Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., arrives for the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.Meta is slated to report third-quarter earnings on Wednesday after the close of regular trading.Here's what analysts polled by LSEG are expecting:Earnings per share: $5.25Revenue: $40.29 billionMeta shares are up almost 70% this year and trading near a record, boosted by a string of strong earnings reports. The company's gains on Wall Street have ben ...