Know What's Happening in Large Cap Stocks
Know What's Happening in Large Cap Stocks
Qualcomm launches $20 billion buyback and lifts dividend to $0.92
Qualcomm unveiled a $20 billion share repurchase program and raised its quarterly dividend to $0.92 per share, aiming to bolster investor confidence as its smartphone business faces challenges.
The Motley Fool's latest advisory suggests investors allocate a $10,000 portfolio across five AI‑focused companies—Nvidia, Broadcom, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Microsoft and Nebius—while the market steadies amid geopolitical uncertainty. The picks are backed by strong revenue growth forecasts, from Nvidia's projected $1 trillion in GPU sales to Broadcom's $100 billion AI chip target by 2027.
Berkshire Hathaway has spent $78 billion buying a single stock since 2018, a sum that eclipses its combined purchases of Apple, Chevron and other major holdings. The concentrated bet highlights Warren Buffett’s high‑conviction approach and could steer value investors toward similar...
DroneShield Ltd surged 19.33% to A$4.26, becoming the biggest gainer on the S&P/ASX 200 on March 25, 2026. The rally reflected heightened demand for counter‑drone technology as geopolitical risk rose, while later market moves showed the stock’s volatility amid peace‑talk...
Vanguard’s Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) posted a 0.64% gain while the iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (IWO) rose 1.32% over the same period, but MGK’s concentrated exposure to the “Magnificent Seven” megacap tech stocks delivered superior risk‑adjusted returns. The...
The S&P 500 is edging toward correction after a sharp March decline, with more than half of its industry groups already in correction territory. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped into correction on Friday, followed a day earlier by the Nasdaq Composite....
The seven mega‑cap tech stocks known as the Magnificent Seven collectively shed more than $850 billion in market value over the past week. Meta slumped over 11% after a jury found it negligent in a high‑profile youth‑safety lawsuit, while Alphabet fell...
NASDAQ IN CORRECTION TERRITORY The NASDAQ 100 $QQQ just closed the day down by 10% from its most recent October highs the technical definition of a Correction 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴
General Electric’s shares have surged 833% from a July 2022 low of $37.34 to a February 2026 peak of $348.88, marking one of the longest‑run rallies in recent market history. However, the stock has recently begun to lag its aerospace peers, the...
The ALPS O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF (OGIG) trimmed its stakes in Meta Platforms and Alphabet to a 6% cap during the March 2026 rebalance, aligning with a broader move away from the so‑called Magnificent Seven. The fund added three...
Vanguard's Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) rose 0.64% as the S&P 500 posted a 1.7% loss, reigniting a debate over whether investors should favor mega‑cap or small‑cap growth stocks. The fund’s concentration in tech giants contrasts sharply with the broader...
Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court rejected Syngenta’s appeal and kept the ban on the fungicide chlorothalonil in place, a decision that has weighed on the agribusiness giant’s share price and highlights heightened regulatory scrutiny for the European chemical sector.
The U.S. Supreme Court declared President Trump's emergency tariffs illegal, prompting an estimated $166 billion rebate to importers. Companies such as FedEx and Costco now face a tangled path to recover the funds, creating volatility for earnings forecasts and stock prices.
Critical support coming up on the Dow Jones $DJI. A move below could flush markets.
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% 🟢...
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.
I'm in the midst of covering all of my equity shorts and going long. But jeez just checked SPX NTM Bloomberg consensus earning of 334 vs 277 trailing or 20.6% expected earnings growth. Honestly is there a legitimate...
Q1 2026 S&P 500 earnings are projected to grow 13.0% YoY, marking a sixth straight quarter of double-digit gains. @factset https://t.co/9e3Ce7uvHP
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...
The re-rating of Nvidia makes no sense quite honestly. Separately, moving the FCF multiple of Apple, Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet also doesn't make sense to me. That said, the pricing model for public markets are changing rapidly... https://t.co/bOnVWE3STO
The 12 most overbought $SPX stocks. All from one sector. Any guesses? The better question - who's buying them NOW? https://t.co/0geWuPFDGZ
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...
S&P 500 on track for its fifth consecutive weekly loss, the longest streak since the 2022 bear market https://t.co/WMl1TxYae5
@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
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...
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
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...
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 -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 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 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 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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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 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 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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
$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 👏🏻
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...
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...
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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.
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.”...
