In the world of integrated energy giants, few names command as much influence as Shell plc SHEL and Chevron Corporation CVX. Both companies have built vast global operations spanning upstream production, refining, marketing and fast-growing LNG businesses, making them pillars of the energy industry. Despite operating in the same sector, the two supermajors have adopted distinct strategies to navig...
In the world of integrated energy giants, few names command as much influence as Shell plc SHEL and Chevron Corporation CVX. Both companies have built vast global operations spanning upstream production, refining, marketing and fast-growing LNG businesses, making them pillars of the energy industry. Despite operating in the same sector, the two supermajors have adopted distinct strategies to navigate the recent volatile commodity markets and the evolving energy landscape. Chevron has differentiated itself through disciplined capital allocation, steady production growth, a strong balance sheet and reliable shareholder returns. Shell, meanwhile, has leveraged its integrated portfolio and LNG leadership to drive earnings momentum and operational strength. Despite following different strategies, both companies remain financially resilient and continue to play a major role in meeting the world’s growing energy demand. Let’s dive deep and closely compare the fundamentals of the two integrated giants to determine which one holds an upper hand. The Case for Shell Stock Shell’s integrated model is a major strength because it gives the company resilience across the full energy value chain. Its operations span Upstream, Integrated Gas, Chemicals & Products, Marketing, Renewables, trading, refining and customer-facing businesses, allowing the company to capture value from upstream production through end-market sales. During the first quarter of 2026, Shell’s adjusted earnings from the upstream segment rose to $2.4 billion from $2.3 billion in the prior-year quarter, highlighting the stability created by its diversified and integrated portfolio. This structure also helped the company manage recent volatility, as disruptions in Qatar and Australia were partly offset by the ramp-up of LNG Canada and by strong trading and optimization. Another strength is the stabilizing role of downstream and marketing operations. Refinery utilization reached 99%, and Marketing segment adjusted ea...
After more than a decade of disciplined budgeting and limited capital expenditure, oil and gas companies are opening their wallets again. The commodity supercycle of the mid-2000s left the industry overextended, with bloated deepwater projects, uneconomic oil sands expansions, and Arctic ventures that never panned out. When crude collapsed in 2014, the resulting hangover ushered in a structural sh...
After more than a decade of disciplined budgeting and limited capital expenditure, oil and gas companies are opening their wallets again. The commodity supercycle of the mid-2000s left the industry overextended, with bloated deepwater projects, uneconomic oil sands expansions, and Arctic ventures that never panned out. When crude collapsed in 2014, the resulting hangover ushered in a structural shift toward capital restraint, shareholder returns, and ESG-driven caution that persisted for the better part of a decade. That era appears to be ending. With oil prices hovering near $100 and no near-term catalyst for a meaningful pullback, producers are doing something they haven't done in years, investing aggressively in new production. And the biggest beneficiaries aren't the producers themselves, but the companies that supply the rigs, the frac crews, and the subsea equipment that make drilling possible. Among this group, Valaris (VAL), ProFrac Holding Corp. (ACDC) andHelix Energy Solutions Group (HLX) stand out for strong momentum, earnings upgrades and considerable industry tailwinds. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The Capex Cycle Is Turning and Oil Services Stocks Lead The parallel to the technology sector is hard to ignore. After a brief discipline phase in 2022-2023 marked by layoffs and "year of efficiency" mantras, Big Tech found its permission slip in artificial intelligence and began spending at record levels. The Mag 7 are collectively guiding for over $680 billion in capex for 2026, up from roughly $400 billion in 2025, funding data centers, GPU clusters and AI infrastructure at a pace that would have been unthinkable two years ago. To put that in perspective, total global oil and gas capital expenditure across all segments, upstream, midstream, and downstream is estimated at roughly $680 billion in 2026. Seven technology companies are now spending as much on AI infrastructure as the entire global energy industry spends to find, produce, transport, a...
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CNBC's Jim Cramer warned Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang that he must address the elephant in the room on Wednesday night's post-earnings conference call. Actually, two elephants: Amazon and Alphabet . And, make no mistake about it, these two hyperscalers are encroaching on Nvidia's turf with their in-house custom artificial intelligence chips. Huang must play offense, not defense, Cramer said on "Squawk ...
