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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
AAPL Apple	$165.00 -1.2%	$175.15	$162.80 ▼ $199.62	$2.55T	1.27	61.22 million shs	67.77 million shs
META Meta Platforms	$481.07 -4.1%	$494.29	$207.13 ▼ $531.49	$1.23T	1.2	17.16 million shs	25.19 million shs

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Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
AAPL Apple	-0.57%	-4.57%	-5.13%	-12.80%	-0.35%
META Meta Platforms	+1.54%	-4.08%	+1.12%	+30.86%	+132.64%

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MarketRank™

Company	Overall Score	Analyst's Opinion	Short Interest Score	Dividend Strength	ESG Score	News and Social Media Sentiment	Company Ownership	Earnings & Valuation
AAPL Apple	4.8572 of 5 stars	3.3	4.0	3.3	2.8	1.8	2.5	2.5
META Meta Platforms	4.0397 of 5 stars	2.5	5.0	1.7	0.0	1.9	3.3	3.1

Analyst Ratings

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
AAPL Apple	2.63	Moderate Buy	$203.34	23.24% Upside
META Meta Platforms	2.95	Moderate Buy	$519.53	7.99% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest AAPL and META Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
4/18/2024	META Meta Platforms	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$535.00 ➝ $590.00
4/17/2024	AAPL Apple	Maxim Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$178.00
4/17/2024	META Meta Platforms	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$580.00 ➝ $610.00
4/17/2024	META Meta Platforms	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$525.00 ➝ $550.00
4/16/2024	AAPL Apple	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$220.00
4/16/2024	META Meta Platforms	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$530.00 ➝ $610.00
4/16/2024	META Meta Platforms	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$527.00 ➝ $588.00
4/15/2024	META Meta Platforms	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$500.00 ➝ $555.00
4/15/2024	META Meta Platforms	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$525.00 ➝ $590.00
4/11/2024	AAPL Apple	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$215.00 ➝ $210.00
4/11/2024	META Meta Platforms	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$525.00 ➝ $600.00

(Data available from 4/19/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
AAPL Apple	$383.29B	6.65	$6.85 per share	24.08	$4.00 per share	41.25
META Meta Platforms	$134.90B	9.09	$19.20 per share	25.06	$60.08 per share	8.01

Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
AAPL Apple	$97.00B	$6.42	25.70	23.21	2.03	26.16%	156.04%	29.39%	5/2/2024 (Confirmed)
META Meta Platforms	$39.10B	$14.90	32.29	20.67	1.26	28.98%	29.48%	19.54%	4/24/2024 (Confirmed)

Latest AAPL and META Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
5/2/2024	N/A	AAPL Apple	$1.50	N/A	-$1.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
4/24/2024	N/A	META Meta Platforms	$4.27	N/A	-$4.27	N/A	N/A	N/A
2/1/2024	Q1 24	AAPL Apple	$2.09	$2.18	+$0.09	$2.18	$117.99 billion	$119.60 billion
2/1/2024	Q4 2023	META Meta Platforms	$4.82	$5.33	+$0.51	$5.33	$39.12 billion	$40.11 billion

Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	3-Year Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
AAPL Apple	$0.96	0.58%	+5.57%	14.95%	12 Years
META Meta Platforms	$2.00	0.42%	N/A	13.42%	N/A

Latest AAPL and META Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
2/1/2024	META Meta Platforms	quarterly	$0.50	0.51%	2/21/2024	2/22/2024	3/26/2024
2/1/2024	AAPL Apple	quarterly	$0.24	0.51%	2/9/2024	2/12/2024	2/15/2024

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
AAPL Apple	1.28	1.07	1.02
META Meta Platforms	0.12	2.67	2.67

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
AAPL Apple	60.41%
META Meta Platforms	79.91%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
AAPL Apple	0.06%
META Meta Platforms	13.75%

Miscellaneous

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
AAPL Apple	161,000	15.44 billion	15.43 billion	Optionable
META Meta Platforms	67,317	2.55 billion	2.20 billion	Optionable

