Today's Large Cap Stocks Pulse
Kraft Heinz appears vastly undervalued despite market share losses
Three independent valuation models peg Kraft Heinz’s intrinsic equity value between $51 billion and $54 billion, far above its current $28 billion market capitalization. The company, however, is losing U.S. market share and its earnings are under pressure, making free‑cash‑flow forecasts uncertain.
Apple Reports Q2 2026 Revenue of $111.2 Billion
Apple announced Q2 2026 revenue of $111.2 billion, marking its strongest March quarter on record. The surge was powered by double‑digit growth in every geographic segment, led by robust demand for the iPhone 17 lineup. Services also hit an all‑time high, while the company generated more than $28 billion in operating cash flow. New hardware—including the iPhone 17e, M4‑powered iPad Air and MacBook Neo—was introduced during the earnings call.
Apple Beats Forecast, Guides Revenue Above Street Expectations
Overall the Apple numbers looked great. ➡️The stock is down 0.5% which is noise. ➡️The guide is what counts. I expect revenue guide higher than the 9% that the Street is looking for in June. ➡️Revenue growth was 17%,...
Tech Stocks Close Out Best Month Since Start of Covid Pandemic in 2020
The Nasdaq Composite surged 15.29% in April, delivering its strongest monthly gain since the pandemic‑era rally of April 2020. Robust earnings from Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft propelled the broader tech rally, while chipmakers such as Micron, AMD and Intel posted gains...
C.H. Robinson Posts 15% EPS Rise, Leverages AI to Offset Spot‑Market Costs
C.H. Robinson reported a 15% year‑over‑year increase in adjusted earnings per share for Q1 2026 while keeping North American Surface Transportation (NAST) gross margin at 14.6%. The logistics firm credited a Lean AI strategy and disciplined volume mix for offsetting...
Stellantis Posts $440 M Q1 Profit After Pricing Overhaul and Dealer Strategy Shift
Stellantis reported a $440 million net profit for the first quarter of 2026, reversing a $26 billion loss in 2025. The turnaround stems from a disciplined pricing strategy, dealer‑network incentives, and $467 million in tariff refunds, lifting sales 6% in North America and...
Robinhood Q1 Earnings Show Slower Growth and Falling Options Volume
Robinhood Markets posted first‑quarter revenue of $1.07 billion, a 15% year‑over‑year increase, but warned that options trading volume fell and expenses rose 18%. The mixed results sent the stock down 13% and raised concerns about retail options liquidity.
DHL Group Boosts Profit Despite Lower Shipment Volumes, Revenue
DHL Group reported an 8.3% rise in first‑quarter operating profit despite a dip in overall revenue. DHL Express revenue fell 1.9% to €6 bn ($7 bn) while EBIT jumped 20.6% thanks to aggressive capacity, cost and yield management. Shipment volumes slipped 6%,...
Red-Hot AI Stock Western Digital Slides Late Despite Earnings Beat
Western Digital (WD) posted fiscal Q3 earnings that beat expectations, reporting adjusted earnings of $2.72 per share, a 97% year‑over‑year increase, and revenue of $3.34 billion, up 45%. The results were driven by soaring demand for hard‑disk drives in AI data...
ArcelorMittal Q1 Profit Falls 28% as Steel Demand Slows, Revenue Rises 4.5%
ArcelorMittal SA posted first‑quarter earnings of $575 million, a 28% decline from $805 million a year earlier, as the global steel market softens. Revenue grew 4.5% to $15.46 billion, reflecting higher pricing but lower volumes. The results underscore mounting pressure on European industrial...
Qualcomm Beats Q2 2026 Forecast, CFO Highlights R&D Spend and Automotive Surge
Qualcomm reported Q2 2026 revenue of $10.6 billion and non‑GAAP EPS of $2.65, surpassing analyst expectations. CFO Akash Palkhiwala emphasized a bottoming of handset shipments in China and outlined a $2.6 billion operating expense target, while the company returned $3.7 billion to shareholders...
Dow Adds 790 Points on Caterpillar Earnings: Stock Market Today
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 790 points, closing at a record 49,652, propelled by a 9.9% jump in Caterpillar after it beat Q1 earnings and lifted its full‑year revenue outlook. Alphabet powered the market higher with a 10% stock...
