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.
WillScot Holdings Corp (WSC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
WESCO International reported record fourth‑quarter revenue of $6.1 billion, a 10% year‑over‑year increase driven by 9% organic growth. Data‑center sales exploded 30% to $1.2 billion, pushing full‑year data‑center revenue to $4.3 billion, roughly 18% of total sales. Adjusted EBITDA rose to $409 million with a 6.7% margin, while the backlog grew 19%, led by a 40% surge in the CSS segment. Management guided 2026 sales growth of 5‑8% and raised the dividend to $2 per share.
Wayfair Inc (W) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Wayfair reported Q4 2025 revenue up 6.9% YoY (7.8% excluding Germany), with adjusted gross margin steady at 30.3% and contribution margin improving to 15.3%. Adjusted EBITDA surged to $224 million, driving full‑year EBITDA above $743 million and free cash flow up 40%...
Yeti Holdings Inc (YETI) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
YETI Holdings reported a record Q4 2025 with net sales of $583.7 million, up 5 % year‑over‑year, driven by 6 % growth in drinkware and a 25 % surge in international revenue. Adjusted gross margin fell to 58.4 % as tariffs added a 310‑basis‑point cost...
Copart Inc (CPRT) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA) trimmed its FY 2026 sales outlook to $750‑$760 million, reflecting a $50 million shortfall from a major customer’s store closures. Gross margin fell to 19.6% year‑over‑year but rose sequentially, and operating income is projected between $72 million and...
Texas Roadhouse Inc (TXRH) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Texas Roadhouse reported total revenue just under $5.9 billion for 2025, with all three brands posting both sales and traffic growth. Same‑store sales rose 4.9% year‑over‑year, driven primarily by a 2.8% increase in guest traffic. Restaurant margin slipped to 13.9% as...
TechnipFMC PLC (FTI) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
TechnipFMC reported full‑year 2025 revenue of $9.9 billion, up 9%, and adjusted EBITDA of $1.8 billion, a 33% increase driven by strong operating leverage. The Subsea segment generated $10.1 billion of inbound orders, with more than 80% awarded on a direct basis through...
Southern Co (SO) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Southern Copper reported record Q4 2025 results, posting $13.4 billion in net sales (up 17%), $7.8 billion adjusted EBITDA (up 22%) and $4.3 billion net income (up 28%). By‑product volumes—zinc up 36% and silver up 15%—boosted revenue and drove operating cash costs down...
World Kinect Corp (WKC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
World Kinect Corp (WKC) posted record free cash flow of $2.5 billion for 2025 and a $769 million Q4 surge, driving a stronger balance sheet and enabling a 40% free‑cash‑flow payout target. Margins rose 66% to $2,283 per ounce, while all‑in sustaining...
Cushman & Wakefield Ltd (CWK) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Cushman & Wakefield reported a strong 2025 year, delivering adjusted EPS of $1.22—a 34% YoY increase—and total revenue of $7.1 billion, up 7% across all service lines and regions. Adjusted EBITDA rose 11% to $656 million with a 46‑basis‑point margin expansion, while...
Comfort Systems USA Inc (FIX) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Comfort Systems USA reported record Q4 2025 results, posting 35% same‑store revenue growth and a gross margin above 25% for the first time. Backlog surged to a record $12 billion, driven largely by technology and modular bookings tied to hyperscaler data‑center...
Idacorp Inc (IDA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
IDEX Corp reported modest 1% organic revenue growth in Q4 2025, driven primarily by a 34% surge in HST segment orders that reached a record $493 million. Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded by 40 basis points year‑over‑year, and free cash flow hit...
Casella Waste Systems Inc (CWST) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Casella Waste Systems reported record Q3 2025 results, with revenue of $485.4 million, up 17.9% YoY, and adjusted EBITDA of $119.9 million, up 16.4%. Growth was driven by $53.4 million of acquisition revenue and solid‑waste pricing, while same‑store landfill volumes rose 11.7%. Management...
Quanta Services Inc (PWR) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Quanta Services reported a record full‑year 2025 revenue of $28.5 billion, up 20% year‑over‑year, and posted all‑time highs in adjusted EBITDA, EPS, cash flow and free cash flow. The company ended the year with a $44 billion backlog, the strongest ever, driven...
Zuckerberg Grilled About Meta's Strategy to Target 'Teens' And 'Tweens'
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in Los Angeles as part of a high‑profile social‑media addiction trial, facing questions about internal documents that show the company deliberately targeted users as young as ten. Plaintiffs highlighted memos from 2015‑2018 that set goals...
AI Won’t Kill SaaS; Governance Still Essential
Narratives can crush multiples faster than fundamentals change. Markets are pricing “software is dead” as if AI will commoditize SaaS overnight. But enterprises still need governance, permissioning, audit trails, compliance, uptime, and data orchestration. AI may change workflows, but it doesn’t...
US Large‑Cap Valuations Still Overpriced, Risks Loom
Recent rotation has helped resolve some of U.S. large cap stocks’ valuation excesses, but risks remain to the downside for U.S. multiples. Large cap growth’s sales multiple is still near its all-time high, at about 6X, and growth’s earnings multiple may...
