Meta Platforms, Inc. $META Stock Holdings Lifted by Vident Advisory LLC

Key Points

• Vident Advisory LLC increased its investment in Meta Platforms by 13.7%, now holding 228,085 shares worth approximately $131.5 million, making Meta its 5th largest position.
• Multiple analyst ratings have been updated, with targets ranging from $700 to $930 and an overall consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for Meta's stock.
• Insider trading reports indicate that CEO Mark Zuckerberg and CFO Susan J. Li sold significant amounts of stock recently, with total insider sales reaching over $235 million.

Vident Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) by 13.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 228,085 shares of the social networking company's stock after buying an additional 27,513 shares during the quarter. Meta Platforms makes up 1.9% of Vident Advisory LLC's holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Vident Advisory LLC's holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $131,462,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Meta Platforms by 67,172.9% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 23,452,665 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $13,517,178,000 after buying an additional 23,417,803 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Meta Platforms by 2.3% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 17,669,795 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $10,184,163,000 after buying an additional 400,927 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in Meta Platforms by 8.8% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 15,575,962 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $8,977,361,000 after buying an additional 1,255,546 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in Meta Platforms by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 12,007,308 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $7,030,399,000 after buying an additional 280,357 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in Meta Platforms by 2.5% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 10,041,171 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $5,787,329,000 after buying an additional 247,850 shares in the last quarter. 79.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on META shares. Roth Capital lifted their price target on Meta Platforms from $620.00 to $740.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. JMP Securities lifted their price target on Meta Platforms from $750.00 to $900.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Guggenheim restated a "buy" rating and set a $800.00 price objective (up from $725.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Pivotal Research raised their price objective on Meta Platforms from $830.00 to $930.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Meta Platforms from $750.00 to $850.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $822.41.

Meta Platforms Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of NASDAQ META traded down $9.76 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $728.95. 5,178,897 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 14,946,220. The company has a market cap of $1.83 trillion, a PE ratio of 26.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.24. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a one year low of $479.80 and a one year high of $796.25. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $736.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $657.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.97 and a current ratio of 1.97.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The social networking company reported $7.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.75 by $1.39. The firm had revenue of $47.52 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $44.55 billion. Meta Platforms had a return on equity of 39.33% and a net margin of 39.99%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 21.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $5.16 earnings per share. Meta Platforms has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CTO Andrew Bosworth sold 11,694 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $775.00, for a total transaction of $9,062,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer owned 1,799 shares in the company, valued at $1,394,225. The trade was a 86.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Robert M. Kimmitt sold 465 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $784.32, for a total value of $364,708.80. Following the sale, the director owned 8,877 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,962,408.64. This represents a 4.98% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 312,767 shares of company stock valued at $234,716,347. Corporate insiders own 13.61% of the company's stock.

Meta Platforms Profile

Meta Platforms, Inc engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, and wearables worldwide. It operates in two segments, Family of Apps and Reality Labs. The Family of Apps segment offers Facebook, which enables people to share, discuss, discover, and connect with interests; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and private messages, as well as feed, stories, reels, video, live, and shops; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact privately.