Meta Shares Surge 6% on Strong Q2 Earnings and Positive Revenue Forecast

Meta shares jumped 6% on Thursday after the company reported second-quarter earnings that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations and provided an optimistic revenue forecast.

Key Figures:

• Revenue: $39.07 billion (up 22% from $32 billion a year earlier; analysts expected $38.31 billion)
• Net Income: $13.47 billion, or $5.16 per share (up 73% from $7.79 billion, or $2.98 per share; analysts expected $4.73 per share)

Meta expects third-quarter revenue between $38.5 billion and $41 billion, surpassing the average analyst estimate of $39.1 billion.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg and CFO Susan Li highlighted the benefits of Meta’s investments in artificial intelligence (AI), noting improvements in content recommendations and advertising effectiveness. Analysts at Baird and Bank of America emphasized Meta’s strong AI-related performance and growth potential in ad conversions, digital assistants, and multimodal content creation.

Meta’s capital expenditures for the year are projected to be between $37 billion and $40 billion, up from the previous low-end estimate of $35 billion. Analysts at Barclays praised Meta’s execution pace in digital advertising and anticipated new AI-driven products.