Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)

US — Communication Services Sector
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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

Tarnished Magnificent 7 stocks rebound faces test with earnings
AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, META, MSFT, NVDA, TSLA
Published: April 30, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Neutral

The U.S. technology and growth stocks known as the "Magnificent Seven" have regained their footing somewhat after a steep slide, but a few weeks of growing valuations and a dimming earnings edge could make it harder for them to push Wall Street higher.

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Nvidia Stock Slips. What the Chip Maker Needs from Meta and Microsoft Earnings.
META, MSFT, NVDA
Published: April 30, 2025 by: Barrons
Sentiment: Negative

Nvidia stockholders will be hoping Meta and Microsoft stick to, or even raise, their guidance for capex and signal they will continue investing in AI data centers.

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Meta Launches New Standalone AI App, Rivaling ChatGPT
META
Published: April 30, 2025 by: WSJ
Sentiment: Positive

Facebook owner Meta Platforms has launched a stand-alone artificial-intelligence app, becoming the latest technology giant to enter a field already facing intense competition.

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Tariffs, "Co-opetition," META LlamaCon & NVDA: Measuring A.I.'s Runway Ahead
META, NVDA
Published: April 29, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Neutral

"I don't think anything has changed" in the overall A.I. story, says Dave Nicholson, but he believes it can vastly change depending on which company you look into.

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What options trading is saying about Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft earnings
AAPL, AMZN, META, MSFT
Published: April 29, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Neutral

Several Big Tech companies are reporting earnings this week, including Amazon.com AMZN-0.15%, Apple AAPL+0.49%, Meta Platforms META+0.84% and Microsoft MSFT+0.75%. Options traders attempt to predict the size of a stock's post-earnings movement by bidding up its puts and calls.

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Market Navigator: Eyeing Meta for trade opportunities ahead of earnings
META
Published: April 29, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral

Bob Lang, Explosive Options founder, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss what he's eyeing for Meta ahead of earnings.

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Will Higher Ad Revenues Aid Meta Platforms in Q1 Earnings?
META
Published: April 29, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

META's first-quarter 2025 results are expected to benefit from improving advertising business and improving user engagement.

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Meta says its Llama AI models have been downloaded 1.2B times
META
Published: April 29, 2025 by: TechCrunch
Sentiment: Positive

In mid-March, Meta said that its “open” AI model family, Llama, hit 1 billion downloads, up from 650 million downloads as of early December 2024. On Tuesday at its inaugural LlamaCon developer conference, Meta revealed that figure has reached 1.2 billion downloads.

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Activist Robby Starbuck Sues Meta Over AI Answers About Him
META
Published: April 29, 2025 by: WSJ
Sentiment: Negative

The conservative activist alleges Meta's artificial intelligence tool smeared him by falsely asserting he participated in the U.S. Capitol riot.

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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta takes on ChatGPT with launch of standalone AI app
META
Published: April 29, 2025 by: New York Post
Sentiment: Positive

Meta's separate app will provide more personalized responses based on context and other user-specific elements related to the user's Facebook and Instagram accounts.

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Meta releases standalone AI app, competing with ChatGPT
META
Published: April 29, 2025 by: TechXplore
Sentiment: Positive

Social media behemoth Meta unveiled its first standalone AI assistant app on Tuesday as it tries to take on ChatGPT by giving users a direct path to its generative artificial intelligence models.

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Meta Faces an Advertising Shock. Why the Stock Is Still Superior to Pinterest, Snap.
META
Published: April 29, 2025 by: Barrons
Sentiment: Neutral

The company is the most exposed of the major U.S. digital platforms to a pullback in spending by Chinese companies, according to Raymond James.

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Meta Holds AI Conference With Q1 Earnings On Deck. Here's What To Watch.
META
Published: April 29, 2025 by: Investors Business Daily
Sentiment: Neutral

Meta stock was slightly higher in Tuesday trading as the company kicked off its AI conference, with Q1 earnings due Wednesday.

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META Q1 EPS Preview: Expectations & AI Initiatives
META
Published: April 29, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Meta's strong earnings track record and forward-looking approach to AI integration signals a bullish outlook for the company.

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Facebook parent Meta Platforms launches standalone AI assistant app
META
Published: April 29, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Positive

Facebook parent Meta Platforms on Tuesday launched a separate app for its Meta AI assistant, similar to those offered by Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Alphabet's Google.

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Meta launches standalone AI app to take on ChatGPT
META
Published: April 29, 2025 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Positive

Meta Platforms is launching a standalone artificial intelligence app and going head-to-head with OpenAI maker ChatGPT.

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Meta needs to win over AI developers at its first LlamaCon
META
Published: April 29, 2025 by: TechCrunch
Sentiment: Neutral

On Tuesday, Meta is hosting its first-ever LlamaCon AI developer conference at its Menlo Park headquarters, where the company will try to pitch developers on building applications with its open Llama AI models. Just a year ago, that wasn't a hard sell.

