How to buy Meta Platforms shares

Facebook changed its corporate name to Meta Platforms and its symbol to META. Here's how to own the stock.

META, previously known as Facebook, is a tech company based in California. With 2.91 billion users, Meta is best known for the development of Facebook, as well as owning Instagram and WhatsApp.

How to buy shares in Meta Platforms

  1. Open a brokerage account. Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. Then, complete an application.
  2. Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
  3. Search the platform by ticker symbol. META in this case.
  4. Choose an order type. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares or dollar amount.
  5. Submit the order. It's that simple.
The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.

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Alternative ways to invest in Meta Platforms

Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Meta Platforms), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.

Meta Platforms is a major part of the NASDAQ, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).

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Latest updates for Meta Platforms

December 10, 2024: Meta Platforms stock is up 5% in a month, with investor optimism around the TikTok ban, according to Forbes.

November 15, 2024: The European Union has fined Meta nearly €800 million ($843 million) for breaching antitrust rules by giving Facebook users automatic access to its marketplace and imposing unfair conditions on competitors, according to Business Insurance.

Is it a good time to buy Meta Platforms stock?

Review technicals and fundamentals to help you determine if now's a good time for you to invest.

Technical analysis

View Meta Platforms's price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.

Use our graph to track the performance of META stock over time.

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The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

Finder might not agree with the analysis and we take no responsibility. We also give no representations or warranty on the accuracy or completeness of the information provided on this page.

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Is Meta Platforms under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Meta Platforms P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.

Meta Platforms's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 29x. In other words, Meta Platforms's shares trade at around 29x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

However, Meta Platforms's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.

Meta Platforms's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.9533. A PEG ratio below 1 can be interpreted as meaning the shares are not overvalued given the current rate of growth.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Meta Platforms's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

However, it's sensible to consider Meta Platforms's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.

Meta Platforms's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $74.8 billion (£58.9 billion).

The EBITDA is a measure of Meta Platforms's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.

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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.


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