{"id":360539,"date":"2026-07-31T18:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/metas-stock-took-a-plunge-heres-why-investors-are-spooked\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T18:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:04:13","slug":"metas-stock-took-a-plunge-heres-why-investors-are-spooked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=360539","title":{"rendered":"Meta&#8217;s Stock Took a Plunge \u2014 Here&#8217;s Why Investors Are Spooked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Meta just gave investors a preview of how expensive the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/mark-zuckerbergs-new-strategy-is-surprisingly-simple\">AI race<\/a> really is, and Wall Street isn\u2019t thrilled. The company missed earnings estimates and issued weaker-than-expected revenue guidance, sending shares down as much as 11% after-hours, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/07\/29\/meta-q2-earnings-report-2026.html\">CNBC reports<\/a>. The real shock is that free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/building-a-business\/cash-flow-statements\">cash flow<\/a> collapsed to $784 million this quarter, down from $8.55 billion a year earlier, as Meta pours money into AI.<\/p>\n<p>Next year could be worse. Analysts expect Meta to burn through more than $20 billion in cash in 2027, based on $174 billion in projected spending. Deutsche Bank thinks that figure could reach $215 billion, and Raymond James pegs it as high as $280 billion.<\/p>\n<p>What sets Meta apart from fellow big spenders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/jeff-bezos-wants-to-overhaul-prime-video-with-ai\">Amazon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/alphabet-is-the-most-valuable-company-not-nvidia-analyst\/497581\">Alphabet<\/a> is its lack of a backup plan. There\u2019s no cloud business and no proven track record building new revenue streams beyond advertising. Meta\u2019s long-term debt has ballooned to $83.7 billion, and CFO Susan Li said the company won\u2019t reconsider its pace until \u201c\u201928 and beyond.\u201d Investors, analysts say, aren\u2019t likely to wait that long.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Meta just gave investors a preview of how expensive the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/mark-zuckerbergs-new-strategy-is-surprisingly-simple\">AI race<\/a> really is, and Wall Street isn\u2019t thrilled. The company missed earnings estimates and issued weaker-than-expected revenue guidance, sending shares down as much as 11% after-hours, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/07\/29\/meta-q2-earnings-report-2026.html\">CNBC reports<\/a>. The real shock is that free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/building-a-business\/cash-flow-statements\">cash flow<\/a> collapsed to $784 million this quarter, down from $8.55 billion a year earlier, as Meta pours money into AI.<\/p>\n<p>Next year could be worse. Analysts expect Meta to burn through more than $20 billion in cash in 2027, based on $174 billion in projected spending. Deutsche Bank thinks that figure could reach $215 billion, and Raymond James pegs it as high as $280 billion.<\/p>\n<p>What sets Meta apart from fellow big spenders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/jeff-bezos-wants-to-overhaul-prime-video-with-ai\">Amazon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/alphabet-is-the-most-valuable-company-not-nvidia-analyst\/497581\">Alphabet<\/a> is its lack of a backup plan. There\u2019s no cloud business and no proven track record building new revenue streams beyond advertising. Meta\u2019s long-term debt has ballooned to $83.7 billion, and CFO Susan Li said the company won\u2019t reconsider its pace until \u201c\u201928 and beyond.\u201d Investors, analysts say, aren\u2019t likely to wait that long.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta just gave investors a preview of how expensive the AI race really is, and Wall Street isn\u2019t thrilled. The company missed earnings estimates and issued weaker-than-expected revenue guidance, sending shares down as much as 11% after-hours, CNBC reports. 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