WALL STREET: Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Analysts Upgrade Facebook To ‘Buy’

Facebook’s work week began with some good news by way of Wall Street, as Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Analysts Jordan Rohan, Michael Purcell, and Nathaniel Brogadir upgraded the social network’s stock to “buy” from “hold” in a research note, MarketWatch reported.

Facebook’s work week began with some good news by way of Wall Street, as Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Analysts Jordan Rohan, Michael Purcell, and Nathaniel Brogadir upgraded the social network’s stock to “buy” from “hold” in a research note, MarketWatch reported.

The analysts said upside catalysts are being ignored, including Facebook’s potential addition to the S&P 500 index, back-to-school seasonality, monetization efforts at Facebook-owned photo-sharing network Instagram, and its new products and advertising formats, writing:

(Facebook) presents one of the most compelling investments in the Internet sector.

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