Meta Platforms (META) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 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.
• 5/16/2026 – Meta Platforms was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 5/5/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $850.00 to $835.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/2/2026 – Meta Platforms was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 5/1/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Stifel Nicolaus from $805.00 to $780.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Roth Mkm.
• 4/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Guggenheim from $850.00 to $800.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Cantor Fitzgerald from $850.00 to $750.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $800.00 to $830.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $820.00 to $800.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $908.00 to $865.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Sanford C. Bernstein from $900.00 to $850.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $810.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler. They now have a $800.00 price target on the stock, down from $880.00.
• 4/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $765.00 to $770.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $1,015.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by KeyCorp. They now have a $760.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Truist Financial Corporation from $900.00 to $840.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They now have a $725.00 price target on the stock, down from $825.00.
• 4/23/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Guggenheim. They now have a $850.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $872.00 to $908.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citizens Jmp. They now have a $900.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/20/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Bank of America Corporation from $885.00 to $820.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/16/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen. They now have a $820.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/13/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Stifel Nicolaus from $820.00 to $805.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Meta Platforms’s payout ratio is presently 7.63%.

Insider Activity

In other Meta Platforms news, CTO Andrew Bosworth sold 7,847 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $607.83, for a total transaction of $4,769,642.01. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 414 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $251,641.62. The trade was a 94.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Curtis J. Mahoney sold 2,079 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $609.92, for a total transaction of $1,268,023.68. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,118 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $681,890.56. This represents a 65.03% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 41,305 shares of company stock worth $25,567,928 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 13.53% of the company’s stock.

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.