How to buy Facebook (Meta Platforms) shares

Learn how to easily invest in Facebook (Meta Platforms) shares.

While you can't invest directly in Facebook, you can buy shares in Meta Platforms, its parent company. Meta is listed on the Nasdaq with the ticker "META", where it's traded in US dollars and is a constituent of the S&P 500 index.

It's important to note that Meta has other brands under its umbrella. By investing in Meta, you're effectively also buying into Instagram and WhatsApp, for example. So that means the movement of Meta's share price will be affected by more than just the fortunes of Facebook.

How to buy shares in Facebook (Meta Platforms)

  1. Open a brokerage account. Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. Then, complete an application.
  2. Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
  3. Search the platform by ticker symbol. META in this case.
  4. Choose an order type. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares or dollar amount.
  5. Submit the order. It's that simple.
The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.

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Latest updates for Facebook (Meta Platforms)

January 30, 2025:

January 28, 2025: Meta has come out relatively unscathed in the recent tech sell-off and stock market whirlwind due to DeepSeek's cheap AI technology. Meta's share price has actually risen by close to 7% this past week, recovering from a brief dip on Monday.

January 21, 2025: Meta announced it's introducing the option to add WhatsApp to Accounts Center. This means users will be able to cross-post a WhatsApp status to Facebook or Instagram, and log into multiple apps in one go.

January 16, 2025: Meta has announced it will be getting rid of roughly 5% of its global workforce, targeting the lowest performers for redundancy as it gears up for what it expects to be a big year.

January 7, 2025: Meta has announced that UFC CEO, Dana White will be joining the board - along with John Elkann from Exor and Charlie Songhurst a former Microsoft Executive.

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Alternative ways to invest in Facebook (Meta Platforms)

Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Facebook (Meta Platforms)), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.

Facebook (Meta Platforms) is a major part of the NASDAQ, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).

ETF 5-year performance (to Feb. '25) Link
Invesco S&P 500 ETF (SPXP) Invesco S&P 500 ETF icon 103.82% Invest Capital at risk
Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap ETF 1C (XSPX) Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap ETF 1C icon 103.17% Invest Capital at risk
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF USD (Acc) (CSP1) iShares Core S&P 500 ETF USD (Acc) icon 101.62% Invest Capital at risk
HSBC S&P 500 ETF (HSPX) HSBC S&P 500 ETF icon 102.03% Invest Capital at risk

Is it a good time to buy Facebook (Meta Platforms) stock?

Review technicals and fundamentals to help you determine if now's a good time for you to invest.

Technical analysis

View Facebook (Meta Platforms)'s price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.

Use our graph to track the performance of META stock over time.

Historical closes compared with the last close of $717.4

1 week (2025-02-04) 1.88%
1 month (2025-01-11) 16.49%
3 months (2024-11-11) 23.79%
6 months (2024-08-11) 33.75%
1 year (2024-02-11) 53.58%
2 years (2023-02-11) 313.52%
3 years (2022-02-11) 228.01%
5 years (2020-02-11) 237.87%

The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

Finder might not agree with the analysis and we take no responsibility. We also give no representations or warranty on the accuracy or completeness of the information provided on this page.

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Is Facebook (Meta Platforms) under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Facebook (Meta Platforms) P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.

Facebook (Meta Platforms)'s current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 30x. In other words, Facebook (Meta Platforms)'s shares trade at around 30x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

However, Facebook (Meta Platforms)'s P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.

Facebook (Meta Platforms)'s "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.4407. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Facebook (Meta Platforms)'s future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

However, it's sensible to consider Facebook (Meta Platforms)'s PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.

Facebook (Meta Platforms)'s EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $79.2 billion (£63.7 billion).

The EBITDA is a measure of Facebook (Meta Platforms)'s overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.

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