Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Meta Platforms (META)

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 7/16/2026 – Meta Platforms is now covered by Wedbush. They set a “neutral” rating and a $671.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/13/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $865.00 to $766.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/10/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Citizens Jmp from $825.00 to $800.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/8/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC.
• 7/7/2026 – Meta Platforms was upgraded by Erste Group Bank AG from “hold” to “buy”.
• 7/2/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $765.00 to $767.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/26/2026 – Meta Platforms was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 6/2/2026 – Meta Platforms was upgraded by Wedbush from “outperform” to “neutral”.
• 6/2/2026 – Meta Platforms is now covered by Benchmark Co.. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/2/2026 – Meta Platforms is now covered by Piper Sandler. They set an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/2/2026 – Meta Platforms was downgraded by UBS Group AG from “buy” to “neutral”.
• 6/2/2026 – Meta Platforms was upgraded by Raymond James Financial, Inc. from “underperform” to “outperform”.
• 6/2/2026 – Meta Platforms is now covered by BNP Paribas Exane. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/2/2026 – Meta Platforms was upgraded by Susquehanna from “positive” to “positive”.
• 6/2/2026 – Meta Platforms was downgraded by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from “buy” to “sell”.
• 6/2/2026 – Meta Platforms was given a new $735.00 price target by Arete Research. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/2/2026 – Meta Platforms was upgraded by Arete Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”. They now have a $735.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/1/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $810.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/28/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $1,015.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/20/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $770.00 to $765.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Meta Platforms

In other news, Director Robert M. Kimmitt sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $607.75, for a total transaction of $303,875.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, COO Javier Olivan sold 3,348 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $600.97, for a total transaction of $2,012,047.56. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 9,498 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,708,013.06. This represents a 26.06% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 39,503 shares of company stock worth $24,241,859. 13.53% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.