Meta Platforms, Inc. $META Position Decreased by Capital Advisors Inc. OK

Key Points

• Capital Advisors Inc. OK cut its Meta position by 22.1% in the second quarter, selling 5,443 shares and retaining 19,185 shares valued at approximately $10.8 million. Institutional investors collectively own 79.91% of Meta’s stock.
• Analysts remain broadly positive, with a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $792.68, despite several firms lowering their targets.
• Meta shares opened at $741.24, while insiders sold $51.2 million worth of stock over the past three months. The company reported 28% year-over-year revenue growth but missed quarterly EPS expectations, and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.525 per share.

Capital Advisors Inc. OK decreased its holdings in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) by 22.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 19,185 shares of the social networking company's stock after selling 5,443 shares during the quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK's holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $10,807,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its stake in Meta Platforms by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 12,836,063 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $7,230,426,000 after acquiring an additional 162,909 shares in the last quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board grew its stake in Meta Platforms by 8.8% during the 2nd quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 108,850 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $61,314,000 after acquiring an additional 8,800 shares in the last quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. grew its stake in Meta Platforms by 9.3% during the 2nd quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. now owns 66,142 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $37,257,000 after acquiring an additional 5,634 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 749,836 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $422,375,000 after purchasing an additional 29,098 shares during the period. Finally, Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA increased its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms by 13.8% in the 2nd quarter. Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA now owns 8,436 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $4,752,000 after purchasing an additional 1,022 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.91% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on META shares. Bank of America cut their target price on shares of Meta Platforms from $835.00 to $810.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $800.00 price target on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Wednesday, September 16th. KeyCorp cut their price objective on Meta Platforms from $790.00 to $780.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Susquehanna reduced their price objective on Meta Platforms from $900.00 to $650.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Phillip Securities upgraded Meta Platforms to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-four have assigned a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Meta Platforms has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $792.68.

Insider Buying and Selling at Meta Platforms

In other Meta Platforms news, COO Javier Olivan sold 3,348 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction on Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $600.97, for a total transaction of $2,012,047.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 9,498 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,708,013.06. This trade represents a 26.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Susan Li sold 9,196 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $550.61, for a total transaction of $5,063,409.56. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 13,186 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,260,343.46. This represents a 41.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 81,758 shares of company stock worth $51,214,020 over the last three months. 13.53% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Meta Platforms Stock Up 11.3%

META opened at $741.24 on Tuesday. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 1-year low of $520.26 and a 1-year high of $785.73. The company has a current ratio of 2.23, a quick ratio of 2.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.89 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a 50 day moving average of $608.02 and a 200-day moving average of $610.09.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The social networking company reported $6.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.19 by ($1.01). The company had revenue of $60.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $60.22 billion. Meta Platforms had a return on equity of 33.18% and a net margin of 29.83%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 28.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $7.14 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 27.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 28th. Investors of record on Monday, September 21st will be given a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 21st. Meta Platforms's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.91%.

Key Meta Platforms News

Here are the key news stories impacting Meta Platforms this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Muse is gaining rapid user adoption. Muse reportedly surpassed ChatGPT in early U.S. iOS downloads, with approximately 730,000 downloads in its first five days and stronger first-12-day performance than ChatGPT’s mobile launch. The traction is strengthening expectations that Meta can monetize AI through advertising, subscriptions and commerce. Meta Muse downloads article
• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships support a broader AI platform strategy. Shopify plans to let Muse complete purchases across its merchant network, while reports also cited interest from services such as Stripe. These integrations could increase Muse’s usefulness and create future transaction or platform revenue opportunities. Shopify Muse checkout article
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism added momentum. Wells Fargo raised its Meta price target to $796 from $640 and maintained an Overweight rating, citing Muse’s early traction, recent model launches and the upcoming Connect conference. Wells Fargo price target article
• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure investments are being viewed as strategic growth spending. Meta’s planned Alberta data center and reported high-capacity subsea network reinforce its commitment to supporting AI workloads, although the investments could raise near-term costs.
• Neutral Sentiment: Connect is a near-term catalyst. Traders expect potentially significant volatility around Meta’s annual event, where the company may provide updates on Muse, AI models, hardware and monetization plans. Meta Connect trading expectations article
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon blocked Muse from shopping on its website, citing unauthorized access, security and credential concerns. The dispute highlights regulatory, privacy and platform-integration risks that could limit agentic-commerce adoption. Amazon blocks Muse article

Meta Platforms Company Profile

Meta Platforms, Inc develops technologies that help people connect, communicate and build communities online. The company's principal products include Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and Threads, which enable social networking, messaging, content sharing and digital communication.

Meta generates most of its business through advertising displayed across its family of apps. It also develops artificial intelligence technologies, business messaging tools and hardware and software through its Reality Labs division, including Quest virtual- and mixed-reality devices and related experiences.

The company was founded as Facebook in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and was renamed Meta Platforms in 2021 to reflect its broader focus on building the metaverse.

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