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.
Target's Stock May Be on a Tear, but Shoppers Are Still Hating on the Company
Target’s shares jumped 9.2% in April as investors bet on a turnaround under new CEO Michael Fiddelke, even though consumer sentiment remains sour. Goldman Sachs data shows Target’s Net Promoter Score at 24.5 and Net Purchase Intent at –9.4%, both below 2025 lows. The retailer’s FY 2025 net sales fell to $104.8 billion, with operating income down 8.1%, reflecting weak traffic and price‑sensitivity. Ongoing cultural controversies and a perception of higher prices continue to erode shopper loyalty.
OpenAI Sees Strong Demand, Bullish on AI Stocks
OpenAI has been tracking very high demand on both the consumer and enterprise front and we strongly disagree with the notion that growth is weakening. We would be buyers of AI driven tech stocks this am and in particular Oracle...
Here Are Tuesday's Biggest Analyst Calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Micron, Palantir, Microsoft & More
Wall Street analysts issued a flurry of ratings on Tuesday, keeping Nvidia overweight, Tesla equal weight, and upgrading Uber to buy. UBS nudged Apple’s price target to $287 while BMO lowered Microsoft’s target to $505. Healthcare distributors Cardinal Health, McKesson...
Tesla Rival BYD Reports Plunging Earnings. China EV Giant Is Betting On A Flash Recovery.
Chinese EV maker BYD reported Q1 revenue of $22.01 billion, marginally beating analysts’ $21.28 billion estimate, while earnings per share plunged 57% to $0.07, aligning with forecasts. The drop reflects intense domestic competition that eroded sales and margins, though overseas shipments continued...
Apple Gets a Price Target Hike From UBS Ahead of Earnings
UBS raised its price target on Apple to $287, a 7.2 percent increase from $280, ahead of the company’s fiscal second‑quarter earnings. Analyst David Vogt expects iPhone 17 sales to lift iPhone revenue about 20 percent year‑over‑year and projects third‑quarter revenue at...
Spotify Shares Dip as Subscriber Growth Disappoints
Spotify Stock Falls As Subscriber Target Comes In Light After In-Line Q1 https://t.co/nbYssbrHfS $SPOT https://t.co/4uxtY5aR1G
Verizon Beats Q1 2026 Estimates, Raises FY EPS Guidance and Dividend
Verizon Communications reported $34.4 billion in first‑quarter revenue and $1.28 adjusted earnings per share, its strongest EPS growth in over four years. The carrier lifted its fiscal‑2026 adjusted EPS guidance to 5‑6% growth and raised its annualized dividend by 2.5%, prompting...
U.S. Equity Futures Stay Flat at All‑time Highs as Risk Sentiment Improves
U.S. equity futures were flat at all‑time highs on Tuesday morning, reflecting a lift in risk appetite after an Axios report that Iran offered a new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The market awaits earnings from companies representing...
Eternal’s Profits Jumps 4.5X to Rs 174 Cr in Q4 FY26
Eternal, the Gurugram‑based foodtech and quick‑commerce platform formerly known as Zomato, posted a Q4 FY26 profit of Rs 174 crore (about $21 million), a 4.5‑times jump from a year earlier. Revenue surged to Rs 17,292 crore (~$2.1 billion) driven primarily by its Blinkit quick‑commerce...
Novartis Shares Fall as Entresto Sales Weaken
Novartis reported a 5% drop in first‑quarter net sales to $13.1 billion, driven by a 46% plunge in heart‑failure drug Entresto after U.S. patent expiry. Earnings per share fell 13% to $1.99 and the stock slipped nearly 3% as results missed...
Progressive Shares Plunge over 20% After Earnings Miss, Sparking Auto‑insurance Sector Jitters
Progressive Corp., the U.S. auto‑insurance giant, saw its shares drop more than 20% following an earnings report that highlighted underwriting challenges. The slide, noted on a Motley Fool Money podcast, rattled investors and added to negative sentiment across the auto‑insurance industry.
BP Q1 Profit Surges to $3.8B as Oil Prices Jump, Warns FY26 Upstream Dip
British energy giant BP reported a first‑quarter profit after tax of $3.8 billion, a more than five‑fold rise from a year earlier, driven by soaring oil prices. The company also warned that upstream output will decline in fiscal 2026, a signal...
