Recent discussions on X about Meta Platforms (META) have been buzzing with activity, largely driven by the company's massive spending on artificial intelligence and its impact on stock performance. Many users are intrigued by Meta's strategic push into AI, seeing it as a potential driver for future growth in ad targeting and content recommendations. However, there’s a noticeable concern among some about the stock's recent dip, with debates centering on whether the hefty AI investments will yield returns soon enough to justify the costs.
Additionally, the chatter on X has touched on Meta's Threads platform surpassing a significant user milestone, which has sparked optimism about its competitive stance in the social media landscape. Some users are vocal about the stock's potential for growth, pointing to strong quarterly earnings and analyst upgrades as reasons for confidence. Yet, lingering doubts persist regarding the sustainability of rapid expansion and stock price volatility, keeping the conversation dynamic and multifaceted.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Meta Platforms Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $META stock 42 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 29 have been purchases and 13 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $META stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE CLEO FIELDS has traded it 6 times. They made 6 purchases worth up to $600,000 on 07/29, 07/17, 07/16, 06/30 and 0 sales.
- SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 07/29, 03/26 and 0 sales.
- 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 7 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 05/13, 03/04 and 5 sales worth up to $75,000 on 04/17, 04/16, 04/02.
- REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE has traded it 3 times. They made 0 purchases and 3 sales worth up to $550,000 on 05/12, 04/17, 04/07.
- REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN L. JACKSON has traded it 4 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $45,000 on 04/23, 03/24, 03/03 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 04/16.
- REPRESENTATIVE BRUCE WESTERMAN has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 03/03 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 04/21.
- REPRESENTATIVE KELLY MORRISON has traded it 5 times. They made 5 purchases worth up to $145,000 on 04/11, 03/24 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE JOSH GOTTHEIMER has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 03/05 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 04/09.
- REPRESENTATIVE JULIE JOHNSON sold up to $50,000 on 04/07.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
Meta Platforms Insider Trading Activity
Meta Platforms insiders have traded $META stock on the open market 388 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 388 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 48 sales selling 115,000 shares for an estimated $84,689,104.
- 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 33 sales selling 19,670 shares for an estimated $13,154,586.
- JENNIFER NEWSTEAD (Chief Legal Officer) has made 0 purchases and 30 sales selling 17,379 shares for an estimated $10,985,195.
- ROBERT M KIMMITT has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 1,870 shares for an estimated $1,324,520.
- 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 Platforms Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 2,674 institutional investors add shares of Meta Platforms stock to their portfolio, and 1,871 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
- GAMMA INVESTING LLC removed 23,408,174 shares (-99.8%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $17,277,339,147
- 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
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Meta Platforms Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $META in the last several months. We have seen 32 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 08/13/2025
- Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 07/31/2025
- Benchmark issued a "Buy" 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
- Stifel issued a "Buy" rating on 07/31/2025
- RBC Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 07/31/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Meta Platforms, check out Quiver Quantitative's $META forecast page.
Meta Platforms Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $META recently. We have seen 39 analysts offer price targets for $META in the last 6 months, with a median target of $840.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Deepak Mathivanan from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $920.0 on 08/13/2025
- 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
- Michael Morris from Guggenheim set a target price of $875.0 on 07/31/2025
- Brian Nowak from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $850.0 on 07/31/2025
- Jason Helfstein from Oppenheimer set a target price of $870.0 on 07/31/2025
- Brian Pitz from BMO Capital set a target price of $710.0 on 07/31/2025
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
