Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol META
  • Rev/Share 71.0103
  • Book/Share 77.4702
  • PB 9.2046
  • Debt/Equity 0.2541
  • CurrentRatio 1.9733
  • ROIC 0.2702

 

  • MktCap 1791396041262.0
  • FreeCF/Share 19.9114
  • PFCF 35.73
  • PE 25.1099
  • Debt/Assets 0.1681
  • DivYield 0.0029
  • ROE 0.3933

 

  • Rating B+
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 2
  • DCF Score 3
  • 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 $811 $837 Oct. 7, 2025
Initiation META Mizuho -- Outperform -- $925 Sept. 30, 2025
Reiterated META KeyBanc Capital Markets -- Overweight $800 $905 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 Citigroup -- Buy $803 $915 July 31, 2025
Reiterated META UBS -- Buy $812 $897 July 31, 2025
Reiterated META JP Morgan -- Overweight $795 $875 July 31, 2025
Reiterated META BofA Securities -- Buy $775 $900 July 31, 2025

News

Meta, Microsoft Spike On Robust Earnings Reports—As Microsoft Reclaims Crown As World's Largest Company
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: Forbes
Sentiment: Positive

Shares of Meta and Microsoft surged Thursday after earnings for two of the U.S.' handful of trillion-dollar companies came in well above expectations, kicking off a crucial week for on-edge big technology stocks as tariffs complicated investor appetite for artificial intelligence-driven growth.

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Meta Platforms and Microsoft Just Reported Amazing News for AI Stock Investors
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Positive

In today's video, I discuss Meta Platforms (META 5.36%), Microsoft (MSFT 9.46%), and what their recent news means for AI stock investors. To learn more, check out the short video, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.

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Meta Platforms jumps 6% on earnings beat, advertising resilience
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Positive

Meta Platforms jumped after topping earnings expectations and signaling ongoing advertising resilience as tariffs create uncertainty. "I think we're well positioned to navigate the macroeconomic uncertainty," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told analysts Wednesday.

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Meta and Microsoft beat earnings. Wall Street's eyes are now on Apple and Amazon.
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: Business Insider
Sentiment: Positive

This post originally appeared in the Business Insider Today newsletter. You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.

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Nasdaq 100: Bullish Rebound in Tech Stocks Today on Strong Microsoft, Meta Earnings
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: FXEmpire
Sentiment: Positive

Tech stocks rally as Microsoft and Meta post strong earnings, lifting the Nasdaq 100 and boosting confidence in AI despite weak U.S. economic data.

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Meta Earnings Green Light AI Rally
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Meta Platforms stock experienced a significant decline but remains a strong buy due to its monopolistic presence and solid earnings, despite short-term volatility. Meta's recent earnings beat estimates with a 23% EPS increase and strong ad spending, projecting Q2 sales of $42.5–45.5B. Meta's forward P/E ratio of 17–20 is attractive given its growth prospects; future EPS growth could return to 15–20%.

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Meta Surges on Earnings Strength
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Positive

Here's our initial take on Meta Platforms' (META -1.08%) first-quarter financial report.

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Meta Is Recession-Proof: Maintaining Buy Post-Earnings
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Meta reported a homerun kind of quarter on Wednesday, reversing concerns over ad impact from tariff triggered by Snap. Despite market fears, Meta's ad spend resilience, limited Chinese exposure, and market leadership favorably position it against competitors like Snapchat and Pinterest. Meta's AI-driven ad innovations, including the new Generative Ads Recommendation Model, enhance ad conversion rates and efficiency, bolstering its competitive edge.

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Meta: A No-Brainer Growth Play
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Meta exceeded Q1'25 earnings and revenue estimates, driven by strong digital advertising and user growth, with a 16% Y/Y revenue increase to $42.3B. Meta's average ad prices rose 10% Y/Y, and the social media company generated $10.3B in free cash flow in Q1'25. Meta's guidance for Q2'25 implies double-digit Y/Y top-line growth. The firm also revised its CapEx guidance higher.

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Nasdaq to head Wall Street rally after Microsoft and Meta earnings beats
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive

Technology stocks are anticipated to lead a Wall Street rally to start the month of May on Thursday, following earnings from Microsoft and Meta Platforms overnight and ahead of more from Apple and Amazon after the close. Futures markets are calling the Nasdaq 100 around 1.7% higher, ahead of the opening bell, with S&P 500 futures up 1.2% and those for the Dow Jones rising 0.8%.

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Meta's advertisers didn't flinch after it shook up content moderation
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: Business Insider
Sentiment: Positive

Meta's ad business is firing on all cylinders. That's despite rolling out major content moderation changes that could have spooked advertisers.

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Wall Street Breakfast Podcast: Meta, Microsoft Soar On AI, Cloud Strength
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Microsoft shares surged 7% premarket due to strong FQ3 results, with Azure growth at 33% and a 20% Y/Y rise in Microsoft Cloud. Meta Platforms shares rose 5% after a robust Q1 beat, with revenue up 16% Y/Y, profits up 35%, and daily active users beating expectations.

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Nvidia Stock Gains. What Microsoft and Meta Earnings Mean for the Chip Maker.
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: Barrons
Sentiment: Positive

Nvidia stock was rising after Microsoft and Meta Platforms signaled they will continue to spend heavily on AI data centers.

