Meta Platforms Outperforms the Stock Market: Key Reasons Behind Its Success

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Meta Platforms (META) closed at $712.97 on the most recent trading day, marking a +1.23% increase from the previous session. This performance outpaced the S&P 500’s 0.14% gain, while the Dow decreased by 0.04% and the Nasdaq grew by 0.38%. In the past month, META’s stock has risen by 3.21%, trailing behind the Computer and Technology sector’s growth of 7.37% and the S&P 500’s 5.35%.

Meta’s earnings report is scheduled for July 30, 2025, where analysts expect earnings of $5.78 per share, reflecting a 12.02% year-over-year growth, and anticipated revenue of $44.69 billion (up 14.39% from the prior-year quarter). For the year, estimates forecast earnings of $25.48 per share and revenue of $186.98 billion, indicating year-over-year changes of +6.79% and +13.67%, respectively.

Meta holds a Forward P/E ratio of 27.64, below the industry average of 29.16, with a PEG ratio of 1.72 compared to an industry average of 2.2. The company’s Zacks Industry Rank stands at 79, placing it in the top 32% of over 250 industries.

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