Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol META
  • Rev/Share 79.7168
  • Book/Share 86.1733
  • PB 7.7775
  • Debt/Equity 0.3862
  • CurrentRatio 2.5988
  • ROIC 0.1795

 

  • MktCap 1689594697753.0
  • FreeCF/Share 18.29
  • PFCF 36.6435
  • PE 27.9467
  • Debt/Assets 0.2292
  • DivYield 0.0031
  • ROE 0.3056

 

  • Rating B+
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 2
  • DCF Score 4
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 2

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Reiterated META Wells Fargo -- Overweight $754 $849 Jan. 29, 2026
Reiterated META Piper Sandler -- Overweight $840 $880 Jan. 29, 2026
Reiterated META JP Morgan -- Overweight $800 $825 Jan. 29, 2026
Reiterated META Pivotal Research Group -- Buy $930 $910 Jan. 29, 2026
Reiterated META Roth Capital -- Buy $800 $850 Jan. 29, 2026
Reiterated META Wolfe Research -- Outperform $800 $850 Jan. 29, 2026
Reiterated META Barclays -- Overweight $770 $800 Jan. 29, 2026
Reiterated META UBS -- Buy $830 $872 Jan. 29, 2026
Reiterated META Monness Crespi & Hardt -- Buy $808 $890 Jan. 29, 2026
Reiterated META BofA Securities -- Buy $810 $885 Jan. 29, 2026

News

Microsoft Vs. Meta: A Tale Of Two AI Cities
META, MSFT
Published: January 30, 2026 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Meta Platforms, Inc. has demonstrated superior AI monetization, driving 24% YoY revenue growth and a 10% post-earnings rally. AI enhancements at META have materially improved both user engagement and ad ecosystem economics, fueling robust top-line expansion. Microsoft Corporation's AI-driven growth remains incremental, with cloud as the main contributor; Copilot and productivity offerings have yet to deliver meaningful new user growth.

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Meta, Microsoft Earnings Signal AI Payoff Matters: ETFs in Focus
META
Published: January 30, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

Payoff worries in the artificial intelligence (AI) space are back. Big Tech earnings sent a clear warning this week: pour money into AI, but show results soon — or pay the price.

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META's AI-Push Drives Advertising Growth: More Upside Ahead?
META
Published: January 30, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Meta Platforms' AI-driven ad enhancements fuel double-digit revenue growth and higher engagement across platforms.

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META Stock's AI Gamble Just Paid Off
META
Published: January 30, 2026 by: Forbes
Sentiment: Positive

Meta Platforms, the largest social media company in the world, witnessed its stock being aggressively purchased on substantial volume after impressive Q4 2025 earnings. The excitement stemmed not only from the earnings beat but also from a surprising forecast for a $125B AI capital expenditure plan in 2026.

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ETFs in Spotlight as META Shares Rally 10% Post Q4 Earnings Beat
META
Published: January 30, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

META shares surge over 10% after a Q4 earnings and guidance beat, putting Meta-heavy ETFs in focus for investors seeking upside with less risk.

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Why investors are suddenly nervous about Microsoft and newly confident in Meta
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Published: January 30, 2026 by: Fast Company
Sentiment: Negative

Microsoft stock just suffered its biggest single day drop since 2020. Meanwhile, Meta stock popped by 10%.

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Mark Zuckerberg Passes Jeff Bezos For No. 4 Richest As Meta Stock Soars On Earnings Beat
META
Published: January 29, 2026 by: Forbes
Sentiment: Positive

Zuckerberg's net worth swelled by $22 billion (9.7%) to $251.7 billion on Thursday, pushing him ahead of Bezos ($249.7 billion) to rank as the world's fourth-richest person, according to Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires List. Tesla's Elon Musk remains the world's wealthiest person, with a net worth of $766.1 billion, far ahead of Google cofounders Larry Page ($275 billion) and Sergey Brin ($253.7 billion).

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Meta Platforms surges on earnings beat, upbeat outlook as AI boosts core business
META
Published: January 29, 2026 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB) shares rose nearly 10% to about $735 following its latest earnings report, as Bank of America analysts highlighted accelerating advertising growth and early evidence that artificial intelligence investments are contributing to the company's core business. Meta reported fourth-quarter revenue of $59.9 billion and earnings of $8.88 per share, both above consensus estimates, and guided first-quarter revenue of $53.5 billion to $56.5 billion, exceeding Wall Street expectations.

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Meta Is a Top S&P Gainer Today. Here's Why The Social-Media Stock Is Surging.
META
Published: January 29, 2026 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Positive

Meta Platforms is the only company in the Magnificent 7 living up to the name today.

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Meta Platforms: Laying The Groundwork In 2026 (Upgrade)
META
Published: January 29, 2026 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Meta Platforms is upgraded to "Strong Buy" with an $893/share target, reflecting renewed AI-driven growth and strategic capital deployment. META is shifting investment from the Metaverse to AI and wearables, notably Meta AI glasses, positioning Reality Labs for a growth inflection in eFY26. Substantial capital outlays and higher operating costs are expected to compress margins in eFY26 but are seen as necessary groundwork for future profitability.

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Everyone Loves Meta Platforms Again After Q4 Earnings. Should You Buy?
META
Published: January 29, 2026 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Neutral

Meta Platforms ( NASDAQ:META ) had been trading near its 52-week low in early January 2026, as investors worried about its heavy reliance on advertising for 98% of revenues, making earnings volatile compared to its diversified peers.

