Meta Platforms (META) ended the recent trading session at $733.51, demonstrating a +2.18% change from the preceding day's closing price. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.28% loss on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.52%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.08%.
Coming into today, shares of the social media company had lost 4.54% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 7.19%, while the S&P 500 gained 4.03%.
The upcoming earnings release of Meta Platforms will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on October 29, 2025. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be $6.74, reflecting a 11.77% increase from the same quarter last year. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $49.39 billion, indicating a 21.68% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $28.15 per share and a revenue of $195.96 billion, signifying shifts of +17.98% and +19.12%, respectively, from the last year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Meta Platforms. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed a 0.01% increase. Right now, Meta Platforms possesses a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
In terms of valuation, Meta Platforms is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 25.51. This denotes a discount relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 30.
Also, we should mention that META has a PEG ratio of 1.5. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Internet - Software was holding an average PEG ratio of 2.25 at yesterday's closing price.
The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 91, positioning it in the top 37% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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