CNBC's Jim Cramer warned Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang that he must address the elephant in the room on Wednesday night's post-earnings conference call. Actually, two elephants: Amazon and Alphabet . And, make no mistake about it, these two hyperscalers are encroaching on Nvidia's turf with their in-house custom artificial intelligence chips. Huang must play offense, not defense, Cramer said on "Squawk on the Street," just hours before Nvidia reports its fiscal 2027 first quarter. As Cramer's Investing Club has reported in its preview stories, a beat and raise is the bare minimum. Nobody is questioning the demand for Nvidia chips. But Huang cannot stay quiet on the competition. "If he just goes in and doesn't address the fact these people are gunning for him, then I think it's a show of weakness," Cramer said. "He could say people are misunderstanding the importance of these two hyperscalers. And that he can live without them," Cramer said, alluding to the fact Amazon and Alphabet are also big buyers of Nvidia chips. "It doesn't even have to be confrontational. He can say, 'Listen, I love them, they're great, but we have so many people that want our chips." Cramer said Huang must respond to Amazon and Alphabet's April conference calls, which focused on the profitability benefits of their in-house chips. "At what point are they competitors, and not frenemies?" Cramer asked. Amazon's chip business, which includes Graviton, Tranium, and Nitro, saw 40% sequential growth in the latest quarter. CEO Andy Jassy said on the call, "If our chips business was a standalone business, and sold chips produced this year to AWS and other third parties (as other leading chips companies do), our annual run rate would be $50 billion." He added, "While the largest number of AI chips we're bringing in are Trainium, we continue to have a deep partnership with Nvidia." Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said on the Google call, "Our custom TPUs, Axion CPUs, and the latest NVIDIA GPUs continue to form the...
Chewy Inc. CHWY is currently trading at a trailing 12-month price-to-sales (P/S) multiple of 0.59X, which is at a discount compared with the industry’s average of 2.03X. The company is a leading online pet retailer, utilizing its robust e-commerce platform to serve a growing population of pet owners. The key issue for investors is whether this discounted valuation reflects underlying business chal...
Chewy Inc. CHWY is currently trading at a trailing 12-month price-to-sales (P/S) multiple of 0.59X, which is at a discount compared with the industry’s average of 2.03X. The company is a leading online pet retailer, utilizing its robust e-commerce platform to serve a growing population of pet owners. The key issue for investors is whether this discounted valuation reflects underlying business challenges or presents a buying opportunity. CHWY’s Valuation Snapshot Image Source: Zacks Investment Research This valuation is especially notable when compared with peers such as Central Garden & Pet Company CENT, which has a trailing 12-month P/S of 0.78X, Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. WOOF at 0.13X and BARK, Inc. BARK at 0.18X. However, Chewy’s recent stock performance partly explains its discounted valuation. Closing yesterday’s trading session at $19.66, the stock has tumbled 20.4% in the past three months, underperforming the industry’s growth of 18.4%. The company also trailed the Retail - Wholesale sector’s 6.7% increase and the S&P 500 index’s 9.6% rise. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Chewy’s share performance has been pressured by moderating pet industry growth, softer household formation trends and the absence of meaningful pricing tailwinds. Investor sentiment was further impacted by expectations for slower near-term sales growth, particularly with first-quarter growth projected to mark the low point of 2026. CHWY has underperformed peers such as Central Garden and Petco Health, while outperforming BARK. In the same period, shares of Central Garden and Petco Health have declined 2.6% and increased 0.4%, respectively. Meanwhile, BARK’s shares plunged 39.5%. CHWY’s Performance vs. Peer Performance Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Despite CHWY’s recent stock decline, upward estimate revisions have helped build some confidence in the stock. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings per share (EPS) has moved higher over the past 60 days. Estima...
Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M. press release ( BLMIF ): Q1 GAAP EPS came in at NIS 1.58 vs. NIS 1.60 YoY. Net income of NIS 2.35B ($742M), down 2.4% YoY, while adjusted net income excluding the special bank tax was NIS 2.6B. Loan loss expenses rose to NIS 166M from NIS 55M YoY, while the loan portfolio grew 18.4% YoY to NIS 547.8B. CET1 ratio stood at 11.74%; the liquidity coverage ratio was 117%. More...
Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M. press release ( BLMIF ): Q1 GAAP EPS came in at NIS 1.58 vs. NIS 1.60 YoY. Net income of NIS 2.35B ($742M), down 2.4% YoY, while adjusted net income excluding the special bank tax was NIS 2.6B. Loan loss expenses rose to NIS 166M from NIS 55M YoY, while the loan portfolio grew 18.4% YoY to NIS 547.8B. CET1 ratio stood at 11.74%; the liquidity coverage ratio was 117%. More on Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M. Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M. (BLMIF) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M. (BLMIF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M. GAAP EPS of NIS 1.71 Historical earnings data for Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M. Dividend scorecard for Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M.
Barney Frank, former congressman and gay-rights pioneer, dies at 86 toggle caption KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images Barney Frank, the liberal icon and gay-rights pioneer who represented Massachusetts in Congress for more than three decades, died Tuesday night at his home, according to a close friend who confirmed his death to member station GBH. He was 86 years old and had been receiving hospice ...
