Facebook (FB, $144.06) Could Be Fined Up To $1 Billion, Over Data Privacy Issues
Facebook could be fined more than a billion dollars, following a European regulator’s probe into the recent breaches of the social networking site’s user privacy.
The Irish Data Protection Commission, which oversees Facebook's compliance with European law, confirmed to CNN on Friday it launched a "statutory inquiry" into Facebook. Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of Europe, Facebook - with its European headquarters in Dublin - is obligated to inform the Irish regulatory body within 72 hours of discovering any data breach. If the GDPR deems a company to have violated rules/laws, the latter could face a maximum fine of $23 million or 4% of their annual global revenue. By that estimate, Facebook could potentially have to cough up to $1.6 billion if found ‘guilty’ by the European regulators.
On Friday, Facebook revealed that a bug on its social networking platform let third-party app developers access up to 6.8 million Facebook users' photos over a 12-day period. These photos may not have been shared publicly by the users. The bug was discovered by Facebook in September, but it reported the breach to its European regulator two months later, on November 22 – according to the company. Facebook claims it filed the report as soon as it had "established it was considered a reportable breach."
This follows the September announcement from Facebook, about hackers infiltrating around 50 million user accounts on the website. Also earlier this year, a data scientist working for Cambridge Analytica disclosed that the company had several years ago used Facebook data on tens of millions of Americans.
META in upward trend: price rose above 50-day moving average on September 03, 2025
META moved above its 50-day moving average on September 03, 2025 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend. In of 46 similar past instances, the stock price increased further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
Technical Analysis (Indicators)
Bullish Trend Analysis
The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on September 11, 2025. You may want to consider a long position or call options on META as a result. In of 86 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for META just turned positive on September 15, 2025. Looking at past instances where META's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 52 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where META advanced for three days, in of 317 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
Bearish Trend Analysis
The Stochastic Oscillator has been in the overbought zone for 2 days. Expect a price pull-back in the near future.
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where META declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
META broke above its upper Bollinger Band on September 16, 2025. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating very strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 90, placing this stock better than average.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly undervalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (9.990) is normal, around the industry mean (8.987). P/E Ratio (28.146) is within average values for comparable stocks, (59.483). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (2.118) is also within normal values, averaging (26.725). Dividend Yield (0.003) settles around the average of (0.022) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (11.261) is also within normal values, averaging (19.629).
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to consistent earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. META’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
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