META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks cheap: trading at 21x earnings, below its usual 27x. Analysts expect earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
SGA
Saga Communications, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score SGA yet.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
SGA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
SGA's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
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.
SGA PE Valuation
SGA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
SGA Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SGA to show an outlook.
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.
SGA Earnings Per Share
SGA and META do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 SGA 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 SGA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SGA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $26.4M | -6.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $22.9M | -5.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $26.5M | -16% |
| Q3 2025 | $28.2M | +0.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $28.2M | -1.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $24.2M | -1.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $31.4M | +7.7% |
| Q3 2024 | $28.1M | -3.5% |
SGA's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $26M last quarter, down 6.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2.4% | -2.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | -14% | -4.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | -36% | -39 points |
| Q3 2025 | -2.2% | -8.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5% | -2.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -9.5% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.1% | -6.5 points |
| Q3 2024 | 5.8% | -6.1 points |
SGA's operating margin was 2.4% last quarter, down 2.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 has the edge over SGA on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
SGA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$2.9M | -$2.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$372K | -156% |
| Q4 2025 | -$459K | -115% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.8M | -38% |
| Q2 2025 | -$559K | -$279K |
| Q1 2025 | $668K | -76% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.1M | +514% |
| Q3 2024 | $4.5M | -37% |
SGA's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$1M 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.
SGA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +21K shares |
| 1 year | -1.3% | -81K shares |
| 3 years | +1% | +63K shares |
| 5 years | +3% | +178K shares |
| Available history | +4.8% | +278K shares |
SGA has the edge over META on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
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).
SGA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
SGA has more cash than debt.
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).
SGA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 23.1 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 3.6 | Oversold |
SGA's weekly RSI is 23 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 4 (oversold).
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.
SGA PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | SGA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
SGA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 the edge over SGA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SGA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.07 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $8.72 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.1 | 33% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.2 | 39% below |
| 200 week MA | $15.6 | 56% below |
SGA is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 56% below its 200-week average.
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 has the edge over SGA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SGA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $30.2 | $22.3 | -26% |
| 2021 | $22.3 | $24.0 | +8% |
| 2022 | $24.0 | $24.2 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | $24.2 | $22.3 | -8% |
| 2024 | $22.3 | $11.2 | -50% |
| 2025 | $11.2 | $11.4 | +2% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.4 | $6.78 | -41% |
SGA has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 41% so far in 2026.