Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. Acquires 15,609 Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) by 20.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 90,269 shares of the social networking company's stock after purchasing an additional 15,609 shares during the period. Meta Platforms comprises 2.1% of Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd.'s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd.'s holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $59,586,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Westchester Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Meta Platforms during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Key Capital Management INC acquired a new position in shares of Meta Platforms during the 4th quarter worth approximately $48,000. Evergreen Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 64.8% during the 3rd quarter. Evergreen Private Wealth LLC now owns 89 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. PMV Capital Advisers LLC grew its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 26.3% during the 4th quarter. PMV Capital Advisers LLC now owns 96 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $71,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.91% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Meta Platforms

In other news, Director Robert M. Kimmitt sold 580 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $667.00, for a total transaction of $386,860.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 3,847 shares in the company, valued at $2,565,949. This represents a 13.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, COO Javier Olivan sold 926 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, April 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $680.09, for a total transaction of $629,763.34. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 9,631 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,549,946.79. This trade represents a 8.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 165,600 shares of company stock valued at $106,023,973. 13.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Meta Platforms Price Performance

META stock opened at $671.34 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $629.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $648.51. The company has a market capitalization of $1.70 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.57, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.31. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 52-week low of $520.26 and a 52-week high of $796.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 2.60 and a current ratio of 2.60.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The social networking company reported $8.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $8.16 by $0.72. The firm had revenue of $59.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $58.33 billion. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 30.08% and a return on equity of 38.61%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $8.02 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 29.83 EPS for the current year.

Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th were paid a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 16th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Meta Platforms's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.94%.

Key Stories Impacting Meta Platforms

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

• Positive Sentiment: Meta signed a multi‑year agreement to reserve up to 1 GW of space‑based solar power to support its AI data‑center needs — a long‑dated but high‑profile effort to secure continuous renewable power for heavy AI compute, which supports the company’s long‑term AI growth and cost profile. Meta partners with space startup Overview Energy
• Positive Sentiment: Early reception to Meta’s new Muse Spark model is constructive — the product marks a shift in strategy (less open‑source Llama-style releases) and raises the stakes for CEO commentary on monetization at earnings. Positive AI-product signals can support multiple revenue levers if Wall Street sees a clear path to commercial adoption. Meta's new AI model shows early promise
• Positive Sentiment: Reliance‑Meta joint venture progress in India (appointing a founding CEO) signals faster enterprise AI deployment in a large market — a potential revenue growth channel outside core consumer ads. Reliance and Meta's joint venture signals India shift
• Positive Sentiment: Operational partnership with CBRE to train fiber technicians supports Meta’s data‑center expansion and network reliability, reducing execution risk on infrastructure rollouts tied to AI workloads. Meta Platforms partners with CBRE
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and commentary emphasize that advertising metrics (ad revenue and engagement) remain the primary near‑term driver; Q1 results and management guidance will determine whether recent AI‑driven ad strength is durable. Large moves are expected around the print. Advertising results remain key
• Neutral Sentiment: Market narratives warn investors to look for proof that AI spending is producing returns — elevated CapEx guidance or unclear ROI could pressure sentiment even if revenue beats. Traders expect volatility around the earnings release. Will this week's earnings be 'good enough'?
• Negative Sentiment: China has blocked Meta’s acquisition of AI startup Manus and Meta is preparing to unwind the deal — an unexpected setback that removes an incremental capability and highlights geopolitical risk for cross‑border AI deals. That raises strategic and execution uncertainty. Meta prepares to undo Manus acquisition
• Negative Sentiment: Broader regulatory pressure: EU regulators say new rules will target cloud and AI services — tighter rules could raise compliance costs and constrain go‑to‑market options for AI products in Europe. EU to target cloud services and AI
• Negative Sentiment: Reputational/regulatory drag: FTC data shows Americans lost $2.1B to social‑media scams last year, with >2/3 tied to Meta apps — policymakers and advertisers watch trust metrics, which can affect user engagement and ad pricing over time. Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wolfe Research cut their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $850.00 to $800.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 10th. Roth Mkm cut their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $850.00 to $800.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 26th. Pivotal Research cut their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $930.00 to $910.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $880.00 to $920.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $900.00 price target (up from $870.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $837.09.

About Meta Platforms

Meta Platforms, Inc NASDAQ: META, formerly Facebook, Inc, is a global technology company best known for building social networking services and immersive computing platforms. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the company operates a family of consumer-facing products and services that connect users, creators and businesses. In October 2021 the company rebranded as Meta to reflect an expanded strategic focus on augmented and virtual reality technologies alongside its social media businesses.

Meta's core consumer products include Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, which enable social networking, messaging, content sharing and community building across mobile and desktop devices.

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