Shares of Meta Platforms ( META 1.33%) were among the winners last month. The social media stock took off after the inauguration, benefiting from a potential TikTok ban, the company's increasingly cozy relationship with President Donald Trump, news of increased investment in artificial intelligence (AI), and even the DeepSeek revelation.

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The growth and size of its platform is also driving the increases in its advertising business. Ad impressions were up 6% year over year, with 6% growth in North America, its most important region, and average price per ad jumped 14% in the quarter, a sign of increasing demand among advertisers for placement on Facebook and Instagram.