On Tuesday, Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) opened higher 3.78% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $613.05. Price fluctuations for META have ranged from $479.80 to $796.25 over the past 52 weeks.
A company in the Communication Services sector has jumped its sales by 29.99% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -3.67% at the time writing. With a float of $2.17 billion, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $2.18 billion.
Meta Platforms Inc (META) Insider Updates
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 13.75%, while institutional ownership is 67.46%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 25 ’25, was worth 323,929. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 24 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 517 for $598.54, making the entire transaction worth $309,445.
Meta Platforms Inc (META) Performance Highlights and Predictions
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 12/31/2024, the company posted 8.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 6.76) by 1.26. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 6.32 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -3.67% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 11.92% 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 1.98. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 8.46. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 35.76.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 22.63, a number that is poised to hit 8.20 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 29.73 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Meta Platforms Inc (META)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 23.03 million. That was better than the volume of 15.54 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 64.01%.
During the past 100 days, Meta Platforms Inc’s (META) raw stochastic average was set at 25.57%, which indicates a significant decrease from 98.52% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 17.72 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 15.56 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $691.77, while its 200-day Moving Average is $673.87. However, in the short run, Meta Platforms Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $642.74. Second resistance stands at $649.27. The third major resistance level sits at $661.49. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $624.00, it is likely to go to the next support level at $611.78. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $605.25.
Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) Key Stats
There are currently 2,520,528K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 1603.61 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 51,242 M and its income totaled 2,709 M.
