Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 22.91x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.23. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 46 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 14 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for META is 2.17B, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.45% of that float. On May 07, 2025, the average trading volume of META was 18.52M shares.
META) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) has dropped by -2.00 compared to previous close of 599.27. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 5.93% in its stock price over the last five trading days. nytimes.com reported 2025-05-06 that Meta had sued the firm, NSO Group, for using its spyware to hack 1,400 WhatsApp accounts belonging to journalists, dissidents and others.
META’s Market Performance
META’s stock has risen by 5.93% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 16.36% and a quarterly drop of -16.60%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.26% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.92% for Meta Platforms Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 8.38% for META’s stock, with a simple moving average of 1.11% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of META
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for META stocks, with Wedbush repeating the rating for META by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for META in the upcoming period, according to Wedbush is $750 based on the research report published on May 01, 2025 of the current year 2025.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see META reach a price target of $683, previously predicting the price at $650. The rating they have provided for META stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on May 01st, 2025.
Truist gave a rating of “Buy” to META, setting the target price at $720 in the report published on May 01st of the current year.
META Trading at 1.23% 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 -20.73% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.92%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.26%, as shares surge +13.76% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -12.10% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, META rose by +5.93%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +23.42% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $541.87. In addition, Meta Platforms Inc saw 0.31% 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 Alford Peggy, who sale 700 shares at the price of $583.18 back on May 02 ’25. After this action, Alford Peggy now owns 3,822 shares of Meta Platforms Inc, valued at $408,224 using the latest closing price.
Newstead Jennifer, the Officer of Meta Platforms Inc, proposed sale 921 shares at $592.52 during a trade that took place back on May 06 ’25, which means that Newstead Jennifer is holding shares at $545,711 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for META
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.43 for the present operating margin
- 0.82 for the gross margin
The net margin for Meta Platforms Inc stands at 0.39. The total capital return value is set at 0.3. Equity return is now at value 39.83, with 26.49 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 1.94. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.27. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 148.01.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 86.88 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.79. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.74for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.61. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.66.
Conclusion
To sum up, Meta Platforms Inc (META) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as 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.
