Benzinga's Bulls And Bears Of The Past Week: Ford, Zillow, Salesforce, Meta And More

• Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week.
• Last week's bullish calls included Chinese electric vehicle makers and a big three automaker.
• An American social media giant and China's biggest online retailer were among the bearish calls seen.

The major indexes closed lower on Friday, with the Nasdaq Composite Index leading the declines as investors became increasingly concern about the Fed tightening its policy. The potential economic impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant also remains unclear.

The S&P 500 fell by 1.2 percent for its second weekly decline in a row while the Nasdaq dropped by 2.62 percent, also its second straight week of losses. The Dow, meanwhile, declined by 0.92 percent in its fourth consecutive weekly drop.

Benzinga continues to examine the prospects for many of the stocks most popular with investors. Here are a few of this past week's most bullish and bearish posts that are worth another look.

The Bulls

Rachit Vats reports on new stock purchases by Ark Invest of U.S. listed Chinese electric vehicle makers in "Cathie Wood Sells Another $87.5M In Tesla And Initiates Position In This Chinese EV Stock."

In "Jon Najarian Says These Are 'Good Reasons To Stick With Ford'" Adam Eckert writes about a Morgan Stanley analyst who admits he was wrong when he downgraded Ford Motor Co F earlier in the year.

"Why Zillow Shares Are Rising" by Henry Khederian looks at how Zillow Group Inc Z is making progress on the Zillow Offers inventory wind-down and has authorized a $750 million buyback.

For additional bullish calls of the past week, check out the following:

Cathie Wood Buys $25M In Robinhood On Monday — Here Are The Other Key Trades

Why Apple Is On Track To $3 Trillion Market Cap In 2022: A 'Safety Blanket' Tech Stalwart During Market Storm

3 Pharma Stocks Morgan Stanley Says Will Be Omicron Variant Beneficiaries

The Bears

In "More Trouble For Alibaba And Its Tech Peers? China Reportedly Plans to Block Overseas IPOs, Seek Changes From Listed Companies" Shanthi Rexaline write about how China is eyeing a ban on domestic companies that are seeking to apply for overseas listings through variable interest entities.

Wayne Duggan writes about the impact on shares of Salesforce.com, inc. CRM after the company missed expectations with its fourth-quarter guidance in "Salesforce Stock Falls After Q3 Earnings: Analysts React To Conservative Guidance, Mulesoft Headwinds."

In "Key Facebook Executive Behind Digital Currency And Wallet Project To Depart Company This Month" Shivdeep Dhaliwal reports on the departure of the co-creator of Meta Platforms Inc FB’s digital currency project Diem, at the end of December.

For more bearish takes, be sure to see these posts:

3 SaaS Stocks Plummet 25% As The Work-From-Home Trade Fades

Casino Analyst On Arrests Of Macau Gaming Executives: 'Difficult For Investors At The Moment'

Why JD.com Shares Are Falling

At the time of this writing, the author had no position in the mentioned equities.

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