Getty Images Back in February, I provided an earnings review for Walmart Inc. ( WMT ) after they reported their FY2026 Q4 results. I reiterated my Sell rating, as I found that revenue growth was decelerating while the valuation was extremely elevated. Earlier this morning, the retail giant reported their latest batch of earnings , and as of this writing, the stock is reacting quite negatively. The...
Getty Images Back in February, I provided an earnings review for Walmart Inc. ( WMT ) after they reported their FY2026 Q4 results. I reiterated my Sell rating, as I found that revenue growth was decelerating while the valuation was extremely elevated. Earlier this morning, the retail giant reported their latest batch of earnings , and as of this writing, the stock is reacting quite negatively. The rating history chart shown below hasn't updated yet, but Walmart has, in fact, now experienced mild losses since the publication of my previous article. Today, I will be providing an important update with consumer confidence in the United States being in focus. Seeking Alpha Below, it is shown that Q1 was generally a decent quarter for Walmart. Growth accelerated on the top line, and while margins were a little mixed, the bottom line fared just fine as well. Looking forward, full-year guidance was disappointingly left unchanged. The outlook is mixed at this point even after looking at Q2 expectations specifically. Despite this, the stock's valuation premium seems to have expanded, and so at this point I believe the risk/reward remains unattractive. Seeking Alpha currently shows that Wall Street has a consensus Strong Buy on Walmart stock, but I have decided to reiterate my Sell rating at this juncture. Top-Line Performance Improves Walmart Q1 Presentation When looking at Walmart's FY2027 Q1 top-line results, there are actually some respectable improvements. As you can see above , they generated $177.8 billion worth of revenues, up 7.3% YoY or 5.9% in CC terms. Either way, there was notable growth acceleration from the previous quarter as a sign that business activity has strengthened. We'll, of course, get into the details of their guidance later in this article, but judging by these numbers, the company has been somewhat resilient to consumer weakness headwinds so far. Walmart also bested expectations as they beat by $2.91 billion, and so it seems that analysts are surpri...
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 (Reuters) - Amkor Technology is working with Advanced Micro Devices on packaging AMD's chips, Amkor said on Thursday. Earlier this week, Amkor said it had secured 67 additional acres of land in Arizona next to a 104-acre parcel where it is developing a new campus where it plans to start production in 2028. Modern data center chips such as those from AMD a...
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 (Reuters) - Amkor Technology is working with Advanced Micro Devices on packaging AMD's chips, Amkor said on Thursday. Earlier this week, Amkor said it had secured 67 additional acres of land in Arizona next to a 104-acre parcel where it is developing a new campus where it plans to start production in 2028. Modern data center chips such as those from AMD and Nvidia consist of multiple chips packaged together, and those packaging steps have become a key bottleneck in chip production. Amkor once specialized in less-complex chip packaging but is working to move into more advanced versions of the technology, including through a partnership with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing where Amkor will use some of TSMC's technology at a facility in Arizona to offer some of TSMC's older technologies to joint customers. While Amkor has previously disclosed planned work with Nvidia and Apple at the Arizona facility, Amkor CEO Kevin Engel told Reuters that the company is also working with AMD. "We're moving up the value chain," Engel said. "We're more integrated with the customers, and that's really changing the dynamic to where we can extract more value out of our services." At an investor event on Thursday, Amkor said it expects to have between $8.5 billion and $9.5 billion of revenue by 2028 and $11 billion in sales by 2030. The $9 billion midpoint of the 2028 forecast was slightly below analyst estimates of $9.1 billion, according to data from LSEG. Amkor shares declined 2.6% after the forecast. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Mark Porter)
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 (Reuters) - Amkor Technology is working with Advanced Micro Devices on packaging AMD's chips, Amkor said on Thursday. Earlier this week, Amkor said it had secured 67 additional acres of land in Arizona next to a 104-acre parcel where it is developing a new campus where it plans to start production in 2028. Modern data center chips such as those from AMD a...
