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.
Corning Inc. (GLW) posted a strong fourth‑quarter performance in its Specialty Materials segment, generating $544 million in revenue, a 6% year‑over‑year increase, and net income of $99 million, up from $81 million. Growth was fueled by expanding adoption of its Gorilla Glass portfolio across premium smartphones, wearables and tablets. The company now supplies 100% of iPhone and Apple Watch cover glass in the United States under a multibillion‑dollar agreement. Its latest Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3, used in Motorola’s upcoming Razr fold, further cements Corning’s role in the foldable market.
If the markdowns continue for equities, then the Mag7 will likely break support (below). That could be enough to turn what so far has been a 4% SPX drawdown into a more bona fide 10% correction. We can see from the...
Oracle ($ORCL) is up 10% today. Cloud infrastructure grew 84%. But the number that actually matters isn't in any headline: $553 billion in contracted backlog, up 325% year-over-year. Enterprises writing multi-year checks for AI infrastructure during an oil shock, geopolitical...
UBS analyst David Vogt kept a Hold rating on Apple (AAPL) with a $280 price target, citing a sharp slowdown in Chinese iPhone shipments. In January 2026, iPhone shipments in China plunged 37% year‑over‑year to about 2.2 million units, following a...
UBS analyst David Vogt kept a Hold rating on Apple (AAPL) with a $280 price target, citing a sharp 37% year‑over‑year drop in iPhone shipments in China for January 2026, down to roughly 2.2 million units. The decline follows a 14%...
Oracle Corp reported fiscal Q3 earnings of $1.79 per share on $17.19 billion revenue, both comfortably beating forecasts. The company lifted its FY2027 revenue guidance to $90 billion and announced a potential $50 billion capital raise to expand cloud infrastructure. Shares surged 12.5%...
Indian equities plunged nearly 2% on Wednesday, pushing the Nifty 50 and Sensex to 10‑month lows as fresh West Asia tensions revived market anxiety. The sell‑off erased about ₹5.48 trillion in BSE market capitalisation in a single session, while foreign institutional...
Check in – Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) Recommendation: STRONG BUY Price: $342.58 Intrinsic Fair Value: ~$450 (anchored on 25–27x 2026E EPS ~$17.51) 12-Month Price Target: $440–$460 (Base, +28–34%) Current Signal: TACTICAL BUY Entry Zone: $325–$335 (50-DMA support pullback) Fair Pricing: AVGO trades at 19.7x forward EPS amid 57% guided...
Henkel reported a 5.1% drop in sales to roughly €20.5 billion in 2025, largely because of adverse exchange‑rate movements and portfolio divestments. When adjusted for currency effects and acquisitions, sales showed a modest 0.9% increase. The company’s efficiency drive paid off,...
The AI poster child is issuing $25B in debt to buy back its own stock. Not to invest in AI. Not to acquire capabilities. To support the share price. That's the strategy. $CRM
Barclays upgraded Nike (NKE) to an overweight rating, raising its 12‑month price target to $73 from $64. The analyst sees roughly 30% upside, despite the stock being down 12% YTD and 24% over the past year. Barclays cites recent operational...
Campbell Soup (CPB) is being flagged as a high‑priority income watch after its dividend yield surged above 6.7% following a steep price drop. The company’s balance sheet remains solid, with debt roughly twice equity and low leverage, allowing continued dividend...
The negative spin from the media and doomers on HLEND affecting $BLK stock price is actually really stupid for a couple of reasons: "Hlend didn’t need to draw down on any liquidity to pay for the 5% redemption. It had more...
S&P 500 peak-to-trough drawdowns this decade: 2020 -33.9% 2021 -5.2% 2022 -25.4% 2023 -10.3% 2024 -8.5% 2025 -18.9% 2026 -3.4% (so far) Why isn't the market falling more? Why are investors ignoring the headlines? Are we due for a correction? https://t.co/4VHwh9ODKB https://t.co/jZPvMOVHiI
Oracle announced a 31% year‑over‑year increase in cloud revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025, signaling a potential turnaround after several quarters of declining traditional software sales. The growth is driven by rising demand for AI‑enabled workloads, autonomous database services,...
