Meta Platforms, Inc. $META Shares Sold by SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda

SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda cut its position in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) by 81.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 11,030 shares of the social networking company’s stock after selling 47,900 shares during the period. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda’s holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $8,100,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Meta Platforms by 0.8% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 192,591,101 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $142,149,566,000 after acquiring an additional 1,532,568 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 1.9% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 86,925,674 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $64,158,971,000 after purchasing an additional 1,650,435 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 1.3% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 51,575,209 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $37,902,948,000 after purchasing an additional 682,768 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms in the second quarter valued at approximately $23,155,393,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms by 1.8% in the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 14,489,621 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $10,694,644,000 after purchasing an additional 262,550 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.91% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Meta Platforms

In other Meta Platforms news, COO Javier Olivan sold 2,461 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction dated Sunday, February 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $639.77, for a total value of $1,574,473.97. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 12,108 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,746,335.16. The trade was a 16.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Susan J. Li sold 56,571 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $644.70, for a total transaction of $36,471,323.70. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 161,446 shares of company stock worth $103,451,688 in the last three months. 13.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Meta Platforms News

Here are the key news stories impacting Meta Platforms this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Meta unveiled a rapid roadmap of four new in‑house AI chips (MTIA 300/400/450/500) aimed at lowering inference costs and scaling generative-AI workloads across its data centers — a move that can boost operating leverage and reduce reliance on third‑party silicon. Meta Chip Roadmap Puts AI Inference And Costs In Sharper Focus
• Positive Sentiment: Meta acquired Moltbook, a viral social network built for AI agents, and brought its founders into Meta’s Superintelligence Labs — strengthens AI talent and experimental capabilities that underpin product differentiation in ads, messaging and future AI services. Meta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook
• Positive Sentiment: Meta rolled out new AI-powered anti‑scam tools across WhatsApp, Facebook and Messenger — could improve user safety and ad environment quality, modestly supporting ad engagement and advertiser trust. Meta rolls out new scam detection tools to Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger
• Neutral Sentiment: Some sell‑side commentary (Evercore/Barron’s coverage) suggests internet names including Meta may be oversold amid AI and geopolitical worries — this can create short‑term buying interest even if macro worries persist. Amazon, Uber, and Other Internet Stocks Look Too Cheap After AI and Iran Worries
• Negative Sentiment: Meta said it will pass on digital‑services taxes to advertisers via a 2–5% location fee — likely to raise ad costs or complicate advertiser relationships in affected markets, which could weigh on revenue growth or ad volumes in Europe. Meta to charge advertisers a fee to offset Europe’s digital taxes
• Negative Sentiment: UK regulators (Ofcom and privacy watchdogs) and MPs are pressing big tech to do more to keep children off platforms — heightened regulatory scrutiny and potential new rules increase compliance costs and policy risk for Meta’s social apps. UK watchdogs press Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube to block children
• Negative Sentiment: A Dutch appeals court upheld an order forcing Meta to offer chronological feeds in the Netherlands — a legal precedent that can raise product/engineering costs and complicate ad targeting models if expanded to other jurisdictions. Dutch court upholds ruling forcing Meta offer chronological feeds
• Negative Sentiment: COO Javier Oliván disclosed multiple share sales in early March (SEC filings) — insider selling can be interpreted by some investors as a signal to reduce exposure even if it’s for personal reasons. SEC insider filing — Javier Oliván

Meta Platforms Stock Performance

NASDAQ:META opened at $654.86 on Thursday. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $479.80 and a fifty-two week high of $796.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 2.60 and a current ratio of 2.60. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $654.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $679.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.66 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.87, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.30.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The social networking company reported $8.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.16 by $0.72. Meta Platforms had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 30.08%.The company had revenue of $59.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $58.33 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $8.02 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 EPS for the current year.

Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio is presently 8.94%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on Meta Platforms from $900.00 to $930.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Scotiabank raised their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $685.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Guggenheim lifted their target price on shares of Meta Platforms from $800.00 to $850.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $849.00 to $856.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $844.44.

About Meta Platforms

Meta Platforms, Inc (NASDAQ: META), formerly Facebook, Inc, is a global technology company best known for building social networking services and immersive computing platforms. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the company operates a family of consumer-facing products and services that connect users, creators and businesses. In October 2021 the company rebranded as Meta to reflect an expanded strategic focus on augmented and virtual reality technologies alongside its social media businesses.

Meta’s core consumer products include Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, which enable social networking, messaging, content sharing and community building across mobile and desktop devices.