Q4 EPS Estimates for Meta Platforms Decreased by Analyst

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) – Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Meta Platforms in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler now anticipates that the social networking company will earn $8.32 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $8.51. The consensus estimate for Meta Platforms’ current full-year earnings is $26.70 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Meta Platforms’ Q1 2026 earnings at $5.88 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $7.19 EPS.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The social networking company reported $7.25 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.74 by $0.51. The company had revenue of $51.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $49.34 billion. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 30.89% and a return on equity of 39.35%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $6.03 earnings per share. Meta Platforms has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on META. Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $825.00 price target (down previously from $900.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Thursday. DA Davidson set a $825.00 price target on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Thursday. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on Meta Platforms from $875.00 to $810.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Meta Platforms from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Meta Platforms from $675.00 to $685.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $827.60.

Meta Platforms Price Performance

META opened at $648.35 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.63 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.64, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.20. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $738.28 and a 200 day moving average of $697.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.97 and a current ratio of 1.98. Meta Platforms has a fifty-two week low of $479.80 and a fifty-two week high of $796.25.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Meta Platforms

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Meta Platforms during the first quarter worth about $28,000. Bare Financial Services Inc purchased a new position in shares of Meta Platforms during the second quarter worth about $30,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Meta Platforms during the first quarter worth about $33,000. Evergreen Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms by 237.5% during the second quarter. Evergreen Private Wealth LLC now owns 54 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Briaud Financial Planning Inc purchased a new position in shares of Meta Platforms during the second quarter worth about $42,000. 79.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Robert M. Kimmitt sold 465 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $716.97, for a total transaction of $333,391.05. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,947 shares in the company, valued at $5,697,760.59. This represents a 5.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Jennifer Newstead sold 519 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $753.00, for a total value of $390,807.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 27,756 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,900,268. This represents a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 198,335 shares of company stock worth $153,047,009 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 13.61% of the company’s stock.

Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 22nd were given a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 22nd. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio is currently 9.28%.

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.