Facebook Stock Price and Value Analysis

Should you buy Facebook stock? (NasdaqGS:FB). Let's see how it does in our automated value investing analysis system.

AdvantagesDisadvantagesNeutral
None.
  • This company is not making money.
  • This company is less known than others.
  • This stock looks overpriced.
  • This company has wild ups and downs.
  • This company pays no dividend.

Inside the FB Numbers

FB Price
(Facebook stock price per share)
$178.34
[?] PE Ratio versus Sector 14% lower than other Technology stocks
[?] PE Ratio versus Industry 12% higher than other Internet Content & Information stocks
[?] Cash Yield 1.47%
[?] Free Cash Flow Jitter 144%

This stock has short interest! This means that people have shorted it.

Why does that matter? They've made a bet that price will decrease from where they bought it. Maybe there are financial problems, or maybe there's a value play.

As of the latest analysis, there are 26,814,101 shares shorted. With 2,240,017,900 shares available for purchase and an average trading volume over the past 10 trading days of 35,452,850, it would take at least 0.756 days for all of the short holders to cover their shorts.

Is Facebook Stock on Sale?

Based on our analysis, we believe that you should not buy Facebook right now. It might be a good stock to own—we just can't prove it with value analysis right now. Proceed with caution.

Should You Buy FB Stock?

Does Facebook have a coherent story? Does it have a plan to continue to make money? Is it worth your time? Only you can decide where to go from here. Our investment guide helps you ask the right questions, including how to buy stocks. Use these research links for more information.