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GOOGL vs META
Side-by-side comparison of Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) and Meta Platforms Inc. (META): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both GOOGL and META operate in Computer Software: Programming Data Processing (Technology), so they compete in similar markets.
- GOOGL is the larger of the two at $4.22T, about 3.0x META ($1.40T).
- Over the past year, GOOGL is up 65.4% and META is down 27.1% - GOOGL leads by 92.4 points.
- META has been more active in the news (24 items in the past 4 weeks vs 6 for GOOGL).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
- Company
- Alphabet Inc.
- Meta Platforms Inc.
- Price
- $344.75+1.22%
- $550.02+0.78%
- Market cap
- $4.22T
- $1.40T
- 1M return
- +8.50%
- -9.30%
- 1Y return
- +65.36%
- -27.06%
- Industry
- Computer Software: Programming Data Processing
- Computer Software: Programming Data Processing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- NASDAQ
- IPO
- 2004
- 2012
- News (4w)
- 6
- 24
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 25
Alphabet Inc.
Alphabet Inc. provides online advertising services in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. The company offers performance and brand advertising services. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, such as ads, Android, Chrome, hardware, Google Maps, Google Play, Search, and YouTube, as well as technical infrastructure; and digital content. The Google Cloud segment offers infrastructure and data analytics platforms, collaboration tools, and other services for enterprise customers. The Other Bets segment sells internet and TV services, as well as licensing and research and development services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Meta Platforms Inc.
Meta Platforms, Inc. develops products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, wearables, and in-home devices worldwide. It operates in two segments, Family of Apps and Reality Labs. The Family of Apps segment's products include Facebook, which enables people to share, discover, and connect with interests; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and private messages, as well as feed, stories, reels, video, live, and shops; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, groups, and businesses across platforms and devices through chat, audio and video calls, and rooms; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact privately. The Reality Labs segment provides augmented and virtual reality related products comprising virtual reality hardware, software, and content that help people feel connected, anytime, and anywhere. The company was formerly known as Facebook, Inc. and changed its name to Meta Platforms, Inc. in October 2021. Meta Platforms, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
Latest GOOGL
- Director Sergey Brin converted options into 673,200 shares, gifted 673,200 shares and gifted 673,200 units of Class C Capital Stock, increasing direct ownership by 958,452% to 359,159,912 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 8-K filed by Alphabet Inc.
- SEC Form FWP filed by Alphabet Inc.
- Director Hennessy John L. gifted 1,738 units of Class C Capital Stock and received a gift of 1,738 units of Class C Capital Stock, decreasing direct ownership by 100% to 0 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 424B5 filed by Alphabet Inc.
- SEC Form 424B5 filed by Alphabet Inc.
- Director Arnold Frances sold $27,338 worth of Class C Capital Stock (82 units at $333.39) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 0.43% to 18,914 units (SEC Form 4)
- VP, Chief Accounting Officer Saraci Marsida sold $149,607 worth of Class C Capital Stock (449 units at $333.20) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 27,386 units (SEC Form 4)
- VP, Chief Accounting Officer Saraci Marsida covered exercise/tax liability with 492 units of Class C Google Stock Units, was granted 2,016 units of Class C Google Stock Units and converted options into 487 units of Class C Capital Stock, increasing direct ownership by 1,330% to 27,835 units (SEC Form 4) (tax withholding)
- President, Global Affairs, CLO Walker John Kent covered exercise/tax liability with 1,640 units of Class C Google Stock Units and converted options into 1,625 units of Class C Capital Stock, decreasing direct ownership by 85% to 9,768 units (SEC Form 4) to cover taxes
Latest META
- Chief Legal Officer Mahoney Curtis J. sold $869,922 worth of shares (1,559 units at $558.00) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 44% to 1,957 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Financial Officer Li Susan J sold $5,063,389 worth of shares (9,196 units at $550.61) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Technology Officer Bosworth Andrew sold $4,379,184 worth of shares (7,848 units at $558.00) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 90% to 828 units (SEC Form 4)
- President and Vice Chairman Powell Dina H. converted options into 7,732 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 3,518 shares, increasing direct ownership by 64% to 10,826 units (SEC Form 4) to cover withholding tax
- Director Arnold John Douglas converted options into 167 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 3,329 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director White Dana converted options into 110 shares, increasing direct ownership by 8% to 1,504 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Elkann John converted options into 110 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 8 shares, increasing direct ownership by 8% to 1,445 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding tax
- Chief Financial Officer Li Susan J covered exercise/tax liability with 6,922 shares, converted options into 4,288 shares, sold $1,467,311 worth of shares (2,127 units at $689.85) and converted options into 13,957 shares (SEC Form 4) (withholding tax)
- Chief Product Officer Cox Christopher K converted options into 16,388 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 8,127 shares (SEC Form 4) (withholding tax)
- Chief Accounting Officer Anderson Aaron converted options into 2,448 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 1,216 shares, increasing direct ownership by 15% to 9,511 units (SEC Form 4) (tax liability)