After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NASDAQ listed company, META falls under the Communication Services sector while operating within the Internet Content & Information industry segment. The current market capitalization of Meta Platforms Inc is $1554.16B. A total of 4.72 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 12.52M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Zuckerberg Mark sold 10,100 shares of META for 601.54 per share on Dec 20 ’24. After the transaction, the COB and CEO now owns 0 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 19 ’24, Zuckerberg Mark sold 32,793 shares at 603.81 per share. META shares that COB and CEO owns now total 0.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Zuckerberg Mark acquired of 35,921 shares on Dec 23 ’24 at a per-share price of $600.54. In another insider transaction, Olivan Javier bought 413 shares at $590.00 per share on Dec 23 ’24.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Meta Platforms Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.33%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.62. META’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.33% when it declared a $0.50 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/16/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/16/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.39%. The META stock dividend was $0.50 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, META has a high of $638.40 and a low of $340.01.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s 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 $65.19, 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 4.65.
