Youssef Squali

Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated its Overweight rating on Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) shares saying it expects the company’s growth momentum to continue. The comments came after PayPal reported an in-line earnings and revenue, driven by robust growth in TPV and strength in key user metric...

EBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) reported Q4 results broadly in line with muted expectations. While management is making progress in its efforts to reaccelerate growth, headwinds from Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Stubhub could keep eBay’s revenue growth flattish, Cantor Fitzgerald’s...

Internet earnings season continues in a big way this week, and that includes an update from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) prior to the open of U.S. markets Tuesday. As Benzinga reported Monday, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Youssef Squali expected third-quarter results...

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is scheduled to report its Q4 2016 results on January 18. The company would like announce robust figures, reflecting “the impressive and ongoing ramp-up in original content, continued momentum in international markets, and attenuation in the negative impact from...

Youssef Squali, an analyst with Cantor Fitzgerald, commented in a research report earlier this week that Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) suffers from "brain drain" as key members of the executive team continue leaving the company's ranks. Here is a summary of some of the notable executives who left...

Youssef Squali of Cantor Fitzgerald thinks Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) is going through a "brain drain" after its management team saw the departure of its CTO Adam Messinger and VP of Product Josh McFarland. Squali noted the departures follow the resignation of Twitter's COO Adam...

Wall Street expects Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) to be under pricing pressure following Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)’s announcement that its Prime Video is now available in 200-plus countries at the aggressive launch price of $2.99 per month for the first six months, and $5.99 thereafter...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced that its Prime Video offering was available in over 200 countries at an attractive introductory price. Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) may need to respond by offering “tiered pricing in select markets sooner rather than,” Cantor Fitzgerald...

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA)'s Singles' Day was a smashing success last week, as it sold $17.8 billion worth of products. By comparison, the company's gross merchandise volume (GMV) in 2015 totaled $14.3 billion. Perhaps more impressively, Alibaba's GMV during 2013's event was $5.14...

Commenting on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)'s third-quarter results, Cantor Fitzgerald said the company's growth is bound to slow down from the torrid 50 percent year-over-year rate. 3Q Review Analyst Youssef Squali attributed the outperformance to the following factors: Healthy MAU growth and...

Following another robust quarter, Cantor Fitzgerald’s Youssef Squali believes YouTube, mobile search and programmatic have been key drivers of Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s above-industry performance. Squali maintains a Buy rating on the company, while raising the price target...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported its Q3 results mostly in line with the estimates but mixed in terms of the consensus expectations. Cantor Fitzgerald’s Youssef Squali maintains a Buy rating on the company, with a price target of $1,000. Positive Expectations “In typical Amazon...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) reported its Q3 results better than feared. “While management's live streaming strategy and product tweaks appear to be bearing fruit, driving improved daily usage/ engagement (if not MAUs and revenue), it's too early to declare victory,” Cantor...

Cantor Fitzgerald said in a research note released on Monday, chances of a Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) take out increases materially if the management is unable to reverse the sagging growth trend within the next couple of quarters. Previewing the impending third-quarter results, analyst Youssef...

Cantor Fitzgerald’s Youssef Squali believes that a tipping point is being reached in e-commerce, with revenue growth accelerating year on year in the US for the first nine months of 2016. Squali maintained a Buy rating on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), while raising the price target...