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 (Reuters) - Amkor Technology is working with Advanced Micro Devices on packaging AMD's chips, Amkor said on Thursday. Earlier this week, Amkor said it had secured 67 additional acres of land in Arizona next to a 104-acre parcel where it is developing a new campus where it plans to start production in 2028. Modern data center chips such as those from AMD and Nvidia consist of multiple chips packaged together, and those packaging steps have become a key bottleneck in chip production. Amkor once specialized in less-complex chip packaging but is working to move into more advanced versions of the technology, including through a partnership with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing where Amkor will use some of TSMC's technology at a facility in Arizona to offer some of TSMC's older technologies to joint customers. While Amkor has previously disclosed planned work with Nvidia and Apple at the Arizona facility, Amkor CEO Kevin Engel told Reuters that the company is also working with AMD. "We're moving up the value chain," Engel said. "We're more integrated with the customers, and that's really changing the dynamic to where we can extract more value out of our services." At an investor event on Thursday, Amkor said it expects to have between $8.5 billion and $9.5 billion of revenue by 2028 and $11 billion in sales by 2030. The $9 billion midpoint of the 2028 forecast was slightly below analyst estimates of $9.1 billion, according to data from LSEG. Amkor shares declined 2.6% after the forecast. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Mark Porter)
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS), CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) and IREN Limited (NASDAQ:IREN) rose on Thursday after Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) said rental prices for H100 GPUs continued climbing, underscoring strong AI demand. AI infrastructure stocks across neocloud peers. Nebius surged 15% after a fuel cell partnership with Bloom Energy (BE), while Applied Digital (APLD...
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS), CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) and IREN Limited (NASDAQ:IREN) rose on Thursday after Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) said rental prices for H100 GPUs continued climbing, underscoring strong AI demand. AI infrastructure stocks across neocloud peers. Nebius surged 15% after a fuel cell partnership with Bloom Energy (BE), while Applied Digital (APLD) jumped 17% following a long-term lease agreement in AI infrastructure trade AI compute demand trend. Bloom Energy shares also moved higher following the partnership disclosure. Nvidia CFO Colette Kress said H100 rental prices are up 20% year to date and A100 nearly 15%, highlighting ongoing GPU monetization on its earnings call. Nvidia continues scaling Hopper and Blackwell GPU platforms amid capacity constraints growth semiconductor leader. CoreWeave gained about 4% after GF Securities initiated coverage with a Buy rating and $162 target, while D.A. Davidson issued Neutral views on CoreWeave and Nebius Group in premarket trading US-listed. Nebius Group was included in the same broker coverage updates.
(RTTNews) - Workday, Inc. (WDAY) will host a conference call at 4:30 PM ET on May 21, 2026, to discuss Q1 27 earnings results. To access the live webcast, log on to https://investor.workday.com/news-and-events/investor-relations-events/default.aspx The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
(RTTNews) - Workday, Inc. (WDAY) will host a conference call at 4:30 PM ET on May 21, 2026, to discuss Q1 27 earnings results. To access the live webcast, log on to https://investor.workday.com/news-and-events/investor-relations-events/default.aspx The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
(RTTNews) - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (TTWO) will host a conference call at 4:30 PM ET on May 21, 2026, to discuss Q4 26 earnings results. To access the live webcast, log on to https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/689334386 To listen to the call, dial (800) 715-9871 or (646) 307-1963, Conference ID 9711440. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and d...
(RTTNews) - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (TTWO) will host a conference call at 4:30 PM ET on May 21, 2026, to discuss Q4 26 earnings results. To access the live webcast, log on to https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/689334386 To listen to the call, dial (800) 715-9871 or (646) 307-1963, Conference ID 9711440. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
Should you choose the legendary stability of Coca-Cola (KO 0.60%) or the explosive growth potential of Celsius (CELH +2.58%) for your portfolio? This comparison examines which beverage giant is better positioned for 2026. Coca-Cola dominates the global market through a massive distribution network and iconic brands, appealing to conservative income seekers. Celsius focuses on functional energy dri...