Sanofi Names Belén Garijo CEO, Effective May 1, 2026
Sanofi confirmed that Belén Garijo will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer on May 1, 2026, following the April 29 annual general meeting. The appointment comes as the company declares a €4.12 (≈$4.49) per‑share dividend and refreshes its board...
Google Cracked AI Monetization. Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon Haven't.
Google’s latest earnings showcase a coherent AI monetization strategy that hits all three value‑creation modes—removing middlemen, unlocking new revenue streams, and expanding the ecosystem—propelling its stock up 9%. In contrast, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon all beat forecasts but lack clear...
The Metric Taking Over Earning Season
In this episode, Morgan Stanley’s Global Head of Fixed Income Research, Andrew Sheets, explains why capital expenditure on AI infrastructure is becoming the dominant metric in earnings season, eclipsing traditional earnings focus. He highlights that U.S. hyperscalers like Alphabet, Amazon,...
S&P 500 Heads for Its Best Month Since 2020 — Plus, Apple Earnings on Deck
The S&P 500 surged over 10% in April, putting the index on track for its best month since 2020 and briefly topping 7,200. A simultaneous rally lifted the Nasdaq more than 15% for the month, helped by lower oil prices and...
Cardinal Health Is Getting Pummeled on Mixed Results — Here's Our Plan for Stock
Cardinal Health posted an 11% revenue increase to $60.94 billion for Q1 2026, falling short of the $61.7 billion consensus, while adjusted EPS of $3.17 outperformed the $2.79 estimate. Free cash flow surged to $3.3‑$3.7 billion, roughly three times analysts’ expectations, but profit in...
DeepSeek V4 Pricing Gap Threatens US AI Premium
LIVE in an hour with @aidangomez on DeepSeek V4 and the pricing gap eating away at American AI's premium and then @danielnewmanUV post-earnings on the bargain Wall St made with big tech and why its getting tested as the sell off...
Tesla, Inc. $TSLA Shares Sold by Bogart Wealth LLC
Bogart Wealth LLC slashed its Tesla position by 61.4% in Q4, selling 1,812 shares and retaining 1,141 shares worth roughly $513,000. The fund’s divestment adds to a broader pattern of institutional rebalancing, with several other investors either adding modest stakes...
Meta Earnings Prompt Widespread Price Target Cuts
Analyst Price Targets after $META Earnings: TD Cowen $820 ➡️ $800 J.P. Morgan $825 ➡️ $725 BMO Capital $730 ➡️ $720 Barclays $800 ➡️ $830 Bank of America $820 ➡️ $835 Piper Sandler $880 ➡️ $800 Truist Financial $900 ➡️ $840 KeyBanc $760 RBC Capital $810 Cantor Fitzgerald $750 Oppenheimer $622.25 Citi...
Eli Lilly Shares Surge on a Beat-and-Raise, Proving the Stock's Swoon Was a Mistake
Eli Lilly reported first‑quarter 2026 revenue of $19.8 billion, up 56% year‑over‑year and well above the $17.6 billion consensus, while adjusted earnings per share jumped to $8.55, more than double the prior year and beating the $6.66 estimate. The strong top‑ and bottom‑line...
Meta Hits Valuation Bottom, 20x Upside Potential
Meta down -9% today. 20x fwd earnings + 18x fwd. EBIT. $META bottomed at 12x fwd earnings and single digit fwd. EBIT back in 2022, when the company fought three headwinds simultaneously.
Google and Amazon’s Biggest Profit Driver Last Quarter Was Their Anthropic Stakes—Which They Haven’t Sold
Alphabet and Amazon posted record quarterly profits, but more than half came from unrealized gains on their stakes in AI startup Anthropic. Alphabet’s profit jumped 81% to $62.6 billion, with a $28.7 billion equity gain, while Amazon’s net income rose 77% to...
Why Investors Are Telling Big Tech to, “Show Me the Money”
Earnings season put the AI mega‑trend under a microscope as Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta reported Q1 results. All four beat earnings estimates, but investors rewarded Alphabet’s 63% cloud‑revenue jump and penalized Meta for offering vision without clear AI‑driven earnings....
This $23B Homebuilder Is Pushing Its Housing Market Incentives to 10.9%—that’s $54,500 on a $500K Sale
PulteGroup, a $23 billion homebuilder, lifted its sales‑incentive rate to 10.9% of the sale price in Q1 2026, translating to roughly $54,500 on a $500,000 home. The move continues a post‑pandemic trend that saw incentives rise from a typical 3‑3.5% to 6.3%...
