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Loop Capital Raises Meta Price Target to $980

Analyst: Alan Gould 1 min read Reproduced verbatim
Rating
Buy
Target
$980
from $888 (+10%)
Outcome
Missed
within 12 months
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What the analyst said

Loop Capital analyst Alan Gould raised the price target on Meta Platforms Inc.

(NASDAQ: META) to $980 (from $888) while maintaining a Buy rating.

“The meaningful revenue growth acceleration and strong outlook from Meta was the biggest positive surprise of mega-cap earnings in our view (so far, Nvidia pending).

Most press reports position Meta’s recent hiring spree and capex expansion as an effort to “catch up”, but business results reinforce our view that the company is the largest non-hardware beneficiary.

Acceleration in both user engagement and monetization is being driven by AI investment against what appears to be a very long runway.

Efforts like business AIs, personal AI assistants, wearables, open-source models, etc. are each very meaningful long-term opportunities.

We think Meta’s user reach and frequency, ability to invest and management’s execution track record will drive the stock’s earnings multiple toward the other mega-cap tech elite.

We are raising estimates and increasing our PT to $980 from $888 previous while keeping our target valuation unchanged at 30X 2026 GAAP earnings, plus cash. Reiterate Buy.”

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Where the price stands

META trades at $607. The 33 analysts who set a target in the last 3 months range from $650 to $1,000, with a median of $860. This $980 target is 14% above the median.

Since the note META has moved −22% (from $776). The 12-month window closed on August 5, 2026.

Track record

This call✗ Not reached within 12 months: a year after the note META closed at $589, 40% below the $980 target, and it moved the other way.

Firm track recordLoop Capital: 79% of its 14 targets at least a year old were reached within 12 months; on Meta, 1 of 3. Accuracy ranking →

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Loop Capital price targets on Meta

2 calls from August 5, 2025 to January 29, 2026. The target went from $980 to $940 (−4%). The rating stayed Buy.

Loop Capital targetMETA share price
  1. January 29, 2026Target cut from $980 (−4%)Buy$940
  2. August 5, 2025 This noteEarliest call shownBuy$980
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