Meta Platforms Inc. is seeking to raise as much as $95 billion by selling common and preferred stock to support its AI development. According to Bloomberg, the offering is tied to a plan announced in earnings last week to create a non-voting share class through a stock split in January, which would attract different types of investors and allow some stock sales without diluting CEO Mark Zuckerberg's stake. The report notes that Google and Intel made rare stock offerings earlier this year, both oversubscribed, with Google's at $85 billion, making Meta's larger. Skepticism around Meta's offering is described as higher than for those deals. The article also says the offering will be watched alongside the Anthropic IPO and other financial raises.
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| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Industry | Interactive Media & Services |
| Market cap | $1.7T |
| Close on 10/23/2026 | 642.62 |
| Change that session | -0.96% |
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