Warren Buffett: Beware The Investment Activity That Produces Applause
In this episode, Warren Buffett’s 2008 shareholder letter is dissected to highlight timeless investment principles amid market turbulence. Buffett stresses that pessimism, not euphoria, should guide investors, urging disciplined valuation, liquidity, and patience during downturns while warning against chasing applause...
Ed Wachenheim: Homebuilders, Cyclicals & GM Trim Explained
In this episode, Ed Wachenheim of Greenhaven Associates discusses his $6.1‑$6.2 billion equity portfolio, which remains heavily concentrated in cyclical and housing‑related stocks such as General Motors, Lennar, Toll Brothers, PulteGroup and D.R. Horton. He explains recent trims—most notably a 34%...
Software Stocks Face Fear‑Driven Selloff, Not Real Decline
Software is getting hit on fear of substitution more than evidence of structural deterioration in enterprise spending. When price action gets ahead of reality, the re-rating can be violent if the narrative cools.
US Stock Premium at Risk as Tech Capex Rises
Although global markets have narrowed the gap with the US in recent weeks, US equities still trade at a roughly 40% valuation premium to the rest of the world. That premium could shrink further if big tech companies lose their...
Nasdaq Leads a Rocky Risk-On Rally: Stock Market Today
The Nasdaq Composite posted the strongest advance among U.S. indexes, rising 0.8% as risk‑on sentiment persisted amid solid earnings and encouraging economic data. Federal Reserve officials remain divided on rates, while housing starts jumped 6.2% to a five‑month high and...
Analyst's PANW Recommendation Misses, Stock Tanks
I was astonished that Bryn Talkington's feet were not held to the fire today after she recommended (confidentally) $PANW yesterday. Four hours later the company guided lower and the stock tanked. Does the network basically not give a shit (about their most...
Activist Jana Builds Stake in Payments Business Fiserv
Activist investor Jana Partners has taken an undisclosed stake in payments processor Fiserv, aiming to improve its underperforming stock. Fiserv, valued at about $32 billion, saw shares plunge nearly 70% in 2023 and are down more than 11% year‑to‑date. Jana is...
ETF Inflows Double Historic Pace in First Six Weeks
Here's ETF flows for the first six weeks of the year historically. This year is off to the best start almost by double. One reason is growing depth of cash vacuum cleaners. VOO, SPYM hoovering as always but there's already...
Fed Minutes Suggest Willingness To Hike If Inflation Not Tamed
The Federal Reserve’s February 2026 FOMC minutes reveal that most participants remain uneasy about inflation, which is still above the central bank’s 2% target. The minutes signal a willingness to raise rates again if price pressures are not curbed, underscoring...
Record Hedge Fund Bet on Magnificent 7 Risks Collapse
⚠️Almost everybody is piling into the SAME TRADE: Hedge fund net allocation to Magnificent 7 stocks is up to a RECORD 22%. This is more than DOUBLE the level seen in 2022. At the same time, these stocks remain among the most popular...
Liberty Global Nets Broadband Momentum
Liberty Global reported that its core European operators—Virgin Media O2, VodafoneZiggo and Telenet—delivered full‑year guidance despite tough competition in Q4 2025. Virgin Media O2 expanded its full‑fibre footprint to 8.3 million premises and improved broadband net losses to 16,700. VodafoneZiggo posted...
Navigating February OPEX: Fixed Expiration Day: Key Market Levels, Volatility Dynamics, and Single Stock Opportunities for Traders
SpotGamma’s February OPEX briefing outlines the fixed‑expiration day’s critical market levels, volatility shifts, and actionable single‑stock ideas for options traders. The analysis pinpoints key support and resistance zones across the S&P 500, highlights a projected VIX dip to 17‑18, and flags...
TSLA $365 Drop Represents 1‑
Using a 40% vol for TSLA, the stock dropping to $365 by March expiry is about a 1 st dev move. If normal distrubution the fair odds for that are 5-1. The 370-365 ps offers 5.7-1 It's not a rec...
Topicus Mirrors 2015 Constellation Software Valuation
At the current market cap, Topicus is effectively a “2015-vintage” version of Constellation Software $CSU $TOI $TOI.V
Omnicom Swings to $941M Q4 Loss After Closing IPG Deal
Omnicom reported a $941.1 million GAAP loss for Q4 2025, the first quarter after completing its $15 billion acquisition of Interpublic Group. Revenue surged 27.9% year‑over‑year to $5.5 billion, and adjusted EBITA reached $928.9 million with a 16.8% margin. The company doubled its cost‑synergy goal...
Krungsri Eyes Extra B100bn in SME Loans
Bank of Ayudhya (Krungsri) announced a plan to add 100 billion baht in SME loans over the next four years, lifting its total SME portfolio to 350 billion baht. The initiative pairs soft‑loan financing with ESG education and advisory, targeting high‑growth sectors...
Mega‑Cap Weakness Could Drag Entire S&P Down
The reason this is important (even though it’s only a few stocks) is that the Mag 7 is so big that if they should fall they could well take the S&P 500 (cap-weighted) index with it. History shows (below) that...
