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Meta Platforms, Inc.
META
NASDAQ·Communication Services·Internet Content & Information·Mkt cap $1.6T
$582.88
▼ -4.90%
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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.
View research view52-Week Range
$520.26 - $796.25
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Down 14.1% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
5 reasons
- Massive global user base with 3+ billion monthly active users across platforms
- Unparalleled advertising targeting capabilities and data infrastructure
- Strong network effects and high switching costs across interconnected apps
- Leadership in emerging technologies including AR/VR and metaverse development
- Diverse revenue streams across consumer and enterprise messaging solutions
Bear Case
2 risks
- Average volatility.
- Growth premium of 0.9x vs Digital Advertising peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.
Growth
Strong growth ahead
Expansion of digital advertising market and e-commerce integration
Value
Growth premium of 0.9x vs Digital Advertising peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.
Momentum
Strong
+6.7% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
High-growth business (26% revenue growth, 82% gross margin). Profitable with strong growth momentum.
Dividend
Token
0.34% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying META right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Apr 28, 2026
APR 29, 2026
Reported EPS of $10.44 vs $6.67 consensus (+56.5% surprise). Revenue of $56.3B vs $55.6B expected (+1.4%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Q2 26
+56.5%
Next: Apr 28, 2026
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+21%
+16%
+22%
+26%
+24%
+33%
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
$39.1B
$40.6B
$48.4B
$42.3B
$47.5B
$51.2B
$59.9B
$56.3B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
81.9%
Operating
40.6%
Profit
47.5%
Wall Street consensus
26 analysts · 69% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
69%
Hold
23%
Sell
8%
Median Price Target
$767.50
▲ +31.7% vs $582.88
Latest: Wells Fargo · Jul 2, 2026
2 analysts covering
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How META stacks vs Internet Content & Information
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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