According to @Nasdaq, large caps and small caps are both seeing strong earnings growth — but for very different reasons. @GuyAdami and @DanNathan discuss on today's @mrktcall https://t.co/Q95mKW3icS https://t.co/dgdG2u5mGW
Oracle’s core AI and cloud numbers and backlog tell a very healthy and robust AI Revolution demand story,” Wedbush’s Dan Ives wrote in a note Tuesday. https://t.co/KpVRCqKYn4 @CNBC @CNBCtech 🏆🎯🐂
The leading public colocation operators—Digital Realty, Equinix, Iron Mountain and American Tower—closed 2025 with record revenues, each surpassing $6 billion and collectively topping $35 billion. Digital Realty posted $6.112 billion in total revenue and a $857 million Adjusted EBITDA, while Equinix reached $9.217 billion and...
Leaked United Internal Slides Boast A Stunning Turnaround — But The Deck Uses A Convenient Base Year To Make The Gains Look Bigger - View from the Wing https://t.co/u1peHq3h9d
10K @ banks: growth in NII and fees plus positive operating leverage w lower criticized assets, continued share buyback and potential V gains for some. Importantly loans to NDFIs are 17% and diversified by borrower+ tech sector is less than...
Nvidia posted a blowout earnings report, yet its shares stayed flat, defying expectations of a price surge. Wall Street shifted focus to the upcoming GPU Technology Conference (GTC) as a potential catalyst. However, analysts now argue the event is unlikely...
Macro: Disney reshuffles; Thomas Mazloum named Chair of Disney Experiences as D’Amaro becomes CEO. Risk: parks/cruise execution, capex. Trade: buy DIS on dips—parks expansion underpins cash flow. 📈 — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
NVIDIA makes $120 billion in net income a year. The stock is down from its highs. One week before the most watched event in AI — GTC 2026 — this may be the best entry point in over a year....
Lumentum Holdings has been selected to join the S&P 500, moving from the MidCap 400 on March 23, 2026. The promotion reflects a sharp rise in market capitalization and liquidity. Inclusion places Lumentum among the 500 leading U.S. companies, expanding its investor base. CEO...
The large-cap valuation premium is still near historical extremes. Large caps are trading at a ~28–36% premium to small and mid caps. That’s historically wide outside of the late-1990s tech bubble. The chart tracks forward P/E ratios for three indices: * Red: S&P 500...
GE Aerospace reported Q4 2025 earnings of $1.57 per share, beating estimates by roughly 10%, while revenue jumped 20% to $11.9 billion. Operating profit rose 14% to $2.3 billion, though the adjusted margin slipped to 19.2% due to a delivery‑heavy mix and higher...
The latest FTSE 100 dividend screen shows a broad uptick in payouts, with Lloyds, BP, Shell and Rolls‑Royce among the top increasers. Banks and oil majors lifted dividends as share prices rallied, while Diageo and WPP trimmed theirs, triggering sharp sell‑offs....
Citigroup’s shares jumped 2.5% after CEO Jane Fraser outlined a bullish outlook at an RBC conference. She said investment‑banking fees and markets revenue should grow in the mid‑teens year‑over‑year, and reaffirmed a target of 10‑11% return on tangible common equity...
Adobe is slated to report Q1 results on March 12, with consensus forecasts of $5.86 earnings per share on $6.27 billion revenue. The company’s stock has fallen 22% this year, trading near $270, yet it posted record FY2025 operating cash flow...
I've been saying $AVGO is overvalued for months. Last week's earnings proved me wrong. $8.4B AI revenue. 77% gross margin. Q2 guide +140%. I take my words back. Updated my BuyTrigger to $310. But the war isn't stopping tomorrow. No rush, darling. Let...
Amazon filed a preliminary prospectus to raise between $37 billion and $42 billion in a mixed‑currency bond offering, the largest since its $15 billion sale in November. The proceeds are earmarked for Amazon’s aggressive AI push, including massive data‑center construction and a recently...
Wall Street analysts adjusted ratings for three semiconductor‑related stocks this week. Bank of America moved Qualcomm (QCOM) to Underperform with a $145 price target, citing mature smartphone demand and the loss of Apple business. Truist kept its Buy rating on...
