Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) COO Sells $604,381.68 in Stock

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) COO Javier Olivan sold 926 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $652.68, for a total value of $604,381.68. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 17,039 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,121,014.52. This trade represents a 5.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Javier Olivan also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, February 23rd, Javier Olivan sold 629 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $652.68, for a total transaction of $410,535.72.
• On Tuesday, February 17th, Javier Olivan sold 629 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $639.18, for a total transaction of $402,044.22.
• On Tuesday, February 17th, Javier Olivan sold 172 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $639.18, for a total transaction of $109,938.96.
• On Sunday, February 15th, Javier Olivan sold 2,461 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $639.77, for a total transaction of $1,574,473.97.
• On Monday, February 9th, Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $663.19, for a total transaction of $342,869.23.
• On Monday, February 2nd, Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $714.60, for a total transaction of $369,448.20.
• On Monday, January 26th, Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $665.00, for a total value of $343,805.00.
• On Tuesday, January 20th, Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $608.35, for a total value of $314,516.95.
• On Monday, January 12th, Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $653.00, for a total value of $337,601.00.
• On Monday, January 5th, Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $650.41, for a total value of $336,261.97.

Meta Platforms Stock Up 2.3%

Shares of Meta Platforms stock traded up $14.39 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $653.69. 11,262,521 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 16,037,772. The stock has a market cap of $1.65 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.82, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $656.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $687.24. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a twelve month low of $479.80 and a twelve month high of $796.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 2.60 and a current ratio of 2.60.

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

Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Trading of Meta Platforms

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of META. Westchester Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. RHL Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Meta Platforms in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Meta Platforms in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Niles Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Meta Platforms in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Bare Financial Services Inc acquired a new stake in Meta Platforms during the second quarter worth $30,000. 79.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Meta Platforms News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Major AI hardware win — Meta struck a multiyear agreement to deploy up to ~6 gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs (deal structures could total tens of billions and include warrants allowing Meta to take an equity stake). This validates Meta’s scale in AI infrastructure and reduces single‑supplier risk, underpinning growth expectations. AMD clinches second mega-chip supply deal, this time with Meta
• Positive Sentiment: Short interest fell meaningfully in February (shorts down ~16.5% to ~27.1M shares, ~1.2% of float), lowering the immediate downside pressure from short covering and suggesting fewer bets against the name. InsiderTrades report
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend and continued analyst buy‑side support: Meta’s quarterly cash dividend and a consensus “Moderate Buy” analyst tilt help attract income/semi‑long investors even as AI capex ramps. MarketBeat company page
• Neutral Sentiment: Payments push — multiple reports say Meta is planning a stablecoin/payments pilot in H2‑2026; a long‑term monetization/engagement lever but subject to partner selection and regulatory review. Meta Hopes to Launch Stablecoin Payments Project This Year
• Neutral Sentiment: Energy/data‑center cost dialogue — the White House is convening Big Tech on electricity costs and Meta has a new 80 MW solar offtake; both actions could temper future power‑cost volatility but have limited near‑term P&L impact. White House to host Big Tech in pledge to rein in power costs
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — CFO Susan Li sold ~18,789 shares (~$12.2M at ~$650), cutting her stake ~21%; while common for tax/liquidity reasons, insiders’ sales can dent short‑term confidence. SEC filing: Susan J. Li sale
• Negative Sentiment: Capex and margin pressure — analysts note the AMD deal reinforces a structurally higher capex cycle (Meta guides to very large 2026 data‑center spend), which can compress near‑term free cash flow and raise dilution/return concerns. Meta-AMD AI deal boosts scale but extends high capex cycle, analysts say
• Negative Sentiment: Legal/reputational risk — court filings about encryption and child‑safety warnings increase regulatory and litigation headline risk that could affect sentiment and lead to compliance costs. Meta executive warned Facebook Messenger encryption plan was ‘so irresponsible’

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. DA Davidson increased their price objective on Meta Platforms from $825.00 to $850.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Wedbush upped their target price on Meta Platforms from $880.00 to $900.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Meta Platforms from $815.00 to $830.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $840.00 to $880.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $785.00 to $820.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Three investment 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 stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $844.44.

About Meta Platforms

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.