Is Meta Platforms Stock Outperforming the Dow?

Commanding a market cap of $1.5 trillion, Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) is a technology titan that builds social, communication, and immersive digital platforms used by billions of people worldwide. Based in California, Meta operates some of the world’s most widely used social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger. 

Companies valued at over $200 billion or more are generally classified as “mega-cap” stocks, and Meta Platforms fits this criterion perfectly. Meta generates most of its revenue from digital advertising, leveraging its massive user base and advanced AI-driven ad targeting. In recent years, the company has aggressively invested in artificial intelligence, both to power its recommendation systems across apps and to develop its family of open-source large language models under the “Llama” series.