META spotlight — 2026-10-21
META's price action shows a conflict between different time horizons: the stock is up 10.7% over the last three months, yet it remains down 3.16% over the past year.
Key figures
Data as of Oct 21, 2026- META last close
- $694.25
- META change vs prior close
- -1.59%
- META trailing P/E
- 25.77
- META market cap
- $1.75T
META's price action shows a conflict between different time horizons: the stock is up 10.7%¹ over the last three months, yet it remains down 3.16%² over the past year.
This recent upward trend contrasts with a heavily positive news sentiment, where 24 reports are positive compared to only 3 negative³. On Tuesday, META closed at $694.25⁴, a drop of 1.59%⁵ on volume of 17.07 million shares⁶. The stock currently sits at 67.0%⁷ of its 52-week range, which spans from a low of $520.26⁸ to a high of $779.82⁹.
Despite the long-term decline, the price remains above both its 50-day average by 5.27%¹⁰ and its 200-day average by 9.78%¹¹. From a fundamental perspective, the $1.75T¹² company reported revenue of $60.80B¹³ and an EPS of 6.18¹⁴, with a trailing P/E of 25.77¹⁵. Short-term momentum has been softer, however, with the stock down 8.95%¹⁶ over the last five sessions and closing higher in only 2 of the last 10 sessions¹⁷.
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock (META): price and news
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