AI-First Push Meets Fresh Ad-Fraud Scrutiny
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) is navigating a familiar late-year market cocktail on Tuesday, December 16, 2025: investors weighing AI-driven upside and potential cost discipline against headline risk—this time centered on ad integrity and regulatory pressure.
Early Tuesday, Meta shares hovered around the $648 level, keeping the stock near the key $650 “line in the sand” often cited by technical traders. [1]
Below is what’s driving Meta stock today, what Wall Street forecasts look like, and what to watch heading into 2026.
Meta stock price today: where META is trading on Dec. 16, 2025
Meta stock traded around $647–$648 in early Tuesday action. [2]
For context, Meta’s prior session close was $647.51. [3]
While day-to-day moves…



