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Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
RDDT vs. META: Which Social Media Ad Stock Has an Edge Right Now?
Both Meta Platforms META and Reddit RDDT are major players in the social media domain. Meta Platforms owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, serving over 3.4 billion daily userswhile Reddit focuses on community discussions with 108.1 million daily the stocks generate majority of their revenues from a report by The Business Research Company, the global social media advertising market is expected to grow from $228.18 billion in 2024 to $406.64 billion in 2029, indicating a CAGR of 12.25%. Both companies are heavily investing in AI to enhance their respective advertising capabilities and user experiences. Meta Platforms has deployed AI across its recommendation systems and launched Meta AI with nearly a billion monthly users, while Reddit has integrated AI-powered search through Reddit Answers and improved content recommendation META or RDDT, which has an edge right now? Let's delve deepto find out. Reddit is benefiting from strong growth in user engagement, including rising daily and weekly active users, ARPU gains and expanding advertiser tools like DPA, Reddit Pixel and CAPI. Reddit's AI-powered features, including Reddit Answers, are key catalysts in enhancing content discovery and personalization. Reddit Answers has more than one million weekly users. Reddit aims to deepen advertiser onboarding and improve campaign outcomes through integrations with and Meta Platforms' campaign import expects revenues between $410 million and $430 million for the second quarter of 2025, indicating 46-53% year-over-year growth. AI-led product development is improving platform experience and scale. The company hosts a data trove that becomes the foundation of large language model training. Reddit's platform has more than 100,000 active subreddits, with over 500 subreddits that each have at least one million subscribers. Investments in AI have improved new user onboarding and driven engagement with existing users. Internally developed models are powering feed ranking, onboarding, translation and growth appears less stable despite recent strong performances. While the company reported its third straight quarter of more than 60% revenue growth in first-quarter 2025, several concerns limit its prospects. The platform depends heavily on Google search traffic for new users, making it vulnerable to changes in search algorithms that Reddit cannot control. The platform's community-based model, while unique, makes it harder to grow quickly compared to automated content systems Reddit's subscription services and tools for content creators remain underdeveloped, limiting ways to diversify revenue. The company's advertising technology is less advanced than Meta Platforms and Google, which may hurt its ability to keep advertisers and run effective campaigns in the competitive digital advertising market. Meta Platforms continues to show strong performance across its ecosystem, supported by deep AI integration and a broad user base. Upgrades to its recommendation systems have led to a 7% increase in time spent on Facebook and 6% on Instagram over the past six months. Meta AI now reaches nearly one billion monthly users, underscoring the platform's ability to scale new experiences across advertising business remains the core revenue engine. AI-powered improvements have boosted conversion rates by 5% in Facebook Reels. More advertisers are adopting Meta's creative tools, making campaign development faster and more accessible. WhatsApp's push into business messaging, especially in emerging markets, is expected to open additional revenue company recently announced features to the Ads Manager that enable businesses to manage their marketing strategy across WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram. Businesses can now upload their subscriber list and either manually select marketing messages as an additional placement or use Advantage+. META's AI system will then optimize budgets across placements to maximize performance. Ads Manager will help businesses in creating ads in Status once the feature is available. Meta Platforms is planning to introduce Business AI that can make personalized product recommendations and facilitate sales on any business' website. Over a WhatsApp chat, the Business AI can also follow up with customers to answer questions and provide updates. Moreover, Meta Platforms plans to launch calling and voice options for large businesses that use the WhatsApp Business Platform, thereby strengthening the relationship between businesses and customers. Shares of Reddit have plunged 8.6% year to date and have underperformed the appreciation in Meta Platforms shares which were up 24% over the same period. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Both Meta Platforms and Reddit are overvalued, as suggested by the Value Score of D and F, respectively. In terms of forward 12-month Price/Sales, Meta Platforms shares are trading at 9.06X, lower than Reddit's 12.62X. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Reddit's 2025 earnings is pegged at $1.21 per share, unchanged over the past 30days. The figure marks an improvement over 2024's loss of $3.33 per share. Reddit Inc. price-consensus-chart | Reddit Inc. Quote The Consensus mark for META's 2025 earnings is pegged at $25.35 per share, up by 3 cents over the past 30 days, indicating a 6.24% increase over 2024's reported figure. Meta Platforms, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Meta Platforms, Inc. Quote Meta Platforms offers better growth potential through its diverse business model, proven AI implementation and multiple revenue sources, including advertising improvements and business messaging. The company's financial strength, operational skills and ability to use its large user base for new products provide lasting competitive advantages. While Reddit has unique appeal, its limited money-making ability and execution challenges present significant risks. Currently, Meta Platforms with a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), has an edge over Reddit, which has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) : Free Stock Analysis Report Reddit Inc. (RDDT) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research Melden Sie sich an, um Ihr Portfolio aufzurufen.
