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NASDAQ: METAMeta Platforms (META) stock, explained like you're 5
Meta runs Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads. Billions of people use them for free, and Meta earns money by showing ads to those people.
- Ticker
- META
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Internet Content & Information
- Size
- Mega cap, about 1.85 trillion dollars
How Meta Platforms makes money
- Ads on Facebook, Instagram and other apps, which is nearly all of its revenue.
- Smaller sales of Quest headsets and smart glasses.
- Growing business messaging on WhatsApp.
What moves META stock
- How many people use its apps and how much time they spend.
- Advertiser demand and the price of ads.
- Big spending on AI and the metaverse, plus privacy and child safety rules.
In the news lately
- Meta Platforms: Things May Get Ugly (NASDAQ:META) (Seeking Alpha)
- How Far Can Meta Stock Jump In The Year Ahead? (trefis.com)
- Meta Platforms, IBD Stock Of The Day, Forges New Buy Point After Muse Rally (Investor's Business Daily)
- Meta Platforms Stock Rose 25% in September. Is It Still a Buy in October? (The Motley Fool)
- Meta Platforms Stock Rallied 27% in September. What Should Investors Expect Next? (TipRanks)
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Questions about Meta Platforms stock
What does Meta Platforms do?
Meta runs Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads. Billions of people use them for free, and Meta earns money by showing ads to those people.
What is the ticker symbol for Meta Platforms?
Meta Platforms trades under the ticker META on the Nasdaq.
How does Meta Platforms make money?
Ads on Facebook, Instagram and other apps, which is nearly all of its revenue. Smaller sales of Quest headsets and smart glasses. Growing business messaging on WhatsApp.
What moves META stock?
How many people use its apps and how much time they spend. Advertiser demand and the price of ads. Big spending on AI and the metaverse, plus privacy and child safety rules.
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