BIP Wealth LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

BIP Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) by 114.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,125 shares of the social networking company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,340 shares during the quarter. BIP Wealth LLC’s holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $5,363,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Culbertson A N & Co. Inc. raised its stake in Meta Platforms by 38.8% during the fourth quarter. Culbertson A N & Co. Inc. now owns 716 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $473,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. HRC Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Meta Platforms by 12.7% during the fourth quarter. HRC Wealth Management LLC now owns 452 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $298,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. C2C Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Meta Platforms by 30.4% during the fourth quarter. C2C Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,107 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $731,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the period. 4WEALTH Advisors Inc. raised its position in Meta Platforms by 19.6% during the fourth quarter. 4WEALTH Advisors Inc. now owns 2,103 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $1,388,000 after purchasing an additional 345 shares during the period. Finally, ProCore Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Meta Platforms during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $967,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.91% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, COO Javier Olivan sold 2,778 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $629.45, for a total value of $1,748,612.10. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 10,557 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,645,103.65. The trade was a 20.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Susan J. Li sold 56,571 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $644.70, for a total transaction of $36,471,323.70. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 164,499 shares of company stock worth $105,237,895. 13.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Meta Platforms News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Meta struck a multi-year partnership with Broadcom through 2029 that includes an initial commitment to deploy >1 gigawatt of custom silicon capacity to support Meta’s Training & Inference Accelerator chips — it materially de-risks Meta’s AI compute buildout and signals scalable infrastructure plans. Meta inks deal with Broadcom for custom AI chips
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street bullishness: Morgan Stanley named META its top tech pick into earnings with a $775 target, and other firms emphasize strong long-term AI-driven upside — supports positive sentiment and buying pressure. Meta Stock Is the Top Pick for Tech Earnings, Morgan Stanley Says. Here’s Why.
• Positive Sentiment: Fundamentals/earnings momentum: Meta has a recent history of beating estimates and is expected to continue doing so; analysts highlight revenue and margin strength tied to ads and AI monetization. Why Meta Platforms (META) is Poised to Beat Earnings Estimates Again
• Positive Sentiment: Operational focus on AI/hardware execution: Meta is reorganizing Reality Labs and creating an Applied AI Engineering division to accelerate product execution — a sign management is prioritizing speed on high‑investment initiatives. Meta Makes Major Changes to Speed Reality Labs’ Progress
• Neutral Sentiment: Product experiments: Meta is developing an internal, photorealistic AI replica of CEO Mark Zuckerberg for employee engagement — interesting for culture and demo value but uncertain near-term revenue impact. Meta Platforms Is Building a Mark Zuckerberg AI Bot. Does That Matter for META Stock?
• Neutral Sentiment: Board/governance moves announced recently — likely manageable but worth tracking for any strategic implications. Meta Platforms Announces Upcoming Board of Directors Changes
• Negative Sentiment: EU regulators are preparing orders to force Meta to restore rival AI assistants’ access to WhatsApp after Meta imposed access fees — a direct regulatory threat that could limit Meta’s product control and create compliance costs. EU warns Meta WhatsApp AI fee breaches antitrust rules, orders rollback
• Negative Sentiment: Legal exposure: An Italian court allowed a class action over Facebook data scraping — another regulatory/legal headline that adds to GDPR-era litigation risk in Europe. Italy court allows class action against Meta over Facebook data scraping
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: COO Javier Olivan executed Rule 10b5-1 sales totaling several thousand shares on April 13 — disclosed trades reduce his holdings materially; trades were under pre-arranged plans but can create short-term perception pressure. SEC filing: Javier Olivan insider sales
• Negative Sentiment: Some sell-side caution: recent price-target cuts and a pessimistic note from Stifel flag near-term upside risks despite the longer-term bull case. Meta Platforms (META) Price Target Reduced by $95 Amid Market Volatility Stifel Nicolaus Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) Stock Price

Meta Platforms Trading Up 1.4%

NASDAQ META opened at $671.58 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 2.60 and a current ratio of 2.60. The company has a market capitalization of $1.70 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.31. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $626.81 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $652.04. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a one year low of $479.80 and a one year high of $796.25.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last posted its 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 business had revenue of $59.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $58.33 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $8.02 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts forecast that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th were issued a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 16th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 8.94%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on META shares. Canaccord Genuity Group upped 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. Erste Group Bank downgraded Meta Platforms from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Guggenheim increased their target price on shares of Meta Platforms from $800.00 to $850.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Pivotal Research reduced their target price on shares of Meta Platforms from $930.00 to $910.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-eight have issued a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Meta Platforms currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $837.72.

Meta Platforms Company 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.