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Meta Stock

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) trades at approximately $643 per share as of February 2026. The stock reached an all-time closing high of $790 in August 2025. It is down roughly 19% from that peak, giving the company a market cap near $1.62 trillion.

Stock Price of Meta

Meta Stock Forecast

Wall Street analysts hold a consensus "Strong Buy" rating on META, based on 62 Buy ratings, 5 Holds, and zero Sells. The average 12-month price target sits at roughly $850, with a high of $1,144 and a low of $700. That average target implies about 33% upside from current levels. Key drivers cited by analysts include sustained advertising growth, AI-driven improvements to ad targeting, and expanding user engagement across Instagram and WhatsApp. The main risk factor is Meta's $115–$135 billion capital expenditure guidance for 2026, mostly aimed at AI infrastructure.

Meta Valuation

Timeline of Meta Funding

Aug 2004
Seed round: Peter Thiel invested $500,000 for a 10.2% stake, valuing Facebook at approximately $5 million.
May 2005
Series A: Accel Partners led a $12.7 million round at a roughly $98 million valuation. Jim Breyer added $1 million personally.
Apr 2006
Series B: Greylock Partners and Meritech Capital led a $27.5 million round at a $500 million valuation.
Oct 2007
Series C: Microsoft invested $240 million for a 1.6% stake, valuing Facebook at $15 billion.
May 2009
Series D: DST Global invested $200 million at a $10 billion valuation. Li Ka-shing's Horizons Ventures had invested $120 million across 2007–2008.
Jan 2011
Series F: Goldman Sachs invested $450 million and DST added $50 million, pushing the valuation to $50 billion. Total pre-IPO funds raised: ~$2.4 billion.
May 2012
IPO on NASDAQ at $38 per share, raising $16 billion and valuing the company at $104 billion — the largest tech IPO at the time.

Meta Investors

Peter Thiel
TypeAngel / Seed
Investment$500,000
Stake10.2%
Year2004
Valuation$4.9M
Accel Partners
TypeVenture Capital
Investment$12.7M
Stake~10.7%
RoundSeries A (2005)
Valuation$98M
Greylock Partners
TypeVenture Capital
InvestmentPart of $27.5M
RoundSeries B (2006)
Valuation$500M
Microsoft
TypeStrategic
Investment$240M
Stake1.6%
RoundSeries C (2007)
Valuation$15B
DST Global (Yuri Milner)
TypeVenture Capital
Investment$200M + $50M
Stake~2%
RoundsSeries D & F
Valuation$10B–$50B
Goldman Sachs
TypeInstitutional
Investment$450M
RoundSeries F (2011)
Valuation$50B
Li Ka-shing (Horizons Ventures)
TypePrivate Investor
Investment$120M
Stake~0.8%
Year2007–2008
Valuation$15B
Reid Hoffman
TypeAngel Investor
Investment$40,000
RoundSeed (2004)
NotableLinkedIn co-founder