Meta Platforms (META) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What META does

Meta Platforms (META) is a US stock in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Internet Content & Information industry, headquartered in Menlo Park, United States. It develops products that let people connect and share through mobile devices, personal computers, VR headsets, and AI glasses. The company operates through two segments: Family of Apps (FoA), which includes Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Meta AI, Threads, and WhatsApp, and Reality Labs (RL), which focuses on VR and AR hardware.

Key numbers explained

• The current price of 744.1 USD reflects the latest trading value; a price change today of +1.02% shows the session's move.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 28 is a valuation metric that compares the share price to the last 12 months of earnings per share (26.54 USD).
• The forward P/E ratio of 21.4 uses expected future earnings to show how the market prices in growth.
• The dividend yield of 0.29% is a yield measure indicating the annual dividend relative to the share price; the exDividendDate is Sep 21, 2026, and 8% of earnings are paid out as dividends.
• Beta of 1.24 measures volatility relative to the market; a value above 1 means the stock tends to move more than the overall market.
• The 52-week range of 520.26 – 763.9 shows the lowest and highest prices over the past year, with the current price near the top of that range.
• The price change over the last 52 weeks of -3.2% indicates a slight decline from one year ago.
• Market cap of 1.9T USD places Meta Platforms among the largest companies and makes it a component of the S&P 500.
• Revenue, trailing 12 months, is 228.25B USD, growing 28% year over year, with a profitMargin of 29.8% and operatingMargin of 34.8%.
• ReturnOnEquity of 29.8% shows how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholders' equity.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 43 indicates the proportion of debt used relative to equity.
• PriceToBook of 7.26 compares the market price to the company's book value per share.

Recent news

Recent headlines note that Dow Jones Futures pointed to a broad stock sell-off as Treasury yields rose, with Palantir and Palo Alto flashing buy signals. Other stories covered declines in Alphabet and AppLovin, a small-cap and gold miner selloff, and a bullish move by Meta, alongside lower sessions for LendingTree and Instacart.

What to watch

For a stock like Meta Platforms, investors typically monitor advertising revenue trends, user growth across Facebook and Instagram, and spending on AI and VR. Regulatory developments in the US and Europe, competitive pressures in social media and AI, and broader market moves in the S&P 500 can also influence the share price.