Meta Platforms, Inc. $META Stock: BRIA Capital Group LLC Raises Holdings

Key Points

• BRIA Capital Group increased its Meta position by 257.5% in the third quarter, bringing its holdings to 1,648 shares valued at approximately $1.2 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 79.91% of Meta’s stock.
• Meta COO Javier Olivan sold 946 shares for about $605,000 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan; insiders sold roughly $102.5 million worth of shares over the past three months.
• Analysts maintain a generally positive outlook, with Meta receiving a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and an average price target of $833.12. The company also exceeded quarterly earnings and revenue expectations, reporting $7.40 in EPS and $64.6 billion in revenue.

BRIA Capital Group LLC lifted its position in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) by 257.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,648 shares of the social networking company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,187 shares during the quarter. BRIA Capital Group LLC's holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $1,195,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in META. Kennebec Savings Bank increased its stake in Meta Platforms by 18.0% during the 3rd quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 2,414 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $1,751,000 after purchasing an additional 369 shares in the last quarter. Opulen Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms by 6.6% in the third quarter. Opulen Financial Group LLC now owns 990 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $718,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. James Investment Research Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms by 6.8% in the third quarter. James Investment Research Inc. now owns 18,027 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $13,073,000 after purchasing an additional 1,147 shares during the last quarter. TSA Wealth Managment LLC lifted its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 8.1% in the third quarter. TSA Wealth Managment LLC now owns 1,865 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $1,352,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atlatl Advisers LLC lifted its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 670.6% in the third quarter. Atlatl Advisers LLC now owns 3,491 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $2,532,000 after purchasing an additional 3,038 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.91% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Meta Platforms

In related news, COO Javier Olivan sold 946 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $640.00, for a total transaction of $605,440.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 5,040 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,225,600. This trade represents a 15.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 150,015 shares of company stock valued at $102,464,300. Company insiders own 13.53% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

META has been the subject of several recent research reports. New Street Research reduced their target price on shares of Meta Platforms from $730.00 to $700.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 31st. President Capital upgraded shares of Meta Platforms from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $660.00 to $897.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 24th. Evercore reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Thursday, October 22nd. Daiwa Securities Group reduced their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $790.00 to $687.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, China Renaissance decreased their price objective on Meta Platforms from $825.00 to $700.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 31st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $833.12.

Meta Platforms News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Meta priced a $25 billion Class A common-stock offering and a $12.5 billion mandatory convertible preferred-stock offering, with proceeds earmarked for its artificial-intelligence infrastructure. The common offering reportedly attracted demand several times greater than the shares available, suggesting institutional interest in Meta’s AI strategy. Meta offering pricing
• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia plans to invest $3 billion in Meta and expand its partnership around Meta’s Muse AI assistant and models. The deal provides third-party validation for Meta’s AI ambitions and may help secure access to Nvidia hardware. Nvidia invests in Meta partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Meta’s core advertising business remains strong: ad impressions increased 10% year over year, average ad prices rose 14%, and AI improvements reportedly lifted app-ad conversions by 9.6%. Early adoption of Muse and new AI experiments such as Waddle World could create future commerce and subscription revenue. Meta AI risk and reward
• Neutral Sentiment: Meta delayed indefinitely the rollout of new commercial terms after publisher objections. The move could reduce near-term conflict but leaves unresolved questions about the company’s relationship with media organizations and use of publisher content. Meta delays commercial terms
• Negative Sentiment: The major concern is dilution: Meta is pursuing nearly $98 billion in equity financing, including new common and convertible preferred securities. Investors appear worried that the funding will reduce per-share value even if it finances long-term AI growth. Meta stock analysis and dilution
• Negative Sentiment: AI investment is weighing heavily on near-term financials. Capital expenditures reached $34.9 billion, producing negative free cash flow of $2.1 billion, while higher spending and legal costs pressured margins. This has led some analysts to downgrade the stock, despite revenue exceeding expectations. Meta AI spending downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Meta COO Javier Olivan sold shares worth approximately $1.0 million in two transactions. Both sales were executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, reducing their significance as a signal of management’s outlook. SEC insider transaction filing

Meta Platforms Stock Performance

NASDAQ META opened at $612.49 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $667.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $632.53. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 1 year low of $520.26 and a 1 year high of $779.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.56 trillion, a P/E ratio of 20.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.19.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 21st. The social networking company reported $7.40 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.54 by $0.86. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 31.15% and a return on equity of 30.73%. The firm had revenue of $64.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $63.34 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $7.25 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 26.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 28.98 EPS for the current year.

Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 28th. Investors of record on Monday, September 21st were paid a $0.5250 dividend. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 21st. Meta Platforms's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.16%.

About Meta Platforms

Meta Platforms, Inc is a technology company that develops social networking, messaging, virtual and augmented reality, and artificial intelligence products. The company's principal platforms include Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Threads, which enable users to connect, communicate, share content, and discover products and services.

Meta also operates Reality Labs, its division focused on virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies. Reality Labs develops products such as Meta Quest virtual reality headsets and related software and experiences, along with research and hardware intended to support immersive computing.

Want to see what other hedge funds are holding META? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report).

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.