Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Meta Platforms in a research note issued on Thursday, October 30th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now forecasts that the social networking company will post earnings per share of $8.55 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $8.21. Roth Capital currently has a "Buy" rating 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' Q1 2026 earnings at $7.25 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $7.79 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $10.00 EPS.
Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Guggenheim restated a "buy" rating and set a $800.00 price target (up from $725.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Monday, July 28th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Meta Platforms from $610.00 to $710.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on Meta Platforms from $1,086.00 to $1,117.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Meta Platforms from $900.00 to $915.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group restated a "buy" rating and issued a $900.00 target price on shares of Meta Platforms in a report on Thursday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $827.60.
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Meta Platforms Price Performance
Meta Platforms stock opened at $666.47 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $740.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $695.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.67 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.44, a PEG ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.97, a current ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Meta Platforms has a 52-week low of $479.80 and a 52-week high of $796.25.
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The social networking company reported $7.25 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.74 by $0.51. The firm had revenue of $51.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $49.34 billion. Meta Platforms had a return on equity of 39.69% and a net margin of 30.89%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 26.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $6.03 earnings per share. Meta Platforms has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Meta Platforms
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in META. Latitude Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 4.2% during the third quarter. Latitude Advisors LLC now owns 2,402 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $1,764,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the period. Davidson Kahn Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Davidson Kahn Capital Management LLC now owns 6,439 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $4,729,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP increased its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 24.5% during the third quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP now owns 40,184 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $29,510,000 after buying an additional 7,897 shares during the period. Birch Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 17.5% during the third quarter. Birch Financial Group LLC now owns 2,037 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $1,496,000 after buying an additional 303 shares during the period. Finally, UniSuper Management Pty Ltd raised its holdings in Meta Platforms by 4.8% in the third quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd now owns 537,376 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $394,638,000 after acquiring an additional 24,386 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.91% of the company's stock.
Insider Transactions at Meta Platforms
In other news, CFO Susan J. Li sold 18,332 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $764.71, for a total transaction of $14,018,663.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 84,141 shares in the company, valued at $64,343,464.11. This trade represents a 17.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold 15,847 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $769.38, for a total value of $12,192,364.86. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 198,335 shares of company stock valued at $153,047,009 over the last three months. 13.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 22nd were given a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 22nd. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Meta Platforms's payout ratio is presently 9.28%.
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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