After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
Meta Platforms Inc is listed on the NASDAQ as a member of the Communication Services sector and is a part of the Internet Content & Information industry. The current market capitalization of Meta Platforms Inc is $1573.71B. A total of 12.24 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 12.74M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Zuckerberg Mark sold 35,921 shares of META for 626.80 per share on Jan 22 ’25. After the transaction, the COB and CEO now owns 0 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 21 ’25, Zuckerberg Mark sold 35,921 shares at 615.87 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 Jan 22 ’25 at a per-share price of $626.80. In another insider transaction, Zuckerberg Mark sold 35,921 shares at $613.85 per share on Jan 17 ’25. Company shares held by the COB and CEO now total 0.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Meta Platforms Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.32%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.36. 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.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, META has a high of $638.40 and a low of $381.16.
As of this writing, META has an earnings estimate of $6.75 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 46.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $7.29 per share and a lower estimate of $6.15.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on 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 $65.19, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $124.88B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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.
