If you're thinking of investing in this pet-focused retailer, the price looks right. There are multiple reasons you might want to invest in shares of Chewy (CHWY 0.41%) stock. A key one, to me, is its valuation. Its recent forward-looking price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 24 is well below its five-year average of 73, and the recent price-to-sales ratio of 1.1 is well below the stock's five-year ave...
If you're thinking of investing in this pet-focused retailer, the price looks right. There are multiple reasons you might want to invest in shares of Chewy (CHWY 0.41%) stock. A key one, to me, is its valuation. Its recent forward-looking price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 24 is well below its five-year average of 73, and the recent price-to-sales ratio of 1.1 is well below the stock's five-year average of 1.4. Expand NYSE : CHWY Chewy Today's Change ( -0.41 %) $ -0.13 Current Price $ 31.30 Key Data Points Market Cap $13B Day's Range $ 30.86 - $ 32.00 52wk Range $ 29.82 - $ 48.62 Volume 60 Avg Vol 7.6M Gross Margin 28.58 % The stock has not been a phenomenal performer lately, though, with its shares averaging annual losses of 21% over the past five years. Thus, you should be quite confident that it will be growing before you devote your hard-earned dollars to it. Let's take a closer look at why you might -- or might not -- want to invest in Chewy. Chewy is primarily an e-commerce business, specializing in products and services for pets. When you think e-commerce, you probably think of Amazon.com, and Amazon has indeed been a rival for a long time, as has Walmart. But they have not killed off Chewy -- whose revenue has been growing -- at a slow but steady pace. One growth driver has been its autoship service, permitting customers to set up subscriptions for items such as dog food or cat litter. These give Chewy more dependable revenue. Chewy is also expanding into pet insurance, veterinary telehealth, and pet prescriptions. Chewy's third-quarter earnings report featured: Revenue up 8.3% year over year, and increased earnings, too. Increased net and gross profit margins. Autoship revenue growing by 5% and making up about 84% of total sales. Another plus for Chewy is customer loyalty. There are many stories of customers being bowled over when the company sent condolence cards for pets that passed away, or offered other acts of kindness. A rosy future isn't guaranteed for...
Under the Digital Services Act (DSA), Brussels has requested documents outlining Shein’s compliance measures. Credit: Marius Karp / Shutterstock.com. Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein may face scrutiny from EU regulators over illicit goods, though officials say blocking the platform is improbable. A senior European Commission (EC) official told Reuters the company is under review following conce...
Under the Digital Services Act (DSA), Brussels has requested documents outlining Shein’s compliance measures. Credit: Marius Karp / Shutterstock.com. Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein may face scrutiny from EU regulators over illicit goods, though officials say blocking the platform is improbable. A senior European Commission (EC) official told Reuters the company is under review following concerns about unlawful items sold through its marketplace. The issue surfaced last November after child-like sex dolls and other prohibited products were discovered in France, triggering warnings that the company could represent a systemic risk to consumers across the bloc. Under the Digital Services Act (DSA), which obliges major online platforms to counter illegal and harmful content, Brussels has requested documents outlining Shein’s compliance measures. The official compared the process to a year-long examination of Alibaba’s AliExpress that concluded with commitments to improve transparency in advertising and recommendation systems, and to enforcement steps taken against rival Temu in July. Shein’s regional general counsel Yinan Zhu told EU lawmakers that the company had removed illegal listings, adding that multiple marketplaces face similar challenges from sellers attempting to bypass controls. GlobalData Strategic Intelligence US Tariffs are shifting - will you react or anticipate? Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard. Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis. By GlobalData Learn more about Strategic Intelligence Rita Wezenbeek, the EC official overseeing DSA enforcement, said interim penalties or a suspension were unlikely, pointing to a recent Paris court decision rejecting a request to halt the platform over the sex doll sales. The French Government later confirmed it would appeal the ruling after its bid to impose temporary restrictions was dismissed. The action stemmed from what authorities called “serious breaches” by the company. Regulatory ...
The Communist Party and the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan’s main opposition party, will revive a long-stalled dialogue channel next week to navigate cross-strait tensions and discuss plans to promote industrial cooperation. Beijing confirmed on Wednesday that the think tank forum would be held in the Chinese capital on February 3, according to an announcement by Zhang Han, a spokeswoman for the mainlan...
