Despite a solid earnings report, shares in Meta have fallen roughly 12% since reporting first-quarter results.

Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. advanced 2.33% to $451.96 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 1.99% to 16,156.

Meta Platforms’ stock (NASDAQ NASDAQ 0.0%: META) has gained 25% YTD, while the S&P500 is up only 6% over the same period. That said, the stock price plummeted 10.6% April 25th vs a 0.5% decrease in the broader index.

Investors are more than a little upset with what Mark Zuckerberg had to say about Meta's upcoming artificial intelligence investments.

Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. inched 0.57% higher to $441.68 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 1.

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Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. slumped 0.57% to $430.17 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 2.04% to 15,657.

Meta is now worth $1.12 trillion, while Alphabet's market cap recently hit an all-time high of $2.15 trillion. Could Meta catch up and eclipse Alphabet's market cap by the end of 2025? Let's take a fresh look at the social media leader to find out.