Shares of Meta Platforms (META 1.73%) were flying higher on Thursday. The stock gained 2% as of 12:15 p.m. ET but gained as much as 5.1% earlier in the day. The leg up comes as the S&P 500 gained 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite was flat. The social media behemoth reported its fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday after the market closed.The numbersMeta delivered fantastic results for Q4 2024. The company increased earnings per share for the quarter by 50% year over year, reaching $8.02. The figure well exceeded W ...