At the time of writing, Meta Platforms Inc [META] stock is trading at $647.63, up 5.66%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The META shares have gain 5.22% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.69%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Meta Platforms Inc [NASDAQ: META] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 13, 2026, when TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also boosted its price target to $820 from $810. Previously, Wells Fargo reaffirmed its Overweight rating on January 12, 2026, and dropped its price target to $795. On January 08, 2026, Guggenheim reiterated its Buy rating and revised its price target to $800 on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated its Overweight rating and increased its price target to $750 on January 08, 2026. Arete upgraded its rating to a Buy but $718 remained the price target by the analyst firm on December 04, 2025. BNP Paribas Exane started tracking with an Outperform rating for this stock on November 24, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $800. In a note dated November 10, 2025, Erste Group downgraded a Hold rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Meta Platforms Inc fluctuated between $479.80 and $796.25. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $859.09 within the next 12 months. Meta Platforms Inc [NASDAQ: META] shares were valued at $647.63 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 32.65% based on the average META price forecast.
Analyzing the META fundamentals
According to Meta Platforms Inc [NASDAQ:META], the company’s sales were 189.46B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 26.25% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.82% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.43%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.44%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.31%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.19, Equity is 0.31 and Total Capital is 0.31. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.26.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Meta Platforms Inc [NASDAQ:META] has a current ratio of 1.98. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.98, while the Cash Ratio is 0.28. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 8.62, the price to book ratio is 8.41 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.62.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Olivan Javier, Chief Operating Officer, that happened on Jan 20 ’26 when 517.0 shares were sold. Director, KIMMITT ROBERT M completed a deal on Jan 15 ’26 to sell 580.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Olivan Javier bought 517.0 shares on Jan 20 ’26.
