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

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META):

• 9/1/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Wedbush. They now have a $595.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/27/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Truist Financial Corporation from $770.00 to $763.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/27/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Benchmark Co..
• 8/27/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Rosenblatt Securities from $883.00 to $886.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/27/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC.
• 8/3/2026 – Meta Platforms was upgraded by Phillip Securities to “strong-buy”.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by Scotiabank. They now have a $600.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler. They now have a $785.00 price target on the stock, down from $800.00.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Wedbush from $671.00 to $595.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms was given a new $750.00 price target by Mizuho.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Susquehanna from $900.00 to $650.00. They now have a “positive” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $835.00 to $640.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $830.00 to $780.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a $800.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wolfe Research. They now have a $700.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $815.00 to $725.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $766.00 to $715.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Robert W. Baird from $830.00 to $750.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $850.00 to $800.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Truist Financial Corporation from $840.00 to $770.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by DA Davidson from $850.00 to $700.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $800.00 to $750.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Citizens Jmp from $800.00 to $770.00. They now have a “market outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Cantor Fitzgerald from $770.00 to $680.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by KeyCorp from $790.00 to $780.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Rosenblatt Securities from $1,015.00 to $883.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Bank of America Corporation from $835.00 to $810.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Monness Crespi & Hardt from $890.00 to $730.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/28/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Guggenheim. They now have a $800.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/21/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Raymond James Financial, Inc. from $825.00 to $850.00. They now have a “strong-buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/21/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 7/21/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $767.00 to $835.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/21/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Rothschild & Co Redburn from $900.00 to $1,000.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/16/2026 – Meta Platforms is now covered by Wedbush. They set a “neutral” rating and a $671.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/13/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $865.00 to $766.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/10/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Citizens Jmp from $825.00 to $800.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/8/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC.
• 7/7/2026 – Meta Platforms was upgraded by Erste Group Bank AG from “hold” to “buy”.

Insider Activity at Meta Platforms

In other news, insider Curtis J. Mahoney sold 1,559 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $558.00, for a total transaction of $869,922.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 1,957 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,092,006. This represents a 44.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CTO Andrew Bosworth sold 7,848 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $558.00, for a total value of $4,379,184.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 828 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $462,024. The trade was a 90.46% 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. Insiders have sold a total of 32,987 shares of company stock worth $19,202,995 in the last three months. 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.