--- title: "Roblox Shares Slide Friday: What's Driving The Action?" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286581734.md" description: "Roblox Corp (NYSE: RBLX) shares fell 2.61% to $42.58 as investors reacted to a guidance cut for FY2026 adjusted revenue, now projected at $7.33 billion–$7.6 billion, down from $8.28 billion–$8.55 billion. Despite a 35% increase in daily active users and a 43% rise in bookings, concerns over revenue growth persist, leaving the stock vulnerable amid bearish market conditions." datetime: "2026-05-15T14:12:00.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/286581734.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286581734.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/286581734.md) --- # Roblox Shares Slide Friday: What's Driving The Action? **Roblox Corp ( RBLX )** shares are trading lower Friday morning as investors continue weighing the company's guidance reset against signs that engagement is still holding up. - Roblox ( RBLX ) stock is feeling bearish pressure. What’s weighing on RBLX shares? ## What To Watch: Roblox’s Revenue Guidance Cut The latest debate centers on Roblox ( RBLX ) cutting FY2026 adjusted revenue guidance to a $7.33 billion–$7.6 billion range from $8.28 billion–$8.55 billion, even as it reported improving usage metrics. It also guided for second-quarter adjusted revenue of $1.55 billion–$1.61 billion versus a $1.83 billion Street consensus, keeping "outlook risk" in focus. Roblox's ( RBLX ) monetization signals are still flashing growth, with average monthly unique payers up 52% to 31 million even as the guide-down reset the valuation debate. That mix can leave the stock vulnerable on risk-off days, because traders tend to fade "good usage" when the revenue path is the variable. Roblox's ( RBLX ) dip comes even after daily active users rose 35% to 132 million and bookings climbed 43% year over year to $1.7 billion, keeping the tape focused on forward expectations rather than current demand. ## Critical Levels To Watch For RBLX Stock The longer-term trend is still pointed down: Roblox ( RBLX ) is trading 16.3% below its 20-day SMA, 22.6% below its 50-day SMA, 33.6% below its 100-day SMA, and 53.4% below its 200-day SMA. With the 20-day SMA below the 50-day SMA and the death cross that formed in December 2025, rallies tend to get treated as counter-trend until price can reclaim those moving-average zones. For momentum, MACD is the cleaner read right now: it's below its signal line and the histogram is negative, which suggests upside pressure is fading versus the prior upswing unless buyers can reassert control. If you're watching for a "repair" phase, the February swing high is the nearer-term reference on the upside, while the May swing low is the level bears don't want to see break again. - **Key Resistance**: $60.00 — a round-number level that lines up with the broader 50-day zone where rebounds often stall in downtrends - **Key Support**: $42.00 — near the recent low area and close to the bottom of the current 52-week range ## What Is Roblox And How Does It Make Money? Roblox ( RBLX ) operates a free-to-play online video game platform with nearly 150 million daily active users, built around a creator ecosystem and a virtual economy that runs on the Robux currency. The platform hosts millions of games made by creators ranging from kids to professional studios, and Roblox ( RBLX ) provides the tools and distribution that let those experiences reach users. Creators earn money when users make optional in-game purchases and through real-world advertising, and Roblox ( RBLX ) takes a cut of those transactions. That's why guidance changes can hit the stock hard: expectations for revenue and bookings are tightly tied to engagement, payer growth and how much users spend inside the ecosystem. ## RBLX Stock Price Activity On Friday **RBLX Stock Price Activity:** Roblox ( RBLX ) shares were down 2.61% at $42.58 at the time of publication on Friday, according to Benzinga Pro data. **Read Also: Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Futures Drop As Trump Concludes China Visit—Figma, Dlocal, Winnebago Industries In Focus** _Image: Shutterstock_ ### Related Stocks - [RBLX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/RBLX.US.md) - [GAMR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GAMR.US.md) - [RBLY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/RBLY.US.md) - [ESPO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ESPO.US.md) - [BJK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BJK.US.md) - [NERD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NERD.US.md) - [HERO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/HERO.US.md) - [RBLU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/RBLU.US.md) - [.DJI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJI.US.md) - [.SPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md) - [FIG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FIG.US.md) - [DLO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DLO.US.md) - [WGO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WGO.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Roblox Announces Inaugural Share Repurchase Program | RBLX Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286963049.md) - [Roblox To Repurchase Up To $3 Bln Of Common Stock](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286989542.md) - [Children’s advocacy groups ask FTC to investigate Roblox](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287117546.md) - [BUZZ-Roblox rises after announcing first-ever share buyback](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287034761.md) - [US watchdog urged to probe Roblox over child safety and marketing](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287042921.md)