Roth Capital Boosts Earnings Estimates for Meta Platforms

Key Points

• Roth Capital has raised its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Meta Platforms to $6.76 EPS, up from a previous forecast of $6.10, maintaining a "Buy" rating with a target price of $740.00.
• Analysts from multiple firms have boosted their price targets for Meta Platforms, with Pivotal Research increasing theirs to $930.00 and Royal Bank of Canada to $840.00.
• Meta Platforms reported Q2 earnings of $7.14 EPS, exceeding expectations, with quarterly revenue reaching $47.52 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of 21.6%.

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Meta Platforms in a report released on Wednesday, July 30th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now expects that the social networking company will post earnings per share of $6.76 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $6.10. Roth Capital has a "Buy" rating and a $740.00 price objective 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' Q4 2025 earnings at $8.21 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $28.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $7.59 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $9.76 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $31.55 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on META. Pivotal Research upped their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $830.00 to $930.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $740.00 to $840.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday. Raymond James Financial raised their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $750.00 to $900.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Citizens Jmp lifted their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $750.00 to $900.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Wedbush upped their target price on Meta Platforms from $750.00 to $920.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-nine have given a buy rating and three have issued 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 $820.32.

Meta Platforms Trading Down 3.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:META opened at $750.01 on Monday. The business's 50-day moving average is $701.68 and its 200 day moving average is $646.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 1.97. Meta Platforms has a 1 year low of $450.80 and a 1 year high of $784.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.89 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.27.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The social networking company reported $7.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $44.55 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $5.16 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 21.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 59,766,000 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 67,172.9% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 23,452,665 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $13,517,178,000 after purchasing an additional 23,417,803 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Meta Platforms in the 1st quarter valued at $2,990,544,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Meta Platforms in the 4th quarter valued at $2,243,603,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted 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 purchasing an additional 2,787,832 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.91% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Meta Platforms

In related news, CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold 13,793 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $701.13, for a total value of $9,670,686.09. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 118,279 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $82,928,955.27. This trade represents a 10.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Susan J. Li sold 6,874 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $659.36, for a total transaction of $4,532,440.64. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 70,040 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $46,181,574.40. The trade was a 8.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 152,372 shares of company stock valued at $105,348,896 in the last three months. 13.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th were paid a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th. Meta Platforms's dividend payout ratio is presently 7.60%.

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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