Lawsuit Alert: Investors who lost money with shares of Sprout Social, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPT) should contact the Shareholders Foundation

An investor, who purchased shares of Sprout Social, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPT), filed a lawsuit over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws by Sprout Social, Inc. in connection with certain allegedly false and misleading statements.

Investors who purchased shares of Sprout Social, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPT) have certain options and for certain investors are short and strict deadlines running. Deadline: July 12, 2024. NASDAQ: SPT investors should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com or call +1(858) 779 - 1554.

Chicago, IL based Sprout Social, Inc. designs, develops, and operates a web-based social media management platform in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.
On May 2, 2024, Sprout Social, Inc. announced the Company's operating results for the first fiscal quarter of 2024, disclosing that the Company had missed its revenue guidance for the quarter. The company also revised its full year 2024 revenue guidance downward $20 million. The Company's Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") Joe Del Preto ("Del Preto") stated the Company had "underestimated the magnitude of enterprise seasonality" and that the Company had also been "self-inducing sales execution headwinds." During the earnings call held on the same day, the Company's Present and incoming Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), Ryan Barretto ("Barretto") disclosed that the Company "made several important strategic decisions heading into Q1" which the Company "thought [it] could manage [] without disruption, but they collectively set us back." Barretto stated these decisions "happened in Q4 and the execution of it happened in Q1." Barretto further disclosed the Company's shift in business had "changed materially" and "affect[ed] revenue recognition and planning" which would now be "heavily weighted to traditional enterprise buying cycles." Justyn Howard ("Howard"), the Company's current CEO, also disclosed that the Company had to spend "energy and calorie" in the first quarter on "tactical decisions" including "spending time with the team on Tagger enablement." Barretto explained further, stating "[f]rom a sales team perspective, the maturity of the sales team, we did a lot of enablement in Q1 across our entire customer-facing or to make sure that we are up to speed with all of the elements of influencer and our Tagger platform."

Shares of Sprout Social, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPT) declined from $68.41 per share on February 12, 2024, to as low as $25.68 per share on May 08, 2024.

The plaintiff claims that between November 2, 2023 and May 2, 2024, the Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) the Company's sales and revenue growth were not indicative of the Company's growth as it transitioned to an enterprise sales cycle; (2) that the Company faced integration challenges with its acquisition of Tagger; (3) as a result, the Company was "self inducing sales headwinds;" (4) as a result, the Company would revise fiscal year 2024 revenue guidance; and (5) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.

Those who purchased shares of Sprout Social, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPT) have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation.

Contact:
Michael Daniels
Shareholders Foundation, Inc.
3111 Camino Del Rio North
Suite 423
San Diego, CA 92108
Tel: +1-(858)-779-1554
E-Mail: mail@shareholdersfoundation.com

About Shareholders Foundation, Inc.
The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. is a professional portfolio monitoring and settlement claim filing service, and an investor advocacy group, which does research related to shareholder issues and informs investors of securities lawsuits, settlements, judgments, and other legal related news to the stock/financial market. Shareholders Foundation, Inc. is in contact with a large number of shareholders and offers help, support, and assistance for every shareholder. The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. is not a law firm. Referenced cases, investigations, and/or settlements are not filed/initiated/reached and/or are not related to Shareholders Foundation. The information is provided as a public service. It is not intended as legal advice and should not be relied upon.

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