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Meta Platforms Inc / FacebookMETACOMMENTMay 11, 2016Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 18, 2026. Market Open.
It made new highs in November and is the leader in the space. It will never be cheap unless something is broken. It is spending big in the augmented reality space which is great for more revenue. There there are big expectations for earnings growth and it is good at beating estimates. Use a trailing stop loss. Tech is 20% of their portfolio.
He sold it and has never bought it back. Trading at a decent 20x earnings. Sold it because the metaverse spending, which they got religion on that, and they reduced their workforce. Amazon is catching up quickly in digital ads, though. Meta has good opportunities in Instagram and Whatsapp, but have to monetize that. Shares have moved up because of cost cuts. Not sure about their future earnings, but their cost structure is much better.
This is really at the heart of a lot of the social media, and the new wave of interaction. The amount of data they have is off the Richter scale. Not a cheap stock. Has a lot of baked in performance that they are already anticipating. Forward PE of 33, and a trailing of 73, so it has a certain amount of expectations built in. When you get into companies this size, the chances of them getting into higher multiples becomes more challenged. Doesn’t think you are in danger if you own this.