The stocks, Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META), Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM), UiPath Inc. (NYSE:PATH), Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), spanning social networking, AI, software, robotics, streaming, and automotive, reflected diverse retail interests.
Meta Platform
Meta Platforms faced an EU antitrust probe launched on Dec. 4 over its WhatsApp AI policies, which allegedly restrict third-party AI competition and could lead to hefty fines. On Dec. 3, the company poached a senior Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) designer to bolster its AI glasses initiative. Mark Zuckerberg announced plans for up to 30% budget cuts to metaverse efforts on Dec. 4, shifting focus to AI amid $72 billion capex projections for 2026.
Some retail investors couldn’t believe the growth in the META stock.
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The stock had a 52-week range of $479.80 to $796.25, trading around $660 to $664 per share at the time of writing this story. It was up 10.39% year-to-date and 8.64% over the year.
The stock had a weaker price trend in the short, medium, and long terms, with a moderate value ranking, as per Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings. Other performance details are available here.
Salesforce
Salesforce dominated headlines with its third-quarter FY25 earnings release on Dec. 3, reporting $9.44 billion in revenue and earnings of $2.41 per share, with FY25 guidance raised to $38 billion in revenue and 20% operating margin. CEO Marc Benioff highlighted Agentforce AI’s rapid adoption, ...
