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The closing price of Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) was $763.46 for the day, down -1.66% from the previous closing price of $776.37. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.59 million shares were traded. META stock price reached its highest trading level at $783.1299 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $763.0.
Ratios:
Our analysis of META’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 40.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 38.25. 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 01 ’25 when Alford Peggy sold 518 shares for $760.80 per share. The transaction valued at 394,094 led to the insider holds 4,106 shares of the business.
Zuckerberg Mark bought 15,847 shares of META for $12,202,548 on Aug 05 ’25. On Aug 05 ’25, another insider, Cox Christopher K, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 60,000 shares for $775.95 each.
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 1917918511104 and an Enterprise Value of 1920408485888. As of this moment, Meta’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.74 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.369.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for META is 1.25, which has changed by 0.5615233 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21149921 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, META has reached a high of $784.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $450.80. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.39%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.01%.
Shares Statistics:
META traded an average of 12.69M shares per day over the past three months and 16230430 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 2.17B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 2.17B. Insiders hold about 13.79% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.20% stake in the company. Shares short for META as of 1752537600 were 25609977 with a Short Ratio of 2.02, compared to 1749772800 on 30138882. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 25609977 and a Short% of Float of 1.17999995.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.05, META has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.05. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0026404934
