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.
Chevron Shares Surge on Oil Price Rise and New Dividend Outlook
Chevron stock leapt sharply after crude oil climbed toward $90 per barrel and the energy giant signaled a more generous dividend. The rally helped lift the Dow Jones and underscored a broader rebound in energy equities amid easing Middle‑East tensions.
Dow's Critical Support Threatened; Break Could Flush Markets
Critical support coming up on the Dow Jones $DJI. A move below could flush markets.
QQQ Turns $1K Into $27K Over Two Decades
QQQ returns since 2000, ranked from worst to best years: 🔴 2008: -42% 🔴 2002: -37% 🔴 2000: -36% 🔴 2001: -33% 🔴 2022: -33% 🔴 2026: -8% (YTD) 🟢 2018: 0% 🟢 2005: 2% 🟢 2011: 3% 🟢 2006: 7% 🟢 2016: 7% 🟢 2015: 9% 🟢 2004: 11% 🟢 2012: 18% 🟢...
Paychex Q3 Beats Expectations, Highlights AI‑Driven HR Growth
Paychex posted $1.8 billion in Q3 revenue, a 20% jump driven by Paycor integration and AI‑enabled services. The earnings beat and new $1 billion share‑repurchase authorization signal confidence in its expanding HR platform. Analysts see the results as a bellwether for the...
Tech Sector Finds Stability After S&P Cash Drop
@thestreetpro An Observation With S&P cash -65 handles I am seeing some "stability" in the tech sector for the first time in several days. None. BY Doug Kass · Mar 27, 2026
Broad Market Slumps: All Major Assets Down Double Digits
Drawdown update from the highs: S&P 500 -8.0% R2000 -9.1% Nasdaq 100 -10.7% Gold -17.1% NVDA -18.5% MSFT -33.5% Bitcoin -47.5% HOOD -56.2% https://t.co/YFm4woFV3n
Salesforce Announces $25 B Share Repurchase Program, One of Year's Largest
Salesforce announced a $25 billion share repurchase program, the largest buyback in the tech sector this year. The board authorized the program to be funded from existing cash resources, signaling confidence in the company's outlook and aiming to boost earnings per...
BYD’s Profit Slump Shows China’s EV Downturn Is Far From Over
Chinese EV giant BYD reported its third consecutive quarter of disappointing earnings, confirming a deepening profit slump. Chairman Wang Chuanfu warned that the Chinese electric‑vehicle market faces further pain as competition intensifies. He described the sector as entering a "knockout...
Here Are Friday's Biggest Analyst Calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Netflix, Disney, Alphabet, Tripadvisor & More
Wall Street analysts issued a flurry of upgrades and initiations across sectors on Friday. Nvidia and Alphabet were reaffirmed as overweight, reflecting strong AI and data‑center tailwinds, while Tesla retained its overweight stance on upcoming full self‑driving software. Disney stayed...
From Owning Assets to Controlling Systems: How Tech Came to Dominate the World’s Most Valuable Companies
Two decades ago the most valuable companies were oil, industrial and financial giants. Today the top of the list is occupied by Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia and Alphabet, whose market valuations far exceed those of traditional asset‑heavy firms. The shift stems...
SPX Futures Slip Below Key Levels, Tactical Play Needed
$SPX futures -27 as yesterday’s weakness gets follow-through. $SPX broke 6525 and is now below last Friday’s low of 6473, with tech pressuring the tape and many names at new March lows. Time to get tactical when $SPX breaks the...
Rolls-Royce: FTSE 100 Giant’s Shares Tumble Amid Market Storm
Rolls‑Royce shares plunged nearly 3% on Friday, hitting a 2026 low of 1,116.77 pence as the market reacted to renewed Middle‑East conflict. The decline came amid a broader FTSE 100 slide of 0.7% and rising Brent crude above $110 per barrel, which...
