Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)
Market Cap | 1.89T |
Revenue (ttm) | 178.80B |
Net Income (ttm) | 71.51B |
Shares Out | 2.51B |
EPS (ttm) | 27.57 |
PE Ratio | 27.29 |
Forward PE | 26.52 |
Dividend | $2.10 (0.28%) |
Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 16, 2025 |
Volume | 13,087,541 |
Open | 756.00 |
Previous Close | 752.45 |
Day's Range | 752.02 - 766.51 |
52-Week Range | 479.80 - 796.25 |
Beta | 1.24 |
Analysts | Strong Buy |
Price Target | 816.16 (+8.49%) |
Earnings Date | Oct 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]
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 Summary
According to 46 analysts, the average rating for META stock is "Strong Buy." The 12-month stock price target is $816.16, which is an increase of 8.49% from the latest price.
News

Meta: Superintelligence Growth Stock At A Reasonable Valuation
Meta Platforms trades at a forward P/E below 22 for 2027, attractive for a tech leader with sustained mid-teens revenue growth. Earnings estimates for Meta keep rising, making its valuation even more ...

Ex-Meta employee files whistleblower suit for alleged security flaws at WhatsApp
A former Meta employee sued the company over allegations that its WhatsApp messaging service contained cybersecurity failures that could compromise user privacy. The former WhatsApp security head clai...

Ex-WhatsApp executive sues Meta over alleged security failures
The former top security executive at WhatsApp filed Monday a US federal lawsuit alleging that parent company Meta systematically violated cybersecurity regulations and retaliated against him for repor...

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta stifled research on sickos using VR to target kids, whistleblowers claim
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta stifled internal research into the alarming safety risks of its “Horizon Worlds” virtual reality app – including a specific claim that sickos had “sexually propositioned” a kid ...

Meta suppressed children's safety research, four whistleblowers claim
Two current and two former Meta employees disclosed documents to Congress alleging that the company may have suppressed research on children's safety, according to a report from The Washington Post.

Whistle-Blower Sues Meta Over Claims of WhatsApp Security Flaws
In a lawsuit filed Monday, the former head of security for the messaging app accused the social media company of putting billions of users at risk.

S&P500 and Nasdaq 100: Nvidia, Meta Lift US Stocks Ahead of Key Inflation Forecast
US stocks edge up with Nvidia, Meta leading gains. Investors await CPI and PPI reports to assess Fed's next move.

Meta AI Spending Spree Set to Top $600 Billion Over 3 Years. Which Stocks Will Get a Boost.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said it was “quite possible” his company could invest more than a planned $600 billion in the U.S. through 2028. Watch these stocks.

Meta: A Big Overhang Could Dissipate In The Near Term
I see a big overhang, pressuring Meta's stock: the FTC antitrust lawsuit against Meta, which could culminate in a forced divestiture of Instagram and/or WhatsApp. Recent legal trends, while not bindin...

Apple, Meta, Google CEOs Dined With Trump. Where AI Trade Goes From Here.
Trump's Fed dispute heats up, Broadcom reveals new $10 billion AI customer, Goldman to invest in T. Rowe Price, and more news to start your day.

Mark Zuckerberg sues Meta - but he's not who you think
Mark Zuckerberg - not that one - is suing Meta, the owner of Facebook.
Tech lobbying's explosive growth
CNBC's Kristina Partsinevelos joins 'Money Movers' to discuss tech's rising power in Washington, D.C.

S&P500 Forecast: Amazon, Meta Gain as Soft Jobs Data Lifts US Stocks Today
Cooling labor data lifts rate cut hopes, with Amazon and Meta supporting US stocks while Salesforce weighs on the Dow. Traders await Friday's payroll report.

Nepal to block some social media including Facebook
Nepal said on Thursday it would block access to several social media platforms, including Facebook, after they failed to register with authorities in a crackdown on misuse.

Meta Launches Instagram for iPad, Says Version for Android Tablets Coming Soon
Instagram has launched a version of its app that is optimized for Apple's iPad and that device's bigger screen. The new Instagram for iPad opens with Reels, the app's short video format, because peopl...

Meta to Participate in the Goldman Sachs Communacopia and Technology Conference
MENLO PARK, Calif. , Sept. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Meta, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) today announced that Susan Li, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the Goldman Sachs Communacopia and Technology C...

Meta: AI Snowball Keeps Rolling
Meta Platforms' core advertising business is its cash cow, and right now, that cow shows no signs of slowing. Q2 results are impressive, with both gross and operating margins expanding. Bernstein now ...

Instagram rolls out iPad app with Reels at the center to take on TikTok
Instagram launched a dedicated iPad application on Wednesday, placing its short-form video feature Reels at the center of the redesigned interface as parent company Meta intensifies competition with T...

A top EU policy manager gave Meta a 'Met Most' performance rating in an internal post announcing her departure
Meta's EU policy manager, Christelle Dernon, announced internally that she's leaving the company. Dernon seemed to make a jibe at Meta's performance reviews and said it "Met Most" of her expectations.
GOOGL Keeps Chrome, META Hires AAPL Lead A.I. Robotics Researcher
The long-time case questioning Google dominance is over. A U.S. judge ruled that Alphabet (GOOGL) will not have to divest its Google Chrome browser, something analysts and investors alike see as a hug...
Uru: You just can't buy the Mag-7 and expect good returns
Storm Uru, Manager at Liontrust Global Dividend Fund, sees short-term relief for Apple/Alphabet, selective strength in Nvidia, Meta, Tesla, and long-term growth in cybersecurity despite near-term soft...

Buy META Stock Over Amazon?
Question: Why buy Amazon stock (NASDAQ: AMZN) at 38 times earnings when Meta stock (NASDAQ: META) trades at a lower multiple of 29? You likely wouldn't, especially after considering these straightforw...

Singapore orders Meta to implement anti-scam measures or face possible fine
Singapore police have ordered Meta to implement anti-scam measures against advertisements, accounts, profiles and business pages impersonating key government office holders on its social media network...