HDFC Securities maintains a Buy on Ambuja Cements, setting a revised target price of ₹680 per share, down from ₹700, while the stock trades at ₹462.30. Management highlighted healthy demand momentum and a recovering cement price environment, alongside ongoing plant‑infrastructure...
This morning's BioNTech news strikes me as very odd. Certainly, founder Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci shouldn't feel compelled to run the company forever, and they may not be the right people to manage both the continued decline of Covid-19...
$ORCL did the business this quarter. Won’t eliminate the haters nor guarantee its debt but its doing what it needs to do.
Applied Materials reported Q1 2026 earnings that beat expectations, posting non‑GAAP EPS of $2.38 and a 91% jump in free cash flow to $1.04 billion. Revenue slipped 2.1% and operating income fell about 30%, while the company announced a $253 million settlement...
$BAC conference notes no change to solid fundamentals: 1Q expects NII 7% y/y growth, WM DD, IB up 10% with loan growth "out of the gate strong" led by commercial & above H.8 data.
SPX is up 100 handles since Friday close. 10 Delta "right tail" 3 month calls are unchanged. The right tail was more than fully priced. If you are congratulating yourself for "calling" a taco/war cessation or whatever....
Applied Materials posted a 91% jump in free cash flow to $1.04 billion and beat Q1 earnings expectations, yet its stock fell 11% to $328 as revenue slipped 2.1%. The company sees AI‑driven semiconductor equipment demand growing over 20% this year,...
Lumentum graduating from mid-cap status into the big leagues with inclusion into the S&P 500. Stock is part of our momentum buy list and continues to act well technically (long) $LITE https://t.co/DTkN238w42
Look forward to discussing tech stocks, Oracle’s key earnings, and the AI Ghost Trade still an overhang on oversold software names on @CNBCClosingBell at 3:10 pm with @ScottWapnerCNBC from @FutureProof_HQ in Miami @CNBC @CNBCtech 🏆🔥🍿🎯🐂☀️
TransUnion hosted its 2026 Investor Day, unveiling an AI‑driven OneTru™ platform and reaffirming a medium‑term financial framework aimed at high‑single‑digit organic revenue growth. The company highlighted 50 basis‑point annual Adjusted EBITDA margin expansion and free‑cash‑flow conversion above 90%. It also...
Operating Ratio comparison for UNP and BNSF Greg Abel, 2025 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter: "The gap to the industry’s best remains too wide... We will be disappointed if we do not deliver a substantial [operating ratio] improvement over the next few...
Flows did a 180 yesterday and went FULL risk-on with $12b flooding into trading crowd favorites $SPY $QQQ $HYG et al.. while $VOO (the tortoise in the wealth creation race) doing its half a bil a day regardless of the...
Bank of America raised its price target for Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) to $297 from $266, reaffirming a Buy rating. Jefferies followed suit, lifting its target to $300 from $285 while also maintaining a Buy stance. Both firms cite UNP’s...
Tigress Financial raised its price target for McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) to $385 from $360, reaffirming a Buy rating. The firm cited the fast‑food giant’s powerful global brand, AI‑driven operational efficiencies, rapid unit expansion, and asset‑light franchise model. Combined with the stock’s...
Wells Fargo lifted its price target on Procter & Gamble to $177, maintaining an Overweight stance and calling the stock the best starter for Staples versus the S&P 500. In Q2 FY2026, PG posted net sales of $22.2 billion, a modest 1 %...
Saudi Aramco announced full‑year 2025 adjusted net income of $104.7 billion, surpassing analyst expectations despite lower oil prices. The company returned $85.5 billion to shareholders through dividends and a $3 billion share‑buyback, while reporting $136.2 billion in operating cash flow. Crude prices, which fell...
Lego posted a 12% revenue increase to 83.5 billion Danish kroner for fiscal 2025, lifting operating profit 18% and outpacing the broader toy market’s 7% growth. The Danish maker expanded its portfolio to over 860 sets, adding themes such as botanicals,...
SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said domestic investors, including individuals and mutual funds, now own about 36% of the free‑float market capitalisation of Nifty 50 stocks. He highlighted the financial sector’s weight growing from roughly 21% at the index’s launch to...