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Meta, Microsoft shrug off tariff concerns to post Q1 beats
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: CNBC International TV
Sentiment: Positive

Meta and Microsoft both score quarterly profit beats on the top and bottom line, unfazed by the Trump tariff war. Qualcomm, however, sees its stock fall in after-hours trade and concern about the levies begins to weigh on its guidance.

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UK investors breathe sigh of relief as Meta delivers bullish update amid tech sector turbulence
META
Published: May 01, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive

Tens of thousands of UK savers with exposure to US technology stocks, whether through ISAs, SIPPs, or global equity funds, will be heartened by Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ:META, ETR:FB2A, SWX:FB) stronger-than-expected first-quarter results, released after-hours Wednesday. Shares in the social media giant are on course to open more than 5% higher on Thursday, providing a much-needed boost after a rocky start to the year for the so-called ‘Magnificent Seven'.

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Meta forecasted it would make $1.4T in revenue from generative AI by 2035
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Published: April 30, 2025 by: TechCrunch
Sentiment: Positive

Meta made a prediction last year its generative AI products would rake in $2 billion to $3 billion in revenue in 2025, and between $460 billion and $1.4 trillion by 2035, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.

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Small Bootstrapped Practice Climbs Product Hunt Rankings Alongside Meta's Tenth Launch
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Published: April 30, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

TEMECULA, Calif., April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While tech giant Meta released its tenth product on Product Hunt this week, it was a small, bootstrapped speech therapy practice that quietly earned a spot among the platform's Top 100 product launches.

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Meta, Baker Hughes and Other ‘Fallen Angel' Stocks Due for a Rebound
BKR, META
Published: April 30, 2025 by: Barrons
Sentiment: Positive

The downbeat mood on Wall Street could be a great opportunity to buy the dip in quality stocks, according to a Wednesday report by J.P. Morgan.

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Meta to report quarterly earnings amid tariff uncertainty and AI investment
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Published: April 30, 2025 by: The Guardian
Sentiment: Neutral

Wall Street is projecting the company will post $41.36bn in revenue on $5.21 in earnings per share

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Why Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Alphabet Slumped on Wednesday
AMZN, GOOGL, META
Published: April 30, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Negative

The U.S. economy has run consistently higher over the past couple of years. However, recent concerns about tariffs, the burgeoning trade war with China, and the impact of the broader uncertainty on the economy have fueled significant stock market volatility.

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META Earnings: A.I. & Ad Sales Pressured to Outperform Amid Tariff Volatility
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Published: April 30, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Neutral

Meta Platforms (META) reports earnings after the close. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company's A.I.

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Meta to report first-quarter earnings after the bell
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Published: April 30, 2025 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Neutral

Meta is set to report its first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, and investors will be looking for any signs that President Donald Trump's China tariffs are affecting the company's online ads business. Alphabet executives told analysts last week that it is likely the search giant will experience headwinds to its online ad business stemming from the Asia-Pacific region of the world.

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Nasdaq 100: Tech Stocks Dive on GDP Miss, MSFT and Meta in Spotlight
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Published: April 30, 2025 by: FXEmpire
Sentiment: Negative

US GDP contracts 0.3%, rattling markets. Dow drops 300+ points as traders brace for key Meta and MSFT earnings.

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Magnificent 7 Earnings: What to Expect (AMZN, AAPL, META and MSFT)
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Published: April 30, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

The tech giants are back in focus as earnings season kicks into high gear. Microsoft ( MSFT ), Meta Platforms ( META ), Apple ( AAPL ), and Amazon ( AMZN ), four pillars of the “Magnificent 7,” are set to report results this week, and the stakes couldn't be higher.

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Meta results: Why they matters for UK investors in the age of tariffs and AI
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Published: April 30, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Neutral

Tens of thousands of UK investors, whether they realise it or not, are exposed to Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, ETR:FB2A, SWX:FB). Some own the shares outright in a SIPP or ISA.

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Meta And Microsoft Will Report Earnings Today: What To Expect From Big Tech Results
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Published: April 30, 2025 by: Forbes
Sentiment: Neutral

Earnings for two of the U.S.' handful of trillion-dollar companies will come out Wednesday afternoon as Meta and Microsoft will update investors, kicking off a crucial week for on-edge big technology stocks as tariffs complicated investor appetite for artificial intelligence-driven growth.

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Options Corner: META Earnings Ahead
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Published: April 30, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Neutral

Instagram and Facebook's parent company - Meta Platforms (META) - reports earnings later today. Rick Ducat highlights the stock price activity in META so far in 2025, looking at the Relative Strength Index crossing above the mid-line this week.

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MSFT, META and NFLX Forecast – US Stocks Look Towards Earnings Calls
META, MSFT, NFLX
Published: April 30, 2025 by: FXEmpire
Sentiment: Positive

Three of the biggest stocks listed on the NASDAQ are in play, with Microsoft and Meta both having earnings calls after the bell on Wednesday. Netflix looks to pull back a bit after a massive run higher, but this is only temporary.

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S&P 500 set to end winning run as inflation data, Microsoft and Meta earnings awaited
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Published: April 30, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Negative

Wall Street stocks are predicted to head back lower on Wednesday as slivers of optimism come face to face with hard numbers in corporate earnings. While Dow Jones futures were just above flat, those for the S&P 500 were down 0.3% and for the Nasdaq 100 were 0.6% in the red.

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2 No-Brainer Stocks to Buy With $2,000 Right Now
META, TTD
Published: April 30, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Neutral

The market is rife with fear about tariffs and their potential impact on the broader economy. This caused many stocks to sell off.

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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.