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Mark Zuckerberg sells $14 million in Meta Platforms shares

Published 12/12/2024, 10:40 AM
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These transactions reflect ongoing portfolio management by Zuckerberg, who continues to hold substantial influence over Meta Platforms through various trusts and holdings. The company trades at a P/E ratio of 29, with strong fundamentals supported by an 81.5% gross profit margin. For deeper insights into Meta's valuation and financial health, including 14 additional ProTips and comprehensive analysis, visit InvestingPro. The company trades at a P/E ratio of 29, with strong fundamentals supported by an 81.5% gross profit margin. For deeper insights into Meta's valuation and financial health, including 14 additional ProTips and comprehensive analysis, visit InvestingPro.

The sales were executed through CZI Holdings, LLC, as part of a pre-established trading plan under Rule 10b5-1. Following these transactions, Zuckerberg's direct ownership of Class A Common Stock through CZI Holdings was reduced to zero shares. Additionally, the filing reported a conversion of 22,946 shares of Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock, which were also disposed of through CZI Holdings. Meta maintains a strong financial position, with InvestingPro data showing an overall GREAT financial health score and robust profitability metrics.

These transactions reflect ongoing portfolio management by Zuckerberg, who continues to hold substantial influence over Meta Platforms through various trusts and holdings.

In other recent news, Piper Sandler released its PSC 2025 Ad Buyer Survey, indicating growth expectations in the digital advertising industry and an optimistic outlook for Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META)., which achieved impressive revenue growth of 23% over the last twelve months. However, the survey results suggest mixed views for Meta and mid-size companies, despite Meta's strong financial health score and a market capitalization of $1.55 trillion. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Inc's Google and its AI products were identified as having strong potential to drive incremental spend in 2025.

Meta Platforms has been under scrutiny by European regulators over a discontinued advertising collaboration with Instagram targeting teenagers. Despite the project's termination, the European Commission continues to investigate the details of the partnership. In the meantime, Piper Sandler has raised the target for Meta shares, recognizing the company's impressive earnings results for 2024 and advancements in artificial intelligence.

Truist Securities maintains a Buy rating on Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares, forecasting record highs in U.S. e-commerce and digital advertising spending, with Amazon poised to capture approximately 49% of U.S. e-commerce market share. The firm's analysis suggests that Amazon's U.S. Revenue is tracking at or slightly above the current consensus estimate of $114.5 billion for the fourth quarter of 2024.

In a significant legal development, a U.S. appeals court upheld legislation mandating ByteDance to sell TikTok, a ruling that may impact Meta's competitors. Finally, Meta Platforms announced a $0.50 quarterly dividend, continuing its practice of returning value to shareholders, and plans to construct a fiber-optic subsea cable encircling the globe, marking a significant move to take control of its internet infrastructure.

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