Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)
| Market Cap | 1.48T |
| Revenue (ttm) | 170.36B |
| Net Income (ttm) | 66.64B |
| Shares Out | 2.51B |
| EPS (ttm) | 25.59 |
| PE Ratio | 22.95 |
| Forward PE | 23.24 |
| Dividend | $2.10 (0.36%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Volume | 10,598,744 |
| Open | 592.30 |
| Previous Close | 599.27 |
| Day's Range | 586.63 - 596.00 |
| 52-Week Range | 442.65 - 740.91 |
| Beta | 1.24 |
| Analysts | Strong Buy |
| Price Target | 674.47 (+14.84%) |
| Earnings Date | Apr 30, 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]
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 StatementsAnalyst Forecast
According to 46 analysts, the average rating for META stock is "Strong Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $674.47, which is an increase of 14.84% from the latest price.
News
NSO Group Ordered to Pay Meta $167 Million in Damages
Meta had sued the firm, NSO Group, for using its spyware to hack 1,400 WhatsApp accounts belonging to journalists, dissidents and others.
Court clash between Meta and NSO ends in $168m defeat for spyware firm
Damages awarded after earlier ruling found NSO unlawfully exploited a bug in WhatsApp to spy on users
Meta suit against Israel's NSO offered rare insight into world of cyberespionage
Israel's NSO Group was handed a $168 million penalty by a federal jury in California on Tuesday for hijacking the servers of WhatsApp in order to hack users of the Meta-owned chat platform on behalf o...
Court clash between Meta and NSO ends in $168 million defeat for spyware firm
Meta Platforms won a $168 million verdict against the Israeli surveillance firm NSO, the company said Tuesday, capping a six-year arm wrestling match between America's biggest social networking platfo...
Meta awarded $168 million in damages from spyware firm NSO group
Social media giant Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it has been awarded $168 million in damages from the Israeli spyware firm NSO group after the surveillance company was found liable for hacking its sy...
Meta's AI Rerating Is Coming
Meta Platforms reported $41.4B in Q1 ad revenue, up 16% YoY, driven by stronger pricing and increased impressions. Family of Apps delivered $21.8B in operating income with a 52% margin, reflecting unm...
MSFT, META and GOOGL Forecast – Major US Stocks Look to Drift Lower
The three major stocks in this analysis all look like they are going to drop a bit at the opening of the market. At this point, the premarket trading is likely going to see some selling.
Meta: Bull Case Remains Intact After Q1 Earnings
I see Meta's CapEx hike as a bullish signal. It shows the company is doubling down on AI infrastructure, despite hardware price hikes from its suppliers. I expect ad spending from Asian e-commerce ret...
Meta's Growth Runway Extends As AI Frontier Unfolds
Meta Platforms has shown resilience and growth, driven by AI-led expansion, strong advertising, and a robust balance sheet, despite market pressures. The inaugural LlamaCon event highlighted Meta's tr...
Meta's $68B Reason For Its AI/ Social Media Ambitions - Maintain Buy
META has further raised its AI related capex guidance, underscoring the durability of the data center boom and the multi year nature of this cloud super cycle. We believe that the scrutiny surroundin...
Activist Robby Starbuck on why he's suing Meta for defamation
Robby Starbuck, conservative activist and director, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss details of his defamation lawsuit against Meta over the platform's AI answers about him.
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Don't Fear Meta's CapEx Spending
I maintain a "Buy" rating on Meta Platforms due to its strong Q1 FY2025 results and undervaluation at less than 21x forward P/E ratio. Meta's Q1 FY2025 revenue hit $42.3 billion, with a 41% operating ...
5 Stock Picks Last Week From Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts
U.S. stocks settled higher on Friday following the release of jobs data, with the S&P 500 recording gains for the ninth consecutive day to notch its longest winning streak since Nov. 2004.
Meta Platforms Proves Itself As A Best Of Breed Play
Meta Platforms is a growth juggernaut with significant cash flow, making it a solid 'buy', despite recent price declines and market volatility. Q1 2025 financial results show strong revenue growth (16...
To Win Monopoly Fight, Meta Is Touting a Rival: TikTok
If a judge decides the video app competes in the same space as Facebook and Instagram, it could sink FTC's bid to break up the social-media giant.
Meta fighting Nigerian fines, warns could shut Facebook, Instagram
Meta on Saturday vowed to fight Nigerian fines for various consumer data violations, reportedly threatening to cut off Facebook and Instagram in Africa's most populous country.
Microsoft And Meta Are Surging. Is It Time To Buy?
MSFT and META both reported blockbuster earnings this week, fueling hopes of a potential Big Tech resurgence. At the same time, S&P 500 companies have seen the sharpest decline in earnings outlook sin...
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Nasdaq jumps as Dexcom, Palantir, and ON Semi soar. Jobs report beats forecasts, easing inflation fears and driving US stock market optimism.
Meta Platforms: Sucking In The Bulls
I've been a long-term Meta Platforms bull, but recent bullish sentiment following Q1's earnings may be premature and overly optimistic. Despite strong earnings, bulls are overlooking or misinterpretin...
What Big Tech Has Going for It in the Trade War
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