Meta Platforms approaches $2T market cap, less than $100B away

Meta Platforms is closing in on a $2 trillion market capitalization, with the company’s valuation sitting in the range of $1.82 trillion to $1.90 trillion after a sharp rally on September 21. The gap to that psychologically significant milestone is now less than $100 billion, a distance that looked far more daunting just a year ago when the company was worth roughly $1.48 trillion. Shares of META surged between 10% and 12% intraday. The catalyst was bullish analyst commentary and growing investor excitement around Meta’s AI product pipeline. What’s driving the rally Wells Fargo raised its price target on Meta from $640 to $796, with shares trading between $714 and $747 on the day. The upgrade centered on early traction from Muse, Meta’s personal AI agent that launched around September 8. Muse handles tasks like email management, booking, and form-filling, offered across both free and paid tiers. It reportedly notched record downloads in the US within weeks of launch. Meta Connect, the company’s flagship developer and product event, was scheduled for September 23-24, just days after the rally. Investors were positioning ahead of what was expected to be a showcase of additional AI pr...