Meta Platforms (META)

How META actually reacts to news — the realized, point-in-time move the market made, measured across 2,000+ labeled events over the last three years with zero look-ahead.

The quantified answer

META’s median reaction, across the day.

+0.00%
Median 30-min
Typical reaction 30 minutes after any META news
50%
Moved up
Share of META news events that rose at 30 minutes
+0.06%
Median to close
Where META typically settles by the closing bell
META median reaction to newsMETA median reaction to news across 2 horizons: 30-min +0.00%, to close +0.06%.30-minto close30-min: +0.00%to close: +0.06%+0.00%+0.06%0+0.06%
Median move vs. the price at the news timestamp, across 2,000+ labeled events.
By event type

How META reacts, by analyst action.

EventEventsMedian 30-min% positiveMedian to close
Analyst upgrades49+0.10%63%-0.32%
Analyst downgrades20-0.12%42%-0.38%
Coverage initiations40+0.08%62%-0.36%
Rating reiterations556-0.06%47%-0.15%
Price-target raises267+0.04%52%-0.35%
Price-target cuts91-0.12%39%+0.03%

Last 3 years, pulled 2026-07-14. Reaction = percent move vs. the price at the news timestamp. The same measurement runs across every name in the dataset.

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Recent META events, each with its measured reaction. (Page 1 of 11.)

