Insider trade

Director sold ~$252K of META shares in the open market

Traded Feb 25, 2026 · Filed Feb 27, 2026

MetaMETA

~$252K
Reported value · 392 sh @ $643.00: 3,113
Holds after · shares reported: +11.1%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +10.2%, $653.69 → $725.93 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Sold under a plan set up in advance, so the timing wasn't a fresh decision

Sold under a plan set up in advance, so the timing wasn't a fresh decision
Sold 11% of their holdings
5 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: Feb 25, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Feb 27, 2026

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

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$252,056

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

28 days after results of Jan 28, 2026, 63 days before results of Apr 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 $653.69 on Feb 25, 2026, 35% above its 52-week low and 17% below its high, after a 2% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $484.66 (Apr 21, 2025) to $790.00 (Aug 12, 2025), 55% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $641.97 on Jan 12, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 52 workers was filed in California on February 2, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 23 days before the trade; 11 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	-0.9%	-1.2%	+0.2%
30 days	-11.4%	-4.5%	-6.8%
90 days	-8.1%	+10.5%	-18.6%
180 days	-12.4%	+11.8%	-24.2%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000950103-26-002886
Filed / recorded: Feb 27, 2026, 11:36 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: Feb 25, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 392
Price per share: $643.00
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 3,113
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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