Lobbying Update: $5,960,000 of META PLATFORMS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES lobbying was just disclosed

$5,960,000 of META PLATFORMS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES lobbying was just disclosed, from Q2 of 2025, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.

This included lobbying on issues like:

"Discussions regarding cybersecurity, data security, encryption, platform integrity, election integrity, content policy, and terrorism; Issues related to voter suppression/interference, political ads and misinformation policies Education regarding internet security policy and internet privacy issues, federal privacy legislation, and freedom of expression on the internet, including connectivity, spectrum and access issues, local media issues Issues related to Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); Discussions regarding corporate tax issues and international tax policy Discussions regarding free trade agreements; Data localization and cross-border trade flows; Trade promotion authority and digital trade; Commerce export regulations - emerging technology; EU/US data flow; China; Intermediary liability; US-India trade negotiations; Export controls Issues and discussions related to technology and the Internet including privacy, security, competition, research, trademark counterfeiting and copyright piracy issues; online advertising, content and platform transparency efforts; technology and engineering; protecting children, bullying prevention and online safety; youth safety and federal parental approval; human trafficking issues; data portability and interoperability; data breach; connectivity and network usage issues; platform integrity and cybersecurity; storage and access to electronic communications and encryption; manipulated media; continued conversations on Artificial Intelligence; Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act; youth restrictions on social media; issues related to online platform content in the EU; Congressional Review Act and other activity related to the CFPBs rulemaking on payment system plans and nonbank larger participants"; S. 1829, STOP CSAM Act of 2025; EARN It Act; S. 146, TAKE IT DOWN Act; H.R. 1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act; H.R. 3149/S. 1586, App Store Accountability Act; S. 1748, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA); S. 836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act; S. 1367, NO FAKES Act of 2025; S. 1792, AI Whistleblower Protection Act; Issues related to the CLOUD Act; S. 2081, Responsible Innovation and Safe Expertise (RISE) Act of 2025; S. 2019, Taskforce for Recognizing and Averting Payment Scams (TRAPS) Act Issues related to infrastructure and subsea cable systems in the US and globally Issues related to Meta's Community Standards; Update on civil rights issues related to advertising practices; Issues related to human rights Issues related to encryption; Issues related to EU/US data flow; India, Turkey, Bangladesh and other data localization issues; Issues related to intermediary liability, both civil and criminal Discussions regarding temporary high-tech worker visas and employment based permanent residency Issues related to renewable energy policy"

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

META Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $META stock 26 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 23 have been purchases and 3 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 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 05/30, 05/16 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 purchased up to $15,000 on 05/13.
• REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE sold up to $250,000 on 05/12.
• REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN L. JACKSON purchased up to $15,000 on 04/23.

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 31 sales selling 18,627 shares for an estimated $13,136,174.
• JENNIFER NEWSTEAD (Chief Legal Officer) has made 0 purchases and 31 sales selling 15,084 shares for an estimated $10,279,695.
• ROBERT M KIMMITT has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 2,800 shares for an estimated $2,010,134.
• 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 2,579 institutional investors add shares of META stock to their portfolio, and 1,805 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

• KINGSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS TEXAS, LLC removed 59,764,086 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $43,889,549,476
• 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:

• Cantor Fitzgerald issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/16/2025
• Mizuho issued a "Outperform" rating on 09/30/2025
• DA Davidson issued a "Buy" rating on 07/31/2025
• Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 07/31/2025
• B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 07/31/2025
• Rosenblatt issued a "Buy" rating on 07/31/2025
• Guggenheim 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 $850.0.

Here are some recent targets:

• Jason Helfstein from Oppenheimer set a target price of $825.0 on 10/20/2025
• Deepak Mathivanan from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $920.0 on 10/16/2025
• 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
• 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

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