How Wingstop Plans to Weather Traffic Slides and Winter Storms
Wingstop reported a 5.8% decline in domestic same‑store sales for Q4 2025, while overall system sales rose 9% thanks to 493 new restaurants. The chain is rolling out Club Wingstop, a loyalty program that lifted guest frequency by 7% in...
Bloomberg Intelligence: Berkshire Slashes Amazon Stake (Podcast)
Berkshire Hathaway has cut its Amazon stake by 75%, reducing a once‑$15 billion holding to roughly $10 billion. The move, disclosed in a Bloomberg Intelligence podcast, reflects Warren Buffett’s bearish view on the e‑commerce giant’s growth prospects. It marks a rare portfolio...
‘No Landing’ Is Back In A Big Way
‘No landing’ has emerged as the prevailing global macro outlook, suggesting the economy will remain in a state of indefinite uncertainty rather than a clear recession or recovery. The author points to persistent inflation, aggressive AI investment, and AI‑induced job...
Cooling Volatility Triggers Vol‑Control Funds to Add Equity
Vol Control funds are starting to re-engage. When realized vol cools, vol-control strategies mechanically add equity exposure. Vol ↓ → Positioning ↑ → Fuel for price. Still too early, but if realized volatility continues to cool off, this turns into incremental buy pressure...
Dow Jones Industrial Average Gains 200 Points as Fed Minutes Loom and Nvidia Rallies on Meta Deal
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 300 points, or 0.65%, as investors returned to equities ahead of the Federal Reserve’s January minutes. Nvidia surged over 2% after Meta announced an expanded AI‑chip partnership worth tens of billions, reinforcing Nvidia’s...
Market Trading Guide: Bank of India Among 2 PSU Bank Stocks Offering up to 8% Upside
The Nifty 50 logged a third straight gain, breaking above the 25,500 support and 25,800 resistance as consumer, financial and metal stocks led the rally. Bank of India and Bank of Maharashtra each posted decisive breakouts from consolidation zones, prompting...
Equities Up, Trend Flattens Amid 4% Yield, Rotation
As for the markets, last week the Dow briefly reached the 50k milestone while the S&P 500 continued to hang out just below 7,000. The 10-year yield has been flirting with 4% again and the terminal rate for the Fed’s...
Amazon Slides Below Key Support Amid CapEx Concerns
$AMZN - 210.00 was a key support...now sitting in dangerous territory. Market is still unhappy about the company's $200 billion CapEx.
The 'Ex-America' Trade Is Off to a Roaring Start in 2026
Global equities have surged ahead of the U.S. market in 2026, with the MSCI EAFE up roughly 8% and the MSCI ACWI ex‑U.S. gaining about 8.5% year‑to‑date, while the S&P 500 is down 0.5%. Goldman Sachs notes this is the widest...
Missing Top 10 Days Slashes Stock Returns
Last year, the S&P 500 gained 16.4%, but if you missed the best 10 days that dropped to minus 9.5%. Since '90, stocks have gained 7.7% a year, but if you missed the 10 best days each year? It goes down...
Cloudflare Beats Revenue Forecast, Stock Soars on Enterprise Momentum
.@Cloudflare crushes analysts’ expectations on revenue and its stock soars in late trading https://t.co/RRvAoDmATi @SiliconANGLE @Mike_Wheatley “If those three metrics are moving together, it often points to enterprise commitment velocity improving…” - @Chirag_Mehta @constellationr
Walmart Health and Wellness Sales
In 3Q, @Walmart health & wellness”/pharmacy sales grew by 12.3% vs grocery & general merchandise sales, each up ~3%. In 2022, “health & wellness” accounted for 12% of Walmart U.S.’s sales; in 3 years that number up to ~15% @Adam__Josephson Is...
Equal‑Weighted S&P Nears Cap‑Weighted Levels Amid Broadening Market
The market has been broadening out nicely as of late, and since the April 2025 Tariff tantrum low, the equal-weighted S&P 500 index has almost caught up to the cap-weighted index (34% vs 38%). It has been good to see....
Industrial Earnings Surge 26% Against Negative Forecast
Earnings growth for industrials is up more than 26%. It was expected to be negative this time two months ago. That is simply incredible. https://t.co/MTxPkrvtdA
S&P 500 Hits Best Revenue Growth Since 2022, Yet Peaks
Good news and bad news? Best quarter for S&P 500 revenue growth since Q3 '22. But this quarter is likely the peak for revenue growth. https://t.co/Dp33tx0bca
Amazon's Historic Loss Streak Meets Surprising Stock Highs
If you'd have told me Amazon just had one of it's longest losing streaks in history, I probably wouldn't have expected stocks to be flirting with new highs. https://t.co/kXBq6SpLEA
Dow Shuffle: Exxon's Rise, Salesforce's Decline
One August 31, 2020, Exxon Mobil was kicked out of the Dow. It was replaced by Salesforce. Exxon is up 271% and Salesforce is down 32%. https://t.co/euMlopjZdV