</li><li>Last month (ending 12/31), the WTR AI Index was up 0.5% M/M, which was a significant improvement compared with the 7% decline in November.</li><li>This also compares favorably with the performance of the S&amp;P 500 Index (down 0.1%), the Russell 2000 Index (down 0.7%), and the Nasdaq Index (down 0.7%). </li></ul>

Water Tower AI Flow Index. We monitor ~400 public companies across tech and AI for performance and AI-related news flow.Last month (ending 12/31), the WTR AI Index was up 0.5% M/M, which was a significant improvement compared with the 7% decline in November.This also compares favorably with the performance of the S&amp;P 500 Index (down 0.1%), the Russell 2000 Index (down 0.7%), and the Nasdaq Index (down 0.7%). 

AI Flow Index : Sailing a Sea of Companies in AI - January 6, 2026

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst, Obex Capital Research

Aaron Gabin

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research

Obex Capital Research

“Obex” is Latin for Barriers to Entry. Obex Capital Management’s investment philosophy is driven by an intense focus on which business model’s Barriers to Entry are able to withstand the ever increasing competitive disruption in the TMT and Consumer Sectors.

Covid 19 is an accelerator of secular shifts in consumer and corporate preferences that is magnifying (or will magnify) those business models most equipped to benefit from them. Key Point: Secular Accelerator beneficiaries are different than the “work from home” beneficiaries, however secular accelerator beneficiaries may also be work from home beneficiaries.<div class="content-highlight">Obex’s fundamental research process is focused on secular change in the TMT and Consumer sectors. We seek to differentiate between fundamental business analysis and security analysis. Before deciding if a security’s pricing and positioning merit a long or short position, we analyze the four pillars of business fundamentals (Secular Factors, TAM, Competitive Advantage, Business Model) in order to determine if this is a “good” or “not so good” opportunity.</div>

Covid 19 is an accelerator of secular shifts in consumer and corporate preferences that is magnifying (or will magnify) those business models most equipped to benefit from them. Key Point: Secular Accelerator beneficiaries are different than the “work from home” beneficiaries, however secular accelerator beneficiaries may also be work from home beneficiaries.Obex’s fundamental research process is focused on secular change in the TMT and Consumer sectors. We seek to differentiate between fundamental business analysis and security analysis. Before deciding if a security’s pricing and positioning merit a long or short position, we analyze the four pillars of business fundamentals (Secular Factors, TAM, Competitive Advantage, Business Model) in order to determine if this is a “good” or “not so good” opportunity.

Coronavirus as Secular Accelerator III: Fintech / Software Edition

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Equity Capital Markets

StubHub Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>StubHub Holdings is expected to IPO in September. The online ticketing giant did not disclose the proposed size and price range for the share sale.</li>
<li>According to the WSJ and CNBC, StubHub Holdings was eyeing a valuation of about $16.5B, implying the richest valuation among peers in the secondary ticketing market.</li>
<li>While I’m bullish on the market opportunity for StubHub Holdings, ~$16.5B IPO valuation forces me to remain on the sidelines.</li>
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StubHub Holdings is expected to IPO in September. The online ticketing giant did not disclose the proposed size and price range for the share sale.
According to the WSJ and CNBC, StubHub Holdings was eyeing a valuation of about $16.5B, implying the richest valuation among peers in the secondary ticketing market.
While I’m bullish on the market opportunity for StubHub Holdings, ~$16.5B IPO valuation forces me to remain on the sidelines.


StubHub IPO Valuation Analysis: Premium Multiple Is Justified, But The Growth Is Slowing Down

United States

Eventbrite, Inc. operates as a platform as a service company. The Company offers a platform that allows users to provide online event planning services, as well as publishes, promotes, and sells tickets through social networks and e-mails. Evenbrite operates in the United States.

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Eventbrite Inc (EB US)

Primer: Eventbrite Inc (EB US) - Aug 2026

Eventbrite is a global self-service ticketing and event management platform, primarily targeting independent creators and small-to-medium-sized...

αSK Primers

EB: Brightening Up the Portfolio, Initiating with Buy

EB has restructured its operating expenses and established new pricing schedule that should result in the Company growing adjusted EBITDA and free...

BWS Financial Inc

AI Flow Index : Sailing a Sea of Companies in AI - January 6, 2026

Water Tower AI Flow Index. We monitor ~400 public companies across tech and AI for performance and AI-related news flow.

Water Tower Research

Coronavirus as Secular Accelerator III: Fintech / Software Edition

Covid 19 is an accelerator of secular shifts in consumer and corporate preferences that is magnifying (or will magnify) those business models most...

Aaron Gabin

StubHub IPO Valuation Analysis: Premium Multiple Is Justified, But The Growth Is Slowing Down

In my follow-up piece, I discuss key investment risks, valuation comps and competitive landscape in the U.S. ticketing industry

Andrei Zakharov

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