META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over SHEN overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
SHEN
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company
SHEN's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
SHEN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
SHEN's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet 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.
SHEN PE Valuation
SHEN 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.
SHEN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses steady | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SHEN's revenue to grow and its profitability to improve, with its earnings holding steady.
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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 30% for META versus SHEN down 121%.
SHEN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $3.89 | +6383% |
| Q2 2024 | $4.05 | +$4.07 |
| Q1 2024 | $4.33 | +$4.45 |
| Q4 2023 | $0.16 | +$0.33 |
| Q3 2023 | $0.06 | +$0.15 |
| Q2 2023 | -$0.02 | -100% |
| Q1 2023 | -$0.12 | -101% |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.17 | -101% |
SHEN has swung to a loss: it lost $0.80 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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 SHEN on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 SHEN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SHEN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $93.9M | +4.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $93.5M | +5.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $92.2M | +4.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $91.6M | +7.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $89.8M | +2.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $88.6M | +3.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $87.9M | +27% |
| Q4 2024 | $85.4M | +18% |
SHEN's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $94M last quarter, up 4.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.1% | +5.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | -1.1% | +9.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -11% | -4.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.9% | +5.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -8% | -3.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | -10% | +8.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -6.9% | -2.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.7% | -11 points |
SHEN's operating margin was −2.1% last quarter, up 5.9 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 SHEN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
SHEN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$41M | +$10.4M |
| Q2 2026 | -$45.9M | +$19.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$51.5M | +$11.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$78.6M | -$6.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$51.4M | -$110K |
| Q2 2025 | -$65.3M | +$13.1M |
| Q1 2025 | -$62.7M | -$7.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$72M | -$27.9M |
SHEN has burned cash in most quarters: −$217M over the past year, against −$251M the year before.
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 SHEN 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.
SHEN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +35K shares |
| 1 year | +1.2% | +664K shares |
| 3 years | +9.8% | +5M shares |
| 5 years | +11% | +5.7M shares |
| Available history | +11% | +5.7M shares |
SHEN has 56M diluted shares, up 1.2% from 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 SHEN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SHEN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.3x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.2x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.4x | High |
SHEN's net debt is about 6.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 5.3 years a year ago.
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).
SHEN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.7 | Oversold |
SHEN's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (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.
SHEN PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | SHEN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
SHEN 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 SHEN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SHEN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.5 | 2% below |
| 20 week MA | $11.6 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.0 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.8 | 20% below |
| 200 week MA | $15.6 | 34% below |
SHEN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 34% 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 SHEN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SHEN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $41.1 | $43.6 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | $43.6 | $26.6 | -39% |
| 2022 | $26.6 | $16.7 | -37% |
| 2023 | $16.7 | $21.6 | +30% |
| 2024 | $21.6 | $12.4 | -42% |
| 2025 | $12.4 | $11.3 | -9.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.3 | $10.3 | -9.3% |
SHEN has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 9.3% so far in 2026.