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Meta stock price surges as Mark Zuckerberg predicts most glasses will be AI-powered in ‘several years'
META
Published: January 29, 2026 by: Fast Company
Sentiment: Positive

Shares of Facebook owner Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META) are surging in premarket trading this morning after the company announced its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings yesterday afternoon.

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Meta Platforms' Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates, Rise Y/Y
META
Published: January 29, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

META tops Q4 estimates with 23.8% revenue growth, boosted by ad strength and rising engagement across its app ecosystem.

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Robots dominate Tesla earnings, Microsoft concerns, Meta's AI investments
META, MSFT, TSLA
Published: January 29, 2026 by: Yahoo Finance
Sentiment: Neutral

Robots dominate Tesla earnings, Microsoft concerns, Meta's AI investments Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi breaks down the latest market news for January 29, 2026. Tesla, Meta, and Microsoft reported earnings on Tuesday.

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Opportunities And Question Marks Drive Direxion's META-Focused METU, METD ETFs
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Published: January 29, 2026 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Neutral

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Meta Soars After-Hours, Forecasting Fastest Growth Since 2021
META
Published: January 29, 2026 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Neutral

After months of being down and out, Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META may have just changed the narrative around its business in a big way. In October, the Magnificent Seven stock tanked 11% after its Q3 earnings report, driven by fears of out-of-control artificial intelligence (AI) spending.

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Meta Beat Expectations. Now It Must Prove Its Massive AI Spending Isn't Another Metaverse
META
Published: January 29, 2026 by: Forbes
Sentiment: Positive

Meta stock has declined 1% in the last year, according to CNBC, with a 10% pop in pre-market trading after a fourth quarter earnings report that beat expectations and raised guidance.

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Here's Why Meta Platforms (META) is a Strong Growth Stock
META
Published: January 29, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

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META, MSFT Making Outsized Post-Earnings Moves
META, MSFT
Published: January 29, 2026 by: Schaeffers Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Tech giants Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) and Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) are in the spotlight after their latest earnings reports.

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Meta and Microsoft are making big moves in opposite directions after earnings
META, MSFT
Published: January 29, 2026 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Neutral

Meta appeared to gain approval from investors to keep putting money into AI as shares jumped 8% post-earnings. Microsoft plunged as the company's Azure segment showed a slowdown in growth and higher spending on AI.

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S&P500: US Indices Seek Direction After Mixed Meta, Microsoft Reactions
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Published: January 29, 2026 by: FXEmpire
Sentiment: Positive

S&P 500 hovers near record highs as mixed Meta and Microsoft earnings leave indices directionless. Key trendline at 7048 crucial for sustained rally.

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How Meta's stock found its way back into Wall Street's good graces — for now
META
Published: January 29, 2026 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Positive

With its impressive fourth-quarter earnings report, Meta Platforms managed to shake off some concerns about its artificial-intelligence strategy.

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Meta leans on improved ad business to fuel massive AI spending
META
Published: January 29, 2026 by: TechXplore
Sentiment: Positive

Meta Platforms Inc.'s better-than-expected sales outlook helped ease Wall Street concerns about plans for unprecedented spending on artificial intelligence this year. The social networking giant topped projections for holiday quarter revenue and gave a strong forecast for the current period during its earnings report on Jan. 28.

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Daniel Rubino on MSFT "Great Positioning," AAPL on AI Sidelines & META Big Bet
AAPL, META, MSFT
Published: January 28, 2026 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Positive

Daniel Rubino with @WindowsCentral offers his perspective on the first half of Mag 7 companies reporting earnings this week. For Microsoft (MSFT), he believes the enterprise tech firm remains in a "great position" due to its Azure cloud platform and multi-modal AI approach.

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Instagram & Ads Offer META Bull Case, Investors Eye Spending Discipline
META
Published: January 28, 2026 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Positive

More investors will look into Meta Platforms (META) expenses rather than revenue in earnings, says @LikeFolio's Landon Swan. However, he argues the Mag 7 company's revenue can't be ignored.

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Meta's Subscription Push Across Three Apps Reveals Fear of AI-Driven Ad Revenue Disruption
META
Published: January 28, 2026 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Neutral

Meta's simultaneous subscription testing across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp isn't about innovation.

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META Needs to Justify AI Spend in Earnings & Example Options Trade
META
Published: January 28, 2026 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Neutral

Melissa Otto says the path ahead for Meta Platforms (META) needs to be about using AI to keep users on its apps for longer. In addition to that, she explains why ROI will be critical for investors as Meta juggles justifying CapEx spending with future growth.

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Meta And Google Go To Trial Over Child Safety — Here's What's At Stake
GOOG, GOOGL, META
Published: January 28, 2026 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Negative

Jury selection has officially begun in a high-profile lawsuit against the world's biggest social media companies. While TikTok and Snap have recently settled, Meta and Google's YouTube are heading to court to defend their product designs against claims that they knowingly fuel a youth mental health crisis.

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Meta set to report earnings: Update on revamped AI strategy is key to fourth quarter
META
Published: January 28, 2026 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Neutral

Meta on Wednesday will report fourth-quarter earnings, and investors will be looking for any signs that its revamped artificial intelligence strategy will benefit the company in 2026. The social media giant spent a large chunk of 2025 overhauling its AI unit, including investing $14.3 billion in Scale AI to land the startup's founder, Alexandr Wang, and several of his colleagues.

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Mega-Cap Earnings Could Decide the Tech Sector's Next Big Move
META, MSFT, TSLA
Published: January 28, 2026 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Negative

The technology sector has gotten off to a sluggish start to the year by its own standards. The tech-heavy Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF NYSEARCA: XLK is up just 2.8% year-to-date (YTD), while the Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ: QQQ has also struggled to gain traction.

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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.