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Meta Platforms (META)
NASDAQ:META
META Stock Chart & Stats
$593.66
-$21.81(-2.95%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$593.66
-$21.81(-2.95%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$479.80 - $796.25
Previous Close$714.6
Volume23.74M
Average Volume (3M)12.32M
Market Cap
$1.50T
Enterprise Value$1.55T
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$81.59B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$83.90B
Price to Earnings (P/E)18.3
Beta1.29
Next Earnings
Apr 29, 2026EPS Estimate
6.63Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield0.32%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)8.88
Shares Outstanding2,187,177,700
10 Day Avg. Volume12,653,388
30 Day Avg. Volume12,319,488
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-10.75
Price to Book (P/B)7.66
Price to Sales (P/S)8.28
P/FCF Ratio36.09
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.03
Enterprise Value/Revenue7.71
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit9.40
Enterprise Value/Ebitda14.63
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$861.02Price Target Upside45.04% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering45
EPS Forecast (FY)29.75
Revenue Forecast (FY)$250.49B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Advertising MonetizationImprovements in recommendation systems combined with Reels' short-form video scale are converting automation into a major advertising growth engine that can raise ad revenue per user.
Capital Allocation And Balance SheetA strong balance sheet and robust cash flow enable funding of AI initiatives, strategic acquisitions, and share repurchases without compromising core operations.
Infrastructure PartnershipsA multi-year partnership with AMD and a multi-supplier compute strategy can expand data-center capacity and potentially offset compute costs through performance-based arrangements.
Bears Say
Capital IntensityRising AI infrastructure and long-dated capacity commitments increase capital intensity and could pressure profitability and free cash flow if advertising revenue softens.
Open-source Leakage And MonetizationValue leakage from open systems and models like Llama can erode the company's ability to monetize proprietary user data and weaken advertising pricing power.
Regulatory And Legislative RisksLegislative impacts that reduce key performance metrics can create earnings headwinds and raise uncertainty around future financial performance.
Meta Platforms News
META FAQ
What was Meta Platforms’s price range in the past 12 months?
Meta Platforms lowest stock price was $479.80 and its highest was $796.25 in the past 12 months.
What is Meta Platforms’s market cap?
Meta Platforms’s market cap is $1.50T.
When is Meta Platforms’s upcoming earnings report date?
Meta Platforms’s upcoming earnings report date is Apr 29, 2026 which is in 38 days.
How were Meta Platforms’s earnings last quarter?
Meta Platforms released its earnings results on Jan 28, 2026. The company reported $8.88 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $8.212 by $0.668.
Is Meta Platforms overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Meta Platforms’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Meta Platforms pay dividends?
Meta Platforms pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.525 which represents an annual dividend yield of 0.32%. See more information on Meta Platforms dividends here
What is Meta Platforms’s EPS estimate?
Meta Platforms’s EPS estimate is 6.63.
How many shares outstanding does Meta Platforms have?
Meta Platforms has 2,187,177,700 shares outstanding.
What happened to Meta Platforms’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Meta Platforms reported an EPS of $8.88 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $8.212. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 10.405%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Meta Platforms?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in META
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Meta Platforms Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy
Average Price Target:
$861.02 (45.04% Upside)
$861.02 (45.04% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
META Sentiment 86%
Sector Average 66%
Sector Average 66%
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 212.1K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Bought Shares
Worth $12.4M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Positive
Last 7 Days <0.1%
Last 30 Days ▲ 1.7%
Last 30 Days ▲ 1.7%
News Sentiment
Bullish
Bullish news 67%
Bearish news 33%
Bearish news 33%
Technicals
SMA
Negative
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
4.20%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
30.56%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
32.59%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Meta Platforms
Meta Platforms, Inc. engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, and wearables worldwide. It operates in two segments, Family of Apps and Reality Labs. The Family of Apps segment offers Facebook, which enables people to share, discuss, discover, and connect with interests; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and private messages, as well as feed, stories, reels, video, live, and shops; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact privately. The Reality Labs segment provides augmented and virtual reality related products comprising consumer hardware, software, and content that help people feel connected, anytime, and anywhere. The company was formerly known as Facebook, Inc. and changed its name to Meta Platforms, Inc. in October 2021. Meta Platforms, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
META Company Deck
META Earnings Call
Q4 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call highlighted strong commercial momentum: robust revenue and ad growth (+25% total revenue; +24% ad revenue), meaningful engagement and ad-performance gains (impressions +18%, avg ad price +6%), clear traction for AI-powered product features, and solid cash generation. Offsetting risks include a 12% decline in Reality Labs revenue and continuing losses there, substantial near-term expense and CapEx increases to scale AI infrastructure ($162B–$169B expenses; $115B–$135B capex guidance), capacity constraints, and legal/regulatory uncertainties. On balance, the positives around accelerating ad monetization, user engagement, AI product traction, and liquidity outweigh the near-term costs and risks, though execution and regulatory outcomes will be critical to sustaining momentum.View all META earnings summariesMETA Revenue Breakdown
97.62% Advertising
1.29% Other revenue
1.10% Reality Labs
META Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$861.02
▲(45.04% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
0.07% Insiders
23.65% Mutual Funds
25.61% Other Institutional Investors
29.14% Public Companies and Individual Investors