Financial Pundits Express Both Optimism, Pessimism On Sodastream International Ltd

Sodastream International Ltd (NASDAQ: SODA) stocks were halted before the market open Tuesday after negative preliminary earnings results were reported.

The company’s revenue is hovering around $125 million, almost 20 percent less than the Capital IQ estimate of $153 million.

Financial pundits took to Twitter with their varied reactions.

There were quite a few comparisons to what happened when GT Advanced Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: GTAT) announced bankruptcy on Monday:

In case there wasnt enough post facto causal attribution or rubberneck post-mortem with $GTAT yesterday, here's $SODA pic.twitter.com/Ij8B6mC4ZW

— Andrew Kassen (@andrewunknown) October 7, 2014

Perhaps $SODA will declare an emergency surprise bankruptcy too, just like $GTAT. One can only hope of such things

— The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) October 7, 2014

What if $SODA is next $GTAT? They have already been rumored with $KO $PEP $SBUX .... who is left? How will mkt react?

— Greg Harmon, CMT (@harmongreg) October 7, 2014

Many had a pessimistic view on Sodastream:

No $SODA takeover. But awful sales guidance. I don't think this stock will "pop" once it resumes trading.

— Paul R. La Monica (@LaMonicaBuzz) October 7, 2014

Congrats to @AlderLaneeggs for the right call: $SODA a disaster.

— Herb Greenberg (@herbgreenberg) October 7, 2014

No one drinks $SODA anymore. This isn't 1991

— The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) October 7, 2014

$SODA getting smoked this morning, no position on

— KeeneOnTheMarket.com (@KeeneOnMarket) October 7, 2014

But others were somewhat optimistic:

this sodastream getting crushed is so nice. Look at this thing: $SODA pic.twitter.com/uZgu2AhqEC

— J.C. Parets (@allstarcharts) October 7, 2014

can't wait to see the breakdown of the $SODA miss. if the intl biz held up, there's more digging to do here.

— Aron Pinson (@MicroFundy) October 7, 2014