EVC
Entravision Communications Corporation
EVC offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over EVC overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
EVC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
EVC's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
EVC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 14x | $4.27 | -55% |
| Fair | 19x | $6.03 | -36% |
| Current | 30x | $9.43 | — |
| Expensive | 314x | $97.21 | +931% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
EVC's PE is in its expensive range at 30x.
META PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $624 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $613 | -1.7% |
| Current | 21x | $624 | — |
| Fair | 27x | $803 | +29% |
| Expensive | 32x | $934 | +50% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
META has the edge over EVC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
EVC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for EVC to show an outlook.
META Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for META, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
EVC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.31 | +$1.62 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.02 | +$1.35 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.21 | +$1.43 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.87 | +$0.79 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.31 | -$0.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.33 | -$0.25 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.64 | -$0.89 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.66 | -$1.48 |
EVC has returned to profit: it earned $0.31 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
META Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $32.16 | +9.7% |
| Q3 2026 | $29.32 | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $26.54 | -3.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $27.50 | +7.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.49 | -1.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.58 | +6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $27.56 | +41% |
| Q1 2025 | $25.58 | +47% |
| Q4 2024 | $23.86 | +60% |
META has the edge over EVC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
EVC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $226.3M | +88% |
| Q2 2026 | $227.9M | +126% |
| Q1 2026 | $197M | +114% |
| Q4 2025 | $134.4M | +26% |
| Q3 2025 | $120.6M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | $100.7M | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $91.9M | -67% |
| Q4 2024 | $107M | -67% |
EVC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $226M last quarter, up 88% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | +20 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +14 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +68 points |
| Q4 2025 | -15% | +30 points |
| Q3 2025 | -7.5% | -15 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.8% | +3.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -57% | -37 points |
| Q4 2024 | -45% | -40 points |
EVC's operating margin was 13% last quarter, up 20 points from the same quarter a year ago.
META Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $64.6B | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $60.8B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $56.3B | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $59.9B | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $51.2B | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $47.5B | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $42.3B | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.4B | +21% |
META has the edge over EVC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | -20 points |
| Q2 2026 | 31% | -12 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | -7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 40% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 43% | +5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 41% | +3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 48% | +7.4 points |
META has the edge over EVC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
EVC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.3M | +88% |
| Q2 2026 | $20.4M | +261% |
| Q1 2026 | $18.1M | +$36M |
| Q4 2025 | $8.7M | -18% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.1M | -24% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.7M | -64% |
| Q1 2025 | -$17.9M | -158% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.6M | +$12M |
EVC has the edge over META on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
META Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.2B | -110% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B | -81% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.2B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.8B | +9.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.2B | -32% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.1B | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.6B | +16% |
META usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$1.2B, but it generated $28.6B over the past year.
EVC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.6% | +1.6M shares |
| 1 year | +15% | +13.5M shares |
| 3 years | +16% | +14.6M shares |
| 5 years | +18% | +16.1M shares |
| Available history | +23% | +19.3M shares |
EVC has 104M diluted shares, up 15% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | $4.1M |
| Q1 2022 | $7.1M |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | $525,000 |
META Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +7M shares |
| 1 year | 0% | +1M shares |
| 3 years | -2.6% | -68M shares |
| 5 years | -10% | -286M shares |
| Available history | -11% | -303M shares |
META has the edge over EVC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $3.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $10.2B |
| Q1 2025 | $12.8B |
| Q4 2024 | — |
META hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
EVC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 48.2x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 4.4x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q2 2023 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2023 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2022 | 1.5x | Healthy |
EVC's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.2 years a year ago.
META Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
META has the edge over EVC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
EVC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 36.4 | Neutral |
EVC's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 36 (neutral).
META Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.7 | Neutral |
META's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (neutral).
EVC PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | EVC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 30x | 16x | 84% above |
| PE % | 73 | 26 | 47 pts above |
EVC is trading at 30x earnings, a 84% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
META PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | META | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 16x | 29% above |
| PE % | 18 | 26 | 8 pts below |
META has the edge over EVC on valuation relative to its sector.
EVC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $7.32 | 29% above |
| 20 week MA | $8.90 | 6% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.43 | 47% above |
| 100 week MA | $4.34 | 117% above |
| 200 week MA | $3.97 | 138% above |
EVC has the edge over META on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
META Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $674.9 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $634.5 | 1.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $630.8 | 1.1% below |
| 100 week MA | $647.8 | 3.7% below |
| 200 week MA | $517.5 | 21% above |
META has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 21% above its 200-week average.
EVC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.64 | $2.70 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | $2.70 | $7.01 | +160% |
| 2022 | $7.01 | $4.79 | -32% |
| 2023 | $4.79 | $4.17 | -13% |
| 2024 | $4.17 | $2.34 | -44% |
| 2025 | $2.34 | $3.05 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.05 | $9.43 | +209% |
EVC has the edge over META on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
META Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $208.1 | $267.4 | +28% |
| 2021 | $267.4 | $335.2 | +25% |
| 2022 | $335.2 | $118.0 | -65% |
| 2023 | $118.0 | $354.0 | +200% |
| 2024 | $354.0 | $599.8 | +69% |
| 2025 | $599.8 | $663.3 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $663.3 | $623.6 | -6% |
META's yearly returns have swung widely, from +200% in 2023 to −65% in 2022. It's down 6% so far in 2026.