Set Your TV on March 25, 2018 For Sunday Morning Weekend Today in Central NY on NBC 3

IS FACEBOOK STILL A GROWTH STOCK AND SHOULD IT STILL BE PURCHASED?

• Facebook has come under scrutiny because of the misuse of the company’s data.
• The return for FB over the last five years is almost 600% even with the recent pullback.
• Recently FB has had several problems including users reducing the time they spend on the site as well as a decline in active users.
• Facebook has had a meteoric rise and some slowdown should be anticipated.
• The stock is selling below its anticipated growth rate of 47%.
• Misuse of the data may result in fewer users and consequently lower revenues for ads; however this will probably be a short term event.
• Generally when a company has a significant crisis it is a buying opportunity. There are exceptions.
• Some investors may not want to purchase FB on moral grounds.