TLDRs; Qualcomm posts record $12.3B revenue, driven by automotive and IoT segments, boosting investor confidence. Automotive revenue climbs 15%, IoT contributes to Qualcomm’s diversified growth strategy. Qualcomm returns $3.6B to shareholders via dividends and buybacks, maintaining strong balance sheet. Memory supply constraints and geopolitical risks may pressure future demand and margins. Qualco...
TLDRs; Qualcomm posts record $12.3B revenue, driven by automotive and IoT segments, boosting investor confidence. Automotive revenue climbs 15%, IoT contributes to Qualcomm’s diversified growth strategy. Qualcomm returns $3.6B to shareholders via dividends and buybacks, maintaining strong balance sheet. Memory supply constraints and geopolitical risks may pressure future demand and margins. Qualcomm projects Q2 revenue of $10.2B–$11B with non-GAAP EPS of 2.45–2.6. 💥 Find the Next KnockoutStock! Get live prices, charts, and KO Scores from KnockoutStocks.com , the data-driven platform ranking every stock by quality and breakout potential. Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) saw its stock rise modestly this week following the release of its first-quarter fiscal 2026 results, which showcased strong revenue growth in automotive and Internet of Things (IoT) segments. The semiconductor leader reported record revenues of $12.25 billion, up 5% from the previous year, reflecting continued expansion beyond its traditional smartphone business. The company’s GAAP net income reached $3 billion, while non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) hit 3.5. Investors responded positively to the robust performance of Qualcomm’s QCT segment, which includes products for handsets, automotive applications, and IoT devices. Automotive revenue alone rose 15%, fueled by adoption of the Snapdragon Digital Chassis, a comprehensive in-car computing and connectivity platform. Automotive and IoT Drive Growth The strong results in automotive and IoT highlight Qualcomm’s strategic pivot to reduce reliance on smartphone sales. The company is targeting $22 billion in combined automotive and IoT revenue by 2029. Innovations such as Snapdragon X chips for PCs and AI-powered devices, along with the planned $2.4 billion acquisition of Alphawave Semi, are expanding Qualcomm’s reach into AI and data center infrastructure. QUALCOMM Incorporated, QCOM Qualcomm returned $3.6 billion to shareholders through dividends and stock repur...
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(RTTNews) - Telecom major BT Group plc (BT, BT_A.L) reported Thursday lower pre-tax profit and adjusted EBITDA, a key earnings metric, in its third quarter with weak revenues. In the quarter, reported profit before tax was 183 million pounds, down 244 million pounds from last year, driven by a 214 million pounds share of losses from the Sports JV. Adjusted EBITDA was 2.078 billion pounds in the qu...
(RTTNews) - Telecom major BT Group plc (BT, BT_A.L) reported Thursday lower pre-tax profit and adjusted EBITDA, a key earnings metric, in its third quarter with weak revenues. In the quarter, reported profit before tax was 183 million pounds, down 244 million pounds from last year, driven by a 214 million pounds share of losses from the Sports JV. Adjusted EBITDA was 2.078 billion pounds in the quarter, down 1 percent from last year's 2.103 billion pounds. Adjusted EBITDA was broadly flat excluding the impact of prior year one-off other operating income, with lower revenue offset by continued strong cost transformation. Total adjusted revenue fell 4 percent to 4.976 billion pounds from 5.183 billion pounds a year earlier. The company attributaed the decline to service revenue declines, lower equipment revenue, primarily handset trading, in Consumer and Business and the impact of divestments. Adjusted UK service revenue was 3.8 billion pounds, down 2 percent. Adjusted revenues declined 1 percent in Consumer, 6 percent in Business and 14 percent in International. Openreach revenues slightly increased from the prior year. Looking ahead, the company said it remains on track for financial outlook and guidance metrics, including cash flow inflection to around 2.0 billion pounds next year, and to around 3.0 billion pounds by the end of the decade. For more earnings news, earnings calendar, and earnings for stocks, visit rttnews.com The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
BlackJack3D/iStock via Getty Images Performance The portfolio delivered flat absolute returns in US dollar terms and underperformed versus the MSCI ACWI index. Style factors and market concentration continued to create a challenging environment for the portfolio, which has a focus on quality. Market dynamics moderated in December, however, allowing the portfolio to regain some relative performance...
