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Meta Platforms, Inc. META
Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.38% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $201.0B at a 30.1% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-30 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight (reit) |
| 2024-09-30 | Monness, Crespi, Hardt | Buy (main) |
| 2024-09-26 | Rosenblatt | Buy (main) |
| 2024-09-26 | B of A Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2024-09-26 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2024-09-26 | Wedbush | Outperform (reit) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.183 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.331 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.228 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.46 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| META | Meta Platforms, Inc. | 4/9 | 5.34 | 23.1 | +22.2% |
| BIDU | Baidu, Inc. | 1/9 | 3.98 | — | +1.2% |
| FLUT | Flutter Entertainment plc | 3/9 | 1.35 | — | +16.6% |
| GDS | GDS Holdings Ltd | 7/9 | 1.26 | — | +10.8% |
| SNAP | Snap Inc | 4/9 | -3.13 | — | +10.6% |
| APP | AppLovin Corp | 8/9 | 7.86 | 48.1 | +70% |
| ZM | Zoom Communications, Inc. | 6/9 | 10.62 | 14.2 | +4.4% |
About Meta Platforms, Inc.
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 (VR) headsets, and AI glasses in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality Labs (RL). The FoA segment offers Facebook, which enables people to build community through feed, reels, stories, groups, marketplace, and other; Instagram that brings people closer through Instagram feed, stories, reels, live, and messaging; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; Meta AI, an assistant that's available across apps, as a stand-alone app, on AI glasses, and on the web; Threads, an application for text-based updates and public conversations; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact. The RL segment provides virtual and augmented reality products, including consumer hardware, software, and content that help people feel connected, as well as Meta Quest devices that enable social experiences across gaming, fitness, entertainment, and more. The segment also includes wearables such as AI glasses like Ray Ban Meta and Oakley Meta glasses; and the Meta Ray Ban Display, which combines AI glasses with an integrated lens display and the Meta Neural Band, a wrist worn device using electromyography that lets people control their AI glasses through neuromuscular signals. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a collaboration with Microsoft Corporation, NVIDIA Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Broadcom Inc., and OpenAI, L.L.C. The company was formerly known as Facebook, Inc. and changed its name to Meta Platforms, Inc. in October 2021. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
FAQ
Is META financially healthy?
Meta Platforms, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does META pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Meta Platforms, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 0.38% with a 8.8% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is META?
In FY2025, Meta Platforms, Inc. had a net margin of 30.1% and a return on equity of 27.8%.
Is META overvalued or undervalued?
Meta Platforms, Inc. trades at about 24.6× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 17.3×–37.3×, median 28.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for META?
The average Wall-Street price target for Meta Platforms, Inc. is $754.14, about 30.3% above the recent price, from 57 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is META a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Meta Platforms, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 23.1×, a dividend yield of 0.38%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.