Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)

NASDAQ: META · Real-Time Price · USD
574.46
-4.77 (-0.82%)
At close: Apr 2, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
574.78
+0.32 (0.06%)
After-hours: Apr 2, 2026, 7:59 PM EDT
Market Cap1.45T -1.8%
Revenue (ttm)200.97B +22.2%
Net Income60.46B -3.1%
EPS23.49 -1.6%
Shares Out 2.53B
PE Ratio24.46
Forward PE18.97
Dividend$2.10 (0.37%)
Ex-Dividend DateMar 16, 2026
Volume13,488,500
Open566.04
Previous Close579.23
Day's Range559.70 - 578.50
52-Week Range479.80 - 796.25
Beta1.31
AnalystsStrong Buy
Price Target835.60 (+45.46%)
Earnings DateApr 29, 2026

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 (VR) headsets, and AI glasses in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and internationally. 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 Instag... [Read more]

IPO Date May 18, 2012
Employees 78,865
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol META
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2025, Meta Platforms's revenue was $200.97 billion, an increase of 22.17% compared to the previous year's $164.50 billion. Earnings were $60.46 billion, a decrease of -3.05%.

Financial Statements

Analyst Summary

According to 42 analysts, the average rating for META stock is "Strong Buy." The 12-month stock price target is $835.6, which is an increase of 45.46% from the latest price.

Price Target
$835.6
(45.46% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

The Smarter Way to Cash In on Meta's Vision for Smartglasses

EssilorLuxottica makes the AI-enabled Ray-Bans that are growing more popular with consumers.

1 day ago - WSJ

Meta paused its work with AI training startup Mercor after a data breach

Meta has paused its work with Mercor and is investigating after a data breach, a person familiar said. Mercor confirmed to Business Insider that it was recently affected by a security incident.

1 day ago - Business Insider

Meta's Bay Area layoffs affect roughly 200 workers as company pours billions into AI infrastructure

Meta is cutting approximately 200 jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area as the company restructures teams and invests heavily in AI infrastructure.

1 day ago - Fox Business

Meta Superintelligence Labs is quietly building a hardware team

Meta is expanding its AI hardware effort and tapped veteran engineer Rui Xu to lead it. It hints that Meta's Superintelligence Labs is exploring new AI device types beyond smart glasses.

1 day ago - Business Insider

Meta lays off hundreds as tech giant continues AI investment

The Facebook parent company will cut nearly 200 workers in the Bay Area, according to newly surfaced state filings.

1 day ago - New York Post

Meta, Google under attack as court cases bypass 30-year-old legal shield

Since the mid 1990s, internet platforms have been able to avoid legal liability for content on their sites, thanks to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. But recent losses in court for Meta...

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1 day ago - CNBC

Ahead of Meta, Alphabet earnings, Wells Fargo keeps overweight, cuts PTs

As Meta Platforms and Alphabet-owned Google head into a closely watched earnings season after a major legal setback, analysts say the results could serve as the next catalyst for the stocks. Analysts ...

Other symbols: GOOGGOOGL
2 days ago - Invezz

Thursday's Morning Movers: GOOGL & META PT Cuts, Airline Adjustments & EAT Upgrade

Lots of analyst updates hit the wire into Thursday's trading session, including price target cuts from Wells Fargo on Alphabet (GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (META) over AI CapEx expectations. TD Cowen up...

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2 days ago - Schwab Network

China says it supports law-abiding transnational deals after reports of Meta deal review

The Chinese government supports companies ​with transnational operations ‌and technology cooperation deals according to needs and ​the law, ​commerce ministry spokesperson He Yadong ⁠said on Thursday.

3 days ago - Reuters

Meta Shares Rise Nearly 3% After Key Trading Signal

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) experienced a significant Power Inflow alert, a key bullish indicator that is closely tracked by traders who value order flow analytics, specifically institutional an...

3 days ago - Benzinga

WhatsApp says Italian surveillance company tricked around 200 users into downloading spyware

Messaging service WhatsApp said an Italian surveillance company tricked some 200 ​users into downloading a bogus version of ‌its popular app that was rigged to spy on its victims.

3 days ago - Reuters

The Mag 7 Had a Lousy Quarter. Tech's Next Moves.

The road ahead for technology stocks will probably continue to be bumpy for now, after a tough start to the year.

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3 days ago - Barrons

Meta's natural gas binge could power South Dakota

Data centers have gotten so large that their power demands now rival entire U.S. states. Take Meta's Hyperion AI data center, for example.

3 days ago - TechCrunch

WhatsApp Whistle-Blower Suit Is Dismissed

The former head of security for the messaging app, owned by Meta, had accused the social media company of putting billions of users at risk. A judge said there was not enough evidence that he was fire...

3 days ago - NYTimes

Meta: Here's Why I Believe Market Is Underestimating Meta's AI Monetization Story

Meta Platforms is undervalued, trading at 16x FY27 P/E, with market pessimism over regulatory, CapEx, and Reality Labs risks already priced in. I see 2026 as an inflection year, with AI monetization, ...

3 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Meta is assembling an elite new AI lab for its recommendations division

Meta quietly reorganized its recommendations team last fall to form an elite AI research lab. Yang Song, a former TikTok executive, heads the unit.

4 days ago - Business Insider

The $197 Billion Question: How The Mega IPO Wave Reshapes Capital Markets And Crypto

SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic carry a combined valuation of $2.8T to $3T, with SpaceX alone expected to raise $50B - $70B in coming months, which already exceeds the entire 2025 U.S. IPO market capita...

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4 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Meta Deploys AI to Accelerate and Enhance Risk Review During Product Development

Meta is using artificial intelligence to handle some of the tasks that help it build safer products and services, the company said in a Tuesday (March 31) blog post.

4 days ago - PYMNTS

Meta Launches New Ray-Bans for Prescription Lenses

The latest Ray-Ban and Oakley Meta updates introduce hands-free nutrition logging and real-time translation, moving the smart glasses closer to the "continuous assistant" Meta promised.

4 days ago - CNET

Meta: Time To Go Bear Hunting In Value Valley

Meta Platforms, Inc. is modestly undervalued with forward normalized annual EPS growth of 15% over multiple years, offering a compelling value opportunity. I expect a 20% annualized return from META a...

4 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Stocks Can't Rally Without the Mag 7. Big Tech Looks Cheap—But Do Investors Still Believe?

Microsoft, Nvidia, and other Magnificent Seven stocks are cheaper relative to the S&P 500, but investors remain uncertain about the durability of the AI trade.

4 days ago - Barrons

Meta was finally held accountable for harming teens. Now what?

Meta lost a lawsuit against the state of New Mexico last week, marking the first time that the company has been held liable by the court system for endangering child safety. This was a landmark decisi...

4 days ago - TechCrunch

Pizzurro: Stay Risk-On Amid Volatility, Keep Mag 7 Exposure

Brandon Pizzurro believes there's more risk in a risk-off attitude. He offers his reasoning behind staying investing in equities during times of geopolitical stress.

4 days ago - Schwab Network

Corning and Meta Celebrate Start of Construction on Cable Manufacturing Expansion in North Carolina to Support AI Buildout

CORNING, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) and Meta Platforms, Inc. (Nasdaq: META) today marked the start of construction on a significant expansion of Corning's optical cable ma...

Other symbols: GLW
4 days ago - Business Wire

Latest Meta layoffs target 168 employees in Washington state

Another round of layoffs at Meta will affect 168 employees in Washington state, with jobs in Meta's virtual reality division being particularly hard hit.

4 days ago - GeekWire