Know What's Happening in Large Cap Stocks
Know What's Happening in Large Cap Stocks
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Big Tech Drives Over One‑Third of S&P 500 Value
The seven largest U.S. tech firms—Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta and Tesla—collectively account for more than one‑third of the S&P 500’s market cap, and their soaring free‑cash‑flow growth and record R&D spending have become the primary engine of index returns.
Sunway Healthcare Holdings Bhd is slated to debut on Bursa Malaysia’s Main Market on March 18 and become the newest constituent of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI, replacing QL Resources. The demerger from Sunway Bhd positions Sunway Healthcare with an estimated market capitalisation of RM 16.76 billion, overtaking QL Resources’ RM 13.4 billion. Assuming an 18% free‑float, the company would carry roughly a 0.5% weight in the index. The change triggers automatic rebalancing for funds tracking the KLCI.
$ACN Q2 FY2026 drops Thursday before the bell. Consensus is $2.87 EPS on ~$17.8B revenue. Last quarter, Accenture beat by $0.21 on EPS with $18.74B in revenue, $2.2B in Advanced AI bookings, and $1.1B in Advanced AI revenue. Stock is...
Apple’s AI Hardware Blitz Could Send The Stock 33% Higher, Says Wedbush’s Dan Ives https://asymco.com/2026/03/09/apples-ai-hardware-blitz-could-send-the-stock-33-higher-says-wedbushs-dan-ives/
Turk Telekom reported a robust financial year, with consolidated revenues rising 16.2% YoY to TRY 69.3 billion in Q4 and 14.5% to TRY 242.2 billion for the full 2025 year. EBITDA climbed 20.2% to TRY 99.4 billion, delivering a 41% margin, while net income more than doubled,...
Big Tech in bear market territory... Amazon -20% Tesla -22% Meta - 23% Palantir -28% Netflix -29% Microsoft -29% Oracle -55%
All 7 members of the Magnificent Seven are down on the year and underperforming the S&P 500. Video: https://t.co/P29a0c5vMR
Ameriprise Financial trimmed its Broadcom position by 6.6% in the third quarter, selling roughly 1.79 million shares and ending the period with 25.2 million shares, or 1.9% of its portfolio – the firm’s fifth‑largest holding. The sale values the stake at about...
Vanguard forecasts US large caps to return 4.8% annually over the next decade. Large-cap growth: 3.9% https://t.co/THci6XvvJc
'Investors' Chronicle' p39 this week mentions UBS expectation of a 9.5% yield from #AV. for 2028, comprising Dividend payment and Share Buybacks.
Oracle posted a strong Q3 fiscal 2026, delivering $17.19 billion in revenue and $1.79 earnings per share, beating forecasts and highlighting multi‑year AI tailwinds. Adobe’s first‑quarter results showed $6.40 billion in revenue, a 12% YoY rise, with subscription revenue up 13% as...
AllianceBernstein L.P. increased its JPMorgan Chase & Co. position by 2.6% in Q3, adding 145,374 shares to total 5,775,648 shares worth roughly $1.82 billion, making the bank its 25th largest holding. Several other hedge funds also nudged up their JPM stakes...
JPMorgan warned that Brent crude staying above $90 a barrel could trigger a 10‑15% correction in the S&P 500, creating a domino effect across global equities. The bank estimates the equity decline would shave about 1% off U.S. consumer spending through...
The article lists the 12 most profitable blue‑chip stocks, selected by net income, margins and hedge‑fund ownership as of Q3 2025. It highlights JPMorgan Private Bank’s Stephen Parker urging diversification, volatility‑focused option strategies, and building a “shopping list” amid short‑term market...
Berkshire Hathaway bought back the equivalent of 309 $BRK.A shares (~$226 million worth), on March 4th, the day it resumed it stock buyback program for the first time since May 2024 - CNBC
FORA Capital LLC disclosed a new $2.78 million stake in Costco Wholesale, purchasing 3,004 shares in the third quarter. The filing shows a broader wave of institutional activity, with several hedge funds adding modest positions and overall institutional ownership at 68.5%....
