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Meta Platforms is primed for a big quarter with ads, AI push

A rebound in advertising, the threat of regulation and the specter of AI are the overriding narrative themes when Meta Platforms Inc. reports its fourth-quarter results on Thursday. Analysts are okay with that. “Firing on All Cylinders,” Jefferies analyst Brent Thill said in a note Sunday, jacking his price target on Meta META, -1.31% shares to 455from455 from 425. “Our recent digital ad checks have been the most positive we’ve seen in severalyears.” In raising his price target to 435from435 from 390, Seaport Rese ...