India Gazette
29-06-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Statistics Day celebrated to commemorate birth anniversary of Prof PC Mahalanobis
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): In recognition of the remarkable contributions made by Professor (Late) Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis to the field of statistics and economic planning, the Government has designated his birth day, June 29, as Statistics Day. The primary objective of celebrating this Day is to raise public awareness, particularly among the younger generation, about the pivotal role of statistics in policy formulation for national development, the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation said in a release on Sunday. As per the release, the celebration for the 19th Statistics Day was held at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi on Sunday. The theme for 19th Statistics Day was '75 Years of National Sample Survey', highlighting the enduring legacy and impact of the National Sample Survey in strengthening the statistical system of the country. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Rao Inderjit Singh, the Chief Guest of the event, in his address, paid tribute to Prof Mahalanobis and highlighted the significance of the dual milestone; the celebration of Statistics Day and the 75th year of the National Sample Survey (NSS). He spoke about the transformation of the statistical system through the use of technological tools for real-time data monitoring. He emphasised the need for methodological reforms such as updated sampling techniques, integrated survey frameworks, and harmonisation with international standards. He expressed the commitment of the ministry for inclusive engagement through consultations and capacity-building initiatives with State Governments. Union Minister lauded MoSPI's transparent and inclusive approach and urged the statistical community to support the national vision of a transparent and ever-improving National Statistical Office. He concluded by appreciating the dedication of statisticians and field functionaries of the ministry, as per the release. Delivering the welcome address, Saurabh Garg, Secretary, MoSPI, reflected on the NSS's remarkable journey and its evolution into one of the world's most robust and trusted statistical systems. Dr Garg highlighted the various reforms undertaken during this journey, which started in 1950. Time reduction in publication of survey results and availability of data at more granular level with higher frequency, digital transformation undertaken in various work sphere from data collection through CAPI to its Dissemination through eSankhyiki portal having more than 135 million records, a dedicated data visualisation section on the website for demystifying the complex data, mainstreaming of alternative data sources including administrative statistics in the official statistics system were some of the reform initiatives. Dr. Garg emphasised in his welcome speech. He also mentioned that MoSPI's focus on data dissemination through technology has changed the paradigm of data-driven policymaking en route to Viksit Bharat. Dr Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar, Chairman of the National Statistical Commission (NSC), in his address, mentioned the history of the Indian Statistical system and the valued contributions of Dr PC Mahalanobis to its development. He congratulated MoSPI for their efforts in modernising the Statistical system and thereby supporting data and evidence-based policy making. He underscored that statistical agencies can greatly contribute to other areas of governance, such as creating a uniform methodology for normalising scores in various online competitive exams and validating online voting. Such an initiative will create public trust in the government and will facilitate smooth governance. Approximately 700 participants, including Senior officers from central ministries and Departments, State and UT Governments, representatives from international organisations such as UN agencies, and other key stakeholders, attended the event. The event also featured a documentary on the ministry's activities, the release added. (ANI)
Hans India
04-06-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Odisha govt to carry out water resources census
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will carry out a census of various water resources in the State for the first time, an official said on Monday. The census is being carried out following the instructions of the Ministry of Jalshakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. The censuses are undertaken through Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) and a web-based application comprising four census-first censuses of major and medium irrigation census and the census of springs, second census of water bodies and the 7th census of minor irrigation. 'This is a unique opportunity for the State to create a comprehensive database of all water resources from the village level to the State level. For the first time, this is being conducted in a coordinated and convergent manner by the Department of Water Resources and Planning and Convergence Department. This is a unique instance of users and producers of the statistics working together to ensure better data quality,' reads the statement. Development Commissioner Anu Garg reviewed the census programmes being carried out in the State which was also attended by senior officials of Water Resources, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water, E&IT departments, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation, Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation, Central Ground Water Board and State Groundwater Board. Besides, Superintending Engineers, Deputy Director, DPMUs from all the districts were also present during the meeting held on Monday. The focus of the meeting was on the effective implementation of the irrigation and spring censuses to capture quality data. While reviewing the census programmes, Garg emphasised on coordinated and convergent approach of all the stakeholders for quality data collection so that a comprehensive database of all water resources can be made. This will be a comprehensive database for planning water resources of the State for irrigation, industry, pisciculture, human and animal consumption. She also instructed the Superintending Engineer, Executive Engineerand Deputy Director, Planning and Statistics at the District level to work together to make these census operations a grand success.
