Q2 EPS Estimates for Meta Platforms Decreased by Analyst

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Meta Platforms in a report released on Tuesday, April 22nd. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now expects that the social networking company will post earnings per share of $5.34 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $5.93. The consensus estimate for Meta Platforms’ current full-year earnings is $26.70 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Meta Platforms’ Q3 2025 earnings at $5.48 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $23.30 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $26.79 EPS.

META has been the topic of several other reports. Bank of America reduced their target price on Meta Platforms from $765.00 to $640.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Guggenheim dropped their target price on shares of Meta Platforms from $750.00 to $675.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $725.00 to $610.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Meta Platforms from $675.00 to $750.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on Meta Platforms from $770.00 to $700.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, thirty-five have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Meta Platforms currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $676.55.

Meta Platforms Price Performance

Meta Platforms stock opened at $533.15 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.35 trillion, a P/E ratio of 22.29, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.28. The business has a 50-day moving average of $590.37 and a 200-day moving average of $604.75. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Meta Platforms has a 1 year low of $414.50 and a 1 year high of $740.91.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The social networking company reported $8.02 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.75 by $1.27. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 37.91% and a return on equity of 38.17%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $5.33 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Meta Platforms

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Meta Platforms during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Meta Platforms during the fourth quarter valued at about $40,000. Avondale Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Meta Platforms in the fourth quarter worth about $41,000. WealthTrak Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms in the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000. Finally, Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Meta Platforms during the 4th quarter valued at about $45,000. Institutional investors own 79.91% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Jennifer Newstead sold 905 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $666.00, for a total value of $602,730.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 29,295 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,510,470. The trade was a 3.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Javier Olivan sold 406 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $491.69, for a total transaction of $199,626.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 4,608 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,265,707.52. The trade was a 8.10 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 308,068 shares of company stock valued at $214,968,924 in the last three months. 13.71% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Meta Platforms Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. This is an increase from Meta Platforms’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.39%. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio is 8.78%.

Meta Platforms Company Profile

Meta Platforms, Inc engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, and wearables worldwide. It operates in two segments, Family of Apps and Reality Labs. The Family of Apps segment offers Facebook, which enables people to share, discuss, discover, and connect with interests; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and private messages, as well as feed, stories, reels, video, live, and shops; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact privately.