---
title: "Meta Platforms Inc. (META) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/meta
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-10-12
ticker: META
sector: "Communication Services"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# Meta Platforms Inc. (META) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "Meta Platforms Inc. (META) stock analysis", 2026-10-12. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/meta
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## Key facts

- As of October 12, 2026, Meta Platforms Inc. (META) trades at $744.61, up 5.6% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $520.26 to $779.82; the price is 4.5% below that high.
- It is 6.5% below its all-time high of $796.25, reached in August 2025.
- Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +470.8%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
- It sits 18.1% above its 200-day average of $630.53, the usual sign of a long-term uptrend.
- Its 30-day volatility is 52.1% annualized, which we rate very high risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 28.1 and a dividend yield of 0.29%.

## About Meta Platforms Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc. (META) is a communication services company operating in internet content & information. Ad demand, subscriber trends, and platform engagement can materially impact sentiment. Use this profile to monitor momentum shifts, volatility regime, and valuation signals in one dashboard.

## What the chart is saying

In an uptrend, pressing toward $751.58 resistance.

- Price is 15.7% above its 50-day average and 18.1% above its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed above the 200-day on 2026-10-06 (a “golden cross”).
- RSI at 63 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $751.58 (+1.0%), the nearest floor $680.99 (-8.5%).

### Support and resistance

- Resistance near $751.58, 1.0% above the last close (the price turned there 2 times in the last year).
- Support near $680.99, 8.5% below the last close (the price turned there 4 times in the last year).
- Support near $640.80, 13.9% below the last close (the price turned there 2 times in the last year).

## Which ETFs hold it

META is in 9 of the 30 ETFs we track. It weighs most in QQQ: 3.50% of the fund, holding #7 of 101. It is JEPI's largest holding.

- [QQQ holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/qqq/holdings): 3.50% of the fund, holding #7 of 101 (Invesco, September 24, 2026)
- [VUG holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vug/holdings): 3.38% of the fund, holding #8 of 147 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [QQQM holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/qqqm/holdings): 3.26% of the fund, holding #7 of 102 (Invesco, October 1, 2026)
- [SPY holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/spy/holdings): 2.58% of the fund, holding #6 of 504 (SPDR, September 24, 2026)
- [IVV holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/ivv/holdings): 2.58% of the fund, holding #6 of 503 (iShares, September 24, 2026)
- [ARKK holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/arkk/holdings): 2.37% of the fund, holding #15 of 45 (ARK Invest, September 25, 2026)
- [JEPI holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/jepi/holdings): 2.23% of the fund, holding #1 of 119 (J.P. Morgan, September 24, 2026)
- [VOO holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/voo/holdings): 1.90% of the fund, holding #8 of 505 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [VTI holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vti/holdings): 1.70% of the fund, holding #8 of 3,503 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)

Source: each issuer's full holdings file (August 31 to October 1, 2026), matched on the company's ISIN.

## Famous investors who hold it

META is in the latest 13F of 7 of the 15 famous investors we follow. Bill Ackman (Pershing Square) holds the most of it: 9.25% of the portfolio, position #7 of 14, as of Q2 2026.

- [Bill Ackman (Pershing Square)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/ACKMAN): 9.25% of the portfolio, position #7 of 14 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 14, 2026)
- [Chase Coleman (Tiger Global Management)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/COLEMAN): 6.63% of the portfolio, position #5 of 46 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 14, 2026)
- [David Tepper (Appaloosa)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/TEPPER): 4.92% of the portfolio, position #7 of 27 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 14, 2026)
- [Terry Smith (Fundsmith)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/SMITH): 4.34% of the portfolio, position #11 of 41 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 14, 2026)
- [Renaissance Technologies (Founded by Jim Simons)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/SIMONS): 1.57% of the portfolio, position #3 of 2,931 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 13, 2026)
- [Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/DALIO): 0.25% of the portfolio, position #61 of 992 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 14, 2026)
- [George Soros (Soros Fund Management)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/SOROS): 0.15% of the portfolio, position #132 of 261 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 14, 2026)

Source: each investor's latest Form 13F filed with the SEC (Q2 2026); long US positions, shares only, as a share of everything the filing reports.

## Research that mentions it

- [The S&P 500 closes at a record with the 10-year at 5.27%, a first since 2007](https://portfolio-terminal.com/blog/sp-500-record-high-october-6-2026) (2026-10-07)
- [Stock market week in review, Sept. 21–25, 2026: stocks up, the 10-year at 5.18%](https://portfolio-terminal.com/blog/stock-market-week-in-review-september-25-2026) (2026-09-26)
- [Meta stock is up 35% in a month. What Muse and Connect 2026 changed](https://portfolio-terminal.com/blog/meta-stock-up-35-percent-connect-2026) (2026-09-24)

## Compare

- [GOOGL vs META](https://portfolio-terminal.com/compare/googl-vs-meta)

Interactive chart, fundamentals and peers: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/meta
