Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)

US — Communication Services Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol META
  • Rev/Share 67.4155
  • Book/Share 73.2208
  • PB 9.3501
  • Debt/Equity 0.2676
  • CurrentRatio 2.6623
  • ROIC 0.2621

 

  • MktCap 1721236031145.0
  • FreeCF/Share 20.7008
  • PFCF 32.9039
  • PE 25.9629
  • Debt/Assets 0.1767
  • DivYield 0.003
  • ROE 0.3869

 

  • Rating B+
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 2
  • 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 Morgan Stanley -- Overweight $615 $650 May 1, 2025
Reiterated META KeyBanc Capital Markets -- Overweight $645 $655 May 1, 2025
Reiterated META Goldman -- Buy $685 $690 May 1, 2025
Reiterated META MoffettNathanson -- Buy $525 $605 May 1, 2025
Reiterated META Guggenheim -- Buy $675 $725 May 1, 2025
Reiterated META Pivotal Research Group -- Buy $875 $830 May 1, 2025
Reiterated META UBS -- Buy $650 $683 May 1, 2025
Reiterated META Monness Crespi & Hardt -- Buy $775 $780 May 1, 2025
Reiterated META Roth Capital -- Buy $580 $620 May 1, 2025
Reiterated META BofA Securities -- Buy $640 $690 May 1, 2025

News

At Trial, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta Calls TikTok a Major Competitive Threat
META
Published: April 16, 2025 by: NYTimes
Sentiment: Negative

The Meta chief executive testified for a third day in a landmark antitrust trial accusing his company of quashing competition through acquisitions.

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Meta Stock Holds Upside Potential as Analysts Cut Price Targets
META
Published: April 16, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Positive

For investors in Magnificent Seven stock Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META, recent changes in analysts' price targets haven't brought much cheer. Many analysts have been dropping their price targets on this powerful company since the beginning of April.

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram from Facebook in 2018: FTC trial
META
Published: April 15, 2025 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Negative

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning out Instagram in 2018, according to an email presented Tuesday in the FTC's antitrust trial against the company. The email was presented to the court during Zuckerberg's second day of testimony.

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META Antitrust Trial: What It Means for Competition, TikTok & Trump
META
Published: April 15, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Neutral

Ÿael Ossowski offers a wider perspective around Meta Platforms' (META) antitrust trial launched by the FTC. He considers it the first test for the Trump administration to set the tone on what antitrust means in the U.S. and the message it sends abroad.

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Meta's Mark Zuckerberg admits buying ‘Instagram' because it was ‘better' during grilling at landmark FTC trial
META
Published: April 15, 2025 by: New York Post
Sentiment: Neutral

“Building a new app is hard,” Zuckerberg said.

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Small: META "Epically Low," NFLX Tariff Hedge, Mag 7 to Rebound
META, NFLX, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, MSFT, NVDA, TSLA
Published: April 15, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Positive

"The tariff gun won't fire as loudly as everyone realizes," argues Jeffrey Small. He believes markets will fall another 5% to 10% at most before hitting a bottom, telling investors that now is the time to buy.

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At US antitrust trial, Meta's Zuckerberg admits he bought Instagram because it was 'better'
META
Published: April 15, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Negative

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a key concession at a U.S. antitrust trial on Tuesday, saying he bought Instagram because it had a "better" camera than the one his company was trying to build for flagship app Facebook at the time.

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Could Tariff Headwinds Spell Trouble for Broligarchs?
META, TSLA
Published: April 15, 2025 by: Schaeffers Research
Sentiment: Negative

It feels too strange to begin Chart of the Week without addressing the elephant in the room, which is the past week's intense oscillation that has taken place on Wall Street. U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy has taken global trade by storm -- and not always in a good way. On Monday, April 7, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) suffered its largest intraday oscillation ever -- plummeting more than 1,700 points at its session lows before swinging 2,595 points back into positive territory.

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Zuckerberg testimony underway in FTC vs. Meta
META
Published: April 15, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral

Eamon Javers join 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the latest details on the FTC vs. Meta trial.

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Facebook isn't really for friends anymore, Mark Zuckerberg testifies in antitrust trial
META
Published: April 14, 2025 by: Business Insider
Sentiment: Negative

Mark Zuckerberg testified in a landmark antitrust trial brought by the FTC against Meta. The FTC claims Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp violated competition laws.

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Meta Antitrust Trial Begins That Could Force Instagram Sale
META
Published: April 14, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Negative

Meta (META) went to court Monday against the Federal Trade Commission in a landmark antitrust case that could force the social media titan to sell off Instagram or WhatsApp.

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Meta to Begin Training AI on User Data in EU
META
Published: April 14, 2025 by: PYMNTS
Sentiment: Positive

Meta will begin using content shared by adults in the European Union to train its artificial intelligence models after the European Data Protection Board said the company's approach met its legal requirements.

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Trade Tracker: Steve Weiss buys Netflix, Meta, Taiwan Semi, Nvidia, Leidos and Goldman Sachs
GS, LDOS, META, NFLX, NVDA, TSM
Published: April 14, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Positive

Steve Weiss, founder and managing partner at Short Hills Capital Partners, joins CNBC's "Halftime Report" to detail his latest buys despite his bearish market outlook.

