Amazon (AMZN) stock surged in after-hours trading on Thursday following a strong third-quarter earnings report that topped Wall Street’s expectations. The company’s results were driven by solid growth in its cloud and advertising businesses, which continue to be significant contributors to Amazon’s revenue growth. Quarter Highlights Amazon reported third-quarter revenue of $158.9 billion, marking [...]
Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) is up more than 8% so far Thursday morning after reporting second-quarter earnings that easily surpassed the Wall Street consensus. The company also raised its guidance for the full year. The drugmaker posted adjusted earnings per share of $3.92, well ahead of the $2.60 that was expected by analysts. [...]
CVS Health Corporation (CVS) is down 1% today, making it an 8% loss on the week so far. The company’s latest earnings painted another disappointing picture, this time, as the healthcare-benefits segment struggled. The company’s net income of $1.77 billion was quite a step back from $1.90 billion this time last year. This worked [...]
Shares of Palantir Technologies (PLTR) are up more than 11% Tuesday on the heels of an impressive second-quarter performance. The company shoved it to the naysayers with 27% growth in revenue amidst “relentless AI demand”. Adjusted earnings per share came in just above analyst expectations at $0.09 compared to $0.08. Net income of $134 [...]
Amazon (AMZN) reported second-quarter earnings and spoke on its growing AI business, which was enough for some analysts to stand by their price targets. But as the stock continues to fall, VectorVest sees reason to consider selling it today. The online marketplace reported revenue of $147.98 billion, just short of the $148.56 billion consensus [...]
Exxon Mobil (XOM) reported its second-quarter earnings results that easily surpassed analyst expectations thanks to unprecedented production in the Permian Basin and Guyana. The $9.2 billion in earnings worked out to $2.14 per share for Exxon, a 17% improvement year over year. This was well ahead of the $2.02 analysts were expecting. The performance [...]
If you’re wondering what’s contributing to the volatility in the market, it’s more than just inflation data, geopolitical events, or tech domination; a macro impacter for the market is earnings season! With Home Depot reporting lower-than-expected numbers and investors waiting for Nvidia’s report pessimistically, earnings season is hitting the markets with a baseball bat. [...]
Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) shared Q4 results after the market closed Tuesday, and despite an impressive rebound, shares slid more than 5% Wednesday morning. The parent company of Google managed to grow sales by 13% year over year to $86.3 billion, narrowly outperforming the FactSet consensus of $85.3 billion. The search engine provider also beat [...]
General Motors (GM) delivered Q4 earnings this Tuesday morning. The beat sent shares 7% higher, adding to what has been a torrent pace over the past few months as GM has now gained 37% in that timeframe. The US automaker is finally starting to find its footing after the UAW strike took its toll [...]
SoFi Technologies (SOFI) started the week strong, headed towards its best performance on the stock market since the fall of 2022. It reached as high as 23% before correcting at around 17%. This is a result of the financial technology company delivering bombastic earnings for the fourth quarter of 2023, in which it posted [...]
