Meta Platforms Inc (META) Stock Forecast & Analysis

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RECOMMENDATION (REC)

HOLD

REC reflects the cumulative effect of all the VectorVest parameters working together. These parameters are designed to help investors buy safe, undervalued stocks rising in price.

VALUE

Current Price: $481.73
Current Value: $551.41

META has a current Value of $551.41 per share; compared to a Price of $481.73 per share, this stock is currently undervalued. Value is computed from forecasted earnings per share, forecasted earnings growth, profitability, interest, and inflation rates.

UPSIDE POTENTIAL (Relative Value/RV)

EXCELLENT

RV is an indicator of long-term price appreciation potential. META has an RV of 1.60, which is excellent on a scale of 0.00 to 2.00. This indicator is far superior to a simple comparison of Price and Value because it is computed from an analysis of projected price appreciation three years out, AAA Corporate Bond Rates, and risk.

SAFETY (Relative Safety/RS)

EXCELLENT

RS is an indicator of risk. META has an RS of 1.47, which is excellent on a scale of 0.00 to 2.00. RS is computed from an analysis of the consistency and predictability of a company's financial performance, debt to equity ratio, sales volume, business longevity, price volatility and other factors.

TIMING (Relative Timing/RT)

FAIR

RT analyzes a stock's price trend. META has a Relative Timing of 1.09, which is fair on a scale of 0.00 to 2.00. RT is computed from an analysis of the direction, magnitude, and dynamics of a stock's price movements day-over-day, week-over-week, quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year. If a trend dissipates, RT will gravitate toward 1.00.

OVERALL RATING (Value-Safety-Timing/VST)

VERY GOOD

VST is the master indicator for ranking every stock in the VectorVest database. META has a VST rating of 1.38, which is very good on a scale of 0.00 to 2.00. VST is computed from the square root of a weighted sum of the squares of RV, RS, and RT. Stocks with the highest VST ratings have the best combinations of Value, Safety and Timing.

STOP (Stop-Price)

Stop Price: $448.70

Stop is an indicator of when to sell a position. META has a Stop of $448.70 per share. A stock's Stop is computed from a 13 week moving average of its closing prices, and is fine-tuned according to the stock's fundamentals.

CI (Comfort Index)

EXCELLENT

CI is an indicator which reflects a stock's ability to resist severe and/or lengthy price declines. META has a CI of 1.71, which is excellent on a scale of 0.00 to 2.00. CI is based solely upon a stock's long-term price history.

GRT (Earnings Growth Rate): GRT reflects a company's one to three year forecasted earnings growth rate in percent per year. META has a forecasted Earnings Growth Rate of 30.00 %, which VectorVest considers to be excellent.

EPS (Earnings per Share): EPS stands for leading 12 months Earnings Per Share. META has a forecasted EPS of $18.50 per share. VectorVest determines this forecast from a combination of recent earnings performance and traditional fiscal and/or calendar year earnings forecasts.

P/E (Price to Earnings Ratio): P/E shows the dollars required to buy one dollar of earnings. META has a P/E of 26.04. The average P/E of all the stocks in the VectorVest database is 72.05.

EY (Earnings Yield): EY reflects earnings per share as a percent of Price. META has an EY of 3.84 %. This is above the current average of 1.39 % for all the stocks in the VectorVest database.

GPE (Growth to P/E Ratio):  META has a GPE rating of 1.15. This stock, with a GPE greater than 1.00, is commonly considered to be undervalued.

DIV (Dividend):   VectorVest reports annual, regular, cash dividends as indicated by the most recent payments. Special distributions, one-time payments, stock dividends, etc., are not generally included in DIV. META pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share.

DY (Dividend Yield): DY reflects dividend per share as a percent of Price. META has a Dividend Yield of 0.42 %. This is below the current average of 1.12 % for all the stocks in the VectorVest database. DY equals 100 x (DIV/Price). It is useful to compare DY with EY. If DY is not significantly lower than EY, the dividend payment may be in jeopardy.

DS (Dividend Safety): DS is an indicator of the assurance that regular cash dividends will be declared and paid at current or at higher rates for the foreseeable future. META has a Dividend Safety of 99, which is excellent on a scale of 0 to 99. Stocks with DS values above 75 typically have RS values well above 1.00 and EY levels that are much higher than DY.

DG (Dividend Growth Rate): Dividend Growth is a forecasted annual growth rate of a company's dividend based on historical dividend payments and dividend predictability. It is a subtle yet important indicator of a company's financial performance. It also provides some insight into the board's outlook on the company's ability to increase earnings. META has a Dividend Growth of 15.00 %. This is above the current average of 8.00 % for all the stocks in the VectorVest database.

YSG (YSG-Vector): YSG is an indicator which combines DY, DS and DG into a single value, and allows direct comparison of all dividend-paying stocks in the database. META has a YSG Rating of 1.25, which is very good. Stocks with the highest YSG values have the best combinations of Dividend Yield, Safety and Growth. These are the stocks to buy for somewhat above current income and long-term growth.

AvgVol:  AvgVol is the 50 day moving average of daily volume as computed by VectorVest. META has an AvgVol of 14,813,914 shares traded per day.

%Vol:  %Vol reflects the percent change in today's trading volume as compared to the AvgVol. %Vol equals ((Volume - AvgVol) / AvgVol ) * 100. META had a %Vol of 15.99 % on Monday, April 22, 2024

%PRC: META Price changed 0.14 % from the prior day's closing price.

Sales: META has annual sales of 134,901,000,000

Sales Growth: Sales Growth is the Sales Growth Rate in percent over the last 12 months. META has a Sales Growth of 25.00 % per year. This is excellent.

Sales Per Share (SPS): META has annual sales of $61.32 per share.

Price to Sales Ratio (P/S): META has a P/S of 7.86.

Shares: META has 2,200,000,000 shares of stock outstanding.

Market Capitalization: META has a Market Capitalization of 1,059,830,000,000.

Business Sector: META has been assigned to the Internet Business Sector. VectorVest classifies stocks into over 200 Industry Groups and 40 Business Sectors.

Industry Group: META has been assigned to the Internet (E:Commerce) Industry Group. VectorVest classifies stocks into over 200 Industry Groups and 40 Business Sectors.