Meta Platforms (META) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $772.43 to $793.67
• 50-Day Range: $666.85 to $776.37
• 52-Week Range: $479.80 to $793.67
• Volume: 11.60 million shs
• Average Volume: 15.41 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.98 trillion
• P/E Ratio: 28.59
• Dividend Yield: 0.27%
• Price Target: $822.41
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Meta Platforms Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Meta Platforms scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 293rd out of 1,306 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Meta Platforms has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.98, and is based on 39 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Meta Platforms has been the subject of 33 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.15%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Meta Platforms are expected to grow by 13.15% in the coming year, from $26.70 to $30.21 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Meta Platforms is 28.72, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.43.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Meta Platforms is 28.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 50.81.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Meta Platforms has a PEG Ratio of 1.60. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Meta Platforms has a P/B Ratio of 11.00. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.18% of the float of Meta Platforms has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Meta Platforms has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Meta Platforms has recently decreased by 18.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Meta Platforms has a dividend yield of 0.27%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Meta Platforms has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Meta Platforms is 7.60%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Meta Platforms will have a dividend payout ratio of 6.95% next year. This indicates that Meta Platforms will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.18% of the float of Meta Platforms has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Meta Platforms has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Meta Platforms has recently decreased by 18.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.18

News Sentiment

Meta Platforms has a news sentiment score of 1.18. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 193 news articles for Meta Platforms this week, compared to 246 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

510 people have searched for META on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 78% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

372 people have added Meta Platforms to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 43% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Meta Platforms insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $212,107,857.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

13.61% of the stock of Meta Platforms is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

79.91% of the stock of Meta Platforms is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

META Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have META shares performed this year?

Meta Platforms' stock was trading at $585.51 at the start of the year. Since then, META shares have increased by 35.4% and is now trading at $792.8990.

How were Meta Platforms' earnings last quarter?

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 30th. The social networking company reported $7.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $5.75 by $1.39. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 21.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Meta Platforms have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Meta Platforms: Kustomer, Lemnis Technologies, Mapillary, GIPHY, Sanzaru Games Inc, Scape Technologies, Packagd, and more.

Who are Meta Platforms' major shareholders?

Meta Platforms' top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.67%), Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC (2.38%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.05%) and MUFG Securities EMEA plc. Insiders that own company stock include Sheryl Sandberg, Christopher K Cox, Susan J Li, Nicholas Clegg, Jennifer Newstead, David M Wehner, David M Wehner, Robert M Kimmitt, Peggy Alford, Javier Olivan, Marne L Levine, Susan JS Taylor, Andrew Bosworth, Mark Zuckerberg and Mark Zuckerberg.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Meta Platforms?

Shares of META stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Meta Platforms own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Meta Platforms investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Alibaba Group (BABA), Netflix (NFLX) and Salesforce (CRM).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/26 Dividend: 6/16/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend: 6/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/26/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2025
• Today: 8/12/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INTERNET SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Internet Software & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:META
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:FB
• CIK: 1326801
• Web: www.facebook.com
• Phone: (650) 543-4800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 74,067
• Year Founded: 2004

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Meta Platforms: $822.41
• High Price Target: $980.00
• Low Price Target: $600.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.98
• Research Coverage: 46 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $27.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.56
• Forward P/E Ratio: 29.54
• P/E Growth: 1.6
• Net Income: $62.36 billion
• Net Margins: 39.99%
• Pretax Margin: 44.90%
• Return on Equity: 39.33%
• Return on Assets: 25.83%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.15
• Current Ratio: 1.97
• Quick Ratio: 1.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $164.50 billion
• Price / Sales: 12.04
• Cash Flow: $31.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.03
• Book Value: $72.08 per share
• Price / Book: 10.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,512,140,000
• Free Float: 2,170,239,000
• Market Cap: $1.98 trillion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.27