Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol META
  • Rev/Share 71.0103
  • Book/Share 77.4702
  • PB 9.5404
  • Debt/Equity 0.2541
  • CurrentRatio 1.9733
  • ROIC 0.2702

 

  • MktCap 1856722588264.0
  • FreeCF/Share 19.9114
  • PFCF 37.033
  • PE 26.0262
  • Debt/Assets 0.1681
  • DivYield 0.0028
  • ROE 0.3933

 

  • Rating B+
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 1
  • DCF Score 3
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 3

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Reiterated META TD Cowen -- Buy $800 $875 July 31, 2025
Reiterated META KeyBanc Capital Markets -- Overweight $800 $905 July 31, 2025
Reiterated META BofA Securities -- Buy $775 $900 July 31, 2025
Reiterated META Morgan Stanley -- Overweight $750 $850 July 31, 2025
Reiterated META Citizens JMP -- Mkt Outperform $750 $900 July 31, 2025
Reiterated META Wells Fargo -- Overweight $783 $811 July 31, 2025
Reiterated META UBS -- Buy $812 $897 July 31, 2025
Reiterated META Citigroup -- Buy $803 $915 July 31, 2025
Reiterated META JP Morgan -- Overweight $795 $875 July 31, 2025
Reiterated META Bernstein -- Outperform $775 $900 July 31, 2025

News

Meta Stock Rebounds After Google AI Cloud Deal, Fed Chair Comments
META
Published: August 22, 2025 by: Investors Business Daily
Sentiment: Positive

Meta stock bounced back with gains Friday following an otherwise down week amid a debate about whether there is an AI bubble.

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Google & Meta strike a deal & tracking AI ETF inflows
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Published: August 22, 2025 by: Yahoo Finance
Sentiment: Positive

Here is what you may have missed on Morning Brief: Market Sunrise for Friday, August 22. Host Ramzan Karmali takes a closer look at reports about a $10 billion cloud deal between Google and Meta.

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Meta's AI Push Leads to $10 Billion Google Cloud Deal, Report Says
GOOG, GOOGL, META
Published: August 22, 2025 by: CNET
Sentiment: Positive

According to Bloomberg, Meta will pay at least $10 billion over six years to use Google Cloud servers and storage to expand its AI capabilities.

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Meta Hires Another Apple AI Leader Amid Headcount Freeze, Report Says
META
Published: August 22, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Positive

Meta Platforms (META) is reportedly hiring another senior AI executive from Apple (AAPL) for its Meta Superintelligence Labs division, where it is moving to freeze headcount.

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Meta Platforms: Why The Stock Still Has Room To Run
META
Published: August 22, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Meta Platforms, Inc. remains a high-growth, high-margin business, defying maturity expectations with 20%+ revenue and 40%+ profit expansion. Aggressive AI-driven capital expenditures position Meta for another growth phase, with management signaling $68B in 2025 CapEx and continued investment in 2026. Despite CapEx risks, Meta's dominant platforms and profitability support confidence in sustainable long-term growth and market leadership.

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META's $10B Cloud Deal with GOOGL, WDAY Lower After Earnings
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Published: August 22, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Positive

A day after Meta Platforms (META) froze hiring in its A.I. division, the company announced a deal $10 billion A.I.

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Tech frenemies: Meta strikes a $10+ billion AI cloud deal with rival Google
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Published: August 22, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Positive

Meta has signed a six-year deal to use Google's cloud-computing services as it builds out its AI infrastructure.

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Meta Platforms Stock: Grown 700% Over The Last Decade, Still Room To Grow
META
Published: August 22, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Meta Platforms delivered a blowout Q2, crushing revenue and EPS estimates, driven by AI-fueled ad growth and unmatched user engagement across its ecosystem. I remain extremely bullish, seeing a long growth runway as Meta leverages AI, wearables, and its massive user base to unlock new revenue streams and profitability. The market is underestimating Meta's AI wearables and future earnings potential; current forward multiples are low, making shares attractive for long-term investors.

