Tesla's Flat Revenue Meets 400x Earnings Premium
Tesla ($TSLA) revenue: TTM: 97,879,000 2025: 94,827,000 2024: 97,690,000 2023: 96,773,000 The market is currently paying 400x earnings for a company with low/no growth. Crazy (TTM = Trailing twelve months )
Chip Giants Surge 2.5% in Unified Rally
All @intel @AMD and @nvidia are up around 2.5% today… it’s another ‘chips on the table’ day… 😄
Consumer Stocks Slipping, Panelist’s Optimism Unfounded
A panelist (who seems to have never made an unprofitable trade (save disasters $MRNA $UNH, etc.) on @HalftimeReport says the consumer is doing great. See today's price action in COST -$20, $WMT -$4, PG -$4, PEP -$5. And, by the way,...
Historic S&P Rally Unlinked to Bear Market Cycle
The 16% gain in the S&P 500 over the last 6 weeks is the 11th biggest 6-week gain for the index since 1950. What's unique about this rally? It's the only example in the top 20 that did not occur either during...
S&P 500 Earnings Growth Spikes to 24.9%, Four-Year High
"Earnings growth for the S&P 500 is on track to accelerate sharply from 13.4% in Q4 to 24.9% in Q1, the highest in at least 4 years" --DB https://t.co/Bt3P1X9lAR
Nasdaq 100's Decade Return Beats Historic Market Booms
The Nasdaq 100 now has a higher return over the past 10 years than: Japan in the 1980s The Dow in the Roaring 20s The S&P in the 1950s Still trails the 1990s tech run but it's close Is this it? Is the melt-up here? How much...
Just 22% of S&P 500 Beats Index in 30 Days
Citadel: Only 22% of names in the S&P 500 have outperformed the index itself over the last 30 days, near the lowest reading ever.
Google Poised to Overtake Nvidia as World's Largest Company
🇺🇸 Google could soon surpass Nvidia in market capitalization and become the largest publicly traded company in the world. 👀 https://t.co/TmnVtbOPrz
S&P Hits Record as Earnings Surge, Inflation Spikes
S&P 500 hits another record as Q1 earnings show 18% growth. But inflation is heating up with CPI expected to jump above 3.5% this week while consumers keep spending strong. 🟢 Open https://t.co/20ROUkKlJq
Public, Maybank Lead with Top PBV and ROE
Snapshot of Top 6 Malaysian banks and BIMB valuation. •Public has the highest PBV at 1.5x •Maybank is 1.4x The two banks have the best ROE of 12.1% and 11.3%. •RHB is “most improved” at 1.0x as ROE rose to ~10% Most banks...
Micron's 770% Surge Makes It Cheap on Earnings
"A 770% stock surge has made Micron one of America’s most valuable companies. Yet its profits have increased so much that the stock actually looks cheap by traditional valuation metrics" Shares are trading at 8.9x the co's projected earnings over...
When Business Thrives, Choose Investment over Profit Harvesting
“When your business is behaving like this, we believe the right response is not to harvest — it is to invest.” Mercado Libre Q1 2026 Shareholder Letter
S&P Target Raised to 8250 Amid Record Earnings Surge
“We are raising our year-end S&P 500 target from 7700 to 8250. We've been bullish on earnings but not as bullish as the recent consensus of industry analysts. We've never seen consensus earnings expectations rise so quickly for the current...
S&P Climbs 7% While Most Large Caps Lag
The S&P 500 is up almost 7% in the last three months. Just 29% of large cap stocks are up at least 5% and 43% are down more than -5% during the same period.
Pandemic‑Driven Stocks Set to Surge Amid Volatility
Thoughts? We discuss four stocks that could potentially surge if another global pandemic causes market volatility similar to We break down why Thermo Fisher Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, Pfizer, and Gilead Sciences could be smart plays, highlighting their roles in testing,...
