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Reuters
Global News Agency
S&P: META'S ABILITY TO MONETIZE ITS AI INVESTMENTS IS MORE LIMITED THAN THAT OF ITS PEERS ... S&P: META'S S&P GLOBAL RATINGS ADJUSTED LEVERAGE COULD RISE TO ABOVE 1.0X, OUR DOWNGRADE THRESHOLD FOR 'AA-' ISSUER CREDIT RATING, AS EARLY AS 2027 tradingview.com
AlvaChallengesMore limited AI monetization than peers weakens the return-on-investment case, while projected leverage above the downgrade threshold as early as 2027 adds financing risk.
First Squawk
Financial Audio News Service
META OUTLOOK REVISED TO NEGATIVE BY S&P x.com
AlvaChallengesThe negative credit outlook raises the risk of a future downgrade, adding financing pressure to the valuation case as Meta funds its AI buildout.Reuters
Global News Agency
Alphabet and Meta have not repurchased a share in 2026, after buying back $66.5 billion in the first nine months of last year. tradingview.com
AlvaChallengesThe halt in Meta's buybacks removes a source of shareholder returns and share-count reduction, weakening the cash-return case behind the view that its shares are on sale.James A. Engle
podcast
But they are spending nearly $8 a share pretax on this thing called Reality Labs, where we hope they will have a success. But it looks cheap even despite the fact that they seem to be burning all this money all at once on Reality Labs. ... Any company that serves on a daily basis 40% of all the people on the globe, he has a special talent. traffic.libsyn.com
AlvaSupportsThe shares look cheap even after nearly $8 per share in pretax Reality Labs spending, supporting the bargain case alongside Meta's exceptional daily reach.
Mandeep Singh
Global Head of Technology Research at Bloomberg Intelligence, Host of Tech Disruptors
If I were to compare just the Google search growth with... Meta's ad revenue growth, it was half of Meta. podcasts.apple.com
AlvaSupportsMeta's ad revenue growth outpaced Google's search growth, supporting the thesis that its core advertising business remains comparatively strong.Reuters
Global News Agency
Meta Platforms fell after it increased its equity fundraising to $97.5 billion to fund AI expansion, with Nvidia and AMD committing $3 billion and $1 billion, respectively, to the offering. tradingview.com
AlvaSupportsAMD's reported $1 billion commitment adds another buyer to Meta's equity offering, strengthening its ability to fund the AI buildout.First Squawk
Financial Audio News Service
META’S $25 BILLION SHARE SALE WAS FIVE TIMES OVERSUBSCRIBED x.com
AlvaSupportsFirst Squawk reports that Meta's $25 billion share sale was five times oversubscribed, indicating strong demand for the new shares despite its large financing needs.Reuters
Global News Agency
Meanwhile, Meta fell 0.8% after the company increased its largest-ever equity fundraising to $97.5 billion to fund AI expansion. tradingview.com
AlvaChallengesMeta increased its planned equity fundraising to $97.5 billion, raising the potential dilution tied to financing its AI expansion.
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Social Technology Company
We have 3.6 billion daily active users. Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp each have over 2 billion dailies, which make them three of what we believe is four social apps that have that kind of reach.
AlvaSupportsMeta reports more than 2 billion daily users on each of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, strengthening the thesis's claim that its three platforms have exceptional reach.Cliff Sosin
Founder and Portfolio Manager of CAS Investment Partners
The whole point of all this is that maybe instead of taking their cost to zero, with much better intelligence and much lower prices, maybe they can sell a few more apps. All of this is downstream of what they possess, which is not destroyed by ubiquitous intelligence, which is data and attention. traffic.megaphone.fm
AlvaSupportsMeta's data and attention remain valuable as intelligence gets cheaper, supporting the view that its enormous audience is a durable asset in the AI era.
