Brooklands Fund Management Ltd Sells 1,023 Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

Brooklands Fund Management Ltd trimmed its position in shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) by 67.7% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 487 shares of the social networking company’s stock after selling 1,023 shares during the period. Brooklands Fund Management Ltd’s holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $279,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Klingman & Associates LLC lifted its stake in Meta Platforms by 3.3% during the first quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 6,702 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $3,835,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares during the last quarter. CLG LLC increased its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. CLG LLC now owns 1,183 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $677,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 6.5% in the 1st quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 20,077 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $11,629,000 after purchasing an additional 1,226 shares during the last quarter. Keebeck Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms by 24.4% during the 1st quarter. Keebeck Wealth Management now owns 8,735 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $4,998,000 after buying an additional 1,715 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Orleans Capital Management Corp LA raised its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms by 58.2% during the 1st quarter. Orleans Capital Management Corp LA now owns 3,970 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $2,271,000 after buying an additional 1,460 shares in the last quarter. 79.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Meta Platforms Stock Down 0.1%

NASDAQ:META opened at $593.41 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $603.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $624.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 2.35. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a one year low of $520.26 and a one year high of $796.25. The company has a market cap of $1.50 trillion, a PE ratio of 21.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.25.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The social networking company reported $10.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.67 by $3.77. The firm had revenue of $56.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $55.56 billion. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 32.84% and a return on equity of 36.93%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 33.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $6.43 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 29.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Meta Platforms’s payout ratio is currently 7.63%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

META has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wedbush began coverage on Meta Platforms in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $671.00 price objective on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $810.00 target price on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $800.00 target price on shares of Meta Platforms in a report on Tuesday. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $760.00 price target on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $900.00 to $850.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-four have assigned a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $835.64.

Meta Platforms News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect Meta’s advertising business to benefit from higher impressions, stronger user engagement and AI-powered ad targeting. Consensus expectations call for approximately $60.2 billion in revenue and $7.18 in earnings per share, while traders anticipate a sizable post-earnings move. Will Higher Ad Revenues Aid Meta Platforms Stock in Q2 Earnings?
• Positive Sentiment: Guggenheim reaffirmed its buy rating and assigned an $800 price target, implying substantial upside from recent levels. Meta’s comparatively modest valuation and history of earnings beats could support the shares if results and guidance exceed expectations. Guggenheim rating report
• Positive Sentiment: Meta and BlackRock formed an approximately $14 billion venture to develop a one-gigawatt AI data-center campus in El Paso, Texas. The 80/20 structure brings outside capital into Meta’s infrastructure expansion and may reduce near-term balance-sheet pressure while securing future computing capacity. Meta, BlackRock partner on $14 billion El Paso data center
• Neutral Sentiment: Meta is expected to emphasize Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and its broader AI strategy on the earnings call. It also joined Nvidia, Alphabet and OpenAI in supporting open-weight AI models, potentially influencing future product development and regulation. Meta likely to highlight smart glasses
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are increasingly concerned that AI capital expenditures—potentially reaching $125 billion to $145 billion—will compress margins and weaken free cash flow before Meta develops a direct AI revenue stream. Alphabet’s higher spending forecast has intensified skepticism toward hyperscaler stocks. Hyperscalers face higher capex scrutiny
• Negative Sentiment: Meta faces ongoing lawsuits alleging harm to teenagers and inadequate safeguards against abuse on its platforms, creating potential financial liabilities and reputational damage. COO Javier Olivan also sold shares under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, although insider selling is not necessarily a bearish signal. Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm

Insider Buying and Selling at Meta Platforms

In other Meta Platforms news, COO Javier Olivan sold 837 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $645.85, for a total value of $540,576.45. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 7,127 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,602,972.95. The trade was a 10.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Robert M. Kimmitt sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $607.75, for a total value of $303,875.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 3,443 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,092,483.25. The trade was a 12.68% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders sold 37,859 shares of company stock worth $23,087,979. 13.53% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Meta Platforms Company Profile

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.