NASDAQ:META

Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)

568.97
-20.88 (3.54%)
as of Aug 17, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.
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star iconAug 16, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 4 opinions in the last 12 months.

Meta Platforms, Inc. has experienced a tumultuous week, with its stock dropping over 17% following disappointing second-quarter earnings that missed market estimates. Despite announcing strong revenue figures and a projected positive outlook, the stock's performance remains volatile as it grapples with investor sentiment. The recent announcement by CEO Mark Zuckerberg regarding increased capital expenditures for AI infrastructure in 2025 has contributed to further declines, marking one of the largest single-day falls in recent years. As social media mentions surge significantly, indicating heightened public interest, analysts continue to predict challenges ahead for the company amid mixed performance in earnings and revenue.

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TOP PICK

Clearly the social leader. They have all these users and are beginning to monetize them. They are splitting 3 for 1. It is a great name. Mobile ads are growing.

DON'T BUY

This has got a lot of growth momentum behind it. As a value oriented investor, she struggles with its valuation. There are a lot of expectations built into the stock.

WATCH

Not been around long enough for seasonal analysis. Technically, there is a problem. There is an important peak reached by tech stocks in the second week of July. This one is testing a recent high. If it does not break it we are looking at a pullback.

SELL

She is taking profits. It is a big Momentum stock. Facebook is the ‘F of ‘Fangs’. The company continues to have potential, but is a place to take profits right now.

COMMENT

This has done an unbelievable job of monetizing mobile platforms. That was a task that everybody said they had to get it right in order to prove the valuation of the company. They proved that they could, and he has a lot of respect for them. He doesn’t think their tax difficulties are going to be too big of an obstacle.

TOP PICK

Thinks this is going to be the largest company in the world eventually, and passes Google and Apple. Firing on all cylinders. They are monetizing things. Growing at about 35% per annum. Trading at about 30X earnings, a good valuation. Has a good strong balance sheet. They are doing so many things right and are dropping real money to the bottom line.

BUY

New class C non-voting shares? Very similar to what Google did with Alphabet. This doesn’t change his view on the company. It is just a way for management to keep control and to sell down their stake. A great company. Valuation is high, but growth is higher. He is positive on this company.

BUY

(Market Call Minute.) You have to close your eyes and hold your nose and not look at the valuation. This is strategic virtual real estate that you are buying.

COMMENT

The growth rate on this company is substantial.

COMMENT

Has been able to create mobile revenues, one quarter after another. Trading somewhat richly, but given their history of being able to execute on their plans, she likes it here.

PARTIAL BUY

Free cash flow in 2009 was $122 million, and it is now $6 billion. Chances are the company should continue to do well with what they are getting into now. He would tread very gradually into the stock, such as half a position, and then see what happens after that.

HOLD

Has liked this from the beginning. Since it has rallied back above $100, it is very difficult to find a spot where it has spent any real time anywhere.

BUY

Internet media is one of the key themes. This one looks very, very attractive. They are doing a great job in mobile and on the desktop as well as in video. They are growing users monthly. Payments are going to be bigger, only about 5% now. PNQI-Q includes a basket of these companies, also. You should have exposure to this theme.

COMMENT

Looking at the charts, what can’t you love about this stock? It just consistently goes higher, and recently went into an all-time high. It is outperforming the market and is in an upward trend. However, it hasn’t been around long enough to do a seasonal analysis. You normally need 20 years of data for seasonal analysis.

COMMENT

This is all about the ecosystem, video, ad spending, and wrapping themselves around social networking. Have done an extremely good job on the video side. Finally, ad agencies are moving away from print, TV, etc., towards digital. He has a $135 target price on this.

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