DJ Meta Platforms Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. (META) slipped 1.47% to $650.41 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.66% to 48,382.39 and the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.03% to 23,235.63.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Meta Platforms Inc. closed 18.32% below its 52-week high of $796.25, which the company reached on August 15th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Apple Inc. $(AAPL)$ fell 0.31% to $271.01, Microsoft Corp. $(MSFT)$ fell 2.21% to $472.94, and Alphabet Inc. Cl C $(GOOG)$ rose 0.48% to $315.32.
Trading volume (13.7 M) remained 6.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 19.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 2, 2026.
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January 02, 2026 16:31 ET (21:31 GMT)
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