Meta Platforms (META) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes
by Danessa Lincoln · The Markets DailyMeta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:
- 12/23/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $820.00 to $815.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
- 12/22/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
- 12/19/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Wedbush from $920.00 to $880.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
- 12/15/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
- 12/11/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $820.00 to $750.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
- 12/8/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
- 12/5/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $1,117.00 price target on the stock.
- 12/4/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citigroup Inc..
- 12/4/2025 – Meta Platforms was given a new $718.00 price target on by analysts at Arete Research.
- 12/4/2025 – Meta Platforms was upgraded by analysts at Arete Research from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $718.00 price target on the stock.
- 12/1/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
- 11/25/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
- 11/24/2025 – Meta Platforms is now covered by analysts at BNP Paribas. They set an “outperform” rating and a $800.00 price target on the stock.
- 11/24/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citizens Jmp. They now have a $900.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $750.00.
- 11/24/2025 – Meta Platforms was upgraded by analysts at BNP Paribas to a “strong-buy” rating.
- 11/24/2025 – Meta Platforms is now covered by analysts at BNP Paribas Exane. They set an “outperform” rating and a $800.00 price target on the stock.
- 11/19/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from $830.00 to $720.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
- 11/18/2025 – Meta Platforms was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
- 11/13/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
- 11/10/2025 – Meta Platforms was downgraded by analysts at Erste Group Bank AG from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
- 11/1/2025 – Meta Platforms was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $840.00 to $810.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $900.00 to $915.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Roth Capital.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms was given a new $825.00 price target on by analysts at DA Davidson.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a $870.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $900.00.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They now have a $825.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $900.00.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at TD Cowen from $875.00 to $810.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush. They now have a $920.00 price target on the stock.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $837.00 to $802.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.. They now have a $900.00 price target on the stock.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from $920.00 to $830.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at KeyCorp from $905.00 to $875.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation from $900.00 to $875.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Needham & Company LLC.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $810.00 to $770.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Sandler from $880.00 to $840.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Mizuho from $925.00 to $815.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $900.00 to $875.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $915.00 to $850.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $875.00 to $800.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Monness Crespi & Hardt from $860.00 to $808.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms was downgraded by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms was downgraded by analysts at Benchmark Co. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from $900.00 to $810.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target raised by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities from $1,086.00 to $1,117.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
- 10/30/2025 – Meta Platforms had its price target lowered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $950.00 to $910.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
Meta Platforms Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th were given a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 15th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio is 9.28%.
Insider Activity at Meta Platforms
In other Meta Platforms news, CFO Susan J. Li sold 6,875 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Saturday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $609.46, for a total value of $4,190,037.50. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 88,370 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $53,857,980.20. This represents a 7.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Aaron Anderson sold 726 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $591.60, for a total value of $429,501.60. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 6,035 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,570,306. This trade represents a 10.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 42,074 shares of company stock valued at $26,359,548 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 13.61% of the company’s stock.
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.