Best Stocks to Buy for 2025: Meta Stock vs. Snap Stock

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Dec 19, 2024 at 7:00AM

NASDAQ: META

Meta Platforms

Market Cap

$1.8T

Today's Change

(-2.25%) -$16.49

Current Price

$717.89

Price as of October 1, 2025, 3:59 p.m. ET

Meta Platforms (META -2.25%) and Snap (SNAP -0.20%) are excellent businesses that benefit from user-generated content.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 15, 2024. The video was published on Dec. 17, 2024.

About the Author

A Fool since 2019, and a graduate of Cal State LA with a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics. Parkev is an adjunct professor of Finance and enjoys reading about financial and economic history. You'll often find him writing about stocks in the consumer goods and technology sectors.

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Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Parkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.

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