Credit Suisse analyst Stephen Ju lowered his price target on Facebook to $230 from $240 ahead of the company's Q1 earnings release on April 25. In a research note to investors, Ju, who has an Outperform rating on shares, said he "struggles for reasons as to why" his near-to-medium term estimates should materially change following advertiser conversations, which suggest little in the way of changes to budget allocations to Facebook, as well as OpEx and CapEx guidance parameters, which require the company to spend an incremental $15B. Stepping back from the recent controversy, Ju said he remains a buyer of Facebook shares and notes that his long-term thesis has not really changed.