Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) Stock Purchased Rep. Jared Moskowitz

Representative Jared Moskowitz (Democratic-Florida) recently bought shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META). In a filing disclosed on July 26th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Meta Platforms stock on June 17th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORGAN STANLEY ACTIVE ASSETS (1)” account.

Representative Jared Moskowitz also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) on 6/18/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 6/17/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) on 6/17/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Home Depot (NYSE:HD) on 6/17/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) on 6/17/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) on 6/17/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) on 6/12/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Cencora (NYSE:COR) on 5/6/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) on 5/6/2026.

Meta Platforms Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ META traded up $0.83 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $588.77. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 14,728,758 shares, compared to its average volume of 16,995,000. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.49 trillion, a P/E ratio of 22.18, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 2.23 and a quick ratio of 2.23. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $600.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $622.36. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 12-month low of $520.26 and a 12-month high of $796.25.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The social networking company reported $6.18 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.19 by ($1.01). The business had revenue of $60.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $60.22 billion. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 29.83% and a return on equity of 33.18%. The business’s revenue was up 28.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $7.14 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 28.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.91%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in META. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 17.4% in the 1st quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC now owns 18,000 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $10,299,000 after purchasing an additional 2,670 shares during the period. Keybank National Association OH grew its position in Meta Platforms by 15.7% during the fourth quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 133,798 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $88,319,000 after buying an additional 18,169 shares during the period. WMS Group LLC purchased a new stake in Meta Platforms during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $876,000. Consolidated Investment Group LLC increased its holdings in Meta Platforms by 61.2% during the fourth quarter. Consolidated Investment Group LLC now owns 7,900 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $5,215,000 after buying an additional 3,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 199,995,630 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $132,015,115,000 after acquiring an additional 7,269,279 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.91% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

META has been the subject of several research reports. Citizens Jmp reduced their price objective on Meta Platforms from $800.00 to $770.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings lowered Meta Platforms from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $700.00 price target on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $800.00 price target on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Meta Platforms from $815.00 to $725.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Meta Platforms presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $785.32.

Meta Platforms News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Meta launched Muse Code, its first AI coding agent, as it expands Meta Superintelligence Labs and competes more directly with Anthropic and OpenAI. The product could create a new AI-services growth avenue and demonstrate potential returns from the company’s substantial AI investments. Meta debuts first AI coding agent to take on Anthropic and OpenAI
• Positive Sentiment: Phillip Securities upgraded Meta to “strong buy,” providing a favorable analyst signal following the recent earnings-related selloff. Meta Platforms upgraded by Phillip Securities
• Neutral Sentiment: Meta and other major AI companies are scheduled to discuss voluntary safety testing with White House advisers. Cooperation could help shape AI policy, although the meeting also underscores growing scrutiny of advanced AI systems. Meta, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI to meet with Trump White House
• Negative Sentiment: A Senate committee advanced online child-safety legislation that could increase Meta’s legal exposure for harms involving minors and potentially challenge its liability protections in the United States. Meta, Google Online Child Safety Rules Advance in US Senate
• Negative Sentiment: Meta apologized to Indian officials over temporarily restricting a post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as well as reported content-moderation and operational errors. The incident raises reputational and regulatory risks, including possible challenges to Meta’s “safe harbor” protections in India. Meta apologises to India for restricting PM Modi’s post
• Negative Sentiment: Meta is among Big Tech companies committed to roughly $1.09 trillion in future lease payments, largely for AI data centers. The spending supports long-term AI capacity but increases fixed-cost, capital-allocation and margin risks after Meta’s quarterly EPS missed estimates. AI data-centre race builds $1 trillion lease burden for Big Tech

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Meta Platforms news, Director Robert M. Kimmitt sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $607.75, for a total transaction of $303,875.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 3,443 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,092,483.25. The trade was a 12.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, COO Javier Olivan sold 837 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $607.85, for a total value of $508,770.45. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 6,290 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,823,376.50. The trade was a 11.74% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 37,770 shares of company stock valued at $23,034,051. Insiders own 13.53% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Moskowitz

Jared Evan Moskowitz (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida’s 23rd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Moskowitz (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Florida’s 23rd Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Jared Evan Moskowitz was born in Coral Springs, Florida. Moskowitz graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and government from George Washington University in 2003 and a law degree from Nova Southeastern University in 2007. Moskowitz’s career experience includes working as the director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management and general counsel with AshBritt Inc.

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.