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Investing.com - Cantor Fitzgerald has reiterated its Overweight rating on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) with a price target of $920.00. The social media giant, currently trading at $788.12, appears overvalued according to InvestingPro analysis, despite maintaining impressive gross profit margins of 82% and generating $94.28 billion in EBITDA over the last twelve months.
The firm expects Meta’s capital expenditure to increase significantly over the next 12-18 months, leading to accelerated depreciation expenses. Cantor Fitzgerald projects Meta’s depreciation expense growth to reach 52% in fiscal year 2026 and 47% in fiscal year 2027, compared to 19% this year (or 38% excluding server life change). InvestingPro data shows Meta maintains strong financial health with a "GREAT" overall score, suggesting robust capacity to handle increased expenses. Get access to 15+ additional ProTips and comprehensive analysis with an InvestingPro subscription.
Meta faces additional upward pressure on depreciation expenses due to an increasing shift toward shorter-duration assets such as servers and GPUs in fiscal year 2026, particularly as the company deploys more computing resources for super-intelligence efforts in newer data centers.
The social media giant will also incur incremental expenses from other infrastructure operational expenditures that are recognized across its profit and loss statement, according to the research note.
Considering all factors, Cantor Fitzgerald believes Meta’s total operational expenditure growth could exceed a 25% compound annual growth rate over the next two years.
In other recent news, Amazon.com reported second-quarter 2025 revenue that surpassed consensus estimates by $5.5 billion, or 3%. Additionally, the company provided a third-quarter 2025 revenue guidance midpoint that is 2% above consensus expectations. Meta Platforms also reported impressive second-quarter 2025 performance, with notable revenue and profit growth attributed to a recovery in advertising pricing and increased user engagement. This strong showing led Freedom Broker to downgrade Meta’s stock rating from Buy to Hold, despite raising its price target to $800.00 from $680.00. On the other hand, Loop Capital raised its price target for Meta to $980.00, maintaining a Buy rating due to meaningful revenue growth acceleration and a strong outlook. Meta has also introduced new Instagram features aimed at enhancing user connections through content sharing and location features. Meanwhile, Russian authorities are moving to partially restrict calls on Telegram and WhatsApp, following recent legislation supporting a state-backed messaging application.
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