Southeast Asset Advisors LLC Has $3.19 Million Stock Holdings in Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

Southeast Asset Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) by 133.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,340 shares of the social networking company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,480 shares during the quarter. Southeast Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $3,187,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of Meta Platforms by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 34,551 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $20,230,000 after buying an additional 570 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Meta Platforms by 10.2% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,456 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $5,537,000 after acquiring an additional 875 shares during the last quarter. Headwater Capital Co Ltd lifted its stake in Meta Platforms by 294.7% in the first quarter. Headwater Capital Co Ltd now owns 150,000 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $86,454,000 after acquiring an additional 112,000 shares during the last quarter. Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. bought a new position in shares of Meta Platforms in the 2nd quarter valued at about $213,000. Finally, Capital & Planning LLC acquired a new position in shares of Meta Platforms during the 2nd quarter worth about $322,000. Institutional investors own 79.91% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on META shares. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Meta Platforms from $785.00 to $820.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $900.00 price objective on Meta Platforms in a research note on Monday, January 26th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Meta Platforms from $710.00 to $730.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on Meta Platforms from $840.00 to $880.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Bank of America raised their price target on Meta Platforms from $810.00 to $885.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $844.44.

Meta Platforms Stock Performance

META opened at $637.25 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.60. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $656.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $688.15. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 1 year low of $479.80 and a 1 year high of $796.25. The company has a market capitalization of $1.61 trillion, a PE ratio of 27.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.28.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The social networking company reported $8.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.16 by $0.72. The company had revenue of $59.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $58.33 billion. Meta Platforms had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 30.08%.The company’s revenue was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $8.02 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 EPS for the current year.

Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity at Meta Platforms

In other Meta Platforms news, CTO Andrew Bosworth sold 8,089 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 2,841 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,793,352.84. The trade was a 74.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Jennifer Newstead sold 519 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $642.22, for a total value of $333,312.18. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 30,734 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,737,989.48. This trade represents a 1.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 27,791 shares of company stock valued at $17,835,648. 13.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Meta Platforms News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Meta struck a multiyear deal to deploy up to 6 gigawatts of AMD GPUs for its AI data centers, giving it a second major supplier and reducing single-vendor supply risk as it scales AI infrastructure. Meta strikes AI chip deal with AMD days after committing to deploy millions of Nvidia GPUs
• Positive Sentiment: The WSJ reports the AMD agreement could be north of $100 billion and may lead Meta to own up to ~10% of AMD, signaling a strategic, long-term commitment to securing chip supply and potentially creating financial upside from the stake. Meta and AMD Agree to AI Chips Deal Worth More Than $100 Billion
• Positive Sentiment: These AMD plans come days after Meta committed to deploying millions of Nvidia GPUs — together the dual-supplier approach accelerates capacity buildout that underpins ad/revenue growth and AI monetization prospects. Meta strikes AI chip deal with AMD days after committing to deploy millions of Nvidia GPUs
• Positive Sentiment: Meta’s board declared a $0.525 quarterly cash dividend, a direct shareholder return that can attract income-focused investors and signal confidence in cash flow. Meta (META) Strengthens Investor Appeal With Dividend Payout and Platform Expansion Efforts
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts maintain a favorable view (consensus “Moderate Buy”), supporting upside expectations but reflecting mixed views on valuation vs. near-term capex/earnings tradeoffs. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry context: Bridgewater estimates Big Tech will invest roughly $650B in AI this year — a tailwind for Meta but also a signal of intense, costly competition. Big Tech to invest about $650 billion in AI in 2026, Bridgewater says
• Negative Sentiment: Court filings show internal warnings that encrypting Messenger could hinder child-exploitation detection — a fresh legal/regulatory and reputational risk that could prompt scrutiny or remediation costs. Meta executive warned Facebook Messenger encryption plan was ‘so irresponsible’, shows court filing
• Negative Sentiment: Reports highlight hyperscalers (including Meta) taking on more debt to fund AI capex — higher leverage and bond issuance shift risk to creditors and could concern investors focused on capital efficiency. How the AI debt binge shattered hyperscalers’ ‘unspoken contract’ with investors
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal exposure continues globally — India’s Supreme Court will hear Meta/WhatsApp pleas over a privacy penalty, adding jurisdictional legal risk. Indian Supreme Court To Hear Meta, WhatsApp Pleas Against ₹213 Crore Penalty Over Privacy Policy

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.