International Private Wealth Advisors LLC Purchases 1,760 Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

International Private Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) by 66.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 4,403 shares of the social networking company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,760 shares during the period. Meta Platforms makes up approximately 1.8% of International Private Wealth Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $2,907,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Verum Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 7.5% in the fourth quarter. Verum Partners LLC now owns 903 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $596,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the period. EdgeRock Capital LLC boosted its position in Meta Platforms by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. EdgeRock Capital LLC now owns 2,938 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $1,939,000 after buying an additional 169 shares during the period. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. boosted its position in Meta Platforms by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. now owns 2,601 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $1,651,000 after buying an additional 146 shares during the period. J. L. Bainbridge & Co. Inc. grew its holdings in Meta Platforms by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. J. L. Bainbridge & Co. Inc. now owns 74,067 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $48,891,000 after acquiring an additional 5,541 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Emergent Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Meta Platforms by 21.1% in the 4th quarter. Emergent Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,055 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $697,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the period. 79.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Meta Platforms Stock Up 6.7%

Shares of NASDAQ META opened at $572.13 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.60, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The firm has a market cap of $1.45 trillion, a PE ratio of 24.35, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.30. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $641.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $663.23. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 12-month low of $479.80 and a 12-month high of $796.25.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The social networking company reported $8.88 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $8.16 by $0.72. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 30.08% and a return on equity of 38.61%. The firm had revenue of $59.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $58.33 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $8.02 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th were given a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 16th. Meta Platforms’s payout ratio is presently 8.94%.

Key Meta Platforms News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Meta launched new Ray‑Ban prescription smart glasses and Oakley updates that add hands‑free features (nutrition logging, real‑time translation), reinforcing growth prospects for Reality Labs and consumer AR wearables. Article Title Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Meta and Corning broke ground on a large optical‑cable expansion in North Carolina to support AI data‑center buildout—strengthening Meta’s supply chain for AI infrastructure. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market pieces highlight Meta’s AI and engagement feature rollouts (and recent product launches) as drivers for ad growth; buy‑side firms including Morgan Stanley/others continue to call the pullback a tactical buying opportunity. Article Title Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Meta is testing Instagram Plus (paid tier) and other monetization experiments; these could boost ARPU if scaled, but are currently limited pilot programs. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Meta is sharing retail and wearables learnings with partners to help physical retail for its AI/VR products—incremental channel development, uncertain near‑term revenue impact. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Meta suffered two major legal setbacks: a New Mexico ruling holding it accountable for child safety and an LA jury finding apps were designed to addict teens—both raise potential damages, regulatory pressure and litigation risk. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Indonesia summoned Meta over non‑compliance with new rules protecting under‑16 users, and regulators in other markets are flagging potential breaches—heightening compliance costs and moderation burdens. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Meta announced another round of layoffs impacting ~168 Washington state employees, signalling continued cost actions but also operational disruption in key VR/Reality teams. Article Title

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Meta Platforms news, COO Javier Olivan sold 2,461 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Sunday, February 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $639.77, for a total value of $1,574,473.97. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 12,108 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,746,335.16. This represents a 16.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Susan J. Li sold 56,571 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $644.70, for a total value of $36,471,323.70. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 161,448 shares of company stock valued at $103,333,788. 13.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Raymond James Financial cut their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $825.00 to $800.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 26th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a report on Friday. Scotiabank raised their target price on Meta Platforms from $685.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Citigroup reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Guggenheim upped their price target on Meta Platforms from $800.00 to $850.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $845.54.

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.