Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) were among the winners last month. The social media stock took off after the inauguration, benefiting from a potential TikTok ban, the company's increasingly cozy relationship with President Donald Trump, news of increased investment in artificial intelligence (AI), and even the DeepSeek revelation.

We recently published a list of 10 AI Stocks Trending on News and Analyst Ratings. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) stands against other AI stocks trending on news and analyst ratings.

For Meta's stock to turn a $10,000 investment into $1 million, it would need to grow to 100 times its original value. That means its market cap would one day need to top $180 trillion. Given its elevated valuation, I don't see that as being a likely scenario. Even getting to 10 times its value, to more than $18 trillion, might be a long shot.

Meta Platforms' financial strength, consistent top and bottom-line growth, and double-digit margins highlight its attractiveness. See why META stock is a Buy.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) stock has been in fine form on the market over the past three years, delivering healthy gains of 116% to investors and outperforming the 37% increase in the Nasdaq Composite index during the same period.

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp parent company Meta has historically been seen as a good investment option, largely because of the success of the company's social media and messaging apps. But