Cathie Wood’s Top 12 AI Stock Picks in 2025

3. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)

ARK Investment Management’s Stake Value: $271.91 Million

Number of Hedge Funds Holding Stakes: 262

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is an internet content & information company focusing on connecting people through social media platforms and developing the metaverse. It owns major social networking sites like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, as well as technology companies like Oculus VR. It is one of Cathie Woods’s favorite AI stocks as it increasingly leverages technology to enhance user engagement and experience to drive digital advertising.

While the market for digital advertising expanded by 12% last year, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is increasingly using AI to target more of its clients’ advertising budgets. The integration of AI has allowed clients to carry out effective ad campaigns, which, in turn, allows Meta to increase the average price per ad.

The fact that AI provides advertisers with greater returns on their investment is a significant factor in their willingness to spend more money on Meta’s advertising products. In 2024, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) saw a far higher growth rate of 22% and brought in $164 billion. As a result of its cost-cutting measures and increased consumer spending, its earnings increased by 60% to $23.86 per share. Meta anticipates a 32% rise in return on investment from AI tools.