It seems increasingly clear to me that $META will get a decent return on their investments one way or another.
This recent Zuck quote is a great example. $META obviously isn't planning on renting out compute right now, but companies are continually asking for it anyway (at a premium no less).
So even in a worst case scenario where they can't get a strong return on internal workloads there is still massive demand from third parties just for the raw compute.
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Analyst sees subscriptions generating $20B+ in high-margin revenue by FY30, helping Meta outgrow the digital ad market and grow faster for longer.
It sounds like the $META dilution news is just โspeculationโ, which is good because it really wouldn't make sense.
For one the stock is cheap no matter how you look at it. It's cheap relative to it's growth, it's history, and it's peers. Diluting a cheap stock isn't exactly a recipe for success...
$META also did over $50 billion in FCF over the last twelve months and is still paying a dividend. It makes sense to cut the dividend and continue spending out of FCF instead of diluting. The money is sitting right there.
People look for any reason to be bearish here.