Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Meta Platforms (META)

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

• 10/20/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $886.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $775.00 to $820.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/15/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $800.00 to $895.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/15/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They now have a $920.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/14/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Guggenheim from $700.00 to $850.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/14/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $715.00 to $884.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/14/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $860.00 to $762.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/13/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $763.00 to $1,000.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/13/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Pivotal Research from $790.00 to $930.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/13/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by KeyCorp. They now have a $900.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/13/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $886.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Cantor Fitzgerald from $860.00 to $840.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2026 – Meta Platforms was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 10/8/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen. They now have a $865.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/6/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $796.00 to $1,000.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/6/2026 – Meta Platforms is now covered by Yorkville Ives. They set an “outperform” rating and a $900.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/28/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Monness Crespi & Hardt from $730.00 to $830.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/25/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $785.00 to $875.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/25/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $750.00 to $865.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/25/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $750.00 to $820.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/25/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from $930.00 to $950.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/24/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by Tigress Financial. They now have a $945.00 price target on the stock, down from $995.00.
• 9/24/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Raymond James Financial, Inc. from $650.00 to $860.00. They now have a “strong-buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/24/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 9/24/2026 – Meta Platforms was upgraded by President Capital from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $897.00 price target on the stock, up from $660.00.
• 9/24/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Loop Capital from $740.00 to $955.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/24/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Tigress Financial from $945.00 to $995.00. They now have a “strong-buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/24/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $820.00 to $920.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/24/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $770.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/24/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Citizens Jmp from $770.00 to $885.00. They now have a “market outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/23/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG.
• 9/23/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $680.00 to $860.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/23/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by KeyCorp from $780.00 to $900.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/22/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 9/22/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by JPMorgan Chase & Co..
• 9/22/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Bank of America Corporation. They now have a $810.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/22/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $710.00 to $875.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/21/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $640.00 to $796.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/16/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc.. They now have a $800.00 price target on the stock, down from $850.00.
• 9/16/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Arete Research from $735.00 to $806.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/16/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $886.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/11/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Wedbush from $595.00 to $650.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/11/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald.
• 9/10/2026 – Meta Platforms was upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “neutral” to “overweight”. They now have a $820.00 price target on the stock, up from $640.00.
• 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 “buy” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They now have a $725.00 price target on the stock, down from $815.00.
• 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.
• 8/25/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Evercore Inc from $820.00 to $860.00.

Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 28th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 21st were paid a $0.5250 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 21st. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.91%.

Insider Activity

In other Meta Platforms news, CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold 27,474 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $777.44, for a total value of $21,359,386.56. The transaction 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 Meta Platforms stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $558.00, for a total transaction of $4,379,184.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 828 shares in the company, valued at $462,024. This represents a 90.46% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 148,331 shares of company stock worth $101,233,569 in the last 90 days. 13.53% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Meta Platforms, Inc is a technology company that develops social networking, messaging, virtual and augmented reality, and artificial intelligence products. The company’s principal platforms include Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Threads, which enable users to connect, communicate, share content, and discover products and services.

Meta also operates Reality Labs, its division focused on virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies. Reality Labs develops products such as Meta Quest virtual reality headsets and related software and experiences, along with research and hardware intended to support immersive computing.