Meta Platforms
META
705.44
-3.89
-0.55%
Meta Platforms
US · META
#10 by market cap
Listed 2012
705.44
-3.89
-0.55%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 528s ago
· 2026-10-20 06:29
Analyst consensus 45 analysts
Buy
Avg price target 808.69 +14.6%
Price target rangecurrent 705.44
Low580.00
Avg808.69
High1,000.00
Buy 87%
Hold 13%
Sell 0%
Recent ratings (25)
| Date | Firm | Analyst | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | TD Cowen | -- | Buy | 865.00 |
| 2026-10-08 | Jefferies | -- | Buy | 875.00 |
| 2026-10-07 | Citi | -- | Buy | 800.00 |
| 2026-10-06 | Wells Fargo | -- | Buy | 1,000.00 |
| 2026-10-06 | Yorkville Ives & Co | -- | Buy | 900.00 |
| 2026-10-05 | Wells Fargo | -- | Buy | 1,000.00 |
| 2026-10-01 | Needham | -- | Hold | -- |
| 2026-09-30 | Truist Financial | -- | Buy | -- |
| 2026-09-30 | Morgan Stanley | -- | Buy | 775.00 |
| 2026-09-29 | DBS | -- | Buy | 883.00 |
| 2026-09-29 | Citi | -- | Buy | 800.00 |
| 2026-09-28 | Bernstein | -- | Buy | 800.00 |
| 2026-09-28 | BofA Securities | -- | Buy | 810.00 |
| 2026-09-28 | Jefferies | -- | Buy | 875.00 |
| 2026-09-28 | Citi | -- | Buy | 800.00 |
| 2026-09-28 | Monness | -- | Buy | 830.00 |
| 2026-09-26 | Cantor Fitzgerald | -- | Buy | 860.00 |
| 2026-09-25 | TD Cowen | -- | Buy | 865.00 |
| 2026-09-25 | CCORF | -- | Buy | 950.00 |
| 2026-09-25 | Piper Sandler | -- | Buy | 875.00 |
| 2026-09-25 | Deutsche Bank | -- | Buy | 820.00 |
| 2026-09-25 | Oppenheimer | -- | Hold | -- |
| 2026-09-24 | William Blair | -- | Buy | -- |
| 2026-09-24 | Raymond James | -- | Buy | 860.00 |
| 2026-09-24 | Truist Financial | -- | Buy | -- |
Quant vs Street three independent views, side by side
Momentum strategy signal
Hold
Analyst consensus
Buy
Signals diverge - worth digging into why.
Not investment advice. The factor grade ranks this stock on fundamentals against StockVane's covered universe; the momentum strategy signal is a rules-based backtest, not a recommendation; analyst consensus reflects sell-side coverage. The three use different methods and can reasonably disagree.
Price target trend monthly average, last 3 years
✦ Quant Analyst Revision Trend how this is computed
Deteriorating
3 5
■ Upgrades■ Downgrades
- 3 upgrades vs 5 downgrades among tracked analyst rating changes.
- The single most recent change was actually an upgrade (J.P. Morgan moved from Hold to Buy on 2026-09-10), though the broader window skews toward downgrades.
Recent rating changes
| Date | Firm | Change | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | J.P. Morgan | Hold → Buy | 820.00 |
| 2026-07-22 | Wedbush | Buy → Hold | 671.00 |
| 2026-07-07 | Erste Group | Hold → Buy | -- |
| 2026-04-30 | J.P. Morgan | Buy → Hold | 725.00 |
| 2026-04-01 | Erste Group | Buy → Hold | -- |
| 2026-03-05 | Erste Group | Hold → Buy | -- |
| 2026-01-29 | Oppenheimer | Buy → Hold | -- |
| 2025-10-30 | Benchmark Co. | Buy → Hold | -- |
Earnings history price reaction on the day
| Period | Report date | Session | Options expected | Actual move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/Q2 | 2026-07-29 | After close | ±8.39% | -7.95% (in line) |
| 2026/Q1 | 2026-04-29 | After close | ±7.38% | -8.55% (beat) |
| 2025/Q4 | 2026-01-28 | After close | ±6.84% | +10.40% (beat) |
| 2025/Q3 | 2025-10-29 | After close | ±6.54% | -11.33% (beat) |
| 2025/Q2 | 2025-07-30 | After close | ±6.03% | +11.25% (beat) |
| 2025/Q1 | 2025-04-30 | After close | ±7.04% | +4.23% (in line) |
| 2024/Q4 | 2025-01-29 | After close | ±7.44% | +1.55% (in line) |
| 2024/Q3 | 2024-10-30 | After close | ±8.84% | -4.09% (in line) |
| 2024/Q2 | 2024-07-31 | After close | ±8.52% | +4.82% (in line) |
| 2024/Q1 | 2024-04-24 | After close | ±8.92% | -10.56% (beat) |
| 2023/Q4 | 2024-02-01 | After close | ±7.14% | +20.32% (beat) |
| 2023/Q3 | 2023-10-25 | After close | ±9.15% | -3.73% (in line) |
"Options expected" is the pre-earnings options market's implied move (a straddle-style estimate), shown next to what actually happened.
Quote time 2026-10-20 06:29:53 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.
capex guidance keeps creeping up every call and the stock still rips afterward, market really has decided it doesn’t care about the ad business funding a moonshot.