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META

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A

Communication Services · Interactive Media & Services

$606.84

-1.49%

Vol: 0.2M

Araverus Market Read

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Positive

Planned 20% workforce reduction and $27B Nebius cloud deal power pre-market rally amid creator program expansion

Meta shares rallied 2.4% on Monday following reports of potential workforce cuts affecting up to 20% of staff alongside a transformational $27B AI infrastructure commitment with Nebius over five years. The Amsterdam-based cloud company's stock soared 13% on the deal announcement, reflecting market enthusiasm for Meta's AI compute scaling strategy. At $622.66, Meta trades with 42 analysts rating Strong Buy and targeting $838.50 (+36% upside), supported by creator acquisition initiatives from YouTube and TikTok.

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Previous Market Reads

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Sector Peers

CompanyPriceDay1MFwd P/EBetaMkt Cap
GOOGLALPHABET$307.08-0.32%+1.8%22.9x1.11$3.72T
GOOGALPHABET$305.93-0.12%+1.0%22.8x1.11$3.70T
METAMETA$606.84-1.49%-5.0%16.9x1.28$1.53T
NFLXNETFLIX$91.79-3.18%+19.1%23.9x1.71$389.2B
TMUST$206.59-0.06%-5.5%14.7x0.41$231.1B
VZVERIZON$49.44-0.31%+1.1%9.4x0.28$208.7B
TAT+T$27.76+1.26%-3.3%10.9x0.58$196.7B
DISWALT$99.22-0.22%-5.9%13.5x1.44$175.9B
CMCSACOMCAST$28.98+1.42%-8.2%7.3x0.78$105.6B

Fundamentals

Market Cap$1.53T
P/E (TTM)25.8
Forward P/E16.9
Beta1.28
Div Yield34.00%
Prev Close$616.04

RSI (14-Day)

34Neutral
0305070100

52-Week Range

$479.80$606.84$796.25
From High-23.8%
From Low+26.5%

Moving Averages

50d SMA
$650.61-6.7%
200d SMA
$689.80-12.0%

Price below 200d MA — bearish structure.

Returns

1W
-4.8%
1M
-5.6%
3M
-7.6%
6M
-21.6%
1Y
+4.5%
YTD
-6.6%

Volume

Today163K
20d Avg12.0M
Ratio0.01x