The Communist Party and the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan’s main opposition party, will revive a long-stalled dialogue channel next week to navigate cross-strait tensions and discuss plans to promote industrial cooperation. Beijing confirmed on Wednesday that the think tank forum would be held in the Chinese capital on February 3, according to an announcement by Zhang Han, a spokeswoman for the mainland’s Taiwan Affairs Office. The party-to-party channel, known as the Communist Party–Kuomintang Forum, has been held 11 times since its launch in 2006 but was suspended in 2016 due to deteriorating cross-strait relations. Advertisement The forum is expected to pave the way for a possible meeting between Cheng Li-wun, the new leader of the KMT, and President Xi Jinping, which some media reports have suggested could take place as early as March. During the forum, representatives from both parties, as well as experts and scholars, will exchange views on topics including cross-strait tourism , industry and environmental issues, according to Zhang. Advertisement She said the aim of the forum was to “jointly discuss major plans for the development of cross-strait relations and pursue the interests and well-being of compatriots on both sides of the strait”.
You can still buy each of these great growth opportunities at inexpensive valuations. Every decade or so, a new technology emerges that can completely transform the world. Companies well positioned to capitalize on these introductions and the scaling-up of a new technology can see tremendous growth, even if they're not the first to market. We saw that play out with the internet boom and the prolif...
You can still buy each of these great growth opportunities at inexpensive valuations. Every decade or so, a new technology emerges that can completely transform the world. Companies well positioned to capitalize on these introductions and the scaling-up of a new technology can see tremendous growth, even if they're not the first to market. We saw that play out with the internet boom and the proliferation of smartphones over the last 30 years. This decade's transformative technology is, without a doubt, generative artificial intelligence (AI). The growing capabilities of large language models could affect practically every industry. But three AI stocks in particular stand out as incredible opportunities for long-term investors right now. 1. Meta Platforms Meta Platforms (META +0.09%) may have more to gain from developing excellent generative AI models than any other company. Practically every part of its business could benefit from it, ranging from its advertising to its messaging apps and even its augmented- and virtual-reality headsets. In the near term, the advertising business is the biggest beneficiary of Meta's AI investments. It's working on an AI agent that can develop and test ad campaigns for its Facebook and Instagram platforms to optimize advertising budgets. That could bring in more small-business advertisers while reducing overhead costs for marketers, increasing the money available to spend on Meta's ads. And its machine learning algorithms can work in concert to optimize which ads each user sees and when, thereby maximizing the value they deliver to marketers. Expand NASDAQ : META Meta Platforms Today's Change ( 0.09 %) $ 0.58 Current Price $ 672.94 Key Data Points Market Cap $1.7T Day's Range $ 664.82 - $ 676.81 52wk Range $ 479.80 - $ 796.25 Volume 426 Avg Vol 19M Gross Margin 82.00 % Dividend Yield 0.31 % Meta's AI efforts have paid off so far. Ad revenue increased 21% through the first nine months of 2025. Over the long run, generative AI could be...
Generac Holdings (GNRC) is a leading manufacturer of power generation equipment, including standby generators, energy storage, and related products, serving residential, commercial, industrial, and portable needs. The company focuses on backup power solutions amid rising demand from outages, data centers, and electrification trends. Revenue Segments Generac's 2024 revenue reached $4.3 billion, wit...
