UBS Raises PT on Meta Platforms (META) Stock, Maintains Buy
Furthermore, the company is not necessarily exposed to the risks from potentially slower-than-anticipated enterprise AI spend, because it is the primary user of its own technology, added UBS. This positioning supports in insulating Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) from what the firm describes as a potential capacity-demand digestion phase in the overall AI market. Some of the recent developments in the company's AI strategy include its investment in Scale AI and increased recruitment of AI talent. These were the factors UBS acknowledged while maintaining its rating on Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)'s stock.
Macquarie Asset Management, an investment management company, released its Q1 2025 investor letter. Here is what the fund said:
'The largest individual detractors from performance relative to the benchmark were not owning Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), not owning Eli Lilly & Co., and our position in Electronic Arts Inc. Meta stock was slightly negative to end the quarter but relative to the benchmark and other communication services stock performed well. Having a zero weight relative to the large benchmark allocation hurt. We continue to follow this company closely and while we have become incrementally more constructive, we still have lingering concerns about the business model and worry the cyclical weakness in advertising spend could create further pressure.'
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