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Meta Platforms is the world’s largest social media platform. The company’s portfolio offering evolved from a single Facebook app to multiple apps like photo and video sharing app Instagram, and WhatsApp messaging app owing to acquisitions. Along with in-house developed Messenger, these apps now form Meta’s family of products used by more than 3.48 billion people on a daily basis.

META boasts a Growth Style Score of B and VGM Score of B, and holds a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) rating. Its bottom-line is projected to rise 17.9% year-over-year for 2025, while Wall Street anticipates its top line to improve by 19.1%

Three analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for fiscal 2025, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.16 to $28.14 per share. META also boasts an average earnings surprise of 20.5%.

Looking at cash flow, Meta Platforms is expected to report cash flow growth of 54.9% this year; META has generated cash flow growth of 26.3% over the past three to five years.

With solid fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Growth and VGM Style Scores, META should be on investors’ short lists.

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