NASDAQ:FB Facebook Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Facebook, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $257.02 +2.20 (+0.86 %) (As of 09/28/2020 03:21 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$254.84Now: $257.02▼$259.7450-Day Range$248.15MA: $270.04▼$303.9152-Week Range$137.10Now: $257.02▼$304.67Volume694,114 shsAverage Volume23.78 million shsMarket Capitalization$732.20 billionP/E Ratio31.38Dividend YieldN/ABeta1.25 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Facebook, Inc. provides various products to connect and share through mobile devices, personal computers, and other surfaces worldwide. The company's products include Facebook that enables people to connect, share, discover, and communicate with each other on mobile devices and personal computers; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and messages; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, groups, and businesses across platforms and devices; and WhatsApp, a messaging application for use by people and businesses to communicate in a private way. It also provides Oculus, a hardware, software, and developer ecosystem, which allows people to come together and connect with each other through its Oculus virtual reality products. As of December 31, 2018, it had approximately 1.52 billion daily active users. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingFacebook has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.89, and is based on 40 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $283.36, Facebook has a forecasted upside of 10.5% from its current price of $256.32.Amount of Analyst CoverageFacebook has been the subject of 31 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 3.7 Community Rank Outperform VotesFacebook has received 4,333 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesFacebook has received 1,574 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentFacebook has received 73.35% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Facebook and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe FB will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe FB will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldFacebook does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthFacebook does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Facebook insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $9,215,777.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 14.14% of the stock of Facebook is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions65.31% of the stock of Facebook is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Facebook are expected to grow by 29.03% in the coming year, from $8.06 to $10.40 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Facebook is 31.30, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.11.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Facebook is 31.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 60.24.Price to Earnings Growth RatioFacebook has a PEG Ratio of 1.75. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioFacebook has a P/B Ratio of 7.23. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.4Community Rank: 3.7Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.00 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related Sub-IndustryInternet Software & Services SectorComputer and Technology Current SymbolNASDAQ:FB Previous Symbol CUSIP30303M10 CIK1326801 Webwww.facebook.com Phone650-618-7714Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio6.02 Quick Ratio6.02Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio31.38 Forward P/E Ratio31.89 P/E Growth1.75 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$70.70 billion Price / Sales10.36 Cash Flow$8.20 per share Price / Cash Flow31.33 Book Value$35.43 per share Price / Book7.25Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$6.43 Net Income$18.49 billion Net Margins31.29% Return on Equity22.90% Return on Assets17.56%Miscellaneous Employees44,942 Outstanding Shares2,848,816,000Market Cap$732.20 billion Next Earnings Date11/4/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $257.02 +2.20 (+0.86 %) (As of 09/28/2020 03:21 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive FB News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for FB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) Frequently Asked Questions How has Facebook's stock been impacted by COVID-19? Facebook's stock was trading at $170.21 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FB shares have increased by 50.8% and is now trading at $256.74. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Facebook? 46 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Facebook in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings, 40 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Facebook. When is Facebook's next earnings date? Facebook is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Facebook. How were Facebook's earnings last quarter? Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 30th. The social networking company reported $1.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.36. The social networking company had revenue of $18.69 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.29 billion. Facebook had a return on equity of 22.90% and a net margin of 31.29%. View Facebook's earnings history. What price target have analysts set for FB? 46 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Facebook's stock. Their forecasts range from $195.00 to $330.00. On average, they expect Facebook's stock price to reach $283.36 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Facebook. What are Wall Street analysts saying about Facebook stock? Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Facebook stock: 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Facebook is benefiting from growth in Instagram Stories and Feed, and expanding user base in the Asia Pacific. The company helped people connect during the coronavirus pandemic. Notably, voice and video calling more than doubled on Messenger and WhatsApp. The launch of Messenger Rooms for video call, which can accommodate 50 people, and WhatsApp video support for up to eight users are noteworthy in this regard. Further, the GIPHY buyout will boost user engagement. However, Facebook expects ad-sales to be hurt by weakness in travel and automotive industry. The company didn’t provide any specific revenue guidance for the second quarter of 2020 as well as the full year. Moreover, higher operating expense is expected to dent the operating margin in 2020 due to sluggish revenue growth. Shares have outperformed the industry on a year-to-date basis." (6/12/2020) 2. Jefferies Financial Group Inc analysts commented, "NEW YORK (dpa-AFX Analyser) – Das Analysehaus Jefferies hat das Kursziel fur Facebook von 235 auf 225 US-Dollar gesenkt, aber die Einstufung auf Buy" belassen. Die Werbeerlose der US-Internetkonzerne konnten sich in der gegenwartigen Corona-Krise schlechter entwickeln als wahrend der Finanzkrise 2008/2009, schrieb Analyst Brent Thill in einer am Montag vorliegenden Branchenstudie. Der Experte reduzierte seine 2020er Umsatzprognosen fur die betreffenden Unternehmen um 3 bis 16 Prozent./edh Veroffentlichung der Original-Studie: 05.04.2020 / 19:25 / ET Erstmalige Weitergabe der Original-Studie: 05.04.2020 / 19:25 / ET Hinweis: Informationen zur Offenlegungspflicht bei Interessenkonflikten im Sinne von § 85 Abs. 1 WpHG, Art. 20 VO (EU) 596/2014 fur das genannte Analysten-Haus finden Sie unter http://web.dpa-afx.de/offenlegungspflicht/offenlegungs_pflicht.html." (4/6/2020) Has Facebook been receiving favorable news coverage? News articles about FB stock have been trending very negative recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Facebook earned a coverage optimism score of -3.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the social networking company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Facebook. Are investors shorting Facebook? Facebook saw a decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 22,390,000 shares, a decline of 11.3% from the August 31st total of 25,240,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 26,490,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.9% of the company's stock are sold short. View Facebook's Short Interest. Who are some of Facebook's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Facebook include Equinix (EQIX), SEA (SE), eBay (EBAY), Twitter (TWTR), CoStar Group (CSGP), Verisign (VRSN), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), ANGI Homeservices (ANGI), LogMeIn (LOGM), Stamps.com (STMP), Envestnet (ENV), LivePerson (LPSN), J2 Global (JCOM), SPS Commerce (SPSC) and Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Facebook own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Facebook investors own include Alibaba Group (BABA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), General Electric (GE), Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA), Canopy Growth (CGC), Walt Disney (DIS), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Alphabet (GOOG). Who are Facebook's key executives? Facebook's management team includes the following people: Mr. Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, Founder, Chairman & CEO (Age 35)Mr. David M. Wehner, Chief Financial Officer (Age 50)Ms. Sheryl Kara Sandberg, COO & Director (Age 50)Mr. Michael T. Schroepfer, Chief Technology Officer (Age 44)Ms. Susan Jannifer Simone Taylor, Chief Accounting Officer (Age 50) What is Facebook's stock symbol? Facebook trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FB." Who are Facebook's major shareholders? Facebook's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (6.60%), BlackRock Inc. (5.66%), FMR LLC (4.35%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.85%), Jennison Associates LLC (0.52%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.39%). Company insiders that own Facebook stock include Christopher K Cox, Colin Stretch, David B Fischer, David M Wehner, Jennifer Newstead, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Todd Schroepfer, Peter Thiel, Sheryl Sandberg and Susan JS Taylor. View institutional ownership trends for Facebook. Which institutional investors are selling Facebook stock? FB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Advisor Group Holdings Inc., Manning & Napier Group LLC, Harvard Management Co. Inc., Banco Santander S.A., State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Vanguard Group Inc., AQR Capital Management LLC, and Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.. Company insiders that have sold Facebook company stock in the last year include David B Fischer, David M Wehner, Jennifer Newstead, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Todd Schroepfer, Peter Thiel, Sheryl Sandberg, and Susan JS Taylor. View insider buying and selling activity for Facebook. Which institutional investors are buying Facebook stock? FB stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC, GQG Partners LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Jennison Associates LLC, Nordea Investment Management AB, BlackRock Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, and Third Point LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Facebook. How do I buy shares of Facebook? Shares of FB can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Facebook's stock price today? One share of FB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $256.74. How big of a company is Facebook? Facebook has a market capitalization of $731.41 billion and generates $70.70 billion in revenue each year. The social networking company earns $18.49 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.43 on an earnings per share basis. Facebook employs 44,942 workers across the globe. What is Facebook's official website? The official website for Facebook is www.facebook.com. How can I contact Facebook? Facebook's mailing address is 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA, 94025. The social networking company can be reached via phone at 650-618-7714 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 9/28/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. 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