NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Nov 28, 2014) - Pomerantz LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Millennial Media, Inc. ("Millennial Media" or the "Company") (
If you are a shareholder who purchased Millennial Media securities during the Class Period, you have until December 1, 2014 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com . To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at rswilloughby@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll free, x237. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and number of shares purchased.
Millennial Media is a digital advertising company that provides advertising services focused on the mobile computing segment, such as smartphones that run Apple, Inc.'s iOS operating system, Google, Inc.'s Android operating system, or other operating systems.
The Complaint alleges that prior to Millennial Media's IPO and throughout the Class Period, the Company touted its proprietary technology and data platform, referred to as "MYDAS," as a solution for both application developers and advertisers insofar as MYDAS and its component services allowed for both: (1) the easy and effective integration of Millennial Media advertising into mobile applications by developers; and (2) the flexible targeting and accurate reporting of advertising campaigns for advertisers. Millennial Media also claimed that the features and performance of its MYDAS platform were drawing customers and that its strategic acquisitions were enhancing the Company's existing capabilities.
On February 19, 2013, after the close of the markets, the Company issued a press release announcing revenue for the fourth quarter of 2012 of $58 million -- sharply below analysts' expectations of $62.9 million. Millennial Media also gave disappointing revenue guidance for 2013 and disclosed that it would acquire Metaresolver Inc. ("Metaresolver"). Millennial Media's poor results, weak guidance, and its need to acquire Metaresolver arose out of ongoing problems with the Company's then-existing technologies, such as the MYDAS platform's inability to provide accurate and reliable records of end-users clicks and actions, which were driving clients away. In response to this partial disclosure of the true state of the Company's proprietary software and related technologies, Millennial Media's stock price fell $5.38 per share, or 37.54 percent, to close at $8.95 per share on February 20, 2013.
On May 7, 2014, after the markets had closed, Millennial Media issued a press release reporting revenue for the first quarter of 2014 below analysts' projections and dour revenue guidance for the coming quarter of between $70 million and $75 million, well below analysts' projections of $96.4 million. Additionally, the Company revealed that its Chief Financial Officer, Michael B. Avon, would step down from his role as of July 1, 2014 to "pursue other career interests." In response to the disclosure of the true state of the Company's competitive position, low revenue visibility, poor outlook for growth and the deleterious effects of its weak and underdeveloped technology on its prospects, Millennial Media's stock price fell $1.99 per share, or 37.20 percent, to close at $3.36 per share following the next trading session on May 8, 2014.
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