Verizon Beats Q1 Profit, Lifts FY26 EPS Guidance to $4.95‑$4.99
Verizon Communications posted its strongest quarterly adjusted EBITDA ever and its first positive post‑paid phone net additions since 2013. The telecom giant raised its fiscal‑2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $4.95‑$4.99, a 5%‑6% year‑over‑year increase, prompting a roughly 3% rise in...
Südzucker Reports 35% EBITDA Drop as Sugar Prices Falter, Forecasts Modest Recovery for 2027
Südzucker AG announced FY2026 EBITDA of €535 million ($589 million), a 35% fall from the prior year, and revenue of €8.4 billion ($9.2 billion). The company confirmed its FY2027 outlook despite a challenging sugar market and geopolitical uncertainty.
Barclays Q1 Pretax Profit Rises to £2.8bn, Reaffirms 2026‑2028 Targets
Barclays reported a first‑quarter pretax profit of £2.8 billion, up from £2.7 billion a year earlier, and lifted basic earnings per share to 14.1 pence. The bank also reiterated its 2026‑2028 RoTE and income targets while announcing a new £500 million share‑buyback programme.
Novartis Q1 Profit Falls to $3.16 Billion as Generic Competition Erodes Sales
Novartis AG posted a first‑quarter profit of $3.156 billion, down from $3.609 billion a year earlier, and revenue slipped 0.9% to $13.113 billion. The results missed analysts’ forecasts, reflecting pressure from generic rivals on several flagship drugs.
Spotify Shares Fall as Income Forecast Comes Up Short
Spotify Technology SA saw its shares plunge the most in over four years after the company forecast second‑quarter operating income of €630 million (≈ $737 million), falling short of analysts’ consensus of €674.3 million (≈ $790 million). The miss sparked a sharp sell‑off, with the stock...
The only Number that Matters for 'Magnificent 7' Earnings This Week: Morning Brief
Five of the Magnificent Seven are set to report earnings, but the headline figure investors will watch is the combined capital‑expenditure outlook for Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Alphabet. The four hyperscalers projected roughly $670 billion in AI‑related capex for 2024, up...
Markets Search for Direction as Geopolitics and Earnings Dominate Focus: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street Futures
U.S. equity futures traded flat to slightly lower on Tuesday as investors balanced geopolitical tension over Iran with mixed corporate news. President Donald Trump expressed dissatisfaction with Iran’s proposal to end hostilities without addressing its nuclear program, keeping the Strait...
Ping An Profit Falls as Market Decline Hurts Investments
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. reported a 7.4% decline in first‑quarter profit, with net income dropping to 25 billion yuan ($3.7 billion) from 27 billion yuan a year earlier. The fall reflects weaker investment returns as China’s stock market weakened, eroding gains from...
Tech S&P Surges 20% in April, Nvidia Adds $1.25T
Tech stocks in the S&P are up almost 20% so far in April, poised for the best monthly performance since 2002. Nvidia's market cap has risen by $1.25 trillion in the past four weeks, reaching $5.26 trillion. https://t.co/sCOSqOQYgT
Nifty 50 Loses Valuation Cushion After Recent Rally; Fuel Price Risk May Trigger Short-Term Correction: Emkay Global
Emkay Global warns that the Nifty 50’s recent rally has eroded its valuation cushion, with the index now trading at a FY27E price‑to‑earnings multiple of 19.5×, close to its long‑term average. The brokerage cites $14.2 billion of FPI outflows in Q4FY26,...
Nestlé Holds Steady Despite Exchange Rate Pressure and Product Recalls
Nestlé reported first‑quarter revenue of 21.3 billion Swiss francs, roughly $23.4 billion, a 5.7% decline driven largely by a 9.3% hit from adverse currency movements and the lingering fallout of a global baby‑formula recall. Despite the headwinds, the company posted solid organic...
12 Best Growth Stocks to Buy and Hold in 2026
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record levels in late April as 81% of S&P 500 earnings beat forecasts, prompting analysts to lift 2026 earnings growth expectations to nearly 20%. A wave of AI‑driven IPOs—SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic—could command a combined...
WPP Falls Back in Q1 2026 – but Says It’s All in the Plan
WPP reported Q1 2026 revenue of £3.03 bn ($3.9 bn), down 6.6% YoY and 4.0% like‑for‑like, with its organic‑growth measure falling 6.7%. CEO Cindy Rose framed the decline as expected under the newly launched Elevate28 plan and highlighted the "WPP Open" platform...
