Is Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) No Longer A Good Investment?

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Stocks Info

META belongs to the Communication Services sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Internet Content & Information industry. The current market capitalization of Meta Platforms Inc is $1449.11B. A total of 6.5 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 14.04M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Olivan Javier sold 413 shares of META for 570.00 per share on Sep 27 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Operating Officer now owns 12,359 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 01 ’24, Newstead Jennifer bought 905 shares at 578.55 per share.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Olivan Javier acquired of 413 shares on Sep 27 ’24 at a per-share price of $570.00. In another insider transaction, Newstead Jennifer sold 905 shares at $567.00 per share on Sep 24 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Legal Officer now total 36,007.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Meta Platforms Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.50, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.26%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.25. META’s most recent ex-dividend date was 9/16/2024 when it declared a $0.50 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 9/26/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 6/26/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 6/14/2024. The META stock dividend was $0.50 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, META has a high of $583.04 and a low of $279.40.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. 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 $61.89, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $124.88B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after 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.

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