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Should I buy META stock? What the data says

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Data as of the Oct 20, 2026 close · Meta Platforms, Inc. · Internet Content & Information

META closed at $694.25 on Oct 20, 2026, down 6.3% over the past month. It sits 10.7% below its 52-week high, the long-term trend is up, momentum is soft (RSI-14 40), and a typical day moves it about 2.9%.

The numbers

Last close$694.25 (Oct 20, 2026)
52-week range (closes)$525.72 – $777.59
From the 52-week high-10.7%
Trend (50- / 200-day averages)Uptrend · 50-day $659.49 · 200-day $632.42
Momentum (RSI-14)40 · Neutral (30–70)
Typical daily move2.9%
Price changeMETAS&P 500 (SPY)Difference
1 day-1.6%——
1 month-6.3%——
3 months+7.8%——
6 months+3.8%——
1 year-5.2%——

Close to close, price only. "1 month" is measured from the close nearest 30 days earlier (3 months 91, 6 months 182, 1 year 365); the typical daily move is the standard deviation of daily changes over the last 3 months. Data as of the Oct 20, 2026 close.

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META by calendar month

Over 14 years of monthly closes (Jun 2012 – Sep 2026, dividends included), META's strongest month has been May (higher in 11 of 14 years, average +3.3%) and its weakest February (lower in 9 of 14 years, average -1.0%). Passing our test for a tendency (up in at least 70% of years, or down in at least 60%): January (up 10 of 14), February (down 9 of 14), May (up 11 of 14), June (up 11 of 15). Tendencies, not guarantees.

MonthAverageMedianUp inYearsTendency
January+9.1%+9.4%71%14Leans up
February-1.0%-3.1%36%14Leans down
March-0.6%+1.2%50%14—
April+4.5%+6.4%64%14—
May+3.3%+2.2%79%14Leans up
June+2.5%+5.1%73%15Leans up
July+4.5%+4.8%67%15—
August+1.3%+1.8%67%15—
September+2.5%+0.5%53%15—
Octoberthis month-2.5%-0.4%43%14—
Novembernext month+4.3%+1.7%64%14—
December+1.4%+1.1%64%14—

Each month's change is its close against the month before, from dividend-adjusted monthly closes; "up in" is the share of years it closed higher.

Our picks on META

We have published 1 pick on META since Oct 20, 2026. None has reached its first grade yet. Losses are listed exactly like wins; every pick is also on the track record.

Pick dayClose that day1 weekSPY 1w1 monthSPY 1m
Oct 20, 2026$694.25pendingpending

Graded from the pick day's close against the close 5 and 21 trading days later, price only. "Pending" means that close isn't in yet.

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