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Is This an A.I. Bubble? + Meta's Missing Morals + TikTok Shock Slop
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Published: August 22, 2025 by: NYTimes
Sentiment: Negative

“It's beyond enormous. It's unprecedented.

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Wall Street Breakfast Podcast: Markets Wait On Powell's Next Words
CBRL, GOOG, GOOGL, META
Published: August 22, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Markets are on edge ahead of Powell's Jackson Hole speech, with uncertainty over potential September rate cuts and 'higher for longer' rates likely. Tech giants Meta and Google ink a $10 billion, six-year cloud deal to accelerate Meta's AI ambitions while new data centers are built.

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Meta: An AI Powerhouse With Or Without Superintelligence
META
Published: August 22, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Meta's AI integration is driving robust top-line growth, with Q2 revenues up 21.6% YoY and ad impression growth accelerating across all regions. Margin expansion and operational efficiency have led to a 38% YoY EPS increase, justifying Meta's elevated but fair valuation. Heavy CAPEX is weighing on free cash flow, but these investments are necessary for long-term AI-driven growth and remain worthwhile.

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Google reportedly clinches $10bn cloud deal with Meta to fuel AI push
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Published: August 22, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive

Google has signed a six-year cloud computing deal with Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, ETR:FB2A, SWX:FB) valued at more than $10 billion, according to a source cited by Reuters. The agreement will see Meta use Google Cloud's servers, networking and storage as it races to expand its artificial intelligence capabilities.

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Meta makes huge cloud computing deal with Google: source
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Published: August 22, 2025 by: TechXplore
Sentiment: Positive

Meta has made a cloud computing deal with Google worth more than $10 billion over the course of six years, a source close to the transaction told AFP Thursday.

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Twenty Companies, In My Opinion, Facing Existential AI Disruption Risk
ACN, ADBE, BKNG, CGEMY, CHGG, COUR, CSCO, DNTUF, DNTUY, DUOL, F, FVRR, GETY, GLOB, GOOG, GOOGL, INTC, IT, MAN, META, MSFT, OMC, PSO, RHI, SSTK
Published: August 21, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Negative

AI is disrupting industries reliant on human labor or creative skills, forcing companies to adapt or risk obsolescence, as seen in past tech revolutions. Survival hinges on integrating AI into products and services, shifting to 'human plus AI' models, and moving up the value chain for differentiation. Stock performance reveals investor skepticism, with most of the 20 companies underperforming the S&P 500, indicating market concerns about adaptation success.

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OpenAI lawyers question Meta's role in Elon Musk's $97B takeover bid
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Published: August 21, 2025 by: TechCrunch
Sentiment: Neutral

OpenAI is asking Meta to produce evidence related to any coordination with Elon Musk and xAI to acquire or invest in the ChatGPT-maker.

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Google scores six-year Meta cloud deal worth over $10 billion
GOOG, GOOGL, META
Published: August 21, 2025 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Positive

Google won a $10 billion cloud contract from Meta spanning six years, according to two people familiar with the matter. Meta has largely been reliant on Amazon Web Services for cloud infrastructure though it also uses Microsoft Azure.

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Meta signs $10 billion-plus cloud deal with Google, The Information reports
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Published: August 21, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Positive

Google has struck a major cloud computing deal worth more than $10 billion with Meta Platforms , The Information reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter.

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Meta Platforms: Every Dip Is A Long-Term Entry Opportunity
META
Published: August 21, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Meta Platforms' (META) FQ2 earnings report and latest AI restructuring effort reflect near-term uncertainties. The company's robust core ad business, AI advancements, and pipeline products (e.g., the Hypernova smart glasses) support double-digit EPS growth rates. The long-term reward/risk ratio is further skewed thanks to other compounding forces afoot.

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META Freezes A.I. Hiring, "Piecing" Together Superintelligence
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Published: August 21, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Negative

Meta Platforms (META) makes a sharp shift in its aggressive hiring spree by suddenly ending it. Dozens of people were recruited for the Meta's "Superintelligence" team and received pay packages worth millions of dollars.

