GoPro Shares Crash After Company Puts Itself Up For Sale

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GoPro shares were clobbered on Monday after several developments were revealed that had investors nervous.

The company’s CEO Nick Woodman announced on Monday that he would consider a partnership or a sale of the company.

According to sources familiar with the situation, the company has already hired J.P. Morgan Chase to find a buyer.

The company is also cutting 20% of its global workforce and issued weak financial guidance.

Woodman said to CNBC, “If there are opportunities for us to unite with a bigger parent company to scale GoPro even bigger, that is something that we would look at.”

Shares were down nearly 20% after Wall Street learned about everything going on.

For the fourth quarter, GoPro is expecting revenue of around $340 million. Previously the company had forecast revenue of $470 million.

Disclaimer: We have no position in GoPro Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO) and have not been compensated for this article.