Could Meta Platforms Stock Double Over the Next 12 Months?

Motley Fool2022-02-11

Key PointsThis analyst has a $466 price target on Meta Platforms stock.The stock's post-earnings sell-off may be overdone.Meta Platforms stock now has a price-to-earnings ratio of just 17.Shares of ...

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MIe
2022-02-11
MIe
Meta opp
GggSlimeR
2022-02-11
GggSlimeR
Ok buy. Do not like my comment
NEWBIE
2022-02-11
NEWBIE
Really?? I wonder....
Mister Makam
2022-02-11
Mister Makam
Fools gold right now. Meta needs to prove the world will adopt what it serves. Can't assume everyone will lap up the metaverse & live in it. Not great till proven. It's a gamble. Can end up a bubble...a big one or it may be the next big thing
zzann
2022-02-11
zzann
new social media platforms will eventually overtake with younger generations
Gledz
2022-02-11
Gledz
Maybe for short-term gains. But I don't know if I'm liking their concept of "metaverse"...

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Do not like my comment&nbsp;","listText":"Ok buy. Do not like my comment&nbsp;","text":"Ok buy. Do not like my comment","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9092858716","repostId":1113677136,"repostType":4,"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":9092831686,"gmtCreate":1644578096841,"gmtModify":1676533943001,"author":{"id":"3573124416025977","authorId":"3573124416025977","authorIdStr":"3573124416025977","name":"NEWBIE","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3efe20248e6d34805e6c7befc3ae66a0","vip":1,"crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3573124416025977"},"htmlText":"Really??&nbsp; I wonder....&nbsp;","listText":"Really??&nbsp; I wonder....&nbsp;","text":"Really?? I wonder....","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":2,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9092831686","repostId":1113677136,"repostType":2,"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":9092890207,"gmtCreate":1644574703404,"gmtModify":1676533942532,"author":{"id":"4101300355305190","authorId":"4101300355305190","authorIdStr":"4101300355305190","name":"Mister Makam","avatar":"https://static.itradeup.com/news/f20cd2203d886dadd67ac929e31ae691","vip":1,"crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"idStr":"4101300355305190"},"htmlText":"Fools gold right now. Meta needs to prove the&nbsp;world will adopt what it serves. Can't assume everyone will lap up the metaverse &amp; live in it. Not great till proven. It's a gamble.&nbsp;Can end up a bubble...a big one or it may be the next big thing","listText":"Fools gold right now. 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But I don't know if I'm liking their&nbsp;concept of \"metaverse\"...","listText":"Maybe for&nbsp;short-term gains. But I don't know if I'm liking their&nbsp;concept of \"metaverse\"...","text":"Maybe for short-term gains. But I don't know if I'm liking their concept of \"metaverse\"...","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9092801557","repostId":1113677136,"repostType":4,"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"}],"isCommentEnd":false,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":422,"commentSize":71,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":3,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false},"APP":{"userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)","isDev":false,"isTTM":true,"deviceId":"web-server-community-laohu8-v3","version":"4.28.1","shortVersion":"4.28.1","platform":"web","vendor":"web","appName":"ttm","isIOS":false,"isAndroid":false,"isTiger":false,"isTHS":false,"isWeiXin":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"isWeiBo":false,"isQQ":false,"isBaiduSwan":false,"isBaiduBox":false,"isDingTalk":false,"isToutiao":false,"isOnePlus":false,"isHuaWei":false,"isXiaomi":false,"isXiaomiWebView":false,"isOppo":false,"isVivo":false,"isSamsung":false,"isMobile":false},"href":"/m/news/1113677136"}