Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) are up 5% in Friday trading, changing hands near $512 in the afternoon. The move comes after Citi delivered one of the most aggressive bull calls on the stock to date, putting a fresh spotlight on the AI accelerator narrative. Citi analyst Atif Malik upgraded AMD shares from Neutral ... Wall Street Just Put a Monster Target on AMD. Is the Stock Still T...
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) are up 5% in Friday trading, changing hands near $512 in the afternoon. The move comes after Citi delivered one of the most aggressive bull calls on the stock to date, putting a fresh spotlight on the AI accelerator narrative. Citi analyst Atif Malik upgraded AMD shares from Neutral ... Wall Street Just Put a Monster Target on AMD. Is the Stock Still Too Cheap?
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Introduction Adobe Inc. ( ADBE ) has gone through a tumultuous ride since I last covered the firm and gave it a Strong Buy rating, as it is now down around 16% following the earnings release. My basis was that the stock is incredibly cheap, especially when considering its growth metrics and the latest earnings continued that trend, though the market seem...
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Introduction Adobe Inc. ( ADBE ) has gone through a tumultuous ride since I last covered the firm and gave it a Strong Buy rating, as it is now down around 16% following the earnings release. My basis was that the stock is incredibly cheap, especially when considering its growth metrics and the latest earnings continued that trend, though the market seems to think otherwise, as the stock continues to fall. Q2 earnings Adobe actually posted a strong double beat , even if the stock price does not really reflect that, as revenue came out to $6.62B, a beat of $170MM and most importantly, a 12.8% Y/Y increase. On the bottom line, Non-GAAP EPS came out to $5.96, a beat of 15 cents, which is yet another record for Adobe. Diving deeper Business Professionals & Consumers subscription revenue grew 16% to $1.85B and Creative & Marketing Professionals grew 13% to $4.54B, which is the segment the disruption narrative says should be eroding. Management also raised its guidance with fiscal revenue coming in at $26.5B to $26.6B, comfortably above the $26.1B consensus, and furthermore it raised non-GAAP EPS to $24.35 to $24.45. For the next quarter, the guidance is standing at between $6.67B to $6.72B in revenue and $6.05 to $6.10 in non-GAAP EPS which effectively implies no deceleration. So, for a company supposedly being hollowed out by free AI tools, ADBE keeps doing something inconvenient for that narrative, growing faster than its own guidance. Though probably the most important data point in the print was the AI-first ARR that tripled Y/Y to now exceed $600M. This is the effective measure of revenue from AI-native products, such as Firefly app subscriptions, Acrobat AI Assistant, GenStudio, as distinct from AI features bundles into existing Creative Cloud plans. So if gen AI were to be a substitute for Adobe rather than an extension of it, this line would be flat while churn climbed, but instead the AI-native line is the fastest-grow...
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images I vaguely looked at Comcast Corporation ( CMCSA ) at the start of the year but ultimately shied away. Comcast is in a tricky position with its legacy businesses under pressure, and I’m not a huge fan of the company’s aggressive stock buybacks given its high debt levels. After a prolonged cool-off, however, Comcast is looking like a solid buy. The risks a...
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images I vaguely looked at Comcast Corporation ( CMCSA ) at the start of the year but ultimately shied away. Comcast is in a tricky position with its legacy businesses under pressure, and I’m not a huge fan of the company’s aggressive stock buybacks given its high debt levels. After a prolonged cool-off, however, Comcast is looking like a solid buy. The risks are still there, revenue growth is quite slow, but the value is hard to deny. Further, if Comcast can cut costs through AI usage or otherwise find a growth/profit engine, share prices could take off. The current value has me at a buy rating. If I identify a high-potential catalyst (like concrete AI savings), I could see it upgraded to a strong buy position. The fundamentals and reverse DCF calculation below demonstrate value, but high debt and slow revenue growth are genuine concerns. Growth Opportunities Remain But Environment Is Tricky The biggest question for Comcast is, where will the growth come from? Comcast is a very mature company, and right now, revenue growth falls below 2% YOY (more on that in the fundamentals section). With cable TV, cord cutting has become the norm. Rising streaming subscription prices may eventually slow cord cutting, but at least in 2026, we may see it accelerate . In 2010, there were 105 million cable-subscribed households. This had fallen to just 60.3 million as of 2026. Now, less than a third of households are subscribed to cable , the lowest rate seen since the 1980s. Comcast is also a major internet service provider and owns the Peacock streaming network. This should help cushion some of the blow from cord cutting, but we can’t take it for granted that this will completely offset the impact. Comcast is going to face pressure, including from wireless internet service providers who can use 5G networks to deliver fast internet. Yet mobile service also represents a growth area for Comcast. Xfinity Mobile offers consumers a relatively affordab...
