Temasek Holdings Private Ltd Has $79.31 Million Stock Position in Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

Key Points

• Temasek Holdings significantly reduced its stake in Meta Platforms, selling 194,949 shares and lowering its ownership by 58.6%, leaving it with a total of 137,610 shares valued at approximately $79.3 million.
• Meta Platforms reported a 21.6% year-over-year increase in revenue, with a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $7.14, surpassing analysts' expectations of $5.75.
• Institutional investors currently hold 79.91% of Meta shares, highlighting strong institutional interest despite recent insider selling activity.

Temasek Holdings Private Ltd trimmed its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) by 58.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 137,610 shares of the social networking company's stock after selling 194,949 shares during the period. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd's holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $79,313,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Tamar Securities LLC raised its position in Meta Platforms by 12.3% during the first quarter. Tamar Securities LLC now owns 49,350 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $28,443,000 after buying an additional 5,390 shares during the period. Teewinot Capital Advisers L.L.C. raised its position in Meta Platforms by 14.5% during the first quarter. Teewinot Capital Advisers L.L.C. now owns 145,708 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $83,980,000 after buying an additional 18,487 shares during the period. TenCore Partners LP raised its position in Meta Platforms by 4.2% during the first quarter. TenCore Partners LP now owns 58,412 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $33,666,000 after buying an additional 2,340 shares during the period. Teza Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Meta Platforms during the first quarter valued at $2,709,000. Finally, UniSuper Management Pty Ltd raised its position in Meta Platforms by 4.1% during the first quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd now owns 642,252 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $370,168,000 after buying an additional 25,509 shares during the period. 79.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Meta Platforms Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:META traded up $13.40 on Tuesday, reaching $765.70. The company had a trading volume of 10,590,497 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,781,403. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a twelve month low of $479.80 and a twelve month high of $796.25. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $738.68 and a 200 day moving average price of $659.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.92 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 1.97, a current ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The social networking company reported $7.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.75 by $1.39. The company 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 firm's revenue was up 21.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $5.16 earnings per share. Meta Platforms has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Meta Platforms

In other news, CFO Susan J. Li sold 18,332 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $764.71, for a total transaction of $14,018,663.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 84,141 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $64,343,464.11. This represents a 17.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold 15,847 shares of the company's 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 290,046 shares of company stock worth $218,812,787. Company insiders own 13.61% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. JMP Securities upped their price target on Meta Platforms from $750.00 to $900.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Citizens Jmp upped their target price on Meta Platforms from $750.00 to $900.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Pivotal Research upped their target price on Meta Platforms from $830.00 to $930.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Meta Platforms from $635.00 to $740.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC raised Meta Platforms from an "underperform" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Meta Platforms presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $822.41.

Meta Platforms Company 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.