GS: The S&P 500 P/E multiple has declined as prices have moved sideways alongside rising earnings https://t.co/igjAW12exM
Glenmede Investment Management LP raised its Salesforce stake by 3.3% in the third quarter, now holding 247,807 shares worth roughly $58.73 million. This addition pushes total institutional ownership of CRM to about 80% as other investors adjust their positions. Salesforce is...
U.S. equity indexes slipped last week, with the S&P 500 down 1.6%, Nasdaq 1.3% and Dow 2%, testing 200‑day moving‑average support. The coming week centers on Nvidia’s GTC “AI Woodstock” in San Jose, the Federal Reserve’s two‑day policy meeting, and the...
Nvidia has pledged $2 billion in warrants to Nebius Group, which would translate into roughly a 7.7 % equity stake and make it the company’s second‑largest shareholder. The investment covers only about 10‑12.5 % of Nebius’s 2026 capital‑expenditure plan and less than 3 %...
S&P 500 Concentration Approaching 50%.. if Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX are added. Torsten at Apollo https://t.co/YBjnkn0aXw
Veeva Systems reported strong Q4 results and billings that beat expectations, prompting analysts to adjust price targets while keeping Buy ratings. Truist lowered its target to $262 from $275, and TD Cowen cut its target to $300 from $380, citing the...
Mizuho upgraded Booking Holdings to its top internet pick, replacing Airbnb, after OpenAI scaled back direct checkout plans in ChatGPT. Analysts set an average price target of $5,900, implying roughly a 30% upside, with 83% maintaining bullish views. The endorsement...
Morgan Stanley kept an Overweight rating on MercadoLibre (MELI) but lowered its price target to $2,800, down from $2,950. The bank also cut its 2026 EBIT‑margin forecast to 10.1% from 11.5%, citing higher logistics and marketing expenditures. Management frames the...
Nvidia made $68 billion last quarter. The stock is flat for 2026. The forward PE has compressed from 60x to 21x while the business tripled. On Monday, Jensen Huang takes the stage at GTC with what insiders say could be...
Friday afternoon 8K. $VZ no longer reporting wireless service revenue. Rolling FIOS into that line. So weak. #SchulmanEffect https://t.co/XRxvo6vwvp
Adobe posted first‑quarter 2026 results that topped Wall Street expectations and announced a $150 million settlement to resolve a lingering lawsuit, lifting its shares despite a mixed market backdrop. The Dow and S&P 500 edged higher while the Nasdaq slipped later...
Final Trade of the Day: NVIDIA $NVDA Discussed on @HalftimeReport with @ScottWapnerCNBC ➡️Link: https://t.co/plUVC5ZINY @cwp_advisor https://t.co/bSuQ9lp96Q
Jefferies analyst Randal Konik says Nike’s wholesale business is regaining momentum at Dick’s Sporting Goods, citing strong product‑led demand and collaborative activations. He highlights that both Dick’s and Foot Locker have completed inventory clean‑ups, removing pressure on Nike’s sell‑through. Konik notes...
HSBC’s strategic pivot to Asia is now delivering measurable growth, with the region accounting for the bulk of its $71 billion revenue and generating $15.9 billion in the latest year. The bank posted a pre‑tax profit of $29.9 billion and a 17.2 % return...
Rosenblatt Securities nudged its Apple price target from $267 to $268 while keeping a Neutral rating. The adjustment follows Apple’s launch of the low‑cost MacBook Neo and the budget‑oriented iPhone 17e, expanding its affordable hardware lineup. Apple projects Q2 FY2026...
JPMorgan upgraded industrial‑gas giant Linde to overweight, raising its price target to $525 from $455, implying roughly a 7% upside. The analyst cites tightening helium supplies after the Middle East conflict, which halted Qatar’s production and constrained ISO‑tank availability. Linde’s...
Macro Pros @Hedgeye remain short Indonesia in $IDX terms Down another -3.0% overnight, collapsing -13.1% in the last month alone #GoAnywhere https://t.co/Ny66xrqpv3
The Nifty 50 slipped more than 2% on March 13, leaving the index 12% below its January 5 peak of 26,373. The correction is fueled by rising crude prices amid the US‑Iran war, a weakening rupee, persistent foreign institutional outflows and heightened macro‑economic...
