Meta Platforms Q2 EPS Forecast Lowered by Zacks Research

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Meta Platforms in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst A. Ganguly now expects that the social networking company will post earnings of $5.56 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $5.73. The consensus estimate for Meta Platforms' current full-year earnings is $26.70 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Meta Platforms' Q3 2025 earnings at $5.38 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $6.91 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $24.28 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $6.21 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $6.30 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $7.60 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $26.20 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $29.25 EPS.

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

META has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $675.00 to $750.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Meta Platforms from $680.00 to $750.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated an "underperform" rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. KeyCorp raised their target price on Meta Platforms from $645.00 to $655.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Roth Capital boosted their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $580.00 to $620.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, thirty-seven have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $701.05.

Meta Platforms Stock Performance

NASDAQ META traded up $3.10 during trading on Monday, hitting $645.42. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,926,975 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,437,158. Meta Platforms has a 52 week low of $442.65 and a 52 week high of $740.91. The firm has a market cap of $1.62 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $576.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $609.77. The company has a quick ratio of 2.98, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $19,949,512,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Meta Platforms by 67,172.9% in 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 during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 78,471.1% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,248,763 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $3,658,713,000 after purchasing an additional 6,240,810 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Meta Platforms in the 1st quarter valued at $2,990,544,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms in the 4th quarter valued at $2,243,603,000. 79.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Meta Platforms

In other Meta Platforms news, CTO Andrew Bosworth sold 22,449 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $636.85, for a total value of $14,296,645.65. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer now directly owns 1,183 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $753,393.55. This trade represents a 94.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Jennifer Newstead sold 519 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $635.50, for a total transaction of $329,824.50. Following the sale, the insider now owns 30,740 shares of the company's stock, valued at $19,535,270. The trade was a 1.66% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 75,628 shares of company stock worth $48,380,586 over the last 90 days. 13.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Meta Platforms

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.