Today's Large Cap Stocks Pulse
Eli Lilly surges 156% EPS, propelling stock into buy zone
Eli Lilly reported a 156% jump in earnings per share to $8.55 and a 56% revenue increase to $19.8 billion in Q1 2026, driven by obesity drugs Mounjaro, Zepbound and retatrutide. Institutional investors now own about 44% of the float, with Fidelity Contrafund and Franklin Growth among the top holders, prompting the stock to trade in a buy zone.
Nike Could Be One Step Closer to Converse Sale as Swoosh Reveals $300 Million in Restructuring Costs
Nike disclosed roughly $300 million in pre‑tax restructuring charges for the nine months ending Feb. 28, driven largely by severance costs and the consolidation of U.S. distribution centers that eliminated nearly 800 jobs. The filing references "exit or disposal activities," fueling analyst speculation that Nike may be preparing to sell Converse, a brand that has seen a 28% revenue drop in Q1 and a 31% decline in Q2, pushing its EBIT into negative territory. The restructuring aligns with Nike’s broader $2 billion cost‑saving program, though SG&A expenses remain flat. Nike will reveal its Q3 results on March 31.
BIDU Near 200‑WMA Support, ARK Buys
$BIDU pulled back to its 200 WMA and holding support Interesting to see ARK doing the smart thing here and adding on this support Golden Cross about to take place on the weekly chart too... Price is at $119 Mean Reversion Zone above...
Broker’s Call: Hyundai Motor India (Reduce)
Hyundai Motor India posted an 8% YoY rise in Q3FY26 EBITDA to ₹2,020 crore, but the figure fell 17% quarter‑on‑quarter, missing both the broker’s and Bloomberg forecasts. Management highlighted GST‑driven demand and a dealer inventory below four weeks, projecting 5‑6% domestic...
Yangzijiang Maritime Development Gets Shareholder Approval for Share Buyback at EGM
Yangzijiang Maritime announced that shareholders approved a share‑buyback mandate at its extraordinary general meeting, allowing the company to repurchase up to 10% of its issued shares. The resolution garnered votes representing roughly S$1.6 billion, or 99.9% of the shares present. The...
Aboitiz Equity Ventures Net Income up 1% in 2025
Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) posted a modest 1 percent rise in net income for 2025, reaching P18.3 billion, while its consolidated core net income held steady at P25.5 billion. The conglomerate’s diversified portfolio—power, banking and food & beverage—delivered solid earnings, with AboitizPower EBITDA...
Apple Dips Below Triangle; Watch MAG 7 Recovery
$AAPL broke down under minor triangle support today, & always important to monitor the "Generals" when they show meaningful strength or weakness @IBDinvestors @marketsurge While SPX and QQQ have proven range-bound in recent months, the action has proven...
Oil Rises While Mag 7 Shows Bearish Signals
Friday's Playbook: Oil Surging. Bearish Signals Across the Mag 7. See How We’re Positioning. https://t.co/Ab25axAjJe via @hedgeye
Why Today’s Worst S&P 500 Stock Is Dropping on a Big Earnings Beat
Ciena (CIEN) posted a better‑than‑expected earnings report and lifted its fiscal‑year guidance, yet the stock slipped 1.7% on the day. The company cited strong demand for cabling and networking gear in AI‑driven data centers, with revenue climbing roughly 12% year‑over‑year....
Short Sellers Squeezed, Forced to Cover Positions Rapidly
CHART OF THE DAY: We Are Pressing Our Shorts Into Their Covers https://t.co/6ATbUtxX8X via @hedgeye
Long-Term Inflation Expectations Hit April Low, Treasury Yields Diverge
Long-term inflation expectations have fallen to the lowest since April, based on 5-year 5-year forward breakeven rates. Yields on 10-year Treasuries seem to be trading on a different dynamic. https://t.co/hStpU22gbY
US Reportedly Considering Sweeping New Chip Export Controls
U.S. Commerce Department is drafting rules that would require government approval for any export of AI‑focused semiconductors such as those made by AMD and Nvidia. The proposal differentiates review intensity based on order size, with small shipments getting a basic...