Nasdaq 100 Hits Rare 14% Surge Above 10‑Week Average
Nasdaq 100 is now over 14% above its 10-week moving average. This hasn't happened in quite a while, not since Nov. '22, Nov. '01, March '00, Nov. '99, Nov. '98, Jan. '92, Feb. '91 The proverbial rubber band is stretched. Only...
S&P 500 Achieves First 80-Year Milestone
New free article: The $SPX Just Did Something It Hasn’t Done in 80 Years. Link in reply below. 👇 https://t.co/bDa1gNAThc
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
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
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...
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....
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.
All‑time High Masked by Narrow, Tech‑driven Breadth
Friday close. SPY hit a fresh all-time high at $737.62, up 0.83%. Sounds bullish — until you look under the hood. Six of the eleven S&P sectors finished RED. Tech (XLK) ripped +3.44% and carried the entire tape by itself. The...
Apple Target $400 as AI Opportunities Accelerate
Great to be on @CNBCClosingBell with @TheJudgeCNBC discussing our new $400 price target on Apple and the golden AI path ahead in Cupertino. Also discuss Meta and AI investments ahead @CNBC @CNBCtech 🏆🍎📱📺🐂🍿👇🎯 https://t.co/z9jJ4WS7rh https://t.co/OZN070Byv0
Tech and Home‑Improvement Stocks Drag DJIA Lower
$MSFT $V $HD $SHW weighing on the DJIA.. $GS and $CAT not quite enough oomph https://t.co/JMwhEZhXeg
US Gov't Intel Stake Soars to $55B Amid Apple Deal
After @WSJ report on @Apple striking preliminary deal to use @intel chips, the US government stake in Intel now worth $55 billion
Nasdaq 100 Posts 6‑week Rally, Biggest Since 2009
The Nasdaq 100 is pushing out a sixth week's rally. Longest bull run since October 2024. Biggest 6-week rate of change (26%) since the recovery after the bottom dropped out during the Great Financial Crisis (2008/2009) https://t.co/oXCdaz8NiD
Memory Wall Fuels Surge in Intel and AMD Shares
Driven by high degree of need for Context Engineering, ‘Memory Wall’ tilts the focus to CPUs. @Intel is up another 16% and @AMD is up another 9% today. https://t.co/G2kCefO0w9
Apple Stock Poised for Strong Gains Today
Apple, IBD Stock Of The Day, Looks Ripe For The Picking. Here's Why. https://t.co/jdPXGmhqVp $AAPL
Comprehensive Apple 2Q26 Earnings Review Released Today
I just published today’s Above Avalon Daily update. Subscribers, this should now be in your inboxes. A collection of earnings-related items that wrap up my Apple 2Q26 earnings review. As is the case with Above Avalon analysis, no financial stone...
Tyson Beef Faces $350‑$500M Loss Amid Cattle Shortage
"Tyson’s beef operations posted a wider loss, and the company expects the segment to lose $350M to $500M in 2026... the severity of the current cattle shortage has sent prices so high that meatpackers are losing money on every animal...
Mattel Investor Pushes CEO Toward Privatization or Sale
JUST IN: A Mattel investor urges the CEO to evaluate going private or selling amid declining toy demand.
Q1 Estimates Surge 300bps, Defying Historical Trend
Q1 earnings seasons continued last week, and the results were dramatic. I have been tracking the Bloomberg weekly estimates for over a decade, transcribing the growth rates by hand every weekend. The pattern is familiar: estimates tend to drift lower...
Burger Wars: McD & BK Grow, Wendy's Stagnates
The burger wars increasingly have only two major combatants, with McDonalds and Burger King showing sales growth. Wendy's is....struggling. They haven't grown same store sales since 4Q 2024 and the market cap number that Brian notes below is shocking.
MELI’s 49% Revenue Surge Masks Margin Decline
My thoughts on $MELI Q1 2026 The quarterly report was strong, despite the stock falling -4.3% after earnings and being down -28% from its 52-week high. The stock is trading at valuation multiples close to ATL, with EV/Sales at 2.8x and Forward...
