Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC Raises Stock Position in Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC boosted its position in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 131,837 shares of the social networking company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,747 shares during the quarter. Meta Platforms accounts for about 0.8% of Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC’s holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $96,818,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Westchester Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms in the third quarter worth $26,000. Bare Financial Services Inc purchased a new position in Meta Platforms during the second quarter worth about $30,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in Meta Platforms in the 2nd quarter worth about $44,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms in the 2nd quarter valued at about $59,000. Finally, Evergreen Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms by 64.8% in the 3rd quarter. Evergreen Private Wealth LLC now owns 89 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $65,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. 79.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Meta Platforms Stock Up 0.4%

META opened at $647.39 on Tuesday. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 12 month low of $479.80 and a 12 month high of $796.25. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $654.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $680.04. The company has a market cap of $1.64 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.30.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The social networking company reported $8.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $8.16 by $0.72. The business had revenue of $59.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $58.33 billion. Meta Platforms had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 30.08%.Meta Platforms’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $8.02 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 EPS for the current year.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be issued a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 8.94%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

META has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Monness Crespi & Hardt boosted their price objective on Meta Platforms from $808.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Meta Platforms from $750.00 to $825.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $810.00 to $885.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $875.00 to $900.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $840.00 to $880.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have given a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $844.44.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CTO Andrew Bosworth sold 8,089 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $631.24, for a total transaction of $5,106,100.36. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 2,841 shares in the company, valued at $1,793,352.84. This represents a 74.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Susan J. Li sold 56,571 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $644.70, for a total transaction of $36,471,323.70. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 159,891 shares of company stock valued at $102,464,356 over the last three months. 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: Bill Ackman / Pershing Square added a large position in META late in Q4 2025, signaling heavyweight institutional conviction and reinforcing the narrative that Meta is attractively valued. Bill Ackman’s Eyes Meta Platforms
• Positive Sentiment: AMD announced a multiyear mega-deal to supply large-scale AI compute to Meta and is expanding U.S. GPU manufacturing — a supply-side win that helps Meta scale AI infrastructure without being bottlenecked on chips. AMD AI Partnerships And Valuation Gap
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple bullish analyst/commentary pieces rank Meta as a top Magnificent 7 pick and argue its valuation and AI roadmap make it a long‑term winner, supporting continued investor interest. Meta Just Became the Best Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage noting that hedge funds and billionaires are building stakes in META reinforces momentum and a narrative of upside from both active managers and value-chasing investors. Billionaires Are Loading Up
• Neutral Sentiment: Increased retail/investor attention — Zacks notes META as a heavily searched stock — which can boost liquidity but is not by itself a directional catalyst. Investors Heavily Search META
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor letters and sector pieces (YCG, Motley Fool coverage) reiterate Meta’s AI ambition and strong fundamentals but mostly restate longer‑term theses rather than near‑term catalysts. YCG’s Updates on Meta Platforms
• Negative Sentiment: Macro risk: a 247WallStreet note flags that surging oil prices and broader market volatility could pressure high‑beta tech names including Meta, posing a near‑term downside risk despite company‑specific positives. Surging Oil Prices Threaten NVIDIA, Amazon, and Meta

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.