Meta's unclear strategy for Llama concerns investors, Arete Research says

** Meta's META go-to-market strategy for its Llama suite remains unclear, Arete Research says

** Brokerage says co may start hiring sales representatives into 2026 for the AI model as investors are likely to demand returns sooner than later

** Brokerage raises PT on META to $677 from $582, but it implies a downside of ~5% to stock's last close

** META likely to spend over $1 billion in annual salaries across 50 top-tier AI researchers, as it forms Meta Superintelligence Labs - brokerage

** Brokerage says Meta AI assistant to start contributing meaningfully to revenue from 2026

** Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday co would spend hundreds of billions of dollars to build several massive data centers for superintelligence

** 63 of 71 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 7 "hold" and 1 "sell" and their median PT is $748.86 - LSEG-complied data

** Meta shares edge up 0.6% before the bell

** As of last close, stock up ~21% this year