Meta Platforms: AI Continues to Drive Revenue, but Is the Stock a Buy?

  • Going into its first-quarter results, there was a worry about how reduced spending from China-based e-commerce exporters, such as Temu and Shein, would impact Meta Platforms (META 4.30%). These worries appeared largely justified, as Chinese e-commerce companies accounted for about 11% of its revenue last year, and data from marketing intelligence company Pathmatics showed Temu's spending on Facebook at one point had suddenly dropped from over $1 million a day to nearly zero.