Meta Platforms (META) Tops Q1 EPS by 39c, Offers Guidance
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Meta Platforms Inc. (META) PT Raised to $562 at Rosenblatt, 'Squishy-ish guidance'
April 25, 2024 6:31 AM EDTRosenblatt analyst Barton Crockett raised the price target on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) to $562.00 (from $520.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.
The analyst comments "Squishy-ish guidance -- The revenue growth outlook for 2Q24 -- up 14% to 22% Y/Y -- is strong, but decelerating, reflective of comps that get 8 percentage points tougher Q/Q, and also of a 3 percentage point tougher foreign exchange backdrop and the lack of 1Q24's... More
Meta Platforms Inc. (META) PT Raised to $520 at MoffettNathanson, 'a more attractive entry point for Meta investors'
April 25, 2024 6:23 AM EDTMoffettNathanson analyst Michael Nathanson raised the price target on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) to $520.00 (from $185.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.
The analyst comments "Management guided to second quarter 2024 revenues in the range of $36.5 to $39 billion, which at the midpoint of $37.75 billion implies year-over-year growth of +18%. Yes, that is a marked deceleration from the... More
Meta Platforms Inc. (META) PT Lowered to $500 at Deutsche Bank
April 25, 2024 5:32 AM EDTDeutsche Bank analyst Leo Horowitz lowered the price target on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) to $500.00 (from $540.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.
The analyst comments "Meta is entering an investment cycle. We have been here a couple of times before, and each time it ended the same waygood for META's longer-term equity value. This time, Meta is making bigger investments in AI than we anticipated, which will likely result in Capex being much higher, for far... More
Meta Platforms Inc. (META) PT Raised to $510 at Roth/MKM, 'Buy On Weakness; AI Moat Now Deeper'
April 25, 2024 4:58 AM EDTRoth/MKM analyst Rohit Kulkami raised the price target on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) to $510.00 (from $500.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.
The analyst comments "META shares were down as much as -15% last night despite a clean beat on 1Q expectations and... More
Meta Platforms Inc. (META) PT Lowered to $570 at RBC Capital
April 25, 2024 4:45 AM EDTRBC Capital analyst Brad Erickson lowered the price target on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) to $570.00 (from $600.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating.
The analyst comments "META's Q1 was solid in terms of top-line/ad demand trends - the issue is an accelerated, multi-year AI... More
Goldman Sachs on Meta Platforms Inc. (META): 'We expect investors to have an initial negative reaction'
April 24, 2024 4:56 PM EDTGoldman Sachs analyst Eric Sheridan reiterated a Buy rating and $555.00 price target on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META).
The analyst comments "We expect investors to have an initial negative reaction to META's Q1 24 earnings report as the Q1 results were broadly inline but a mixture of more muted revenue forecast for Q2, narrowing its opex FY guide by increasing the bottom end of the range and shifting its capex... More
Evercore ISI Believes Meta Platforms Inc. (META) is Down Due to High Expectations into the Print
April 24, 2024 4:51 PM EDTEvercore ISI analyst Mark Mahaney reiterated an Outperform rating and $550.00 price target on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META).
The analyst comments "Quick Look At Q1 Results: META printed a Beat & Bracket quarter, with Revenue up 27% Y/Y (both reported basis and ex-FX), 1% above the Street, Op Income (implying 37.9% margin) 4% above the Street, and EPS at... More
RBC Capital Comments on Meta Platforms Inc. (META) Earnings
April 24, 2024 4:46 PM EDTRBC Capital analyst Brad Erickson reiterated an Outperform rating and $600.00 price target on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META).
The analyst comments "META reports in-line revs; EPS ahead of Street. The company reported revenue at the high-end of its guidance (27%) which was slightly ahead of sell-side consensus and we estimate roughly in-line with buy-side expectations. Growth was driven by a healthy mix of impressions being up 20% while price/ad was up 6% (directionally squares with our ad load analysis coming in). The company has... More
