FERGUSON WELLMAN Increases Stake in META PLATFORMS by 78,840 Shares

FERGUSON WELLMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC has included 78,840 shares of $META in their portfolio, according to a recent SEC 13F filing. This report indicates the fund’s holdings as of March 31, 2025. You can view the full portfolio of the fund on Quiver Quantitative, and also track the largest institutional owners of $META.

Recent Hedge Fund Activity for META PLATFORMS

Within the last quarter, 2,169 institutional investors have purchased shares of META PLATFORMS, while 1,597 have reduced their positions.

Here are some notable recent changes:

• PROFICIO CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC added 6,240,810 shares (+78,471.1%) in Q4 2024, totaling approximately $3,654,056,663
• LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC removed 3,882,116 shares (-22.0%) in Q4 2024, valuing around $2,273,017,739
• NORGES BANK increased their holdings by 3,610,287 shares (+11.9%) in Q4 2024, estimated at $2,113,859,141
• NORTHERN TRUST CORP acquired 2,787,832 shares (+13.5%) in Q4 2024, worth about $1,632,303,514
• CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS sold 2,699,264 shares (-9.2%) in Q4 2024, worth approximately $1,580,446,064
• BLACKROCK, INC. added 2,543,790 shares (+1.6%) in Q4 2024, estimating their holdings at $1,489,414,482
• ASSENAGON ASSET MANAGEMENT S.A. boosted their stake by 2,225,186 shares (+712.2%) in Q1 2025, totaling around $1,282,508,202

For further tracking of hedge fund portfolios, visit Quiver Quantitative’s institutional holdings dashboard.

Insider Trading Activity for META PLATFORMS

Over the past six months, META PLATFORMS insiders engaged in 1,342 trades in the open market, all of which were sales with no purchases recorded.

Here’s a summary of insider trading of $META shares in the last six months:

• MARK ZUCKERBERG (COB and CEO) recorded 1,222 sales, selling 1,685,935 shares for approximately $1,092,297,985.
• CHRISTOPHER K COX (Chief Product Officer) has had 48 sales, exiting 60,000 shares for about $39,908,564.
• SUSAN J LI (Chief Financial Officer) completed 8 sales of 36,148 shares for around $21,787,268.
• ANDREW BOSWORTH (Chief Technology Officer) sold 24,863 shares in 6 transactions, totaling $14,808,665.
• JENNIFER NEWSTEAD (Chief Legal Officer) executed 24 sales of 21,841 shares, valued at around $13,461,892.
• JAVIER OLIVAN (Chief Operating Officer) sold 20,863 shares across 26 transactions for approximately $13,146,016.
• NICHOLAS CLEGG (President, Global Affairs) recorded 5 sales of 8,427 shares, totaling about $4,690,970.
• PEGGY ALFORD made 2 sales of 1,646 shares for an estimated $993,649.
• AARON ANDERSON (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 731 shares totaling approximately $407,167.

For insights into insider trading, check Quiver Quantitative’s dashboard.

Congressional Trading of META PLATFORMS Stock

In the last six months, members of Congress have traded $META stock a total of 17 times, with 12 purchases and 5 sales recorded.

Recent trading activity by Congress members includes:

• SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO purchased shares valued at up to $15,000 on 03/26.
• REPRESENTATIVE KELLY MORRISON executed 3 purchases totaling up to $80,000 on 03/24, with no sales.
• REPRESENTATIVE JOSH GOTTHEIMER made 3 trades with one purchase worth up to $15,000 on 03/05 and two sales worth up to $30,000 on 01/16 and 10/17.
• REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT BRESNAHAN made 4 trades, with one purchase up to $15,000 on 03/04 and three sales totaling $45,000 on 02/20 and 01/29.
• REPRESENTATIVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE completed 4 trades with purchases amounting to $60,000 on various dates and no sales.
• REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN L. JACKSON purchased shares valued at up to $15,000 on 12/09.
• REPRESENTATIVE JARED MOSKOWITZ also made a purchase worth up to $15,000 on 11/08.

To follow congressional trading activities, refer to Quiver Quantitative’s trading dashboard.

Recent Analyst Ratings for META PLATFORMS

In recent months, Wall Street analysts have been active with $META, issuing 23 buy ratings and no sell ratings.

Recent analyst assessments include:

• Tigress Financial rated it “Strong Buy” on 02/11/2025
• Cowen & Co. assigned a “Buy” rating on 01/30/2025
• UBS gave a “Buy” rating on 01/30/2025
• RBC Capital issued an “Outperform” rating on 01/30/2025
• Susquehanna rated it “Positive” on 01/30/2025
• Cantor Fitzgerald assigned an “Overweight” rating on 01/30/2025
• Citigroup gave a “Buy” rating on 01/30/2025

For more details on analyst ratings and price targets for META PLATFORMS, view Quiver Quantitative’s forecast page.

Price Targets for META PLATFORMS

Recently, multiple analysts have set price targets for $META, with 12 analysts providing estimates in the last six months. The median target is noted at $687.5.

Here are some specific price targets:

• An analyst from Tigress Financial set a target price of $935.0 on 02/11/2025
• Argus Research set their target at $775.0 on 02/04/2025
• Piper Sandler’s target price was $670.0 on 01/24/2025
• RBC Capital set a target at $700.0 on 01/24/2025
• JMP Securities recommended a target price of $750.0 on 01/02/2025
• Raymond James set their target at $675.0 on 11/25/2024
• Nat Schindler from Scotiabank recommended $583.0 on 10/31/2024

Please note that inaccuracies may arise from filing errors by funds, parsing errors, or other anomalies.

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