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Meta reports earnings on Wednesday. These numbers are most crucial for its stock.
META
Published: April 29, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Neutral

Meta's advertising revenue, capital expenditures and free cash flow will be the focus in its first-quarter report.

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The Stock Market May Rise or Fall Sharply This Week Based on Key Reports From Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft
AAPL, AMZN, META, MSFT
Published: April 29, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Negative

The S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.06%) has declined 10% from its high as tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have rattled financial markets. Investors will receive important data this week that could either alleviate or intensify concerns surrounding the trade war.

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Time to Buy Microsoft or Meta Stock as Earnings Approach?
META, MSFT
Published: April 28, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Meta Platforms (META) and Microsoft (MSFT) will kick off a much-anticipated week of quarterly results from big tech firms with their reports rolling out after-market hours on Wednesday, April 30.

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Apple, Amazon, Microsoft And Meta Upcoming Earnings
AAPL, AMZN, META, MSFT
Published: April 28, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Focus on Apple and Amazon earnings for insights on China-US tariffs; Apple's services and advanced products, and Amazon's AWS performance are key areas to watch. Microsoft's earnings are noteworthy due to its potential tariff-proof status and its AI relationship with OpenAI.

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Meta poised to deliver quarterly earnings beat driven by AI ad gains and tighter cost controls
META
Published: April 28, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, ETR:FB2A, SWX:FB) is expected to deliver a modest revenue and earnings per share beat for the first quarter driven by healthy advertising trends and tight cost controls, analysts at Bank of America believe. The analysts repeated their ‘Buy' rating on Meta with a $640 price target.

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Buy, Sell or Hold Meta Platforms Stock? Key Tips Ahead of Q1 Earnings
META
Published: April 28, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

META is leveraging AI to boost engagement, which attracts users and drives top-line growth amid growing regulatory concerns and stretched valuation.

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Big Week Ahead for the Stock Market
AAPL, ADP, AMZN, DPZ, FFIV, META, MSFT, NUE, NXPI
Published: April 28, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Jobs Week, PCE and Q1 earnings reports should dominate market headlines all week.

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You do not want to short Magnificent Seven names, strategist says
AAPL, AMZN, META, MSFT
Published: April 28, 2025 by: Yahoo Finance
Sentiment: Positive

It's a busy earnings week, as companies with a combined $20 trillion in market capitalization are set to report. JPMorgan Asset Management global market strategist Jack Manley joins Morning Brief with Brad Smith and Madison Mills to discuss upcoming earnings, including from some "Magnificent Seven" names, and take a closer look at Mag Seven performance compared to the other 493 companies of the S&P 500 (^GSPC).

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Mag 7 Pressured to Continue "Pleasant Surprise" Earnings Season
AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, META, MSFT, NVDA, TSLA
Published: April 28, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Positive

"There's something for everyone this week" when it comes to the markets, says Kevin Hincks. He points out a slew of economic data and earnings that include 180 names in the SPX.

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Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Apple Gear Up For 'AI Revolution' Week As Tariff Storm Brews
AAPL, AMZN, META, MSFT
Published: April 28, 2025 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Positive

As Big Tech steps onto the earnings stage this week, tariff worries swirl, but the AI Revolution isn't slowing down. Microsoft Corp MSFT, Meta Platforms Inc META, Amazon.com Inc AMZN, and Apple Inc AAPL are all set to report and Wedbush Securities' analyst Dan Ives says the setup is more bullish than bearish.

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JLens and ADL Urge Meta Shareholders to Vote FOR Shareholder Proposal Addressing the Risks of Online Antisemitism and Other Forms of Hate
META
Published: April 28, 2025 by: Business Wire
Sentiment: Neutral

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JLens, a Registered Investment Advisor, and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today jointly called on shareholders of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) (“Meta” or the “Company”) to support Shareholder Proposal 8, which appears in the proxy for the Company's annual meeting of shareholders, scheduled to be held on May 28, 2025. JLens' proposal urges Meta shareholders to vote FOR a measure requesting the Company to prepare a detailed report evaluating how Meta addresses.

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Meta Platforms Stock Is Down 28% From Its Peak. Here's How the Rest of 2025 Could Play Out for This AI Stock.
META
Published: April 28, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Neutral

Share prices of Meta Platforms (META 2.65%) reached an all-time high of $740.89 on Feb. 14. Despite new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities powering strong growth and earnings momentum, the Valentine's Day peak quickly turned into heartbreak for investors.

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2 Magnificent AI Stocks Down 27% and 32% That Investors Will Wish They Bought on the Dip
GOOG, GOOGL, META
Published: April 27, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Neutral

Heavy is the head that wears the crown. Alphabet (GOOGL 1.70%) (GOOG 1.52%), the parent of Google, and Meta Platforms (META 2.65%), formerly known as Facebook, are facing antitrust litigation regarding the ways they have maintained their dominance in internet search and social media.

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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.