Why Meta Platforms Is Soaring Today
Meta Platforms(META) The Motley Fool·2025-05-01 16:58Shares of Meta Platforms (META 5.19%) are rising on Thursday. The company's stock gained 4.9% as of 12:46 p.m. ET, and gained as much as 8% earlier in the day. The leg up comes as the S&P 500 (^GSPC 1.12%) gained 0.9% and the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC 2.00%) gained 1.9%.The social media behemoth released its Q1 report after market close yesterday, beating Wall Street's already-high expectations.Another strong quarterThe Facebook parent posted Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) of 42.3 billion in sales ...