Social network operator Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday after the bell. Here’s what to look for.
Meta beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 6% last quarter, reporting revenues of $47.52 billion, up 21.6% year on year. It was an exceptional quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and revenue guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations. It reported 3.48 billion daily active users, up 6.4% year on year.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Meta’s revenue to grow 22.1% year on year to $49.55 billion, improving from the 18.9% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $6.67 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Meta has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 2.4% on average.
Looking at Meta’s peers in the consumer internet segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Coursera delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 10.3%, beating analysts’ expectations by 2.1%, and Netflix reported revenues up 17.2%, in line with consensus estimates. Coursera traded down 12.7% following the results while Netflix was also down 10.1%.
Read our full analysis of Coursera’s results here and Netflix’s results here.
Investors in the consumer internet segment have had fairly steady hands going into earnings, with share prices down 1.5% on average over the last month. Meta is up 1.4% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $867.18 (compared to the current share price of $753.65).
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