Rep. Matthew Robert Van Epps Sells Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)

Posted by George Bondi on Jun 25th, 2026

Representative Matthew Robert Van Epps (Republican-Tennessee) recently sold shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META). In a filing disclosed on June 17th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Meta Platforms stock on June 16th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “SCHWAB ONE ACCOUNT” account.

Representative Matthew Robert Van Epps also recently made the following trade(s):

Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) on 6/16/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) on 6/16/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 6/16/2026.
Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Tapestry (NYSE:TPR) on 6/16/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) on 6/16/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on 6/16/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) on 6/16/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) on 6/16/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) on 6/16/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) on 6/16/2026.

Meta Platforms Stock Performance

NASDAQ META traded down $14.80 on Thursday, reaching $542.87. 16,397,940 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 16,302,679. The company has a current ratio of 2.35, a quick ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a one year low of $520.26 and a one year high of $796.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.37 trillion, a PE ratio of 19.73, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.23. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $617.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $632.24.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The social networking company reported $10.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.67 by $3.77. The business had revenue of $56.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $55.56 billion. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 32.84% and a return on equity of 36.93%. The company’s revenue was up 33.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $6.43 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 29.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.63%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their target price on shares of Meta Platforms from $850.00 to $750.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen cut Meta Platforms from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Tigress Financial boosted their price objective on Meta Platforms from $935.00 to $945.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Meta Platforms from $805.00 to $780.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on Meta Platforms in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Meta Platforms currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $840.60.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on META

Institutional Trading of Meta Platforms

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of META. Westchester Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms in the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. RHL Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Meta Platforms in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Meta Platforms in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Niles Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Meta Platforms during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Axiom Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Meta Platforms during the first quarter valued at approximately $36,000. 79.91% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Meta Platforms

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

Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary are highlighting Meta’s AI push as a revenue driver, with AI features boosting ad engagement, user activity, and monetization as the company ramps up infrastructure spending. Meta Platforms’ AI-Push to Drive Top-Line Growth: More Upside Ahead?
Positive Sentiment: Meta’s partnership with Qualcomm on a future data-center CPU underscores its ongoing AI infrastructure buildout and could support long-term compute efficiency and scale. Qualcomm announces AI data center CPU, signs Meta as first major customer
Positive Sentiment: Facebook rolled out an AI companion app for creators, which could help improve creator engagement and strengthen the company’s ecosystem. Facebook rolls out an AI companion app for creators
Neutral Sentiment: Reports say Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai were spared from Senate child-safety testimony after White House intervention, reducing one near-term political headline, but not eliminating broader scrutiny. Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Sundar Pichai Reportedly Spared From Child Safety Senate Testimony As White House Steps In
Neutral Sentiment: Meta is also being linked to experimental products like a prediction-market app and new AI-glasses initiatives, which may be viewed as longer-term optionality rather than immediate earnings drivers. Meta Targets Prediction Market Demand With Play Money Platform
Negative Sentiment: Meta still faces legal and regulatory pressure, including a lawsuit from a former policy executive and an EU probe into addictive design concerns, both of which can weigh on sentiment. Meta Tried to Silence Her. Now She’s Suing. EU to Escalate Meta Probe Into Addictive Design That Hooks Kids
Negative Sentiment: Investors remain cautious about Meta’s heavy AI spending, with commentary noting that higher capex guidance could pressure near-term cash flow even as growth remains strong. Meta: An Inconvenient Truth The Market Hasn’t Priced In Before Q2

Insider Activity

In other news, COO Javier Olivan sold 140 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $600.00, for a total transaction of $84,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 12,846 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,707,600. The trade was a 1.08% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Curtis J. Mahoney sold 2,079 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $609.92, for a total value of $1,268,023.68. Following the sale, the insider owned 1,118 shares in the company, valued at $681,890.56. The trade was a 65.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 39,013 shares of company stock valued at $24,115,999 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 13.53% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Van Epps

Matthew Robert Van Epps (born March 29, 1983) is an American politician and former Army officer serving as the U.S representative for Tennessee’s 7th congressional district since December 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in the 2025 special election. He previously served as the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General Services from 2024 to 2025. He was sworn in on December 4, 2025.

Meta Platforms Company Profile

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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.