Meta Platforms, Inc. $META Holdings Increased by Tema ETFs LLC

Tema ETFs LLC lifted its stake in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) by 19.6% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 24,922 shares of the social networking company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,076 shares during the quarter. Tema ETFs LLC’s holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $14,038,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Meta Platforms by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 34,551 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $20,230,000 after purchasing 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 worth $5,537,000 after buying an additional 875 shares in the last quarter. Headwater Capital Co Ltd raised its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 294.7% in the 1st quarter. Headwater Capital Co Ltd now owns 150,000 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $86,454,000 after buying an additional 112,000 shares in the last quarter. Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. acquired a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms in the second quarter valued at $213,000. Finally, Capital & Planning LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms in the second quarter valued at $322,000. 79.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Meta Platforms News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Meta released Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter open-weight AI model designed to run locally on consumer computers. The strategy could accelerate developer adoption, improve Meta’s recommendation and advertising systems, and pressure rivals such as OpenAI and Anthropic by making advanced AI more widely available. Meta Muse Glimmer model
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and bullish commentary continue to highlight Meta’s underlying advertising strength. Second-quarter revenue rose about 28% year over year, supported by higher ad impressions and pricing, while WhatsApp monetization and AI-powered business tools provide potential additional growth. Meta valuation and advertising growth
• Positive Sentiment: Mark Zuckerberg’s plan to make AI broadly accessible reinforces Meta’s long-term positioning in consumer AI and could expand engagement across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Zuckerberg AI vision
• Neutral Sentiment: Meta and other leading AI companies will meet White House officials regarding voluntary safety testing for advanced models. The meeting may increase compliance costs, but coordinated standards could reduce longer-term regulatory uncertainty. AI safety discussions
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data shows zero shares and therefore provides no meaningful indication of bearish positioning.
• Negative Sentiment: Meta will unwind its planned $2 billion acquisition of Chinese AI startup Manus after regulatory pressure from China. The reversal highlights geopolitical obstacles to Meta’s AI expansion and eliminates a potential source of technology and talent. Manus deal unwinds
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that Meta’s 2026 capital expenditures could reach $130 billion to $145 billion. Rapidly rising costs have compressed margins and sharply reduced free cash flow, while analysts have lowered some future EPS forecasts. Meta AI spending and margins
• Negative Sentiment: A major court ruling allows more than 3,000 lawsuits alleging that social-media platforms encouraged addictive use among young people to proceed. The litigation creates potentially significant financial, reputational and regulatory risk for Meta. Youth addiction lawsuits

Meta Platforms Stock Up 0.7%

META stock opened at $599.12 on Wednesday. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 52-week low of $520.26 and a 52-week high of $796.25. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $597.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $621.56. 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 market capitalization of $1.53 trillion, a P/E ratio of 22.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.25.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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). Meta Platforms had a return on equity of 33.18% and a net margin of 29.83%.The firm had revenue of $60.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $60.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $7.14 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 28.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 28.5 EPS for the current year.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.91%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. TD Cowen lowered their target price on Meta Platforms from $800.00 to $750.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Meta Platforms from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $835.00 to $640.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $785.00 price objective (down from $800.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have assigned a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $785.32.

Insider Buying and Selling at Meta Platforms

In related news, Director Robert M. Kimmitt sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $561.56, for a total transaction of $280,780.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 2,943 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,652,671.08. The trade was a 14.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, 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 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 directly owned 6,290 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,823,376.50. This represents a 11.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 36,715 shares of company stock valued at $22,374,725. 13.53% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.