Meta Platforms Inc. (META) — the peer cohort

As of 2026-09-18 — scores re-bake nightly. Cohort = shared Closelook index membership first, then sector. Diary readings, not advice.

Meta Platforms Inc. ranks 5 of 16 in its cohort on the Closelook composite (57/100) — the cohort is led by Applovin Corp at 67/100.

Name	Composite	Momentum	Quality	Valuation	Signal	Off 52w high
META Meta Platforms Inc.	57	55	82	41	bull	14.1%
AAPL Apple Inc.	55	82	83	23	bull	2.2%
ADBE Adobe Systems Incorporated	66	42	92	74	bear	31.9%
AMAT Applied Materials Inc	54	43	77	30	info	43.6%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc	62	85	51	21	bull	6.8%
AMGN Amgen Inc	53	61	83	45	watch	15%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc	50	62	53	44	watch	12.5%
APP Applovin Corp	67	3	98	44	info	56.9%
ARM Arm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares	55	51	67	9	info	41.5%
ASML ASML Holding NV ADR	60	54	83	22	info	18.5%
AVGO Broadcom Inc	55	37	87	34	info	29.8%
AXON Axon Enterprise Inc.	32	40	28	11	bear	42.9%
CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc	52	22	83	20	bull	32.6%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp	48	31	43	27	watch	18.5%
CPRT Copart Inc	53	22	69	45	bear	40.8%
CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings Inc	49	98	39	5	bull	1.8%

Scores are relative readings across the Closelook coverage universe — methodology in the company-scoring explainer. Signal lights come from the nightly signal board.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

Who are Meta Platforms Inc.'s peers in the Closelook universe?

The cohort is drawn from shared Closelook index membership first, then sector: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Adobe Systems Incorporated (ADBE), Applied Materials Inc (AMAT), Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), Amgen Inc (AMGN), Amazon.com Inc (AMZN), Applovin Corp (APP), Arm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares (ARM) and others.

How does META score against its peers?

Meta Platforms Inc.'s composite reads 57/100, ranking 5 of 16 in its cohort as of 2026-09-18; the cohort's highest composite is Applovin Corp at 67/100. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or advice.

Mentioned on Closelook

Where META appears in the diary — 16 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Long reads

Google and RSI — The Loop Nobody Has ClosedReport · 13 Sept 2026
Magnificent Seven — The Seven at the ShelfWeekly Signal · 30 Aug 20263 · Two consolidations that may be ending — and the two Musk lines META and NVDA on five-year windows — two consolidations, both pressing their exits.
Pattern 03 — NVIDIA Strategic Authority InvestmentReport · 12 May 2026Three rhythmic series run alongside the dated events: Hyperscaler earnings (MSFT / GOOGL / META / AMZN, quarterly) — capex disclosures set NVIDIA's tape.

101 and glossary

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Dailies

AI trade — sellers of compute sold, buyers bought: chips −5.6%, software +5%, SoftBank +7% in TokyoMorning 10 · 15 Sept 2026
Rates — the 10-year hits 5.01%: Dow −0.9%, Russell −1.2%, the AI sort pauses, Oracle and Adobe hold their linesMidday 10 · 15 Sept 2026
Stocks snap a four-day losing streak as oil slips under $100 and chips bounce 2% — despite core inflation hotter than hoped and Fed hike odds at 82%; Oracle gives back its entire after-hours jumpMidday 10 · 11 Sept 2026
Brent closes above $100 for the first time since July and the 10-year hits 4.86%: Wall Street falls a third day while Cloudflare +10%, Datadog +7% and Meta +7% catch the money the chip leaders gave backMorning 10 · 10 Sept 2026
Chips lead the market down as oil tops $105 and the 10-year hits 4.92%: Micron −4%, Intel −4%, Nvidia −2.5% — while software posts its first up day in six and Apple gains 3%Midday 10 · 10 Sept 2026
The trade flips at midday: chips fade, software bounces — Meta +6%, Cloudflare +9%, Datadog +6% while oil holds $101 and the 10-year hits 4.85%Midday 10 · 9 Sept 2026
Decision Time for the Semi ComplexDaily Pulse · 25 Aug 2026How the complex got to the line NVDA Mon −2.91% — the only red mega-cap MSFT +0.84% · GOOGL +0.94% · AMZN +1.33% · META +1.66% · AAPL +0.32% DRAM (memory) 54.28 −5.89% COHR 275.49 −4.85% · LITE 830.17 −4.22% · FN 421.14 −3.56% · AMAT…
The buyback rally fades and the 30-year pushes back to 5.25%, but crypto answers louder — Bitcoin above 75,000 toward its best week since March 2024, BITW breaks a year-long wedge, and the yen's first falsifier line goes live at 158.83Morning 10 · 21 Aug 2026Hyperscalers Thursday: MSFT −0.65, GOOGL −1.17, AMZN −2.16, META −0.04, NVDA −0.33, AAPL −1.75.