Meta Platforms Inc. stock has delivered strong gains in 2026, leaving investors debating whether to buy more shares or lock in profits as the company bets heavily on artificial intelligence while its core advertising business continues to rebound.

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Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META | META Price Prediction) are down roughly 8% to $614 in early trading on Thursday, April 30, after the social media giant paired a Q1 FY2026 earnings beat with a much bigger capital expenditure (CapEx) commitment for the year.

Meta released a new AI model, prompting a wave of fresh bullishness from Wall Street's top equity research desks.

Meta stock plummeted on Thursday after the company upped its full-year AI spending forecast but struggled to clarify how it will monetize its investments in frontier models.

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