Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) will post its Q415 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, January 27th. Analysts expect Facebook to post earnings of $0.67 per share and revenue of $5.36 billion for the quarter.

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The social networking company reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.05. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.43 earnings per share. The firm had revenue of $4.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.36 million. Facebook’s quarterly revenue was up 40.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Facebook to post $2.17 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2.88 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) opened at 97.94 on Monday. Facebook Inc has a one year low of $72.00 and a one year high of $110.65. The company’s 50-day moving average is $102.16 and its 200-day moving average is $97.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $276.97 billion and a P/E ratio of 98.33.

Several brokerages have recently commented on FB. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Facebook in a research report on Monday, January 11th. Piper Jaffray reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $155.00 price objective on shares of Facebook in a research report on Wednesday, January 6th. JMP Securities raised their price objective on shares of Facebook to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 5th. Argus raised shares of Facebook from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 15th. Finally, Raymond James reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Facebook in a research report on Friday, October 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and forty-nine have issued a buy rating to the company. The company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $120.50.

In related news, Director Marc L. Andreessen sold 141,522 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.72, for a total value of $15,386,271.84. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Christopher K. Cox sold 15,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.53, for a total value of $1,589,215.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 593,457 shares in the company, valued at $60,847,146.21. The disclosure for this sale can be found here.

Facebook, Inc. is a social networking company. The Company is engaged in developing products that enables users to connect and share through mobile devices and personal computers. It offers various services focused on people, marketers and developers. It offers various platforms for people to share their opinions, ideas, photos and videos, and to engage in other activities. Its products include Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. The Facebook mobile app and Website enables people to connect, share, discover and communicate with each other on mobile devices and personal computers. Its Messenger is a mobile-to-mobile messaging application available on iOS and Android phones. Instagram is a mobile application and Website that enables people to take photos or videos, and share them with friends and followers. WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging application and allows people to exchange messages on iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone and Nokia devices.

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