BlackJack3D/iStock via Getty Images Performance The portfolio delivered flat absolute returns in US dollar terms and underperformed versus the MSCI ACWI index. Style factors and market concentration continued to create a challenging environment for the portfolio, which has a focus on quality. Market dynamics moderated in December, however, allowing the portfolio to regain some relative performance. Sector allocation was positive as Health Care, which the portfolio has a material overweight position to, was the strongest performing sector. Greater clarity on pricing in the Medicaid and Medicare insurance channels in the US, combined with signs of renewed investment in drug development, acted as positive catalysts for many stocks. The portfolio also benefited from its underweight position to the Consumer Discretionary sector. This offset negative effects from the overweight to the Industrials sector. At a stock level, three sectors in particular faced headwinds: Industrials, Materials and Information Technology ( IT ). In the case of Industrials and Materials, the pro-cyclical nature of market returns was a headwind. Within Materials, commodities, which the portfolio has no exposure to, drove sectoral gains. The portfolio's only Materials holding, Linde ( LIN ), continues to deliver well operationally but remains out of favour. Within Industrials, positive returns came from companies providing environmental sustainability solutions, such as components improving electricity grid resilience. Conversely, companies facing concerns that AI may disrupt their business model remained under pressure. Within IT, holdings in the semiconductor value chain benefitted from AI-related demand. However, data centre holdings declined due to market concerns over project financing and lack of visibility of return on investments. Oracle ( ORCL ), which is more reliant on debt financing for its data centre ambitions, was sold during the period while Microsoft ( MSFT ), which can finance it...
Russia Offers To Remove All Enriched Uranium From Iran On potential upcoming US-Iran talks, the two sides can't agree on scope - with Washington wanting to go beyond just the nuclear sphere and into the question of Tehran putting limits on its ballistic missile arsenal. The Iranians have given a firm no on this, and so the talks look doomed to fail. But Russia is now offering - or at least reitera...
Russia Offers To Remove All Enriched Uranium From Iran On potential upcoming US-Iran talks, the two sides can't agree on scope - with Washington wanting to go beyond just the nuclear sphere and into the question of Tehran putting limits on its ballistic missile arsenal. The Iranians have given a firm no on this, and so the talks look doomed to fail. But Russia is now offering - or at least reiterating - a potentially huge overture . "Moscow is willing to take what remains of Iran’s enriched uranium," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said Wednesday. "At the same time, it is important to note that the aforementioned stockpiles belong to Iran . Their presence in no way contradicts Tehran's obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons," Zakharova stressed in a fresh press briefing, as quoted by Kommersant. This explanation backs the longtime insistence by Iranian leadership that its nuclear development is only for peaceful domestic energy, and not for weapons. " Tehran has full rights to the material , including deciding whether to remove it from Iranian territory and where to export it," Zakharova added. This is not the first time Moscow has offered to mediate some kind of solution, but the current crisis takes on extra urgency, given President Trump has threatened to bomb Iran again. "Russia once offered to export Iran's enriched uranium reserves to its territory. This initiative is still on the table ," Zakharova said in reference to a prior plan to do the same. But Washington might find this unsatisfactory, again as its demands are going well beyond nuclear arms into conventional ones, and Tehran is not going negotiate its way into being defenseless against Israeli attack. In fresh Wednesday statements in response to a question, Trump upped the threat - while still remaining ambiguous in terms of articulating plans or intent... Q: Should the Supreme Leader in Iran be worried right now? Trump: He should be very worr...
