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Is It Worth Investing in Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) is 26.15x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for META is 1.25. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 44 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 13 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for META is 2.19B and currently, short sellers hold a 1.26% of that float. On March 10, 2025, META’s average trading volume was 14.78M shares.
META’s Market Performance
META stock saw a decrease of -6.37% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -11.24% and a quarterly a decrease of 1.96%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.44%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.17% for Meta Platforms Inc (META). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -8.47% for META’s stock, with a simple moving average of 10.38% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of META
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for META stocks, with The Benchmark Company repeating the rating for META by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for META in the upcoming period, according to The Benchmark Company is $820 based on the research report published on January 30, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see META reach a price target of $710, previously predicting the price at $660. The rating they have provided for META stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 23rd, 2025.
Cantor Fitzgerald gave a rating of “Overweight” to META, setting the target price at $720 in the report published on January 22nd of the current year.
META Trading at -4.37% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought META to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -15.56% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.17%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.44%, as shares sank -12.13% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +6.90% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, META fell by -6.37%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +32.58% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $683.59. In addition, Meta Platforms Inc saw 6.86% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at META starting from Newstead Jennifer, who sale 921 shares at the price of $644.00 back on Mar 04 ’25. After this action, Newstead Jennifer now owns 33,945 shares of Meta Platforms Inc, valued at $593,124 using the latest closing price.
Olivan Javier, the Chief Operating Officer of Meta Platforms Inc, sale 608 shares at $673.96 during a trade that took place back on Mar 03 ’25, which means that Olivan Javier is holding 8,662 shares at $409,768 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for META
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.42 for the present operating margin
- 0.82 for the gross margin
The net margin for Meta Platforms Inc stands at 0.38. The total capital return value is set at 0.29. Equity return is now at value 37.14, with 24.66 for asset returns.
Based on Meta Platforms Inc (META), the company’s capital structure generated 0.21 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.86. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.27. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 111.72.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 86.88 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.06. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.67. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.68for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.6. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.98.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Meta Platforms Inc (META) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