WPP Revenue Falls 8.9% as CEO Cindy Rose Opts Out of Q1 Earnings Call
WPP reported a 6.6% year‑on‑year revenue decline in Q1 2026, posting $4 bn (≈£3.3 bn) versus $4.2 bn a year earlier. Revenue‑less‑past‑through costs fell 8.9% YoY to $2.9 bn (≈£2.2 bn). Organic growth slowed sharply in Africa and the Middle East (‑11.1%) and China (‑12.2%),...
Coal India Shares Rise over 3% After Q4 Results: What Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, HSBC and Others Are Saying
Coal India's shares jumped over 3% after it posted a solid March‑quarter, with consolidated profit after tax climbing 12% to ₹10,908 crore (about $1.3 billion). Revenue rose 6% to ₹46,490 crore (~$5.6 billion) and EBITDA increased 12% to ₹17,917 crore (~$2.2 billion), lifting margins to 39%....
Reliance Share Price Target Hiked to Rs 1,910: Why Goldman, CLSA, and Morgan Stanley Are Betting Big
Reliance Industries (RIL) saw its 12‑month price target lifted to Rs 1,910 (≈$23) by Goldman Sachs, the highest among a group of global brokerages. The boost comes despite a 13% stock decline after a weak oil‑to‑chemicals quarter, as analysts expect O2C...
‘Sucking Profits Out Of Australia’: Meta Sends $1.5B Revenue Overseas
Meta generated $1.74 billion in Australian advertising revenue in 2025, up from $1.46 billion the year before. However, 87 percent of that income was transferred to other Meta‑owned entities, leaving only $223.9 million as net revenue in Australia. The company paid $61.16 million in Australian...
Verizon Beats Q1 EPS Forecast, Shares Climb Over 1% on Revenue Miss
Verizon Communications reported first‑quarter earnings of $1.28 per share, topping the $1.23 consensus by $0.05, and lifted its full‑year EPS outlook to $4.95‑$4.99. Revenue of $34.44 billion missed the $34.79 billion forecast, yet the stock rose more than 1% after hours and...
Magnificent 7 Set to Unveil Q1 2026 Results, AI Monetization and Leadership Shifts in Focus
The five Magnificent 7 mega‑cap tech firms—Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta and Apple—are slated to release Q1 2026 earnings this week. Analysts project a 22% revenue jump for the group, with Alphabet expected to post $106.97 billion in sales and $2.73 EPS, while...
Large‑Cap U.S. Stocks Slip as Earnings Misses and Downgrades Trigger Broad Sell‑off
Large‑cap U.S. stocks experienced a broad sell‑off last week after a series of earnings disappointments, cautious forward guidance and analyst downgrades weighed on sentiment. The pullback cut into gains made earlier in the month and spanned sectors from communications to...
Chipotle Shares Dive 42% as Same‑Store Sales Forecast Misses Wall Street
Chipotle Mexican Grill's shares fell 42% from their 52‑week high after the chain projected flat same‑store sales for 2026, well below the 1.8% growth Wall Street had modeled. The miss highlights pressure on the fast‑casual brand's premium pricing amid a...
Merck Beats EPS Forecast but Revenue Misses, Shares Slide 3.7% Pre‑Market
Merck & Co. reported Q2 2025 earnings that topped expectations on earnings per share, delivering $2.13 versus the $2.03 consensus. Revenue, however, slipped to $15.8 billion, missing the $15.87 billion outlook and prompting a 3.67% drop in the stock during pre‑market trading....
S&P Hits Record Highs Amid Weak Market Breadth
New all-time highs on the S&P 500, and breadth still won't confirm. NYSE advance-decline line is below its 13-week cumulative average, an entire quarter of narrowing participation. Time will tell.
Intel US$6.5 Billion Bond Sale Signals Investor Hope in Turnaround
Intel raised $6.5 bn in a new bond offering that attracted roughly $50 bn of investor orders, the strongest demand seen this year. The proceeds will be used to repurchase a 49% stake in its Fab 34 joint venture in Ireland, a move...
Dan Ives Calls for a 15% Tech Rally While Backing Oracle with a $225 Target
Wedbush's Dan Ives warned that tech stocks remain volatile but could climb another 15% this year, while initiating coverage of Oracle with an Outperform rating and a $225 price target, implying 27.6% upside. He cited a $553 billion backlog and $50 billion...
