Wells Fargo Maintains Overweight Rating on Meta Platforms (META) Stock

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is one of the Best Long-Term Tech Stocks to Buy According to Analysts. On January 23, Wells Fargo analyst Ken Gawrelski reduced its price target on the company’s stock to $754 from $795, while keeping an “Overweight” rating, as reported by The Fly. As per the firm, the evaluation of capacity contracts continues to support a significant upward revision to OpEx/CapEx estimates over 2026-2028.

Wells Fargo Lowers PT on Meta Platforms (META) Stock

The firm opines that, between increased AI investments in compute capacity and the identification of new use cases and products, there is a near-term mismatch in timing.

On January 20, UBS reduced its price objective on the company’s stock to $830 from $915, while keeping a “Buy” rating, as reported by The Fly. According to the analyst, the outlook for Q4 2025 earnings for advertising-driven companies points to slimmer-than-expected beats. This comes after a slow October due to the US government shutdown. However, a rebound was seen in November and December.

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