Meta Platforms (META) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 4/16/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen. They now have a $820.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/13/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Stifel Nicolaus from $820.00 to $805.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/10/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Wolfe Research from $850.00 to $800.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/9/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by KeyCorp from $855.00 to $760.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/9/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Rosenblatt Securities from $1,144.00 to $1,015.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/2/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $856.00 to $765.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/2/2026 – Meta Platforms was downgraded by Erste Group Bank AG from “buy” to “hold”.
• 3/30/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $825.00 to $775.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/27/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 3/18/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Tigress Financial from $935.00 to $945.00. They now have a “strong-buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2026 – Meta Platforms was upgraded by Erste Group Bank AG from “hold” to “buy”.
• 3/5/2026 – Meta Platforms had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Arete Research.
• 2/23/2026 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $849.00 to $856.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th were issued a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 16th. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.94%.

Insider Activity

In related news, COO Javier Olivan sold 2,778 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $629.45, for a total transaction of $1,748,612.10. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 10,557 shares in the company, valued at $6,645,103.65. This represents a 20.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Robert M. Kimmitt sold 580 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $632.02, for a total value of $366,571.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 4,427 shares in the company, valued at $2,797,952.54. The trade was a 11.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 164,499 shares of company stock worth $105,237,895. 13.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.