Lobbying Update: $30,000 of META PLATFORMS INC (FKA FACEBOOK) lobbying was just disclosed

$30,000 of META PLATFORMS INC (FKA FACEBOOK) lobbying was just disclosed, from Q3 of 2025, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.

This included lobbying on issues like:

"Issues and discussions related to technology and the Internet including privacy, data security, research, online advertising, Section 230 and on-line issues of discrimination, targeted harassment and cyber stalking. Issues and discussions related to technology and the Internet including privacy, data security, research, online advertising, Section 230 and on-line issues of discrimination, targeted harassment and cyber stalking."

You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.

META Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $META stock 34 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 24 have been purchases and 10 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $META stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE VAL T. HOYLE has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 06/06 and 1 sale worth up to $50,000 on 09/23.
REPRESENTATIVE CLEO FIELDS has traded it 11 times. They made 11 purchases worth up to $1,500,000 on 09/17, 09/10, 08/13, 08/01, 07/29, 07/17, 07/16, 06/30 and 0 sales.
SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO purchased up to $15,000 on 07/29.
REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 07/22, 07/16 and 0 sales.
SENATOR ANGUS S. KING JR. purchased up to $15,000 on 07/21.
REPRESENTATIVE RITCHIE TORRES sold up to $15,000 on 07/11.
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN MCGUIRE purchased up to $15,000 on 06/30.
SENATOR JOHN BOOZMAN has traded it 3 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $45,000 on 05/30, 05/16, 04/15 and 0 sales.
REPRESENTATIVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 05/14, 05/05 and 0 sales.
REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT BRESNAHAN has traded it 5 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 05/13 and 4 sales worth up to $60,000 on 04/17, 04/16.
REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $300,000 on 05/12, 04/17.
REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN L. JACKSON has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 04/23 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 04/16.
REPRESENTATIVE BRUCE WESTERMAN sold up to $15,000 on 04/21.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.

META Insider Trading Activity

META insiders have traded $META stock on the open market 354 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 354 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $META stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

MARK ZUCKERBERG (COB and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 244 sales selling 284,660 shares for an estimated $211,302,008.
CHRISTOPHER K COX (Chief Product Officer) has made 0 purchases and 13 sales selling 75,000 shares for an estimated $58,074,139.
ANDREW BOSWORTH (Chief Technology Officer) has made 0 purchases and 10 sales selling 44,257 shares for an estimated $30,649,180.
SUSAN J LI (Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 17 sales selling 32,081 shares for an estimated $23,928,207.
JAVIER OLIVAN (Chief Operating Officer) has made 0 purchases and 32 sales selling 19,124 shares for an estimated $13,305,325.
JENNIFER NEWSTEAD (Chief Legal Officer) has made 0 purchases and 31 sales selling 15,486 shares for an estimated $10,401,575.
ROBERT M KIMMITT has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 2,335 shares for an estimated $1,676,743.
PEGGY ALFORD has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 1,218 shares for an estimated $802,318.

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.

META Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 2,599 institutional investors add shares of META stock to their portfolio, and 1,771 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

KINGSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS TEXAS, LLC added 59,766,000 shares (+608429.2%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $44,112,686,940
NUVEEN, LLC added 9,548,268 shares (+181.9%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $7,047,481,128
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 3,476,325 shares (-6.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $2,565,840,719
NORGES BANK removed 2,699,981 shares (-7.9%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $1,992,828,976
SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC removed 2,447,490 shares (-64.7%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $1,806,467,894
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added 2,378,320 shares (+15.5%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $1,755,414,208
INFINITUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC removed 2,301,440 shares (-99.8%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $1,698,669,849

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

META Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $META in the last several months. We have seen 30 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Mizuho issued a "Outperform" rating on 09/30/2025
Cantor Fitzgerald issued a "Overweight" rating on 08/13/2025
UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 07/31/2025
Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 07/31/2025
Oppenheimer issued a "Outperform" rating on 07/31/2025
Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 07/31/2025
Stifel issued a "Buy" rating on 07/31/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for META, check out Quiver Quantitative's $META forecast page.

META Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $META recently. We have seen 36 analysts offer price targets for $META in the last 6 months, with a median target of $860.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Stephen Ju from UBS set a target price of $900.0 on 10/09/2025
Ken Gawrelski from Wells Fargo set a target price of $837.0 on 10/07/2025
Lloyd Walmsley from Mizuho set a target price of $925.0 on 09/30/2025
Deepak Mathivanan from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $920.0 on 09/17/2025
Rob Sanderson from Loop Capital set a target price of $980.0 on 08/05/2025
Ross Sandler from Barclays set a target price of $810.0 on 08/01/2025
Brad Erickson from RBC Capital set a target price of $840.0 on 07/31/2025

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