Quick Overview of Meta Platforms

By Naomi Wentworth • Saturday, December 02 15:00 • Permanent Link

Meta Platforms, a large-cap Software stock, moved -0.7% this afternoon. Here are some facts about the company that we're keeping an eye on:

Meta Platforms has logged a 163.0% 52 week change, compared to 14.0% for the S&P 500
META has an average analyst rating of buy and is -5.0% away from its mean target price of $341.9 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $11.34, which brings its trailing Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio to 28.6. The Technology sector's average P/E ratio is 27.16
The company's forward earnings per share (EPS) is $15.96 and its forward P/E ratio is 20.4
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 5.85 in contrast to the Technology sector's average P/B ratio is 6.23
META has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 167.9% and gross profit margins of 0.8%
The company's free cash flow for the last fiscal year was $37.58 Billion and the average free cash flow growth rate is 16.1%
Meta Platforms's revenues have an average growth rate of 14.7% with operating expenses growing at None%. The company's current operating margins stand at 29.0%

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