Laurus Labs Q4 Results: Cons PAT Increased 19% to Rs 279 Crore, Revenue Rises 5%
Laurus Labs posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 279 crore (≈ $33.6 million) in Q4 FY26, a 19% YoY increase, while revenue rose 5% to Rs 1,812 crore (≈ $21.8 million). EBITDA grew 10% YoY to Rs 523 crore (≈ $6.3 million) and gross margins improved to 61.4%, up 690 basis...
Growth and P/E Misaligned, Market Def
Apple $AAPL +16% revenue growth 34 P/E Visa $V +17% revenue growth 30 P/E Johnson & Johnson $JNJ +6% revenue growth 26 P/E Coca-Cola $KO +2% revenue growth 24 P/E Exxon Mobil $XOM -1% revenue growth 23 P/E Meta $META +33% revenue growth 22 P/E A reminder that the market is not always rational.
Q1 Earnings and AI Surprises for Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and TESLA Semi Mass Production
Alphabet reported a Q1 earnings surprise, posting $5.11 earnings per share versus the $2.63 consensus and revenue of $109.9 billion, beating the $107.2 billion outlook. Growth was broad‑based, with search up 16 % YoY, YouTube up 11.7 % YoY, and Google Cloud soaring 50 %...
BNP Paribas Q1 Net Income Jumps 9% to €3.22bn, Boosting French Stock Outlook
BNP Paribas reported first‑quarter net income of €3.22 billion, a 9.0% year‑over‑year increase that topped analyst expectations. The earnings beat came alongside an 8.5% rise in net banking income, though the shares slipped 1.1% on the day of the announcement.
Alphabet Beats Q1 2026 Forecast as AI‑Powered Cloud Revenue Hits $20 B
Alphabet reported Q1 2026 revenue of $109.9 B, up 22% year‑over‑year and above analysts’ $107.2 B estimate. The surge was powered by record search queries and a 63% jump in Google Cloud revenue to $20 B, underscoring the impact of its AI‑driven services....
Asian Tech Stocks Rise as Oil Hits $125 Barrel, Bonds Slip
Asian technology equities rallied on strong earnings as Brent crude surged past $125 a barrel, sending bond yields tumbling. The mixed market reaction highlighted a risk‑on tilt despite central banks’ hawkish signals.
Capex News Splits Big Tech: Alphabet Up, Meta Down
April 30, 2026. The market just split Big Tech in half. Alphabet +7% on a capex raise. Meta -9% on the same kind of news. Microsoft -5%. Amazon flat. Same headline, four different verdicts. That tells you something important —...
AWS Growth Fuels Amazon’s $59 B Capital Spend, Boosts Q1 Earnings
Amazon’s cloud division, AWS, posted a 28% year‑over‑year sales jump to $37.6 billion, prompting the company to increase capital spending by $59.3 billion in the quarter. The surge lifted overall revenue 17% to $181.5 billion but cut free cash flow to $1.2 billion, underscoring...
Walmart Q4 Earnings Show 24% E‑commerce Surge and Growth From High‑income Shoppers
Walmart reported FY2025 revenue of $713.16 billion, a 5.1% rise, while global e‑commerce sales surged 24% to $150.4 billion. The boost came largely from shoppers earning over $100,000, signaling a shift in consumer spending patterns toward value‑focused, higher‑income buyers.
Kion Group Posts Q1 Profit and Record Order Intake, Signaling Strong B2B Demand
Kion Group AG turned a €46.9M loss into a €92.2M net profit in Q1 2026, while order intake rose 10% to €2.985B. The German material‑handling leader reaffirmed its full‑year outlook, underscoring resilient B2B demand for logistics equipment.
What’s News in Earnings: Airlines Feel the Pain of an Oil Shock
In this episode Jacob Passi talks with WSJ airline reporter Alison Sider about the sharp rise in jet fuel costs caused by the Iran conflict and its impact on airline earnings. Fuel prices have roughly doubled, adding billions of dollars...
Apple to Announce Q2 Fiscal Results Later Today
Apple will release its fiscal Q2 2026 results Thursday, projecting revenue between $108 billion and $111 billion—a 13%‑16% increase over the prior quarter. This would be only the second non‑holiday quarter Apple has topped $100 billion, underscoring the company’s expanding baseline sales. The...
