Some industrial and semiconductor stocks could get a boost from their upcoming
earnings reports as stock analysts step up their expectations, according to analysis from MKM Partners.
After a tough start to the year, investors are eyeing company
earnings reports as a potential catalyst to boost the already fragile market.
All eyes will be on
the earnings report as recent warnings from some chipmakers, on softening demand for iPhones and other top - end models, took a toll on Apple's shares.
Spotify shares took a hit after hours as its first
earnings report as a publicly traded company met the company's own guidance but fell short of Wall Street expectations.
In its first
earnings report as a public company on Wednesday, Spotify said its programmatic revenue was up 94 % year over year.
Thus I would advise potential investors to view dips such as
this earnings report as potential buying opportunities for an already undervalued company.
It is disappointing that you are unwilling to address a clear design flaw in the Author
Earnings report as it renders them statistically untrustworthy.
Snapchat's first
earnings report as a public company didn't go that well, so the app may be exploring ways to stay competitive.
Not exact matches
U.S. indexes were generally lower
as the Dow Jones industrials lost 4.8 points to 15,543.74 but found some support from an
earnings report from General Electric that beat expectations.
Yahoo announced last week it would not hold an
earnings call
as part of
reporting financial results, citing the pending sale of the company's core assets to Verizon
as its reason for scrapping the call.
And while the spread has widened in the late stages of economic expansion, Bernstein notes that this is the first time the gap has grown because of an acceleration in operating
earnings as opposed to a fall in
reported profit (see the third chart).
But the company's latest
earnings report clearly shows that the iPhone division isn't on life support,
as some industry watchers have suggested.
David Katz, Matrix Asset Advisors, and Steve Massocca, Wedbush Securities, discuss their market outlooks for the rest of the year
as markets bounce back after some companies
report strong
earnings results.
CNBC's Mike Santoli takes a look at financial sector ETFs
as banks get set to
report quarterly
earnings.
«
As we close Q3, we now see a significant reversal of trend in North America...,» Mark Parker, Nike's CEO, said in the
earnings report.
The company said it expects to
report earnings per share that are
as much
as 20 % below earlier projections.
Bernstein describes the gap between S&P 500 operating and
reported earnings as «very wide.»
It should come
as no surprise that the large energy companies are
reporting relatively chintzy
earnings for the fourth quarter of 2015.
As Square explains in the
earnings report, the «company purchases Bitcoin from public cryptocurrency exchanges or from customers.»
The
earnings report forApple's second fiscal quarter is less than two weeks away, and much
as we like to obsesses about the new Watch, it hasn't earned Apple a penny yet.
Markets in Europe managed to edge out some late gains and close higher Thursday
as investors digested comments from ECB) policymakers and new
earnings reports.
U.S. government debt prices were lower on Monday morning
as investors monitored U.S. - Russia relations and digest new
earnings reports.
As the busiest week for
earnings begins, five tech giants
reporting this week could cause a gain or reduction of $ 181 billion in value for investors.
However, corporate
earnings remained investors main focus on Friday
as a number of banks
reported their latest figures.
Meanwhile in the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average finally edged above the elusive 20,000 threshold and continued higher
as investors digested a host of
earnings reports.
European stocks closed higher on Thursday
as investors digested new
earnings reports and responded to more comments from Fed Chair Janet Yellen.
European markets closed higher on Wednesday
as investors took cues from overseas markets and digested fresh
earnings reports.
European markets closed higher on Wednesday afternoon
as investors geared up for a rate decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve and continued to digest
earnings reports.
Markets in Europe managed to edge out some late gains and close higher Thursday
as investors digested comments from ECB (European Central Bank) policymakers, new
earnings reports and optimism over tax reforms in the U.S.
European markets closed higher on Tuesday afternoon
as investors monitored
earnings reports and reacted to further political uncertainty at the White House.
Investors were watching Herbalife's
earnings report particularly closely because it was the first quarter the company began implementing changes mandated by the Federal Trade Commission
as part of a settlement last summer.
The automaker now expects to save $ 25.5 billion by 2022, Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks told reporters Wednesday
as Ford
reported first - quarter
earnings per share and revenue that beat estimates.
Equities in Europe traded just above the flatline
as investors reacted to
earnings and waited for a
report from the Federal Reserve.
European equities closed higher Wednesday afternoon
as investors focused on further
earnings reports and data releases.
Kraft Heinz
reported earnings and sales on Friday that missed expectations,
as attention continues to swarm the company and questions continue to linger regarding its long - term strategy.
«Of course,
as important
as the non-farm payroll
report is, at the end of the day, what really matters for individual stocks are the
earnings, and we kick off a brand new
earnings season on Tuesday,» Cramer said.
The company's shares fell nearly 2 per cent
as Wal - Mart
reported results that missed Wall Street's expectations for the third time in five quarters and gave a weak second - quarter
earnings forecast.
Amazon, for its part, is doing just fine, news coverage notwithstanding: Amazon stock surged
as much
as 13 % Friday after the tech company's
earnings report blew past Wall Street's expectations, raising Bezos's net worth with it.
As analysts raced to put out positive commentary on KB Home after a strong
earnings report, Cramer couldn't help but recall the criticism he got when he pounded the table on KB in 2016.
Cramer put his faith in PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi to deliver a strong
earnings report for her consumer packaged goods company
as the rest of that industry feels increasing pressure.
In his first
earnings call
as CEO, Thompson had the awkward responsibility to
report a slowdown in sales growth in most of the company's major markets, with both he and CFO Peter Bensen pointing to the impact of a tough macroeconomic environment.
Your sale of company stock has all sorts of implications for the company and its stock price,
as well
as all future
earnings reports the company is required to make.
Apple's
earnings,
reported after Tuesday's close, beat on both
earnings and revenues, and its stock jumped
as much
as 5 percent before settling in to a smaller 3.3 percent gain.
Apple stock jumped — or gapped
as much
as 5 percent — in after - hours trading Tuesday, after
reporting better - than - expected
earnings and revenues.
In the meantime, this week brought fresh evidence of China's rising prowess
as the country's two tech giants, Alibaba and Tencent,
reported record quarterly
earnings, prompting the New York Times to point out that the two companies now rank alongside Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon
as the world's most highly valued companies.
Oracle
reported fiscal third - quarter
earnings on Wednesday that beat analysts» expectations,
as software revenue popped.
Zurich Insurance's chief executive has a positive outlook for both the company and insurance industry
as a whole, after the insurer
reported better - than - expected
earnings for 2017.
That means if you earned $ 100, you'd
report $ 118
as dividend income and be charged 72 % on those
earnings (the new Dividend Tax Credit rate for non-eligible dividends), rather than the 67 %.
However, the company's stock fell
as much
as five per cent Wednesday to $ 27.87 on the Toronto Stock Exchange after it
reported sales totalled $ 390.9 million, down from $ 394.2 million and adjusted
earnings of 24 cents per share, which slightly missed analysts» expectations of 25 cents per share, according to data compiled by Thomson Reuters.
Earnings season kicks off on Thursday,
as Citigroup and JPMorgan
report results, followed by Bank of America and Wells Fargo on Friday.