DateHeadlineEventSource5-minTo close
Form 10-Q Meta Platforms, Inc. For: Jun 30SEC filing · Form 10-QSEC EDGAR+2.07%+2.67%
Form 8-K Meta Platforms, Inc. For: Jul 29SEC filing · Form 8-KSEC EDGAR+2.07%+2.67%
Meta Reports Second Quarter 2026 ResultsPress releasePR Newswire+2.07%+2.67%
Meta Announces New Strategic Venture with BlackRock to Develop Data Center in El PasoPress releasePR Newswire+0.20%-0.43%
Meta to Announce Second Quarter 2026 ResultsPress releasePR Newswire-0.47%+2.61%
Text Becomes AI Operating Layer for the Modern E-commerce Stack with New Shopify App and WhatsApp for Business IntegrationPress releasePR Web-0.47%+0.85%
QStar Integrates with BeeGFS to Reduce Storage Costs Through Intelligent ArchivingPress releasePR Web-0.40%-0.92%
Form 8-K Meta Platforms, Inc. For: May 27SEC filing · Form 8-KSEC EDGAR-1.10%-4.58%
Meta Announces Quarterly Cash DividendPress releasePR Newswire-0.69%-0.23%
JLens Urges Meta Shareholders to Take Action Against Online Hate and Vote FOR Proposal 8 at the Annual Meeting on May 27, 2026Press releaseBusiness Wire+0.03%+0.91%
Form SD Meta Platforms, Inc.SEC filing · Form SDSEC EDGAR+0.49%+0.55%
Berger Montague PC Investigates Meta Platforms, Inc.'s Board of Directors for Breach of Fiduciary Duty (NASDAQ: META)Press releasePR Newswire-0.17%+0.44%
Form 8-K Meta Platforms, Inc. For: Apr 30SEC filing · Form 8-KSEC EDGAR-0.74%-1.35%
JLens Urges Meta Shareholders to Vote FOR Proposal 8 at the Company’s Annual Meeting on May 27, 2026Press releaseBusiness Wire-0.17%+0.44%
Form 10-Q Meta Platforms, Inc. For: Mar 31SEC filing · Form 10-QSEC EDGAR-2.67%-1.18%
Form S-3ASR Meta Platforms, Inc.SEC filing · Form S-3ASRSEC EDGAR-2.67%-1.18%
Berger Montague PC Investigates Meta Platforms, Inc.’s Board of Directors for Breach of Fiduciary Duty (NASDAQ: META)Press releaseGlobeNewswire-0.19%-0.50%
Form 8-K Meta Platforms, Inc. For: Apr 29SEC filing · Form 8-KSEC EDGAR-2.67%-1.18%
Key Healthcare Featured as Leading Resource for Teen Social Media Addiction by France 24Press releasePR Web+0.26%+0.01%
Meta Reports First Quarter 2026 ResultsPress releasePR Newswire-2.67%-1.18%
Focus Is the Moat: Cytation AI Outbuilds the Platforms on Trust by Refusing to Do Anything ElsePress releasePR Web+0.06%+1.17%
Form ARS Meta Platforms, Inc. For: Dec 31SEC filing · Form ARSSEC EDGAR-0.09%+1.50%
Form DEF 14A Meta Platforms, Inc. For: Dec 31SEC filing · Form DEFSEC EDGAR-0.09%+1.50%
Form DEFA14A Meta Platforms, Inc.SEC filing · Form DEFA14ASEC EDGAR-0.09%+1.50%
PhotoShelter Enables Brands to Share Content on TikTok with its Social Content Distribution PlatformPress releasePR Web-0.45%+0.10%
Form 8-K Meta Platforms, Inc. For: Apr 08SEC filing · Form 8-KSEC EDGAR+0.07%+0.69%
Meta to Announce First Quarter 2026 ResultsPress releasePR Newswire-0.24%+2.71%
Meta to Participate in the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom ConferencePress releasePR Newswire+0.37%+0.92%
Uranium Demand Continues to Rise as AI Power Demand Rewrites the Nuclear PlaybookPress releasePR Newswire+0.19%+1.03%
Meta Announces Quarterly Cash DividendPress releasePR Newswire-0.98%-0.62%
Form 10-K Meta Platforms, Inc. For: Dec 31SEC filing · Form 10-KSEC EDGAR-1.47%+0.04%
Form S-8 Meta Platforms, Inc.SEC filing · Form S-8SEC EDGAR-0.76%-1.69%
Form 8-K Meta Platforms, Inc. For: Jan 28SEC filing · Form 8-KSEC EDGAR-1.47%+0.04%
Meta Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 ResultsPress releasePR Newswire-1.47%+0.04%
The AI Energy Supercycle: Striving to Secure 24/7 Power InfrastructurePress releaseGlobeNewswire+0.02%-1.01%
Form 8-K Meta Platforms, Inc. For: Jan 12SEC filing · Form 8-KSEC EDGAR-0.11%-0.69%
Meta to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 ResultsPress releasePR Newswire-0.04%+0.41%
Form 8-K Meta Platforms, Inc. For: Dec 19SEC filing · Form 8-KSEC EDGAR+0.75%+0.06%
New National Social Media Study Shatters Myths About Gen Z Behavior, Political Polarization, and Platform CulturePress releasePR Web-0.11%+0.14%
Form 8-K Meta Platforms, Inc. For: Dec 05SEC filing · Form 8-KSEC EDGAR-0.40%+0.23%
Meta Announces Quarterly Cash DividendPress releasePR Newswire-1.77%-2.14%
Avatarmy Launches Europe's First Fully Conversational AI Platform for Real Estate BrokersPress releasePR Web-0.54%-0.54%
DialLink Expands Messaging Capabilities by Adding WhatsApp Messaging to Its Business Phone PlatformPress releasePR Web+0.04%+0.67%
Form 8-K Meta Platforms, Inc. For: Oct 30SEC filing · Form 8-KSEC EDGAR+0.93%-0.11%
Form 10-Q Meta Platforms, Inc. For: Sep 30SEC filing · Form 10-QSEC EDGAR-1.19%-0.38%
Form 8-K Meta Platforms, Inc. For: Oct 29SEC filing · Form 8-KSEC EDGAR-1.19%-0.38%
Meta Reports Third Quarter 2025 ResultsPress releasePR Newswire-1.19%-0.38%
Greenberg Traurig Represents PIMCO in Massive Debt Financing Deal for Hyperion Data Center ProjectPress releasePR Web-0.02%-0.04%
Halper Sadeh LLC Encourages Meta Platforms, Inc. Shareholders to Contact the Firm to Discuss Their RightsPress releaseBusiness Wire+0.01%-0.06%
Meta Announces Joint Venture with Funds Managed by Blue Owl Capital to Develop Hyperion Data CenterPress releasePR Newswire-0.17%+0.02%

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