Mastercard Q1 Revenue Surges 16% with Strong EPS
𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 (𝐐𝟏) 💰Revenue: $8.4B (+16% YoY) 💰EPS: $4.60 (+23% YoY) 💰Operating Margin: 60.8% 💰Net Income: $4.1B; (20% YoY) 💰Gross Dollar Volume: $2.7 trillion 💰$11.7B reaming to buy shares Stock price: $506
Titan Set for Strong Q4; Jewellery-Led Growth May Pressure Margins
Titan is poised to deliver a robust Q4 FY26, with analysts projecting a 35% year‑on‑year rise in standalone revenue excluding bullion. The jewellery arm, Tanishq, is expected to post 31% like‑to‑like growth, though its EBIT margin may slip by 80...
Jim Cramer Says Amazon Going up Another 15% and 'Not Stopping' There
Jim Cramer called Amazon the most bullish stock he’s seen after the retailer posted a stellar quarter, forecasting the share price could climb another 15% toward $300. Amazon reported earnings per share of $2.78 on $181.5 billion of revenue, while AWS...
Shin‑Etsu's Naphtha Shortage Signals Chip Supply Risk
“Japan’s largest chemical company, Shin-Etsu Chemical, has withheld its full-year forecast,citing supply constraints on naphtha-derived products due to the war. Shin-Etsu, which also makes silicon wafers for semiconductors, says it’s difficult to “reasonably predict” performance for the fiscal year. Its...
SPY Hits ATH as Apple Posts $111B Revenue Beat
$SPY closes at ATH and then Apple just reported quarterly revenue of $111b that beat analysts' estimates.. nice breakdown of just how much money they make and how: https://t.co/Br9j6yDTNs
Stock Movers: Meta, Ford, Eli Lilly (Podcast)
Meta announced a $125‑$145 billion capital‑expenditure plan, above analyst estimates, and a $20‑$25 billion bond sale, pushing its shares lower. Ford raised its full‑year profit outlook to as much as $10.5 billion EBIT but warned of a $2 billion hit from rising commodity costs,...
IPhone Revenue Hits Target Despite Mixed Forecasts
Did the iPhone miss? Depends on what number you're looking at. They reported $56.99B, up 22% y/y vs 23%. Factset was at $56.66B Whisper was $57.5B My take: They made the iPhone number. $AAPL
Amazon Hits Record Q1 Revenue, Profit, Margins
Amazon revenues increased 17% over the last year to a new Q1 record of $182 billion. Net Income increased 77% YoY to $30 billion, the highest quarterly profit in company history. Operating margins increased to a record 13.4% from 12.0%...
April S&P 100% Up Days: Rare Historical Event
The $SPX finished April with six 1% gains and zero 1% losses. This is rare. Since Aug 1973, it’s only happened 3 other months: Oct 2015 → -0.7% YTD Dec 1991 → +28.0% YTD Jan 1976 → +18.2% YTD source: @StockCharts https://t.co/jlP09VYfQG
AI Takes Center Stage in Upcoming Apple Earnings
Great to be on @CNBCClosingBell with @TheJudgeCNBC and a great panel of @Kantrowitz Dan Chung discussing Big Tech earnings and what to expect from Apple earnings with AI front and center in the year ahead @CNBC @CNBCtech 🏆🍿🐂📺🔥👇 https://t.co/mWmK0kJo61 https://t.co/K1mXLG08ea
S&P 500 Surges Past All-Time High Despite Energy Crisis
The S&P 500 shrugs off global energy crisis and hits a new all-time high https://t.co/VUKIJmA8mW
S&P 500 Surpasses 7,200, Doubling Decade‑Long Gains
The S&P 500 just crossed above 7,200 for the first time. A year ago it was at 5,600. 5 years ago it was at 4,200. 10 years ago it was at 2,100. $SPX https://t.co/b24VEKNTKj
Google Cloud Outpaces AWS, Azure with 63% Growth
Google Cloud grew 63% year-over-year in Q1 2026. Amazon Web Services posted 28%. Microsoft Azure hit 40%. All three are exceptional. Only one hit 63%. https://t.co/zBaeH0tO08
Qualcomm Shares Surge 19% on AI‑focused Earnings Beat
.@Qualcomm stock is up 19% on earnings beat, and datacenter & AI expectations. Qualcomm CEO spoke to @jonfortt on CNBC moments ago. ‘Agent driven devices ‘ will need more CPU, says @cristianoamon, Qualcomm CEO. I will argue that we have...