Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)
Communication Services · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for META is $792.86, 11.8% above the last close of $709.33 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $547.25 to $1,026.30. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E26.7x
- P/E vs sector+36.1%
- P/E vs own+4.2%
- Target upside+11.8%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$1.81T
- FCF yield+2.3%
- Insiders-$102M
- Earnings in5d
- News
Why it moved
Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) fell 3.7% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Communication Services stocks fell 0.9%. Most of the move is specific to META.
20 stories on the day (30-day average 18.0).
- Meta expected to beat revenue forecasts as AI boosts advertising, says Bank of America
- Meta's AI Spending Could Hit $205 Billion in 2027: Why Magnificent 7 ETFs Face a Crucial Test
- Meta's AI Bet Could Deliver Another Earnings Surprise, Analyst Says
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $709.33 · 0.0% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendsideways
- Sector▼ -1.3%
- MAs20▼ 50▲ 100▲ 200▲
- Above MAs3 of 4 above
- MA20×50—
- RSI50
- Support-1.6%
- Resistance+3.3%
- Off 52w high-8.8%
- Off ATH-9.8%
- 52w range$709.33
- Bollingerlower half
- MACD-6.09
- ATR+3.6%
- Volume0.9x
Analyst price targets
27 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $709.33 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 8 · Buy 47 · Hold 7 · Sell 1 · Strong sell 0
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue +28.0% year over year, free cash flow 2.9% of revenue, operating margin 30.9%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $60.8B | 6.18 | $1.75B | 81.4% | 30.9% | 26.1% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $56.31B | 10.44 | $13.23B | 81.9% | 40.6% | 47.5% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $59.89B | 8.87 | $14.83B | 81.8% | 41.3% | 38.0% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $51.24B | 1.05 | $11.17B | 82.0% | 40.1% | 5.3% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $47.52B | 7.14 | $9.02B | 82.1% | 43.0% | 38.6% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $42.31B | 6.43 | $11.09B | 82.1% | 41.5% | 39.3% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $48.38B | 8.02 | $13.56B | 81.7% | 48.3% | 43.1% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $40.59B | 6.03 | $16.47B | 81.8% | 42.7% | 38.7% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $340.59 | -2.5% | -15.3% | +24.9% | 17.1 | $4.14T | |
| 2 |  | $336.91 | -2.3% | -15.5% | +21.0% | 16.9 | $4.12T | |
| 3 | | $709.33 | -3.7% | -8.8% | +11.8% | 26.7 | $1.81T | |
| 4 |  | $70.53 | -2.9% | -43.2% | +33.0% | 22.2 | $294B | |
| 5 |  | $110.59 | -0.1% | -3.8% | +15.8% | 22.8 | $191B | |
| 6 |  | $44.79 | +0.9% | -11.6% | +7.8% | 11.7 | $186B | |
| 7 |  | $189.15 | -2.0% | -29.1% | +37.1% | 99.0 | $81.96B | |
| 8 |  | $156.14 | -2.0% | -39.7% | +30.4% | 36.3 | $30.02B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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