Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently bought shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. NASDAQ: META. In a filing disclosed on August 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Meta Platforms stock on July 22nd. The trade occurred in the Representative's "CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924" account.
Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Autoliv NYSE: ALV on 8/4/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 8/4/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials NASDAQ: AMAT on 8/4/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. NYSE: AJG on 8/4/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of SAP NYSE: SAP on 7/22/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of XPO NYSE: XPO on 7/22/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Lithia Motors NYSE: LAD on 7/22/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Sanofi NASDAQ: SNY on 7/22/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Waters NYSE: WAT on 7/22/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Group 1 Automotive NYSE: GPI on 7/22/2025.
Meta Platforms Stock Performance
Shares of META stock traded up $3.10 during trading on Friday, reaching $785.23. 13,361,371 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 12,931,265. The company has a quick ratio of 1.97, a current ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.97 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.43, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.27. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a twelve month low of $479.80 and a twelve month high of $796.25. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $724.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $655.43.
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The social networking company reported $7.14 EPS 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 firm had revenue of $47.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $44.55 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $5.16 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 21.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 EPS for the current year.
Meta Platforms Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 26th. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th were issued a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Meta Platforms's payout ratio is presently 7.60%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Meta Platforms
Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of META. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 0.8% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 192,591,101 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $142,149,566,000 after buying an additional 1,532,568 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 1.9% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 86,925,674 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $64,158,971,000 after buying an additional 1,650,435 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC increased its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 608,429.2% in the second quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 59,775,823 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $44,119,937,000 after buying an additional 59,766,000 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 1.3% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 51,575,209 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $37,902,948,000 after buying an additional 682,768 shares during the period. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 42,317,434 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $24,777,282,000 after buying an additional 1,049,121 shares during the period. 79.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research analysts have commented on META shares. UBS Group upped their price objective on Meta Platforms from $812.00 to $897.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Barclays upped their price objective on Meta Platforms from $640.00 to $810.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Citigroup reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Citizens Jmp upped their price objective on Meta Platforms from $750.00 to $900.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Meta Platforms from $750.00 to $850.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-nine have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Meta Platforms presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $822.41.
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Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, insider Jennifer Newstead sold 515 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $776.38, for a total value of $399,835.70. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 25,035 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $19,436,673.30. This represents a 2.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Christopher K. Cox sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $767.80, for a total value of $11,517,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 222,205 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $170,608,999. The trade was a 6.32% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 269,243 shares of company stock worth $200,605,051. Corporate insiders own 13.61% of the company's stock.
About Representative McClain
Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.
McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.
Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.
About Meta Platforms
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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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