Meta Platforms Inc Class A (META)
Meta Platforms: 16x Out-Year EPS Is Too Cheap
Meta Platforms is rated a buy, with shares now trading at just 16x forward earnings, making valuation highly compelling among mega-cap tech peers. Despite recent legal setbacks and a 30% drawdown, META's fundamentals remain robust, with Q4 revenue up 24% YoY and strong AI-driven ad performance. Management guides for higher FY 2026 expenses and capex but expects revenue growth and profit expansion, while the street consensus estimate shows EPS above $40 by FY 2028.
Meta stock just paid dividends; here's how much investors received
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) paid out its latest – and first of 2026 – dividend on March 26, sending $0.5250 per share owned to its investors for a total annual yield of 0.38%.
As Meta sheds $119 billion in market cap, has the stock become ‘uninvestable'?
The Facebook parent company faces new regulatory risks that are sparking fears of a Big Tobacco-style crackdown. But investors may be overreacting.
Meta Stock Dropped 8% Today. Here's Why—And What You Need to Know Now
A court ruling against the parent companies of Facebook and YouTube has investors worried about what's next for the powerhouse businesses—and sending their shares dramatically lower.
New Mexico lays out options to force changes at Meta after court win
Talk about regulating social media to make it safer for children often gravitates around the U.S. Capitol and the EU headquarters in Brussels. But following a New Mexico jury verdict, a district court in Santa Fe carries some heft, too.
Meta Shares Finally Falter After Court Losses, AI Delays And Metaverse's Decline
Meta's California case is one of thousands of lawsuits the company, TikTok, YouTube and Snap face in state and federal courts, the Wall Street Journal reported. A judgment against Meta and Google may lead to mass litigation that could last for years, similar to legal campaigns against the tobacco industry in the 1990s, legal experts told the Journal.
Meta boosts investment in West Texas AI data center by over sixfold to $10 billion
Meta now plans to spend $10 billion on its AI data center in El Paso, Texas, up from a prior commitment of $1.5 billion. The data center aims to bring 1 gigawatt of capacity online by 2028.
Meta shares tumble after legal setbacks, jury verdicts
Shares of Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB) fell about 7.8% on Thursday afternoon, pressured by a series of legal setbacks, fresh layoffs and lingering investor concerns over elevated capital spending. The decline came as the broader “Magnificent 7” technology group retreated, adding to downward pressure on the social media giant's stock.
Meta shares slip after US jury verdicts raise concerns of new legal exposure
Meta shares fell 6% to a 10-month low on Thursday after rulings this week found the Facebook parent failed to adequately warn or protect young users, stoking concerns about billions of dollars in fines from new cases and follow-on litigation.
Meta's court defeats add to Zuckerberg's recent woes, represent 'watershed event' for social media
Meta suffered stinging defeats this week in two separate trials involving child safety. Timothy Edgar, a lecturer at Harvard Law School, characterized the outcomes of the trials as "a major watershed event" that "represent a big shift in how Americans are viewing big tech.
Do Back-to-Back Courtroom Losses Herald Meta's ‘Big Tobacco' Moment?
Social-media giants are confronting an existential dilemma as a flood of litigation challenges their product designs.
Meta is forming some employees into AI-native 'pods,' leaked memo shows
A large division within Meta Reality Labs is undergoing an overhaul to become fully "AI-native." The unit is now organized into "pods" made up of "AI builders" and "AI pod leads.
