Meta Platforms (META) Competitors $565.52 +4.43 (+0.79%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends META vs. GOOGL, BABA, BKNG, UBER, MELI, EQIX, SE, CSGP, EBAY, and VRSNShould you be buying Meta Platforms stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Meta Platforms include Alphabet (GOOGL), Alibaba Group (BABA), Booking (BKNG), Uber Technologies (UBER), MercadoLibre (MELI), Equinix (EQIX), SEA (SE), CoStar Group (CSGP), eBay (EBAY), and VeriSign (VRSN). Meta Platforms vs. Alphabet Alibaba Group Booking Uber Technologies MercadoLibre Equinix SEA CoStar Group eBay VeriSign Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk. Do analysts prefer META or GOOGL? Meta Platforms currently has a consensus target price of $634.10, suggesting a potential upside of 12.13%. Alphabet has a consensus target price of $205.90, suggesting a potential upside of 17.00%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Meta Platforms.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Meta Platforms 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 35 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Alphabet 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 31 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93 Does the media prefer META or GOOGL? In the previous week, Meta Platforms had 22 more articles in the media than Alphabet. MarketBeat recorded 170 mentions for Meta Platforms and 148 mentions for Alphabet. Meta Platforms' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Alphabet's score of 0.87 indicating that Meta Platforms is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Meta Platforms 116 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 17 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alphabet 93 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 26 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor META or GOOGL? Meta Platforms received 2019 more outperform votes than Alphabet when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 84.45% of users gave Alphabet an outperform vote while only 81.04% of users gave Meta Platforms an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMeta PlatformsOutperform Votes474581.04% Underperform Votes111018.96%AlphabetOutperform Votes272684.45% Underperform Votes50215.55% Is META or GOOGL more profitable? Meta Platforms has a net margin of 35.55% compared to Alphabet's net margin of 27.74%. Meta Platforms' return on equity of 35.60% beat Alphabet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Meta Platforms35.55% 35.60% 23.66% Alphabet 27.74%31.66%22.79% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in META or GOOGL? 79.9% of Meta Platforms shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of Meta Platforms shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Alphabet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, META or GOOGL? Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Meta Platforms. Alphabet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Meta Platforms, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMeta Platforms$134.90B10.58$39.10B$21.2326.64Alphabet$307.39B7.01$73.80B$7.5423.34 Which has more risk and volatility, META or GOOGL? Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is META or GOOGL a better dividend stock? Meta Platforms pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Meta Platforms pays out 9.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alphabet pays out 10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SummaryMeta Platforms beats Alphabet on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Colonial MetalsTrump’s IRS Hands Massive ‘Victory Gift’ To 401K OwnersThe "Fake Media" has completely ignored Trump's genius "victory gift" to all America First patriots like you. A tax-free gift so powerful it could reshape the financial destinies of millions of IRA and 401(k) owners…Claim your FREE 2024 Gold Guide 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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$1.43T$78.86B$24.07B$8.82BDividend Yield0.36%0.55%2.79%4.07%P/E Ratio26.6450.36258.1417.81Price / Sales10.58201.413,506.6774.57Price / Cash28.1030.6732.8932.53Price / Book9.415.527.414.68Net Income$39.10B$2.40B$667.83M$226.08M7 Day Performance-2.02%-0.24%0.21%-1.04%1 Month Performance-1.68%4.28%0.76%1.04%1 Year Performance67.82%59.27%18.79%26.28% Meta Platforms Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)METAMeta Platforms4.5351 of 5 stars$565.52+0.8%$634.10+12.1%+66.3%$1.42T$134.90B26.6467,317Insider TradeGOOGLAlphabet4.5702 of 5 stars$175.98-1.2%$205.90+17.0%+29.2%$2.18T$307.39B23.34182,502Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionBABAAlibaba Group4.8679 of 5 stars$86.77-0.4%$114.07+31.5%+10.6%$208.58B$130.35B17.60204,891Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBKNGBooking4.5752 of 5 stars$5,016.43+0.8%$4,785.00-4.6%+58.9%$164.72B$21.37B34.0423,600Analyst ForecastPositive NewsUBERUber Technologies4.995 of 5 stars$69.62+0.7%$90.32+29.7%+27.2%$145.57B$37.28B34.6430,400MELIMercadoLibre4.8054 of 5 stars$1,931.26+0.8%$2,269.67+17.5%+30.3%$97.16B$14.47B68.1515,638Positive NewsEQIXEquinix4.3882 of 5 stars$918.94-0.4%$952.88+3.7%+17.2%$89.06B$8.19B82.8613,151Analyst ForecastSESEA2.9939 of 5 stars$114.47+0.7%$91.21-20.3%+197.0%$65.06B$13.06B763.1362,700Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCSGPCoStar Group3.9221 of 5 stars$76.27+5.8%$93.25+22.3%-8.1%$29.55B$2.46B173.346,152Analyst ForecastEBAYeBay4.4476 of 5 stars$60.82-0.5%$62.87+3.4%+54.2%$29.27B$10.11B15.2812,300VRSNVeriSign3.9587 of 5 stars$181.41+1.8%$218.00+20.2%-14.0%$17.13B$1.49B21.09920Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alphabet Alternatives Alibaba Group Alternatives Booking Alternatives Uber Technologies Alternatives MercadoLibre Alternatives Equinix Alternatives SEA Alternatives CoStar Group Alternatives eBay Alternatives VeriSign 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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