Should you choose the legendary stability of Coca-Cola (KO 0.60%) or the explosive growth potential of Celsius (CELH +2.58%) for your portfolio? This comparison examines which beverage giant is better positioned for 2026. Coca-Cola dominates the global market through a massive distribution network and iconic brands, appealing to conservative income seekers. Celsius focuses on functional energy drinks and younger demographics, prioritizing rapid market share expansion. While they operate in the same aisles, their financial profiles and growth trajectories suggest very different roles for an investor's long-term strategy. Image source: Getty Images. The case for Coca-Cola Coca-Cola sells a portfolio of over 200 brands, including soft drinks, waters, coffees, and teas, to consumers in more than 200 countries. The business operates through several segments, including North America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific, relying on a complex network of bottling partners to reach local markets. For the year ended Dec. 31, 2025, one specific bottler accounted for roughly 10% of total operating revenues. Customer concentration like this adds a layer of risk to the business, as the company depends on these partners for volume and execution. In FY 2025, revenue reached nearly $47.9 billion, showing a steady rise from approximately $47.1 billion the prior year. Net income for the period was close to $13.1 billion, resulting in a net margin of roughly 27.3%. This level of profitability is a hallmark of major players among beverage stocks worldwide. The growth reflects the company's ability to pass on price increases even as global volume trends fluctuate. As of its December 2025 balance sheet, Coca-Cola reported a debt-to-equity ratio of nearly 1.4x, which measures total debt against the value of shareholder equity. This indicates that the company uses a moderate amount of borrowed capital to finance its global operations. The current ratio stands at approximately 1.5x, which measures the com...
Key Points IBM and the Commerce Department announced Anderon, a quantum computing foundry. IBM and the government will each contribute $1 billion to the effort. The Commerce Department's funding of several other quantum companies signals quantum technology may be ready for prime time. 10 stocks we like better than International Business Machines › Shares of International Business Machines (NYSE: I...
Key Points IBM and the Commerce Department announced Anderon, a quantum computing foundry. IBM and the government will each contribute $1 billion to the effort. The Commerce Department's funding of several other quantum companies signals quantum technology may be ready for prime time. 10 stocks we like better than International Business Machines › Shares of International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) rallied 11.3% on Thursday, as of 2:35 p.m. EDT. IBM, as a large-cap stock, doesn't tend to move this much without quarterly earnings. But today, "Big Blue" was at the center of big quantum computing news, which also included the very newsworthy Trump administration. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » IBM unveils Anderon, the country's first quantum foundry Today, the U.S. Commerce Department announced its intention to fund roughly a dozen U.S. quantum computing companies to accelerate the development of the technology. Among the awardees was IBM, which announced Anderon, what it calls, "America's first pure-play quantum foundry." According to the news release, IBM and the Commerce Department have signed a letter of intent to build Anderon in Albany, N.Y., to which IBM will contribute $1 billion, with an additional $1 billion coming from the Commerce Department via the 2022 CHIPS Act funding. While IBM has its own proprietary quantum computing technology under its corporate umbrella and is thus a competitor in some ways to the other "pure-play" quantum computing stocks being funded today, it appears that IBM will also aim to be the foundry for these competitors, producing their quantum chips in addition to IBM's own. In the announcement, IBM said it would use its 300mm wafer process, along with other advanced manufacturing technologies it has cultivated over many years. CEO Arvind Krishna ...
Elon Musk ’s reshaping of SpaceX , xAI and X into a tightly-bound conglomerate has already yielded a significant financial windfall: nearly $1 billion in annual interest savings. Regulatory documents filed Wednesday ahead of SpaceX’s historic initial public offering reveal that the company secured a $20 billion bridge loan from banks — and that it was the funding source used to take out $17.5 bill...
