Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
Market cap $1.96T

778.82 USD

+83.61

12.03%

Updated Jul 31, 9:55 AM EDT

1 day

12.03%

5 days

8.63%

1 month

5.52%

3 months

41.86%

6 months

13.01%

Year to date

29.97%

1 year

64.02%

5 years

207.02%

10 years

728.44%

About: Meta is the largest social media company in the world, boasting close to 4 billion monthly active users worldwide. The firm's "Family of Apps," its core business, consists of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. End users can leverage these applications for a variety of different purposes, from keeping in touch with friends to following celebrities and running digital businesses for free. Meta packages customer data, gleaned from its application ecosystem and sells ads to digital advertisers. While the firm has been investing heavily in its Reality Labs business, it remains a very small part of Meta's overall sales.

Employees: 76,834

Communication Services Internet Content & Information

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Funds holding %

of 7,323 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 32 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 270 | Existing positions closed: 145

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2,215 | Existing positions reduced: 1,728

19% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $50.5B | Put options by funds: $42.4B

3% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1,002 [Q4 2024] → 1,037 (+35) [Q1 2025]

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4,570 [Q4 2024] → 4,598 (+28) [Q1 2025]

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $991B [Q4 2024] → $944B (-$46.6B) [Q1 2025]

2.36% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.16% [Q4 2024] → 74.8% (-2.36%) [Q1 2025]

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Research analyst outlook

32 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$50

94%

downside

Avg. target

$764

2%

downside

High target

$1,086

39%

upside

32 analyst ratings

30 positive

94%

2 neutral

6%

0 negative

0%

Oppenheimer Jason Helfstein	12%upside $870	Outperform Maintained	31 Jul 2025
Cantor Fitzgerald Deepak Mathivanan	18%upside $920	Overweight Maintained	31 Jul 2025
BMO Capital Brian Pitz	9%downside $710	Market Perform Maintained	31 Jul 2025
Morgan Stanley Brian Nowak	9%upside $850	Overweight Maintained	31 Jul 2025
B of A Securities Justin Post	16%upside $900	Buy Maintained	31 Jul 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 406 articles about META published over the past 30 days

Meta's Q2 Beat Was Just A Warm-Up Thanks To Game-Changing AI Investments

Meta Platforms, Inc. crushed its Q2 earnings, and what it said about AI might matter even more than the revenue headline. The company's AI capex plan isn't just ambitious — it's a bet that could redefine how personal tech works. User engagement and ad revenue are both climbing fast. Coincidence? Or is Meta quietly winning the AI monetization game?

Meta's Q2 Beat Was Just A Warm-Up Thanks To Game-Changing AI Investments

META Stock To $1,500?

Meta stock (NASDAQ:META) has already achieved remarkable gains, growing 2x from $370 levels in early 2024 to approximately $780 at present. But what could drive the stock to double from its current levels over the coming years?

META Stock To $1,500?

MSFT, META Lead Nasdaq Rally; FOMC Fallout and Fed's Next Steps

Sam Vadas and Diane King Hall kick off Thursday's coverage from the NYSE as investors react to two huge earnings beats from Microsoft (MSFT) and Meta (META). Microsoft's surge has the company on track to surpass a $4 trillion market cap valuation.

MSFT, META Lead Nasdaq Rally; FOMC Fallout and Fed's Next Steps

Proactive Investors

Nasdaq set for rip-roaring start as Meta and Microsoft blow past earnings forecasts

Wall Street is set for a rip-roaring start on Thursday, following earnings from Microsoft and Meta overnight that both smashed past expectations. Led by an 11% premarket gain for the Instagram owner and 8% for the Windows operating system developer, Nasdaq 100 futures were up 1.2% and the S&P 500 rose 0.8%, while Dow Jones futures are up 0.2%.

Nasdaq set for rip-roaring start as Meta and Microsoft blow past earnings forecasts

Meta's Billion-Dollar Bet On Superintelligence

Meta delivered record Q2 results, with revenue up 22%, expanding margins, and robust free cash flow driven by AI-powered ad optimization. Zuckerberg's bold vision is to build AGI, with Meta Superintelligence Labs and a next-gen supercomputer launching in 2026 to power future AI advances. Meta's aggressive AI investments carry risks—competition, regulatory hurdles, and uncertain AGI monetization—but its scale and assets are unmatched.

Meta's Billion-Dollar Bet On Superintelligence

Proactive Investors

Meta Platforms: AI spending spree and why advertising is still the Silicon Valley giant's bedrock

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, ETR:FB2A, SWX:FB) delivered a blockbuster earnings report overnight, sending its shares more than 10% higher in after-hours trading on Wall Street. For UK investors, this is worth noting: Meta is a core holding for many tech-focused investment trusts and exchange-traded funds, and sits in countless ISAs and SIPPs.

Meta Platforms: AI spending spree and why advertising is still the Silicon Valley giant's bedrock

CNBC Television

Thomas: Results from Microsoft and Meta show AI adoption is accelerating fast

Lisa Thomas, Deputy Head of Global Research at TD Cowen, tells Worldwide Exchange that Meta and Microsoft's strong results signal a broader AI-driven tech shift, lifting price targets and confidence.

Thomas: Results from Microsoft and Meta show AI adoption is accelerating fast

Wall Street updates META stock price target after earnings

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is up 12.05% at press time after delivering second-quarter results Wednesday, after the bell that blew past Wall Street's expectations and triggered a wave of analyst upgrades.

Wall Street updates META stock price target after earnings

Dow Futures soar 90 points today: 5 things to know before Wall Street opens

Dow Futures are up about 90 points in early trading on Thursday, pointing to a rebound after yesterday's pullback. Strong earnings from Microsoft and Meta are doing the heavy lifting, giving the market something to cheer about.

Dow Futures soar 90 points today: 5 things to know before Wall Street opens

Meta stock jumps 12% after Q2 beat as AI bets pay off: how analysts are pricing it in

Meta Platforms Inc. delivered robust second-quarter results late Wednesday, sending its stock up nearly 12% in early Thursday premarket trading. The Facebook and Instagram parent beat Wall Street estimates on both revenue and profit, underlining the strength of its core advertising business and growing investor confidence in its artificial intelligence strategy.

Meta stock jumps 12% after Q2 beat as AI bets pay off: how analysts are pricing it in

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