Nasdaq Notches Another New All-Time High: Stock Market Today
The Nasdaq Composite closed at a record 24,887, marking another all‑time high as the market heads into a busy earnings week. Big‑tech giants—including Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Apple—are slated to report after the bell, while oil supermajors such as...
Capital One Q1 2026 EPS Miss Triggers 3% Stock Drop Amid Discover Integration
Capital One Financial Corp posted Q1 2026 adjusted earnings per share of $4.42, below the $4.51 consensus, and revenue of $15.23 billion versus $15.36 billion expected. The miss sparked a 3.05% after‑hours decline and heightened scrutiny of the ongoing Discover integration.
ServiceNow Beats Q1 Forecast, Raises AI Revenue Target to $1.5B, Stock Slides 13%
ServiceNow reported Q1 2026 subscription revenue of $3.67 billion, up 22% YoY, and raised its full‑year AI annual contract value target to at least $1.5 billion. Despite the beat, the stock dropped 13% in after‑hours trading as investors questioned the sustainability of...
Advantest Posts FY2025 Profit Surge, Projects 26% Revenue Rise for FY2026
Advantest Corp. announced FY2025 earnings that beat expectations, with net income soaring to ¥375.4 billion and revenue reaching ¥1.13 trillion. The company also guided FY2026 revenue to rise 25.8% to ¥1.42 trillion and net income to ¥465.5 billion, signaling robust demand for its semiconductor...
Amazon Q1 Earnings Preview: 5 Anthropic, AWS And Middle East Things To Watch For
Amazon will report Q1 2026 earnings on April 29, with analysts expecting AWS revenue to rise 26 percent year‑over‑year to about $36.8 billion. The company also highlighted a massive AI partnership, guaranteeing $100 billion in AWS revenue over the next decade through Anthropic. Meanwhile, drone...
Cheap Chinese AI Models Threaten Cloud Giants' Growth Narrative
Watch cloud revenue growth at Amazon, Google and Microsoft this week as they all report on Weds Its been powered by expensive models from Anthropic and OpenAI. But as AI costs blow past budgets, there's a wave of very capable,...
Tesla’s 10‑Q Flags $260M Expense on 20M Vehicle Delivery
10-Q surprises First provision for a first milestone of the 2025 comp package, and I was wondering last week which one it would be. Well, like always, read the 10-Q: "Delivery of 20 million Tesla vehicles" it is. $260m were expensed. https://t.co/CAPAjFaaf7
Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group Posts 146% Income Surge, Revenue Up 11%
Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group Co., Ltd. announced a 146% jump in full‑year net profit to RMB632.38 million ($88 million) and a 10.7% increase in revenue to RMB8.543 billion ($1.20 billion). The results highlight accelerating demand for its diversified manufacturing portfolio and suggest broader momentum...
Verizon Ups Guidance as Q1 Report Serves up Mixed Messages
Verizon reported a rare post‑paid phone net addition of 55,000 in Q1 2026, the first positive quarterly gain since 2013, bringing total connections to 93.9 million. The company’s fibre business added 127,000 customers, reaching 10.8 million, while fixed‑wireless access grew to 6 million....
Union Pacific Posts Record Q1 Revenue of $6.22 B, Beats Forecasts
Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) posted first‑quarter 2026 operating revenue of $6.22 billion, up 3% year‑over‑year, and diluted EPS of $2.87, surpassing analysts’ expectations. The results highlight stronger freight volumes and improved operating efficiency, reinforcing the railroad’s role in the industrial and...
SAP Shares Edge Up 0.1% to €147.48, Boosting DAX 40
SAP SE's stock gained 0.1% to €147.48 ($159) in the Xetra session, nudging the DAX 40 higher. The move came amid modest trading volume of 109,829 shares and follows the company's proximity to its 52‑week high of €273.55.
Raytheon Technologies Posts $22.1 B Q1 Revenue, EPS Beats Forecast as Stock Slides 7.6%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX) posted first‑quarter 2026 earnings of $1.78 per share on $22.1 billion of revenue, comfortably beating analyst forecasts. Despite the beat, the stock slipped 7.6% in pre‑market trading, underscoring lingering investor concerns over external risks.
Japan and South Korea Hit Record Highs as Asian Stocks Rally Amid Oil Price Concerns
Japanese and South Korean markets surged to all‑time highs, with the Nikkei 225 up 1.6% and the KOSPI climbing 2.3%, as U.S. equity strength spilled over into Asia. The rally unfolded despite Brent crude hovering above $107 a barrel, a...