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Increased Earnings Estimates Seen for Facebook (FB): Can It Move Higher?

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Facebook, Inc. is an Internet Services company that could be an interesting play for investors. That is because, not only does the stock have decent short-term momentum, but it is seeing solid activity on the earnings estimate revision front as well.

These positive earnings estimate revisions suggest that analysts are becoming more optimistic on FB’s earnings for the coming quarter and year. In fact, consensus estimates have moved sharply higher for both of these time frames over the past four weeks, suggesting that Facebook could be a solid choice for investors.

Current Quarter Estimates for FB

In the past 30 days, 6 estimates has gone higher for Facebook, with no downward revisions in the same time period. The trend has been pretty favorable too, with estimates increasing from 54 cents a share 30 days ago, to 62 cents a share today, a move of 14.8%.

Current Year Estimates for FB

Meanwhile, Facebook’s current year figures are also looking quite promising, with 7 estimates moving higher in the past month, with no downward revisions. The consensus estimate trend has also seen a boost for this time frame, narrowing down from $2.39 per share 30 days ago to $2.80 per share today, an increase of 17.2%.

Bottom Line

The stock has also started to move higher lately, adding 5.3% over the past four weeks, suggesting that investors are starting to take note of this impressive story. So investors may definitely want to consider this Zacks Rank #1 ( Strong Buy) stock to profit in the near future.

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