Meta Platforms, Inc. $META Shares Bought by Samlyn Capital LLC

Key Points

• Samlyn Capital LLC increased its stake in Meta Platforms, Inc. by 0.1%, holding 413,314 shares worth approximately $238.2 million.
• In Q2, Meta reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $7.14, surpassing analyst expectations of $5.75, with revenues rising by 21.6% year-over-year.
• A significant percentage of institutional investors own 79.91% of Meta's stock, reflecting strong interest in the company among financial institutions.

Samlyn Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) by 0.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 413,314 shares of the social networking company's stock after purchasing an additional 573 shares during the period. Meta Platforms makes up approximately 3.5% of Samlyn Capital LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Samlyn Capital LLC's holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $238,218,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Parkwood LLC lifted its stake in Meta Platforms by 56.6% in the 1st quarter. Parkwood LLC now owns 40,686 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $23,449,000 after purchasing an additional 14,702 shares during the last quarter. Permanens Capital L.P. increased its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 2.5% in the first quarter. Permanens Capital L.P. now owns 2,035 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $1,173,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the period. Pinnacle Family Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Meta Platforms by 8.2% during the 1st quarter. Pinnacle Family Advisors LLC now owns 398 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $229,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Plancorp LLC raised its stake in Meta Platforms by 1.2% during the first quarter. Plancorp LLC now owns 10,373 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $5,979,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Plotkin Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 140.2% in the 1st quarter. Plotkin Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,869 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $1,077,000 after purchasing an additional 1,091 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.91% of the company's stock.

Meta Platforms Trading Up 0.5%

NASDAQ:META opened at $752.45 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.89 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.24. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $738.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $659.37. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 1 year low of $479.80 and a 1 year high of $796.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 1.97.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The social networking company reported $7.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.75 by $1.39. The firm had revenue of $47.52 billion for 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 business's quarterly revenue was up 21.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $5.16 earnings per share. Meta Platforms has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Jennifer Newstead sold 519 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $726.25, for a total value of $376,923.75. Following the sale, the insider owned 31,908 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,173,185. This trade represents a 1.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CTO Andrew Bosworth sold 11,694 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $775.00, for a total value 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. This trade represents a 86.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 312,341 shares of company stock valued at $234,443,690. 13.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently issued reports on META. Citigroup reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on Meta Platforms from $808.00 to $880.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Benchmark upped their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $800.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Roth Capital raised their target price on Meta Platforms from $620.00 to $740.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on Meta Platforms from $775.00 to $900.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Three 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 data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $822.41.

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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