Social Media Analytics Show 'The Crowd' Is Bullish On Apple & Facebook, Bearish On Alibaba

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The company’s CEO, Igor Gonta, spoke with Benzinga on Wednesday afternoon, amid some of the biggest earnings calls of the season.

He shared a few stocks buzzing in the social media world.

Apple (Bullish)

For Apple Inc. AAPL, Gonta said, “after blowout earnings, both Crowd and [expert] signals continue to be very bullish. One of our Top Market Prophits last week was @TradeTexasBig, who nailed the stock.”

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Facebook (Bullish)

“Now, looking ahead into earnings, for Facebook Inc FB today, both Crowd and [experts] are very bullish as well.”

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Alibaba (Somewhat Bearish)

Finally, both sets of social media users are bearish on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA, “but not by very much,” he said.