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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 $4.67T, about 3.0x META ($1.55T).
- GOOGL has been more active in the news (25 items in the past 4 weeks vs 21 for META).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
- Company
- Alphabet Inc.
- Meta Platforms Inc.
- Price
- -
- -
- Market cap
- $4.67T
- $1.55T
- 1M return
- -
- -
- 1Y return
- -
- -
- Industry
- Computer Software: Programming Data Processing
- Computer Software: Programming Data Processing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- NASDAQ
- IPO
- 2004
- 2012
- News (4w)
- 25
- 21
- 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 Arnold Frances sold $37,842 worth of Class C Capital Stock (102 units at $371.00) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 0.54% to 18,621 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Alphabet Inc.
- President and CIO Porat Ruth covered exercise/tax liability with 6,555 units of Class C Google Stock Units, converted options into 6,495 units of Class C Capital Stock, gifted 117,355 units of Class C Capital Stock, received a gift of 117,355 units of Class C Capital Stock and was granted 87 units of Class C Google Stock Units, increasing direct ownership by 16% to 900,940 units (SEC Form 4) (tax liability)
- SVP, Chief Business Officer Schindler Philipp converted options into 7,980 units of Class C Capital Stock and covered exercise/tax liability with 8,054 units of Class C Google Stock Units, decreasing direct ownership by 90% to 90,238 units (SEC Form 4) (for withholding tax)
- Alphabet Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Amendment: President, Global Affairs, CLO Walker John Kent gifted 34,801 units of Class C Capital Stock and received a gift of 34,801 units of Class C Capital Stock, closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4)
- President, Global Affairs, CLO Walker John Kent covered exercise/tax liability with 6,555 units of Class C Google Stock Units and converted options into 6,495 units of Class C Capital Stock, decreasing direct ownership by 92% to 6,516 units (SEC Form 4) (withholding obligation)
- SVP, Chief Financial Officer Ashkenazi Anat covered exercise/tax liability with 7,117 units of Class C Google Stock Units and converted options into 7,051 units of Class C Capital Stock, decreasing direct ownership by 38% to 73,086 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding obligation
- Chief Executive Officer Pichai Sundar covered exercise/tax liability with 3,700 units of Class C Google Stock Units and converted options into 3,666 units of Class C Capital Stock, increasing direct ownership by 582% to 1,656,724 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy tax liability
- SEC Form PX14A6G filed by Alphabet Inc.
Latest META
- SEC Form FWP filed by Meta Platforms Inc.
- Meta Platforms downgraded by Analyst with a new price target
- SEC Form S-3ASR filed by Meta Platforms Inc.
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Meta Platforms Inc.
- Chief Operating Officer Olivan Javier sold $1,043,156 worth of shares (1,555 units at $670.84) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 10% to 8,705 units (SEC Form 4)
- Meta Platforms Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Meta Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
- Berger Montague PC Investigates Meta Platforms, Inc.'s Board of Directors for Breach of Fiduciary Duty (NASDAQ: META)
- SEC Form 4 filed by Olivan Javier
- SEC Form PX14A6G filed by Meta Platforms Inc.