Meta Platforms, Inc. $META is Venture Visionary Partners LLC's 10th Largest Position

Key Points

• Venture Visionary Partners LLC increased its stake in Meta Platforms by 14.2%, making it the firm's 10th largest position, valued at approximately $52.6 million.
• Meta reported a Q2 net income EPS of $7.14, outperforming the estimated $5.75, alongside a revenue growth of 21.6% year-over-year, reaching $47.52 billion.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.525 per share, reflecting a 0.3% yield with a payout ratio of 7.60%.

Venture Visionary Partners LLC increased its position in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) by 14.2% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 71,267 shares of the social networking company's stock after acquiring an additional 8,850 shares during the period. Meta Platforms makes up about 2.0% of Venture Visionary Partners LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Venture Visionary Partners LLC's holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $52,602,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 34,551 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $20,230,000 after purchasing an additional 570 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 10.2% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,456 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $5,537,000 after purchasing an additional 875 shares during the period. Permanent Capital Management LP lifted its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. Permanent Capital Management LP now owns 1,891 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $1,090,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the period. Procyon Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 10.1% during the 1st quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 56,338 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $32,471,000 after purchasing an additional 5,154 shares during the period. Finally, Prospect Financial Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Prospect Financial Services LLC now owns 5,895 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $3,397,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.91% of the company's stock.

Meta Platforms Price Performance

Shares of Meta Platforms stock opened at $710.56 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.97, a quick ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.79 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.20. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 1-year low of $479.80 and a 1-year high of $796.25. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $753.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $675.45.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 39.99% and a return on equity of 39.33%. The business had revenue of $47.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $44.55 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $5.16 earnings per share. Meta Platforms's revenue was up 21.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Meta Platforms has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 22nd. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Meta Platforms's payout ratio is currently 7.60%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold 15,847 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $753.43, for a total transaction of $11,939,605.21. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Christopher K. Cox sold 60,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $775.95, for a total transaction of $46,557,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 237,205 shares of the company's stock, valued at $184,059,219.75. This represents a 20.19% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 214,182 shares of company stock valued at $164,955,168 over the last quarter. 13.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on META. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Guggenheim reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $800.00 price objective (up from $725.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Meta Platforms from $635.00 to $740.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Citizens Jmp raised their price objective on Meta Platforms from $750.00 to $900.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Wedbush raised their price objective on Meta Platforms from $750.00 to $920.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Meta Platforms currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $830.02.

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.

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