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Meta shares lag as Wall Street questions planned capital spending
Meta is down about 7% year to date, with investors focused on capex projected at $130 billion to $145 billion this year.
Meta is trailing most other large, trillion-dollar stocks this year, falling roughly 7% year to date, according to Yahoo Finance. The article notes that the only major exception among similarly sized peers is Tesla.
The piece attributes investor skittishness to concerns about Meta’s capital expenditures, which it says are expected to fall between $130 billion and $145 billion in 2026. It adds that while revenue is growing, Meta’s bottom line is beginning to reflect the spending.
With the stock’s recent weakness as the backdrop, Yahoo Finance argues the current environment can be suited to short-term options strategies tied to near-term price movement. It outlines a bear call spread concept, describing how a trader sells a call and buys a higher strike call at the same expiration, seeking profit if the shares remain below the sold strike at expiry.
The article also states that it sets the short and long strike prices above Meta’s reference trading level of $616.77, and describes using an options screen to select strikes and expirations, typically 30 to 45 days out. The source presents the strategy framework, but it does not include investment guidance or performance claims beyond the setup description.