Rep. Julia Letlow Purchases Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)

Representative Julia Letlow (Republican-Louisiana) recently bought shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META). In a filing disclosed on March 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Meta Platforms stock on February 12th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT ACCOUNT #025” account.

Representative Julia Letlow also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) on 2/20/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of BXP (NYSE:BXP) on 2/20/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of HF Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) on 2/20/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Vistra (NYSE:VST) on 2/17/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG) on 2/17/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) on 2/17/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWO) on 2/12/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) on 2/12/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:REGN) on 2/12/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Icon (NASDAQ:ICLR) on 2/12/2026.

Meta Platforms Stock Down 1.8%

Shares of Meta Platforms stock opened at $592.92 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.50 trillion, a PE ratio of 25.23, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.30. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $647.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $670.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 2.60 and a current ratio of 2.60. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 52-week low of $479.80 and a 52-week high of $796.25.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The social networking company reported $8.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.16 by $0.72. Meta Platforms had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 30.08%.The firm had revenue of $59.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $58.33 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $8.02 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.94%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on META shares. Wedbush raised their target price on shares of Meta Platforms from $880.00 to $900.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Meta Platforms from $875.00 to $900.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Roth Mkm lowered their target price on Meta Platforms from $850.00 to $800.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Erste Group Bank upgraded Meta Platforms from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, KeyCorp decreased their price target on Meta Platforms from $875.00 to $835.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Meta Platforms presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $846.63.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Susan J. Li sold 56,571 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $644.70, for a total value of $36,471,323.70. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, COO Javier Olivan sold 2,461 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Sunday, February 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $639.77, for a total transaction of $1,574,473.97. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 12,108 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,746,335.16. This trade represents a 16.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 160,929 shares of company stock valued at $103,074,540 over the last ninety days. 13.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Meta Platforms

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of META. Westchester Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Meta Platforms during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. RHL Group LLC acquired a new stake in Meta Platforms during the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Meta Platforms during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Niles Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Meta Platforms during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Bare Financial Services Inc acquired a new position in shares of Meta Platforms in the second quarter valued at $30,000. 79.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Meta Platforms News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Meta Platforms this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Meta is deepening its AI infrastructure and partnerships — Arm chose Meta as the launch customer for its first in‑house AGI CPU designed for data‑center AI workloads, signalling strong demand for Meta’s AI compute needs and potential optimization of its AI stack. Arm launches first own-brand chip with Meta as launch customer
• Positive Sentiment: Meta continues to bulk up AI talent and internal adoption: it recruited the Dreamer team to scale personalized AI agents and appointed CTO Andrew Bosworth to lead “AI for Work” initiatives, plus reports that a CEO “agent” is being tested — moves that should accelerate product development and productivity gains. Meta Recruits Dreamer Team to Scale Personalized AI Agents
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts remain constructive: Erste Group upgraded META to Buy, citing the company’s AI investments and pricing power — a signal that some institutional investors view Meta’s AI strategy as a durable earnings driver. Erste Group Upgrades Meta (META) to Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Meta is testing incentive programs to boost creator engagement (paying some influencers up to $3,000/month) — this could help engagement but is an incremental-cost experiment whose ROI is uncertain. Meta Will Pay Influencers Up to $3,000 Per Month
• Neutral Sentiment: Regulatory scrutiny of Big Tech/A.I. is ongoing: EU antitrust chiefs have met with major AI players including Meta, which keeps regulatory risk on investors’ radars but doesn’t yet imply immediate penalties. EU antitrust chief meets Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon CEOs
• Negative Sentiment: Landmark New Mexico verdict: a jury ordered Meta to pay $375M after finding the company failed to protect children on its platforms — this is a material reputational and legal hit and raises the risk of further state suits and regulatory scrutiny. Meta Ordered to Pay $375 Million Over Child Safety Violations
• Negative Sentiment: Deal uncertainty in China: reports say regulators have barred Manus co‑founders from leaving while reviewing Meta’s ~$2B acquisition, creating execution risk and potential delays or blocking of the deal. China bars Manus co-founders from leaving country as it reviews sale to Meta
• Negative Sentiment: Executive pay and retention moves have drawn scrutiny: Meta granted RSUs and aggressive stock‑option packages tied to very high share‑price targets (reports say the plan targets a $9T valuation), which investors may view as dilutive or poorly timed despite management’s stated goal to retain AI talent. Meta Targets $9 Trillion Value With AI-Driven Exec Pay Plan
• Negative Sentiment: Operational and workforce noise: employees in some groups were told to work remotely amid looming layoffs and a discrimination lawsuit alleges age targeting in cuts — potential execution and morale headwinds. Some Meta employees were told to work remotely for the day as layoffs loom

About Representative Letlow

Julia Letlow (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District. She assumed office on April 14, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Letlow (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on November 3, 2026.

Julia Letlow earned a doctorate. Letlow’s career experience includes working as a senior administrator with the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

About Meta Platforms

Meta Platforms, Inc (NASDAQ: META), formerly Facebook, Inc, is a global technology company best known for building social networking services and immersive computing platforms. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the company operates a family of consumer-facing products and services that connect users, creators and businesses. In October 2021 the company rebranded as Meta to reflect an expanded strategic focus on augmented and virtual reality technologies alongside its social media businesses.

Meta’s core consumer products include Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, which enable social networking, messaging, content sharing and community building across mobile and desktop devices.