The S&P 500’s March rebalance will add Vertiv Holdings, Lumentum Holdings, Coherent Corp. and EchoStar Corporation, replacing Match Group, Molina Healthcare, Lamb Weston and Paycom Software. Three of the newcomers—Vertiv, Lumentum and Coherent—provide critical AI‑infrastructure hardware, while EchoStar brings satellite communications...
MARKET RECAP 📉 What a day, the S&P 500 lost over $800 BILLION in market cap today. The index is now down 4% in a month, losing $2.5 TRILLION 😳 What the heck is going on?!? Let’s talk about it 🗣️
Lennar—America's second largest homebuilder—gross margins fall to the lowest levels since 2009 Among giant public homebuilders, Lennar has been the most aggressive in using affordability adjustments/incentives to maintain volumes/take market share @ResidentialClub research
Morgan Stanley shares dropped up to 5% after the bank capped withdrawals from a private‑credit fund, pulling down other asset managers such as Apollo, KKR and Ares. The move follows BlackRock’s recent redemption limits as private‑credit funds grapple with a...
$ADBE numbers and guide doesn’t seem to care at all how disruptive AI is. 🙃
NEW: The S&P 500 fell 1.5% today, erasing nearly $1 trillion in value Crypto held mostly unchanged
Samsung’s mobile division faces the prospect of its first operating loss as the global smartphone market contracts sharply. A combination of memory‑chip shortages and soaring component costs is squeezing margins, prompting the company to slash discretionary spending such as executive...
There's actually a pretty decent list of S&P 500 52wk highs... bunch of food/ag, chemicals, refiners @stockcharts 1-in-4ish US stocks are up today https://t.co/ebgPXxwKyU
The Nasdaq 100 is staring down its 200-day SMA just like the Dow and S&P 500. Notably, the index is sporting its 2nd smallest 6-month range (as a percentage of spot) on record: https://t.co/D3FuDpSJFh
The FAST Graphs video series highlights that despite the S&P 500’s overall high valuation, many constituents remain attractively priced. Chuck Carnevale demonstrates how to use earnings yield, dividend yield, and cash‑flow multiples to pinpoint stocks offering growth, income, or both. Companies such...
UnitedHealth used its Barclays Healthcare Forum to lay out a cautious 2026 outlook anchored by a 10% Medicare cost trend and modest Medicaid rate gains, while flagging that 2027 should see the payoff from AI‑driven efficiency and OptumHealth margin recovery....
Capital International Investors reduced its General Mills stake by 23.6% in Q3, selling 468,119 shares and bringing its holding to 0.28% (about $76.2 million). The sale occurs amid a wave of institutional activity, with firms like Diamond Hill, Nordea, and First...
Capital International Investors added 30,991 shares of Kraft Heinz, lifting its stake to 0.64% (about $197.5 million). Several other hedge funds also boosted positions, with percentage gains exceeding 150% in some cases. Insiders sold roughly $3.45 million of stock this quarter, cutting...
BMW’s operating profit dropped 11.5% to €10.2 billion in 2025, the lowest level since the Covid pandemic, as US and EU tariffs and a 12% sales slump in China squeezed margins. The automotive EBIT margin fell to 5.3%, well below the...
Chinese mainland‑listed firms are set to outpace Hong Kong peers in earnings, driven by aggressive overseas expansion and a commodity price boom. Bloomberg estimates the CSI‑300’s average profit growth could hit 6.3 % in 2025 versus just 2 % for the Hang Seng....
Analysts have lowered first‑quarter earnings growth expectations for the S&P 500 to 11.5% while lifting revenue forecasts to 9.2%, signaling a squeeze on profit margins. Eight of the eleven sectors still project earnings expansion, but sectors such as Communications Services and...
Oracle reported Q1 revenue up 22% to $17.2 billion, with cloud revenue climbing 44% and OCI surging 84%. The company’s RPO hit $553 billion, largely from large AI contracts that customers fund upfront, easing concerns about capex. Gross margin on AI capacity...
