Meta Platforms, Inc. (META-Q)

Excellent company that meets his criteria. If you made him choose one or the other today, he'd have to say META based on valuation (with the assumption that the investor would hold a position for the long run). MSFT trading ~37-38x PE, whereas META is in the mid-high 20s.

Expects this type of volatility until the fall, and then the whole Trump administration will get into campaign mode for the mid-terms. One of his top 5 holdings, and has been for ages. So many horses in the race, which they've learned how to monetize. 12-month price target of $805, about 28-29% runway.

Between GOOG and META, he'd go 50/50.

Very positive outlook, based on generative AI trend.

A month ago, he reduced his tech holdings a lot. Thirst for AI continues pretty strong. Economic environment would have to be pretty tough for this name to go down too much more, but that could happen.

Both names are great. MSFT is a bit more expensive. META can suffer more on advertising if we go into a tougher economic environment. If you're confident that Trump wants to win the midterms and wants to be popular, and that we're going to avoid the worst-case outcome, you can buy both at these levels. Between the two, META gets the nod.

Really good run into the inauguration, now fallen. Trial with the FTC over Instagram and WhatsApp is revealing all the dirty laundry, and that's hurting the stock. Not in China, not affected by tariffs. Already using AI in advertising. 

Buying here won't hurt you if you have a long-term view. Or, you could try to get it cheaper on all the volatility.

Sold off massively, but it and its peers can still own the world. Billions of dollars from advertising. CEO has proven to be one of the great internet entrepreneurs. Trading at 20x PE, an unbelievable multiple for a company that could grow 10-15% for the next decade. Big long-term story on AI. Yield is 0.42%.

Like every chart, taken lumps over last little while. Back to doing great things after stepping away from the metaverse. Tariffs may affect it around the edges, but not at its core. 1 in 2 people in the world uses a META product every day. Multiple is not challenging. Yield is 0.41%.

Management issues seem contained. Regulatory issues will always come up. Interestingly, EU-announced tariffs didn't touch communication services companies, which is different from past practices.

You'd think it had nothing to do with tariffs, and he's a bit pressed to explain why it's down today. It has the feel of a capitulation moment, where people are using tariffs as an excuse to sell. Baby out with bathwater.

Profit-taking in the Mag 7. Will be a leader for 2025 once we get through all this. Deeply integrated into people's lives. Digital ad spending on the rise, sales are expected to grow 15% in 2025 alone. Increases in ad pricing will continue to drive steady revenue. Smarter feeds based on AI. Spending is a bit high, but multiple ways to recoup investment. Financially solid. Yield is 0.36%.

Her target is $800, so about 37% upside. Recent market volatility might temper near-term gains. Fundamental score is 9/10.

One of the world's best businesses with 3.4B users, who check their apps multiple times a day. When you own a distribution platform, it's everything -- and that's his thesis on AI. If only it would stop the silliness of the Metaverse, the stock would rocket 30% overnight. Attractive valuation of 25x PE for a double-digit grower. Yield is 0.31%.

Still likes. Earnings last week were very strong. One of every two humans uses a META product every day. Instagram and Threads are growing very strongly. A terrific hold. Trades at only a slight premium to the market, and reasonable against its own history.

Both are in his top 5 holdings, so he'd pick both. If he had to choose one, he'd pick GOOG, mainly because it's cheaper. Silicon Valley's known about DeepSeek for a while, and BABA has an even better widget. You're going to see more innovation, especially on the software side. 

Disciplined management, as shown by recent layoffs. Outside of NA, whole world works on WhatsApp. Introducing AI into all its products. For advertising, you can reach people for pennies a shot. Yield is 0.3%.

If the CEO cosies up on whichever side the wind's blowing, that doesn't put him off. His job is to make money, not to support social causes. He puts his focus on the business and its profitability.

Good to look at the 1-year chart. A breakout from a base most always results in a nicely trending stocks. Previous resistance will become the new support, and you'd watch to see if it breaks that. Yield is 0.3%.