Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) COO Javier Olivan Sells 517 Shares

Key Points

  • Meta COO Javier Olivan sold 517 shares on Nov. 17 at an average price of $604.23 for about $312,387, leaving him with 15,302 shares valued at roughly $9.25 million (a ~3.27% reduction in his holdings).
  • The Nov. 17 sale is part of a recurring pattern of insider disposals since mid‑September, including a larger 2,610‑share sale on Nov. 15 and multiple repeated weekly 517‑share sales.
  • Company context: Meta recently beat Q3 estimates (EPS $7.25 vs. $6.74; revenue $51.24B vs. $49.34B), pays a quarterly dividend of $0.525 (annualized $2.10, ~0.4% yield), and its shares trade near $598 with a $1.51T market cap.

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) COO Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $604.23, for a total value of $312,386.91. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 15,302 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,245,927.46. This represents a 3.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Javier Olivan also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Saturday, November 15th, Javier Olivan sold 2,610 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $609.46, for a total transaction of $1,590,690.60.
  • On Monday, November 10th, Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $631.00, for a total transaction of $326,227.00.
  • On Monday, November 3rd, Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $656.00, for a total transaction of $339,152.00.
  • On Monday, October 27th, Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $749.57, for a total transaction of $387,527.69.
  • On Monday, October 20th, Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $721.30, for a total transaction of $372,912.10.
  • On Monday, October 13th, Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $713.34, for a total transaction of $368,796.78.
  • On Monday, October 6th, Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $704.81, for a total value of $364,386.77.
  • On Monday, September 29th, Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $748.72, for a total value of $387,088.24.
  • On Monday, September 22nd, Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $781.33, for a total value of $403,947.61.
  • On Monday, September 15th, Javier Olivan sold 517 shares of Meta Platforms stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $757.47, for a total value of $391,611.99.

Meta Platforms Trading Down 0.7%




Meta Platforms stock opened at $597.69 on Wednesday. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a one year low of $479.80 and a one year high of $796.25. The business's fifty day moving average is $707.36 and its 200 day moving average is $706.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.51 trillion, a PE ratio of 26.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.98 and a quick ratio of 1.98.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The social networking company reported $7.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.74 by $0.51. The business had revenue of $51.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $49.34 billion. Meta Platforms had a net margin of 30.89% and a return on equity of 39.35%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 26.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $6.03 EPS. Meta Platforms has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 26.7 EPS for the current year.

Meta Platforms Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 22nd were given a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 22nd. Meta Platforms's payout ratio is 9.28%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have weighed in on META. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of Meta Platforms from $950.00 to $910.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. DA Davidson set a $825.00 price objective on Meta Platforms in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on Meta Platforms from $840.00 to $810.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Loop Capital reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $980.00 target price (up from $888.00) on shares of Meta Platforms in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Benchmark lowered shares of Meta Platforms from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have given a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $827.60.

Read Our Latest Research Report on Meta Platforms

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Westchester Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Meta Platforms in the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Bare Financial Services Inc bought a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms during the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Meta Platforms during the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. Evergreen Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Meta Platforms by 237.5% in the 2nd quarter. Evergreen Private Wealth LLC now owns 54 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the period. Finally, Briaud Financial Planning Inc purchased a new stake in Meta Platforms in the 2nd quarter worth $42,000. Institutional investors own 79.91% of the company's stock.

About Meta Platforms

(Get Free Report)

Meta Platforms, Inc engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, and wearables worldwide. It operates in two segments, Family of Apps and Reality Labs. The Family of Apps segment offers Facebook, which enables people to share, discuss, discover, and connect with interests; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and private messages, as well as feed, stories, reels, video, live, and shops; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact privately.

See Also

Insider Buying and Selling by Quarter for Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META)

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from InsiderTrades.com in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate reporting. Please send any questions or comments about this story to [email protected].

Insider Buying or Selling at Meta Platforms?
Sign-up to receive InsiderTrades.com's daily insider buying and selling report for Meta Platforms and related companies.
Free Insider Buying and Selling Newsletter
Enter your email address below to receive InsiderTrades.com's daily insider buying and selling report.
From Our Partners

Most Read This Month

Recent Articles