Insider trade

Meta director Peggy Alford sold about $251K of shares under a pre-set plan

Traded May 1, 2026 · Filed May 5, 2026

~$251K
Reported value · 409 sh @ $614.53: 2,704
Holds after · shares reported: +19.3%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +6.0%, $608.745 → $725.93 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Peggy Alford sold roughly $251,343 of Meta shares on May 1, 2026, following a plan arranged earlier. This sale was routine since it was pre-planned and part of multiple insider sales at Meta in the past month.

Sold under a plan set up in advance, so the timing wasn't a fresh decision
Sold 13% of their holdings
6 insiders at Meta sold within a month

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: May 1, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: May 5, 2026

DirectorIndirect holding$100K–$500KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$251,343

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

2 days after results of Apr 29, 2026, 89 days before results of Jul 29, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $608.745 on May 1, 2026, 16% above its 52-week low and 23% below its high, little changed over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $525.72 (Mar 27, 2026) to $790.00 (Aug 12, 2025), 31% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $606.70 on Mar 19, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 417 workers was filed in New York on May 20, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 19 days after the trade; 12 more notices by the company within 60 days. Shown for timing only; the two filings are separate

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+0.6%	+1.2%	-0.6%
30 days	-3.2%	+0.5%	-3.8%
90 days	-4.1%	+5.1%	-9.2%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000950103-26-006874
Filed / recorded: May 5, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 1, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: Meta Platforms, Inc.
Issuer CIK: 1326801
Ticker: META
Reporting person: Peggy Alford
Relationship: Director
Security: Class A Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: May 1, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 409
Price per share: $614.53
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 2,704
Ownership form: Indirect — By Alford Family Revocable Trust
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The sale reported was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 25, 2025.
Shares held of record jointly by the reporting person and the reporting person's spouse as trustees of the Alford Family Revocable Trust.

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Why it stands out

Dates, kept separate

Context

After it was reported

Source receipt

Footnotes from the filing

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