Unison Asset Management LLC Lowers Position in Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

Unison Asset Management LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) by 68.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,331 shares of the social networking company’s stock after selling 22,920 shares during the quarter. Meta Platforms comprises about 3.9% of Unison Asset Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest position. Unison Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $7,587,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Meta Platforms in the second quarter valued at approximately $23,155,393,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms by 73,443.1% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,417,003 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $6,212,506,000 after buying an additional 8,405,558 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 86,925,674 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $64,158,971,000 after buying an additional 1,650,435 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 192,591,101 shares of the social networking company’s stock valued at $142,149,566,000 after buying an additional 1,532,568 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms by 103.5% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,998,624 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $1,475,166,000 after acquiring an additional 1,016,667 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.91% of the company’s stock.

Meta Platforms Price Performance

Shares of Meta Platforms stock opened at $668.69 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.60. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a one year low of $479.80 and a one year high of $796.25. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $658.54 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $694.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.69 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.28.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The social networking company reported $8.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 last year, the business earned $8.02 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 EPS for the current year.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th were issued a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8.94%.

Key Meta Platforms News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square disclosed a roughly $2B (~10% of the fund) position, calling META undervalued and an AI beneficiary — a high‑profile institutional endorsement that can attract other buyers and supports the AI growth narrative. Ackman Bets on Meta (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Hardware traction: EssilorLuxottica says it more than tripled sales of Meta AI (Ray‑Ban) glasses in 2025 — evidence Reality Labs products can scale and diversify revenue beyond ads if momentum continues. Ray‑Ban Maker Triples Meta AI Glasses Sales (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: AI capacity bet: Meta began construction on a $10B Indiana data center to expand AI compute — a long‑term positive for ad/product innovation, though it raises near‑term capex. Meta $10B Indiana Data Center (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/investor interest: Multiple funds (Fisher, others) increased stakes and several brokers raised price targets or reiterated overweight ratings — supportive for sentiment. Analyst Coverage & Institutional Activity (MarketBeat)
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider selling: COO Javier Olivan sold 517 shares (~$343k) — a modest, routine sale that is unlikely to signal major change in outlook by itself. Insider Filing (SEC)
• Negative Sentiment: Russia blocks WhatsApp: Authorities removed WhatsApp from an official directory, effectively blocking the app for ~100M users — a material engagement and revenue risk in that market. Russia Blocks WhatsApp (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Legal/reputational pressure: Day‑to‑day trial testimony (former execs, witnesses) alleges platform harms; defense testimony (Instagram chief) seeks to limit addiction claims — but litigation uncertainty and potential regulatory action remain a drag. Trial Coverage (Yahoo)
• Negative Sentiment: Regional legal loss: A German court told a Meta subsidiary to pay ~€30M to Deutsche Telekom — modest financially but a reminder of ongoing operational/legal frictions. German Ruling (Reuters)

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $900.00 price target (up previously from $870.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. KeyCorp reduced their price objective on Meta Platforms from $875.00 to $835.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Meta Platforms from $875.00 to $900.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Citigroup reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Meta Platforms in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Mizuho increased their price target on shares of Meta Platforms from $815.00 to $850.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $845.50.

Insider Transactions at Meta Platforms

In other news, COO Javier Olivan sold 2,610 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Saturday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $609.46, for a total transaction of $1,590,690.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 9,784 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,962,956.64. This represents a 21.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Robert M. Kimmitt sold 600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $609.35, for a total transaction of $365,610.00. Following the sale, the director owned 7,347 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,476,894.45. This represents a 7.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 39,078 shares of company stock valued at $24,016,453. Company insiders own 13.61% of the company’s stock.

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.