{"id":11484,"date":"2022-07-14T06:20:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=11484"},"modified":"2022-07-14T06:20:45","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:20:45","slug":"why-did-facebook-stock-drop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-did-facebook-stock-drop","title":{"rendered":"Why Did Facebook Stock Drop?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f9d26f8dfc9\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f9d26f8dfc9\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f9d26f8dfc9\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-did-facebook-stock-drop\/#Why_Did_Facebook_Stock_Drop\" title=\"Why Did Facebook Stock Drop?\">Why Did Facebook Stock Drop?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-did-facebook-stock-drop\/#Metas_stock_fell_because_it_lied_about_the_value_of_the_company\" title=\"Meta&#8217;s stock fell because it lied about the value of the company\">Meta&#8217;s stock fell because it lied about the value of the company<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-did-facebook-stock-drop\/#Competition_from_TikTok\" title=\"Competition from TikTok\">Competition from TikTok<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-did-facebook-stock-drop\/#Lack_of_growth_outside_of_its_main_market_in_the_US\" title=\"Lack of growth outside of its main market in the U.S.\">Lack of growth outside of its main market in the U.S.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-did-facebook-stock-drop\/#Cambridge_Analytica_scandal\" title=\"Cambridge Analytica scandal\">Cambridge Analytica scandal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-did-facebook-stock-drop\/#Rebranding\" title=\"Rebranding\">Rebranding<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Did_Facebook_Stock_Drop\"><\/span>Why Did Facebook Stock Drop?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/iA0IwtS.jpg\" alt=\"why did facebook stock drop\">  <\/p>\n<p>Facebook stock fell by 20% in early trading on Monday, following a flurry of negative news. The company rebranded as Meta to emphasize its commitment to the &#8220;metaverse,&#8221; which Zuckerberg has described as &#8220;an immersive virtual world.&#8221; The company has also faced a number of challenges, including misinformation and antitrust regulations. Moreover, Zuckerberg has received some blowback for his secret deal with Google in 2018, which gave the social network special privileges on the ad platform. Despite the recent news, the company has been worried about changes in Apple&#8217;s policy for years. Apple&#8217;s policy announcement resulted in a war of words between Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Tim Cook.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Metas_stock_fell_because_it_lied_about_the_value_of_the_company\"><\/span>Meta&#8217;s stock fell because it lied about the value of the company<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While many people believe Meta&#8217;s rebranding to become an independent company was a distraction strategy, it&#8217;s not. The company has been rebranding multiple times, and the recent scandal has only served to make it more difficult for investors to buy its stock. But, investors can&#8217;t ignore the company&#8217;s underlying value. The company controls a large part of the social identity of the average person, and it&#8217;s the only one that can do so.<\/p>\n<p>A day ago, Meta crossed the line into &#8220;uncovered territory&#8221; when it announced a disappointing quarter. While the company&#8217;s revenue growth was expected to slow, it warned that changes in Apple&#8217;s ad tracking settings would cost the company $10 billion this year. As a result, Meta&#8217;s stock price plunged 26% and wiped hundreds of billions of dollars off its market cap.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Competition_from_TikTok\"><\/span>Competition from TikTok<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the last quarter, Facebook&#8217;s user growth stopped growing and was stagnant for the first time in its history. The news sent Meta Platforms Inc&#8217;s stock down 20% in premarket trading, wiping $200 billion from its market value. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted that the company faces stiff competition from TikTok, a popular viral video app. While the company is investing billions into building its rival&#8217;s platform, the competition is having a negative impact on Facebook&#8217;s growth.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the influx of TikTok content, Facebook executives had been closely monitoring the competitor. The social network was worried that the app could copy Facebook&#8217;s video-sharing platform. In response, executives had discussed a redesign of Facebook&#8217;s news feed. This may explain why Facebook stock dropped. In addition to the redesign, Facebook is planning to merge Messenger and Instagram. Both will mimic TikTok&#8217;s messaging features.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lack_of_growth_outside_of_its_main_market_in_the_US\"><\/span>Lack of growth outside of its main market in the U.S.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The failure of many middle market companies to grow is a reflection of the broader economic landscape. Publicly traded companies typically receive the vast majority of attention from academics, the media, and public policy makers, while U.S. middle market companies tend to be ignored or remain in the shadows. But this lack of support for middle market enterprises isn&#8217;t a peculiar US problem. In Germany, the &#8220;Mittelstand&#8221; companies account for about 60% of jobs and are widely regarded as investment opportunities.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cambridge_Analytica_scandal\"><\/span>Cambridge Analytica scandal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The stock price of Facebook dropped 8 percent on Tuesday following the hearing. The company&#8217;s market value fell by $38 billion &#8211; less than the value of Delta Airlines &#8211; as a result. The news caused another drop in Facebook stock &#8211; Instagram co-founders resigned on Sept. 24. Instagram is a popular social network for teens, which Facebook acquired in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Mark Zuckerberg had warned that Facebook&#8217;s popularity would suffer in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which revealed that a British political consulting firm had harvested 50 million Facebook profiles without permission. The backlash that followed the revelations led elected officials to demand answers from the company. The company had already been losing about $134 billion in value, but the resulting downfall led many investors to dump their stock.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rebranding\"><\/span>Rebranding<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The rebranding of Facebook comes amid controversy surrounding the company&#8217;s business model. The parent company, Meta, has been refocused on the new digital era. Its business model involves tracking users&#8217; personal information and selling it back to them. As a result, Meta has lost about 30% of its market value. The rebranding coincided with the testimony of Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen before the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The rebranding is also related to the fallout from the &#8220;Facebook Papers,&#8221; a collection of internal documents from the company compiled by a former employee turned whistleblower. It is the source of multiple complaints to the Securities and Exchange Commission and more than a dozen reports. Meanwhile, the company has come under fire for not doing enough to stem the flood of hate speech and misinformation on its site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Did Facebook Stock Drop? Facebook stock fell by 20% in early trading on Monday, following a flurry of negative news. 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