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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 $1238.14B. A total of 23.19 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 13.59M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Zuckerberg Mark bought 150 shares of META for 500.49 per share on Aug 02 ’24. In a previous transaction on Aug 01 ’24, Zuckerberg Mark bought 10,366 shares at 511.91 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Olivan Javier acquired of 412 shares on Aug 01 ’24 at a per-share price of $521.48. In another insider transaction, Newstead Jennifer bought 905 shares at $467.00 per share on Jul 30 ’24.
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 0.20%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.92. 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.
