Meta Platforms Inc. META
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Meta Platforms Inc. is a mega-cap company in the Communication Services sector (Internet Content & Information), with a market value of $1.85T, based in the USA.
It employs about 75,472 people and has been listed since May 18, 2012.
Meta Platforms, Inc. engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality (VR) headsets, and AI glasses in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality Labs (RL).
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 27.3 versus 24.3 for 4 direct peers — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 28% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 22.1 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 794.96, 9% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 80% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- No risk flags were detected from the data we have.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 26 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (55 vs 1).
- ✅ Revenue is growing 28% a year.
- ✅ Pays a dividend (0.3% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 3.1% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLC -2.3%).
This week's news
- How Muse Stacks up Vs. OpenAI Dots finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-03
- Jim Cramer Views Intel (INTC) As A Winning Turnaround Amid CPU Demand Growth finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-03
- Notable tech headlines for the week: Micron, Nvidia, Accenture in focus seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-03
- Communication services sector rises in Q3; Meta Platforms leads gains seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-03
- Meta’s Justin Osofsky joins Nscale as COO ahead of IPO: Bloomberg seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-03
- The simple reason Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is winning for investors again finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-03
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.