Generac Holdings (GNRC) is a leading manufacturer of power generation equipment, including standby generators, energy storage, and related products, serving residential, commercial, industrial, and portable needs. The company focuses on backup power solutions amid rising demand from outages, data centers, and electrification trends. Revenue Segments Generac's 2024 revenue reached $4.3 billion, with Residential products at 56-57% ($2.4 billion), Commercial & Industrial (C&I) at 32% ($1.4 billion), and Other products/services at 11%. Domestic sales dominate at 84%, with international at 16%. TTM revenue through mid-2025 stands at $4.41 billion. The problem is that fiscal year 2025 revenues are looking like they are going to come in flat near $4.3 billion too. Growth Rates Revenue grew 6.8% in 2024 after an 11.9% decline in 2023, with TTM growth at 9.7%. Residential averaged 9.5% YoY growth over two years, while C&I saw 2.2% declines; Q3 2025 sales fell 5% to $1.11 billion. Analysts project 7.7% revenue growth over the next year and flat 2025 sales amid weak outages, with EPS up 15.8% to $7.54. Long-term CAGR is 14% since 2000. Profits are a problem too with the Zacks consensus for 2025 projected at EPS of $6.61, representing a 9% annual drop. Q3 Report Displays the Weakness Generac reported third-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.83, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.25 by 18%. GNRC reported adjusted EPS of $2.25 in the prior-year quarter. Net sales were $1.11 billion, down 5% compared with $1.17 billion reported in the prior-year quarter. The figure also missed the consensus estimate of $1.2 billion. Weaker seasonal demand for home standby and portable generators offset increases in sales for global C&I products and higher shipments of residential energy technology products. Although home standby and portable generator shipments were up sequentially in the quarter, they came in below expectations due to a power outage environment that...
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Stakes are high for earnings reports from U.S. megacap companies this week, as investors seek proof that strong profit growth will lift stocks this year, including evidence that artificial-intelligence investments are paying off. Reports are due from Microsoft, Apple, Facebook parent Meta Platforms and Tesla - four of the "Magnificent Seven" megacap...
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Stakes are high for earnings reports from U.S. megacap companies this week, as investors seek proof that strong profit growth will lift stocks this year, including evidence that artificial-intelligence investments are paying off. Reports are due from Microsoft, Apple, Facebook parent Meta Platforms and Tesla - four of the "Magnificent Seven" megacap companies whose bottom-line results broadly are key drivers of overall U.S. profits. The group is expected to post a 21.5% rise in earnings for the quarter, compared with a 5.3% gain for the rest of the S&P 500, according to Tajinder Dhillon, head of earnings research at LSEG. "Expectations are very high," said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial. "Particularly for Meta, Microsoft and Apple this week, there is less room for them to disappoint." The technology sector stalled in recent weeks, after the group had been the primary engine of the bull market that is entering its fourth year. Tech has been the worst-performing S&P 500 sector since the end of October. The benchmark index is up 2% for the year, as other groups have shined, including materials, energy and industrials. Still, the broader market may be hard-pressed to rise much higher if tech and megacap stocks struggle, because of their huge influences on major indexes. Indeed, a solid gain for the tech sector on Tuesday helped lift the S&P 500 to a record-high close. The tech sector accounts for one-third of the weight of the overall S&P 500. The Magnificent Seven also make up about one-third of the S&P 500. The group includes Apple, Microsoft and Nvidia, which are classified in the tech sector, as well as Meta and Google parent Alphabet from communication services, plus consumer discretionary members Amazon and Tesla. "You can only get so much (market rotation) if the Mag Seven stocks are going down in unison ... They're too highly weighted in the indexes. They go down, the ind...
*Other Operating Data Consensus Source: Bloomberg More on Danaher 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Danaher Corporation (DHR) Presents at 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Transcript Danaher: Biotech Strength And Cash Generation Reinforce A $250 Fair Value Danaher Non-GAAP EPS of $2.23 beats by $0.04, revenue of $6.84B beats by $30M Danaher Q4 2025 Earnings Preview
*Other Operating Data Consensus Source: Bloomberg More on Danaher 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Danaher Corporation (DHR) Presents at 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Transcript Danaher: Biotech Strength And Cash Generation Reinforce A $250 Fair Value Danaher Non-GAAP EPS of $2.23 beats by $0.04, revenue of $6.84B beats by $30M Danaher Q4 2025 Earnings Preview
West Ham have signed winger Adama Traore from Fulham in a deal worth up to £2m. The 30‑year‑old moves from west to east London, where he reunites with Nuno Espirito Santo, who managed him at Wolves. The deal, worth an initial £1m, could rise to £2m with add-ons and runs until the end of the season with the option of a further year. Capped eight times by Spain, Traore has made just two Premier Leag...
