Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)

NASDAQ: META · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
465.87
+12.46 (2.75%)
At close: Jul 26, 2024, 4:00 PM
465.84
-0.03 (-0.01%)
After-hours: Jul 26, 2024, 7:59 PM EDT
2.75%
Market Cap 1.18T
Revenue (ttm) 142.71B
Net Income (ttm) 45.76B
Shares Out 2.54B
EPS (ttm) 17.39
PE Ratio 26.79
Forward PE 22.13
Dividend $2.00 (0.43%)
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 14, 2024
Volume 14,168,760
Open 464.20
Previous Close 453.41
Day's Range 459.42 - 469.77
52-Week Range 274.38 - 542.81
Beta 1.21
Analysts Strong Buy
Price Target 515.77 (+10.71%)
Earnings Date Jul 31, 2024

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 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 mess... [Read more]

IPO Date May 18, 2012
Employees 67,317
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol META
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2023, Meta Platforms's revenue was $134.90 billion, an increase of 15.69% compared to the previous year's $116.61 billion. Earnings were $39.10 billion, an increase of 68.53%.

Financial Statements

Analyst Forecast

According to 41 analysts, the average rating for META stock is "Strong Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $515.77, which is an increase of 10.71% from the latest price.

Price Target
$515.77
(10.71% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

What You Need To Know Ahead of Meta's Earnings Report

UPDATE—July 26, 2024: This article has been updated to reflect more recent share price information.

16 hours ago - Investopedia

Final Trade: WST, OIH, META, GOOGL

The final trades of the day with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders.

Other symbols: GOOGGOOGLOIHWST
17 hours ago - CNBC Television

Meta Platforms Faces A Looming EU Antitrust Fine, Braces For Market Turbulence Yet Surprises With A Steady 28% Year-To-Date Gain

Meta Platforms Inc. META is about to face its first EU antitrust fine. The penalty is due to claims that Meta unfairly combined its Marketplace with Facebook, using its dominant position to push out c...

1 day ago - Benzinga

Nvidia Stock Rises. How Meta, and These Other Mag 7 Earnings Could Drive It Higher.

It's been a rough week for the chip maker, after Alphabet's so-so earnings fueled fears that the AI rally could peter out.

1 day ago - Barrons

WhatsApp Reaches 100 Million Users in US

WhatsApp said that as of July, it has 100 million users in the United States. “This milestone has been a long time coming and it proves that WhatsApp is the solution to the cross-platform divide in Am...

1 day ago - PYMNTS

What You Need To Know Ahead of Meta's Earnings Report

Meta Platforms (META) is set to report second-quarter earnings after the closing bell on Wednesday, with investors watching for advertising revenue strength and updates on artificial intelligence (AI)...

1 day ago - Investopedia

Meta's head of WhatsApp Will Cathcart on platform reaching 100M users, growth plans and AI upgrade

CNBC's Julia Boorstin with Meta's Will Cathcart, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss Whatsapp data, growth plans and reaching 100 million users.

1 day ago - CNBC Television

Report: Meta Facing EU Fine for Linking Facebook and Marketplace

Meta Platforms is reportedly facing its first antitrust fine in the European Union (EU). That fine could be handed down in a few weeks in response to the company connecting its  classified ad service ...

1 day ago - PYMNTS

EssilorLuxottica CEO says Meta would be welcome as shareholder

The head of eyewear company EssilorLuxottica said he would welcome Meta as a shareholder after media reports that the U.S. tech company planned to take a small stake in the group.

Other symbols: ESLOY
1 day ago - Reuters

Earnings Previews and Progress: Meta and Visa

Oliver Renick and Tom White are joined by Lisa Schreiber on Morning Trade Live to take a closer look at an earnings preview for Meta, and how A.I. path progress could play a big role for the company.

Other symbols: V
2 days ago - Schwab Network

Exclusive: Meta to be hit with first EU antitrust fine for linking Marketplace and Facebook, sources say

Meta Platforms is set to be hit in a few weeks with its first EU antitrust fine for tying classified advertisements service Marketplace with its Facebook social network, people with direct knowledge o...

2 days ago - Reuters

Meta oversight board wants deepfake rules for AI Age

Meta's oversight board on Thursday called on the tech titan to bring its rules regarding porn deepfakes out of the "photoshop" days and into the era of artificial intelligence.

2 days ago - TechXplore

Meta Platforms AI Ambitions Soar With Llama 3.1: An 'Inflection Point In The Industry'

Meta Platforms Inc META is making waves again, this time with its latest AI advancements.

2 days ago - Benzinga

Facebook marketing partner on the potential slowdown in digital ads

Gil David, Owner of Run DMG, discusses a potential slowdown in the digital advertising market following results from Alphabet.

2 days ago - CNBC Television

Tesla and Alphabet Dragged the Mag 7 to Its Worst Day Since the 2022 Bear Market. How They're Trading Now.

Big Tech stocks tumbled on Wednesday after Alphabet's so-so earnings sparked worries about how long the AI trade will last.

2 days ago - Barrons

Oversight Board wants Meta to refine its policies around AI-generated explicit images

Following investigations into how Meta handles AI-generated explicit images, the company's semi-independent observer body, the Oversight Board, is now urging the company to refine its policies around ...

2 days ago - TechCrunch

US lawmakers urge Meta to delay shutting down transparency tool

US lawmakers voiced "concern" Wednesday over Meta's decision to shut down CrowdTangle—a digital tool considered vital in monitoring falsehoods –- in a major election year, urging the tech giant to del...

2 days ago - TechXplore

‘Magnificent Seven' stocks near correction territory as $1.7 trillion in value erased

The megacap group was on track for its worst day since October 2022, according to Dow Jones data.

2 days ago - Market Watch

Meta's Zuckerberg Aims to take on OpenAI, Google With New Llama AI Model

Facebook parent company Meta debuted a new and powerful AI model that CEO Mark Zuckerberg called “state of the art” and said will rival similar offerings from competitors like OpenAI and Alphabet's Go...

3 days ago - Bloomberg Markets and Finance

How Meta's Game-Changing AI Model Could Enhance Developer Freedom, Propel Privacy Standards, And Surge Stock Performance

Meta Platforms Inc META has unveiled its latest AI innovation, Llama 3.1 405B, marking a significant step towards making artificial intelligence technologies more accessible.

3 days ago - Benzinga

Meta launches open-source AI app ‘competitive' with closed rivals

Tech firm says its freely available and usable Llama 3.1 405B model is comparable with likes of OpenAI and Anthropic

3 days ago - The Guardian

Meta's Reality Labs division has bled $45B in just four years

As anticipation builds around artificial intelligence ahead of Big Tech earnings, Meta Platforms (META) finds itself in the spotlight. The company's Reality Labs division, which specializes in augment...

3 days ago - Yahoo Finance

Meta Unveils New Open AI Model That Rivals OpenAI and Google Models

Meta (META) unveiled Llama 3.1, its most capable open-source artificial intelligence (AI) model yet, on Tuesday.

3 days ago - Investopedia

Meta Unveils Llama 3.1, Challenging Closed-Source AI Giants

Meta has challenged the artificial intelligence status quo by releasing Llama 3.1, unveiling a 405 billion parameter open-source model that aims to rival closed-source AI leaders. In a Tuesday (July 2...

3 days ago - PYMNTS

Zuckerberg Aims to Rival OpenAI, Google With New Llama AI Model

Facebook parent company Meta debuted a new and powerful AI model that CEO Mark Zuckerberg called “state of the art” and said will rival similar offerings from competitors like OpenAI and Alphabet's Go...

3 days ago - Bloomberg Technology