Meta Platforms (META) News Today

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) shares have climbed on positive analyst tweaks and growing AI momentum, even as insider sales and regulatory/legal concerns temper enthusiasm.

Key drivers behind today’s move include:

• Positive Sentiment: Needham & Company upgraded Meta to a hold rating from underperform, citing improving fundamentals.Rating Increased to Hold at Needham & Company LLC
• Positive Sentiment: Meta was named a top large-cap pick as AI-driven ad revenue growth accelerates.Meta Named Top Large-Cap Pick as AI Boosts Ad Revenue Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Investors cheered Meta’s deal to acquire a 49% stake in Scale AI for $14 billion, a key factor behind its 14% June rally.Why Meta Platforms Stock Jumped 14% in June
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts at Wedbush and others see AI tailwinds driving tech stocks higher in H2, with Meta among top picks.AI momentum puts tech stocks on track for strong second half
• Positive Sentiment: Meta added startup founder Daniel Gross to its new AI superintelligence lab, bolstering R&D credentials.Meta Adds Startup Founder Gross to New AI Superintelligence Lab
• Neutral Sentiment: Despite a roaring market, Meta remains one of 2025’s most valuable companies, with little change atop the leaderboard.Despite Roaring Stock Market, 2025's Most Valuable Company List Hasn't Changed Much
• Neutral Sentiment: Fool.com discusses recent AI updates impacting Oracle, Meta and Nvidia investors.What Oracle, Meta Platforms, and Nvidia Stock Investors Should Know About Recent AI Updates
• Negative Sentiment: Insider Jennifer Newstead sold 519 shares at an average price of $737.00, trimming her position.Insider Selling: Jennifer Newstead Sells 519 Shares
• Negative Sentiment: COO Javier Olivan sold 517 shares at an average price of $740.97, reducing his stake by over 6%.Insider Selling: Javier Olivan Sells 517 Shares
• Negative Sentiment: Meta is reportedly developing chatbots that send unsolicited messages to users, raising privacy concerns.Report: Meta is developing chatbots that will send unsolicited messages to users
• Negative Sentiment: Meta plans to appeal a €200 million EU antitrust fine, prolonging legal uncertainties in Europe.Meta says will appeal 'unlawful' EU fine
• Negative Sentiment: A former OpenAI board member warned rivals will target Meta’s new AI hires, questioning talent retention.Former OpenAI board member said companies are going to start trying to poach Meta's new AI hires from day one
• Negative Sentiment: Two years after launch, Threads still struggles for relevance among social apps.The Future For Meta's Threads