TB Alternative Assets Ltd. Has $114.32 Million Stock Holdings in Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

TB Alternative Assets Ltd. increased its stake in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) by 65.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 173,186 shares of the social networking company’s stock after buying an additional 68,380 shares during the period. Meta Platforms accounts for 18.7% of TB Alternative Assets Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its largest position. TB Alternative Assets Ltd.’s holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $114,318,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Westchester Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Meta Platforms during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in shares of Meta Platforms during the second quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Evergreen Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 64.8% during the third quarter. Evergreen Private Wealth LLC now owns 89 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. PMV Capital Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 26.3% during the fourth quarter. PMV Capital Advisers LLC now owns 96 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new position in shares of Meta Platforms during the third quarter valued at approximately $71,000. Institutional investors own 79.91% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Susan J. Li sold 56,571 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $644.70, for a total transaction of $36,471,323.70. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Javier Olivan sold 926 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $605.38, for a total transaction of $560,581.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 13,335 shares in the company, valued at $8,072,742.30. This represents a 6.49% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 160,931 shares of company stock worth $102,997,526 over the last 90 days. 13.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Meta Platforms Trading Up 0.4%

NASDAQ:META opened at $575.05 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $633.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $656.17. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 52 week low of $479.80 and a 52 week high of $796.25. The company has a quick ratio of 2.60, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The stock has a market cap of $1.45 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.47, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.31.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The social networking company reported $8.88 EPS 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 firm had revenue of $59.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $58.33 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $8.02 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th were issued a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 16th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio is presently 8.94%.

Key Headlines Impacting Meta Platforms

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

• Positive Sentiment: OpenAI’s shutdown of the Sora app removes a high-profile competitor to short-form video (Reels), easing competitive pressure on Meta’s ad franchise and Reels monetization runway. This bolsters the case for sustainable ad growth and margin leverage.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/investor bullishness and stock-pickers calling Meta a buy: a Seeking Alpha piece argues Meta’s Q4 beat, AI-driven ad improvements, and tighter discretionary spending make it a buy (potential upside to sentiment). Meta Platforms: Time To Double Down
• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs / broader macro narrative: coverage noting cheaper tech valuations and a new “opportunity” view on AI-exposed large caps supports rotation back into names like Meta as AI optimism normalizes. High Growth, Lower Valuations
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming quarterly report is a near-term catalyst—investors are focused on Q1 guidance, ad trends, and AI monetization progress; the preview outlines what to watch but outcome uncertainty makes this a binary event. What to Expect From Meta Platforms’ Next Quarterly Earnings Report
• Neutral Sentiment: Market microstructure: trading commentary shows Meta’s price action is relatively controlled with lower intraday volatility compared with high-beta AI plays, which may attract institutional flows looking for large-cap AI exposure with lower volatility. Meta Vs. SMCI: 1 AI Trade, 2 Risk Profiles
• Neutral Sentiment: Product and ad tools: guides and coverage on Meta’s Collection Ads and ad agency use-cases reinforce steady demand from e-commerce advertisers but are incremental rather than immediate share-movers. Meta Collection Ads For eCommerce Businesses
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrade to “Hold” injects short-term headwinds for sentiment—downgrades can pressure shares and reduce the pool of buyers at current levels. Analyst Downgrades Meta Platforms (META) to ‘Hold’
• Negative Sentiment: Lingering concerns — higher AI spending, legal/regulatory risks and geopolitical noise — continue to cap multiple expansion and leave shares sensitive to negative headlines. General market write-ups highlight these ongoing risks. What’s going on with Meta stock today?

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

META has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Arete Research reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Wedbush raised their target price on shares of Meta Platforms from $880.00 to $900.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Meta Platforms from $856.00 to $765.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of Meta Platforms from $710.00 to $730.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $900.00 target price on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-eight have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Meta Platforms has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $843.57.

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.