Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Scored against other Communication Services stocks, not a fixed scale.
The quick read
On balance, Meta Platforms looks healthy: the strengths outweigh the weak spots.
- What's working
- Its price has held up well, trading above its recent averages.
- Worth watching
- You're paying more for it than for most other media and telecom companies, relative to what it earns.
Analyst price target
~12-month · 58 analystsPublished targets from Wall Street analysts (public data) — what analysts expect over roughly a year. This is not a StockGlow forecast and not a recommendation. Analyst targets are frequently wrong.
About Meta Platforms, Inc.
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)…
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Internet Content & Information
- Employees
- 75,472
- Headquarters
- Menlo Park, CA
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What’s behind the score
Valuation
P/E 26.7 — lower than 20% of Communication Services peers
P/B 6.9 — lower than 32% of Communication Services peers
P/S 7.9 — lower than 16% of Communication Services peers
EV/EBITDA 16.7 — lower than 37% of Communication Services peers
EV/Revenue 8.0 — lower than 16% of Communication Services peers
PEG 0.9 — lower than 56% of Communication Services peers
FCF yield 1.2% — higher than 16% of Communication Services peers
Profitability & quality
Gross margin 81.7% — higher than 95% of Communication Services peers
Operating margin 34.8% — higher than 95% of Communication Services peers
Net margin 29.8% — higher than 84% of Communication Services peers
ROE 29.8% — higher than 74% of Communication Services peers
ROA 14.6% — higher than 89% of Communication Services peers
Free cash flow is 32% of reported net income
Financial health
Debt/equity 0.4 — lower than 58% of Communication Services peers
Current ratio 2.23 — higher than 74% of Communication Services peers
Quick ratio 1.99 — higher than 74% of Communication Services peers
Cash/debt 0.80 — higher than 58% of Communication Services peers
Debt/EBITDA 1.02 — lower than 65% of Communication Services peers
Growth
Revenue growth 28.0% YoY — higher than 89% of Communication Services peers
Earnings growth -13.4% YoY — higher than 43% of Communication Services peers
Ownership & investor activity
Payout ratio 7.9% — typical for Communication Services peers
Net insider buying, +44.7% of insider shares
Institutions net sold, -11.2% of shares held
Insiders hold 0.1% of shares outstanding
1.5% of float sold short
Momentum
Above its 50- & 200-day averages
73% of the way from its 52-week low to high