Arete Upgrades Meta to Buy, $735 Price Target
- Rating
- Buy
- from Neutral
- Target
- $735
- Outcome
- Reached
- on September 21, 2026

What the analyst said
Meta Platforms | Arete
Analyst
Rocco Strauss
Date
June 2, 2026
12-Month Price Target
$735.00
Upside/Downside Implied
Upside 22.5%
Rating
Buy
Arete analyst Rocco Strauss upgraded Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) from Neutral to Buy with a price target of $735.00.
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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 $735 target is 15% below the median.
Since the note META has moved +1% (from $600). 12-month window: day 153 of 365, closes on June 2, 2027.
Track record
This call✓ Target reached on September 21, 2026, 4 months after the note.
Firm track recordToo early to score Arete Research: price targets are 12-month calls and fewer than 5 of its targets are a year old. 3 of its 6 open targets have already been reached. How we score
Arete Research on Meta
Arete Research price targets on Meta
2 calls from December 4, 2025 to June 2, 2026. The target went from $718 to $735 (+2%). The rating stayed Buy.
- June 2, 2026 This noteTarget raised from $718 (+2%)Buy$735
- December 4, 2025Earliest call shownBuy$718




