Meta Platforms (META) Competitors

SEA (NYSE:SE) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.

Is SE or META more profitable?

Meta Platforms has a net margin of 39.11% compared to SEA's net margin of 4.87%. Meta Platforms' return on equity of 38.69% beat SEA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SEA	4.87%	10.74%	3.98%
Meta Platforms	39.11%	38.69%	25.56%

Which has more risk and volatility, SE or META?

SEA has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SE or META?

Meta Platforms has higher revenue and earnings than SEA. Meta Platforms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SEA	$17.93B	5.32	$444.32M	$1.42	113.94
Meta Platforms	$170.36B	10.93	$62.36B	$25.64	28.89

Does the media prefer SE or META?

In the previous week, Meta Platforms had 171 more articles in the media than SEA. MarketBeat recorded 191 mentions for Meta Platforms and 20 mentions for SEA. SEA's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Meta Platforms' score of 1.24 indicating that SEA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SEA	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Meta Platforms	159 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SE or META?

59.5% of SEA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Meta Platforms shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of SEA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Meta Platforms shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SE or META a better dividend stock?

SEA pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Meta Platforms pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. SEA pays out 123.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Meta Platforms pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Meta Platforms has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate SE or META?

SEA presently has a consensus target price of $153.17, suggesting a potential downside of 5.33%. Meta Platforms has a consensus target price of $719.52, suggesting a potential downside of 2.86%. Given Meta Platforms' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Meta Platforms is more favorable than SEA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SEA	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Meta Platforms	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	37 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Summary

Meta Platforms beats SEA on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.