Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd Acquires 13,261 Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 702,996 shares of the social networking company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,261 shares during the quarter. Meta Platforms comprises approximately 2.7% of Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd’s holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $516,266,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Goldstone Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Meta Platforms by 44.4% during the 3rd quarter. Goldstone Financial Group LLC now owns 3,752 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $2,756,000 after purchasing an additional 1,153 shares in the last quarter. CW Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms by 27.8% in the second quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 176,762 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $130,467,000 after buying an additional 38,432 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 34.2% during the third quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 52,252 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $38,373,000 after buying an additional 13,311 shares during the period. Cherokee Insurance Co acquired a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms during the second quarter worth $3,321,000. Finally, Becker Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms by 5.0% during the third quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 35,052 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $25,741,000 after buying an additional 1,657 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.91% of the company’s stock.

Meta Platforms News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Huge AI infrastructure demand: Meta’s multi‑year, large‑scale compute agreement tied to Nebius reframes long‑term AI capacity needs and supports sustained AI spending/engagement upside. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Creator monetization to drive engagement and ad revenue: Meta’s “Creator Fast Track” guarantees monthly payments to big creators and highlights ~$3B paid to creators in 2025 — a direct push to win creators and ad dollars. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Retail & hardware visibility: Meta converted its NYC pop‑up into a 10‑year Fifth Avenue flagship to showcase AI glasses and AR/VR hardware — supports device sales and brand presence. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst optimism but long runway: Tigress Financial raised its price target (strong‑buy), adding bullish forward guidance but no immediate catalyst. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Product pivot on metaverse: Meta announced wind‑down plans for Horizon Worlds in VR (then partially reversed), a strategic reallocation of resources from legacy metaverse efforts to AI. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Security & AI control concerns: Reports of a rogue AI agent exposing sensitive data raise immediate operational and compliance risk, pressuring sentiment on AI rollout safety. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory / legal overhang: A New Mexico child‑safety trial accuses Meta of prioritizing profit amid abuse on its platforms — heightened litigation and reputational risk. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Execution and cost concerns: Coverage of an Avocado AI model delay and chatter about possible layoffs creates uncertainty around AI timing and near‑term expenses. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling & ad‑safety failures: Recent filings show insider stock sales by senior executives and reports that Meta failed to stop unauthorized financial ads in the U.K., adding governance and regulatory headwinds. Read More.

Meta Platforms Stock Performance

NASDAQ META opened at $606.70 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $650.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $674.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.53 trillion, a P/E ratio of 25.82, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.30. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $479.80 and a fifty-two week 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 issued its earnings results 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 company’s revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $8.02 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Robert M. Kimmitt sold 580 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $632.02, for a total value of $366,571.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 4,427 shares in the company, valued at $2,797,952.54. The trade was a 11.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, COO Javier Olivan sold 926 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $632.02, for a total transaction of $585,250.52. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 14,261 shares in the company, valued at $9,013,237.22. This trade represents a 6.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 161,965 shares of company stock worth $103,758,552. Corporate insiders own 13.61% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on META shares. Tigress Financial raised their target price on Meta Platforms from $935.00 to $945.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Arete Research reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Meta Platforms from $875.00 to $900.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $860.00 price objective (up from $750.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Pivotal Research dropped their target price on Meta Platforms from $930.00 to $910.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have issued 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 $846.63.

Meta Platforms 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.