$META — Meta Ruling and Tech Choppiness Lead a Day of Defense Wins, Analyst Moves and Insider Activity

$META $AAPL $XOM $UPS — A New Mexico court’s $567M judgment against Meta (META) and fresh technical weakness in Apple (AAPL) set a cautious tone as the tape flagged big-cap movers and government contracts for defense-AI vendors. Analysts, insiders and sector-specific catalysts — from Exxon (XOM) to UPS (UPS) — added texture to a trading day defined by rotation and select contract wins.