On Monday, Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) opened higher 0.72% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $710.56. Price fluctuations for META have ranged from $479.80 to $796.25 over the past 52 weeks.
During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Communication Services Sector giant was 29.99%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 18.32% at the time writing. With a float of $2.16 billion, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $2.17 billion.
Meta Platforms Inc (META) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Internet Content & Information industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Meta Platforms Inc is 13.85%, while institutional ownership is 68.03%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Oct 06 ’25, was worth 364,387. Before that another transaction happened on Sep 30 ’25, when Company’s Chief Legal Officer sold 519 for $741.50, making the entire transaction worth $384,838. This insider now owns 29,832 shares in total.
Meta Platforms Inc (META) Earnings and Forecasts
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 9/30/2024, the company posted 6.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 5.29) by 0.74. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 8.1 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 18.32% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 12.91% during the next five years compared to 29.99% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Meta Platforms Inc (META). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.97. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 10.05. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 35.86.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 27.61, a number that is poised to hit 6.66 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 30.01 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Meta Platforms Inc (META)
Looking closely at Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META), its last 5-days average volume was 17.17 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 14.63 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 19.52%.
During the past 100 days, Meta Platforms Inc’s (META) raw stochastic average was set at 53.58%, which indicates a significant increase from 25.08% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 16.21 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 14.34 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $752.75, while its 200-day Moving Average is $667.55. However, in the short run, Meta Platforms Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $724.86. Second resistance stands at $734.05. The third major resistance level sits at $751.23. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $698.49, it is likely to go to the next support level at $681.31. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $672.12.
Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) Key Stats
There are currently 2,512,142K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 1797.71 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 164,501 M according to its annual income of 62,360 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 47,516 M and its income totaled 18,337 M.
