Meta Platforms, Inc.

SWX:META Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 1.3t

Meta Platforms Valuation

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

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

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

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: META (CHF513.89) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (CHF972.05)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: META is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for META. This is calculated by dividing META's market cap by their current earnings.
What is META's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio28.1x
EarningsUS$60.46b
Market CapUS$1.70t

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for META vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average26.9x
SMG SMG Swiss Marketplace Group Holding
44.1x25.11%CHF 3.0b
GOOGL Alphabet
28.5x11.86%US$3.9t
700 Tencent Holdings
19.8x11.08%HK$5.0t
1024 Kuaishou Technology
15.4x15.03%HK$308.6b
META Meta Platforms
28.1x15.51%CHF 1.7t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: Insufficient data to calculate META's Price-To-Earnings Ratio vs. peers for valuation analysis.


Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
META 28.1xIndustry Avg. 18.7xNo. of Companies7PE020406080100+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: META is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.1x) compared to the Global Interactive Media and Services industry average (18.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is META'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.

META PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio28.1x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate META'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?

The above table shows the analyst META forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCHF 513.89
CHF 662.14
+28.85%
8.31%CHF 880.96CHF 539.05n/a59
Feb ’27n/a
CHF 663.78
0%
8.39%CHF 884.31CHF 541.10n/a59
Jan ’27n/a
CHF 663.18
0%
8.59%CHF 884.87CHF 542.64n/a59
Dec ’26n/a
CHF 675.88
0%
8.16%CHF 897.25CHF 550.24n/a60
Nov ’26n/a
CHF 680.26
0%
8.97%CHF 898.79CHF 450.60n/a60
Oct ’26n/a
CHF 690.24
0%
8.09%CHF 864.45CHF 523.76n/a62
Sep ’26n/a
CHF 690.69
0%
8.11%CHF 868.97CHF 526.51n/a61
Aug ’26n/a
CHF 681.12
0%
9.92%CHF 874.33CHF 529.75n/a62
Jul ’26n/a
CHF 581.98
0%
11.52%CHF 747.81CHF 419.90n/a62
Jun ’26n/a
CHF 583.94
0%
12.10%CHF 769.25CHF 383.39n/a61
May ’26n/a
CHF 589.31
0%
12.25%CHF 775.66CHF 371.65n/a62
Apr ’26n/a
CHF 675.59
0%
9.26%CHF 826.44CHF 446.36n/a62
Mar ’26n/a
CHF 683.02
0%
9.42%CHF 836.01CHF 451.54n/a64
Feb ’26n/a
CHF 667.39
0%
10.63%CHF 796.88CHF 432.59n/a63
Jan ’26CHF 184.00
CHF 584.07
+217.43%
8.95%CHF 724.22CHF 424.18n/a61
Dec ’25CHF 184.00
CHF 571.42
+210.56%
8.51%CHF 714.05CHF 418.22n/a61
Nov ’25CHF 184.00
CHF 560.36
+204.54%
8.96%CHF 706.06CHF 413.54n/a61
Oct ’25CHF 184.00
CHF 498.55
+170.95%
11.06%CHF 686.28CHF 323.26n/a60
Sep ’25CHF 184.00
CHF 484.17
+163.14%
9.01%CHF 550.09CHF 324.78n/a56
Aug ’25CHF 184.00
CHF 489.02
+165.77%
9.74%CHF 565.23CHF 333.72n/a56
Jul ’25CHF 184.00
CHF 473.46
+157.31%
9.47%CHF 572.53CHF 325.10n/a55
Jun ’25CHF 184.00
CHF 470.04
+155.46%
9.20%CHF 572.01CHF 324.80n/a56
May ’25CHF 184.00
CHF 481.64
+161.76%
8.15%CHF 582.73CHF 367.66n/a56
Apr ’25CHF 256.00
CHF 474.27
+85.26%
7.63%CHF 550.85CHF 360.00n/a54
Mar ’25CHF 256.00
CHF 456.81
+78.44%
10.15%CHF 508.45CHF 216.64n/a55
Feb ’25CHF 256.00
CHF 337.71
+31.92%
12.97%CHF 403.12CHF 150.10n/a53
CHF 658.8
Fair Value
22.0% undervalued intrinsic discount
59
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/11 07:54
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/11 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Meta Platforms, Inc. is covered by 95 analysts. 60 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David HeasmanAccountability Research Corporation
Richard KramerArete Research Services LLP
Joseph BonnerArgus Research Company