META Stock Overview
Engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, and wearables worldwide. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 4/6 |
| Past Performance | 6/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Meta Platforms, Inc. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$592.80 |
| 52 Week High | US$635.00 |
| 52 Week Low | US$343.90 |
| Beta | 1.2 |
| 1 Month Change | 6.45% |
| 3 Month Change | 4.96% |
| 1 Year Change | 68.17% |
| 3 Year Change | 77.10% |
| 5 Year Change | 186.38% |
| Change since IPO | 448.89% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| META | PE Interactive Media and Services | PE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -5.9% | 0% | 0% |
| 1Y | 68.2% | 0% | 0% |
Return vs Industry: META exceeded the PE Interactive Media and Services industry which returned 41.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: META exceeded the PE Market which returned 0.7% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| META volatility | |
|---|---|
| META Average Weekly Movement | 3.8% |
| Interactive Media and Services Industry Average Movement | 0% |
| Market Average Movement | 0% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in PE Market | 0% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in PE Market | 0% |
Stable Share Price: META has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the PE market.
Volatility Over Time: META's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 72,404 | Mark Zuckerberg | investor.fb.com |
Meta Platforms, Inc. engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, and wearables worldwide. It operates in two segments, Family of Apps and Reality Labs. The Family of Apps segment offers Facebook, which enables people to share, discuss, discover, and connect with interests; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and private messages, as well as feed, stories, reels, video, live, and shops; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact privately.
Meta Platforms, Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| META fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$1.48t |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$55.54b |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$156.23b |
26.6x
P/E Ratio9.5x
P/S RatioIs META overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| META income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$156.23b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$28.90b |
| Gross Profit | US$127.33b |
| Other Expenses | US$71.79b |
| Earnings | US$55.54b |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 22.00 |
| Gross Margin | 81.50% |
| Net Profit Margin | 35.55% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 17.5% |
How did META perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
0.3%
Current Dividend Yield7%
Payout RatioDoes META pay a reliable dividends?
See META dividend history and benchmarks| Meta Platforms dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Dec 16 2024 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Dec 27 2024 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 6 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 5 days |
Does META pay a reliable dividends?
See META dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 02:15 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.
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Analyst Sources
Meta Platforms, Inc. is covered by 97 analysts. 64 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 |