Who owns the most META stock?

The largest reported holders of META are BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Capital Management LLC, FMR LLC. That is according to the latest SEC Form 13F filings. The group covers 5055 institutions, and total shares held rose 4.2% versus the prior quarter.

Below are the largest institutional holders, what each one did last quarter, and what the company's own insiders have been doing.

The chart below tracks META's daily closing price from April 22, 2026 to Oct. 16, 2026. Over that stretch it is up 5.3%, from $673.65 to $709.33. The high was $777.59 on Sept. 24, 2026. The low was $538.65 on July 30, 2026. Each red circle marks a week in which company insiders sold shares on the open market. The period includes 22 such weeks. Bigger circles mean more money. No green diamonds appear: no insider bought on the open market in this window.

Top 10 institutional holders of META

The table below lists the top 10 institutional holders of META. It shows the size of each position and whether the fund added or cut last quarter.

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In Meta Platforms, Inc.'s own words

“AI is accelerating our core business today, powering our next generation of products, and opening the door to entirely new enterprise opportunities”

— Mark Zuckerberg, Meta founder and CEO · SEC filing

From the company's earnings release filed with the SEC on 2026-07-29 (Form 8-K).

What would change the picture for META

These are the specific events and levels to watch. None of them is a prediction.

• The Oct. 21, 2026 earnings report is 2 days away. Meta Platforms, Inc. beat estimates in 3 of the last 4 quarters, with an average surprise of +0.4%. A miss would break that pattern.
• An open-market purchase by an insider at Meta Platforms, Inc. would appear on Form 4 filings within two business days of the trade. There has been none in 90 days.
• Analyst ratings: the average score moved from 4.18 to 4.15 over three months. The scale runs from 5 for strong buy to 1 for strong sell. A run of downgrades after earnings usually shows up here first.
• Price levels: a close above $777.59 would be a new 52-week high, 9.6% above the latest close of $709.33. A close below $524.88 would be a new 52-week low, 26.0% below it.
• Growth: revenue rose 27.7% year over year in the quarter ending Jun 2026. The trend is steady. At a P/E of 26.7, a slowdown would matter more than at a lower multiple.
• New shares: dilution risk is low now. A new shelf registration (S-3) or prospectus supplement (424B) for an offering would raise it.

How META compares with its peers

Over the past month META ranks 2 of 5 in this group, up 4.0%. MSFT was the best at 6.3%, and GOOGL was the weakest at -1.9%.

META's P/E of 26.7 is above the peers' median of 24.8. Investors pay more for each dollar of its profit, usually for faster expected growth.

META history: what happened after similar moves

Since 2023, META fell 10% or more in a month 10 times (separate episodes, not counting the current one). Three months later it was higher in 7 of 9 cases; the median change was +7.2%.

Past moves don't predict the next one; they show how volatile the stock has been.

Questions people also ask

What is META's 52-week high and low?

Over the past year META closed as high as $777.59 and as low as $524.88. At $709.33 on Oct. 16, 2026, the stock sits 8.8% below the high and 35.1% above the low.

Do analysts think META is a buy?

62 of the 71 analysts covering Meta Platforms, Inc. rate it a buy or strong buy. The consensus is Buy. Ratings describe analysts' views, not a guarantee, and they change after earnings. More →

When does Meta Platforms, Inc. report earnings next?

The next report is expected on Oct. 21, 2026, 2 days from now. Meta Platforms, Inc. beat the average estimate in 3 of its last 4 reports. More →

Is Meta Platforms, Inc. issuing new shares?

Dilution risk reads low at 10/100. The share count fell 0.2% in a year.

Is Meta Platforms, Inc. profitable?

Yes. Meta Platforms, Inc. had $228.2 billion of revenue over the last 12 months. The net margin was 29.8%, and the P/E was 26.7. More →

Does META pay a dividend?

Yes: $2.10 per share over the last 12 months. That is about 0.3% at today's price.

Dates to watch for META

Insider trades can come any day: they must be filed on Form 4 within two business days.

Key terms on this page

P/E ratio

Price divided by the last 12 months of earnings per share. A P/E of 20 means investors pay $20 for each $1 of yearly profit. It is only defined when the company is profitable.

Form 4

The SEC form a company's officers, directors and 10% owners must file within two business days of buying or selling its stock.

Open-market trade

A purchase or sale on the exchange at the market price, paid with the insider's own money (code P or S on Form 4), as opposed to option exercises, grants or gifts.

Form 13F

A quarterly SEC report listing the U.S. stock holdings of every investment manager with more than $100 million. It is due 45 days after each quarter ends, so it shows positions with a delay.

Dilution

When a company issues new shares, each existing share owns a smaller piece of the company. Common sources: stock offerings, convertible debt and large stock-based pay.

Form 8-K

The SEC form for material events between quarterly reports: earnings releases, deals, executive changes, stock offerings and similar news.

52-week high / low

The highest and lowest daily closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days).

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page is computed from the data when the page is refreshed (usually daily); nothing is typed in by hand. This is information, not investment advice.

• Price: daily closing prices run through Oct. 16, 2026. Changes use 5, 21 and 63 trading days. The 52-week range uses the last 252 closes.
• Insider trades: SEC Form 4 filings cover the last 90 days. The count includes only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S). Option exercises, grants, gifts and filings with data errors are left out.
• Analyst ratings: counts of current ratings from 71 analysts, compared with three months ago.
• Earnings dates and estimates: a market-data calendar. It shows reported versus expected EPS for the last 4 quarters.
• Valuation and growth: revenue, earnings, margins and share counts come from the company's SEC filings. The data is XBRL for the latest quarter, Jun 2026. P/E and price/sales use the latest close.
• Fund ownership: SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.
• Dilution: share-count changes and offering-related SEC filings are scored 0-100 over two years. The filings include shelf registrations, prospectus supplements and convertible notes.
• History: 21-trading-day moves over about three years of daily closes, counted once per episode.