Meta Platforms Stock Is Surging: What's Going On?

Meta Platforms Inc META shares are trading higher Wednesday morning after the company confirmed details surrounding layoffs in a letter to employees.

According to a new SEC filing, CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote a letter to employees explaining why he plans to lay off more than 11,000 employees, reducing the size of the Meta team by about 13%.

"At the start of Covid, the world rapidly moved online and the surge of e-commerce led to outsized revenue growth. Many people predicted this would be a permanent acceleration that would continue even after the pandemic ended. I did too, so I made the decision to significantly increase our investments," Zuckerberg said.

"Unfortunately, this did not play out the way I expected. Not only has online commerce returned to prior trends, but the macroeconomic downturn, increased competition, and ads signal loss have caused our revenue to be much lower than I'd expected. I got this wrong, and I take responsibility for that."

The Meta CEO also noted that the company plans to take "a number of additional steps to become a leaner and more efficient company," which includes cutting discretionary spending and extending the company's hiring freeze through the first quarter.

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META Price Action: Meta has a 52-week high of $353.83 and a 52-week low of $88.09.

The stock was up 5.57% at $101.90 at time of publication, according to Benzinga Pro.

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