Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) stock has benefited from considerable growth since its IPO in 2012. The social media giant, then named Facebook after its flagship site, grew to become the leading social media stock.

The decision to retreat from its attempts to stem a rising tide may not pay off for the business, and it could spell bad news for the stock.

Key Takeaways Meta Platforms is set to report fourth-quarter earnings after the closing bell Wednesday, with analysts largely bullish on the tech giant's ability to build on a strong 2024.The majority of analysts covering Meta tracked by Visible Alpha have a "buy" or equivalent rating on the company's stock,

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), has sold a significant portion of his holdings in the company. According to a recent SEC filing, Zuckerberg sold shares totaling approximately $14.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg just declared that 2025 will be a defining year for artificial intelligence. In a Facebook post, he said his company is planning to invest between $60 billion and $65 billion this year in AI,

"This will be a defining year for AI," Mack Zuckerberg, Meta CEO, said in a Facebook post. "This is a massive effort, and over the coming years it will drive our core products and business."