Q2 EPS Estimates for Meta Platforms Raised by Roth Capital

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Meta Platforms in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 30th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now forecasts that the social networking company will post earnings of $6.08 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $5.34. Roth Capital currently has a "Buy" rating and a $620.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Meta Platforms' current full-year earnings is $26.70 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Meta Platforms' Q3 2025 earnings at $5.79 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $7.29 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $25.59 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $6.21 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $27.52 EPS.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The social networking company reported $6.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.33 by $1.10. Meta Platforms had a return on equity of 38.17% and a net margin of 37.91%. The firm had revenue of $42.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $41.45 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $4.71 EPS. Meta Platforms's quarterly revenue was up 16.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Mizuho raised their target price on Meta Platforms from $675.00 to $750.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Meta Platforms from $610.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Meta Platforms from $725.00 to $600.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on Meta Platforms from $650.00 to $665.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Meta Platforms from $615.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, thirty-seven have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Meta Platforms currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $696.45.

Meta Platforms Trading Up 4.3 %

Meta Platforms stock opened at $597.02 on Monday. Meta Platforms has a one year low of $442.65 and a one year high of $740.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.98. The business's fifty day moving average is $575.29 and its 200 day moving average is $603.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.51 trillion, a PE ratio of 24.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.24.

Institutional Trading of Meta Platforms

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of META. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms during the 4th quarter worth about $19,949,512,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 67,172.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 23,452,665 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $13,517,178,000 after buying an additional 23,417,803 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms by 78,471.1% in the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,248,763 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $3,658,713,000 after buying an additional 6,240,810 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Meta Platforms in the 4th quarter valued at $2,243,603,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in Meta Platforms by 13.5% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 23,445,565 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $13,727,613,000 after acquiring an additional 2,787,832 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.91% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Jennifer Newstead sold 905 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $702.24, for a total value of $635,527.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 28,390 shares in the company, valued at $19,936,593.60. This represents a 3.09 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold 55,589 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $717.72, for a total value of $39,897,337.08. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 223,629 shares of company stock worth $157,894,751. Insiders own 13.71% of the company's stock.

Meta Platforms Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were issued a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. This is a positive change from Meta Platforms's previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. Meta Platforms's payout ratio is presently 8.19%.

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.

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