Meta Platforms (META) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) is anticipated to post its Q3 2025 results after the market closes on Wednesday, October 29th. Analysts expect Meta Platforms to post earnings of $6.74 per share and revenue of $49.3443 billion for the quarter. Meta Platforms has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS.Individuals may review the information on the company's upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM ET.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The social networking company reported $7.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $5.75 by $1.39. Meta Platforms had a return on equity of 39.33% and a net margin of 39.99%.The company had revenue of $47.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $44.55 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $5.16 EPS. Meta Platforms's revenue for the quarter was up 21.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Meta Platforms to post $27 EPS for the current fiscal year and $30 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Meta Platforms Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ META opened at $733.27 on Wednesday. Meta Platforms has a 1-year low of $479.80 and a 1-year high of $796.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.97, a quick ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $744.95 and a 200-day moving average of $686.70. The firm has a market cap of $1.84 trillion, a PE ratio of 26.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.20.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 22nd were paid a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 22nd. Meta Platforms's payout ratio is 7.60%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Loop Capital reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $980.00 target price (up previously from $888.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Pivotal Research upped their price target on Meta Platforms from $830.00 to $930.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. 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. UBS Group upped their price target on Meta Platforms from $897.00 to $900.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Meta Platforms from $811.00 to $837.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Four 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, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $829.66.

Insider Transactions at Meta Platforms

In other Meta Platforms news, CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold 15,847 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $769.38, for a total transaction of $12,192,364.86. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Christopher K. Cox sold 60,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $775.95, for a total value of $46,557,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 237,205 shares in the company, valued at $184,059,219.75. This trade represents a 20.19% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 213,146 shares of company stock worth $164,196,453 over the last quarter. Insiders own 13.61% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Meta Platforms

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MayTech Global Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 21.3% in the 2nd quarter. MayTech Global Investments LLC now owns 125,903 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $93,734,000 after buying an additional 22,110 shares during the last quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co grew its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 2,058,078 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $1,521,196,000 after buying an additional 59,651 shares during the last quarter. Front Street Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $256,000. Howland Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Howland Capital Management LLC now owns 95,915 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $70,794,000 after buying an additional 512 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Synergy Financial Group LTD grew its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. Synergy Financial Group LTD now owns 7,041 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $5,197,000 after buying an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.91% of the company's stock.

About Meta Platforms

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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