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Meta says it will resume AI training with public content from European users
META
Published: April 14, 2025 by: TechXplore
Sentiment: Positive

Social media company Meta said Monday that it will start using publicly available content from European users to train its artificial intelligence models, resuming work put on hold last year after activists raised concerns about data privacy.

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Meta to use public posts, AI interactions to train models in EU
META
Published: April 14, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Neutral

Meta Platforms said on Monday it would use interactions that users have with its AI, as well as public posts and comments shared by adults across its platforms, to train its artificial intelligence models in the European Union.

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Meta Fights to Keep Instagram and WhatsApp, as Antitrust Trial Begins
META
Published: April 14, 2025 by: WSJ
Sentiment: Negative

The Federal Trade Commission says Meta has monopolized the social-media market—and should be broken up.

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Tech tariff reprieve, Meta's antitrust trial, Blue Origin flight
META
Published: April 14, 2025 by: Yahoo Finance
Sentiment: Neutral

Morning Brief hosts Madison Mills and Brad Smith take a look at the top stories of April 14, 2025. Maxim Group managing director and senior consumer internet analyst Tom Forte discusses the impact of recent tariff moves on tech.

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META Instagram & WhatsApp Trial Tests Trump Antitrust Appetite
META
Published: April 14, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Negative

A potentially weeks-long trial begins for Meta Platforms (META) to keep its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms. The FTC seeks to divest the platforms from Meta after accusing the company of using them to maintain its dominant position.

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Example Options Plays in AAPL and META
AAPL, META
Published: April 14, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Neutral

As Pres. Trump pulls back on his tariff policy, Apple (AAPL) is among the early stocks to pop higher. Meanwhile, Meta Platforms (META) faces antitrust headwinds as the FTC begins its trial with WhatsApp and Instagram's ownership on the line.

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Zuckerberg, Sandberg in hot seat as FTC trial seeking Meta breakup kicks off
META
Published: April 14, 2025 by: New York Post
Sentiment: Negative

Top Meta executives including Mark Zuckerberg and ex-operating chief Sheryl Sandberg will be in the hot seat as the Federal Trade Commission's landmark antitrust trial seeking a breakup of Meta kicked off on Monday.

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Meta faces antitrust claims at trial over Instagram and WhatsApp ownership
META
Published: April 14, 2025 by: The Guardian
Sentiment: Negative

Facebook parent faces threats of illegal social media monopoly after spending billions to acquire two platforms

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FTC vs. Meta trial underway: Here's what to expect
META
Published: April 14, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Negative

CNBC's Eamon Javers joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the latest details on the FTC's suit against Meta, what's at stake for the tech giant, and more.

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Meta to start training its AI models on public content in the EU
META
Published: April 14, 2025 by: TechCrunch
Sentiment: Neutral

Meta announced on Monday that it's going to train its AI models on public content, such as posts and comments on Facebook and Instagram, in the EU after previously pausing its plans to do so in response to regulatory pressure due to to data privacy concerns. The company will start training its AI on users' content in the EU this week, it said.

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Meta resorted to 'buy-or-bury scheme' with Instagram and WhatsApp deals, former FTC Chair Lina Khan says
META
Published: April 14, 2025 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Negative

Former FTC Chair Lina Khan said Monday that Facebook's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp drastically changed the social networking ecosystem. The trial could result in the social media giant Meta divesting the two companies.

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Meta's Blockbuster FTC Antitrust Trial Kicks Off. Meta Stock Edges Higher After Tariff News.
META
Published: April 14, 2025 by: Investors Business Daily
Sentiment: Neutral

The Facebook owner will defend its purchases of WhatsApp and Instagram.

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Former FTC Chair Lina Khan on Meta antitrust trial regarding Instagram, WhatsApp ownership
META
Published: April 14, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral

Lina Khan, former FTC chair, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the trial between the FTC and Meta Platforms.

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FTC vs. Meta: What you need to know about the trial
META
Published: April 11, 2025 by: The Street
Sentiment: Negative

The trial will begin on Monday, April 14. Transcript: The Federal Trade Commission and Meta are finally about to square off.

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Final Trades: TJX, Meta, Abbvie and Taiwan Semi
ABBV, META, TJX, TSM
Published: April 11, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral

The Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.

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Legal Defense Fund exits Meta civil rights advisory group over DEI changes
META
Published: April 11, 2025 by: The Guardian
Sentiment: Negative

Meta ending DEI programs, getting rid of factcheckers and changing content moderation policies led to LDF's decision

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Example NVDA & META Trades for Short-Term Gains
META, NVDA
Published: April 11, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Neutral

Kevin Hincks composes two example trades in Mag 7 stocks: Nvidia (NVDA) and Meta Platforms (META). Factoring in the companies' upcoming earnings reports, Kevin looks at a long call diagonal strategy for NVDA and META.

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About Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)

  • IPO Date 2012-05-18
  • Website https://investor.fb.com
  • Industry Internet Content & Information
  • CEO Mr. 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.