Is it Still a Wise Choice to Invest in Meta Platforms (FB)?

ClearBridge Investments, an investment management firm, published its “Large Cap Growth Strategy” first quarter 2021 investor letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. The ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Strategy underperformed its Russell 1000 Growth Index benchmark during the first quarter. On an absolute basis, the Strategy suffered losses across seven of the eight sectors in which it was invested (out of 11 sectors total). The leading detractors of performance were in the communication services and information technology (IT) sectors, while the financials sector was a contributor. Try to spend some time taking a look at the fund’s top 5 holdings to be informed about their best picks for 2022.

In its Q1 2022 investor letter, ClearBridge Investments Large Cap Growth Strategy mentioned Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) and explained its insights for the company. Founded in 2004, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB)  is a Menlo Park, California-based multinational technology conglomerate holding company with a $570.5 billion market capitalization. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB)  delivered a -37.51% return since the beginning of the year, while its 12-month returns are down by -31.72%. The stock closed at $210.18 per share on April 15, 2022.

Here is what ClearBridge Investments Large Cap Growth Strategy has to say about Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) in its Q1 2022 investor letter:

“Facebook shares derated following fourth-quarter earnings results and first-quarter revenue guidance that was weaker than expected. We knew going into Facebook’s latest reporting period that Apple’s iOS14 privacy changes (measurement, loss of signal) would have a near-term impact on earnings, but competition in the social media space (primarily from TikTok) further catalyzed multiple compression in the stock.”

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Our calculations show that Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) ranks 3rd on our list of the 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) was in 224 hedge fund portfolios at the end of the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to 248 funds in the previous quarter. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) delivered a -35.62% return in the past 3 months.

In March 2022, we published an article that includes Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) in another article. You can find other investor letters from hedge funds and prominent investors on our hedge fund investor letters 2022 Q1 page.

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