China’s Big Banks Post Flat 2025 Profit on Margin Squeeze
China’s four biggest state‑owned banks reported essentially flat earnings for 2025 as record‑low net interest margins and rising loan‑impairment provisions squeezed profitability. ICBC’s net income edged up 0.7% to ¥368.6 billion (≈$51 billion), while the sector’s combined profit rose 2.3% to ¥2.38 trillion...
Chevron Warns California of Historic Diesel Shortage as Prices Top $7 per Gallon
Chevron warned that California is on track for a historic diesel shortage after the state’s diesel price surged past $7 a gallon, the highest on record. The company said it may exit California refining within a decade unless policy changes...
Quiet BNY and Northern Trust Reward Patient Investors
BNY Mellon reported a record 2025 net income of about $5.3 billion, driving a nearly 40% share price increase and returning over $5 billion to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. Northern Trust posted solid revenue growth and a 2.5% dividend yield, though...
Food Delivery Wars Continue to Bite Meituan, Which Posts Another Quarterly Loss
Meituan reported a second consecutive quarterly loss, with revenue of 92.1 billion yuan ($13.3 bn) rising 4.1% year‑over‑year but falling just short of analyst expectations. Adjusted net loss narrowed to 15.1 billion yuan ($2.2 bn) from 16 billion yuan a quarter earlier, after posting a...
Allocate $10,000 Across Five AI Stocks to Capture the Boom
Investors can follow a $10,000 allocation model that spreads capital across Nvidia, Broadcom, TSMC, Microsoft and Nebius. The mix balances the market leader with diversified exposure to custom chips, foundry capacity, cloud services and fast‑growing AI software.
AMD Jumps 7% on CPU Price Hike as Micron and SanDisk Slip 4% in Divergent Semiconductor Moves
Advanced Micro Devices rallied more than 7% after confirming a CPU price increase, while Micron Technology and SanDisk each dropped roughly 4% as pricing battles and supply constraints bite. The split performance underscores a volatile trading environment for semiconductor stocks.
Hengrui Posts 13% Revenue Rise and Record $1.1B Net Profit in 2025
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine announced 2025 results showing a 13% jump in revenue to RMB 31.63 billion ($4.4 billion) and a 21.8% rise in net profit to RMB 7.72 billion ($1.1 billion). The surge was powered by strong innovative‑drug sales and a landmark Hong Kong...
Cramer Says Meta Is Not the New Tobacco, Warns Against Selling over Social Media Court Rulings
Meta Platforms faced two jury verdicts this week, a $6 million award in California and a $375 million civil judgment in New Mexico, sending the stock down more than 8% after the rulings and leaving it the worst‑performing megacap tech stock in March...
Mag 7 Correction Boosts Near‑term Earnings Appeal
The Mag 7 has continued to be supported by strong earnings growth, and in the chart below one could make a compelling case that the M7 have corrected enough, as the price index has gone from hugging the earnings forecast...
Jabil Beats Q2 2026 Guidance, Raises Full-Year Revenue Outlook to $34B
Jabil reported Q2 2026 net revenue of $8.3 billion, topping guidance by $500 million, and lifted its full‑year revenue forecast to about $34 billion. CFO Gregory Hebard highlighted robust growth in Intelligent Infrastructure and AI‑related services while reaffirming a capital‑allocation plan that favors...
Cintas Beats Q3 Estimates, Lifts FY26 Outlook on 9% Revenue Rise
Cintas Corp. reported third‑quarter profit of $502.5 million and revenue growth of 9.2%, then upgraded its full‑year 2026 earnings guidance to $4.86‑$4.90 per share. The results lifted the stock 1.1% in pre‑market trade and sharpened expectations for the industrial services sector.
US Stock Market Among Least Concentrated Globally
You think the S&P 500 Index is too concentrated? Try going to another country for a while. The US is one of the *least* concentrated markets. Here's countries ranked by the % of market made up by top 10 biggest...
Both Indices Still Bullish, EW Hits 2025 Support
Technically, both the cap-weighted and equal-weighted indices remain in their cyclical bull markets, which started some 41 months ago in October 2022. We still have higher highs and higher lows, which are the very definition of an uptrend. Both indices...
