Meta Launches Muse AI Assistant as Evercore ISI Sees Over 50% Odds of Success

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Meta Platforms launched Muse this week, an AI assistant powered by its Muse Spark model and aimed at consumers and small businesses. Evercore ISI analyst Mark Mahaney reiterated an Outperform rating on the stock with an $860.00 price target on September 9, seeing more than a 50% chance that Meta successfully rolls out AI agents to consumers and small businesses. Muse is available in the US as a standalone app and through WhatsApp, and Meta is offering a basic version for free while heavier users can subscribe to $20 per month and $100 per month plans. Evercore ISI bases its positive view on Meta's roughly 3.6 billion daily users and an estimated 15 million small businesses across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Meta reported revenues of $60.8 billion, up 28% year-over-year, but costs and expenses increased 55%, operating income fell 8%, and operating margin declined to 31% from 43%.

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Meta launched Muse, an AI assistant powered by its Muse Spark model, targeting consumers and small businesses

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Evercore ISI reiterated Outperform on Meta with an $860 price target, seeing over 50% odds of successful AI agent rollout

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