Meta Platforms, Inc. $META Shares Purchased by Trivium Point Advisory LLC

Trivium Point Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) by 36.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 13,527 shares of the social networking company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,610 shares during the period. Meta Platforms accounts for 1.0% of Trivium Point Advisory LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. Trivium Point Advisory LLC’s holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $9,934,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Landing Point Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in Meta Platforms by 16.7% during the 3rd quarter. Landing Point Financial Group LLC now owns 1,513 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $1,111,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares during the period. Wealthedge Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms by 139.5% during the third quarter. Wealthedge Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,609 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $4,854,000 after buying an additional 3,850 shares during the last quarter. Madison Wealth Partners Inc boosted its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 1.3% during the third quarter. Madison Wealth Partners Inc now owns 1,594 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $1,171,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period. Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. grew its holdings in Meta Platforms by 28.9% in the 3rd quarter. Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. now owns 127,596 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $93,704,000 after buying an additional 28,600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brand Asset Management Group Inc. increased its position in Meta Platforms by 66.6% in the 3rd quarter. Brand Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 663 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $487,000 after acquiring an additional 265 shares during the period. 79.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Meta Platforms

In other news, CFO Susan J. Li sold 56,571 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $644.70, for a total transaction of $36,471,323.70. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CTO Andrew Bosworth sold 8,089 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $631.24, for a total value of $5,106,100.36. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 2,841 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,793,352.84. The trade was a 74.01% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 160,927 shares of company stock valued at $103,155,254. Company insiders own 13.61% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

META has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $872.00 price target (up from $830.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $900.00 price target on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $1,117.00 to $1,144.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Scotiabank raised their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $685.00 to $700.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $844.44.

Meta Platforms Price Performance

NASDAQ META opened at $644.86 on Friday. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 1 year low of $479.80 and a 1 year high of $796.25. The business’s fifty day moving average is $654.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $681.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.63 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.30. 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 announced its 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. Meta Platforms had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 30.08%.The company had revenue of $59.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $58.33 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $8.02 earnings per share. Meta Platforms’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Meta Platforms’s payout ratio is currently 8.94%.

Key Stories Impacting Meta Platforms

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

• Positive Sentiment: Closed multiyear AI/content and chip-supply deals that should improve model training quality and reduce sourcing risk — supports AI product road map and longer-term ad/engagement upside. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Signed paid content-licensing arrangements (reported coverage highlights a News Corp deal) and created a new applied-AI engineering organization to speed model development — both point to faster commercialization of AI features that can lift ad yields. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Prominent investors and some brokers continue to list META as a buy or top idea (e.g., inclusion on Bill Ackman-related lists and select upgrades), supporting demand from long-term investors. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Company presented at investor conferences and several sell‑side reports reiterated valuation/scale arguments — useful for analyst color but not an immediate catalyst. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Wall Street downgrades and cut price targets citing concerns that Meta is “lagging on AI” — raises short-term growth and competition worries and likely contributed to intraday selling pressure. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider sales disclosed: CFO Susan Li sold roughly $36.5M and COO Javier Olivan also executed significant sales — while often planned (tax/vesting), these filers increase headline risk and can create short-term supply. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and competition pressure in Europe and Indonesia — Meta agreed to allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp in Europe (for a fee) to head off EU action, and Indonesia issued warnings over disinformation and algorithm transparency, adding compliance and revenue uncertainty in key markets. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: 13F filings show several high‑profile managers trimmed or exited META in Q4 — signals profit‑taking and reduced conviction from some large investors. Read More.

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.