Meta's AI infrastructure investment is now driving measurable ad ROAS improvement, with Advantage+ campaigns growing share of total ad spend. Llama 4 open-weights strategy commoditizes competitors' model moats while Meta monetizes through compute and distribution. Reality Labs losses are stabilizing as Ray-Ban Meta glasses scale. Threads and WhatsApp business messaging provide new monetization vectors. Capital return remains aggressive at $50B+ annual buybacks.
Thesis reviewed May 29, 2026
Meta Platforms Inc. is headquartered in United States, which is currently showing moderate signals.
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| BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | 29 | +17% | ↓8% | EARLY |
| NTES | NetEase Inc | 29 | +10% | ↓8% | EARLY |
| SAP | SAP SE | 29 | +8% | ↓8% | EARLY |
| PSO | Pearson PLC | 29 | +10% | ↓8% | NEUTRAL |
| ACN | Accenture plc | 29 | +7% | ↓8% | NEUTRAL |
| WIT | Wipro Ltd | 29 | +6% | ↓8% | NEUTRAL |
| SONY | Sony Group Corporation | 29 | +13% | ↓8% | EARLY |
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Meta Advantage+ ad spend up 80% YoY as advertisers shift budgets
Ray-Ban Meta glasses ship 5M units, AI assistant queries hit 1B/month
Llama 4 released with multimodal capabilities, 100M+ downloads
Estimates · Yahoo Finance · Not audited figures
| Politician | Party | Type | Amount | Trade Date | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared MoskowitzFL | Buy | $1k–$15k | Jun 17, 26 | ||
| Alan Armstrong | Buy | $15k–$50k | Mar 27, 26 | ||
| Daniel CrenshawTX | Buy | $1k–$15k | May 5, 26 | ||
| Daniel CrenshawTX | Buy | $1k–$15k | Jun 1, 26 | ||
| Daniel CrenshawTX | Buy | $1k–$15k | Apr 28, 26 | ||
| Matthew Robert Van EppsTN | Buy | $1k–$15k | Jun 16, 26 | ||
| John McGuireVA | Buy | $1k–$15k | Jun 4, 26 | ||
| Donald J. TrumpFL | R | Buy | $500k–$500k | Mar 2, 26 | +2.6% |
| Donald J. TrumpFL | R | Buy | $100k–$250k | Mar 11, 26 | +2.6% |
| Donald J. TrumpFL | R | Buy | Unknown amount | Mar 12, 26 | +2.6% |
| Angus S King, Jr. | Sell | $1k–$15k | Feb 13, 26 | +6.7% | |
| Julia LetlowLA | R | Buy | $1k–$15k | Feb 12, 26 | -0.8% |
| Cleo FieldsLA | D | Buy | Unknown amount | Feb 3, 26 | -1.0% |
| Gilbert CisnerosCA | D | Buy | $1k–$15k | Jan 30, 26 | -1.1% |
| Cleo FieldsLA | D | Buy | Unknown amount | Jan 20, 26 | -8.5% |
| Markwayne Mullin | Buy | $50k–$100k | Dec 29, 25 | +2.1% | |
| Rick LarsenWA | D | Buy | $1k–$15k | Jan 7, 26 | +2.8% |
| Julia LetlowLA | R | Buy | $1k–$15k | Oct 23, 24 | +0.3% |
| Julia LetlowLA | R | Sell | $1k–$15k | Feb 7, 25 | +0.3% |
| Julia LetlowLA | R | Buy | $1k–$15k | Jan 31, 25 | +0.3% |