PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co Purchases 7,000 Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co increased its position in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) by 30.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 30,000 shares of the social networking company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,000 shares during the quarter. Meta Platforms makes up 1.9% of PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co’s holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $22,031,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Goldstone Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 44.4% in the 3rd quarter. Goldstone Financial Group LLC now owns 3,752 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $2,756,000 after purchasing an additional 1,153 shares during the period. Spirepoint Private Client LLC boosted its stake 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 valued at $3,011,000 after buying an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Meta Platforms by 10.4% in the 2nd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 55,431 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $43,790,000 after buying an additional 5,224 shares in the last quarter. CW Advisors LLC grew its position in Meta Platforms by 27.8% in the second quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 176,762 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $130,467,000 after acquiring an additional 38,432 shares during the period. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in Meta Platforms by 11.0% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 210,526 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $155,387,000 after acquiring an additional 20,912 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.91% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Meta Platforms news, insider Jennifer Newstead sold 519 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $658.69, for a total transaction of $341,860.11. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 28,658 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,876,738.02. The trade was a 1.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, COO Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $653.00, for a total transaction of $337,601.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 11,166 shares in the company, valued at $7,291,398. This trade represents a 4.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 40,115 shares of company stock worth $24,741,055 over the last three months. 13.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Meta Platforms Price Performance

META opened at $604.12 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.98 and a quick ratio of 1.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.52 trillion, a P/E ratio of 26.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.29. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $640.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $698.52. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a one year low of $479.80 and a one year high of $796.25.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The social networking company reported $7.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.74 by $0.51. The firm had revenue of $51.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $49.34 billion. Meta Platforms had a return on equity of 39.35% and a net margin of 30.89%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $6.03 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th were issued a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 15th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 9.28%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on META. Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Monness Crespi & Hardt cut their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $860.00 to $808.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $870.00 price target (down from $900.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Oppenheimer lowered shares of Meta Platforms from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have given a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $821.07.

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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.