The trajectory for most of our long-term initiatives is going to be a lot clearer by the end of this year,' said CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) is gearing up for its latest quarterly readout with the social media giant slated to release Q4 earnings today

Meta stock is gaining ground Thursday after the social media giant reported strong earnings, but what does Wall Street have to say? We take a look here.

Meta Platforms is expected to report its fourth-quarter results after the closing bell on Wednesday, with analysts mostly bullish on the tech giant's ability to build on a strong 2024.

Meta (META) stock climbed by around 4% in after-hours trading after chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said on the company’s earnings call that itplans to invest “hundreds of billions of dollars” in artificial intelligence infrastructure in the longterm.

Among this cohort, Meta and Tesla capture the two bottom spots as measured by market cap. While each of these trillion-dollar stocks have a number of AI tailwinds that could fuel growth in the long run,

Meta had a fantastic Q4 2024, beating Wall Street targets. The company's Q1 guidance was less than hoped for. At least for now, Meta is not altering course in spending big on AI infrastructure. Meta delivered fantastic results for Q4 2024.