Why is META stock up today?

META is down 0.8% over five trading days, closing at $610.15 on Nov. 6, 2026. A move like this can come from the company itself or from a rally across its sector.

Below, we compare META with its closest peers, check upcoming earnings and Fed dates, and look at Meta Platforms, Inc. insider activity and SEC filings.

The chart below tracks META's daily closing price from May 13, 2026 to Nov. 6, 2026. Over that stretch it is down 0.9%, from $615.65 to $610.15. The high was $777.59 on Sept. 24, 2026, and the low was $538.65 on July 30, 2026. Each red circle marks a week when company insiders sold shares on the open market. There were 23 such weeks, and bigger circles mean more money. No green diamonds appear: no insider bought on the open market in this window.

META vs peers this week

The table below compares META with its peers this week. Over 5 days, GOOGL did best (+1.8%) and AMD worst (-11.0%). META ranks 3 of 7.

What could be behind the META move

Company filings in the last weeks include an 8-K on Nov. 5, 2026 (Stock sale) and an 8-K on Oct. 29, 2026 (Convertible preferred stock). Also filed was a 424B5 on Oct. 28, 2026 (Stock offering (common) (prospectus)).

Across the broader market, the backdrop is an uptrend under stress, with the VIX volatility index at 28.18. The Federal Reserve's next rate decision is on Dec. 9, 2026, 30 days away. Market pricing puts the odds at 22% for a hold, 77% for a hike and 1% for a cut.

Also worth knowing about META

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In Meta Platforms, Inc.'s own words

“We hit major milestones this quarter toward delivering personal superintelligence for everyone - including launching Muse and Muse Wonder, our first frontier model”

— Mark Zuckerberg, Meta founder and CEO · SEC filing

From the company's earnings release filed with the SEC on 2026-10-21 (Form 8-K).

What would change the picture for META

These are the specific events and levels to watch. None of them is a prediction.

• The Jan. 26, 2027 earnings report is 78 days away. Meta Platforms, Inc. beat estimates in 3 of the last 4 quarters, with an average surprise of +0.7%. A miss would break that pattern.
• Insider buying: none on the open market in 90 days. A purchase by an executive or director would be the first in at least three months. It would show up on SEC Form 4 within two business days.
• Analyst ratings: the average score moved from 4.18 to 4.15 over three months. The scale runs from 5 for strong buy to 1 for strong sell. A run of downgrades after earnings usually shows up here first.
• Price levels: a close above $777.59 would be a new 52-week high, 27.4% above the latest close of $610.15. A close below $524.88 would be a new 52-week low, 14.0% below it.
• Growth: revenue rose 27.5% year over year in the quarter ending Sep 2026, and the trend is steady. At a P/E of 20.8, a slowdown would matter more than at a lower multiple.
• New shares: dilution risk is moderate now. A new shelf registration (S-3) or a prospectus supplement (424B) for an offering would raise it.

How META compares with its peers

Over the past month META ranks 4 of 5 in this group (-15.4%). AMZN was best at +2.1%, and GOOGL was weakest at -18.2%.

META's P/E of 20.8 is below the peers' median of 24.4. Investors pay less for each dollar of its profit.

META history: what happened after similar moves

Since 2023, META fell 15.4% or more in a month 5 times (separate episodes, not counting the current one). Three months later it was higher in 4 of 4 cases; the median change was +11.7%.

Past moves don't predict the next one; they show how volatile the stock has been.

Questions people also ask

What is META's 52-week high and low?

Over the past year META closed as high as $777.59 and as low as $524.88. At $610.15 on Nov. 6, 2026, it is down 21.5% from the high and 16.2% above the low. More →

Do analysts think META is a buy?

62 of the 71 analysts who cover Meta Platforms, Inc. rate it a buy or strong buy, for a consensus of Buy. Ratings describe analysts' views, not a guarantee, and they change after earnings. More →

Is Meta Platforms, Inc. profitable?

Yes. Meta Platforms, Inc. had $241.6 billion of revenue over the last 12 months, with a net margin of 31.1% and a P/E of 20.8. More →

Is Meta Platforms, Inc. issuing new shares?

Dilution risk reads moderate (35/100), and the share count changed 0.0% in a year. That is based on 3 offering-related filing(s) in 12 months.

Are META insiders buying or selling?

Insiders sold $116.2 million of META on the open market in 90 days and bought none. Sales are often routine (taxes, diversification, pre-planned plans). Purchases with their own money are the stronger signal.

Does META pay a dividend?

Yes: $2.10 per share over the last 12 months, about 0.34% at today's price.

Dates to watch for META

Insider trades can come any day: they must be filed on Form 4 within two business days.

Key terms on this page

P/E ratio

Price divided by the last 12 months of earnings per share. A P/E of 20 means investors pay $20 for each $1 of yearly profit. It is only defined when the company is profitable.

Form 4

The SEC form a company's officers, directors and 10% owners must file within two business days of buying or selling its stock.

Open-market trade

A purchase or sale on the exchange at the market price, paid with the insider's own money (code P or S on Form 4), as opposed to option exercises, grants or gifts.

Dilution

When a company issues new shares, each existing share owns a smaller piece of the company. Common sources: stock offerings, convertible debt and large stock-based pay.

Form 8-K

The SEC form for material events between quarterly reports: earnings releases, deals, executive changes, stock offerings and similar news.

52-week high / low

The highest and lowest daily closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days).

Analyst consensus

The average of Wall Street analysts' ratings (strong buy to strong sell). Analysts skew positive, so a hold is often read as a cautious view.

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page is computed from the data when the page is refreshed (usually daily); nothing is typed in by hand. This is information, not investment advice.

• Price: daily closing prices run through Nov. 6, 2026. Changes use 5, 21 and 63 trading days. The 52-week range uses the last 252 closes.
• Insider trades: SEC Form 4 filings for the last 90 days count only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S). Option exercises, grants, gifts and filings with data errors are left out.
• Analyst ratings: counts of current ratings from 71 analysts, compared with three months ago.
• Earnings dates and estimates: a market-data calendar shows reported versus expected EPS for the last 4 quarters.
• Valuation and growth: revenue, earnings, margins and share counts come from the company's SEC filings (XBRL data, latest quarter Sep 2026). P/E and price/sales use the latest close.
• Fund ownership: SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.
• Dilution: share-count changes and offering-related SEC filings (shelf registrations, prospectus supplements, convertible notes) are tracked over two years and scored 0-100.
• History: 21-trading-day moves over about three years of daily closes, counted once per episode.