10 Unrivaled Stocks of the Next 5 Years

3. Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 235

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is an American technology company that owns widely used social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The company’s social media platforms have a massive user base and this attracts advertisers from around the world. Additionally, Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is investing in AI to enhance its products. META ranks among the top 3 on our list of the unrivaled stocks of the next 5 years.

The social media giant has been performing well and managed to impress both investors and analysts with its strong Q4 2024 results. On January 30, Benchmark analyst Mark Zgutowicz upgraded his rating on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) to “Buy” from “Hold” and set a price target of $820 while citing the company’s strong core business outlook in 2025. He expects that Meta Platforms Inc.’s (NASDAQ:META) investments in AI infrastructure and strong advertising business will drive growth in 2025 and beyond.

Zgutowicz is particularly intrigued by the initial development of AI engineering agents by Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META). These AI agents can code and solve problems like “a good mid-level engineer.” Zgutowicz anticipates further discussions on the potential efficiencies these agents could bring to Meta Platforms Inc.’s (NASDAQ:META) research and development efforts.