$META Stock Sees 6% Surge Amid Ongoing Insider Trades

$META Stock is up 6% today, based on data from Polygon. Trading volume has reached approximately $6,466,299,696.

Insider Trading Activity for $META

In the last six months, $META insiders have conducted 1,344 trades in the open market. Notably, all of these trades have been sales, with zero purchases reported.

Here’s a summary of recent insider trades involving $META over the past six months:

• MARK ZUCKERBERG (COB and CEO) executed 1,221 sales, totaling 1,685,515 shares for about $1,092,045,912.
• CHRISTOPHER K COX (Chief Product Officer) sold 60,000 shares across 48 transactions for around $39,908,564.
• SUSAN J LI (Chief Financial Officer) completed 8 sales of 36,148 shares, amounting to about $21,787,268.
• ANDREW BOSWORTH (Chief Technology Officer) had 6 sales of 24,863 shares for approximately $14,808,665.
• JENNIFER NEWSTEAD (Chief Legal Officer) sold 22,814 shares in 25 transactions for around $13,895,378.
• JAVIER OLIVAN (Chief Operating Officer) completed 28 sales totaling 22,056 shares for about $13,771,321.
• NICHOLAS CLEGG (President, Global Affairs) sold 8,427 shares in 5 transactions for approximately $4,690,970.
• PEGGY ALFORD performed 2 sales of 1,473 shares for roughly $893,351.
• AARON ANDERSON (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 731 shares for an estimated $407,167.

For further tracking of insider transactions, consider using Quiver Quantitative’s insider trading dashboard.

Institutional Investor Activity for $META

Recently, 2,349 institutional investors have increased their stake in $META, while 1,804 have sold off some of their positions in the last quarter.

Key recent movements include:

• JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 6,507,617 shares (+12.6%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, valued at around $3,750,730,134.
• PROFICIO CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC divested 6,237,555 shares (-99.8%) in Q1 2025, totaling approximately $3,595,077,199.
• INTEGRATED INVESTMENT CONSULTANTS, LLC reduced their holdings by 4,126,822 shares (-99.9%) in Q1 2025, valued at about $2,378,535,127.
• LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC cut 3,882,116 shares (-22.0%) in Q4 2024, worth around $2,273,017,739.
• NORGES BANK raised their stake by acquiring 3,610,287 shares (+11.9%) in Q4 2024, worth approximately $2,113,859,141.
• NORTHERN TRUST CORP added 2,787,832 shares (+13.5%) in Q4 2024, valued at about $1,632,303,514.
• CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS decreased their position by 2,699,264 shares (-9.2%) in Q4 2024, equating to around $1,580,446,064.

To monitor hedge funds’ Stock portfolios, access Quiver Quantitative’s institutional holdings dashboard.

Congressional Trading of $META Stock

Members of Congress have executed 23 trades involving $META over the past six months, with 12 being purchases and 11 being sales.

Here is the trading breakdown by Congress members:

• REPRESENTATIVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE made 4 purchases totaling up to $60,000 on 05/05, 02/12, 01/21, and 12/24, with no sales.
• REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT BRESNAHAN traded 9 times, including 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 03/04 and 8 sales totaling up to $120,000 on multiple dates.
• REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE conducted 2 sales worth up to $300,000 on 04/17 and 04/07, with no purchases.
• SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO made a purchase worth up to $15,000 on 03/26.
• REPRESENTATIVE KELLY MORRISON executed 3 purchases totaling up to $80,000 on 03/24.
• REPRESENTATIVE JOSH GOTTHEIMER traded twice: one purchase worth up to $15,000 on 03/05 and one sale worth the same amount on 01/16.
• REPRESENTATIVE BRUCE WESTERMAN purchased up to $15,000 on 03/03.
• REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN L. JACKSON made a purchase up to $15,000 on 12/09.

To keep track of congressional Stock trading, refer to Quiver Quantitative’s dashboard.

Analyst Ratings for $META

Over the last few months, Wall Street analysts have provided insights on $META stock, with 23 firms issuing buy ratings and none recommending sells.

Recent analyst ratings include:

• KeyBanc titled it “Overweight” on 05/01/2025.
• Susquehanna provided a “Positive” rating on 05/01/2025.
• Cantor Fitzgerald designated it as “Overweight” on 05/01/2025.
• UBS rated it as “Buy” on 05/01/2025.
• Roth Capital assigned a “Buy” rating on 04/22/2025.
• Tigress Financial issued a “Strong Buy” rating on 02/11/2025.
• Cowen & Co. reported a “Buy” rating on 01/30/2025.

For further data on $META’s analyst ratings and price targets, visit Quiver Quantitative’s forecast page.

Recent Price Targets for $META

Several analysts have set price targets for $META, with a median target of $725.0 established over the last six months.

Here are some of the latest targets:

• Tigress Financial projected a target price of $935.0 on 02/11/2025.
• Argus Research set a target at $775.0 on 02/04/2025.
• Piper Sandler issued a target of $670.0 on 01/24/2025.
• RBC Capital indicated a target price of $700.0 on 01/24/2025.
• JMP Securities set a target at $750.0 on 01/02/2025.
• Raymond James established a target of $675.0 on 11/25/2024.

Further information on $META can be found on Quiver Quantitative.

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