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Meta Platforms (META) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$726.76 +9.42 (+1.31%)
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About Meta Platforms Stock (NASDAQ:META)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$718.14
$727.77
50-Day Range
$695.21
$790.00
52-Week Range
$479.80
$796.25
Volume
9.72 million shs
Average Volume
14.57 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.83 trillion
P/E Ratio
26.31
Dividend Yield
0.29%
Price Target
$830.02
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Meta Platforms Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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88th Percentile Overall Score

META MarketRank™: 

Meta Platforms scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 116th out of 671 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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 38 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Meta Platforms has a consensus price target of $830.02, representing about 14.4% upside from its current price of $725.46.

  • 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.

  • Read more about Meta Platforms' stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 26.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 281.83.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Meta Platforms is 26.26, 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 455.31.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Meta Platforms has a PEG Ratio of 1.53. 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 10.06. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Meta Platforms' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.22% 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 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Meta Platforms has recently increased by 7.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Meta Platforms has a dividend yield of 0.29%, 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.

  • Read more about Meta Platforms' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.22% 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 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Meta Platforms has recently increased by 7.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Meta Platforms has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.61 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 174 news articles for Meta Platforms this week, compared to 74 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    483 people have searched for META on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 19% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    8417 people have added Meta Platforms to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 794% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $166,261,938.00 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.

  • Read more about Meta Platforms' insider trading history.
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META Stock News Headlines

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) COO Javier Olivan Sells 517 Shares
CoreWeave Stock Pops as Meta, OpenAI, NVIDIA Lock In Deals
CoreWeave: Why the New King of AI Infrastructure Has Room to Run (META)
A landmark agreement with Meta Platforms crowns CoreWeave as the premier provider of specialized cloud infrastructure for the most demanding AI workloads.
$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost Town
Jeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could be the biggest technology story of this decade. In short, he believes what he's holding in his hand is the key to the $100 trillion AI boom… And only one company here in the U.S. can mine this obscure metal.tc pixel
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, takes his seat before a meeting of the White House Task Force on Artific…
OpenAI's Sora joins Meta in pushing AI-generated videos. Some are worried about a flood of 'AI slop'
OpenAI has launched a new social media app called Sora, aiming to capture the audience of short-form video platforms like TikTok and Instagram...
A Waymo vehicle drives past a No U-Turn sign in San Bruno, Calif
California police pull over a self-driving Waymo for an illegal U-turn, but they can't ticket
Police in Northern California pulled over a self-driving Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn...
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META Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Meta Platforms' stock was trading at $585.51 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, META stock has increased by 23.9% and is now trading at $725.46.

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 30th. The social networking company reported $7.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $5.75 by $1.39. The firm's revenue was up 21.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Meta Platforms subsidiaries include these companies: Kustomer, Lemnis Technologies, Mapillary, GIPHY, Sanzaru Games Inc, Scape Technologies, Packagd, and others.

Top institutional shareholders of Meta Platforms include Park National Corp OH, GAMMA Investing LLC, Jacobs & Co. CA and Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc.. Insiders that own company stock include Sheryl Sandberg, Christopher K Cox, Susan J Li, Nicholas Clegg, Jennifer Newstead, Javier Olivan, Robert M Kimmitt, Peggy Alford, Marne L Levine, Susan JS Taylor, Andrew Bosworth, Mark Zuckerberg and Mark Zuckerberg.
View institutional ownership trends
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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.

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

Last Earnings
7/30/2025
Record date for 9/29 Dividend
9/22/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/29 Dividend
9/22/2025
Dividend Payable
9/29/2025
Today
10/02/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
INTERNET SOFTWARE
Sub-Industry
Internet Software & Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:META
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:FB
CIK
1326801
Fax
N/A
Employees
74,067
Year Founded
2004

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$980.00
Low Price Target
$600.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+15.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.98
Research Coverage
47 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$27.62
Trailing P/E Ratio
25.97
Forward P/E Ratio
26.87
P/E Growth
1.53
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
10.95
Cash Flow
$30.01 per share
Price / Cash Flow
23.90
Book Value
$72.08 per share
Price / Book
9.95

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
2,512,140,000
Free Float
2,170,239,000
Market Cap
$1.80 trillion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.20

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This page (NASDAQ:META) was last updated on 10/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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