Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) Director Robert Kimmitt Sells 580 Shares

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) Director Robert Kimmitt sold 580 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $639.18, for a total value of $370,724.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 5,007 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,200,374.26. This trade represents a 10.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Meta Platforms Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:META traded up $1.56 during trading on Thursday, reaching $644.78. 9,996,912 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 16,641,813. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 1-year low of $479.80 and a 1-year high of $796.25. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $656.60 and a two-hundred day moving average of $691.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.60. The firm has a market cap of $1.63 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.28.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The social networking company reported $8.88 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.16 by $0.72. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 30.08% and a return on equity of 38.61%. The business had revenue of $59.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $58.33 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $8.02 EPS. Meta Platforms’s quarterly revenue was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts anticipate that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio is 8.94%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $800.00 to $825.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Oppenheimer cut shares of Meta Platforms from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Erste Group Bank downgraded Meta Platforms from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $860.00 price target (up from $750.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $800.00 price target (up from $770.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $844.29.

Trending Headlines about Meta Platforms

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

• Positive Sentiment: Major Nvidia multiyear deal — Meta committed to millions of NVIDIA GPUs plus future Rubin/Vera CPUs, networking and codesign work, which secures chip supply and materially accelerates Meta’s AI infrastructure roadmap. NVIDIA and Meta Deepen Their AI Alliance
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional support and analyst conviction — hedge funds and prominent managers have added to META on the AI thesis and several sell‑side firms have raised price targets, lending momentum to the rally. David Tepper goes big on Micron, Meta and Alphabet
• Neutral Sentiment: Product/UX noise — reports that Meta has revived a smartwatch project for 2026 and is shutting down Messenger’s standalone website; strategically relevant but limited near‑term revenue impact. Meta reboots smartwatch plan Meta is shutting down Messenger’s standalone website
• Negative Sentiment: High‑profile legal risk — CEO Mark Zuckerberg is testifying in a landmark youth‑addiction trial over Instagram’s impact on teens; regulatory or reputational fallout could weigh on engagement and ad targeting. Zuckerberg faces questioning at youth addiction trial
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — recent SEC filings show material share sales by senior executives (COO/CFO), which can create short‑term selling pressure or be read as liquidity taking. Li SEC filing
• Negative Sentiment: Massive capex burden — coverage highlights a ~$115–$135B 2026 CapEx plan to build owned AI data centers; if monetization lags this could pressure margins and returns. Marketbeat CapEx coverage

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 34,551 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $20,230,000 after acquiring an additional 570 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Meta Platforms by 10.2% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,456 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $5,537,000 after acquiring an additional 875 shares during the period. Headwater Capital Co Ltd lifted its stake in Meta Platforms by 294.7% in the 1st quarter. Headwater Capital Co Ltd now owns 150,000 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $86,454,000 after purchasing an additional 112,000 shares in the last quarter. Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. purchased a new stake in Meta Platforms in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $213,000. Finally, Capital & Planning LLC bought a new position in Meta Platforms in the 2nd quarter valued at $322,000. 79.91% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.