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Comparison · seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29

Meta Platforms (META) vs Verizon (VZ)

Meta Platforms (META) and Verizon (VZ) side by side: both in Communication Services, listed on Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange. Meta Platforms is the larger of the two by approximate market capitalization (about 9.4×).

FieldMeta PlatformsVerizon
Legal nameMeta Platforms, Inc.Verizon Communications Inc.
TickerMETAVZ
ExchangeNasdaq Stock Market XNASNew York Stock Exchange XNYS
JurisdictionUnited StatesUnited States
SectorCommunication ServicesCommunication Services
IndustrySocial MediaTelecommunications
Market cap ≈$1.6tn$170bn
Founded20042000
Reporting currencyUSDUSD
LEIBQ4BKCS1HXDV9HN80Z932S72QS2UO2OESLG6Y829
ISINUS30303M1027US92343V1044
FIGIBBG001SQCQC5BBG001S67QY1
Index membershipS&P 500, Nasdaq-100S&P 500
Held by (covered funds)8

Meta Platforms

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger; advertising-funded, with heavy AI and AR/VR investment.

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Verizon

Major US telecom carrier serving over 100 million wireless retail connections plus Fios broadband, formed from the Bell Atlantic–GTE merger. Known as a high-dividend stock.

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What they share

Same indices: S&P 500

Approximate reference values (seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29) — not real-time, not investment advice. Both sides as data: /api/v1/companies/meta · /api/v1/companies/verizon