Is Meta Stock a Buy After Its AI Spending Spree? [Yahoo! Finance]
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A (META)
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Source: Yahoo! Finance
The key difference is that Meta's AI spending is already driving growth for its ad business. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms › Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) plummeted after its third-quarter earnings report, largely due to the company's significant artificial intelligence (AI) spending -- and plans to spend even more in 2026. From Oct. 29 to Nov. 20, Meta's share price fell 22%, from $752 to less than $600. Investors are concerned that AI will become the next metaverse , which has cost Meta over $70 billion since 2021. However, there's a crucial point that many are overlooking. The metaverse has been a money pit so far, and there's a good chance it will never pay off in a meaningful way. AI, on the other hand, is already providing legitimate value for Meta. The social media company has integrated AI tools into its ad products, enabling companies to optimize ad designs, set up automated rules that pause or boost ads based on performance, and receive AI-powered ad
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- 10/29/25 - Miss
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- 12/22/25 - Form 144
- 12/19/25 - Form 8-K
- 12/18/25 - Form 4
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