
Facebook Market Cap Falls Below $600 Billion as Stock Slide Continues
The Facebook parent company Meta fell to the eighth position among the most valuable US companies following a decrease in market cap.
The Facebook parent company Meta fell to the eighth position among the most valuable US companies following a decrease in market cap.
The company said that Apple’s privacy changes have cost their ad revenue to the tune of $10 billion during the fourth quarter of 2021. The company also reported an additional $10 billion loss in its AR/VR operations.
Meta’s recent stock troubles began after Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked the acquisition of Giphy, a major GIF platform.
Meta announced its new decision following the news of the departure of David Marcus.
When Marcus leaves Facebook, former CEO at Upwork, Stephane Kasriel, will take over the position. Also, Kasriel previously worked as the head of product for Novi.
Facebook’s latest earnings reports have a mixed bag of commentary from market analysts. The company is looking to invest into new avenues while devoting significant resources towards building metaverse.
As for the third quarter operational highlights, Facebook reported that its daily active users (DAUs) came in at 1.93 billion representing a 6% rise YoY.
For achieving Facebook’s mission for metaverse, the recruitment of professionals in the field is paramount.
The world’s largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) has moved past its crucial resistance of $50,000 thereby overtaking Facebook (FB) in valuations. As Q4 2021 begins, analysts are eyeing a major bull run ahead.
The Facebook stock has risen approximately 23.27%, and 19.43% in the past year and YTD respectively.
Facebook stock has dropped 3.30%, 8.84%, and 2.82% in the past three months, one month, and five days respectively through Monday’s pre-market.
Facebook stock has gained approximately 35% and 29% in the past year and YTD respectively through Monday.
During the second-quarter earnings call in July, Facebook had predicted that the iOS updates could cause more headwinds during the third quarter than earlier.
Facebook has also announced its Portal for Business services allowing small and mid-sized businesses to deploy and remotely manage portal devices for workers.
Facebook stock has been on a winning streak since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.