Vishria Bird Financial Group LLC Makes New Investment in Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

Vishria Bird Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 830 shares of the social networking company’s stock, valued at approximately $610,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of META. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors grew its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 0.4% in the second quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 3,506 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $2,587,000 after acquiring an additional 13 shares during the period. Pachira Investments Inc. lifted its position in Meta Platforms by 3.0% during the second quarter. Pachira Investments Inc. now owns 488 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $360,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the period. Hemington Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Meta Platforms by 0.6% in the second quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 2,223 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $1,641,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co of the South grew its position in Meta Platforms by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Trust Co of the South now owns 1,850 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $1,359,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the period. Finally, Sentinel Pension Advisors LLC grew its position in Meta Platforms by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Sentinel Pension Advisors LLC now owns 915 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $672,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the period. 79.91% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, COO Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $650.41, for a total transaction of $336,261.97. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 11,683 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,598,740.03. The trade was a 4.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Robert M. Kimmitt sold 580 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $646.00, for a total transaction of $374,680.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 6,167 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,983,882. This represents a 8.60% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 41,555 shares of company stock worth $25,869,502 in the last three months. Company insiders own 13.61% of the company’s stock.

Key Meta Platforms News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Meta struck 20?year agreements to buy power from Vistra nuclear plants and is partnering with TerraPower and Oklo on advanced and small modular reactor projects to supply low?carbon, baseload electricity for its Prometheus AI supercluster — a move that should lower data?center energy costs, improve sustainability metrics and de?risk AI compute capacity constraints. Meta strikes nuclear power agreements with three companies
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary and metrics remain constructive: some sell?side notes highlight Meta’s strong growth/profitability (high net margins, attractive Rule of 40 metrics) and ongoing AI investments as durable drivers for revenue and cash flow, supporting medium?term upside. Meta Platforms: Rule Of 40 Says Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Demand for Meta’s Ray?Ban Display AI glasses is “unprecedented,” supporting the thesis that Reality Labs may finally produce a meaningful consumer hardware revenue stream if supply and scaling issues are resolved. Strong early adoption reduces downside risk for the AR/VR segment over time. Meta’s New AI Glasses See “Unprecedented Demand”: What to Know
• Neutral Sentiment: Meta paused the international rollout of the Ray?Ban Display due to limited inventory — positive for U.S. concentration in the near term but delays incremental international revenue. Meta delays Ray-Ban Display glasses global rollout due to inventory limits, U.S. demand
• Neutral Sentiment: Some price?target moves: Guggenheim and others trimmed targets (Guggenheim to $800) but kept buy ratings — signaling confidence in fundamentals while tempering short?term valuation optimism. Guggenheim lowers Meta price target to $800
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory risk from China: Beijing’s commerce ministry said it will assess and investigate Meta’s ~ $2–2.5B acquisition of Manus (a Singapore?based AI startup with Chinese roots) for export and security compliance — an outcome that could delay integration, restrict capabilities or create transaction remediation. China to assess, investigate Meta’s acquisition of AI startup Manus
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: COO Javier Oliván disclosed a small sale (517 shares) in early January; while size is modest versus his holdings, markets often view repeated insider sales as a minor near?term negative signal. SEC filing: Javier Oliván sale

Meta Platforms Stock Down 0.4%

NASDAQ META opened at $646.06 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $641.17 and its 200-day moving average price is $703.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.98, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 52 week low of $479.80 and a 52 week high of $796.25. The company has a market capitalization of $1.63 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.29.

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

Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

META has been the topic of several research analyst reports. DA Davidson set a $825.00 price target on Meta Platforms in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price on Meta Platforms from $720.00 to $750.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Wedbush dropped their target price on Meta Platforms from $920.00 to $880.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Monness Crespi & Hardt cut their price target on Meta Platforms from $860.00 to $808.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $880.00 to $840.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $822.89.

About Meta Platforms

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.