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Why Fang Holdings Ltd. Stock Skyrocketed Today

What happened

Shares of Fang Holdings Ltd.(NYSE: SFUN) were up 19.5% as of 1:20 p.m. EDT Friday after the Chinese online real estate portal announced weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter 2016 results, but revealed plans to return to an open-platform strategy going forward.

So what

Quarterly revenue fell 42% year over year, to $174.7 million, and translated to a net loss of $10.4 million, or $0.02 per American depositary share. Analysts, on average, were expecting a narrower net loss of $0.01 per share on revenue of $187.6 million.

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Fang Chairman and CEO Vincent Mo stated:

Now what

For perspective, Fang's top-line decline included a 48% decrease in e-commerce services revenue, as transaction volume was hurt by tightening Chinese regulations and the company's strategic move to scale down its rental and home furnishings business. Meanwhile, revenue from marketing services similarly declined 42% as regulatory changes hurt demand for online ads from property developers.

But in returning to its previous strategy, Fang Holdings could revitalize growth by fostering a mutually beneficial platform with its partners. So with shares still down nearly 50% over the past year even after today's pop -- and while I'm content watching its progress from the sidelines -- it's hard to blame opportunistic investors for bidding Fang Holdings stock up today.

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