Meta Platforms Inc [NASDAQ: META] stock went on a downward path that fall over -0.17% on Thursday, amounting to a one-week price decrease of less than -8.20%.
Over the last 12 months, META stock rose by 0.34%. The one-year Meta Platforms Inc stock forecast points to a potential upside of 30.9. The average equity rating for META stock is currently 1.42, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $1270.58 billion, with 2.19 billion shares outstanding and 2.19 billion shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 18.54M shares, META stock reached a trading volume of 14528021 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on Meta Platforms Inc [META]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for META shares is $725.71 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on META stock is a recommendation set at 1.42. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Citigroup have made an estimate for Meta Platforms Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on April 14, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Piper Sandler dropped their target price from $775 to $610. The new note on the price target was released on April 10, 2025, representing the official price target for Meta Platforms Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $820, while The Benchmark Company analysts kept a Buy rating on META stock. On January 23, 2025, analysts increased their price target for META shares from 660 to 710.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Meta Platforms Inc is set at 30.18, with the Price to Sales ratio for META stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 7.72. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 6.96, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 30.85. Price to Free Cash Flow for META in the course of the last twelve months was 23.50 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 2.98.
META Stock Performance Analysis:
Meta Platforms Inc [META] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -8.20. With this latest performance, META shares dropped by -14.14% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -14.46% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 0.34% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for META stock in for the last two-week period is set at 35.42, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 33.83, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 36.78 for Meta Platforms Inc [META]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 618.72, while it was recorded at 520.07 for the last single week of trading, and 578.34 for the last 200 days.
Insight into Meta Platforms Inc Fundamentals:
Meta Platforms Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 2.98 and a Current Ratio set at 2.98.
META Stock EPS
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for META. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Meta Platforms Inc go to 10.62%.
Meta Platforms Inc [META] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $79.80%, or 79.87%% of META stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of META stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 189.31 million shares, which is approximately 7.4384%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 161.11 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$81.23 billion in META stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$69.81 billion in META stock with ownership which is approximately 5.4639%.
