Why Meta Platforms, Inc.’s (META) Stock Is Up 5.69%
As of Wednesday, September 09, Meta Platforms, Inc.’s META share price has surged by 5.69%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to sell.Cynthia McLaughlin
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| Communication Services | Interactive Media & Services |
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| Share Statistics | META | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $1,641,562.1 | $616.3 | 100% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 2,566.0 | 48.8 | 98% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 83.5% | 53.5% | 51% |
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| Float (Mil) | 2,201.7 | 44.4 | 96% |
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| Beta | 1.24 | 1.02 | 73% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 18,790 | 469 | 98% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
(15.8%) | 52.9% | 36% |
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| Growth | META | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 18.5% | 10.9% | 79% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 15.7% | 13.4% | 65% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 18.4% | 15.2% | 65 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 90% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (40.4%) | (16.7%) | 11% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 12 | 16 | 15 | |
| Current EPS | $6.973 | $31.197 | $34.960 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $6.968 | $31.050 | $34.885 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $7.386 | $31.674 | $36.162 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 12.8% | 32.8% | 73.5% | |
| Financials | META | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $228,247 | $640 | 100% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $68,098 | $1 | 100% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $26.927 | $0.000 | 99% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $130,301 | $54 | 100% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $15,443 | $0 | 100% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $109,893 | $43 | 99% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $1,524,705 | $608 | 100% |
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| Valuation | META | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 6.29 | 1.29 | 83% |
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| P/E | 24.3 | 14.8 | 62% |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.3% | 0.0% | 61% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 1.3 | 0.7 | 56% |
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| Ratios | META | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 81.7% | 64.2% | 90% |
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| Net Margin | 29.8% | 1.6% | 88% |
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| ROA | 18.3% | 0.4% | 95% |
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| ROE | 29.8% | 1.0% | 87% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 41.9% | 43.0% | 33% |
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| F-Score | 4 | 5 | 33% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 9/10/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
| Performance Since Inception: | 12.3% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +4.8 |
| Performance Since Inception: | 7.5% |
| +/- S&P 500: | 0.0 |
| Performance Since Inception: | 13.2% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +5.7 |
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