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This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Internet Content & Information industry segment, falling under the Communication Services sector. The current market capitalization of Meta Platforms Inc is $1170.03B. A total of 17.25 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 14.99M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Olivan Javier sold 412 shares of META for 474.86 per share on Jul 18 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Operating Officer now owns 5,971 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 16 ’24, Zuckerberg Mark sold 1,712 shares at 502.27 per share. META shares that COB and CEO owns now total 129,888.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Newstead Jennifer disposed of 905 shares on Jul 16 ’24 at a per-share price of $501.42. This resulted in the Chief Legal Officer holding 36,035 shares of META after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Zuckerberg Mark sold 8,924 shares at $502.20 per share on Jul 15 ’24. Company shares held by the COB and CEO now total 130,771.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Meta Platforms Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.22%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.50. META’s most recent ex-dividend date was 6/14/2024 when it declared a $0.50 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 6/26/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/26/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2/21/2024. The META stock dividend was $0.50 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, META has a high of $542.81 and a low of $274.38.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. META’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $48.00B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $13.87B in debt and $21.14B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $58.94, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $124.88B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for META is Buy with a score of 4.67.
