<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Archer Investment Management LLC bought a new position in  Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor  bought 6,771 shares of the social networking company's stock, valued at approximately $4,973,000. Meta Platforms comprises about  3.1% of Archer Investment Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Meta Platforms</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><ul><li>Is the AI Boom a Bubble? These 2 Dividend Stocks Say No</li></ul><p>Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Infusive Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of  Meta Platforms by 10.7% during the 1st quarter. Infusive Asset Management Inc. now owns 23,620 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $13,614,000 after purchasing an additional 2,285 shares during the last quarter.  Spirepoint Private Client LLC increased its position in  Meta Platforms by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Spirepoint Private Client LLC now owns 4,080 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $3,011,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the period.  Diversify Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of  Meta Platforms by 10.4% during the second quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 55,431 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $43,790,000 after buying an additional 5,224 shares during the last quarter.  CW Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of  Meta Platforms by 27.8% during the second quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 176,762 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $130,467,000 after buying an additional 38,432 shares during the last quarter.  Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of  Meta Platforms by 11.0% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 210,526 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $155,387,000 after acquiring an additional 20,912 shares during the period. 79.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. </p><h2>Insiders Place Their Bets</h2><p>In other Meta Platforms news, Director Robert M. Kimmitt sold 580 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $646.00, for a total value of $374,680.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 6,167 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,983,882. The trade was a 8.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Jennifer Newstead sold 519 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $643.23, for a total value of $333,836.37. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 29,696 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,101,358.08. This represents a 1.72% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 42,074 shares of company stock valued at $26,478,698. Company insiders own  13.61% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Wall Street Analyst Weigh In</h2><ul><li>META Rises Amid Tech Decline, Trump's AI Order Praised By Analyst</li></ul><p>A number of brokerages recently issued reports on META. Citigroup  reaffirmed a &#34;buy&#34; rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. KeyCorp decreased their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $905.00 to $875.00 and set an &#34;overweight&#34; rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Weiss Ratings  reaffirmed a &#34;buy (b)&#34; rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Erste Group Bank cut shares of Meta Platforms from a &#34;buy&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Mizuho lowered their price target on Meta Platforms from $925.00 to $815.00 and set an &#34;outperform&#34; rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have issued  a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and a consensus target price of $818.59.</p><p><b>View Our Latest Analysis on META</b></p><h2>Meta Platforms Stock Down 0.9%</h2><ul><li>TL;DR: Why Reddit is the New Growth Stock to Beat</li></ul><p>META opened at $658.77 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.66 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.10, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a current ratio of 1.98. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $659.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $707.30. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a twelve month low of $479.80 and a twelve month high of $796.25. </p><p>Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The social networking company reported $7.25 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.74 by $0.51. The firm had revenue of $51.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $49.34 billion. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 30.89% and a return on equity of 39.35%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 26.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $6.03 earnings per share.  Equities research analysts anticipate that  Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 EPS for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Meta Platforms Announces Dividend</h2><p>The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th will be given a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Meta Platforms's dividend payout ratio  is 9.28%. </p><h2>Meta Platforms News Summary</h2><p>Here are the key news stories impacting Meta Platforms this week:</p><ul>   <li><span>Positive Sentiment: </span>Meta is reported to be developing new multimodal AI — an image/video model codenamed “Mango” and a text model called “Avocado” targeted for H1‑2026, which could accelerate product differentiation and ad/engagement upgrades. Read More.</li>    <li><span>Positive Sentiment: </span>U.S. federal action on AI (an executive order to create a national AI framework) is being viewed as a net positive for Big Tech — it could reduce a patchwork of state rules and lower compliance complexity for large platforms like Meta. Read More.</li>    <li><span>Neutral Sentiment: </span>Wedbush trimmed its price target from $920 to $880 but kept an &#34;outperform&#34; rating — the cut tempers upside expectations but the firm still implies substantial upside vs. current levels. Read More.</li>    <li><span>Negative Sentiment: </span>Austrias Supreme Court ruled Meta’s personalized ad model unlawful and ordered sweeping user‑data access changes across the EU — this is a binding precedent that raises regulatory, compliance and revenue risk in Europe. Read More.</li>    <li><span>Negative Sentiment: </span>Several insiders (including General Counsel Jennifer Newstead and COO Javier Olivan) have sold blocks of shares in recent weeks — repeated insider sales can be perceived negatively by the market even if amounts are small relative to overall holdings. Read More.  Read More.</li> </ul><h2>Meta Platforms 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>Featured Stories</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Meta Platforms</li><li>How to Invest in Blue Chip Stocks</li><li>These 3 Banks Are Rallying Into Year-End, But Will It Continue?</li><li>How to Buy Cheap Stocks Step by Step</li><li>3 Surging Stocks Just Got the Ultimate Stamp of Approval From the S&amp;P 500</li><li>What is Forex and How Does it Work? </li><li>This ETF Caught a Major Tailwind After the Fed’s Rate Cut</li></ul><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9TUVUQQ?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="350" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9TUVUQQ"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. 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Archer Investment Management LLC Buys Shares of 6,771 Meta Platforms, Inc. $META