SPY Plummets Amid Weak Breadth, Labor Cracks, Iran Tension
SPY getting crushed taking out yesterday lows, as noted yesterday, worst breadth seen in a long-time and warned of more cracks likely in the labor market which we saw today, also felt nobody wanted to hold this market into the...
Dow Plunges as Supply Chain Enters Cardiac Arrest
Dow down 785 points on March 5. Worst week since October. Oil at $81. Yields rising. VIX spiking. And somehow, everyone's still debating whether this is a "healthy pullback." There is nothing healthy about a supply chain in cardiac arrest. https://t.co/t59DwX0YJy
Chris Davis on Navigating AI & Index Concentration
Chris Davis warned advisors that soaring valuations and mega‑cap concentration mask hidden risk, urging a shift from short‑term market calls to durable working assumptions. He outlined a five‑category AI framework—platform winners, enablers, users, indifferent firms, and the walking dead—to guide...
S&P Holds Support; Jobs Data Could Shift Momentum
$SPX :6775 is active support, then the lows of the week at 6710. Jobs report at 8:30 could change the picture — the street is modeling ~+55k, and in-line or a little stronger would be better than a miss. https://t.co/qIBCw3h3lN
March Beats October, Delivers Positive S&P Return
March is like October's little brother, but he does average a positive SPX return... BofA https://t.co/jFaPf9gsOb
Leverage Broadcom Guidance Beat and Nvidia OpenAI Strategy
Broadcom posted a fiscal Q1 earnings beat with $2.05 EPS and $19.31 billion revenue, then raised Q2 guidance to about $22 billion, surpassing analyst forecasts. Nvidia announced a $30 billion investment in OpenAI, likely its last pre‑IPO funding, reinforcing its hardware dominance in...
Wall Street Embraces Crypto: Banks, Exchanges, and Regulators Converge
Just this week… *Morgan Stanley* names *BNY* as a custodian for spot btc ETF Kraken gains access to *Fed* payment system US President says *tradfi banks* need to make good deal w/ crypto industry *NYSE* owner ICE invests in crypto exchange OKX See...
Office REITs May Be The Best Value In The Market
Bloomberg’s Thomas Kennedy says the office market bottom is in, citing rising software engineer postings and booming San Francisco office space. Office REITs have fallen 40‑60% since 2020, creating deep valuation gaps across BXP, KRC, CUZ and HIW. Current pricing shows...
Markets Tumble $800B as Volatility Surges 70%
Brutal day, the S&P 500 has wiped out around $800 billion in market cap, falling 1.4%. The Dow Jones is having its worst day of 2026, down over 2% 📉 Meanwhile the VIX (volatility index) is up 17% and is now...
Record Hedge Activity Signals Unprecedented Investor Fear
🚨Investors are hedging against a market crash at a record pace: Combined put open interest in credit ETFs, $HYG, $LQD, $JNK, and $BKLN, plus call open interest in the Treasury ETF, $TLT, is up to a record 15.9 million contracts. This has...
UMG Puts US Listing Plans on Hold
Universal Music Group announced it is putting its planned secondary listing on a U.S. exchange on hold, citing turbulent market conditions that have created a valuation dislocation. The decision follows a confidential Form F‑1 filing and a $500 million commitment from Pershing...
Morgan Stanley Leads Wall Street's Tech Outlook Discussion
Morgan Stanley was at the center of the tech universe this week. Dario Amodei and Sam Altman on the Pentagon drama and competition. Jensen Huang and Satya Nadella on where AI goes next. Going live in ~an hour with the...
Excluding Autocracies Boosts Emerging Market ETF Returns
ADDITION BY SUBTRACTION: What happens when you take the MSCI EM Index and start kicking out autocratic countries with low freedom scores (eg China, Russia) and use that excess budget to load up on freer countries? You crush the benchmark....