Barney Frank, former congressman and gay-rights pioneer, dies at 86 toggle caption KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images Barney Frank, the liberal icon and gay-rights pioneer who represented Massachusetts in Congress for more than three decades, died Tuesday night at his home, according to a close friend who confirmed his death to member station GBH. He was 86 years old and had been receiving hospice care for congestive heart failure. Recently asked by GBH if he wished he could do over any part of his career, Frank replied: "I would have come out earlier." Read GBH's full remembrance here. Frank's last message for Democrats toggle caption Paul Morigi/Getty Images/Getty Images WBUR's Anthony Brooks spoke with Frank while in hospice at his home in Ogunquit, Maine, where he lives with his husband, Jim Ready. Sponsor Message In their conversation, Frank shared an urgent message for Democrats hoping to bounce back from Trump. He says Democrats have a chance to defeat President Donald Trump's brand of right-wing populism, but only if the party embraces core economic issues instead of polarizing culture fights. Read more from their conversation here. This is a developing story.
LIV Golf is preparing for a potential bankruptcy filing after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund pulled support, casting doubt over the future of a venture that upended professional golf with billion-dollar spending sprees and blockbuster player contracts. Randall Williams reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
LIV Golf is preparing for a potential bankruptcy filing after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund pulled support, casting doubt over the future of a venture that upended professional golf with billion-dollar spending sprees and blockbuster player contracts. Randall Williams reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
Oil fell for a second day as traders weighed US President Donald Trump’s latest threat to resume strikes on Iran. Paul Sankey, Founder of Sankey Research, discusses the outlook for gasoline prices heading into the summer as the Strait of Hormuz remains shuttered. (Source: Bloomberg)
Oil fell for a second day as traders weighed US President Donald Trump’s latest threat to resume strikes on Iran. Paul Sankey, Founder of Sankey Research, discusses the outlook for gasoline prices heading into the summer as the Strait of Hormuz remains shuttered. (Source: Bloomberg)
Wells Fargo delivered one of the most aggressive price target revisions on a major AI semiconductor name this quarter. The firm raised its price target on Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) to $195 from $135 and reiterated an Overweight rating, anchoring the call on AWS Trainium deployment and broadening custom silicon momentum. The price target raise lands ... Marvell Price Target Vaults to $195 at...
Wells Fargo delivered one of the most aggressive price target revisions on a major AI semiconductor name this quarter. The firm raised its price target on Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) to $195 from $135 and reiterated an Overweight rating, anchoring the call on AWS Trainium deployment and broadening custom silicon momentum. The price target raise lands ... Marvell Price Target Vaults to $195 at Wells Fargo on AWS Trainium and Custom Silicon Momentum
00:00 Speaker A just to break it down here, we're talking about SpaceX, we're talking about a number of different companies kind of smushed together, like so it's a broader sort of space services firm, I guess you could call it. So Starlink as you mentioned is the satellite company, that's the part of it that makes money. That's really the the profit engine right now for it. 00:17 Speaker A Then y...
00:00 Speaker A just to break it down here, we're talking about SpaceX, we're talking about a number of different companies kind of smushed together, like so it's a broader sort of space services firm, I guess you could call it. So Starlink as you mentioned is the satellite company, that's the part of it that makes money. That's really the the profit engine right now for it. 00:17 Speaker A Then you've got the launch services, which are the Falcon rockets and eventually Starship and from what I've been reading, the the real goal for Starship is to be able to carry heavier payloads and have a reusable rocket, booster and rocket, right? So that it's the goal I think is 100 to 150 metric tons into low Earth orbit. So they can just carry more stuff as they go up there and then reuse the rockets on the way down. They've got some government and military contracts. 00:46 Speaker A Um they've got, you know, human space flight potentially. and then there's XAI which they bolted on to the thing too. There's a lot of questions in here because of the complexity of the business with all those different parts. 00:58 Speaker B I want to you know quickly touch on you know Starlink right? So you know right before you know we heard the rumors that they were going to potentially file for IPO. What did you see? A lot of expansion of Starlink. I saw a report talking about how they're making 15,000 starling kits a day. You know we saw this US mobile deal right? This is where it's direct to sell. Uh potentially that's the huge next step. So there's stuff like that they want to do uh which could be really huge and I think that's a massive opportunity uh for Starlink just Starlink alone for sure. 01:21 Speaker A And then, um, they're going to add more stuff to it because now there's reports out that they're going to buy this cursor coding company after the IPO closes. So that then adds on yet another, I mean, presumably that'll sort of be rolled into XAI and be part of that, but that adds o...
Larry Bushart, a retired Tennessee cop who was jailed for 37 days for posting a Trump meme on Facebook , won an $835,000 settlement Wednesday after suing the county and sheriff that he said jailed him in order to censor him. In a press release , Bushart's legal team at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) confirmed that Bushart agreed to dismiss his lawsuit in exchange for th...
Larry Bushart, a retired Tennessee cop who was jailed for 37 days for posting a Trump meme on Facebook , won an $835,000 settlement Wednesday after suing the county and sheriff that he said jailed him in order to censor him. In a press release , Bushart's legal team at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) confirmed that Bushart agreed to dismiss his lawsuit in exchange for the "substantial settlement." "I am pleased my First Amendment rights have been vindicated," Bushart said. "The people’s freedom to participate in civil discourse is crucial to a healthy democracy. I am looking forward to moving on and spending time with my family." Read full article Comments