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Ali Mogharabi
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Strong 3Q Results Overshadowed by Guidance for Lower Revenue Growth and Higher Expenses in 2017

Facebook’s third-quarter results came in ahead of expectations with strong user and ad revenue growth, and we think these results validate our wide moat rating on Facebook as it remains the market leader in the social-networking space and one of the leaders in the overall online ad market. We note that Facebook needs to continue to invest in innovation to further differentiate itself from competitors such as Snap Inc. For this reason, management hinted at growth acceleration in operating expense...
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Facebook Inc. Class A

Facebook is building and engaging products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, and in-home devices. The company's products include: Facebook, which enables people to connect, share, discover, and communicate with each other on mobile devices and personal computers; Instagram, which is a place where people can express themselves through photos, videos, and private messaging, and explore their interests in businesses, creators and communities; Messenger and WhatsApp, which are messaging applications; and Oculus, which connects people through its Oculus virtual reality products.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Ali Mogharabi

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