Why Is Meta (META) Stock Soaring Today
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Why Is Meta (META) Stock Soaring Today Kayode Omotosho Wed, July 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM EDT 3 min read META What Happened? Shares of social network operator Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) jumped 10.1% in the afternoon session after reports revealed that the company plans to build a cloud business to sell its excess AI computing capacity. Meta is developing a cloud arm (internally "Meta Compute") to rent out spare capacity, both as Model-as-a-Service (hosting its own Muse Spark models, akin to AWS Bedrock) and raw compute (akin to neoclouds like CoreWeave). CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed at the annual shareholder meeting that a cloud business was "definitely on the table." The central bear case on Meta all year had been the capex bill: 2026 AI capital spending was guided up to $125–145 billion (from $115–135 billion, versus ~$72 billion in 2025), pressuring free cash flow and sinking the stock ~7% after Q1 despite an earnings beat. A cloud business directly monetizes that infrastructure turning a feared cost center into a potential revenue line and positioning Meta as the fourth US hyperscaler alongside AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. Is now the time to buy Meta? Access our full analysis report here, it's free . Meta's shares are somewhat volatile and have had 10 moves greater than 5% over the last year. But moves this big are rare even for Meta and indicate this news significantly impacted the market's perception of the business. The previous big move we wrote about was 16 days ago when the stock gained 4.7% after prices and yields fell as the Trump Administration announced a new peace deal that would lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Meta is down 4.8% since the beginning of the year, and at $619.01 per share, it is trading 21.6% below its 52-week high of $790 from August 2025. Despite the year-to-date decline, investors who bought $1,000 worth of Meta's shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,747. ONE MORE THING: The $21 AI Application Stock Wall Street Forgot. While Wall Street obsesses over who's building AI, one company is already using it to print money. And nobody's paying attention. AI chip stocks trade at ridiculous valuations. This company processes a trillion consumer signals monthly using AI and trades at a third of the price. The gap won't last. The institutions will figure it out. You need to see this first. Read the FREE Report Before They Notice .
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