7,900 Shares in Meta Platforms, Inc. $META Bought by OPTIMAS CAPITAL Ltd

OPTIMAS CAPITAL Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 7,900 shares of the social networking company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,802,000. Meta Platforms accounts for approximately 3.7% of OPTIMAS CAPITAL Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bare Financial Services Inc purchased a new position in Meta Platforms during the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Briaud Financial Planning Inc bought a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms during the 2nd quarter valued at $42,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms during the 2nd quarter valued at $44,000. WFA Asset Management Corp lifted its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 42.6% during the 2nd quarter. WFA Asset Management Corp now owns 67 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Meta Platforms in the 2nd quarter worth $59,000. Institutional investors own 79.91% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Meta Platforms news, Director Robert M. Kimmitt sold 580 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $646.00, for a total transaction of $374,680.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 6,167 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,983,882. The trade was a 8.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Jennifer Newstead sold 519 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $624.14, for a total value of $323,928.66. Following the sale, the insider owned 31,253 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,506,247.42. This trade represents a 1.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 10,478 shares of company stock worth $6,799,696. Corporate insiders own 13.61% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

META has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut Meta Platforms from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Raymond James Financial decreased their target price on Meta Platforms from $825.00 to $800.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Meta Platforms from $785.00 to $820.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $872.00 price objective (up from $830.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Citizens Jmp reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $900.00 target price (up previously from $750.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a report on Monday, November 24th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Meta Platforms has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $845.50.

Meta Platforms Stock Down 1.5%

NASDAQ META opened at $639.77 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $657.09 and a 200-day moving average price of $692.40. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a one year low of $479.80 and a one year 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. The company has a market capitalization of $1.62 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.28.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The social networking company reported $8.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.16 by $0.72. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 30.08% and a return on equity of 38.61%. The company had revenue of $59.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $58.33 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $8.02 earnings per share. Meta Platforms’s revenue was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 EPS 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. Investors 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 dividend yield of 0.3%. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.94%.

Key Stories Impacting Meta Platforms

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bill Ackman has made a very large new investment in Meta — described as a multi-billion-dollar (reported ~$1–2B) stake — and called the shares “deeply discounted,” sparking renewed investor demand. Ackman’s $2B Bet
• Positive Sentiment: Media/analyst pieces highlight Meta as a top AI/advertising platform with diversified revenue streams, reinforcing the long-term growth argument tied to AI-driven ad demand. Billionaire Bill Ackman Reveals New Position
• Positive Sentiment: Barron’s reports strong traction for Meta’s smart glasses (7M+ pairs sold in 2025), highlighting a growing hardware/reality‑compute revenue stream that could expand monetization beyond ads. Meta Is the Winner in Smart Glasses
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple asset managers have recently increased Meta positions (examples include Bowie Capital, Night Owl, Causeway, Columbus Hill), signaling continued institutional interest. Bowie Capital Boosts Meta Stake
• Neutral Sentiment: Philippe Laffont (Scion) lists Meta among his top holdings, reflecting concentrated hedge-fund exposure but not an immediate catalyst. Is Meta Platforms Philippe Laffont’s Top Pick?
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage notes Ackman rotated assets (sold Hilton) into AI bets including Meta and Amazon — shows conviction but is part of broader portfolio moves. Ackman Sold Hilton and Bought AI Stock
• Negative Sentiment: White House adviser Peter Navarro said the administration may force data-center builders to “internalize” utility costs — a policy risk that could raise Meta’s operating and capital costs for AI infrastructure. Trump trade adviser Navarro says administration may force data center builders like Meta to ‘internalize’ costs
• Negative Sentiment: Some managers trimmed Meta (Abrams Capital trimmed shares), a reminder that profit-taking and rebalancing are occurring even amid buy-side interest. Abrams Capital Trims Meta Stake

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.