It's finally here. In fact, by the time you're reading this, the long-awaited and much-ballyhooed initial public offering (IPO) of SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) shares may be complete, with the stock now trading on the Nasdaq exchange. At what price it's trading is anyone's guess. There's the rub, of course. It's statistically unlikely that you will be -- or were -- one of the lucky few retail investors a...
It's finally here. In fact, by the time you're reading this, the long-awaited and much-ballyhooed initial public offering (IPO) of SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) shares may be complete, with the stock now trading on the Nasdaq exchange. At what price it's trading is anyone's guess. There's the rub, of course. It's statistically unlikely that you will be -- or were -- one of the lucky few retail investors able to participate in the actual IPO . That means your only option is to buy it on the open market, at the market price. If you feel like you just have to, by all means, do so. Just make sure you're willing and able to honestly answer "yes" to these three questions first. Continue reading
Micron Technology (MU) has been back in the spotlight after a fresh wave of bullish Wall Street research and its decision to bring Bechtel on board for a massive New York megafab project tied to future AI driven memory demand. See our latest analysis for Micron Technology. Micron’s share price has swung sharply on sector news and analyst commentary this week. The recent 30 day share price return o...
Micron Technology (MU) has been back in the spotlight after a fresh wave of bullish Wall Street research and its decision to bring Bechtel on board for a massive New York megafab project tied to future AI driven memory demand. See our latest analysis for Micron Technology. Micron’s share price has swung sharply on sector news and analyst commentary this week. The recent 30 day share price return of 29.91% and roughly 7x one year total shareholder return show strong momentum that investors are...
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Investors buy the ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA:ARKK) when they want concentrated exposure to disruptive innovation: electric vehicles, genomics, fintech, autonomy, and AI. Cathie Wood’s flagship has headlined the active-growth category for a decade, and it still commands a loyal base. The case for owning it holds. The case for owning something else alongside it, or instead, sharpens ... Forget ARKK: This Buffett-Style ETF Beat It Over 5 Years With Half the Volatility
Key PointsCoca-Cola is a popular dividend-paying option from the consumer goods sector, but there’s a case to be made right now for owning a piece of beverage rival PepsiCo instead.
Key PointsCoca-Cola is a popular dividend-paying option from the consumer goods sector, but there’s a case to be made right now for owning a piece of beverage rival PepsiCo instead.
Investing.com -- The broader software complex experienced widespread declines on Friday as fragile investor confidence gave way to a wave of sympathetic selling across the sector. The turn lower continued to arrest a month-long recovery fueled in part by strong corporate results and forward guidance from Snowflake. The shift in capital allocation reflects a market that remains deeply hypersensitiv...
Investing.com -- The broader software complex experienced widespread declines on Friday as fragile investor confidence gave way to a wave of sympathetic selling across the sector. The turn lower continued to arrest a month-long recovery fueled in part by strong corporate results and forward guidance from Snowflake. The shift in capital allocation reflects a market that remains deeply hypersensitive to any perceived headwind within the enterprise technology layer. Rather than treating recent oper
Gary Lineker tells Mishal Husain that Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino have a "very odd" relationship. Hear his take on the World Cup — and "astronomical" ticket prices — on The Mishal Husain Show. A FIFA spokesperson said the organization was “focused on ensuring fair access” and reinvesting revenue across member associations. (Source: Bloomberg)
Gary Lineker tells Mishal Husain that Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino have a "very odd" relationship. Hear his take on the World Cup — and "astronomical" ticket prices — on The Mishal Husain Show. A FIFA spokesperson said the organization was “focused on ensuring fair access” and reinvesting revenue across member associations. (Source: Bloomberg)
Justin Paget/DigitalVision via Getty Images Investment overview I wrote about Toll Brothers ( TOL ) previously with a hold rating as the order trend was not inflecting positively, and its backlog was trending downwards. For this update, I am keeping a hold rating. The main takeaway is that the current setup is slightly better as orders improved, guidance was raised, cancellations stayed low, and t...