Chipotle’s Margins Under Pressure; Volume May Rescue
Chipolte margins gonna collapse. Can they make it up in volume? Lines probably gonna slow down too https://t.co/Z1iGjFplOf
Shell Profit Beats Forecasts, Dividend up 5%
JUST IN: Shell's profit of $6.9 billion exceeded expectations, and it raised its dividend by 5%.
AI Spending Pulls $2T Industrial Equity Into Tech Cycle
"Fifteen non-tech S&P 500 companies, collectively worth roughly $2.0 trillion in market cap, now move with semis at a daily-return correlation of 0.50 or higher. ... The implication is straightforward. If the AI cycle ever cools off, the wealth-effect drag...
Small‑Cap EPS Surges While S&P 500 Stagnates
Yes, S&P 500 EPS growth is narrow, but SmallCap 600 EPS growth looks great in the past year @yardeni https://t.co/rVQcOh3EpU
Sell‑side Note on DataDog AI Proved Spot‑on
This sell side note on DataDog as leaning forward in AI Agentic capabilities was prescient (stock up 26%, got that $DDOG in them)
Five Tech Giants Power Over Half S&P Gains
“.. Just five tech stocks — Alphabet, Nvidia, Amazon, Broadcom and Apple — have accounted for more than half of the S&P’s recent gains ..” @FT https://t.co/0wPUwvM51X https://t.co/KeYJ03s78G
U.S. Top 100 Companies Outvalue Europe's Entire Top 100
These are the Top 100 largest European companies by market cap (in USD). Collectively this amounts to $11.8 trillion. The Top 3 largest US companies have a shared $14.08 trillion market cap. The Top 100 US companies have amounts to...
Whirlpool Blames Confidence, Raises Prices Amid Idiosyncratic Miss
Whirlpool said weak consumer confidence tanked sales of appliances. And it's raising prices. Something doesn't compute. Earnings misses can be idiosyncratic or macroeconomic. Whirlpool's look idiosyncratic; most cos. say consumer spending is fine). https://t.co/Q0EM6ALeA3
Beyond the Numbers: Hidden Factors in S
There are too many discussions about S&P 500 Q1 earnings that ignore what's addressed below the dotted line. Great stuff from @FactSet's John Butters https://t.co/gIIrHBC6nm
Mcdonald's Q2 Sales to Slow, yet Two-Year Growth Remains
Comp sales in the U.S. and in top international markets were "slightly negative" in April because of tough comparisons. Company says that same-store sales in Q2 should decellerate but should be stronger on a two-year basis. $MCD
Tariff‑Heavy Whirlpool Misses Earnings Boost, Faces Inflation Drag
"Analysts at JPMorgan said the lower earnings outlook was driven by higher raw material inflation, a larger net tariff impact and weaker price and product mix benefits." Reminder: Whirlpool heavily lobbied for tariffs and was supposed to be one of the...
Analysts Score Alpha: Long Tech, Short ANET
IMPACT: our analysts are Long $NVDA $AAPL $GOOGL etc. and were actually short $ANET yesterday = alpha dawgs ! @HedgeyeTech @HedgeyeComm https://t.co/Xhe3BYw7rf
NVDA's Next Report Needs 2027 Growth Assurance
T-minus 10 trading days until $NVDA reports (May 20). For shares to move higher, Jensen needs to make investors comfortable with 2027 growth.
Shell Beats Estimates, Slashes Quarterly Buyback to $3B
BIG OIL 1Q EARNINGS: As everyone else among the majors, Shell also reports quarterly earnings above expectations on the back of high oil/gas prices. But the big news is that Shell has cut is buyback from $3.5 billion in the previous...
DoorDash Beats Earnings, Stock Soars Amid Revenue Miss
$DASH: +33% revenue growth, +37% GOV growth, and the stock jumped despite a revenue miss DoorDash delivered another strong quarter. Revenue was $4.04B, up 33% YoY, but below the $4.15B estimate. EPS came in at $0.42 vs. $0.37 expected. Marketplace GOV reached $31.6B,...