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Here Comes The Hardware; With A Hefty Price
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Here Comes The Hardware; With A Hefty Price
June 18, 2026 | 01:12 ET~
Snap, Inc.
SNAP-NYSE Rating Price: Jun-17 Target Total Rtn Online Advertising & AI
Outperform $4.74 $15.00 216%
Brian J. Pitz Analyst
brian.pitz@bmo.com (212) 671-8052
David Lustberg VP Associate
Here Comes The Hardware; With A Hefty Price David.lustberg@bmo.com (332) 274-9716
Charlotte O'Hanlon Associate
charlotte.ohanlon@bmo.com (347) 514-0382
Bottom Line: Stan Velikov, CFA VP Associate
SNAP announced SPECS, its augmented reality glasses, priced at $2,195. The Fall 2026E stan.velikov@bmo.com (415) 216-2047
launch will test SNAP's ability to capture share in the growing and competitive AI Michael Arias Associate
wearable space, which includes near-term competition from META and future launches Michael.Arias@bmo.com (332) 274-9760
from several other big-tech competitors. Our estimates are unchanged, as we highlight Legal Entity: BMO Capital Markets Corp.
every 100k of SPECS unit sales will drive $220M in revenue, or 3.25% of SNAP's 2026E 2YR Price Volume Chart
revenue. We expect minimal near-term contribution, as form factor adoption is still in 18
its early stages. Maintain Outperform and $15 Target Price. 1614
Key Points 10 300
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SPECS Augmented Reality Glasses are Finally Coming — Launching this Fall in the 4 100
US/UK/France for $2,195, SPECS glasses include 4 hours of mixed-use battery life, a 2 0 Dec Jun Dec Jun
wireless charger, and a charging case that provides 4 additional full charges, ultimately LHS: Price ($) / RHS: Volume (mm) Source: FactSet
supporting all-day use. Encouragingly, SNAP highlighted that it has filed 7k+ patents Company Data in $
related to SPECS/AR, underscoring its goal to maintain its innovation leadership in
Dividend $0.00 Shares O/S (mm) 1,657.2
augmented reality.
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