Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Grows Stock Position in Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) by 2.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,322,028 shares of the social networking company’s stock after purchasing an additional 190,000 shares during the period. Meta Platforms makes up approximately 1.5% of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 0.37% of Meta Platforms worth $6,846,454,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Goldstone Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Meta Platforms by 44.4% during the third quarter. Goldstone Financial Group LLC now owns 3,752 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $2,756,000 after buying an additional 1,153 shares during the period. CW Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 27.8% in the 2nd quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 176,762 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $130,467,000 after buying an additional 38,432 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 34.2% in the 3rd quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 52,252 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $38,373,000 after buying an additional 13,311 shares during the period. Cherokee Insurance Co bought a new position in shares of Meta Platforms in the 2nd quarter worth about $3,321,000. Finally, Becker Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 35,052 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $25,741,000 after acquiring an additional 1,657 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.91% of the company’s stock.

Meta Platforms News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bill Ackman / Pershing Square added a large position in META late in Q4 2025, signaling heavyweight institutional conviction and reinforcing the narrative that Meta is attractively valued. Bill Ackman’s Eyes Meta Platforms
• Positive Sentiment: AMD announced a multiyear mega-deal to supply large-scale AI compute to Meta and is expanding U.S. GPU manufacturing — a supply-side win that helps Meta scale AI infrastructure without being bottlenecked on chips. AMD AI Partnerships And Valuation Gap
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple bullish analyst/commentary pieces rank Meta as a top Magnificent 7 pick and argue its valuation and AI roadmap make it a long‑term winner, supporting continued investor interest. Meta Just Became the Best Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage noting that hedge funds and billionaires are building stakes in META reinforces momentum and a narrative of upside from both active managers and value-chasing investors. Billionaires Are Loading Up
• Neutral Sentiment: Increased retail/investor attention — Zacks notes META as a heavily searched stock — which can boost liquidity but is not by itself a directional catalyst. Investors Heavily Search META
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor letters and sector pieces (YCG, Motley Fool coverage) reiterate Meta’s AI ambition and strong fundamentals but mostly restate longer‑term theses rather than near‑term catalysts. YCG’s Updates on Meta Platforms
• Negative Sentiment: Macro risk: a 247WallStreet note flags that surging oil prices and broader market volatility could pressure high‑beta tech names including Meta, posing a near‑term downside risk despite company‑specific positives. Surging Oil Prices Threaten NVIDIA, Amazon, and Meta

Insider Activity

In other Meta Platforms news, CTO Andrew Bosworth sold 8,089 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $631.24, for a total value of $5,106,100.36. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 2,841 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,793,352.84. This represents a 74.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, COO Javier Olivan sold 2,461 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Sunday, February 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $639.77, for a total value of $1,574,473.97. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 12,108 shares in the company, valued at $7,746,335.16. The trade was a 16.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 159,891 shares of company stock valued at $102,464,356 in the last ninety days. 13.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Meta Platforms Stock Performance

Shares of META stock opened at $647.39 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $654.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $680.04. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 52 week low of $479.80 and a 52 week high of $796.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.64 trillion, a PE ratio of 27.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a quick ratio of 2.60, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The social networking company reported $8.88 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.16 by $0.72. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 30.08% and a return on equity of 38.61%. The company had revenue of $59.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $58.33 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $8.02 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Meta Platforms’s payout ratio is currently 8.94%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $800.00 price objective (up from $770.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Arete Research reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $860.00 price target (up from $750.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on Meta Platforms from $900.00 to $930.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Erste Group Bank upgraded Meta Platforms from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have given a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $844.44.

Meta Platforms Profile

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.