<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Ossiam raised its position in shares of  Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) by 14.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,111 shares of the social networking company's stock after acquiring an additional 533 shares during the period. Ossiam's holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $2,407,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Meta Platforms</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><ul><li>MarketBeat Week in Review – 04/14 - 04/18</li></ul><p>Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Ballentine Partners LLC raised its position in shares of  Meta Platforms by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 58,218 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $34,087,000 after buying an additional 808 shares during the last quarter.  UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in shares of  Meta Platforms by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 140,585 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $82,314,000 after purchasing an additional 897 shares in the last quarter.  Brueske Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of  Meta Platforms in the fourth quarter valued at $459,000.  Apollon Financial LLC boosted its stake in  Meta Platforms by 11.1% during the fourth quarter. Apollon Financial LLC now owns 1,479 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $866,000 after buying an additional 148 shares in the last quarter.  Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in  Meta Platforms by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,675,174 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $3,908,382,000 after buying an additional 110,040 shares during the period. 79.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. </p><h2>Analyst Ratings Changes</h2><p>META has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Arete Research raised shares of Meta Platforms to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Argus  set a $775.00 target price on Meta Platforms in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Raymond James  reiterated a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating and set a $800.00 price objective (up from $725.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Pivotal Research increased their target price on shares of Meta Platforms from $800.00 to $875.00 and gave the stock a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $680.00 to $750.00 and gave the company an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned  a hold rating, thirty-five have given a buy rating and two have assigned  a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and a consensus target price of $684.10.</p><ul><li>Meta Stock Holds Upside Potential as Analysts Cut Price Targets</li></ul><p><b>Read Our Latest Report on Meta Platforms</b></p><h2>Insider Transactions at Meta Platforms</h2><p>In other news, COO Javier Olivan sold 608 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $488.18, for a total value of $296,813.44. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 5,622 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,744,547.96. This represents a 9.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold 35,921 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $626.80, for a total transaction of $22,515,282.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 379,901 shares of company stock worth $260,806,516. 13.71% of the stock is owned by company insiders. </p><h2>Meta Platforms Stock Performance</h2><ul><li>Congress! Who Traded What During the Tariff-Induced Meltdown </li></ul><p>META opened at $501.48 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.27 trillion, a PE ratio of 20.96, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.28. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 52-week low of $414.50 and a 52-week high of $740.91. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $608.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $607.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 2.98 and a current ratio of 2.98. </p><p>Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The social networking company reported $8.02 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $6.75 by $1.27. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 37.91% and a return on equity of 38.17%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $5.33 EPS.  As a group, sell-side analysts expect that  Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Meta Platforms Increases Dividend</h2><p>The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th were given a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.42%. This is a boost from Meta Platforms's previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend  was Friday, March 14th. Meta Platforms's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.78%. </p><h2>Meta Platforms Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>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.</p><h2>Read More</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Meta Platforms</li><li>What is a Bond Market Holiday? How to Invest and Trade</li><li>With a 60%+ Upside, There’s Plenty to Love About Lovesac</li><li>Best Stocks Under $10.00 </li><li>J.B. Hunt Transport Overcorrects Into a Buying Opportunity</li><li>What Are Dividend Champions? 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Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.</em></p><h2>Should You Invest $1,000 in Meta Platforms Right Now?</h2><p>Before you consider Meta Platforms, you'll want to hear this.</p><p>MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Meta Platforms wasn't on the list.</p><p>While Meta Platforms currently has a Moderate Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.</p><p>View The Five Stocks Here</p>                  </div>

Ossiam Purchases 533 Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)