Y.D. More Investments Ltd Buys 2,815 Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

Y.D. More Investments Ltd boosted its position in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) by 6.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 43,519 shares of the social networking company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,815 shares during the quarter. Meta Platforms makes up approximately 1.8% of Y.D. More Investments Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Y.D. More Investments Ltd’s holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $31,957,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Westchester Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms during the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Bare Financial Services Inc acquired a new position in Meta Platforms during the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Briaud Financial Planning Inc purchased a new stake in Meta Platforms in the second quarter valued at about $42,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new stake in Meta Platforms in the second quarter worth about $44,000. Finally, WFA Asset Management Corp boosted its holdings in Meta Platforms by 42.6% in the second quarter. WFA Asset Management Corp now owns 67 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. 79.91% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Meta Platforms news, CFO Susan J. Li sold 55,702 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $633.61, for a total transaction of $35,293,344.22. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 13,186 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,354,781.46. This represents a 80.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Robert M. Kimmitt sold 580 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $646.00, for a total value of $374,680.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 6,167 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,983,882. This trade represents a 8.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 103,837 shares of company stock worth $66,356,760. 13.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

More Meta Platforms News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Major AI infrastructure deals — Meta expanded its multi‑year AI hardware partnerships (AMD GPUs commitment and a reported multibillion‑dollar arrangement to rent Google TPUs) that accelerate model training scale and support ad/AI revenue growth expectations. Meta-AMD AI deal boosts scale Google signs multibillion-dollar AI chip deal with Meta
• Positive Sentiment: Enforcement vs. ad scams — Meta filed lawsuits and took technical enforcement actions against advertisers accused of celebrity‑impersonation scams, a move aimed at protecting ad quality and user trust (positive for advertiser relationships and brand safety). Meta Platforms files lawsuits against scam advertisers
• Positive Sentiment: Short interest fell meaningfully in February, reducing near‑term bearish pressure and signaling less hedge‑fund pessimism about the shares.
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor access / visibility — CFO Susan Li will present at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference March 4, providing an opportunity for management to update on capex, AI cadence and monetization plans. Meta to Participate in the Morgan Stanley TMT Conference
• Neutral Sentiment: Talent turnover — OpenAI hired a high‑profile Meta AI researcher; talent movement in the AI space is noteworthy but common, and Meta’s broad AI hiring and partnerships partly offset concerns. OpenAI hires Meta AI researcher
• Negative Sentiment: EU legal pressure — An adviser to Europe’s top court backed regulators in a dispute over Meta’s antitrust information requests, increasing regulatory risk and potential compliance costs in the region. EU court adviser rejects Meta’s fight
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing litigation and reputation risk — Testimony in a high‑profile California trial about social‑media harms and new Instagram parent‑alert policies keep regulatory/legal scrutiny and potential liabilities on investors’ radars. Woman suing Meta, YouTube expected to testify Instagram to alert parents of teen searches
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — Recent large share sales by senior executives (CFO and COO) may be read negatively by some investors even though insiders often sell for diversification or tax reasons. SEC filing: Susan J. Li sale

Meta Platforms Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ META opened at $657.01 on Friday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $1.66 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.96, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.28. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $656.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $686.79. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 12 month low of $479.80 and a 12 month high of $796.25.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The social networking company reported $8.88 earnings per share (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 net margin of 30.08% and a return on equity of 38.61%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $8.02 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 EPS for the current year.

Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on the stock. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Meta Platforms from $815.00 to $830.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $860.00 price objective (up from $750.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Citizens Jmp reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $900.00 price objective (up from $750.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a report on Monday, November 24th. Rosenblatt Securities raised their target price on Meta Platforms from $1,117.00 to $1,144.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Wedbush lifted their price target on Meta Platforms from $880.00 to $900.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research 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 given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Meta Platforms 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.