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Meta at $583 — The Market Is Pricing AI Spend as Value Destruction, and It's Wrong
Ruslan Averin's call on Meta — at a forward P/E of 17.6 the market prices its $145B AI capex as value destruction. The July 29 Q2 print is the catalyst.

Ruslan Averin's call on Meta — at a forward P/E of 17.6 the market prices its $145B AI capex as value destruction. The July 29 Q2 print is the catalyst.

Meta's Q1 2026: $42.3B revenue, 42% operating margin, AI Advantage+ doubling ad performance. I initiated a new position at $572 and added at $580. Full thesis.

Bought META at $563.20 before Q1 earnings; betting on advertising revenue growth overriding AI capex concerns.