2025 was a challenging year for the restaurant industry, but Chipotle executed well under the stress test. For much of the past decade, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG +1.94%) has been one of the most reliable performers in consumer stocks. Traffic grew steadily, margins expanded, new locations delivered strong returns, and the stock rewarded investors who were willing to pay up for quality. Then came...
2025 was a challenging year for the restaurant industry, but Chipotle executed well under the stress test. For much of the past decade, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG +1.94%) has been one of the most reliable performers in consumer stocks. Traffic grew steadily, margins expanded, new locations delivered strong returns, and the stock rewarded investors who were willing to pay up for quality. Then came 2025, a year that tested that narrative. Rising inflation fatigue, pressured consumer spending, and softer traffic all hit at once. Same-store sales slowed. Margins compressed. But step back from the recent noise, and 2025 delivered something more valuable than momentum: clarity. Here are the three most important takeaways investors should carry forward. Chipotle's growth engine didn't break -- it normalized. The biggest concern entering 2025 was whether Chipotle's best days were behind it. After years of strong same-store sales and pricing power, any sign of slowing raised fears of structural saturation. That fear looks overstated. Chipotle still grew revenue by 6% year over year in the first nine months of 2025. The company continued opening new restaurants at a healthy pace, with most new locations featuring Chipotlanes -- a format that delivers higher throughput and returns. Traffic weakened largely due to macroeconomic pressures rather than brand erosion. That distinction matters. Consumers didn't abandon Chipotle. They simply visited less frequently, a pattern seen across discretionary dining in 2025. From an investor's perspective, this marks a transition. Chipotle is no longer a hyper-growth story driven by easy comps. It is evolving into a scaled compounder -- still growing, but more exposed to economic cycles. That doesn't diminish the long-term opportunity. It just resets expectations. Expand NYSE : CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Today's Change ( 1.94 %) $ 0.76 Current Price $ 39.93 Key Data Points Market Cap $53B Day's Range $ 37.42 - $ 40.13 52wk Range $ 29.75 - $...
huettenhoelscher/iStock via Getty Images RENK Group ( RNKGF ) stock has lost 18% since I initiated coverage with a buy rating, underperforming the S&P 500’s 3% return. As a beneficiary of higher defense spending in Europe, I consider the share price decline somewhat surprising given that valuation does provide support for higher share prices. However, we note that RENK Group provides an outlook. I...
huettenhoelscher/iStock via Getty Images RENK Group ( RNKGF ) stock has lost 18% since I initiated coverage with a buy rating, underperforming the S&P 500’s 3% return. As a beneficiary of higher defense spending in Europe, I consider the share price decline somewhat surprising given that valuation does provide support for higher share prices. However, we note that RENK Group provides an outlook. In this report, I discuss whether I should also rerate RENK Group. What Are the Risks and Opportunities for RENK Group? The opportunity for RENK Group is a rather obvious one. The company specializes in high-performance transmissions, suspension systems, and power packs for main battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and other tracked platforms, making it a critical supplier for the Leopard 2, Puma IFV, and multiple NATO modernization programs. As defense budgets are increasing, it provides a strong backdrop for higher revenues and earnings. In Europe, there is a strong push to source from European defense contractors, and events like the Greenland crisis further emphasize the need for Europe to invest in defense and do so through sourcing from European contractors where possible. At the same time, it should be noted that in Europe, investments are required to develop capabilities and capacity. So, growth comes at a cost, and it is definitely not the case that Europe can completely cut off US weapon system purchases. Furthermore, it takes time for defense budgets to result in contract awards and flow through the supply chain. What Disappointed Investors During the RENK Group Capital Day Capital Days are, in my view, underrated. Investors pay a lot of attention to quarterly earnings but seem to be less interested in capital market days and the outlook provided during those days. It is only when the outlook presented is somewhat soft that investors are quickly adjusting their view on a stock, and that is exactly what happened with RENK Group. RENK Group (Capital Market Day ...
