Meta Platforms' $135 Billion Bet Makes Complete Sense

Meta Platforms' $135 Billion Bet Makes Complete Sense

Key PointsMeta’s expectation for its 2026 capital expenditures makes last year’s outlay look like child’s play.It's clear that Meta, which aims to build personal superintelligence, wants to lessen its dependence on third parties. Advertising revenue growth is ultimately what matters most. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms › Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is off to a fast start this year. Shares climbed 9% in January, building off two s…

Zuckerberg, Musk vie for AI supremacy with $155 billion splurge

Meta Platforms Inc. will double capital spending to as much as $135 billion this year, an all-in bet on artificial intelligence as the U.S. tech giants battle it out for supremacy in the next wave of technological advancements.

Mark Zuckerberg gets Wall Street approval on aggressive Meta spending: 'We will continue to invest very significantly'

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to lean in on AI spending in 2026 with the apparent approval of investors, according to CNBC. On Jan. 28, Meta reported its fourth-quarter earnings and disclosed plans to up its "AI-related capital expenditures," with an estimated spend of "between $115 billion and $135 billion."  CNBC noted that the figure exceeded analysts' projections, almost doubling Meta's 2025 expenditures of $72.2 billion. "Wall Street seems…

Is Meta's Huge Spending on AI Actually Paying Off?

The Wall Street Journal says that Meta "might be reaping some of the richest benefits from the AI boom so far." Meta's revenue grew 22% year over year in 2025 to $201 billion, and the company expects even bigger gains in the current quarter, potentially as high as 34%. That is huge growth for ...

Meta stock price (META) slides into weekend — AI capex, lawsuits and a busy week ahead

New York, Feb 1, 2026, 09:41 (EST) — Market closed. Meta Platforms (META) shares closed at $716.50 on Friday, down $21.53, or about 2.9%, after trading between $713.50 and $731.60. Volume was about 23.7 million shares. U.S. markets are shut on Sunday, but the debate around Meta is still live. Investors are trying to decide whether they are buying an ad business that’s using AI to sharpen targeting — or an AI infrastructure buildout that happens …

Meta Platforms, Inc. $META Shares Sold by UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp

UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp reduced its position in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META – Free Report) by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 61,323 shares of the social networking company’s stock after selling 2,665 shares during the quarter. Meta Platforms comprises approximately 2.5% of UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock […]