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.
Enbridge Q1 Earnings Slip but FY26 Outlook Remains Intact
Enbridge Inc. posted first‑quarter earnings of C$1.67 billion ($1.24 billion), a drop from C$2.26 billion a year earlier, as non‑cash derivative adjustments weighed on results. The company reaffirmed its FY26 adjusted EBITDA guidance of C$20.2‑20.8 billion and declared a C$0.97 per‑share dividend.
Nikkei Pulls Back From Record High as SoftBank Slides 5%, Index Down 0.2%
Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.19% to 62,714 on May 8, 2026, after SoftBank Group shares tumbled almost 5%. The pullback came as renewed US‑Iran hostilities revived geopolitical risk, tempering a week‑long rally driven by AI‑related earnings.
MercadoLibre Q1 Revenue Jumps 49% as Credit Portfolio Swells to $14.6B
MercadoLibre reported a 49% year‑over‑year increase in net revenue for Q1 2026, driven by double‑digit GMV growth across Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Chile. The fintech arm’s credit portfolio nearly doubled to $14.6 billion, but operating margin fell to 6.9% as the...
RingCentral Posts Q1 Revenue Surge as RingCX Platform Grows 70% YoY on AI Subscriptions
RingCentral announced a surge in first‑quarter revenue and a 70% year‑over‑year increase in RingCX platform customers, driven by expanding AI‑powered subscription services. The company highlighted its ability to blend AI and human interactions at scale as a competitive moat.
PPG Q1 2026 Slides: Aerospace Drives Earnings Beat Amid Inflation
PPG Industries posted Q1 2026 adjusted EPS of $1.83, a 6% year‑over‑year rise and a 7.6% beat versus the $1.70 consensus, while net sales climbed 7% to $3.9 billion. Growth was driven by a 1% organic increase, a 6% currency boost, and...
Here Are the 3 Key Themes From Hyperscaler Results
Morgan Stanley highlighted accelerating growth at the three major hyperscalers—Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure—driven by expanding AI workloads, continued cloud migration, and rising demand for database and analytics services. In Q1, aggregate hyperscaler revenue grew 39% year‑on‑year, up from 33%...
Is Intel Stock the Next Nvidia?
Intel’s shares have rocketed nearly 500% over the past year, hitting a 52‑week high around $130 after a strong Q1 that delivered $13.6 billion in revenue and a 22% jump in AI‑focused data‑center sales. The chipmaker also announced a preliminary manufacturing...
Apple Dominated the 2026 Chip War. Google’s Partners Are Left to Buy Scraps
Apple secured over half of TSMC’s 2 nm capacity for 2026 and prepaid multi‑year HBM memory using its $123 B cash reserve, cementing a vertical hardware advantage. Google and partners are left fighting for limited 3 nm wafers and face spot memory prices...
Nvidia Pledges up to $40 B in Public-Company Investments
Nvidia $NVDA has signed commitments so far this year to invest up to $40 Billion into different public companies - CNBC
Republic Services Posts 2.6% Revenue Rise and 32.1% EBITDA Margin in Q1
Republic Services (RSG) posted a 2.6% increase in first‑quarter revenue and lifted its adjusted EBITDA margin to 32.1% on a $1.70 adjusted EPS. The waste‑management giant cited disciplined pricing, digital upgrades and a $700 million acquisition spend while warning of weather,...
Stock Market Week Ahead: Dow Jones Breakout Watch
The Investor’s Business Daily preview highlights a potential breakout for the Dow Jones Industrial Average as several leading Dow stocks form bases and the DIA ETF hovers just below a cup‑with‑handle buy point. Upcoming earnings include Cisco, nuclear‑energy firms Constellation...
Intesa Sanpaolo Posts Record Q1 Profit, Boosts Euro Banking Outlook
Intesa Sanpaolo announced a record first‑quarter net income of €2.8 billion, up 6% from a year earlier, driven by fee growth and a resilient wealth‑management franchise. The results reaffirm the bank’s low‑risk profile and signal continued strength for Southern European equities.
Block Posts Record Q1 2026 Profit as CFO Ahuja Highlights Cash Flow Strength
Block reported a 27% jump in gross profit to $2.91 billion and a 56% rise in adjusted operating income to $728 million in Q1 2026. CFO Amrita Ahuja said the company’s cash position and disciplined spending underpin the earnings beat and set the...
Embraer Posts Record $1.4 Billion Q1 Revenue Amid Strong Jet Demand
Embraer announced a record $1.4 billion revenue for the first quarter, up sharply on higher deliveries across its defense, commercial and executive jet lines. The surge lifted adjusted EBIT margin to 6.5% but net income fell, and cash flow remains under...
Shopify Posts 34% Revenue Jump to $3.17B as AI Fuels Growth, Shares Slump 33% YTD
Shopify reported first‑quarter revenue of $3.17 billion, up 34% year over year, and a 35% rise in gross merchandise volume, thanks to AI‑driven features like Sidekick. The earnings beat came as the company's shares have tumbled roughly 33% in 2026, sparking...
U.S. Equity Futures Near Record as Tech Stocks Rally and Iran‑US Ceasefire Optimism Fuels Momentum
U.S. equity futures jumped on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 futures edging above 7,400 and Nasdaq futures up 0.7%, driven by a tech‑heavy rally and President Trump's reassurance that recent U.S. strikes on Iran will not derail the ceasefire. The...
Coinbase Q1 Losses Deepen as Revenue Misses, Shares Slide Over 5%
Coinbase posted Q1 2026 revenue of $1.41 billion, missing estimates and delivering a $394 million net loss. The earnings miss sent the stock down more than 5% in after‑hours trading and underscored the impact of a 20%+ drop in crypto market cap...
Arm Holdings Beats Q1 Forecast, Forecasts $15B AI Revenue, Stock Swings 8%
Arm Holdings reported Q1 2026 revenue of $1.49 bn, topping Street estimates, and announced a $15 bn AI‑related revenue target by fiscal 2031. The upbeat guidance sent the shares up 8% after an initial dip, while analysts raised price targets but kept...
Asian Stocks Jump 5.6% Weekly as US‑Iran Tensions Ease
Investors lifted MSCI's Asian stock index 5.6% this week, the second‑biggest rise since September 2024, after easing concerns over US‑Iran tensions. The rally was led by South Korea’s Kospi (+14%), Taiwan (+7%) and Japan’s Nikkei (+5.8%), while AI chip makers...
GE Vernova Pivots to Data‑center Power, Shares Jump 157% as AI Demand Soars
GE Vernova is redirecting its go‑to‑market toward high‑margin data‑center customers, a move that has lifted its stock 157% in the past year and attracted a 17.8% jump in foreign institutional ownership. The pivot taps booming AI‑driven data‑center spend, which analysts...
NVDA Guidance Lifts Semiconductor Forecasts, Stocks Underreact
Probably obvious to everyone but here it is. The big change in earnings expectations for semiconductors occured soon after Jensen Huang took the stage at $NVDA GTC developers conference and gave forward guidance. That was March 16-17th. Analyst...
Earnings Bonanza That No One Saw Coming Fuels Stocks’ Record Run
U.S. equities have surged despite heightened geopolitical risk, as an unexpected earnings boom fuels the rally. First‑quarter profit for S&P 500 companies jumped 27% year‑on‑year, far outpacing analysts’ 12% forecast. Bloomberg Intelligence notes this is the widest earnings‑beat margin outside the...
Bank of America Says Stocks Like Apple Have Plenty of Upside Following Earnings
Bank of America’s equity research team lifted its outlook on several high‑profile stocks after the latest earnings season, calling Apple, Caterpillar, Baker Hughes, Evercore and Disney "buy" candidates with significant upside. Apple’s price target was nudged to $330 as gross‑margin...
S&P Hits Record as 5% of Stocks Plunge
"Look, I know none of this stuff matters anymore. But my G*d. This will be the 4th time the S&P 500 $SPY has hit a record high while 5% of its members fall to 52-week lows. 1. July 1929, 2....
The Nasdaq's Top Winners Are Now Running Hotter than in 2000: Chart of the Day
BTIG data shows the Nasdaq 100’s ten biggest gainers have delivered an average 784% return over the past year, eclipsing the 622% average of the index’s top performers during the 1999‑2000 dot‑com surge. The modern list is dominated by AI‑infrastructure, memory...
Birla Corporation Q4 Results: Cons PAT Jumps 14% Despite Marginal Revenue Uptick; Rs 12.50/share Dividend Announced
Birla Corporation posted a 15% year‑on‑year rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 295 crore (≈ $35.5 million) in Q4 FY26, while revenue ticked up only 0.8% to Rs 2,836 crore (≈ $34.2 million). The board approved a dividend of Rs 12.50 per share (≈ $0.15), payable to over 7.7 million...
HubSpot Shares Tumble 20% as AI‑Fueled SaaS‑pocalypse Triggers Soft Guidance
HubSpot (HUBS) saw its stock plunge roughly 20% after reporting a strong first‑quarter revenue beat but issuing second‑quarter guidance below analyst expectations. The drop reflects growing investor anxiety that AI‑driven competition could stall growth in the CRM and marketing‑automation space.
Palantir Beats Q1 Forecasts as US Revenue Jumps 19%, but Valuation Debate Intensifies
Palantir Technologies reported a 19% increase in U.S. revenue for Q1 2026, up 104% year‑over‑year, beating analysts' expectations. The earnings lift sent the stock up 15% initially, but investors are now wrestling with whether the mega‑cap’s price fully reflects its...
WCM Investment Management Sells $940 Million of MercadoLibre Shares, Slashing Stake to 0.001%
WCM Investment Management sold 487,291 MercadoLibre shares worth about $940 million in Q1 2026, leaving a residual stake of just 270 shares (0.001% of its 13F AUM). The move underscores the hedge fund’s bearish view amid tech volatility and AI‑driven spending...
Unity Posts 17% Revenue Rise to $508M, Shifts Focus to AI Creation Tools
Unity Technologies announced Q1 2026 revenue of $508 million, a 17% year‑on‑year increase, driven by AI‑enhanced advertising and engine tools. The growth comes as the company finalizes the shutdown of IronSource and records a $347 million net loss tied to one‑time impairment...
Uber Q1 2026 Beats Estimates as Mobility Bookings Jump 25% and Shares Surge 8%
Uber Technologies reported first‑quarter 2026 revenue of more than $13 billion, a 14% year‑over‑year increase, and gross bookings of $53.7 billion, up 25% (21% constant‑currency). The results beat analysts’ forecasts, lifted the share price about 8%, and highlighted rapid growth in mobility,...
ServiceNow CEO Dismisses ‘SaaSpocalypse’ as Stock Tumbles 39% and AI Fuels $30B Revenue Goal
ServiceNow’s chief executive Bill McDermott rejected the “SaaSpocalypse” narrative that AI will render SaaS obsolete, even as the company’s shares have slid 39% this year. He highlighted a new AI‑centric product suite, a $30 billion revenue forecast for 2030, and recent...
Buffett Spent 60 Years Ignoring Tech and the Bill Is Coming Due
Berkshire Hathaway entered its 2025 annual meeting with a $347 billion cash reserve—about 40% of its market value—while its B shares have lagged the S&P 500 by 2.6% annually over the past decade, a gap that recently swelled to roughly 39%. Warren...
SBI vs PNB vs BoB: Which PSU Bank Stock to Buy After Q4 Results 2026?
India’s three leading public‑sector banks—State Bank of India (SBI), Bank of Baroda (BoB) and Punjab National Bank (PNB)—reported solid Q4 FY26 profit growth, with SBI posting a record quarterly profit of about $2.4 bn, BoB up 11.2% to $676 m, and PNB...
Harley Pivots Hard: Can New Bikes Fix an Old Brand?
Harley‑Davidson reported first‑quarter 2026 revenue of $1.17 billion, comfortably above the $1.01 billion consensus, but earnings per share collapsed to $0.22 from $1.07 a year earlier, driving operating income down 85% to $23 million. The results showcase the early impact of the "Back...
Nasdaq 100 Posts 6‑Week Rally, First in 17 Years
Current strength in the Nasdaq 100 is exceptionally rare And bullish. For first time in 17 years, #NDX is positive for 6 consecutive weeks, gaining 25%+ during this streak.
