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In the latest session, Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) closed at $582.36 down -3.73% from its previous closing price of $604.90. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 19.96 million shares were traded. META stock price reached its highest trading level at $600.25 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $574.66.
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 18.88 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.29. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.98 and its Current Ratio is at 2.98. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.27 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.26.
On January 23, 2025, BofA Securities reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $660 to $710.
Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated its Overweight rating for the stock on January 22, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $730 to $720.
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 Mar 18 ’25 when Newstead Jennifer bought 921 shares for $600.25 per share.
Olivan Javier bought 608 shares of META for $369,360 on Mar 17 ’25. On Mar 11 ’25, another insider, Newstead Jennifer, who serves as the Chief Legal Officer of the company, sold 921 shares for $595.00 each. As a result, the insider received 547,995 and left with 33,024 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 1475502145536 and an Enterprise Value of 1447455752192. As of this moment, Meta’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.34, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.26. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.12. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.08. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.799 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.29.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for META is 1.26, which has changed by 0.15200186 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07465422 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, META has reached a high of $740.91, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $414.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.92%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, META has traded an average of 15.59M shares per day and 16832470 over the past ten days. A total of 2.19B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 2.19B. Insiders hold about 13.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.62% stake in the company. Shares short for META as of 1740700800 were 23941117 with a Short Ratio of 1.54, compared to 1738281600 on 26723031. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 23941117 and a Short% of Float of 1.09.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for META is 2.02, from 2.0 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0033063316
