Meta Platforms, Inc.

SWX:META Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 1.4t

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 Fair 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 (CHF527.1) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (CHF1017.37)

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 Ratio24.1x
EarningsUS$68.10b
Market CapUS$1.67t

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 Average19.2x
SMG SMG Swiss Marketplace Group Holding
30.6x20.18%CHF 2.8b
GOOGL Alphabet
16.7x-0.66%US$4.0t
700 Tencent Holdings
14x6.09%HK$3.9t
A035420 NAVER
15.4x8.73%₩30.9t
META Meta Platforms
24.1x14.39%CHF 1.7t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: META is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.1x) compared to the peer average (18.9x).

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?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
META 24.1xIndustry Avg. 18.2xNo. of Companies6PE020406080100+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: META is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.1x) compared to the Global Interactive Media and Services industry average (19x).

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 Ratio24.1x
Fair PE Ratio45.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: META is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (45.3x).

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 527.10
CHF 615.66
+16.80%
11.04%CHF 812.95CHF 471.51n/a57
Sep ’27CHF 468.20
CHF 610.09
+30.31%
11.10%CHF 808.31CHF 468.82n/a57
Aug ’27CHF 438.75
CHF 620.73
+41.48%
11.33%CHF 808.37CHF 468.85n/a57
Jul ’27CHF 505.60
CHF 670.26
+32.57%
8.00%CHF 821.50CHF 537.79n/a58
Jun ’27CHF 485.09
CHF 645.23
+33.01%
8.23%CHF 792.15CHF 479.19n/a59
May ’27CHF 477.17
CHF 654.46
+37.16%
8.92%CHF 793.42CHF 479.96n/a58
Apr ’27CHF 460.09
CHF 684.87
+48.86%
8.85%CHF 909.17CHF 487.96n/a60
Mar ’27CHF 498.57
CHF 663.61
+33.10%
8.13%CHF 879.48CHF 538.15n/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 526.51CHF 468.2061
Aug ’26n/a
CHF 681.12
0%
9.92%CHF 874.33CHF 529.75CHF 438.7562
Jul ’26n/a
CHF 581.98
0%
11.52%CHF 747.81CHF 419.90CHF 505.6062
Jun ’26n/a
CHF 583.94
0%
12.10%CHF 769.25CHF 383.39CHF 485.0961
May ’26n/a
CHF 589.31
0%
12.25%CHF 775.66CHF 371.65CHF 477.1762
Apr ’26n/a
CHF 675.59
0%
9.26%CHF 826.44CHF 446.36CHF 460.0962
Mar ’26n/a
CHF 683.02
0%
9.42%CHF 836.01CHF 451.54CHF 498.5764
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
CHF 619.48
Fair Value
14.9% undervalued intrinsic discount
57
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/10 18:59
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/10 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
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 93 analysts. 58 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
Rocco StraussArete Research Services LLP