Meta Platforms price target raised to $730 from $680 at Cantor Fitzgerald

Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Deepak Mathivanan raised the firm’s price target on Meta Platforms (META) to $730 from $680 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares as part of a broader note on Internet Stocks. The fundamental backdrop for Internet Stocks remains healthy entering 2025, despite emerging risks like tariffs, and the pace of innovation in areas such as AI, AVs, robotics, and quantum computing is accelerating, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm expects digital ads, e-commerce, and mobility, to deliver strong growth and margin expansion in 2025. Meta is one of the firm’s top picks for 2025 to play the accelerating AI deployment theme.