West Ham have signed winger Adama Traore from Fulham in a deal worth up to £2m. The 30‑year‑old moves from west to east London, where he reunites with Nuno Espirito Santo, who managed him at Wolves. The deal, worth an initial £1m, could rise to £2m with add-ons and runs until the end of the season with the option of a further year. Capped eight times by Spain, Traore has made just two Premier League starts for Fulham this season and was not involved in their 2–1 win at home to Brighton on Saturday. "I'm so happy to be here, so happy to help the team the maximum I can and show my quality," said Traore. "My mentality is always to do better. It's always to improve as a player, to help the team as much as I can and I always say, if I'm the same person as yesterday, it's one day lost. "I love the challenges. I think, of course, we have to go game by game. And this is what we're going to do, trying to do our best. I think everything comes from belief. And I believe we're going to achieve what we're looking for."
is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft is getting ready to improve Windows 11’s ability to resume Android apps on a PC. The software giant first introduced its cross-device resume last year, letting Windows 11 users resume...
is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft is getting ready to improve Windows 11’s ability to resume Android apps on a PC. The software giant first introduced its cross-device resume last year, letting Windows 11 users resume OneDrive sessions from their Android device on a PC. Now, it’s expanding this to Spotify playback, browsing sessions, and more. The improved cross-device resume support, which has been in testing since August, is part of the latest Release Preview update to Windows 11 that started rolling out yesterday. It includes the ability to resume Spotify playback on a PC from a phone, as well as any work in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. You’ll also be able to continue an Edge browsing session from a phone on your PC. A screenshot of Windows 11 showing the Spotify Android app handoff feature. Image: Microsoft The feature is very similar to Handoff on macOS, which lets you resume tasks across Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. Microsoft first announced its cross-device resume support in Windows 11 at its Build developer conference last year. Windows 10 also had its own app handoff feature, codenamed Project Rome, that wasn’t widely adopted by developers. The addition to the Release Preview ring of testing means this improved cross-device feature is imminent. The update also includes “enhanced” MIDI 2.0 support on Windows 11, voice typing improvements, and fingerprint sensor support for Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security (ESS). If you own a Copilot Plus PC, this update will also allow the new Settings Agent to support German, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Hindi, Italian, and Chinese (Simplified) languages.
Waabi, the Toronto-based AI company building software to enable autonomous driving, has raised $1 billion in new funding and struck a major partnership with Uber to deploy at least 25,000 robotaxis on the ride-hailing giant’s platform. The deal marks a significant expansion for Waabi, which until now has focused on autonomous trucking. The funding consists of a $750 million Series C round led by K...
Waabi, the Toronto-based AI company building software to enable autonomous driving, has raised $1 billion in new funding and struck a major partnership with Uber to deploy at least 25,000 robotaxis on the ride-hailing giant’s platform. The deal marks a significant expansion for Waabi, which until now has focused on autonomous trucking. The funding consists of a $750 million Series C round led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners, plus an additional $250 million milestone-based investment from Uber tied to the robotaxi deployment. The company says it is the largest fundraise in Canadian history. Other investors in the Series C include Uber, NVentures (Nvidia’s venture capital arm), Volvo Group Venture Capital, Porsche Automobil Holding SE, BlackRock, Radical Ventures, and a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Waabi declined to disclose its valuation following the funding round. Toronto newspaper The Globe and Mail reported in December that the company was seeking a $3 billion valuation in the Series C round. Waabi also declined to say where its Uber robotaxis would first be deployed or on exactly what timeline they would be rolled out. Waabi represents a new breed of autonomous vehicle company—part of what some in the industry call “AV 2.0.” These companies use end-to-end AI models that learn to drive from vast amounts of data. Often a single AI model handles perception (understanding where the vehicle is on the road and what is happening around it), navigation (deciding what route to take), and action (deciding how to turn the steering wheel and whether to accelerate or brake). This contrasts with earlier self-driving technology, such as that originally deployed by Alphabet company Waymo, which relied on extensive hand-coded rules, many different software programs and machine learning models, each handling a single aspect of driving, as well as high-definition maps. Uber has recently announced a slew of robotaxi deals with vehicle manufacturers a...
