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In the latest session, Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) closed at $631.09 down -1.69% from its previous closing price of $641.97. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 17.97 million shares were traded. META stock price reached its highest trading level at $641.9975 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $624.1.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Meta Platforms Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 35.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 35.47. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.98 and its Current Ratio is at 1.98. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.26 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.25.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on January 13, 2026, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $820 from $810 previously.
On January 12, 2026, Wells Fargo reiterated its Overweight rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $802 to $795.
Guggenheim reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on January 08, 2026, while the target price for the stock was revised from $875 to $800.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 13 ’26 when Newstead Jennifer bought 519 shares for $641.00 per share.
Olivan Javier bought 517 shares of META for $337,601 on Jan 12 ’26. On Jan 05 ’26, another insider, Olivan Javier, who serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the company, sold 517 shares for $650.41 each. As a result, the insider received 336,262 and left with 11,683 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, META now has a Market Capitalization of 1590679830528 and an Enterprise Value of 1597291757568. As of this moment, Meta’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.88, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.17. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.431 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.233.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for META is 1.27, which has changed by 0.040267706 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1726681 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, META has reached a high of $796.25, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $479.80. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.52%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, META has traded an average of 17.93M shares per day and 11384910 over the past ten days. A total of 2.18B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 2.18B. Insiders hold about 13.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.44% stake in the company. Shares short for META as of 1767139200 were 33105604 with a Short Ratio of 1.85, compared to 1764288000 on 32396587. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 33105604 and a Short% of Float of 1.52.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for META is 2.10, from 2.075 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0032322386