Oil Cracks $100 Barrier, Sends S&P 500 Large‑Cap Stocks Tumbling
Crude oil surged past $100 a barrel, its highest level since 2022, prompting a wave of volatility across the S&P 500. Analysts warn that higher input costs and inflation risk could weigh on large‑cap energy, industrial and consumer firms.
Earnings Growth Offsets Falling P/E, Signals Healthy Market
If that reset continues, we could get a 2022 “echo,” in which equities correct entirely on the basis of falling P/E’s, while earnings continue to grow. Remember that stock prices are driven not only by earnings and payouts but also...
Nifty 50 Jumps Nearly 800 Points in Two Sessions on US-Iran De-Escalation Hopes; Can the Rally Sustain?
The Nifty 50 surged 794 points (about 3.5%) over two sessions after President Donald Trump signaled a possible end to the US‑Iran conflict, reviving risk appetite on Dalal Street. The rally recovered much of March’s losses, though the index remains down...
US Equities Rebound on Iran Cease‑fire Hopes and Chip Optimism
U.S. equities climbed Wednesday after the White House delivered a 15‑point Iran cease‑fire proposal, sparking optimism that the conflict could de‑escalate. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq finished in the green, while chip‑related stocks rallied and oil prices fell.
Henkel to Acquire Olaplex for $1.4 Billion, Expanding Hair‑Care Portfolio
German consumer‑goods giant Henkel AG has signed a definitive agreement to purchase premium hair‑care brand Olaplex for $1.4 billion, or $2.06 per share. The deal, approved by Olaplex’s board and its controlling shareholder Advent, is aimed at deepening Henkel’s hair‑care category...
Chevron Warns California of Historic Fuel Shortage as Diesel Tops $7 per Gallon
Chevron warned that California is on the brink of a historic fuel shortage after diesel prices surged past $7 a gallon, the highest on record. The company said it may cease refining in the state unless taxes and regulations are...
Bill Ackman Dumps Hilton, Shifts Pershing Square Into Amazon and Meta AI Bets
Activist billionaire Bill Ackman sold Pershing Square’s remaining Hilton Worldwide shares after a seven‑year hold, using the proceeds to buy Amazon and Meta Platforms. The move lifts AI stocks to roughly 55% of the fund’s $15.5 billion portfolio, underscoring a broader...
European Shares Slip as ECB Rate‑Hike Fears Hit Major Stocks
European equities fell sharply on Thursday as investors priced in higher ECB rates, dragging down a range of listed companies from Germany’s SMA Solar to France’s Vinci. The sell‑off coincided with a $1.4 billion Henkel acquisition, a 1% revenue dip at...
Profits Rise While S&P Prices Drop: Look Past Pain
"The profit outlook for S&P 500 companies has been improving even as share prices have fallen - a dynamic rarely seen during episodes of geopolitical uncertainty ... The setup has historically rewarded investors willing to look through near-term pain." -Bloomberg
NVDA 15x, MU 4x: Historic AI Investment Opportunities
$NVDA at ~15x and $MU at ~4x Forward EPS. Unless AI is being canceled (it is not) these sure will be seen as historic opportunities at some point 👏🏻
Global Market Update | Japan's Nikkei Gains on Middle East Optimism; SoftBank Jumps 6%
Japan's Nikkei index climbed 0.61% to 54,075, driven by a 6.2% jump in SoftBank shares after Arm Holdings forecast strong data‑center chip revenue. The rally reflects growing optimism that Middle‑East tensions may ease, even as the market stays below its...
Large‑Growth Stocks Pull S&P Down, Value Holds
Large growth having a heavy impact on the S&P 500 today. Index down just over -1% but only 57% of large stocks are negative right now. Large Growth down 2x, (-2.1%) the broad index while Large Value is off only...
