META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over SWAG overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
SWAG
Stran & Company, Inc.
SWAG offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
SWAG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
SWAG's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable.
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.
SWAG PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 16x | $1.24 | — |
| Cheap | 92x | $7.39 | +496% |
| Fair | 115x | $9.22 | +643% |
| Expensive | 250x | $19.98 | +1512% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SWAG has the edge over META in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
META Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
META has the edge over SWAG on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
SWAG Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Turning to a loss | |
| Decline | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SWAG's earnings and revenue to decline, with profitability weakening.
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 SWAG on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SWAG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.08 | +$0.16 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.01 | +$0.13 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.02 | +$0.23 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.04 | +$0.18 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.08 | +$0.09 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.12 | -$0.10 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.21 | -$0.20 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.22 | -$0.20 |
SWAG has returned to profit: it earned $0.08 per share over the past year, after losing money 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 SWAG 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 SWAG on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SWAG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $28.1M | +8.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $33.4M | +2.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $31.2M | +8.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $28.9M | +7.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $26M | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $32.6M | +95% |
| Q1 2025 | $28.7M | +52% |
| Q4 2024 | $27M | +15% |
SWAG's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $28M last quarter, up 8.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.5% | +6.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3% | -0.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.1% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.1% | +3.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -6.9% | +4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.2% | +7.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.9% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | -3.5% | -7.5 points |
SWAG's operating margin was −0.5% last quarter, up 6.3 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 usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$1.2B, but it generated $28.6B over the past year.
SWAG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $243K | +$6.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $358K | -94% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2M | +$7.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $38K | -97% |
| Q3 2025 | -$5.9M | -$3M |
| Q2 2025 | $6.3M | +229% |
| Q1 2025 | -$6M | -421% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2M | +97% |
SWAG has the edge over META on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 SWAG 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.
SWAG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.7% | -132K shares |
| 1 year | +1.3% | +240K shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +110K shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +3.6M shares |
| Available history | +24% | +3.6M shares |
SWAG has 19M diluted shares, up 1.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $227,000 |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $408,000 |
| Q4 2023 | $25,697 |
| Q4 2022 | $150,000 |
| Q3 2022 | $1.2M |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
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).
SWAG Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -87.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -21.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -153.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -101.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | 6.2x | High |
| Q4 2020 | 2.0x | Moderate |
SWAG has the edge over META on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
SWAG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 26.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 4.7 | Oversold |
SWAG's weekly RSI is 26 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 5 (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.
SWAG PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | SWAG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 16x | 6% below |
| PE % | 0 | 32 | 32 pts below |
SWAG has the edge over META on valuation relative to its sector.
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 SWAG on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SWAG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.36 | 8.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.68 | 26% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.78 | 30% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.58 | 22% below |
| 200 week MA | $1.46 | 15% below |
SWAG is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 15% 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 SWAG on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SWAG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $9.85 | $5.92 | -40% |
| 2022 | $5.92 | $1.34 | -77% |
| 2023 | $1.34 | $1.48 | +10% |
| 2024 | $1.48 | $0.95 | -36% |
| 2025 | $0.95 | $1.68 | +77% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.68 | $1.24 | -26% |
SWAG has finished lower in three of the last five years. It's down 26% so far in 2026.