Dow Jones
Real-Time Financial News Wire
In addition, Nvidia will invest $3 billion in Meta's planned equity fundraise. tradingview.com
AlvaSupportsNvidia's announced $3 billion investment gives Meta a committed buyer for part of its equity raise, strengthening its ability to fund AI spending.First Squawk
Financial Audio News Service
Meta Sets Public Offering Price at $625 Per Share for $25 Billion Class A Stock Sale x.com
AlvaChallengesMeta's reported Class A offering is priced at $625 per share for $25 billion, setting the terms of a substantial new issuance that dilutes existing holders.Dow Jones
Real-Time Financial News Wire
The offerings, coupled with Meta's substantial operating cash flow and investment-grade debt capacity, will significantly expand the company's funding flexibility. ... "We believe that Meta will ultimately produce a profitable AI business and its returns longer-term should help the company diversify, although the path may not be linear," they say. tradingview.com
AlvaMixedWilliam Blair expects Meta's AI business to become profitable and sees funding flexibility from equity, cash flow and debt capacity, while its capital-intensive buildout leaves room for further raises.
zerohedge
Financial Blog and News Aggregator
Do the whole $95 billion at that price and it comes to nearly 150 million shares, or roughly 6.7% of the Class A count (approximate, before greenshoes, and the converts' share count depends on the price in 2029). x.com
AlvaChallengesAt the quoted share price, completing the full $95 billion financing would add approximately 150 million shares, or 6.7% of the Class A count, materially weakening the per-share value case.Dow Jones
Real-Time Financial News Wire
Meta said AI is creating significant opportunities across its core business, in addition to supporting the launch of new products and services, such as AI-enabled smartglasses and its Muse AI agent. The company added its investments are generating returns through increased engagement, improved advertising performance and increased monetization. tradingview.com
AlvaSupportsMeta says its AI investments are already generating returns through higher engagement, improved advertising performance and increased monetization across its core platforms, supporting the earning-power case.Dow Jones
Real-Time Financial News Wire
Meta unveils plans to raise up to $95 billion in waves of stock offerings. ... capital expenditures expected to come in between $135 billion and $145 billion this year. tradingview.com
AlvaChallengesMeta plans to raise up to $95 billion through stock offerings while funding $135 billion to $145 billion of annual capex, making the scale of AI financing and dilution a major risk to the per-share value case.Dow Jones
Real-Time Financial News Wire
MetaMeta Platforms' Muse personal agent could become a breakout product for the company. But as CFO Susan Li acknowledged, Muse's "compute intensity" means that expanding its user base will require significant investment, and Meta expects total serving costs to rise. tradingview.com
AlvaMixedMeta's CFO says Muse's compute intensity will make serving costs rise as its user base expands, tempering the potential value of a breakout AI product with a higher cost to scale.First Squawk
Financial Audio News Service
META: ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF OFFERING OF DEPOSITARY SHARES REPRESENTING SERIES A MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND OFFERING OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK IN CONNECTION WITH FORWARD SALE AGREEMENTS x.com
AlvaChallengesMeta has announced offerings of mandatory convertible preferred stock and Class A common stock through forward sale agreements, confirming that equity financing will expand the share base and weigh on the per-share value case.First Squawk
Financial Audio News Service
META TO OFFER $22.5B OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK x.com
AlvaChallengesMeta's reported $22.5 billion Class A stock offering would add substantial equity financing capacity while increasing dilution risk for existing shareholders.
The Transcript
Weekly Earnings-Call Quotes Newsletter
$META CEO: ""Our Family of Apps is now used by 3.64 billion people each day, and we are seeing all-time highs in engagement on both Facebook and Instagram, driven by strong growth in video. Threads has now overtaken X in monthly actives and continues to grow quickly. WhatsApp is hitting all-time highs in messaging and is becoming an increasingly important platform for agents as well."" x.com
AlvaSupportsMeta's CEO says WhatsApp messaging is at an all-time high, reinforcing engagement across the large platform portfolio behind the valuation case.