How To Earn $500 A Month From Meta Stock Ahead Of Quarterly Earnings

Meta Platforms, Inc. META will release its third-quarter earnings results after the closing bell on Wednesday.

Wall Street expects Meta to report quarterly earnings at $5.25 per share on revenue of $40.29 billion, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

Meta has exceeded analyst estimates on the top and bottom lines in six consecutive quarters heading into the third-quarter print.

With the recent buzz around Meta ahead of quarterly earnings, some investors may be eyeing potential gains from the company's dividends too. Currently, Meta offers an annual dividend yield of 0.34%, a quarterly dividend amount of 50 cents per share ($2.00 a year).

To figure out how to earn $500 monthly from Meta, we start with the yearly target of $6,000 ($500 x 12 months).

Next, we take this amount and divide it by Meta's $2.00 dividend: $6,000 / $2.00 = 3,000 shares.

So, an investor would need to own approximately $1,779,840 worth of Meta, or 3,000 shares to generate a monthly dividend income of $500.

Assuming a more conservative goal of $100 monthly ($1,200 annually), we do the same calculation: $1,200 / $2.00 = 600 shares, or $355,968 to generate a monthly dividend income of $100.

Note that dividend yield can change on a rolling basis, as the dividend payment and the stock price both fluctuate over time.

The dividend yield is calculated by dividing the annual dividend payment by the current stock price. As the stock price changes, the dividend yield will also change.

For example, if a stock pays an annual dividend of $2 and its current price is $50, its dividend yield would be 4%. However, if the stock price increases to $60, the dividend yield would decrease to 3.33% ($2/$60).

Conversely, if the stock price decreases to $40, the dividend yield would increase to 5% ($2/$40).

Further, the dividend payment itself can also change over time, which can also impact the dividend yield. If a company increases its dividend payment, the dividend yield will increase even if the stock price remains the same. Similarly, if a company decreases its dividend payment, the dividend yield will decrease.

META Price Action: Shares of Meta were up 0.13% to $594.08 in early trading Wednesday.

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