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Meta Platforms Inc (META) Stock: Navigating a Year of Stock Volatility

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Investigating a stock’s 52-week price history, covering the range of low and high prices, can provide significant information about its present state and future potential. Meta Platforms Inc’s current trading price is -1.68% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 89.00%. The stock’s price range during this period has varied between $313.66 and $602.95. The company, active in the Communication Services sector, saw a trading volume of around 12.38 million for the day, considerably higher average daily volume of 11.86 million observed over the last three months.

Meta Platforms Inc’s stock has seen a smooth market performance. The company’s stock achieved a 1-year high of $602.95 on 10/07/24, and the lowest price during that time was $313.66, recorded on 12/04/23.

How Financial Performance Impacts Market Capitalization

Meta Platforms Inc (META) has experienced a quarterly rise of 15.84% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 1509.76B and boasts a workforce of 67317 employees.

The Role of Moving Averages and Trading Volume in Technical Analysis

Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 541.41, with a change in price of +80.13. Similarly, Meta Platforms Inc recorded 13,135,277 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +15.63%.

How META’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio Affects Financial Health

A company’s financial condition and market reputation can be evaluated using the debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio. This ratio, calculated by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, indicates the proportion of debt a company employs to back its assets in relation to its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for META stands at 0.30. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 0.29.

META Stock Stochastic Average

As of today, the raw stochastic average of Meta Platforms Inc over the past 50 days is 81.22%. This is a decrease compared to the raw stochastic average of the last 20 days, which was recorded at 86.50%. Additionally, the Stochastic %K and %D values for the company were 58.75% and 48.04%, respectively, over the past 20 days.

META Stock Price Performance Analysis

The stock price performance for the year has been a mixed bag, indicating either a pessimistic or optimistic outlook depending on how you look at it. This year’s metric has recorded a Price increase of 67.49%. However, over the past six months, we’ve seen a weaker performance of 24.16%. The price of META fallen by 4.45% over the last 30 days. And in the last five days, it has surged by 6.03%.

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