Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)

NASDAQ: META · Real-Time Price · USD
603.00
+4.14 (0.69%)
At close: May 12, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
601.25
-1.75 (-0.29%)
Pre-market: May 13, 2026, 7:36 AM EDT
Market Cap1.53T +9.9%
Revenue (ttm)214.96B +26.2%
Net Income70.59B +5.9%
EPS27.49 +7.4%
Shares Out 2.54B
PE Ratio21.94
Forward PE18.15
Dividend$2.10 (0.35%)
Ex-Dividend DateMar 16, 2026
Volume11,351,733
Open594.82
Previous Close598.86
Day's Range592.60 - 603.75
52-Week Range520.26 - 796.25
Beta1.24
AnalystsStrong Buy
Price Target836.39 (+38.71%)
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 38 analysts, the average rating for META stock is "Strong Buy." The 12-month stock price target is $836.39, which is an increase of 38.71% from the latest price.

Price Target
$836.39
(38.71% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

Meta Platforms (META) Employees Protest ‘Mouse Tracking’ at Work

The social media company has received a lot of criticism over its latest surveillance technology.

9 hours ago - TipRanks

Meta Platforms (META) Gives AI Rivals Free WhatsApp Access. Here’s Why

The company faces scrutiny in Europe and the U.S.

14 hours ago - TipRanks

Exclusive: Meta employees protest against mouse tracking tech at US offices

Meta employees distributed ‌flyers at multiple U.S. offices ​on Tuesday ​to protest the company's ⁠recent installation ​of mouse-tracking software on ​their computers, according to photos seen ​by Reu...

15 hours ago - Reuters

Meta offers rival AI chatbots free access to WhatsApp for a month

Meta Platforms has offered to give rival ​AI chatbots free access ‌to its social messaging service WhatsApp for a month while ​it discusses commitments with ​EU antitrust regulators to address ⁠their ...

16 hours ago - Reuters

Meta Platforms expands teen supervision tools across platforms

Meta announced: “Today, we’re introducing additional insights for parents so they can better understand their teen’s algorithm on Instagram and the topics that shape it. We’re also making it easier…

17 hours ago - TheFly

Threads tests a Meta AI integration that works similarly to Grok

Threads is testing a Meta AI integration that works similarly to X's Grok. Users with a public account will be able to mention Meta AI in a post or a reply to get more context.

19 hours ago - TechCrunch

EU court sides with Italy over publishers' rights vs Meta

The European Court of Justice sided Tuesday with Italy against technology giant Meta in defending the rights of online publishers, saying they could negotiate compensation with digital platforms.

21 hours ago - TechXplore

EU to crack down on TikTok, Instagram's ‘addictive design' targeting kids on social media

The EU Commission plans to crack down on "addictive design" features on TikTok and Instagram. President Ursula Von der Leyen said the EU expects to introduce regulation for platforms later this year.

1 day ago - CNBC

Meta loses court fight over compensation to Italian publishers

Meta Platforms on Tuesday lost its fight against an Italian regulatory ​order that it should compensate publishers for ‌using snippets of their news articles after Europe's top court sided with the It...

1 day ago - Reuters

Santa Clara County Counsel Files Landmark Civil Prosecution Taking On Meta's Role in Massive Consumer Fraud

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Santa Clara County Counsel Tony LoPresti filed a landmark civil prosecution against Meta Platforms, Inc. The action, which is the first brought in Californ...

1 day ago - Business Wire

Meta Sued by California County Over Alleged Scam Ads on Social Media

Santa Clara County is seeking restitution, damages and policy changes.

1 day ago - CNET

Berger Montague PC Investigates Meta Platforms, Inc.'s Board of Directors for Breach of Fiduciary Duty (META)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania--(Newsfile Corp. - May 11, 2026) - National plaintiffs' law firm Berger Montague PC advises shareholders of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) ("Meta" or the "Company") abo...

1 day ago - Newsfile Corp

Meta Sued by Santa Clara County over $7B in Scam Ad Revenue

Social media giant Meta Platforms ($META) is facing a new lawsuit from California’s Santa Clara County over scam ads on Facebook and Instagram. The lawsuit claims Meta may have made…

1 day ago - TipRanks

Elon Musk to join Trump in China for high-stakes Xi meeting – along with Apple, Meta and Boeing CEOs

The heavy firepower from Wall Street and the tech world comes as Trump tries to right the trade imbalance with Beijing.

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1 day ago - New York Post

Apple, Boeing, Citi, Tesla, Meta executives to join Trump's China trip

More than one ​dozen CEOs and ‌top executives will join ​the U.S. ​delegation as President Donald ⁠Trump travels ​to China this ​week, according to a White House ​official. ​The companies include:

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1 day ago - Reuters

California county sues Meta over scam ads

California's Santa ​Clara County has sued Meta Platforms , alleging it has profited from Facebook and Instagram ads promoting scams in ‌violation of California's false advertising and unfair business ...

1 day ago - Reuters

Do you need a chief AI officer? Here's how the tech is changing boardrooms

In a recent report, IBM found that 76% of companies were appointing chief AI officers to oversee artificial intelligence transformations. The report also found that most respondents expected the influ...

Other symbols: MSFT
2 days ago - CNBC

Meta's Embrace of A.I. Is Making Its Employees Miserable

As it adapts to the artificial intelligence era, the company is pushing many of its 78,000 workers to use the technology, and preparing to lay some of them off.

4 days ago - NYTimes

The Tech Download: Meta, Google enter AI agent race as ‘agentic wars' heat up

Agentic AI tool OpenClaw went viral earlier this year, with a number of Big Tech companies ramping up efforts to build similar products. In the past week, reports indicate that both Meta and Google ar...

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5 days ago - CNBC

Bull v. Bear: META

Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options. https://bit.ly/2v9tH6D Joe Mazzola and Kevin Hincks are back on Fast Market with a look at Meta Platforms (META).

5 days ago - Schwab Network

Meta sues Ofcom over fines regime for breaches of Online Safety Act

Facebook and Instagram owner claims charges should not be calculated based on a company's global revenue

5 days ago - The Guardian

Meta challenges UK media regulator over online safety fees

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is bringing ​a legal challenge against Britain's ‌media regulator Ofcom over how fees and penalties are set ​under the government's Online ​Safety Act, Ofcom said on ...

5 days ago - Reuters

Why China Blocked Meta's $2 billion Acquisition of Manus AI

Beijing blocked Meta's $2 billion Manus deal. On today's Big Take Asia podcast, we discuss what the fallout means for Chinese AI startups with global ambitions.

6 days ago - Bloomberg Markets and Finance

Pentagon Hands Meta-Backed Scale AI $500 Million Contract, 5 Times Last Year's Deal, Report Says

The Scale AI deal is the latest in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's push to fast-track AI adoption across the department. In a January strategy memo, Hegseth laid out plans to expand the use of AI too...

6 days ago - Forbes

Big Tech's Personal AI Agents Are Coming for the to-Do List

Google and Meta are building personal artificial intelligence agents, moving at the same time toward the same idea of an assistant that operates in the background, handles tasks without being asked tw...

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6 days ago - PYMNTS