We recently published a list of 10 Best Stocks to Buy and Hold For 5 Years. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) stands against other best stocks to buy and hold for 5 years.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is probably one of the most misunderstood companies out there. It is consistently judged by what it does with 5% of its business rather than how the other 95% is performing.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) recently reached a record $1.5 trillion market value, seeing the value of its shares rise 66% in 2024 and 387% since early 2023. This incredible move has positioned the social media giant as a top growth stock investors continue to focus on as a long-term winner.

Meta and Snap are both countering ByteDance's TikTok with their own short video platforms. Meta's Reels seems to be gaining more momentum than Snap's Spotlight, but both platforms could gain more users if the U.S. actually bans TikTok in January.

One company that has never split its stock but may consider doing so in 2025 is Meta Platforms ( META -0.40%), formerly known as Facebook. Meta went public as Facebook in 2012, trading around $38 per share. Now, the stock trades for nearly $600, which could be a threshold at which it starts thinking about splitting its stock.