United News of India
03-06-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Odisha to create comprehensive database of all Water Resources
Bhubaneswar, June 3 (UNI) Odisha will create a comprehensive database of all water resources, spanning from the village level to the state level. This initiative marks the first complete census of water resources in Odisha, undertaken at the behest of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India, official sources said on Tuesday. The censuses will be carried out using a Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) system and a web-based application. This initiative comprises four censuses: the Census of Major and Medium Irrigation, the First Census of Springs, the Second Census of Water Bodies, and the Seventh Census of Minor Irrigation. For the first time, this effort is being conducted in a coordinated and convergent manner by the Department of Water Resources and the Department of Planning and Convergence. It represents a unique example of users and producers of statistics working together to ensure better data quality. Anu Garg, Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary of the Odisha government, said this comprehensive database will be crucial for planning the state's water resources for irrigation, industry, pisciculture, and human and animal consumption. Senior officials from various stakeholder departments participated, including the Water Resources Department, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Departments, E&IT Department, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Chief Engineer (Minor Irrigation), Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation, Central Ground Water Board (Government of India), and State Ground Water Board (Government of India). The focus will be on the effective implementation of the irrigation and spring censuses to capture quality data. Garg emphasized the importance of a coordinated and convergent approach among all stakeholders to ensure accurate data collection and the creation of a comprehensive database of the state's water resources. It was further emphasized that at the district level, the Superintending Engineer, Executive Engineer, and Deputy Director (Planning and Statistics) will work together to ensure the successful completion of these census operations. UNI DP GNK
Newsweek
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Newsweek
California Under Investigation for Benefits to Illegal Immigrants
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Department of Homeland Security is investigating the state of California over allegations that it provided federal benefits to undocumented immigrants. Why It Matters At the federal level, immigrants living in the United States illegally are prohibited from receiving benefits, but some states provide them without considering applicants' citizenship status. The California Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI) is a state-funded initiative providing monthly cash benefits to elderly, blind, or disabled legal immigrants who are ineligible for Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) solely due to their immigration status. Established in 1998, CAPI aims to support immigrants residing in California. The program provides monthly payments of approximately $1,100 for most qualifying elderly or disabled individuals, and up to $1,900 for eligible couples. For those in nursing home care, benefits can reach nearly $1,500 per month. According to the California Department of Social Services, the state funds CAPI without federal assistance. A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detain a man during an operation in Escondido, California. A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detain a man during an operation in Escondido, California. Gregory Bull/AP What To Know CAPI is under subpoena as part of the investigation. Federal officials allege that the program has facilitated access to benefits for migrants who are ineligible for Social Security due to their immigration status. The subpoena seeks all records from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services, which oversees the state program, to determine whether ineligible migrants received Supplemental Security Income from the Social Security Administration between January 2021 and the present. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) issued a Title 8 subpoena to the L.A. County Department of Public Social Services to request information about program applicants. "Radical left politicians in California prioritize illegal aliens over our own citizens, including by giving illegal aliens access to cash benefits," DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement on May 12. California Governor Gavin Newsom's office said the program is "for individuals with lawful status, legal protections, or those applying for them, including victims of crime and trafficking." In fiscal year 2024–25, the program supported 16,556 individuals, according to the California Department of Social Services. Through its subpoena, HSI is seeking a range of records, including applicants' names and dates of birth, copies of their applications, documentation of immigration status, proof of ineligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) from the Social Security Administration, and any affidavits submitted in support of their applications. One expert told Newsweek the move by DHS is "gift-wrapping" personal data to ICE to carry out President Donald Trump's mass deportation plans. Legal precedent related to privacy and enforcement issues affecting immigrant populations includes the Ninth Circuit ruling in Peters v. United States, 853 F.2d 692 (9th Cir. 1988), which determined that blanket subpoenas issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are invalid. What People Are Saying Immigration Justice Clinic Director Amelia Wilson, an assistant professor of Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, told Newsweek: "Anytime ICE has evidence that a person is present in the United States without authorization, that evidence can form the basis of deportation proceedings and detention. "If successful, ICE's subpoena effort in California will not only reveal residents' immigration status, but their name, date of birth, and current address, essentially gift-wrapping all the information that ICE needs to effectuate a mass deportation operation in that state." Jason Montiel, a spokesperson at the California Department of Social Services, told Newsweek: "We are reviewing the request regarding the program administered by Los Angeles County." DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a press release: "The Trump Administration is working together to identify abuse and exploitation of public benefits and make sure those in this country illegally are not receiving federal benefits or other financial incentives to stay illegally. If you are an illegal immigrant, you should leave now. The gravy train is over. While this subpoena focuses only on Los Angeles County – it is just the beginning." What Happens Next Depending on the findings, the investigation could expand beyond Los Angeles County and lead to further federal enforcement actions.