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Meta freezes AI hiring amid talent surge, division restructuring
META
Published: August 21, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Negative

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, ETR:FB2A, SWX:FB) has frozen hiring in its artificial intelligence (AI) division after an intense recruitment spree that brought in over 50 researchers and engineers from competitors like OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Apple, Anthropic, and others. First reported by the Wall Street Journal and confirmed by a Meta spokesperson, the freeze also blocks internal transfers between teams, with exceptions requiring approval from Meta's Chief AI Officer, Alexandr Wang.

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Report: Meta is hitting pause on AI hiring after its poaching spree
META
Published: August 21, 2025 by: TechCrunch
Sentiment: Negative

Meta has frozen hiring in its AI organization after restructuring the unit earlier this week, reports The Wall Street Journal. The hiring freeze follows weeks of poaching more than 50 AI researchers and engineers from competitors.

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Meta Restructures AI Group, Again
META
Published: August 20, 2025 by: Bloomberg Technology
Sentiment: Neutral

Meta is restructuring its AI group, splitting it into four teams in a move to accelerate the company's pursuit of superintelligence. Bloomberg's Riley Griffin discusses the details with Caroline Hyde on “Bloomberg Tech.

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BMBL vs. META: Which Social Connection Stock Offers Better Upside?
BMBL, META
Published: August 20, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Meta Platforms' 22% revenue growth & AI leadership via Llama 4 overshadow Bumble's discount valuation. Despite premium pricing, META offers superior upside potential.

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Meta to add 100 MW of solar power from U.S. gear
META
Published: August 20, 2025 by: TechCrunch
Sentiment: Positive

Meta signed a deal yesterday with solar developer Silicon Range to develop a $100 million, 100-megawatt solar farm in South Carolina.

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Meta: The Rally Has Just Begun
META
Published: August 20, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Meta remains a 'strong buy' due to its robust long-term growth prospects and effective AI-driven business transformation. AI initiatives are directly boosting Meta's advertising efficiency, user engagement, and financial results, supporting sustained double-digit revenue growth. Meta's outstanding profitability and strong free cash flow enable aggressive investment in AI and infrastructure, positioning it for future dominance.

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Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Price Prediction and Forecast 2025-2030 for August 20
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Published: August 20, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive

Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) lost 5.27% over the past five trading sessions, dragging down the Magnificent Seven mainstay's year-to-date gain to 22.97%.

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From Ban to Fan: White House Joining TikTok Is a Blow to Meta and Google.
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Published: August 20, 2025 by: Barrons
Sentiment: Negative

President Trump's adoption of TikTok has dampened the hopes of shareholders in Meta and Alphabet that it will be deactivated in the U.S.

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Meta is shaking up its AI org, again
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Published: August 19, 2025 by: TechCrunch
Sentiment: Neutral

On Friday, The Information reported that Meta was preparing to tear down its existing AI org and reorganize it into four new groups. Four days later, the change has been made official with an internal memo, as reported by Bloomberg and The New York Times.

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META Focuses on User Safety & Engagement: Ad Revenues to Rise?
META
Published: August 19, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Meta Platforms' AI-driven engagement boost, and new WhatsApp safety tools and Instagram features fuel strong ad revenue growth despite stiff competition.

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Meta rolls out AI-powered translations to creators globally, starting with English and Spanish
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Published: August 19, 2025 by: TechCrunch
Sentiment: Positive

Meta is rolling out an AI-powered voice translation feature to all users on Facebook and Instagram globally, the company announced on Tuesday.

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About Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)

  • IPO Date 2012-05-18
  • Website https://investor.fb.com
  • Industry Internet Content & Information
  • CEO Mark Elliot Zuckerberg
  • Employees 76834

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. The Reality Labs segment provides augmented and virtual reality related products comprising consumer hardware, software, and content that help people feel connected, anytime, and anywhere. The company was formerly known as Facebook, Inc. and changed its name to Meta Platforms, Inc. in October 2021. Meta Platforms, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.