Why Meta Stock Dropped on Friday

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) banal tumbled 5.3% done 11:20 a.m. ET Friday amid a tech sell-off that's dragging down the Nasdaq by astir 1.5%. You tin astir apt blasted banker BMO for that.

Or astatine slightest for the Meta portion of the sell-off.

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BMO is "meh" connected Meta

BMO expert Brian Pitz reiterated his marketplace execute (i.e., hold) standing and $720 terms people connected Meta banal this morning. That doesn't sound like atrocious quality -- Meta banal trades beneath $630 per share, truthful a $720 PT suggests the banal could emergence 14% implicit the adjacent 12 months.

And yet, Pitz isn't telling investors to bargain Meta stock. Why not?

On the 1 hand, the expert likes Meta's efforts to motorboat a unreality computing concern centered connected artificial quality -- but helium does person concerns astir the cost. Meta's expected to walk $140 cardinal connected superior concern this year, yet has precious small to amusement for the investment.

"META has the slightest disposable AI ROI story," warns Pitz, adjacent arsenic governments globally endanger its halfway concern by restricting usage of Meta's halfway societal media products successful an effort to curb societal ills surrounding children.

What's adjacent for Meta

The regulatory hazard seems to maine the biggest interest for Meta, arsenic it threatens the company's currency cattle -- the root of each the wealth Meta is presently pouring into AI investment. The bully quality is that, truthful agelong arsenic this cattle remains live and kicking, Meta tin spend the investment; escaped currency travel for the past 12 months was inactive a steadfast $49.4 billion.

The amended quality is that if Meta ever ratchets backmost its AI spending, escaped currency travel could easy treble to $100 cardinal oregon better. On a $1.7 trillion marketplace cap, that could beryllium capable to marque Meta banal a buy.

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