$7,080,000 of META PLATFORMS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES lobbying was just disclosed, from Q1 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.

This included lobbying on issues like:

“Discussions regarding cybersecurity, data security, encryption, platform integrity, election integrity, content policy, and terrorism; Issues related to voter suppression/interference, political ads and misinformation policies
Education regarding internet security policy and internet privacy issues, federal privacy legislation, and freedom of expression on the internet, including connectivity, spectrum and access issues, local media issues
Issues related to Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); Discussions regarding corporate tax issues and international tax policy
Discussions regarding free trade agreements; Data localization and cross-border trade flows; Trade promotion authority and digital trade; Commerce export regulations – emerging technology; EU/US data flow; China; Intermediary liability; US-India trade negotiations; Export controls
Issues and discussions related to technology and the Internet including privacy, security, competition, research, trademark counterfeiting and copyright piracy issues; online advertising, content and platform transparency efforts; technology and engineering; protecting children, bullying prevention and online safety; youth safety and federal parental approval; human trafficking issues; data portability and interoperability; data breach; connectivity and network usage issues; platform integrity and cybersecurity; storage and access to electronic communications and encryption; manipulated media; continued conversations on Artificial Intelligence; Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act; youth restrictions on social media; issues related to online platform content in the EU; issues related to fraud and scams online; issues related to AI Wearables; Congressional Review Act and other activity related to the CFPBs rulemaking on payment system plans and nonbank larger participants”; S. 1829, STOP CSAM Act of 2025; EARN It Act; S. 146, TAKE IT DOWN Act; H.R. 3149/S. 1586, App Store Accountability Act; S. 1748/H.R. 6484, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA); S. 836/H.R. 6291, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act; S. 1367, NO FAKES Act of 2025; S. 1792, AI Whistleblower Protection Act; Issues related to the CLOUD Act; S. 2081, Responsible Innovation and Safe Expertise (RISE) Act of 2025; S. 2019, Taskforce for Recognizing and Averting Payment Scams (TRAPS) Act; S. 2750, Strengthening Artificial intelligence Normalization and Diffusion By Oversight and eXperimentation Act (SANDBOX) Act; H.R. 3209, App Store Freedom Act; H.R. 2657, Sammys Law; H.R. 6273, Stop Profiling Youth and Kids Act; H.R. 6253, Algorithmic Transparency and Choice Act; H.R. 6489, Safeguarding Adolescents From Exploitative (SAFE) BOTs Act; H.R. 1623, Shielding Children’s Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net (SCREEN) Act; H.R. 6257, Safe Messaging for Kids Act of 2025; H.R. 6333, Parents Over Platforms Act; H.R. 6048, NDO Fairness Act; Issues related to the Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility (CVTA) Act; H.R. 6265, Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games (GAMING) Act; H.R. 5360, AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act; H.R. 6499, Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act; H.R. 6437, Kids Internet Safety Partnership Act; H.R. 6289, Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act; H.R. 6259, No Fentanyl on Social Media Act; H.R. 6290, Safe Social Media Act; H.R. 6488, Reducing Exploitative Social Media Exposure for Teens (RESET) Act; S. 3150, Guaranteeing Access and Innovation for National Artificial Intelligence (GAIN AI) Act of 2025; H.R. 7757, Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act; S. 3774, Safeguarding Consumers from Advertising Misconduct (SCAM) Act; S. 3947, Reconductoring Existing Wires for Infrastructure Reliability and Expansion (REWIRE) Act; H.R. 5764, AI for Main Street Act; S. 3397, Ending Coercion of Children and Harm Online (ECCHO) Act; S. 1885, Stop the Scroll Act; S. 4046, Economy of the Future Commission Act of 2026; S. 3982, AI Fraud Accountability Act of 2026
Issues related to infrastructure and subsea cable systems in the US and globally; H.R. 261, Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025
Issues related to Meta’s Community Standards; Update on civil rights issues related to advertising practices; Issues related to human rights
Issues related to encryption; Issues related to EU/US data flow; India and other data localization issues; Issues related to intermediary liability, both civil and criminal
Discussions regarding temporary high-tech worker visas and employment based permanent residency
Issues related to energy policy and permitting reforms; H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act; H.R. 6983, Preventing Rate Inflation in Consumer Energy (PRICE) Act”

You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.

META Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $META stock 14 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 9 have been purchases and 5 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $META stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

• SENATOR ANGUS S. KING JR. sold up to $15,000 on 02/13.
• REPRESENTATIVE JULIA LETLOW purchased up to $15,000 on 02/12.
• REPRESENTATIVE CLEO FIELDS has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $350,000 on 02/03, 01/20 and 0 sales.
• REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 01/30 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 12/24.
• REPRESENTATIVE RICK LARSEN purchased up to $15,000 on 01/07.
• SENATOR MARKWAYNE MULLIN purchased up to $100,000 on 12/29.
• SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO purchased up to $15,000 on 11/13.
• REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN L. JACKSON sold up to $15,000 on 11/11.
• SENATOR JOHN BOOZMAN purchased up to $15,000 on 10/31.
• REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 3 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 10/30 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 10/31, 10/30.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative’s congressional trading dashboard.

META Insider Trading Activity

META insiders have traded $META stock on the open market 124 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 124 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $META stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

• SUSAN J LI (Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 24 sales selling 144,355 shares for an estimated $92,273,250.
• JAVIER OLIVAN (Chief Operating Officer) has made 0 purchases and 69 sales selling 27,101 shares for an estimated $17,315,739.
• ANDREW BOSWORTH (Chief Technology Officer) has made 0 purchases and 11 sales selling 24,842 shares for an estimated $15,127,520.
• JENNIFER NEWSTEAD (Chief Legal Officer) has made 0 purchases and 11 sales selling 5,706 shares for an estimated $3,751,406.
• ROBERT M KIMMITT has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 3,500 shares for an estimated $2,223,048.
• PEGGY ALFORD has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 993 shares for an estimated $657,370.
• AARON ANDERSON (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 726 shares for an estimated $429,501

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative’s insider trading dashboard.

META Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 2,610 institutional investors add shares of META stock to their portfolio, and 1,958 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

• AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE CO removed 105,132,784 shares (-99.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $58,898,539,580
• J. STERN & CO. LLP added 69,519,638 shares (+53305.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $45,889,217,847
• UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 35,184,915 shares (-72.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $23,225,210,542
• JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 10,859,259 shares (-19.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $7,168,088,273
• FMR LLC removed 7,659,737 shares (-5.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $5,056,115,796
• VANGUARD GROUP INC added 7,269,279 shares (+3.8%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $4,798,378,375
• ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP removed 6,101,761 shares (-99.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $4,027,711,418

To track hedge funds’ stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative’s institutional holdings dashboard.

META Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $META in the last several months. We have seen 22 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

• Argus Research issued a “Buy” rating on 02/02/2026
• DA Davidson issued a “Buy” rating on 01/29/2026
• Morgan Stanley issued a “Overweight” rating on 01/29/2026
• Mizuho issued a “Outperform” rating on 01/29/2026
• Stifel issued a “Buy” rating on 01/29/2026
• Truist Securities issued a “Buy” rating on 01/29/2026
• B of A Securities issued a “Buy” rating on 01/29/2026

To track analyst ratings and price targets for META, check out Quiver Quantitative’s $META forecast page.

META Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $META recently. We have seen 31 analysts offer price targets for $META in the last 6 months, with a median target of $825.0.

Here are some recent targets:

• Justin Post from B of A Securities set a target price of $820.0 on 04/20/2026
• John Blackledge from TD Cowen set a target price of $820.0 on 04/16/2026
• Mark Kelley from Stifel set a target price of $805.0 on 04/13/2026
• Barton Crockett from Rosenblatt set a target price of $1015.0 on 04/09/2026
• Justin Patterson from Keybanc set a target price of $760.0 on 04/09/2026
• Ken Gawrelski from Wells Fargo set a target price of $765.0 on 04/02/2026
• Brian Nowak from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $775.0 on 03/30/2026

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