Truxt Investmentos Ltda. Invests $1.03 Million in Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

Truxt Investmentos Ltda. bought a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 1,399 shares of the social networking company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,027,000. Meta Platforms comprises approximately 1.5% of Truxt Investmentos Ltda.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 34,551 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $20,230,000 after acquiring an additional 570 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 10.2% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,456 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $5,537,000 after buying an additional 875 shares in the last quarter. Headwater Capital Co Ltd boosted its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 294.7% during the 1st quarter. Headwater Capital Co Ltd now owns 150,000 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $86,454,000 after acquiring an additional 112,000 shares in the last quarter. Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. bought a new stake in Meta Platforms in the second quarter valued at about $213,000. Finally, Capital & Planning LLC acquired a new position in Meta Platforms in the second quarter worth about $322,000. 79.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Aaron Anderson sold 726 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $591.60, for a total transaction of $429,501.60. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 6,035 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,570,306. This represents a 10.74% 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, COO Javier Olivan sold 2,610 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction dated Saturday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $609.46, for a total value of $1,590,690.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 9,784 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,962,956.64. The trade was a 21.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 39,078 shares of company stock worth $24,016,453. 13.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Meta Platforms

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square disclosed a roughly $2B (~10% of the fund) position, calling META undervalued and an AI beneficiary — a high‑profile institutional endorsement that can attract other buyers and supports the AI growth narrative. Ackman Bets on Meta (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Hardware traction: EssilorLuxottica says it more than tripled sales of Meta AI (Ray‑Ban) glasses in 2025 — evidence Reality Labs products can scale and diversify revenue beyond ads if momentum continues. Ray‑Ban Maker Triples Meta AI Glasses Sales (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: AI capacity bet: Meta began construction on a $10B Indiana data center to expand AI compute — a long‑term positive for ad/product innovation, though it raises near‑term capex. Meta $10B Indiana Data Center (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/investor interest: Multiple funds (Fisher, others) increased stakes and several brokers raised price targets or reiterated overweight ratings — supportive for sentiment. Analyst Coverage & Institutional Activity (MarketBeat)
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider selling: COO Javier Olivan sold 517 shares (~$343k) — a modest, routine sale that is unlikely to signal major change in outlook by itself. Insider Filing (SEC)
• Negative Sentiment: Russia blocks WhatsApp: Authorities removed WhatsApp from an official directory, effectively blocking the app for ~100M users — a material engagement and revenue risk in that market. Russia Blocks WhatsApp (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Legal/reputational pressure: Day‑to‑day trial testimony (former execs, witnesses) alleges platform harms; defense testimony (Instagram chief) seeks to limit addiction claims — but litigation uncertainty and potential regulatory action remain a drag. Trial Coverage (Yahoo)
• Negative Sentiment: Regional legal loss: A German court told a Meta subsidiary to pay ~€30M to Deutsche Telekom — modest financially but a reminder of ongoing operational/legal frictions. German Ruling (Reuters)

Meta Platforms Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ META opened at $668.69 on Thursday. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 12-month low of $479.80 and a 12-month high of $796.25. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $658.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $694.25. 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 company has a market cap of $1.69 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.28.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The social networking company reported $8.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 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 company’s revenue was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th were given a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 15th. Meta Platforms’s payout ratio is 8.94%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on META. Bank of America upped their price objective on Meta Platforms from $810.00 to $885.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Meta Platforms from $710.00 to $730.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $900.00 target price on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Erste Group Bank cut shares of Meta Platforms from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty have assigned a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $845.50.

Meta Platforms 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.