S Bank Fund Management Ltd Has $19.09 Million Position in Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

S Bank Fund Management Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) by 30.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,000 shares of the social networking company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,000 shares during the quarter. Meta Platforms makes up approximately 2.5% of S Bank Fund Management Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. S Bank Fund Management Ltd’s holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $19,094,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of META. Bare Financial Services Inc acquired a new position in Meta Platforms during the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Evergreen Private Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 237.5% during the second quarter. Evergreen Private Wealth LLC now owns 54 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Briaud Financial Planning Inc acquired a new position in shares of Meta Platforms during the second quarter valued at $42,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in Meta Platforms in the second quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, WFA Asset Management Corp increased its position in Meta Platforms by 42.6% in the second quarter. WFA Asset Management Corp now owns 67 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the period. 79.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $820.00 to $815.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, December 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $900.00 to $875.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $870.00 target price (down previously from $900.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $821.07.

Insider Transactions at Meta Platforms

In other Meta Platforms news, insider Jennifer Newstead sold 519 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $658.69, for a total transaction of $341,860.11. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 28,658 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,876,738.02. This trade represents a 1.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, COO Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $653.00, for a total transaction of $337,601.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 11,166 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,291,398. The trade was a 4.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 40,115 shares of company stock valued at $24,741,055 over the last 90 days. 13.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Meta Platforms News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Threads’ mobile daily users have reportedly passed X, indicating stronger engagement that could help ad monetization and user-growth narrative. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Instagram is shifting most ad inventory into Reels (over half of Instagram ads in 2025), supporting the company’s short‑form video monetization strategy. Read More.

Meta Platforms Trading Down 2.6%

META opened at $604.12 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $640.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $698.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a current ratio of 1.98. The firm has a market cap of $1.52 trillion, a PE ratio of 26.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.29. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a twelve month low of $479.80 and a twelve month high of $796.25.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The social networking company reported $7.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.74 by $0.51. The company had revenue of $51.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $49.34 billion. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 30.89% and a return on equity of 39.35%. The firm’s revenue was up 26.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $6.03 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 EPS for the current year.

Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th were issued a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 15th. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio is 9.28%.

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.