What a difference a year makes. Last year when Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) released its fourth-quarter 2021 earnings report, Wall Street booed, and the stock dropped 26% as investors worried that rivals such as TikTok were eating into Facebook's growth. However, when the company released its fourth-quarter 2022 earnings report on Feb. 1, 2023, the stock exploded 23% higher, as investors were far more optimistic about its future.

What did CEO Mark Zuckerberg say during this year's earnings call that made many investors take a renewed interest in the stock? And, more importantly, should you invest today?

Let's take a look.

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