World Governments Summit in Dubai shed light on the growing role AI is playing in how our societies are run. Lila Ibrahim, Google DeepMind's Chief AI Readiness Officer, spoke to Bloomberg’s Horizons Middle East and Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche on the sidelines of the summit about the future of AI governance in the region and beyond. Original filename: DeepMind.mp4 (Source: Bloomberg)
World Governments Summit in Dubai shed light on the growing role AI is playing in how our societies are run. Lila Ibrahim, Google DeepMind's Chief AI Readiness Officer, spoke to Bloomberg’s Horizons Middle East and Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche on the sidelines of the summit about the future of AI governance in the region and beyond. Original filename: DeepMind.mp4 (Source: Bloomberg)
(RTTNews) - Pandora A/S (PNDORA.CO, PNDRY, PNDZF), a jewelry brand, on Thursday reported its net income declined in the fourth quarter compared with the previous year. For the fourth quarter, net profit declined to DKK 2.85 billion from DKK 2.87 billion in the prior year. Earnings per share were DKK 36.9 versus DKK 35.5 last year. Operating profit declined to DKK 3.98 billion from DKK 4.15 billion...
(RTTNews) - Pandora A/S (PNDORA.CO, PNDRY, PNDZF), a jewelry brand, on Thursday reported its net income declined in the fourth quarter compared with the previous year. For the fourth quarter, net profit declined to DKK 2.85 billion from DKK 2.87 billion in the prior year. Earnings per share were DKK 36.9 versus DKK 35.5 last year. Operating profit declined to DKK 3.98 billion from DKK 4.15 billion in the prior year. Revenue decreased to DKK 11.86 billion from DKK 11.97 billion in the previous year. Further, the company guided for 2026 organic growth of between minus 1% and plus 2%, with an EBIT margin of 21% to 22%. The company said that the current trading in the first quarter of 2026 indicates broadly flat like-for-like growth. The company proposed a dividend of DKK 22 per share, up 10% from DKK 20 in 2024. On Wednesday, Pandora closed trading 1.67% higher at DKK 512.60 on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
Pavel Kot/iStock via Getty Images Market Summary Technology stocks, particularly AI-related names, remained in the spotlight during the fourth quarter, with much market attention on the rally's sustainability and the scale of capital expenditures. Investor concerns grew about whether outsized investments in AI would deliver expected returns, prompting some to reduce overweight tech positions, with...
Pavel Kot/iStock via Getty Images Market Summary Technology stocks, particularly AI-related names, remained in the spotlight during the fourth quarter, with much market attention on the rally's sustainability and the scale of capital expenditures. Investor concerns grew about whether outsized investments in AI would deliver expected returns, prompting some to reduce overweight tech positions, with interest broadening to other areas, including biotech and metals & mining stocks. Despite tech's prominence, healthcare was the quarter's top sector in the S&P 500® Index, which tracks 500 of the largest U.S. companies. Across market capitalizations, value stocks were favored over growth stocks, and investors appeared to be positioning for a cyclical upswing, supported by lower interest rates and expectations for accommodative fiscal policy. Fund Performance The Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Core Fund returned -4.83% (Class I) in the quarter, underperforming the Russell 2500™ Index's 2.22% return. Stock selection in information technology, combined with stock selection and an overweight position in consumer discretionary, detracted from performance. An underweight position in real estate contributed positively to performance, as did stock selection in consumer staples. Jack Henry & Associates ( JKHY ) and Cooper Companies ( COO ) were the largest contributors to performance in the quarter. > Jack Henry, a leading provider of computer systems and transaction processing services for banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions, reported better-than-expected quarterly results, and management discussed increased opportunities for new wins for the company's core banking platforms. > Cooper Companies, a global medical device company focused on vision care and women's health, saw improved organic growth and improved guidance as its new MyDay silicone hydrogel disposable contact lenses rolled out and gained traction. Management also announced it was conducting some strategic ...
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