Price, Forecasts and Analysis as AI Spending Meets EU Privacy Pressure (Dec. 22, 2025)
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) is heading into the Christmas-shortened trading week with its stock pinned between two powerful narratives: accelerating AI investment that management argues will strengthen the core advertising engine, and intensifying legal and regulatory scrutiny—especially in Europe—that could reshape how the company collects and uses data to target ads.
In premarket trading Monday, Meta shares were modestly higher near $662 after ending Friday at $658.77, according to MarketWatch. [1]
Below is a full, news-driven roundup of what’s moving META stock on December 22, 2025, along with the latest forecasts and analyst views shaping expectations into 2026.
META stock price today: the quick read
- Premarket (Dec. 22):…
