10 Best Marketing Stocks to Buy Right Now

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1. Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 273

On June 12, 2025, BofA raised the price target for Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) from $690 to $765, maintaining a buy rating. The analyst cited macroeconomic uncertainties that have eased and the growing optimism surrounding the company’s ability to monetize its platform with AI-assisted marketing and innovative ad strategies. This comes amid META’s growing strategic focus on strengthening its AI capabilities to help marketers. Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is on our list of the 10 best marketing stocks to buy right now.

On Thursday, June 12, Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) finalized an agreement with ScaleAI to acquire a 49% non-controlling stake in it for $14.8 billion. Scale AI, which is a rapidly growing startup specializing in data infrastructure for AI, develops large language models through advanced data labelling services. The deal is META’s second-largest, under which Scale AI’s 28-year-old Alexandr Wang has been brought onboard and will remain on Scale AI’s board.

In response to the deal, Google, the biggest client of Scale AI, severed its ties with the company. Meanwhile, there are concerns regarding the deal’s impact on market competition. While META’s non-controlling stake doesn’t require review by U.S. antitrust regulators, it could lead to an investigation if the regulators believe the deal was structured with the intent to harm competition.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren commented on the deal:

“Meta can call this deal whatever it wants – but if it violates federal law because it unlawfully squashes competition or makes it easier for Meta to illegally dominate, antitrust enforcers should investigate and block it.”

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is one of the best advertising agency stocks to buy right now.

While we acknowledge the potential of META to grow, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than META and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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