Meta Platforms, Inc.

BATS-CHIXE:FB2AD Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.4t

Meta Platforms Valuation

Is FB2AD undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • 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 FB2AD when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: FB2AD (€582.4) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€940.96)

Significantly Below Fair Value: FB2AD is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for FB2AD?

Key metric: As FB2AD is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for FB2AD. This is calculated by dividing FB2AD's market cap by their current earnings.
What is FB2AD's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio26.6x
EarningsUS$55.54b
Market CapUS$1.48t

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does FB2AD's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for FB2AD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average31.1x
AUTO Auto Trader Group
25.3x8.0%UK£7.1b
RMV Rightmove
25.6x7.7%UK£5.1b
GOOGL Alphabet
24.6x11.0%US$2.3t
BCG Baltic Classifieds Group
48.8x19.9%UK£1.6b
FB2AD Meta Platforms
26.6x10.6%€1.5t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FB2AD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.6x) compared to the peer average (31.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does FB2AD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Interactive Media and Services Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No. of Companies5PE01224364860+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FB2AD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.6x) compared to the European Interactive Media and Services industry average (15.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is FB2AD'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.

FB2AD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio26.6x
Fair PE Ratio42.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: FB2AD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42.2x).

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 FB2AD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€582.40
€639.14
+9.7%
9.1%€790.73€463.13n/a61
Dec ’25€541.10
€618.37
+14.3%
8.5%€772.72€452.58n/a61
Nov ’25€522.20
€593.95
+13.7%
9.0%€748.39€438.33n/a61
Oct ’25€519.70
€532.24
+2.4%
11.1%€732.66€345.10n/a60
Sep ’25€470.95
€512.35
+8.8%
9.0%€582.11€343.69n/a56
Aug ’25€484.90
€518.73
+7.0%
9.7%€599.57€354.00n/a56
Jul ’25€467.15
€488.27
+4.5%
9.5%€590.44€335.27n/a55
Jun ’25€428.80
€485.66
+13.3%
9.2%€591.01€335.59n/a56
May ’25€400.90
€490.11
+22.3%
8.2%€592.98€374.12n/a56
Apr ’25€457.30
€488.15
+6.7%
7.6%€566.98€370.54n/a54
Mar ’25€445.75
€477.39
+7.1%
10.2%€531.36€226.40n/a55
Feb ’25€364.05
€363.14
-0.2%
13.0%€433.48€161.40n/a53
Jan ’25€324.50
€340.08
+4.8%
11.2%€391.72€157.59€569.1052
Dec ’24€304.85
€344.04
+12.9%
11.2%€399.98€160.91€541.1051
Nov ’24€287.15
€352.39
+22.7%
11.2%€402.18€165.60€522.2051
Oct ’24€287.85
€346.84
+20.5%
14.1%€414.08€95.19€519.7051
Sep ’24€271.30
€335.25
+23.6%
15.4%€402.68€92.57€470.9553
Aug ’24€289.25
€324.79
+12.3%
17.4%€396.07€91.05€484.9051
Jul ’24n/a
€255.74
0%
17.8%€329.83€91.62€467.1552
Jun ’24n/a
€249.34
0%
17.0%€325.29€92.94€428.8052
May ’24n/a
€237.57
0%
17.7%€317.63€90.75€400.9053
Apr ’24n/a
€205.28
0%
17.4%€279.65€73.35€457.3053
Mar ’24n/a
€195.97
0%
17.2%€265.34€74.48€445.7551
Feb ’24n/a
€140.54
0%
23.0%€236.68€72.82€364.0551
Jan ’24n/a
€144.86
0%
26.7%€257.42€74.97€324.5052

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 Analysis2025/01/02 05:05
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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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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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.

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