Top Ten Nasdaq 100 Stocks Drive Half Market Performance
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Charles Schwab Posts Record $519 B Net New Assets in Q4 2025, Lifting Total Client Assets to $12 T
Charles Schwab announced $519 billion of net new assets in the fourth quarter of 2025, a 42% annual increase that pushed total client assets past $12 trillion. The firm also posted a record $23.9 billion in total net revenue and a 50% jump...
Predicting Corrections Costs More Than Corrections
Including dividends, the S&P 500 has gained over 1,200% since the March 2009 low, despite 32 corrections >5%. “Far more money has been lost by investors preparing for corrections, or trying to anticipate corrections, than has been lost in corrections themselves.”...
Dividend ETFs Surge as Bond Yields Stay Low, Boosting Large‑Cap Income Plays
Investors are shifting into dividend‑focused exchange‑traded funds as U.S. Treasury yields remain subdued, seeking income from large‑cap equities that pay solid dividends. The trend is underscored by recent payouts from MillerKnoll, KB Home, Strauss Group and others, highlighting the appeal...
Tesla Robotaxi Valuation Threatened as NHTSA Probe Expands to 3.2 M Vehicles
Analysts say Tesla's robotaxi ambitions are jeopardized after the U.S. safety regulator broadened its Full Self‑Driving probe to 3.2 million vehicles, a move that could force a costly recall and erode the $1.2 trillion valuation built on future autonomous‑ride revenue.
FTSE 100 Gains Over 1% on Middle East De‑escalation Hopes and UK Inflation Data
The FTSE 100 jumped 1.2% on Tuesday, buoyed by signs of a diplomatic thaw in the Middle East and expectations that UK inflation data could support a softer monetary stance. Traders cited the rally as a barometer of renewed risk...
Dollar Tree Q4 2025 Revenue Jumps 9% to $5.5B, EPS Up 21%
Dollar Tree reported Q4 2025 revenue of $5.5 billion, up 9% year‑over‑year, and adjusted diluted EPS rose 21%. The discount retailer also lifted its FY2026 sales outlook to $20.5‑$20.7 billion while outlining a 400‑store expansion plan.
JG Summit Profit Slides After Quitting Petrochemical Business
JG Summit Holdings reported a 7% decline in net income to about $650 million for 2025, as one‑off gains vanished and the petrochemical exit triggered a $1.6 billion loss. Recurring profit rose 3% to $574 million, powered by strong travel, leisure and consumer...
GameStop Posts Mixed Q4 2025 Results: Hardware Sales Tumble, Collectibles Break $1B, DRS Shares Dip
GameStop reported a decline in hardware and software sales for FY 2025, while collectibles revenue topped $1 billion and made up 29.2% of total revenue. The retailer also saw its directly registered shares fall to 66.2 million and its Bitcoin holdings lose...
U.S. Stocks Slip as Iran Tensions Spike, S&P 500 Falls 0.4%
U.S. equities retreated on Tuesday as the S&P 500 slipped 0.4%, the Dow Jones fell 0.2% and the Nasdaq dropped 0.8% amid fresh missile strikes in the Middle East and contradictory statements from President Donald Trump and Tehran. The market...
S&P Slumps While Broader Markets Gain 3% YTD
The S&P 500 is -3.4% YTD But everything else is up... US SMIDs, ex-US.. +2.5% to +3.7% https://t.co/8nTZBWpDKU
JBS Reports Record Revenue of US$ 86.2 Billion and Closes 2025 with US$ 2 Billion in Net Income
JBS announced record full‑year 2025 revenue of $86.2 billion, a 12% increase over 2024, and net income of $2 billion, up 13%. Earnings per share rose 15% to $1.89, while adjusted EBITDA reached $6.8 billion with a 7.9% margin. Strong contributions came from...
Aramco's $93 Billion Profit Highlights Oil Dominance
Aramco, the largest oil company in the world, earned $93 bn last year. More on this in the Chartbook Top Links. Source: How They Make Money https://t.co/DnYAwzwvOQ