NASDAQ:FB - Facebook Stock Price, Forecast & News

Facebook trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FB."

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The social networking company reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.21. The social networking company earned $17.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.35 billion. Facebook had a net margin of 27.08% and a return on equity of 20.39%. Facebook's revenue was up 28.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.76 earnings per share. View Facebook's Earnings History.

Facebook is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 29th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Facebook.

Facebook will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, January 29th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

49 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Facebook's shares. Their forecasts range from $164.62 to $300.00. On average, they expect Facebook's stock price to reach $240.92 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Facebook.

49 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Facebook in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 46 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Facebook.

Media coverage about FB stock has been trending very positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Facebook earned a news sentiment score of 3.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the social networking company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Facebook.

Facebook saw a drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 26,820,000 shares, a drop of 10.4% from the December 15th total of 29,930,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 13,540,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. Approximately 1.1% of the company's stock are sold short. View Facebook's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Facebook include Equinix (EQIX), eBay (EBAY), Twitter (TWTR), Verisign (VRSN), CoStar Group (CSGP), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), SEA (SE), J2 Global (JCOM), ANGI Homeservices (ANGI), LogMeIn (LOGM), Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD), Envestnet (ENV), Cimpress (CMPR), LivePerson (LPSN) and Yelp (YELP).

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), Canopy Growth (CGC), Tesla (TSLA), Bank of America (BAC), Alphabet (GOOG) and Walt Disney (DIS).

Facebook's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include DNB Asset Management AS (0.11%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.11%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.05%), Johanson Financial Advisors Inc. (0.04%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.03%) and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.03%). Company insiders that own Facebook stock include Christopher K Cox, Colin Stretch, David B Fischer, David M Wehner, Jan Koum, Jennifer Newstead, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Todd Schroepfer, Peter Thiel, Sheryl Sandberg and Susan JS Taylor. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Facebook.

FB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Tocqueville Asset Management L.P., Artemis Investment Management LLP, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Occidental Asset Management LLC, Ironvine Capital Partners LLC, Evanson Asset Management LLC and Marathon Asset Management LLP. Company insiders that have sold Facebook company stock in the last year include Christopher K Cox, Colin Stretch, David B Fischer, David M Wehner, Jennifer Newstead, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel, Sheryl Sandberg and Susan JS Taylor. View Insider Buying and Selling for Facebook.

FB stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., DNB Asset Management AS, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Manning & Napier Group LLC, Belmont Capital LLC, Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. and Janney Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for 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.

One share of FB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $219.76.

Facebook has a market capitalization of $626.70 billion and generates $55.84 billion in revenue each year. The social networking company earns $22.11 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.57 on an earnings per share basis. Facebook employs 35,587 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Facebook.

The official website for Facebook is http://www.facebook.com/.

Facebook's mailing address is 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA, 94025. The social networking company can be reached via phone at 650-543-4800 or via email at [email protected]