Meta Platforms Inc

Meta Platforms (META) operates social media and communication platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger. Its core business is digital advertising, while its AI technologies, recommendation systems and Reality Labs investments are key areas investors watch for future growth.

Meta Platforms（META）运营 Facebook、Instagram、WhatsApp 和 Messenger 等社交媒体及通讯平台。其核心业务是数字广告，而人工智能技术、内容推荐系统及 Reality Labs 的投资则是投资者关注的未来增长领域。

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SmartChecker Meta Platforms Inc Forecast

The forecast in short

tipranks records 44 analyst ratings on Meta Platforms Inc and summarises them as “Strong Buy”. Their average 12-month price target is USD 851.54 (32.51% Upside). Its tipranks score is 10 out of 10 — Outperform. These are tipranks’s figures as SmartChecker read them on 2026-10-26, not SmartChecker’s own view, and nothing here is advice to buy or sell.

Market cap

USD 1.64 T

≈ Maybank x 54

Share price

USD 642.62

≈ RM 2624.72

#8World ranking

tipranks score

Outperform

10

Analyst ratings

Strong Buy

  • Buy38 86%
  • Hold6 14%
  • Sell0 0%

tipranks’s own summary of the 44 ratings above.

12 months price forecast

USD 851.54 32.51% Upside

USD 512.38 USD 689.7 USD 867.01 USD 1,044.33Past 12 months 12 months forecast High USD 1,000 Average USD 851.54 Low USD 5802025-10 2026-10

As tipranks publishes it. SmartChecker has not recalculated any of it.

Analyst profiles. Who made each call, and when.

AnalystFromPositionTarget priceDated
Ronald JoseyCitiBuyUSD 9052026-10-23
Justin PostBank of America SecuritiesBuyUSD 8452026-10-23
Jason HelfsteinOppenheimerHoldN/A2026-10-22
Brad EricksonRBC CapitalBuyUSD 8002026-10-22
Saiyi HeCMB International SecuritiesBuyUSD 8502026-10-22
Nat SchindlerScotiabankHoldUSD 6502026-10-22
Ken GawrelskiWells FargoBuyUSD 9952026-10-22
Ygal ArounianWedbushHoldUSD 7302026-10-22
Justin PattersonKeyBancBuyUSD 9052026-10-22
Brent ThillJefferiesBuyUSD 8752026-10-22
Thomas ChampionPiper SandlerBuyUSD 8502026-10-22
Brian NowakMorgan StanleyBuyUSD 8202026-10-22
John BlackledgeTD CowenBuyUSD 8502026-10-22
Stephen JuUBSBuyUSD 8922026-10-22
Barton CrockettRosenblatt SecuritiesBuyUSD 9002026-10-22
Eric SheridanGoldman SachsBuyUSD 8852026-10-22
Doug AnmuthJ.P. MorganBuyUSD 9402026-10-22
Shyam PatilSusquehannaBuyUSD 8502026-10-22
Mark MahaneyEvercore ISIBuyUSD 8702026-10-22
Ross SandlerBarclaysBuyUSD 8802026-10-22
Lloyd WalmsleyMizuho SecuritiesBuyUSD 9502026-10-22
Brian WhiteMonnessBuyUSD 8752026-10-22
Jeffrey WlodarczakPivotal ResearchBuyUSD 9602026-10-21
Ingo WermannDZ BANK AGBuyN/A2026-10-21
Gil LuriaD.A. DavidsonBuyUSD 8002026-10-21
Michael MorrisGuggenheimBuyUSD 8502026-10-21
Maria RippsCanaccord GenuityBuyUSD 9502026-10-21
Deepak MathivananCantor FitzgeraldBuyUSD 8602026-10-21
Brian PitzBMO CapitalHoldUSD 5802026-10-20
Mark ShmulikBernsteinBuyUSD 8002026-10-20
Benjamin Black CFADeutsche BankBuyUSD 8202026-10-16
Youssef SqualiTruist FinancialBuyUSD 10002026-10-13
Colin SebastianRobert W. BairdBuyUSD 7502026-10-12
Daniel IvesYorkville Ives & CoBuyUSD 9002026-10-06
Laura MartinNeedhamHoldN/A2026-10-01
Sachin MittalDBSBuyUSD 8832026-09-29
Ralph SchackartWilliam BlairBuyN/A2026-09-24
Ivan FeinsethTigress FinancialBuyUSD 9952026-09-24
Andrew BooneCitizens JMPBuyUSD 8852026-09-24
Josh BeckRaymond JamesBuyUSD 8602026-09-24
Mark ZgutowiczStoneXHoldN/A2026-09-22
Rohit KulkarniRoth MKMBuyUSD 7502026-08-03
Paul ChewPhillip SecuritiesBuyUSD 7502026-08-03
Shweta KhajuriaWolfe ResearchBuyUSD 7002026-07-29
Dominic BallRothschild & Co RedburnBuyUSD 10002026-07-21
Unknown AnalystN/ABuyUSD 8002026-07-08
Hans EngelErste GroupBuyN/A2026-07-07
Rocco StraussArete ResearchBuyUSD 7352026-06-02
Mark KelleyStifel NicolausBuyUSD 7802026-04-30
Nicolas Cote ColissonHSBCBuyUSD 9052026-04-21
Unknown AnalystArgus ResearchBuyUSD 8002026-02-02
Unknown AnalystExane BNP ParibasBuyUSD 8002025-11-24
Aaron KesslerSeaport GlobalBuyUSD 8502025-10-30
Unknown AnalystSignum ResearchSellUSD 655.152025-10-29
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Investment Strengths

Platform scale and advertising growth

Meta’s enormous user base and rising engagement support a durable advertising moat. Growth in Family of Apps revenue, impressions, and pricing shows that improving reach and ad effectiveness can continue strengthening monetization across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and related surfaces.

AI strengthens monetization and efficiency

AI is improving both advertiser outcomes and Meta’s internal operating efficiency. Higher conversion rates can support pricing and advertiser retention, while lower processing costs and expected compute-efficiency gains may help Meta scale new AI products more economically over the next several quarters.

Strong profitability and operating cash generation

Meta’s large revenue base, high margins, and substantial operating cash flow demonstrate strong underlying earnings power. This financial scale gives the company capacity to fund infrastructure, AI development, and product expansion while maintaining resilience through changing advertising conditions.

People also ask

What is the 12-month price target for Meta Platforms Inc (META)?

tipranks publishes an average 12-month price target of USD 851.54 (32.51% Upside), as SmartChecker read it on 2026-10-26. The highest target is USD 1,000 and the lowest is USD 580. A price target is an analyst’s estimate of where a share might trade, not a promise, and SmartChecker gives no investment advice.

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How many analysts cover Meta Platforms Inc (META)?

tipranks records 44 analyst ratings: 38 buy, 6 hold and 0 sell, which it summarises as “Strong Buy”, as SmartChecker read it on 2026-10-26.

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What is the tipranks score for Meta Platforms Inc (META)?

tipranks scores it 10 out of 10 and calls that “Outperform”, as SmartChecker read it on 2026-10-26. The score is tipranks’s, not SmartChecker’s, and SmartChecker does not rate listed shares.

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Is this SmartChecker’s own forecast for Meta Platforms Inc?

No. Every figure on this page is published by tipranks, copied on 2026-10-26 with a link to the original, and not recalculated. SmartChecker assesses financial companies in Malaysia against the public registers; it makes no forecast of its own and holds no licence to advise on securities.

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