Meta Platforms Inc [NASDAQ: META] loss -0.09% on the last trading session, reaching $718.35 price per share at the time.
Meta Platforms Inc represents 2.18 billion in outstanding shares, while the company has a total market value of $1806.04 billion with the latest information. META stock price has been found in the range of $713.5487 to $727.0.
If compared to the average trading volume of 15.63M shares, META reached a trading volume of 9424106 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about 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 $714.88 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 1.44. 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.
Needham have made an estimate for Meta Platforms Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on July 03, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, UBS raised their target price from $683 to $812. The new note on the price target was released on June 26, 2025, representing the official price target for Meta Platforms Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $690 to $803, while Citigroup kept a Buy rating on META stock. On May 01, 2025, analysts increased their price target for META shares from 680 to 750.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 9.80, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 27.96. Price to Free Cash Flow for META in the course of the last twelve months was 34.53 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 2.66.
Trading performance analysis for META stock
Meta Platforms Inc [META] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -2.08. With this latest performance, META shares gained by 4.42% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 22.69% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 22.69% in the past year of trading.
Meta Platforms Inc [META]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Meta Platforms Inc [META] shares currently have an operating margin of 43.00% and a Gross Margin at 81.75%. Meta Platforms Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 39.11%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 26.49%, with Return on Assets sitting at 26.49%.
Meta Platforms Inc [META]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
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 10.10%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Meta Platforms Inc [META]
There are presently around $80.01%, or 80.06% 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 7.4707%. 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%.
