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Stockchase Insights Meta Platforms Inc / Facebook META-Q BUY May 02, 2025

Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research

META has a dominant market position in social media, its monthly active users exceeds 3 billion, and it is investing in AI. It is a cash flow machine, generating $52B in free cash flow over the past 12 months, it has grown sales by 19% over the past 12 months, and earnings growth is 47% over the past 12 months. It is currently priced at 23.7X forward earnings, which for a company rapidly growing sales and earnings, we feel is fairly cheap, although it can be cyclical depending on enterprise ad budgets.
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PARTIAL SELL

Generally, big tech are good companies, but have lost ground recently and their valuations have been nosebleeds for a long time. Meta is basically Facebook; he can message his mother in New Zealand cheaply, but fundamentally what will it do for him? Is it a sustainable business model. It's too early to say which of these names is a buy the dip, buy you could trim or take some names off the table.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

Shares are washed out from this correction.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Mar 13/24, Up 17%)

Trades around 23x PE with a strong growth rate. One in two humans interact with a Meta product everyday. An excellent place to be.

BUY

He likes Meta here, is fairly priced, despite the overall selling in tech in recent weeks. 

BUY
Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research

The stock has made a bit of a 'round trip' from its recent highs but considering its strength, market share, financial position and growth, at 23X earnings (with $77B cash) we think it is buyable for investors who can look beyond the current market volatility (which will end, one day). 
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COMMENT

It's a pure ad play and ads struggle in a slowdown. He worries about its AI platform--others are better.

BUY

It appears to have little exposure to tariffs, because they sell advertising, but this could be a target of EU tariff retaliation or if the trade war leads to recession. Is -30% from highs, and these fears are baked into the stock. Trades under only 20x PE.

BUY

They report Wednesday. Many are worried about their ad business, but he isn't.

BUY

They reported a strong quarter after the bell: 37% YOY EPS growth and 19% YOY revenue growth. Q1 revenues beat as ad sales did not disappointment. Q2 guidance was in-line, and they raised their capex (which will benefit Nvidia).