Otis Worldwide ( OTIS ): Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $1.03 in-line. Revenue of $3.8B (+3.3% Y/Y) misses by $70M. Otis is announcing its full year outlook: Net sales of $15.0 to $15.3 billion $15.26B consensus Organic sales up low to mid-single digits Organic New Equipment sales down low single digits to flat Organic Service sales up mid to high single digits Adjusted operating profit of $2.5 to $2.6 billio...
Otis Worldwide ( OTIS ): Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $1.03 in-line. Revenue of $3.8B (+3.3% Y/Y) misses by $70M. Otis is announcing its full year outlook: Net sales of $15.0 to $15.3 billion $15.26B consensus Organic sales up low to mid-single digits Organic New Equipment sales down low single digits to flat Organic Service sales up mid to high single digits Adjusted operating profit of $2.5 to $2.6 billion, up $60 to $100 million at constant currency; up $100 to $140 million at actual currency Adjusted EPS up mid to high single digits $4.45 consensus Adjusted free cash flow of $1.6 to $1.7 billion More on Otis Worldwide Beaten Down, Not Broken: Otis Worldwide Is A Forgotten Gem With Upside Potential Headwinds Can't Ground This Elevator Giant: Why I'm Still Bullish On Otis Otis Worldwide: Visible Path To Earnings Acceleration Ahead Otis Worldwide Q4 2025 Earnings Preview Otis Worldwide upgraded at BNP Paribas on valuation, business cycle
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) just landed a chip deal with OpenAI, and the market is taking notice. The stock jumped 119% over the past year to $252, with most of that momentum coming in recent months as AMD’s AI revenue story gains traction. OpenAI’s choosing AMD for its infrastructure signals something important: NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) ... AMD Lands OpenAI Chip Deal, Highlighting...
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) just landed a chip deal with OpenAI, and the market is taking notice. The stock jumped 119% over the past year to $252, with most of that momentum coming in recent months as AMD’s AI revenue story gains traction. OpenAI’s choosing AMD for its infrastructure signals something important: NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) ... AMD Lands OpenAI Chip Deal, Highlighting Growing AI Revenue Story
Quick Read AMD (AMD) landed a chip deal with OpenAI. AMD stock jumped 119% over the past year to $252. AMD’s OpenAI deal signals Nvidia (NVDA) no longer owns the entire AI chip market. AMD’s Q3 revenue hit $9.25B with 35.6% year-over-year growth and 51.7% gross margins. Investors rethink ‘hands off’ investing and decide to start making real money Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) just landed a c...
Quick Read AMD (AMD) landed a chip deal with OpenAI. AMD stock jumped 119% over the past year to $252. AMD’s OpenAI deal signals Nvidia (NVDA) no longer owns the entire AI chip market. AMD’s Q3 revenue hit $9.25B with 35.6% year-over-year growth and 51.7% gross margins. Investors rethink ‘hands off’ investing and decide to start making real money Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) just landed a chip deal with OpenAI, and the market is taking notice. The stock jumped 119% over the past year to $252, with most of that momentum coming in recent months as AMD's AI revenue story gains traction. OpenAI's choosing AMD for its infrastructure signals something important: NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) doesn't own the entire AI chip market anymore. While NVIDIA still dominates with a $4.54 trillion market cap and 53% net margins, AMD is carving out share where it matters. The company's Q3 2025 revenue hit $9.25 billion, up 35.6% year-over-year, with gross margins recovering to 51.7%. That's the kind of operating leverage investors want to see. Piper Sandler maintains an Overweight rating on AMD, pointing to the Helios cluster ramp and OpenAI demand as key drivers for 2025. The firm expects MI300X chips to see substantial growth as hyperscalers diversify away from single-vendor dependence. Prediction markets show 73% confidence AMD will beat Q1 2026 earnings estimates when it reports February 3. The competitive dynamic is clear: NVIDIA proved the AI chip market generates extraordinary profits (107% return on equity, 62.5% year-over-year growth in its latest quarter). AMD's OpenAI deal positions it to capture a piece of that opportunity. With a forward P/E of 41x versus NVIDIA's 24x, AMD is pricing in aggressive growth. The question is whether it can deliver. Analysts overwhelmingly think it can. Forty of 51 analysts rate AMD a Buy or Strong Buy, with a consensus target of $287.38. If AMD executes on the OpenAI partnership and continues taking share in data center GPUs, that...