Truist lifts Meta target to Street-high $1,000 on strong Muse adoption
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Truist lifts Meta target to Street-high $1,000 on strong Muse adoption Sam Boughedda Tue, October 13, 2026 at 9:27 AM EDT 2 min read TFC +0.41% META +0.54% ^GSPC +0.07% Investing.com -- Truist Securities raised its price target on Meta Platforms to $1,000 from $763, joining Wells Fargo as the highest on Wall Street, citing early traction for its Muse AI agent. Before you buy NVIDIA: our AI model's stock picks are beating the market by 120%+. See the list now » In a note to clients on Tuesday, analyst Youssef Squali kept a Buy rating on the stock and rolled his discounted cash flow valuation forward to the end of 2027. He added a contribution from Muse to his outer-year estimates, with a base case of $28.5 billion in incremental revenue by 2030. Meta shares have risen 21% since Muse launched on Sept. 8, against a 2% gain for the S&P 500. Not finding the right stocks? Our AI's list of investor-grade stock picks for October just dropped » "With AI infusing higher performance across ads, wearables and Muse (building non-ad revenues from powering personal superintelligence, Muse for Enterprise/SMBs), we see Meta as an AI winner long-term," Squali wrote. He expects third-quarter revenue of $63.9 billion, up 25% year over year and at the high end of management's $61 billion to $64 billion guidance. That is also modestly above the $63.3 billion consensus. The analyst included a roughly $10 billion legal settlement with 48 state attorneys general in third-quarter numbers, taking his GAAP operating income to $11.7 billion. Truist forecasts 2027 capital expenditure of $190 billion, up 32% year over year, against a consensus of $193 billion. Truist lifts Meta target to Street-high $1,000 on strong Muse adoption Analyst lists 7 reasons why China CXMT's claims don't threaten Micron and Sandisk Enerflex jumps 5% on 1GW data center power contract win
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Truist Securities raised its price target for Meta Platforms to a Wall Street high of $1,000, citing the early adoption and strong growth of the Muse AI agent. Third-quarter revenue is projected to rise 25% year-over-year to $63.9 billion, and Muse is forecasted to generate an additional $28.5 billion in revenue by 2030. This AI-driven revenue diversification enhances the company's long-term value and acts as a positive signal for investors.
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- AI — Truist raised its price target to $1,000 based on the expanded adoption of Meta's Muse AI agent, forecasting an additional $28.5 billion in revenue by 2030 and expecting growth in the related ecosystem.
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Truist's price target hike demonstrates that Meta is proving its ability to generate tangible revenue in non-advertising segments, such as AI agents and wearables, beyond its advertising business. Notably, the stock's 21% surge following the introduction of Muse, significantly outperforming the S&P 500, reflects high market expectations.
Key drivers for future stock movement will be whether Meta meets the projected $63.9 billion revenue in the Q3 earnings report and the efficiency of the anticipated $190 billion in capital expenditures through 2027. In the bullish scenario, the expansion of Muse into enterprise and small-and-medium business (SMB) markets accelerates, while in the bearish scenario, excessive capital expenditure burdens could place short-term pressure on profitability.
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