META
Meta Platforms (NYSE: META) announced on Monday that it is committing $115 million to a five-week training...
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HOLD- Meta Platforms (NYSE: META) announced on Monday that it is committing $115 million to a five-week training program to train workers for data-center jobs, offering free training for qualified veterans, career changers, and others who want to enter skilled trades.
- The initiative, dubbed America's workforce academy, will first launch in Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio, and Texas, with Meta citing a nationwide shortage of fiber technicians, welders, plumbers, electricians, and other skilled tradespeople needed to build data centers.
- Meta Platforms pledged to guarantee graduates a job in a skilled trade after completing the course, with every graduate leaving with a verified industry-standard credential in high-demand electrical work, mechanical systems, and plumbing.
- Meta cited the U.S. data center buildout as generating public opposition from some communities, which say it strains local power grids, raises environmental concerns, and fails to boost local economies.
- Data centers together are expected to create 4.
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Growth Stock Scoring Breakdown
| METRIC | VALUE | WEIGHT | ANALYSIS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales Growth TTM ? | 26.2% | 25% | 75.0 ptsVery Good (26.2%) - Solid growth |
| EPS Growth Next 5Y ? | 19.7% | 25% | 50.0 ptsMeets Minimum (19.7%) - Passes screener |
| Target Price Upside ? | 44.0% | 20% | 95.0 ptsHuge Upside (44.0%) - Target: $822.35 vs Current: $570.98 |
| Gross Margin % ? | 81.9% | 15% | 100.0 ptsExceptional (81.9%) - Strong pricing power |
| Drawdown from 52-Wk High ? | -28.3% | 15% | 80.0 ptsSolid Dip (-28.3%) - Good entry zone |
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About META
- Meta Platforms, Inc. engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality (VR) headsets, and AI glasses in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and internationally.
- It operates through two segments, Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality Labs (RL).
- The FoA segment offers Facebook, which enables people to build community through feed, reels, stories, groups, marketplace, and other; Instagram that brings people closer through Instagram feed, stories, reels, live, and messaging; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; Meta AI, an assistant that's available across apps, as a stand-alone app, on AI glasses, and on the web; Threads, an application for text-based updates and public conversations; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact.
- The RL segment provides virtual and augmented reality products, including consumer hardware, software, and content that help people feel connected, as well as Meta Quest devices that enable social experiences across gaming, fitness, entertainment, and more.
- The segment also includes wearables such as AI glasses like Ray Ban Meta and Oakley Meta glasses; and the Meta Ray Ban Display, which combines AI glasses with an integrated lens display and the Meta Neural Band, a wrist worn device using electromyography that lets people control their AI glasses through neuromuscular signals.
- Meta Platforms, Inc. has a collaboration with Microsoft Corporation, NVIDIA Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Broadcom Inc., and OpenAI, L.L.C.
- The company was formerly known as Facebook, Inc. and changed its name to Meta Platforms, Inc. in October 2021.
- The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.