Youssef Squali

In an industry-wide Internet and media note on Tuesday, Youssef Squali of Cantor Fitzgerald explained why Instagram is now more important to markets than ever before. When Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) acquired Instagram for $1 billion, some analysts and investors questioned the price tag Facebook paid...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is scheduled to report its third quarter results on Tuesday after market close. Youssef Squali of Cantor Fitzgerald is expecting Facebook to report $3.1298 billion in revenue, representing a 55.2 percent year-over-year increase. EBITDA is expected to be $2.0234 billion,...

Youssef Squali of Cantor Fitzgerald reduced the price target on eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) from $63 to $60 after the company reported in line results but used the strength in PayPal to offset weakness in Marketplaces. Shares remain Buy rated. This price target bakes in a stable (but not growing)...

Cantor Fitzgerald maintained its Buy rating and $500 price target on Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and saw more growth ahead from a European launch. Analyst Youssef Squali commented that he expects "Netflix to report solid 3Q 2014 results on October 15, with strength across both the U.S....

In a note released Thursday, Cantor analyst Youssef Squali detailed his view of how Apple Pay will impact Paypal. Squali said, due to the scope -- point-sale and in-app purchase limited to iPhone 6 and Apple Watch -- Apple Pay is likely to have a limited impact on PayPal's revenue in the...

Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) led the pack among social media users in July, with so-called unique visitor growth up nearly four percent. The data, from ComScore, prompted Cantor Fitzgerald's Youssef Squali to reiterate a Buy rating and $58 target on Twitter Wednesday. "For Twitter to succeed...

LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) shares are down 17.5 percent year to date and when the company posts results Thursday, investors will look for signs of a slow-down in revenue growth as well as how markets in Asia are shaping up. CEO Jeffrey Weiner wants to see membership grow to more than 300 million....

eBay's (NASDAQ: EBAY) glass is a little more than half-full in the aggregate view of more than a half-dozen analysts Thursday. Although many trimmed their targets on the basis of management's guidance Wednesday; the company's second-quarter earnings and conference call changed...

Shares of Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) are trading up two percent early in Tuesday's market session following positive comments from Cantor Fitzgerald's Youssef Squali. Squali noted that early tests of Facebook's new video rankings are receiving positive feedback and are likely to signal a...

Shares of Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) have seen almost a two percent gap-up in pre-market trading after Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy. This announcement comes after shares rose 10.69 percent Wednesday on a Nomura upgrade. Twitter has much less of an addressable market than...

In a report published Tuesday, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Youssef Squali reiterated a Buy and $80.00 price target on Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) on long-term opportunity. Squali remarked on the “multitude” of revenue drivers for Facebook across the short-term and continuing through the long-term. These...

In a report published Wednesday, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Youssef Squali reiterated a Buy rating on Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), and raised the price target from $40.00 to $42.00. In the report, Cantor Fitzgerald noted, “Yahoo! reported in-line 1Q:14 results, but with Display showing signs of...

Shares of Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) are trading higher by 1.3 percent to $42.49 in Thursday's pre-market trading after Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded the stock from Sell to Hold and maintained the $45 price target. Analyst Youssef Squali is encouraged by healthy February unique engagement metrics which...

In a report published Monday, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Youssef Squali reiterated a Buy on Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and increased the price target from $63.00 to $65.00. Squali noted that the ad load significantly picked up during the Holiday season to approximately 10% versus the approximate 5%...