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After finishing at $735.11 in the prior trading day, Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) closed at $737.05, up 0.26%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.67 million shares were traded. META stock price reached its highest trading level at $740.25 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $733.9893.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of META by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 39.20 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 36.93. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.97 and its Current Ratio is at 1.97. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.25 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.24.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on July 31, 2025, Reiterated its Overweight rating but revised its target price to $811 from $783 previously.
On July 31, 2025, Wedbush reiterated its Outperform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $750 to $920.
UBS reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on July 31, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $812 to $897.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 02 ’25 when Newstead Jennifer bought 519 shares for $726.25 per share.
Olivan Javier bought 517 shares of META for $375,471 on Sep 02 ’25. On Aug 26 ’25, another insider, Newstead Jennifer, who serves as the Chief Legal Officer of the company, sold 519 shares for $750.47 each. As a result, the insider received 389,494 and left with 32,427 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 1851572748288 and an Enterprise Value of 1854062854144. As of this moment, Meta’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.08. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.35 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.369 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.665.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for META is 1.21, which has changed by 0.42601478 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1716845 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 0.02%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.55%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 11.84M shares per day over the past 3-months and 8774360 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 2.17B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 2.16B. Insiders hold about 13.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.00% stake in the company. Shares short for META as of 1755216000 were 27725780 with a Short Ratio of 2.34, compared to 1752537600 on 25609977. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 27725780 and a Short% of Float of 1.28.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, META’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.05, compared to 2.05 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0027886983
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 45.0 analysts analyze and rate the current performance of Meta Platforms Inc (META) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $8.07, with high estimates of $9.18 and low estimates of $7.18.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $31.88 and $23.81 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $28.0. EPS for the following year is $29.91, with 62.0 analysts recommending between $34.85 and $25.23.
Revenue Estimates
48 analysts predict $49.27B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $50.75B to a low estimate of $46.29B. As of the current estimate, Meta Platforms Inc’s year-ago sales were $40.59BFor the next quarter, 48 analysts are estimating revenue of $57.02B. There is a high estimate of $58.97B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $53.8B.
A total of 63 analysts have provided revenue estimates for META’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $200.55B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $187.97B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $195.97B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $164.5BBased on 64 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $227.84B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $258.43B and the low estimate is $210.96B.