Apple Blocks US Users From Downloading ByteDance’s Chinese Apps
Apple has begun blocking U.S. iPhone users from downloading or updating any ByteDance‑owned apps that are intended for the Chinese market, including Douyin, Doubao, and Fanqie Novel. The restriction, enforced through on‑device geolocation checks, follows the Protecting Americans from Foreign...
Apple, Microsoft, Palantir Lead Wedbush Top Tech Picks Amid Iran Tensions
Wedbush Securities highlighted Apple, Microsoft, ServiceNow, Palantir and several cybersecurity firms as its top technology picks as geopolitical tensions with Iran rise. The analysts described these stocks as defensive, citing strong cash flows, AI and cloud capabilities, and exposure to...
JD.Com Reports Q4 2025
JD.com posted a challenging fourth‑quarter 2025, with total revenue slipping 14% year‑over‑year to $50.37 billion while expenses rose 5.8% to $51.21 billion, driving a net loss of $388 million. All major profitability metrics turned negative, including EBITDA of –$118 million and EBIT of –$836 million....
Micron: What Exploding Memory Prices Mean for Investors
Micron Technology is benefiting from an unprecedented surge in memory prices, driven by a tight supply of high‑bandwidth memory (HBM) and soaring demand from hyperscale cloud providers. The price rally has pushed Micron's gross margins to historic levels and set...
BJ Earnings: BJ’s Wholesale Club Q4 2025 Profit Increases, Beats Estimates
BJ Wholesale Club reported adjusted earnings of $0.96 per share for Q4 2025, up from $0.93 a year earlier and ahead of analyst expectations. Net income rose to $125.9 million, while membership fee revenue climbed 10.9% YoY to $129.8 million. Net sales increased 5.5%...
German Defense Firm Renk CEO Says Iran War Could Drive 'Increasing Demand' In the Middle East
German defence specialist Renk expects the ongoing Iran‑UAE conflict to spur regional defence spending. CEO Alexander Sagel said the war could drive demand across air, ammunition and ground systems, citing a recent prototype IFV order from a Gulf state. Renk reported...
Wipro Appoints Laura Miller to Its Board
Wipro announced that Laura Miller will join its Board of Directors for a five‑year term starting April 1, 2026, pending shareholder approval. Miller brings more than two decades of executive leadership across retail, hospitality, payments and global technology operations, most...
Earnings Live: Broadcom Stock Pops on Earnings Beat, China's JD.com Sinks, Okta Rises
Broadcom delivered a strong first‑quarter beat, posting $19.31 billion revenue and $2.05 earnings per share, while AI‑related sales surged 106% year‑over‑year and the company projected $22 billion revenue for the second quarter along with a $10 billion share‑buyback. In contrast, China’s JD.com fell...
Free Cash Flow Fuels Massive Stock Rebounds Like Meta
You may not remember when $META was at $87 It got the full blown $AMD treatment Zuck had ‘wrecked’ the company because of his Metaverse plans But what people failed to consider was their enormous FCF Price recovered and ran to $736 +840% This is where...
Abercrombie & Fitch Profit Drops Despite ‘Record’ Q4 Sales
Abercrombie & Fitch reported a 6% decline in operating income to £524 million for the year, even as net sales rose 6% to £3.95 billion. The fourth quarter delivered a record £1.25 billion in sales, up 5%, but operating income fell 8% to...
Veeva Sustains 16% YoY Growth, Beats Guidance
My thoughts on $VEEV Revenue growth has remained around +16% YoY over the last four quarters. Veeva beat its own Q4 revenue guidance by 3.2%, and if it similarly beats the forecast next quarter, growth could accelerate to +16.7%. Subscription services non-GAAP...
Marvell's Strong Earnings Boost S&P 500 Inclusion Odds
Marvell $MRVL is one of our top candidates to potentially be added to the S&P 500 this month. Strong earnings today and it popped 15% after market. S&P 500 rebalance announcement will be tomorrow after close. https://t.co/lZz8qTXoSU
Liberty Mutual’s Net Income Rises 55% for FY’25 Amid Lower Cat Losses
Liberty Mutual Holding Company reported FY 2025 net income of $6.8 billion, a 55 % increase over the prior year, while its combined ratio improved to 88.4 % from 95.9 %. The fourth quarter saw net income rise 37 % to $1.7 billion and the combined ratio...
