Sen. John Boozman Purchases Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)

Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently bought shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META). In a filing disclosed on November 15th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Meta Platforms stock on October 31st.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund (NYSEARCA:TPYP) on 11/3/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) on 10/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) on 10/9/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Sprott Lithium Miners ETF (NASDAQ:LITP) on 10/3/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) on 10/3/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSEARCA:EMLP) on 10/3/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF (NYSEARCA:EIPI) on 10/3/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (NASDAQ:FTGC) on 10/3/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Sprott Uranium Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:URNM) on 10/3/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) on 10/2/2025.

Meta Platforms Stock Performance

Shares of META opened at $597.69 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.51 trillion, a PE ratio of 26.40, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a current ratio of 1.98. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $707.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $706.50. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 52 week low of $479.80 and a 52 week high of $796.25.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The social networking company reported $7.25 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.74 by $0.51. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 30.89% and a return on equity of 39.35%. The business had revenue of $51.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $49.34 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $6.03 EPS. Meta Platforms’s revenue was up 26.2% on a year-over-year basis. Meta Platforms has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts expect that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Investors of record on Monday, September 22nd were given a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 22nd. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Meta Platforms’s payout ratio is presently 9.28%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CTO Andrew Bosworth sold 5,063 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Saturday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $609.46, for a total value of $3,085,695.98. Following the sale, the chief technology officer owned 6,936 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,227,214.56. This trade represents a 42.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Jennifer Newstead sold 516 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $631.00, for a total transaction of $325,596.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 26,721 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,860,951. The trade was a 1.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 28,424 shares of company stock worth $18,868,377. Corporate insiders own 13.61% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

META has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Benchmark downgraded Meta Platforms from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Meta Platforms from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Erste Group Bank downgraded shares of Meta Platforms from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $870.00 price target (down previously from $900.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $920.00 to $830.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $827.60.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its position in Meta Platforms by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 81,345 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $59,739,000 after acquiring an additional 1,936 shares during the last quarter. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 2.9% in the third quarter. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC now owns 855 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $628,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Vertex Planning Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 9.8% in the third quarter. Vertex Planning Partners LLC now owns 1,097 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $806,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the period. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt lifted its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 709.9% during the 3rd quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 130,010 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $95,433,000 after purchasing an additional 113,958 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Corus Family Wealth Advisors boosted its stake in Meta Platforms by 15.0% during the 3rd quarter. Corus Family Wealth Advisors now owns 960 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $705,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. 79.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman’s academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

Meta Platforms Company Profile

Meta Platforms, Inc engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, and wearables worldwide. It operates in two segments, Family of Apps and Reality Labs. The Family of Apps segment offers Facebook, which enables people to share, discuss, discover, and connect with interests; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and private messages, as well as feed, stories, reels, video, live, and shops; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact privately.