Social networking platforms like Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) have to depend very heavily on advertising revenues. There are other ways of making money like subscriptions and payment charges but at the end of the day, the amount remains insignificant. Facebook has seen advertising revenues rise by an impressive 76% y-on-y basis in 2013. They now contribute $7 billion to the company’s coffers. The company has also managed the transition to the mobile platform very smoothly. This aspect is very important as the mobile advertisement market is expected to grow by 75% in 2014. The launch of video advertisement is also a big plus as the company can continue to lead the competitors. Facebook leads the competitors in almost all the segments; it has a strong user base, its revenue model is well accepted and most important, it is showing healthy growth in all avenues. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) shares after opening at $67.19 moved to $67.36 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $64.10. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) showed a negative weekly performance of -6.75%.
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) calls traded at a faster-than-usual clip yesterday, with speculators looking to next week, when Alibaba Group — of which YHOO is a primary shareholder — will hold the kickoff meeting for its planned U.S. IPO. By the close, YHOO saw roughly 58,000 calls change hands, representing a 30% mark-up to its average daily call volume, and more than double the number of puts exchanged. Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) shares fell -3.32% in last trading session and ended the day on $36.68. Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) yearly performance is 57.70%.
Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) is restructuring its business, and analysts at RBS are watching over patent monetization and capital returns as further catalysts to push the stock price to their best case scenario of $11. A delay in conclusion of the deal with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), and an ongoing tussle with Indian tax authorities may result in some volatility for the stock, believe RBS analysts Mark Sue and Ameet Prabhu, who view dips as a buying opportunity. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) year to date performance is -10.97%.
Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) is a US based semiconductor device manufacturer. The company is one of the world’s leading providers of memory technology. In terms of market share Micron is at fifth place globally with a market share of 3.7% in year 2012 Micron was at tenth place globally, this increase can be majorly attributed to growth of global memory market. Around 90% of company’s total revenue is attributed to DRAM and NAND memory devices. Around 50% of company’s revenue comes from DRAM segment. DRAM is short-term memory device used in computers. With a decrease in sales of personal computers DRAM industry was under stress but with advent of smartphones and tablets DRAM industry is growing again. Micron is second largest player in DRAM industry after Samsung with market share of around 14% while market share of Samsung is around 18.2%. Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) weekly performance is -1.88%. On last trading day company shares ended up $23.38.
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