Shares in Meta Platforms (META) jumped more than 7% in extended trading on Wednesday after the social media giant's second-quarter earnings and sales topped Wall Street's estimates, giving investors confidence that the company's significant investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is reaping benefits.
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A funny thing happened on the way to Meta's Q2 earnings call. As it has for many tech companies during this earnings season, discussion of actual financial results took a back seat to discussions about spending on artificial intelligence (AI).
On Wednesday's earnings call with analysts, CEO Mark Zuckerberg and CFO Susan Li rattled off the many ways that AI has helped the company's business. Meta's advertising sales in the second quarter increased 22%, double the growth rate at rival Google.
After Meta Platforms (META) reported second-quarter results that beat analysts' estimates, CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave investors an update on the tech giant's artificial intelligence (AI) developments, outlook, and more in the company's earnings call.
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 31, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Kenneth Dorell - Director of IR Mark Zuckerberg - Founder, Chairman and CEO Susan Li - CFO Conference Call Participants Brian Nowak - Morgan Stanley Mark Shmulik - Bernstein Research Eric Sheridan - Goldman Sachs Douglas Anmuth - JPMorgan Justin Post - Bank of America Mark Mahaney - Evercore ISI Youssef Squali - Truist Securities Ronald Josey - Citi Ross Sandler - Barclays Operator Good afternoon. My name is Krista and I will be your conference operator today.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Meta Platforms (META) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Meta's second-quarter revenue hit $39 billion, surpassing Wall Street expectations. The company says it's going to keep spending big this year to support AI research and development.
Meta Platforms (META) came out with quarterly earnings of $5.16 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.70 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.23 per share a year ago.
Meta Platforms: Loved The Earnings, Hated The After Hours Rally
Meta Platforms (META) reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that beat analysts' estimates, sending its stock higher in extended trading Wednesday.
Stock price grew around 5%, which revealed the company outperformed analysts' expectations for its second quarter