Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Meta Platforms (META)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META):

• 1/14/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $1,117.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/13/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Cowen Inc.
• 1/13/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by analysts at TD Cowen from $810.00 to $820.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/12/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $802.00 to $795.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/8/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from $720.00 to $750.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/8/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Guggenheim from $875.00 to $800.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $1,117.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/29/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/23/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $820.00 to $815.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 12/22/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/19/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Wedbush from $920.00 to $880.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 12/15/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/11/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $820.00 to $750.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 12/8/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/5/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $1,117.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/4/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citigroup Inc..
• 12/4/2025 – Meta Platforms was given a new $718.00 price target on by analysts at Arete Research.
• 12/4/2025 – Meta Platforms was upgraded by analysts at Arete Research from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $718.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/1/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/25/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/24/2025 – Meta Platforms is now covered by analysts at BNP Paribas. They set an “outperform” rating and a $800.00 price target on the stock.
• 11/24/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citizens Jmp. They now have a $900.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $750.00.
• 11/24/2025 – Meta Platforms was upgraded by analysts at BNP Paribas to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 11/24/2025 – Meta Platforms is now covered by analysts at BNP Paribas Exane. They set an “outperform” rating and a $800.00 price target on the stock.
• 11/19/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from $830.00 to $720.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 11/18/2025 – Meta Platforms was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 15th were given a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 9.28%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Meta Platforms

In other news, COO Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $653.00, for a total value of $337,601.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 11,166 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,291,398. This represents a 4.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Jennifer Newstead sold 519 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $658.69, for a total transaction of $341,860.11. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 28,658 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,876,738.02. This trade represents a 1.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 40,571 shares of company stock valued at $25,137,541 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 13.61% of the company’s stock.

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.