Why Meta Platforms, Inc.’s (META) Stock Is Down 6.64%
As of Thursday, October 22, Meta Platforms, Inc.’s META share price has dipped by 6.64%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to buy.Michael Rose
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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) | $1,585,355.3 | $631.4 | 100% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 2,573.0 | 45.5 | 98% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 83.5% | 59.7% | 52% |
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| Float (Mil) | 2,211.1 | 41.6 | 96% |
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| Beta | 1.18 | 0.99 | 69% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 25,296 | 246 | 99% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
(16.0%) | 52.7% | 40% |
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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% | 13.7% | 65% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 18.4% | 15.2% | 65 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 91% |
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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 | 10 | 11 | 15 | |
| Current EPS | $8.554 | $30.125 | $35.150 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $8.389 | $31.081 | $35.187 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $8.730 | $31.178 | $37.012 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 123.3% | 28.2% | 72.2% | |
| Financials | META | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $241,605 | $583 | 100% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $75,249 | $1 | 100% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $29.646 | $0.000 | 99% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $133,087 | $54 | 100% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $12,413 | ($1) | 100% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $109,573 | $39 | 99% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $1,644,257 | $591 | 100% |
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| Valuation | META | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 5.82 | 1.31 | 83% |
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| P/E | 21.1 | 15.7 | 55% |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.3% | 0.0% | 61% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 1.1 | 0.6 | 51% |
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| Ratios | META | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 81.0% | 63.5% | 89% |
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| Net Margin | 31.1% | 2.9% | 89% |
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| ROA | 19.2% | 0.7% | 96% |
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| ROE | 32.3% | 1.2% | 88% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 43.1% | 42.9% | 34% |
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| F-Score | 3 | 5 | 18% |
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Meta Platforms, Inc. did not pass any screens on 10/27/2026.
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