NASDAQ:META 30 December 2025 - 4 January 2026

Meta Platforms, Inc. shares slipped about 1.5% on Friday, the first trading day of 2026, to end at $650.41. U.S. markets are shut this weekend, leaving the stock to reopen on Monday with investors bracing for a data-heavy week.

Meta Platforms, Inc. shares ended Friday down $9.47, or 1.4%, at $650.41, extending a slide at the start of 2026.

U.S. stock markets were closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day, leaving the Dow Jones Industrial Average on hold after a late-year pullback. The Dow last closed down 303.77 points, or 0.63%, at 48,063.29 on Dec. 31, while the S&P 500 fell 0.74% and the Nasdaq Composite slid 0.76%. For 2025, the Dow gained 12.97%, the S&P 500 rose 16.39% and the Nasdaq climbed 20.36%, and “it’s perfectly fine in any bull market to have moments of cost,” said Giuseppe Sette, co-founder and president of Reflexivity. Reuters

Meta Platforms shares dipped on Wednesday after a Reuters investigation said internal documents showed the Facebook and Instagram owner developed a “global playbook” to fend off pressure to crack down on scammers and delay tougher checks on advertisers. Meta was down 0.4% at $663 by 11:57 a.m. ET, after closing at $665.95 on Tuesday. The documents said Meta estimated universal advertiser verification — an identity check before ads run — could cost about $2 billion to implement and reduce revenue by up to 4.8%, while Google has said it has verified more than 90% of advertisers. Reuters