Facebook Stocks are on Sale but Retail Investors Not Going for Them

    According to Bloomberg News, the so-called “bargain hunters” are not investing in the shares of the parent of Facebook, Meta Platforms Inc any longer as they used to do once upon a time. The social media stalwart declared since June 2020 the worst week as the investors stayed away from the assets that are riskier after a Federal Reserve’s “hawkish tilt”. 

    Meta witnessed a decline of 7.9% during a period of 5 sessions, which was seen to outpace the peers of mega-cap technology. However, this change was not countered by an increase in the sale from the retail investors which would aid in lifting stocks out of selloffs that took place earlier. 

    Bloomberg News reports that purchases (net) by the retail investors of the Meta stocks revolved around $40 million in the current week and barely budged, as per Vanda Research data. A similar decline in the price of stocks was recorded five weeks back that triggered a weekly influx of more than $150 million and prompted a share rebound. 

    And now the already cheaper mega-cap stocks are getting even cheaper. The stocks of Meta are less expensive as compared to 40% of the stocks recorded in the Russell 1000 Value Index. This is based on the profits that are trailing, as per Bloomberg compiled data. 

    The stock is presently down from 28 September. At this point, the Meta shares were at a record high, and the stocks of Meta are now trading at 22 times earnings. This was much before a trove of internal data was disclosed by a whistleblower, which prompted yet another episode of intense scrutiny leading to much more anger about the regulatory risks. 

    Bloomberg News also reports that due to the weakness manifested by the Meta shares, Phil Blancato, who is working as the chief executive officer at Ladenburg Thalmann Asset Management was taken aback and came as a surprise for him. While he has been anticipating that most of the highflyers in the tech world will remain under pressure as stimulus measures are being reined in by the Fed, according to him Meta is beginning to look enticing. 

    The California-based company Menlo Park’s sales have been projected to be expanding by 19% in 2022, which is much faster than Apple Inc, Alphabet Inc, and Microsoft Corp, as per average estimates of the analysts, the data being compiled by Bloomberg. 

    This can explain why Wall Street has continued to remain bullish on stocks. Out of 62 analysts, 52 analysts having been tracked by Bloomberg covered the company recommending the same. Bloomberg News also reports that as compared to buy ratings related to Apple, Meta enjoys a higher percentage and was seen to outperform the same since the beginning of the year. Meta boasts of the highest return potential based on the average price target amongst the mega-cap peers at 31%, as per data compiled by Bloomberg. 


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