EVER
EverQuote, Inc.
EVER offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has a slight edge over EVER overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
EVER Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
EVER'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.
EVER PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.7x | $20.35 | -27% |
| Fair | 7.8x | $23.87 | -14% |
| Expensive | 8.4x | $25.60 | -8.2% |
| Current | 9.1x | $27.89 | — |
| Forward | 14x | $27.89 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
EVER has the edge over META in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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's PE is in its cheap range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings.
EVER Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for EVER, but weaker profitability.
META Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
META has the edge over EVER on the outlook, with more favorable valuation expectations.
EVER Earnings Per Share
EVER and META do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 earned $29.32 per share over the past year, up 30% from the year before.
EVER Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $218.1M | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $195.1M | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $190.9M | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $195.3M | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $173.9M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $156.6M | +34% |
| Q1 2025 | $166.6M | +83% |
| Q4 2024 | $147.5M | +165% |
EVER has the edge over META on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | +7.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.5% | +1.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 10% | +2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.1% | +3.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.8% | +2.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.2% | +20 points |
EVER's operating margin was 11% last quarter, up 0.9 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's revenue has grown year over year for 15 quarters in a row: $64.6B last quarter, up 26% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 EVER on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
EVER Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $38.7M | +109% |
| Q2 2026 | $22.8M | -4.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $28.1M | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $25.8M | +35% |
| Q3 2025 | $18.5M | -17% |
| Q2 2025 | $23.8M | +107% |
| Q1 2025 | $22.2M | +129% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.1M | +$20.8M |
EVER 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.
EVER Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.1% | +769K shares |
| 1 year | -2.1% | -803K shares |
EVER has the edge over META on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $9.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $19.9M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
EVER spent $29M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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 2.6B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| 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.
EVER Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
EVER has the edge over META on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
EVER Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 73.2 | Neutral |
EVER's weekly RSI is 63 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 73 (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).
EVER PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | EVER | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.1x | 16x | 45% below |
EVER has the edge over META on valuation relative to its sector.
META PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | META | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 16x | 29% above |
| PE % | 18 | 26 | 8 pts below |
META is trading at 21x earnings, a 29% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
EVER Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $22.8 | 22% above |
| 20 week MA | $24.1 | 16% above |
| 50 week MA | $21.5 | 30% above |
| 100 week MA | $22.3 | 25% above |
| 200 week MA | $18.4 | 51% above |
EVER 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.
EVER Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $34.8 | $39.9 | +15% |
| 2021 | $39.9 | $15.8 | -60% |
| 2022 | $15.8 | $15.5 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | $15.5 | $12.2 | -21% |
| 2024 | $12.2 | $19.7 | +61% |
| 2025 | $19.7 | $26.7 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.7 | $27.9 | +4.5% |
EVER 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.