Meta Platforms (META) Competitors $585.25 -10.32 (-1.73%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends META vs. EQIX, SE, CSGP, EBAY, VRSN, AKAM, SPSC, ENV, YELP, and ZDShould you be buying Meta Platforms stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Meta Platforms include Equinix (EQIX), SEA (SE), CoStar Group (CSGP), eBay (EBAY), VeriSign (VRSN), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Envestnet (ENV), Yelp (YELP), and Ziff Davis (ZD). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry. Meta Platforms vs. Equinix SEA CoStar Group eBay VeriSign Akamai Technologies SPS Commerce Envestnet Yelp Ziff Davis Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer EQIX or META? Equinix presently has a consensus target price of $976.81, indicating a potential upside of 5.35%. Meta Platforms has a consensus target price of $638.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.01%. Given Meta Platforms' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Meta Platforms is more favorable than Equinix.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Equinix 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84Meta Platforms 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 35 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has higher earnings & valuation, EQIX or META? Meta Platforms has higher revenue and earnings than Equinix. Meta Platforms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equinix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEquinix$8.60B10.41$969.18M$11.0983.61Meta Platforms$156.23B9.46$39.10B$21.2327.57 Is EQIX or META a better dividend stock? Equinix pays an annual dividend of $17.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Meta Platforms pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Equinix pays out 153.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Meta Platforms pays out 9.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media prefer EQIX or META? In the previous week, Meta Platforms had 60 more articles in the media than Equinix. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for Meta Platforms and 13 mentions for Equinix. Equinix's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Meta Platforms' score of 0.47 indicating that Equinix is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Equinix 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Meta Platforms 32 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 14 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is EQIX or META more profitable? Meta Platforms has a net margin of 35.55% compared to Equinix's net margin of 12.29%. Meta Platforms' return on equity of 35.60% beat Equinix's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Equinix12.29% 8.34% 3.18% Meta Platforms 35.55%35.60%23.66% Which has more risk & volatility, EQIX or META? Equinix has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in EQIX or META? 94.9% of Equinix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Meta Platforms shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Equinix shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Meta Platforms shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EQIX or META? Meta Platforms received 3649 more outperform votes than Equinix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.05% of users gave Meta Platforms an outperform vote while only 73.09% of users gave Equinix an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEquinixOutperform Votes110073.09% Underperform Votes40526.91% Meta PlatformsOutperform Votes474981.05% Underperform Votes111018.95% SummaryMeta Platforms beats Equinix on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Banyan Hill PublishingDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. Order 001?Starting with what I call Exec. Order 001. It’s a bombshell law that I believe Trump will sign within minutes of stepping into the Oval Office... I put all the details together for you here — but please hurry. Get Meta Platforms News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for META and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart META vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMeta PlatformsComputer & Data IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.48T$84.50B$25.91B$9.07BDividend Yield0.32%0.83%2.78%4.23%P/E Ratio27.5751.18238.1117.18Price / Sales9.46467.383,337.48116.95Price / Cash32.0833.9535.6837.86Price / Book9.745.808.114.78Net Income$39.10B$2.40B$681.16M$225.60M7 Day Performance-5.66%-2.18%0.41%-1.23%1 Month Performance3.94%2.96%7.00%3.36%1 Year Performance65.28%55.35%23.09%16.60% Meta Platforms Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)METAMeta Platforms3.5276 of 5 stars$585.25-1.7%$638.00+9.0%+67.6%$1.48T$156.23B27.5767,317Analyst ForecastInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeEQIXEquinix4.1069 of 5 stars$962.00-0.3%$976.81+1.5%+16.7%$92.82B$8.60B86.6213,151SESEA2.4579 of 5 stars$113.94-2.2%$91.21-19.9%+215.0%$65.21B$13.06B776.4762,700Gap DownCSGPCoStar Group4.1717 of 5 stars$75.83+1.0%$93.25+23.0%-17.4%$31.09B$2.46B170.416,152EBAYeBay4.0581 of 5 stars$63.78-0.1%$62.63-1.8%+51.3%$30.55B$10.27B15.7912,300Insider TradeVRSNVeriSign4.3601 of 5 stars$196.86-0.3%$243.00+23.4%-2.7%$18.92B$1.49B22.95920Positive NewsAKAMAkamai Technologies4.1032 of 5 stars$98.79-0.5%$117.21+18.6%-19.7%$14.84B$3.97B29.1710,250Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSPSCSPS Commerce2.2948 of 5 stars$196.08+1.9%$220.78+12.6%-0.6%$7.37B$611.82M92.052,489Insider TradeENVEnvestnet0.2365 of 5 stars$63.14+0.1%$61.88-2.0%N/A$3.49B$1.34B-13.243,100High Trading VolumeYELPYelp3.8587 of 5 stars$39.71flat$37.00-6.8%-20.0%$2.61B$1.39B23.784,872Insider TradeZDZiff Davis3.7339 of 5 stars$59.35+2.8%$69.71+17.5%-15.1%$2.54B$1.38B48.944,200Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Equinix Alternatives SEA Alternatives CoStar Group Alternatives eBay Alternatives VeriSign Alternatives Akamai Technologies Alternatives SPS Commerce Alternatives Envestnet Alternatives Yelp Alternatives Ziff Davis Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:META) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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