<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Modern Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of  Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) by 33.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,946 shares of the social networking company's stock after acquiring an additional 3,775 shares during the quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $10,976,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.</p><ul><li>Meta and Rocket Lab Insiders Sell Shares—So Why Is Wall Street Buying?</li></ul><p>A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of META. Trust Co of the South boosted its position in shares of  Meta Platforms by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Trust Co of the South now owns 1,850 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $1,359,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter.  Sentinel Pension Advisors LLC increased its holdings in  Meta Platforms by 1.6% in the third quarter. Sentinel Pension Advisors LLC now owns 915 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $672,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter.  Alpine Bank Wealth Management increased its holdings in  Meta Platforms by 0.3% in the third quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management now owns 4,301 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $3,159,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter.  Valued Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in  Meta Platforms by 3.2% in the third quarter. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 454 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $334,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the period.  Finally, Vista Capital Partners Inc. lifted its stake in  Meta Platforms by 1.3% in the second quarter. Vista Capital Partners Inc. now owns 1,075 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $794,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the period. 79.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. </p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Meta Platforms</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><h2>Meta Platforms Stock Performance</h2><p>NASDAQ META opened at $654.86 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $1.66 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.87, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $654.42 and a 200 day simple moving average of $679.16. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 12-month low of $479.80 and a 12-month high of $796.25. </p><ul><li>Meta Is Bringing Back Stablecoin Payments—This Time the Conditions Are Different</li></ul><p>Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The social networking company reported $8.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $8.16 by $0.72. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 30.08% and a return on equity of 38.61%. The firm had revenue of $59.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $58.33 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $8.02 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis.  Sell-side analysts predict that  Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Meta Platforms Announces Dividend</h2><p>The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be issued a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. Meta Platforms's dividend payout ratio  is currently 8.94%. </p><h2>Wall Street Analyst Weigh In</h2><ul><li>PayPal Stock Halted on Stripe Rumor: Why the Narrative Just Changed</li></ul><p>Several analysts have recently commented on META shares. DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $825.00 to $850.00 and gave the stock a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Rothschild &amp; Co Redburn  set a $900.00 target price on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Needham &amp; Company LLC  reissued a &#34;hold&#34; rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $815.00 to $830.00 and gave the company an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $900.00 to $930.00 and gave the company a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have assigned  a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Meta Platforms  has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and an average target price of $844.44.</p><p><b>Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Meta Platforms</b></p><h2>Insider Activity at Meta Platforms</h2><p>In other news, CTO Andrew Bosworth sold 8,089 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $631.24, for a total value of $5,106,100.36. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 2,841 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,793,352.84. This represents a 74.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Susan J. Li sold 56,571 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $644.70, for a total value of $36,471,323.70. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 161,446 shares of company stock valued at $103,451,688. 13.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders. </p><h2>Trending Headlines about Meta Platforms</h2><p>Here are the key news stories impacting Meta Platforms this week:</p><ul>   <li><span>Positive Sentiment: </span>Rolled out a roadmap of four new in‑house AI chips to expand data‑center capacity and cut dependence on third‑party hardware — a move that should lower long‑term costs and support Meta’s AI scale and margins. <i></i><span>Meta unveils plans for batch of in-house AI chips</span></li>    <li><span>Positive Sentiment: </span>Acquired Moltbook, a viral social network for AI agents, and brought its founders into Meta’s Superintelligence Labs — an inexpensive talent &amp; capability win that reinforces Meta’s AI roadmap and content‑generation/testing capabilities. <i></i><span>Meta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook</span></li>    <li><span>Positive Sentiment: </span>Launched AI‑powered anti‑scam tools across WhatsApp, Facebook and Messenger — a user‑safety boost that can protect engagement and advertiser confidence on its platforms. <i></i><span>Meta rolls out new scam detection tools to Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger</span></li>    <li><span>Neutral Sentiment: </span>Street commentary (Evercore/Barron’s) suggests internet names including META may be oversold after AI worries and geopolitical risk — a catalyst that could attract value buyers but depends on macro sentiment. <i></i><span>Amazon, Uber, and Other Internet Stocks Look Too Cheap After AI and Iran Worries</span></li>    <li><span>Negative Sentiment: </span>Insider selling: COO Javier Olivan sold multiple blocks of shares (hundreds of shares reported), trimming his position — a near‑term negative signal that can weigh on sentiment even if routine. <i></i><span>SEC filing: Javier Olivan sales</span></li>    <li><span>Negative Sentiment: </span>Announced a 2–5% “location fee” for advertisers to cover some European digital taxes — could pressure ad rates/advertiser spend in affected markets and be a small drag on revenue growth. <i></i><span>Meta to charge advertisers a fee to offset Europe's digital taxes</span></li>    <li><span>Negative Sentiment: </span>Dutch appeals court upheld a ruling forcing Meta to offer chronological feeds in the Netherlands — a regulatory loss that could affect engagement/personalization and set precedents for further restrictions. <i></i><span>Dutch court upholds ruling forcing Meta to offer chronological feeds</span></li> </ul><h2>Meta Platforms Company Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>Meta Platforms, Inc <span>NASDAQ: META<span></span></span>, 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.  </p><p>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.</p><h2>Recommended Stories</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Meta Platforms</li><li>“This AI Giant is About to Go Bust”</li><li>I tried out Elon Musk’s new AI tech — it floored me</li><li>“I just bought 10,000 shares of a $5 stock…”</li><li>Elon Musk’s $1 Quadrillion AI IPO</li><li>Is Trump Done? 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