Meta Platforms, Inc. $META Shares Acquired by Wincap Financial LLC

Wincap Financial LLC boosted its stake in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) by 275.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 2,424 shares of the social networking company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,779 shares during the quarter. Meta Platforms comprises 1.4% of Wincap Financial LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Wincap Financial LLC's holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $1,789,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

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Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Meta Platforms by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 34,551 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $20,230,000 after acquiring an additional 570 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Meta Platforms by 10.2% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,456 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $5,537,000 after acquiring an additional 875 shares during the period. 1776 Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Meta Platforms by 137.2% during the 1st quarter. 1776 Wealth LLC now owns 1,167 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $673,000 after purchasing an additional 675 shares in the last quarter. Smart Money Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 20.4% during the first quarter. Smart Money Group LLC now owns 2,052 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $1,182,000 after acquiring an additional 348 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Spear Holdings RSC Ltd acquired a new stake in Meta Platforms during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $37,463,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.91% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Meta Platforms

In other news, COO Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $656.00, for a total transaction of $339,152.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 7,441 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,881,296. The trade was a 6.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Robert M. Kimmitt sold 465 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $716.97, for a total value of $333,391.05. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,947 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,697,760.59. This represents a 5.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 75,798 shares of company stock valued at $58,347,026 in the last three months. 13.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Meta Platforms Price Performance

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Shares of NASDAQ META opened at $621.71 on Friday. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a twelve month low of $479.80 and a twelve month high of $796.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $726.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $701.11. The company has a market capitalization of $1.56 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.46, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.20.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The social networking company reported $7.25 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $6.74 by $0.51. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 30.89% and a return on equity of 39.35%. The business had revenue of $51.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $49.34 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $6.03 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 26.2% on a year-over-year basis. Meta Platforms has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

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The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 22nd 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 was Monday, September 22nd. Meta Platforms's dividend payout ratio is 9.28%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on META. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Meta Platforms from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Benchmark downgraded Meta Platforms from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Monness Crespi & Hardt dropped their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $860.00 to $808.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Meta Platforms from $875.00 to $800.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $915.00 to $850.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Meta Platforms currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $827.60.

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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.

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