AAPL and META Headlines

Source	Headline
	Meta’s Attempt to Toss AGs’ Child Harm Suit Faces Doubtful Judge news.bloomberglaw.com - April 19 at 7:59 PM
	Naples Money Management LLC Makes New Investment in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) marketbeat.com - April 19 at 7:54 PM
	Meta AI: how to use the new platform including Facebook, Instagram, and more absolutegeeks.com - April 19 at 7:16 PM
	What Can Investors Expect From Big Tech Earnings? zacks.com - April 19 at 6:41 PM
	Why Meta Platforms Stock Flopped on Friday fool.com - April 19 at 6:23 PM
	Stock Market Action Plan: Tesla, Microsoft, Boeing, Google, Meta Headline A Big Earnings Week investors.com - April 19 at 5:44 PM
	China orders Apple to remove WhatsApp, Threads, other apps in censorship move: report foxbusiness.com - April 19 at 3:45 PM
	Meta AI? Facebook, Instagram have new AI upgrade. Here's what it entails msn.com - April 19 at 2:16 PM
	Meta's AI Edge: Undervalued Assets Could Drive Surprising Gains, Analysts Say markets.businessinsider.com - April 19 at 2:16 PM
	Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads from App Store in China after demand by Beijing over security concerns nypost.com - April 19 at 1:50 PM
	Dutch government says it may stop using Facebook over privacy concerns cnbc.com - April 19 at 12:19 PM
	Apple Says China Ordered Removal of WhatsApp, Threads From App Store pymnts.com - April 19 at 11:23 AM
	Here's what Apple will say if a US TikTok ban becomes law businessinsider.com - April 19 at 11:18 AM
	Apple ordered to remove WhatsApp and Threads from China App Store proactiveinvestors.com - April 19 at 11:04 AM
	Meta Platforms (META) to Report Q1 Earnings: What to Expect zacks.com - April 19 at 11:01 AM
	What Analyst Projections for Key Metrics Reveal About Meta Platforms (META) Q1 Earnings zacks.com - April 19 at 10:20 AM
	Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know zacks.com - April 19 at 10:05 AM
	Apple pulls Meta's WhatsApp, Threads from China App Store cnbc.com - April 19 at 9:59 AM
	Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing's orders marketbeat.com - April 19 at 9:45 AM
	Dutch privacy watchdog recommends government organisations stop using Facebook finance.yahoo.com - April 19 at 9:30 AM
	Top 5 S&P 500 Giants Set to Beat on Q1 Earnings Next Week zacks.com - April 19 at 8:50 AM
	3 Magnificent Seven Stocks Outperforming the Rest marketbeat.com - April 19 at 8:48 AM
	Will Modest Top-Line Improvement Buoy IBM Earnings in Q1? zacks.com - April 19 at 7:31 AM
	Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) Insider Sells $291,675.15 in Stock insidertrades.com - April 19 at 6:50 AM

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Company Descriptions

Apple

NASDAQ:AAPL

Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; Mac, a line of personal computers; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and wearables, home, and accessories comprising AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, and HomePod. It also provides AppleCare support and cloud services; and operates various platforms, including the App Store that allow customers to discover and download applications and digital content, such as books, music, video, games, and podcasts. In addition, the company offers various services, such as Apple Arcade, a game subscription service; Apple Fitness+, a personalized fitness service; Apple Music, which offers users a curated listening experience with on-demand radio stations; Apple News+, a subscription news and magazine service; Apple TV+, which offers exclusive original content; Apple Card, a co-branded credit card; and Apple Pay, a cashless payment service, as well as licenses its intellectual property. The company serves consumers, and small and mid-sized businesses; and the education, enterprise, and government markets. It distributes third-party applications for its products through the App Store. The company also sells its products through its retail and online stores, and direct sales force; and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and resellers. Apple Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

Meta Platforms

NASDAQ:META

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. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California

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