Meta Platforms Valuation

Q: What is the Fair Price of METAD when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

METAD ($25.2) is trading below our estimate of [[fair value]] ($28.55)

Is METAD undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio
Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of METAD when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: METAD ($25.2) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($28.55)

Significantly Below Fair Value: METAD is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for METAD?

Key metric: As METAD is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for METAD. This is calculated by dividing METAD's market cap by their current earnings.
What is METAD's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio	27.2x
Earnings	US$55.54b
Market Cap	US$1.48t

METAD key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue	9.3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA	18.4x
PEG Ratio	2.6x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does METAD's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for METAD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
Company	Forward PE	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
Peer Average	37.9x
GOOGL Alphabet	24.6x	11.0%	US$2.3t
700 Tencent Holdings	20.9x	10.9%	HK$3.8t
BIDU Baidu	10.4x	5.5%	US$29.6b
PINS Pinterest	95.8x	28.9%	US$19.6b
METAD Meta Platforms	27.2x	10.6%	US$1.5t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: METAD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.2x) compared to the peer average (37.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does METAD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Interactive Media and Services Industry?

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: METAD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.2x) compared to the Global Interactive Media and Services industry average (22.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is METAD's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

METAD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio	27.2x
Fair PE Ratio	n/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate METAD's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/01/02 09:32
End of Day Share Price	2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Meta Platforms, Inc. is covered by 97 analysts. 63 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
David Heasman	Accountability Research Corporation
Richard Kramer	Arete Research Services LLP
Joseph Bonner	Argus Research Company