Rosenblatt Reiterates ‘Buy’ on Meta (META) With $1,015 Price Target as Subscription Push Expands

Rosenblatt reiterated a “Buy” rating on Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and set a price objective of $1,015, according to a report published June 6 by Yahoo Finance and later repeated by other outlets. The May 28 reiteration is notable not only for the target price, but also because Rosenblatt tied its renewed optimism to Meta’s shift toward subscription products in addition to advertising. Insider Monkey

Meta has been rolling out paid “Plus” subscription plans across its flagship apps - Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp - while also testing additional tiers marketed under the “Meta One” umbrella. That matters to analysts because paid subscriptions can diversify revenue away from display ads and help smooth out advertising-cycle volatility, at least in theory, if conversion rates and churn remain manageable. TechCrunch

Meta’s most recent quarterly results underscore the scale of its ongoing investment cycle. In its first-quarter 2026 earnings release, the company reported revenue of $56.31 billion (up 33% year over year) and said capital expenditures - including principal payments on finance leases - were $19.84 billion for the quarter. Meta investor relations

Meta also updated its spending outlook: it expects 2026 capital expenditures (including principal payments on finance leases) to be in the range of $125 billion to $145 billion, up from its prior $115 billion to $135 billion guidance. In its commentary, Meta linked the increase partly to higher component pricing and to additional data center costs to support future-year capacity - an important detail because subscriptions and AI-oriented products typically require sustained compute and infrastructure. Meta investor relations

Still, Meta’s own disclosures emphasize the uncertainty around the path from product rollout to financial outcomes. In the same earnings release, the company highlighted risks tied to its reliance on advertising revenue, exposure to privacy and regulatory developments, and the challenges involved in its artificial intelligence initiatives and other new business efforts - areas where execution matters as much as early momentum. Meta investor relations

For investors trying to separate marketing from economics, the next checkpoints are likely straightforward: how widely Meta expands and then scales the Meta One and app “Plus” tiers, whether it can translate subscription traction into durable operating performance, and whether its infrastructure spending continues to be supported by cash generation. Meta reported free cash flow of $12.39 billion in the quarter, and it will be watching how that figure evolves alongside the higher 2026 capex outlook. Meta investor relations