The shares for Facebook Inc(NASDAQ:FB), have seen a varying performance across the different indices. While the shares outperformed at the S&P 500 by 3.67% in the past week, they seemed to underperform at the same index for the past four weeks by 0.49%. The shares have gained in the past four weeks. Last week, the shares gained about 4.61%.
The shares for the firm have rallied over the past one year by 26.76%. The shares had recorded a price $99.24 on the 21st of July, which was the one year high for the firm; similarly the firm had recorded a one year low on 24th of August. The firm’s 50 day and 200 day moving average have been recorded at $92.13 and $87.31 respectively. The year to date performance has dropped by 0.38% over the past three months.
On the user growth and user base front, Facebook is doing a remarkable job. The user base is considerably high for Facebook, which has also affected its stock performance in a positive manner. On Friday, the firm’s stocks were recorded as the highest gainers. The firm opened at $96.18, and went on to achieve a high of $97.59 before sinking at $95.35. The share volume traded for the day was recorded at 25,412,856. According to the analysts’ prediction, Facebook will achieve a short term price target of $113.42. The EPS for the firm is estimated at $0.56
Facebook, Inc. operates as a social networking company worldwide. It provides a set of development tools and application programming interfaces that enable developers to integrate with Facebook to create mobile and Web applications.
The past week was good for Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) too. On the 22nd of October, 2015, the firm will post its financial results for the third quarter, just after the markets close for that day. On Friday, the firm opened at $47.23. It attained close to 1.06% and closed at $47.51. The weekly performance of the stocks rose by 0.85% for the day. The stocks went up by 1.06% mid-day trading on Friday. The total volume traded on the day was 26,450,334. The firm has recorded a 50 day and 200 day average at $44.64 and $45.35 respectively. The firm’s market capitalization at present is recorded at $378.98 Bn. The one year high and low price for the stocks of the firm has been recorded at $39.72 and $50.05 respectively.
The report released in July beat the estimated EPS of $0.56 by $0.06 and recorded at $0.62. This quarter earnings are being awaited, especially after a good performance of the firm at the stock markets. Analysts have forecasted an EPS of $2.69 for the current fiscal year for the firm.
Microsoft Corporation, a technology company, develops, licenses, and supports software products, services, and devices worldwide. The companys Devices and Consumer (D&C) Licensing segment licenses Windows operating system and related software; Microsoft Office for consumers; and Windows Phone operating system.
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