Meta Platforms beat the Street. Here’s why analysts are bullish on the stock

Meta posted third-quarter financial results postmarket Wednesday. Afterward, analysts said there is a lot to like about the Instagram parent’s stock.

We have a $300,000 mortgage with a 2.75% interest rate. I want to pay it off. My husband says I’m crazy. Who’s right? October 23, 2026
“I don’t want to enter retirement owing six figures when we have the cash to clear it.”
Quentin Fottrell
My partner of 17 years left me his $1 million home. His children are crying foul. Am I obliged to split it with them? October 22, 2026
“I never paid rent, although I put about $45,000 toward a new kitchen and a roof.”
Quentin Fottrell
‘I don’t feel sorry for myself’: I’m 64 and will be renting for the rest of my life. Is that so bad? October 22, 2026
“I married a wonderful man with a good income. He left his job due to health issues and suffered a massive stroke at 53.”
Quentin Fottrell
CoreWeave set off a wave of anxiety — but Wall Street’s dire prognosis is premature October 22, 2026
Stop listening to market pundits and start looking at market performance.
David Weidner
The U.S. stock market is fracturing into two camps, and it’s leaving investors with a brutal case of whiplash October 22, 2026
The artificial-intelligence trade is on the ropes. CNN’s “Fear & Greed” index is screaming fear, and the yield on the 10-year Treasury note just clinched its biggest daily drop since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
Joseph Adinolfi
Treasury yields log biggest drop since the 2023 banking crisis. Here’s what’s going on. October 22, 2026
‘It’s a take-back trade,’ says PGIM’s Tipp. ‘Not an all-out fear of recession type of situation.’
Joy Wiltermuth
Americans are having fewer babies — and pampering them with luxury diapers October 22, 2026
“Fewer babies in each household means parents spend more per baby,” Procter & Gamble’s CFO says.
Bill Peters
3 big reasons Micron and other chip stocks fell hard on Thursday October 22, 2026
Investors are spooked by Tesla’s lower spending target, Lam Research’s weaker-than-expected forecast and a fresh reminder that the AI boom relies on outside funding.
Britney Nguyen
Oil prices approach Iran-war highs as soaring tanker rates trigger a second energy squeeze October 22, 2026
Wall Street may be starting to price in the scenario everyone fears: a full-scale regional conflict that could further choke off global energy supplies and unleash a fresh wave of turmoil across financial markets.
Myra P. Saefong
Moderna’s cancer vaccine hits its targets, but a data leak rattled investors and the stock tumbled October 22, 2026
A ‘sell-the-news reaction’? The experimental treatment helped prevent the return of cancer or death in melanoma patients by 42% after two years.
Jaimy Lee