META
Moving with the market
- META +0.30% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: −0.4 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, big drop (Sep 28): After its 52 big drops in the past 5 years, META typically gained 1.0% over the next week (median) and was higher 60% of the time; half the outcomes fell between -3.2% and +4.4%. An ordinary week: +0.5%. Among S&P 500 stocks after big drops, that ranks #120 of 500.
- 12 Reddit mentions in the past 24 hours, 74% positive over the week.
- 8 insider or congressional trades in the past 30 days.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
After each kind of event
| Event | Events | 1 day | 1 week | 1 month | 1 quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any day | 1,255 | +0.1%#169 H | +0.5%#108 H | +2.2%#74 H | +3.8%#178 M |
| Big drop Sep 28 (-2.4% or worse) | 53 | -0.3%#464 H | +1.0%#120 H | +3.9%#129 H | +10.5%#69 M |
| Big gain (+2.5% or better) | 56 | -0.1%#386 H | +0.3%#240 H | +3.9%#30 H | +8.9%#40 M |
| Earnings beat | 14 | -0.3%#304 M | +1.0%#128 M | +3.9%#124 M | -3.3%#308 M |
| Earnings miss | 6 | -0.6%#241 L | -4.9%#217 L | -0.7%#167 L | +6.1%#121 L |
| 52-week high | 16 | -0.3%#351 M | +0.8%#160 M | +1.7%#147 M | +6.9%#62 M |
| 52-week low | 1 | +0.3%– | -5.0%– | -27.5%– | -3.0%– |
| Crossed above 200-day avg | 7 | -1.9%#284 L | -3.5%#339 L | -7.3%#409 L | -2.8%#277 L |
| Crossed below 200-day avg | 6 | -2.1%#426 L | -1.4%#336 L | -3.7%#428 L | -1.7%#313 L |
| RSI oversold | 10 | -0.4%#317 M | +2.2%#190 M | +9.6%#41 M | +3.7%#308 M |
| RSI overbought | 20 | -0.2%#372 H | +1.4%#48 H | +4.8%#124 M | +11.3%#109 M |
| Reddit spike | 74 | 0.0%#71 H | +1.6%#3 H | +2.5%#20 H | +2.4%#55 M |
| Analyst upgrade | — | — | — | — | — |
| Analyst downgrade | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insider buy | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insider unplanned sale | 5 | 0.0%#27 L | +5.5%#2 L | +11.7%#3 L | +8.0%– |
Median gain from the close of the session the event was known, over each holding period; #rank among the S&P 500 stocks after the same kind of event (#1 = best). "Big" is META's own: its worst / best 10% of days over the prior 2 years. Highlighted: happening in the latest session.
Earnings beat
EPS above the consensus; entry at the close of the session that first traded on it.
| Holding | Events | Median (likely range) | Confidence | Rank | Up | vs SPY | Range of outcomes (worst · 25–75% · median · best) | vs S&P 500 stocks (their medians) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | 14 | -0.30% (-1.9 to +0.3) | Medium | #304 of 497 | 43% | -0.31% |
-3%
+4%
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| 1 week | 14 | +1.02% (+0.1 to +3.6) | Medium | #128 of 497 | 71% | +0.52% |
-9%
+8%
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| 1 month | 14 | +3.88% (-4.5 to +4.7) | Medium | #124 of 497 | 57% | -0.21% |
-11%
+17%
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| 1 quarter | 14 | -3.33% (-6.9 to +5.6) | Medium | #308 of 497 | 43% | -2.48% |
-23%
+39%
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Range of outcomes: all of META's earnings beats in the past 5 years, from the worst to the best result over each holding period; the box holds the middle half, the tick is the median. A wide box means the median alone says little. Hover the median for the average.
