Meta Platforms Stock Ignites After Hours, Surging Past $555

NEW YORK, April 24 – Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) shares displayed strong performance during Wednesday’s regular trading session and then saw a dramatic surge in after-hours activity. While the stock officially closed the day at 533.15 USD, it leaped significantly higher post-market.

The regular session close represented a solid gain of $12.88, or 2.48%, compared to the previous close of

21.85 (4.10%)** from the closing price.

Meta began the trading day at $518.73. It maintained positive momentum throughout the session, reaching an intraday high of $533.90 and a low of $517.50. The intraday chart shows a generally upward trend during regular hours, capped by a sharp spike in after-hours trading which concluded at 8:00 pm GMT-4.

Based on the closing price, Meta Platforms holds a substantial market capitalization of approximately 1.35 Trillion USD. The company’s price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio stands at 22.09, and it offers a dividend yield of