Justin Paget/DigitalVision via Getty Images Investment overview I wrote about Toll Brothers ( TOL ) previously with a hold rating as the order trend was not inflecting positively, and its backlog was trending downwards. For this update, I am keeping a hold rating. The main takeaway is that the current setup is slightly better as orders improved, guidance was raised, cancellations stayed low, and the customer mix still looks healthy. The issue is that the headline order growth was helped by community growth, and per-community demand is still not clearly improving. Backlog is still down y/y, margins remain below last year, and incentives are still elevated. Demand improved, but absorption is still not strong enough For the bullish investors, I think their focus would be that demand appeared to be no longer getting worse like it did several quarters ago. The latest numbers we saw from TOL showed order growth of 7% in units, while cancellations remained low, and management raised FY2026 guidance . As much as that sounds bullish and may justify a buy rating to some, I don’t think so. My view is that the order growth is not as strong as the headline suggests. Community count was up 9% y/y, but net signed contracts per community fell 2% y/y. On an absolute basis, net signed contracts per community came down by 0.1 units to 6.3 units vs. last year. Management also said per-community sales pace was flat. Hence, I think the correct read is that this is still really a stabilization, not an acceleration. In other words, growth was really because of community growth (within each community, absorption wasn’t improving). I believe that point is a very important one because my previous hold rating was anchored on the idea that demand wasn’t improving. And as we have seen, absorption is not improving. The reason absorption matters is because it shows whether each community is becoming more productive (to TOL). If orders are growing mainly because TOL has added more communities, then...
Chinmayi Shroff/iStock via Getty Images By James Knightley , Chief International Economist, US, Padhraic Garvey , CFA, Regional Head of Research, Americas and Chris Turner , Global Head of Markets and Regional Head of Research for UK & CEE Inflation and regained momentum swing hawkishly Optimism is rising that we are inching closer to a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but even with a deal, gl...
Chinmayi Shroff/iStock via Getty Images By James Knightley , Chief International Economist, US, Padhraic Garvey , CFA, Regional Head of Research, Americas and Chris Turner , Global Head of Markets and Regional Head of Research for UK & CEE Inflation and regained momentum swing hawkishly Optimism is rising that we are inching closer to a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but even with a deal, global energy prices will likely remain elevated until at least early 2027. European and Asian inventory rebuilding will keep a strong bid in markets through the second half of the year. At the same time, uncertainty over the scale of damage to infrastructure in the region and the willingness of shipping companies to put their vessels back potentially into harm's way, should the deal subsequently fail, limits supply. In consequence, we expect no real relief from higher prices this year. The US economy is more insulated from Middle East risks than most countries due to its energy independence, but it is not immune. An abundance of natural gas and a lack of storage mean domestic prices have fallen, which is helpful for keeping utility bills in check. However, higher motor fuel costs are adding to cost pressures with spillover effects already in freight rates and airline fares, with inflation breaching a three-year high of 4.2%. Amid rising inflation, business surveys point to 2-2.5% GDP growth, the economy is adding jobs and equity markets are at record highs. Understandably, market expectations of potential Federal Reserve rate hikes have increased, with a 25bp rate hike priced in this year and around a 50% chance of a second such move next year. Unanimous vote for stable rates In terms of Wednesday’s FOMC meeting, we expect the Fed to leave monetary policy unchanged, but we do expect a statement that puts greater emphasis on the possibility of an interest rate rise. Remember that last time, Stephen Miran, who has since vacated his governor position for newly appointed Fed Cha...