Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)
| Market Cap | 1.27T |
| Revenue (ttm) | 142.71B |
| Net Income (ttm) | 45.76B |
| Shares Out | 2.54B |
| EPS (ttm) | 17.39 |
| PE Ratio | 28.79 |
| Forward PE | 24.05 |
| Dividend | $1.00 (0.20%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 14, 2024 |
| Volume | 6,828,876 |
| Open | 493.86 |
| Previous Close | 492.96 |
| Day's Range | 493.41 - 502.49 |
| 52-Week Range | 265.33 - 531.49 |
| Beta | 1.21 |
| Analysts | Strong Buy |
| Price Target | 495.80 (-0.97%) |
| Earnings Date | Jul 24, 2024 |
About META
Meta Platforms, Inc. engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, and wearables worldwide. It operates in two segments, Family of Apps and Reality Labs. The Family of Apps segment offers Facebook, which enables people to share, discuss, discover, and connect with interests; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and private messages, as well as feed, stories, reels, video, live, and shops; Messenger, a mess... [Read more]
Financial Performance
In 2023, Meta Platforms's revenue was $134.90 billion, an increase of 15.69% compared to the previous year's $116.61 billion. Earnings were $39.10 billion, an increase of 68.53%.
Financial StatementsAnalyst Forecast
According to 42 analysts, the average rating for META stock is "Strong Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $495.8, which is a decrease of -0.97% from the latest price.
News
Supreme Court will hear Meta's bid to end investor lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider shutting down a multibillion-dollar class-action investors' lawsuit against Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. stemming from the privacy sc...
Supreme Court to Review Meta Shareholder Lawsuit
The US Supreme Court will review a shareholder lawsuit brought against Meta Platforms. It accuses the parent company of Facebook of misleading investors about the data-harvesting scandal involving pol...
Facebook owner Meta seeks to train AI model on European data as it faces privacy concerns
Meta wants to use data from users in privacy-conscious Europe to train its artificial intelligence models, the social media giant said Monday as it faces concerns about data protection while battling ...
US Supreme Court to hear Facebook bid to scuttle shareholder lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a bid by Meta's Facebook to scuttle a private securities fraud lawsuit accusing the social media platform of misleading investors in 2017 and 2018 about...
Facebook parent Meta Platforms working on AI technology for Europe
Facebook owner Meta Platforms is building artificial intelligence technology specifically for Europe that reflects linguistic, geographic and cultural references, the company said on Monday.
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New York lawmakers pass measure to protect youths on social media
New York state lawmakers on Friday passed legislation to bar social media platforms from exposing "addictive" algorithmic content to users under age 18 without parental consent, becoming the latest of...
Can I Opt Out of Meta's A.I.
Social media users voiced worries about a move by Meta to use information from public Instagram and Facebook posts to train its A.I. But the scraping has already begun.
Meta quietly rolls out Communities on Messenger
Meta is quietly rolling out a new “Communities” feature on Messenger, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The feature is designed to help organizations, schools and other private groups communicate i...
Meta Platforms to Introduce Free AI Chatbots on WhatsApp
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, is planning to introduce free artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on WhatsApp as part of its strategy to monetize messaging apps. This move represents...
Meta's plan to train its AI on all your old Facebook data is raising eyebrows among privacy advocates
A European advocacy group filed complaints in 11 countries over a new Meta AI policy. NOYB, or None of Your Business, said Meta's new policy would let it scrape user data to train AI.
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Banks say growing reliance on Big Tech for AI carries new risks
The boom in artificial intelligence will increase banks' dependence on big U.S. tech firms, creating new risks for the industry, European banking executives said.
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WhatsApp Adds AI Tools for Businesses
WhatsApp introduced artificial intelligence tools designed to help businesses use the app to sell products and services.
Meta's WhatsApp launches new AI tools for businesses to target messages in chats
Meta's on Thursday launched AI-driven ad targeting for business messages for the first time on WhatsApp, as it tries to wring revenue out of the popular chat service, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg a...
Meta rolls out Meta Verified for WhatsApp Business users in Brazil, India, Indonesia and Colombia
Meta on Thursday said it is rolling out its Meta Verified program for WhatsApp Business users in Brazil, India, Indonesia and Colombia, and eventually to more countries. Subscription plans for this se...
Meta adds AI-powered features to WhatsApp Business app
Last year, during the Q3 2023 earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg talked about leveraging AI to have business accounts respond to customers for purchase and support queries. Today, Meta announced AI-powere...
Meta's AI Training Plans Targeted by EU Privacy Group
Meta's plans for training its AI have run afoul of a European privacy group. Vienna-based NOYB — the European Center for Digital Rights — said Thursday (June 6) it had filed complaints with 11 Europe...
Meta withheld information on Instagram, WhatsApp deals: FTC
Meta Platforms Inc. withheld information from federal regulators during their original reviews of the Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said in a court filing as p...
Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Salesforce, and Other Tech Stocks in Focus Today
Technology stocks were muted early on Thursday after a strong previous day.
Meta's AI Project Faces Privacy Complaints in Europe
Meta's new artificial-intelligence project faces complaints from a privacy-focused advocacy group in eleven European countries, highlighting the challenges for big technology as it turns to users' dat...
Meta hit with privacy complaints in Europe over AI plans
A Vienna-based privacy campaign group filed complaints in 11 European countries against Meta on Thursday, saying the global tech giant's planned privacy policy change would allow "unlawful" use of per...
Meta gets 11 EU complaints over use of personal data to train AI models
Meta Platforms was hit with 11 complaints on Thursday over proposed changes that would see it use personal data to train its artificial intelligence models without asking for consent, which may breach...