Investment Opportunities in Social Media Giants
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
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Source: Fool
- Interactive Brokers Growth: Interactive Brokers (IBKR) has seen its stock price quadruple over the past five years, with a 23% year-over-year revenue growth and a 21% increase in net interest income, indicating strong lending demand and a 32% rise in customer accounts to 4.13 million, suggesting future investment potential.
- Surge in Customer Loans: With customer margin loans approaching $80 billion, serving as a source of passive income, Interactive Brokers is well-positioned to benefit from sustained high demand for stock investing, enhancing its market competitiveness.
- Meta Platforms Revenue Growth: Meta Platforms (META) achieved a 26% year-over-year revenue growth in Q3 2025, despite its stock price not reflecting this growth, highlighting the strong performance of its social network advertising business and the potential of its 3.54 billion daily active users.
- AI Investment Potential: Meta Platforms funds its AI ambitions through its social media business, and while its smart glasses are not yet profitable, the Reality Labs segment generated $470 million in Q3 revenue with over 70% revenue growth, indicating future profitability potential.
Analyst Views on META
Wall Street analysts forecast META stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for META is 824.71 USD with a low forecast of 655.15 USD and a high forecast of 1117 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
44 Analyst Rating
37 Buy
6 Hold
1 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 658.760
Low
655.15
Averages
824.71
High
1117
Current: 658.760
Low
655.15
Averages
824.71
High
1117
About META
Meta Platforms, Inc. is building human connections, powered by artificial intelligence and immersive technologies. The Company's products enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) headsets, augmented reality (AR), and wearables. It also helps people discover and learn about what is going on in the world around them, enabling people to share their experiences, ideas, photos, videos, and other content with audiences ranging from their closest family members and friends to the public at large. The Company's segments include Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality Labs (RL). FoA segment includes Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and Threads. RL segment includes its virtual, augmented, and mixed reality related consumer hardware, software and content. Its product offerings in VR include its Meta Quest devices, as well as software and content available through the Meta Horizon Store.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
