Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) - Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Meta Platforms in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, July 30th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler now forecasts that the social networking company will earn $6.62 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $5.99. The consensus estimate for Meta Platforms' current full-year earnings is $26.70 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Meta Platforms' Q4 2025 earnings at $8.51 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $28.69 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $30.29 EPS.
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) last posted 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 net margin of 39.99% and a return on equity of 39.33%. The company 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 quarterly revenue was up 21.6% on a year-over-year basis.
A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. TD Cowen increased their price target on Meta Platforms from $800.00 to $875.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Meta Platforms from $725.00 to $750.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Bank of America boosted their price target on Meta Platforms from $775.00 to $900.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $725.00 to $600.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on shares of Meta Platforms from $825.00 to $850.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-nine have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $820.32.
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Meta Platforms Price Performance
META stock opened at $750.01 on Monday. 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 firm has a market cap of $1.89 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.15, a PEG ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.27. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $701.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $646.12. Meta Platforms has a 12-month low of $450.80 and a 12-month high of $784.75.
Institutional Trading of Meta Platforms
Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in META. Valley Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Meta Platforms by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Valley Financial Group Inc. now owns 588 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $344,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Lantern Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Lantern Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,976 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $1,743,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the period. Pachira Investments Inc. lifted its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Pachira Investments Inc. now owns 488 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $360,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Hemington Wealth Management increased its holdings in Meta Platforms by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 2,223 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $1,641,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ABLE Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in Meta Platforms by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. ABLE Financial Group LLC now owns 2,136 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $1,251,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.91% of the company's stock.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold 2,361 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $716.48, for a total transaction of $1,691,609.28. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, COO Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $715.00, for a total transaction of $369,655.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 5,785 shares in the company, valued at $4,136,275. This trade represents a 8.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 152,372 shares of company stock valued at $105,348,896. Insiders own 13.61% of the company's stock.
Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 26th. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th were given a dividend of $0.525 per share. 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, June 16th. Meta Platforms's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.60%.
Meta Platforms Company Profile
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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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