May 18, 2012, 10.17 PM IST

Facebook gets early brokerage 'sell' rating

Facebook Inc received what may be its first "sell" rating on Friday, from Pivotal Research Group, which also set a target price of $30 for the stock.

Source: Reuters
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Facebook gets early brokerage 'sell' rating
Facebook Inc received what may be its first "sell" rating on Friday, from Pivotal Research Group, which also set a target price of USD 30 for the stock.


Shares in the No. 1 social network fizzled in their debut on Friday, managing an 18% gain before backtracking to trade close to their USD 38 initial public offering price.


"We are wary of the disconnect between revenue growth and operating/capital expense growth expectations," Pivotal analyst Brian Wieser said in a research note. "The market is pricing Facebook as a less risky asset than Google , which we believe is simply not the case."


Facebook shares were up nearly 8% to USD 40.82 on the Nasdaq.


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