Investment Rating - Buy rating with a target price of $710, representing a 15.68% upside from the current price [4][23][24] Core Views - AI is driving significant growth in Meta Platforms' performance, with increased capital expenditures expected [2] - The company's advertising system efficiency has improved due to AI, leading to higher conversion rates [3] - Reels monetization is progressing well, contributing to revenue growth [3] - Meta's future three-year profit growth is expected to be strong, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.10% [24] Financial Performance - 24Q3 total revenue was $40.59 billion, up 18.9% YoY, exceeding both the company's guidance and Bloomberg consensus estimates [2][10] - Family of Apps revenue was $40.32 billion, with advertising revenue at $39.89 billion, up 26.8% YoY [2][10] - Reality Labs revenue was $270 million, up 28.6% YoY [2][10] - GAAP net income was $15.69 billion, up 35.4% YoY, surpassing consensus estimates [2][10] - Diluted EPS was $6.03, higher than the consensus estimate of $5.24 [2][10] - Capital expenditures were $9.2 billion, primarily invested in data centers, servers, and network infrastructure [2][10] AI and Advertising - Meta's AI-driven advertising system now considers user actions before and after viewing ads, improving conversion rates by 2-4% in selected markets [3][17] - Over 1 million advertisers have used generative AI tools, creating over 15 million ads in October alone, with a 7% increase in conversion rates [3] - Ad impressions grew 7% YoY, while CPM (cost per thousand impressions) increased 11% YoY, driven by improved ROI from short video products [3][17] User Metrics and Monetization - Daily Active People (DAP) across all apps increased by 5 million QoQ to 3.29 billion, with average revenue per person at $12.29 [3][16] - WhatsApp now handles over 2 billion daily calls, and Threads has nearly 275 million monthly active users, adding over 1 million new users daily [3][16] - Reels continues to gain traction, with over 60% of recommended posts in the US being original content [16] Reality Labs and VR - Reality Labs revenue grew 28.6% YoY to $270 million, driven by the popularity of Ray-Ban Meta glasses [19] - Meta launched the more affordable Quest 3S VR headset at $299, targeting a broader market [19] - VR/AR headset shipments reached 9.7 million units in 2024, with Oculus maintaining a 60% market share [19] Future Outlook - Meta expects 24Q4 revenue to be between $45-48 billion, with the midpoint above consensus estimates [2][13] - The company has raised its 2024 full-year expenditure guidance to $96-99 billion, with capital expenditures expected to be $38-40 billion [13] - Meta is transitioning from an "All in VR" strategy to exploring both VR and AI as potential growth drivers [19] - The company's future profitability is expected to benefit from ARPU growth, AI-driven efficiency, and cost control measures [13][24]

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) stock is sitting out the broader tech rally this afternoon, down 0.3% at $612.06 at last glance, though it earlier hit an all-time high of $617.78. Looking at the stock's chart, there's reason to believe it could extend those highs.META finished five of the last six days higher, which managed to push it above the top band of its 20-day Bollinger Bands. Per Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White, the shares moved higher the past 10 times this occurred, averaging ...

Meta Platforms (META) shares hit a 52-week high of $614.20 on Dec. 3 and finally closed at $613.65, up 73.3% year to date (YTD). Its shares have outperformed the Zacks Internet Software industry’s gain of 37.8% and the Zacks Computer & Technology sector’s return of 30.6% over the same time frame.Is there still room for the META stock to run? Let’s find out.META’s AI-Driven Ad System Boosts Advertiser ReturnsMETA is leveraging its proprietary machine learning system, Andromeda, for retrieval in ad recommenda ...

Earlier this year, Meta tried to get its own nuclear powered data center the easy way, by building one next to an existing reactor. But after regulators threw cold water on the plan — the site was reportedly home to a rare bee species — the company is back with a new idea: find a developer who will build one or more nuclear power plants somewhere, anywhere. Meta announced yesterday a request for proposals from nuclear power developers who would help the company add 1 to 4 gigawatts of electricity generating ...

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) reached an all-time intraday high of $614 on December 3, 2024, surpassing its previous peak of $601.20 set on October 30.At the close of the latest trading session, Meta’s stock stood firm at $614, reflecting a remarkable one-month gain of 9% and a year-to-date (YTD) increase of 77%. META five-day price chart. Source: FinboldThis performance cements Meta’s position as one of the top-performing mega-cap tech stocks, driven by strong financial results, advancements in artifi ...

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META ), pardon the pun, is performing as advertised. The digital ad giant is well into a new leg of success for its stock price, thanks in large part to the right pivot at the right time. If Howard Stern was theI'm Rob Isbitts, founder of Sungarden Investment Publishing. I run the new investing group Sungarden YARP Portfolio, a community dedicated to navigating the modern investment climate with humility, discipline, and a non-traditional approach to income investing. I've been chart ...

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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Meta president of global affairs Nick Clegg says the Facebook parent is looking to improve the 'precision' with which it targets content for removal after admitting it may have overdone enforcement in the past. Meta on Tuesday said fears that artificial intelligence would unleash a torrent of misinformation to deceive voters aro ...

It appears that nothing can stop the Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META ) growth story for now. The company continues to show impressive results, and a potential favorable environment ahead almost guarantees that Meta will be able toI'm a Ukraine-based seasoned investor, who firsthand experienced what’s it like to live in an environment full of systemic geopolitical shocks when the war came to my home country. Despite this, I managed to build an all-weather portfolio that has been able to thrive in volatile ...

At the start of the year, there were widespread concerns about how generative AI could be used to interfere in global elections to spread propaganda and disinformation. Fast forward to the end of the year, Meta claims those fears did not play out, at least on its platforms, as it shared that the technology had limited impact across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.The company says its findings are based on content around major elections in the U.S., Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, the EU Parliament, ...