S&P 500 Achieves First 80-Year Milestone
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Analysts Weigh AI Build‑out Surge Against Recession Risks Ahead of Jobs Report
Analysts are split on whether the AI investment surge can outweigh recessionary pressures as the next US jobs report approaches. The S&P 500 hit a fresh record, but AI‑exposed software stocks are down more than 15% while semiconductor names have...
Morgan Stanley: Stay US‑Overweight, Favor Large‑Cap Over Small‑Mid
Morgan Stanley: Remain O/W U.S. relative to international given positive earnings trends and relative resilience to energy-related supply disruptions. Move to U/W Large-Caps vs. SMID with added O/W to SMID in U.S. along with continued exposure in Europe. https://t.co/jsHtsvDvOQ
Lumentum’s Fiery Stock Rally Earns It a Spot in This Hot Index
Lumentum Holdings, the optical‑technology maker, is set to join the Nasdaq‑100 on May 18 after a meteoric 150% stock rally this year. The company’s market value has swelled to roughly $70 billion, propelling it to the sixth‑best performer in the S&P 500. Lumentum...
Cabot Wealth Management Boosts TSM Stake by 3% as Chip Sector Gains Momentum
Cabot Wealth Management increased its Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) position by 3.0% in Q4, buying 2,692 shares to hold 93,369 shares worth $28.37 million—its fifth‑largest holding. The move signals institutional optimism for the chip maker as the sector rallies on strong...
Citigroup Shares Slip on Modest ROE Guidance as Shake Shack Revenue Miss Stuns Investors
Citigroup's shares fell after the bank set a 2025‑2031 return on tangible common equity (ROTE) target of 14%‑15%, below analyst aspirations. At the same time, Shake Shack's first‑quarter revenue missed estimates, sending its stock tumbling, while DataDog surged on an...
Telus Posts $5 B Q1 Revenue, Announces CFO Retirement
Telus Corp. posted unaudited first‑quarter 2026 operating revenues of $5.0 billion, a slight dip from the prior year, while announcing the unexpected retirement of its chief financial officer. The results highlight modest service‑revenue growth, strong customer additions and a thriving TELUS...
Peloton Posts Q3 2026 Turnaround, Revenue Grows YoY, Debt Cut 70%
Peloton Interactive announced positive year‑over‑year revenue growth and a 70% reduction in net debt during its Q3 2026 earnings call. The company highlighted a $1.13 billion cash reserve, a new Spotify content partnership and expanding commercial sales, signaling a shift toward...
Salesforce Slides 4.4%, Shaving 50 Points Off Dow as Markets Rally
Salesforce (CRM) dropped 4.4% on Friday, trimming roughly 50 points from the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The decline came as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged to new intraday records, buoyed by stronger‑than‑expected payroll data.
Wealth Ambitions, AI Threats and War Risks: 4 Takeaways From Singapore Banks’ Q1 Results
Singapore’s three major banks – DBS, UOB and OCBC – all posted first‑quarter earnings that beat expectations despite a low‑interest‑rate environment. Wealth‑management fees surged, with DBS reporting a record $671 million and OCBC up 34% to $312 million, offsetting declines in net...
Intel Shares Jump on Reported Chip Production Deal with Apple
Intel Corp. saw its stock jump 13.9% after the Wall Street Journal reported a preliminary agreement with Apple to produce chips for future devices. The partnership is expected to leverage Intel’s new 18A manufacturing node, possibly the enhanced 18A‑P version...
Tech Dominates Stocks, Treasuries Trade on Oil (E261)
DoubleLine’s May 8 "Minutes" episode highlighted a market still powered by a handful of mega‑cap tech names, which continued to outpace all other equity sectors. Meanwhile, Treasury yields moved in lockstep with oil price swings, reflecting lingering geopolitical risk. Commodities posted...
Why Is Everyone Talking About Alphabet Stock Right Now?
Alphabet’s shares edged higher in early May after the company posted a solid quarterly earnings report, making it one of the best‑performing big‑tech stocks in April. The results showed a rebound in advertising revenue and earnings per share that beat...
Is Meta an Undervalued Stock to Buy?
Meta Platforms posted soaring profits in its latest quarter, yet the stock slipped to about $610, down 1.2% on the day. The Motley Fool’s Stock Advisor did not include META among its ten recommended high‑return picks, citing valuation concerns despite...