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But like many tech stocks, Facebook parent company Meta suffers from high volatility.
With a beta of 1.28, its 28% more volatile than the stock market at large.
Still, for strong-stomached investors, Meta offers plenty of opportunity orat least it has historically.
Price Returns
Over the last five years, Metas stock price has surged an impressive 181.03%.
If you hadinvested $10,000 in Meta five years ago, youd have bought 52.61 shares.
Those would be worth an impressive $27,371 today.
But the same goes for the rest of the S&P 500.
Dividends
Meta Platforms paid its first dividend on Feb. 21, 2024.
That represents a dividend yield of 0.42%.
No ones retiring early on that yield, but it speaks well for the companys revenue stability.
Those five quarterly dividend payments would havepadded your total returnby an extra $132.85.
That puts your total $10,000 investment from 2020 at a value around $27,504 today.
Should You Buy Meta Stock Today?
Youve heard it a hundred times: Past performance doesnt guarantee future results.
Currently, Meta has a trailing price/earnings ratio of 20.97 and a forward P/E ratio of 19.65.
That suggests Meta actually represents a bargain, at least compared to its peers in the tech sector.
While stock analysis platformZacksrates Meta a Hold, their panel of experts is more bullish.
The average brokerage recommendation is 1.37, with 1 representing Strong Buy and 5 representing Strong Sell.
Of the 55 brokerages polled, 46 of them rate Meta a Strong Buy right now.
Only two brokerages rate the stock either Sell or Strong Sell.
So, should you buy Meta stock at its current price?
But most stock experts like Meta at the moment, so its definitely worth a closer look.
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