Oracle to Slash Thousands of Jobs in $1.6B AI‑driven Restructuring
Oracle Plans Thousands of Job Cuts in Face of AI Cash Crunch “In September @Oracle disclosed in a filing it was planning its largest-ever restructuring, which will cost as much as $1.6B in the current fiscal year ending May, incl severance...
Firms Use Repo‑Like Loans to Hide Debt
“The firms are using repo-like loans from one particular investment bank to mask debt, the letter says.” https://t.co/YLQH5cPi6f
Vodafone Idea Share Price Gains 3.5% on Reports that DoT Review May Slash Its Licence Fee by 60–65%
Vodafone Idea’s shares jumped over 3.5% to around ₹10.35 after media reports indicated the Department of Telecommunications could slash the company’s licence fee liability by 60‑65%. The DoT has completed the licence‑fee reassessment, with spectrum usage charges to be reviewed...
Boston Scientific Slides to 52‑Week Low, Down 34%
Boston Scientific $BSX -34.1% from highs... another contestant on the 52-week new lows list... https://t.co/MCT33YSBqJ
Small‑cap Surge Signals Regime Shift Away From Growth
S&P 600 up 9% YTD. S&P 500 flat. Tech lagging. Energy leading. Value crushing growth. This isn't a head fake. This is a regime change. The small-cap rotation is real and it's getting started. https://t.co/AYVusIGbRd
Coal India Shares Rise 4% as Citi Hikes Target Price, Puts Stock in 90-Day Catalyst Watch. Check Details
Citi placed Coal India Ltd on a 90‑day Upside Catalyst Watch and lifted its target price to ₹430, prompting the stock to climb over 4%. The brokerage cited stronger global coal prices and a potential shift from gas to coal...
Exploring SpaceX IPO, Covid Legacy, iPod's Music Revolution
✍️ Longform links: a look at a potential SpaceX IPO, the long-term health impacts of Covid, and how the iPod changed our relationship with music. https://t.co/6bSrheJuzD image: https://t.co/vMSvzVUcJK https://t.co/8bTwTklNAR
Tech Rebounds as QQQ Climbs Past $600
Tech started doing better. $qqq reclaimed $594 area on Tuesday to relieve pressure and hit $612 yesterday. A digestion day above $607-$609 would be constructive https://t.co/CakJqjZ5sf
UOBKH’s ‘Alpha Picks’ Outperform STI in February; Keppel, Singtel Added for March
UOB Kay Hian’s Alpha Picks portfolio outperformed the Straits Times Index in February, delivering a 3.9% equal‑weighted gain versus the STI’s 1.8% rise. The brokerage rebalanced for March, adding defensive large‑caps Huating Global, Keppel and Singtel while trimming exposure to...
HSP Lifts Guidance 4% After New Contracts, Dividend Climbs
#HSP upgrading guidance by 4% after winning contract with #BBY and one with #DRAX . ShareScope showing fwd Dividend Yield 5.2% rising to 5.3%. Nice Uptrend. I don't hold.
AV Posts Strong Results, Launches £350m Buyback
#AV. Results look good. £350m share Buyback programme. ShareScope has fwd p/e 12.1 falling to 11.3 and fwd Divvy 5.8% rising to the 6.2% (remember Buybacks on top).
AerSale Corp (ASLE) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
AerCap Holdings reported a record 2025 with $8.5 billion revenue, $3.8 billion GAAP net income and $2.7 billion adjusted net income, boosted by $1.5 billion in Ukraine‑related insurance recoveries. Operating cash flow reached $5.4 billion and the company returned $2.6 billion to shareholders through buybacks and...
Weight, Not Stock Choice, Drives Performance Differences
The problem isn’t the stocks, it’s their weight. These two lines contain the same exact stocks. #Mag7Diet $RSP $SPY https://t.co/OXqmQXkEkc