5 Big Reasons Why Facebook's Powerful Run Isn't Close to Being Over
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Even in the face of some recent pressure across the red-hot tech sector, Facebook's (FB) - Get Report stock has made a monster run this year.
Shares of the social media giant have surged 32% year to date, trouncing the Nasdaq Composite's 15% gain.
Here are the five biggest reasons why Facebook's stock has pleased investors, and could likely continue to do so headed into year end.
![With likely over 2 billion monthly active users by year's end, 2018 is shaping up to be another strong year for Facebook.Points out the Action Alerts PLUS team in a new note, "Although we have been seeing an overall downtrend in the technology sector [stocks], we view Facebook as having a strong outlook, and are already thinking about its prospects in 2018."](https://www.thestreet.com/.image/c_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_face%2Ch_80%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_80/MTY4NjUwODk5MzA3MTc3ODc5/wall-street-is-now-looking-toward-a-huge-2018-for-facebook.png)
