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Meta Platforms, Inc.

META Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$751.66

▼ -25.93 (-3.3%)

52w hi$777.59
52w lo$524.82
Vol25.75M
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.35

Short+0.06
Medium+0.60
Long+0.45

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Communication Services · Internet Content & Information

Market cap$1.91T
Enterprise value$1.94T
Trailing P/E28.33x
Forward P/E21.50x
EV / EBITDA17.66x
P / S (ttm)8.39x
Profit margin29.8%
Return on equity29.8%
Revenue growth+28.0%
Earnings growth-13.4%
Debt / equity43.00

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.20
Sector+0.15
Technical+0.21
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment-0.16

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

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 Instagram feed, stories, reels, live, and messaging; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; Meta AI, an assistant that's available across apps, as a stand-alone app, on AI glasses, and on the web; Threads, an application for text-based updates and public conversations; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact. The RL segment provides virtual and augmented reality products, including consumer hardware, software, and content that help people feel connected, as well as Meta Quest devices that enable social experiences across gaming, fitness, entertainment, and more. The segment also includes wearables such as AI glasses like Ray Ban Meta and Oakley Meta glasses; and the Meta Ray Ban Display, which combines AI glasses with an integrated lens display and the Meta Neural Band, a wrist worn device using electromyography that lets people control their AI glasses through neuromuscular signals. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a collaboration with Microsoft Corporation, NVIDIA Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Broadcom Inc., and OpenAI, L.L.C. The company was formerly known as Facebook, Inc. and changed its name to Meta Platforms, Inc. in October 2021. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

United States · www.meta.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX1.42
Corr SPX0.59
Annual vol38.9%
Annual ret+22.1%
Sharpe0.57
Max DD-34.2%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Analyst Coverage

Mean PT$826.69
High / Low$1,015.00 / $614.00
Median$825.00
Analysts58
Strong Buy8
Buy48
Hold7
Sell0
Strong Sell0

Recent rating actions

2024-09-30Monness, Crespi, Hardt→ Buy
2024-09-30Cantor Fitzgerald→ Overweight
2024-09-26Wedbush→ Outperform
2024-09-26Rosenblatt→ Buy
2024-09-26JP Morgan→ Overweight
2024-09-26JMP Securities→ Market Outperform

Officers & Board

DirectorJohn D. Arnold since 2024
DirectorTan Hock Eng since 2024
DirectorTony Xu since 2022
DirectorTracey Travis since 2020
DirectorNancy Killefer since 2020
DirectorRobert M. Kimmitt since 2020
DirectorDrew Houston since 2020
DirectorPeggy Alford since 2019
DirectorSheryl Sandberg since 2012
DirectorMarc Andreessen since 2008
CEOMark Zuckerberg since 2004
ChairMark Zuckerberg since 2004
DirectorMark Zuckerberg since 2004
FounderEduardo Saverin current
FounderChris Hughes current

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-07-29Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-05-29Shareholder Voteread
2026-05-04Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-04-29Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-04-14Officer / Director Changeread
2026-01-28Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-01-16Officer / Director Changeread
2025-12-19Officer / Director Changeread
2025-12-12Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2025-11-03Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2025-10-29Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-07-30Earnings Release, Exhibitsread

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-08-04Andreessen Marc LDirectorSell250$147.04K
2026-08-04Andreessen Marc LDirectorSell87$51.26K
2026-08-04Andreessen Marc LDirectorSell44$25.98K
2026-08-04Andreessen Marc LDirectorSell45$26.63K

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net-$250.91K
Insider buys / sells0 / 4
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders12
Top-5 share95.6%
HHI3,149 (concentrated)

Top Holders

HolderValueShares
Fidelity / FMR LLC$54.02B95.90M
State Street Corp$51.84B92.03M
Citadel Advisors$14.39B25.55M
Capital Research / Capital World$6.88B12.21M
Millennium Management$3.56B6.32M
Norges Bank (Norway sovereign)$1.81B3.22M
Tiger Global Management$1.59B2.82M
AQR Capital Management$1.21B2.17M
Renaissance Technologies$1.14B2.02M
Ark Invest$134.61M238.97K

As of 2026-06-30

Connections

Subsidiarys: Reality Labs

Dividends

Yield (TTM)0.14%
$ / share (TTM)$1.05
5y CAGR—

Annual dividend per share

2024$2.00
2025$2.10
2026$0.53

Federal Contracts

AmountAgencyDescription
$7.40KDepartment of JusticeTITLE: META-PROJECT INCEPTION REQUESTOR: JESSICA M SOLORIO POP DATES: 06/01/2025

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-124view
2026-08-064view
2026-08-054view
2026-08-044view
2026-08-044view
2026-07-3010-Qview
2026-07-294view
2026-07-298-Kview
2026-07-224view
2026-07-154view
2026-07-084view
2026-07-064view
2026-06-174view
2026-06-174view
2026-06-174view

The Long Run

FY 2012–2025 · 14 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$164.50B+33.9%
Operating income$83.28B+34.6%
Net income$60.46B+71.9%
Cash from ops$115.80B+39.4%

Indices

NASDAQ-100S&P 500

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$768.85$769.57$746.54$751.6625.75M
Sep 24$744.36$779.82$743.01$777.5934.81M
Sep 23$747.60$763.90$739.51$744.1030.83M
Sep 22$731.40$757.27$730.00$736.6028.12M
Sep 21$680.30$753.00$679.60$741.2548.72M

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