Earnings beat by trend
| When it happened | Events | 1 day | 1 week | 1 month | 1 quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long trendAbove its 200-day avg now | 10 | +0.1%M vs +0.1% | +0.3%M vs +0.9% | +3.9%M vs +4.1% | +1.4%M vs +10.1% |
| Below its 200-day avg | 2 | +1.9%– vs +0.1% | +2.7%– vs +0.2% | +7.7%– vs +1.9% | +11.1%– vs +1.0% |
| Medium trendAbove its 50-day avg now | 8 | -1.0%M vs 0.0% | -0.5%M vs +0.5% | -0.6%M vs +3.2% | -3.3%M vs +6.7% |
| Below its 50-day avg | 5 | +0.4%L vs +0.2% | +1.2%L vs +0.6% | +8.3%L vs +1.1% | +5.6%L vs -2.8% |
| Short trendAbove its 20-day avg now | 8 | -0.8%M vs +0.1% | -0.5%M vs +0.5% | -0.6%M vs +2.4% | -3.3%M vs +6.6% |
| Below its 20-day avg | 5 | -0.1%L vs +0.1% | +1.2%L vs +0.5% | +4.4%L vs +1.9% | +5.6%L vs -2.0% |
The same event split by where META stood against its 200-, 50- and 20-day averages when it happened (a dip in an uptrend vs a falling knife); "vs" is the plain any-day median in that trend; "now" marks where it stands today. Splitting halves the evidence, so watch the confidence letters: H / M / L.
Latest earnings beats
| Event | Entry | 1 day | 1 week | 1 month | 1 quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | Apr 30 @ $610.86 | 1Q2026 · EPS +$3.78 (+56.8%) vs consensus · -8.6% reaction | -0.5% | +0.8% | -1.9% | -8.9% |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Jan 29 @ $736.41 | 4Q2025 · EPS +$0.66 (+8.0%) vs consensus · +10.4% reaction | -3.0% | -9.2% | -11.5% | -17.0% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Jul 31 @ $770.31 | EPS +$1.28 (+21.8%) vs consensus · +11.2% reaction | -3.0% | -1.5% | -4.5% | -2.7% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | May 1 @ $569.45 | EPS +$1.22 (+23.4%) vs consensus · +4.2% reaction | +4.3% | +4.5% | +17.2% | +31.2% |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Jan 30 @ $683.08 | EPS +$1.28 (+19.0%) vs consensus · +1.6% reaction | +0.3% | +3.6% | -4.7% | -16.6% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Oct 31 @ $563.89 | EPS +$0.73 (+13.8%) vs consensus · -4.1% reaction | -0.1% | +4.2% | +4.4% | +24.2% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | Aug 1 @ $494.03 | EPS +$0.40 (+8.4%) vs consensus · +4.8% reaction | -1.9% | +2.4% | +4.7% | +19.0% |
| Apr 24, 2024 | Apr 25 @ $437.66 | EPS +$0.35 (+8.0%) vs consensus · -10.6% reaction | +0.4% | +0.1% | +8.3% | +5.6% |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Feb 2 @ $470.48 | EPS +$0.39 (+7.9%) vs consensus · +20.3% reaction | -3.3% | -1.4% | +3.3% | -4.7% |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Oct 26 @ $285.61 | EPS +$0.79 (+21.9%) vs consensus · -3.7% reaction | +2.9% | +7.8% | +16.1% | +39.1% |
| Jul 26, 2023 | Jul 27 @ $308.75 | EPS +$0.07 (+2.4%) vs consensus · +4.4% reaction | +4.4% | +0.5% | -8.4% | -3.9% |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Apr 27 @ $236.30 | EPS +$0.22 (+11.1%) vs consensus · +13.9% reaction | +0.7% | -2.1% | +9.8% | +36.4% |
| Apr 27, 2022 | Apr 28 @ $203.78 | EPS +$0.19 (+7.5%) vs consensus · +17.6% reaction | -2.6% | +1.2% | -5.2% | -22.7% |
| Oct 25, 2021 | Oct 26 @ $312.81 | EPS +$0.05 (+1.6%) vs consensus · -3.9% reaction | -1.1% | +3.9% | +8.0% | -6.7% |
Aftermath: entry is the close of the first session the event was fully known (the same session for price moves, the reaction session for earnings, the next session for Reddit, analyst and insider events, which are dated by day). Repeats within a few sessions count as one event. Past performance after an event says nothing certain about the next one. Not advice.