Meta, considered a bit of a straggler in the AI harnesses realm, is making strides to catch up. This week, the company released a new terminal coding agent aimed at programmers looking for assistance with complex tasks across large software code bases.
The company, pressed by investors to generate revenue from AI, says its offering will cost less than popular alternatives.
Meta Platforms TodayMETAMeta Platforms$584.22 -3.72 (-0.63%) As of 01:06 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.52-Week Range$520.26▼$796.25Dividend Yield0.36%P/E Ratio22.04Price Target$785.32Add to WatchlistMeta Platform's NASDAQ: META Q2 earnings distinctly disappointed investors, as demonstrated by the stock's 8% fall after the report.
Meta Platforms, Inc. remains a Strong Buy, trading at an attractive valuation after a selloff driven by one-time charges and higher CapEx. Q2 revenue grew 27.9% year-over-year, with ad impressions up 14% and average price per ad up 12%, demonstrating core business strength. Forward growth is driven by monetizing a 3.6B user ecosystem, increasing average revenue per user by 23.5% year-over-year, not by user base expansion.
Dan Ives, partner and senior managing director over at Yorkville Ives & Co., doesn't seem to be buying that the AI revolution is running into its latter innings.
Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META | META Price Prediction) have been clobbered since the firm pulled the curtain on its underwhelming quarterly earnings results.
Meta Platforms is upgraded to strong buy as AI-driven monetization opportunities for businesses become increasingly tangible, despite near-term free cash flow collapse. META's AI-powered ad tools and business agents are driving measurable engagement and conversion gains, supporting robust top-line growth and higher-margin revenue streams. Capital expenditures of $130–$145 billion through 2026–2027 are absorbing nearly all operating cash flow, compressing margins, and pausing buybacks, but position META for future AI scale.
After a punishing July that shaved more than 15% off the stock, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META | META Price Prediction) is trading well below where our model says it should.
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Wall Street just called Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META | META Price Prediction) a top large-cap buy heading into the back half of 2026, and our model agrees.
Mark Mahaney at Evercore believes Meta is undervalued and sets a price target of $820. Meta's revenue and ad impressions are growing, and it trades for 17 times forward earnings.
Meta (META +3.28%) is failing to convince investors about its AI investment.