META PLATFORMS INC. Reports $37,500 in New Lobbying Expenditures

Updated On: April 19, 2025 6:12 pm

Recent META Lobbying and Trading Activity Revealed in 2025 Reports

$37,500 in lobbying expenditures by META PLATFORMS INC. was recently reported in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing for Q1 of 2025. This lobbying focused on legislative and regulatory concerns related to competition and consumer protection.

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META Congressional Stock Transactions

In the past six months, members of Congress have traded $META stock 17 times, comprising 13 purchases and 4 sales. Below is a detailed breakdown of these trades:

SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO purchased up to $15,000 on 03/26.
REPRESENTATIVE KELLY MORRISON executed 3 trades, all purchases totaling up to $80,000 on 03/24.
REPRESENTATIVE JOSH GOTTHEIMER made 2 trades: 1 purchase up to $15,000 on 03/05 and 1 sale up to $15,000 on 01/16.
REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT BRESNAHAN completed 4 trades: 1 purchase up to $15,000 on 03/04 and 3 sales totaling up to $45,000 on 02/20 and 01/29.
REPRESENTATIVE BRUCE WESTERMAN acquired up to $15,000 on 03/03.
REPRESENTATIVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE made 4 purchases totaling up to $60,000 across several dates with no sales.
REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN L. JACKSON purchased up to $15,000 on 12/09.
REPRESENTATIVE JARED MOSKOWITZ purchased up to $15,000 on 11/08.

To keep track of congressional stock transactions, visit Quiver Quantitative’s congressional trading dashboard.

META Insider Trading Activity

In the last six months, META insiders conducted 1,343 trades of $META stock on the open market. Notably, all trades were sales, with no purchases reported. The following details outline the insiders’ trading activities:

MARK ZUCKERBERG (COB and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 1,222 sales, liquidating 1,685,935 shares for approximately $1,092,297,985.
CHRISTOPHER K COX (Chief Product Officer) has executed 0 purchases and 48 sales, selling 60,000 shares for about $39,908,564.
SUSAN J LI (Chief Financial Officer) has 0 purchases and 8 sales, resulting in the sale of 36,148 shares for an estimated $21,787,268.
ANDREW BOSWORTH (Chief Technology Officer) sold 24,863 shares in 6 transactions, fetching around $14,808,665.
JENNIFER NEWSTEAD (Chief Legal Officer) conducted 25 sales of 22,762 shares for about $13,951,145.
JAVIER OLIVAN (Chief Operating Officer) sold 21,058 shares across 26 transactions for an estimated $13,244,529.
NICHOLAS CLEGG (President, Global Affairs) sold 8,427 shares in 5 sales for about $4,690,970.
PEGGY ALFORD sold 1,646 shares across 2 transactions for an estimated $993,649.
AARON ANDERSON (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 731 shares for approximately $407,167.

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

META Hedge Fund Strategies

Recent data reveals that 2,191 institutional investors acquired shares of META stock, while 1,609 reduced their holdings in the last quarter. The largest recent transactions include:

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

To analyze hedge fund stock portfolios, check Quiver Quantitative’s institutional holdings dashboard.

META Analyst Ratings Overview

Recent reports from Wall Street analysts on $META revealed that 23 firms issued buy ratings, while no firms have rated the stock as a sell. Some of the notable recent ratings include:

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

For information on analyst ratings and price targets for META, check out Quiver Quantitative’s $META forecast page.

META Price Target Insights

Several analysts have recently shared price targets for $META, with 12 analysts providing estimates over the last six months. The median price target is $687.50. Some recent targets include: