Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META)’s stock price has gone decline by -0.17 in comparison to its previous close of 502.31, however, the company has experienced a -8.20% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. youtube.com reported 2025-04-20 that Microsoft (MSFT) has fallen more than 20% off its all-time high while Nvidia (NVDA) and Meta Platforms (META) are more than 30% of theirs. Jenny Horne turns to the latest news flow showing why pressure remains around the market leaders.
Is It Worth Investing in Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) Right Now?
Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 20.96x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for META is at 1.26. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 45 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 14 rating it as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for META is 2.19B, and currently, shorts hold a 1.24% of that float. The average trading volume for META on April 21, 2025 was 18.54M shares.
META’s Market Performance
META’s stock has seen a -8.20% decrease for the week, with a -14.14% drop in the past month and a -17.96% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.71%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.14% for Meta Platforms Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -10.24% for META’s stock, with a simple moving average of -13.29% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of META
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for META stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for META by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for META in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $655 based on the research report published on April 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see META reach a price target of $610, previously predicting the price at $775. The rating they have provided for META stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on April 10th, 2025.
The Benchmark Company gave a rating of “Buy” to META, setting the target price at $820 in the report published on January 30th of the current year.
META Trading at -18.95% 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 -32.32% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.14%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.71%, as shares sank -14.42% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -28.85% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, META fell by -8.20%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -0.63% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $558.67. In addition, Meta Platforms Inc saw -14.35% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
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 $531.22 back on Apr 15 ’25. After this action, Newstead Jennifer now owns 28,419 shares of Meta Platforms Inc, valued at $489,254 using the latest closing price.
Olivan Javier, the Chief Operating Officer of Meta Platforms Inc, sale 608 shares at $556.45 during a trade that took place back on Apr 14 ’25, which means that Olivan Javier is holding 5,014 shares at $338,322 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 7.76. 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
In conclusion, Meta Platforms Inc (META) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. 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.
