Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)

NASDAQ: META · Real-Time Price · USD
703.77
-12.60 (-1.76%)
At close: Feb 19, 2025, 4:00 PM
700.20
-3.57 (-0.51%)
After-hours: Feb 19, 2025, 7:59 PM EST
-1.76%
Market Cap 1.78T
Revenue (ttm) 164.50B
Net Income (ttm) 62.36B
Shares Out 2.53B
EPS (ttm) 23.86
PE Ratio 29.50
Forward PE 27.88
Dividend $2.10 (0.30%)
Ex-Dividend Date Mar 14, 2025
Volume 17,480,924
Open 704.10
Previous Close 716.37
Day's Range 695.40 - 707.00
52-Week Range 414.50 - 740.91
Beta 1.20
Analysts Strong Buy
Price Target 714.00 (+1.45%)
Earnings Date Jan 29, 2025

About META

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 and mixed reality headsets, augmented reality, and wearables worldwide. It operates through two segments, Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality Labs (RL). The FoA segment offers Facebook, which enables people to build community through feed, reels, stories, groups, marketplace, and other; Instagram that brings people closer through instagram feed, stories, reels, live,... [Read more]

IPO Date May 18, 2012
Employees 74,067
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol META
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2024, Meta Platforms's revenue was $164.50 billion, an increase of 21.94% compared to the previous year's $134.90 billion. Earnings were $62.36 billion, an increase of 59.50%.

Financial Statements

Analyst Forecast

According to 47 analysts, the average rating for META stock is "Strong Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $714.0, which is an increase of 1.45% from the latest price.

Price Target
$714.0
(1.45% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

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14 hours ago - Yahoo Finance

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14 hours ago - Benzinga

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16 hours ago - Barrons

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17 hours ago - Reuters

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18 hours ago - Barrons

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18 hours ago - The Motley Fool

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18 hours ago - Schwab Network

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1 day ago - The Motley Fool

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1 day ago - TechCrunch

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What's driving Meta's stock run

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1 day ago - CNBC Television

Meta plans undersea cable to link five continents

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Meta plans to build the world's longest subsea cable that will connect the US to India

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