Elon Musk ’s reshaping of SpaceX , xAI and X into a tightly-bound conglomerate has already yielded a significant financial windfall: nearly $1 billion in annual interest savings. Regulatory documents filed Wednesday ahead of SpaceX’s historic initial public offering reveal that the company secured a $20 billion bridge loan from banks — and that it was the funding source used to take out $17.5 billion of high-interest junk debt for Musk’s social media and AI companies. The bridge loan came at an effective interest rate of 4.58% as of March 31, the documents show, vastly lower than the junk bonds and leveraged loans for X and xAI, which had rates as high as 12.5%. All told, the maneuver cut combined annual interest costs roughly in half to around $900 million, according to Bloomberg calculations. Representatives for SpaceX didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. Musk has utilized debt markets extensively to buy or grow his businesses, securing billions in bank commitments and structuring complex financings . But it hasn’t all been smooth sailing. His 2022 buyout of Twitter loaded the company with roughly $12.5 billion of borrowings , creating a notorious hung debt quagmire for Wall Street banks who were initially unable to sell it to investors. They ultimately succeeded in doing so last year. Then Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI acquired X in March of 2025, and in June of that year borrowed an additional $5 billion. When SpaceX subsequently purchased xAI in February, Morgan Stanley — which handled both companies’ debt raises — told existing lenders that the debt pile was set to be paid back in full , without saying how. As it transpired, SpaceX used this $20 billion facility from a group of banks including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , Bank of America Corp. , Citigroup Inc. , JPMorgan Chase & Co. , and Morgan Stanley . It couldn’t have come at a better time: X had been paying tens of millions each month to service its debt, while xAI had been burni...
With Tesla's (TSLA) core auto business continuing to post underwhelming results and its nascent robotaxi initiative having trouble getting off the ground, TSLA stock, with its forward price-to-earnings ratio of 335.83 times, appears to be dramatically overvalued. Consequently, investors should avoid buying Tesla's shares. Meanwhile, Congress is considering imposing an annual fee of $130 on electri...
With Tesla's (TSLA) core auto business continuing to post underwhelming results and its nascent robotaxi initiative having trouble getting off the ground, TSLA stock, with its forward price-to-earnings ratio of 335.83 times, appears to be dramatically overvalued. Consequently, investors should avoid buying Tesla's shares. Meanwhile, Congress is considering imposing an annual fee of $130 on electric vehicles. While this fee, if implemented, is unlikely to deter the vast majority of consumers interested in Tesla's EVs from buying them, it could slightly reduce the demand for the firm's automobiles, adding another negative catalyst for TSLA stock. About TSLA Stock The largest seller of EVs in the U.S. by a wide margin, Tesla has not performed well for its investors so far in 2026, as its shares had fallen 6.27% so far this year. Tesla has an extremely high market capitalization of $1.57 trillion. The Auto Business and the Robotaxi Initiative Continue To Be Unimpressive Tesla delivered 358,023 EVs in the first quarter, well below the 408,386 vehicles that it produced. Further, analysts, on average, were expecting the company to deliver 370,000 EVs. And the automaker handed over 14% fewer EVs than in the previous quarter, although its deliveries did increase 6% versus Q1 of 2025. Still, the Q1 total was not superb overall. Turning to robotaxis, Reuters recently reported that the service has been plagued by “long wait times, canceled rides, limited availability and problems with drop-offs .” Additionally, Elektrek, a news website focusing on EVs, has asserted that the robotaxis have a relatively high accident rate. Finally, while Tesla CEO Elon Musk predicted in the summer of 2025 that the service would be available to 150 million Americans, it hasn't expanded beyond Texas yet. The $130 Surcharge Could Be a Mild, Negative Catalyst for Tesla A bipartisan proposal in the House of Representatives would impose an annual fee of $130 on all EVs. Beginning in 2029, the surcharge...
Scottish singer-songwriter Jacob Alon was the big winner at the 2026 Ivor Novello awards, which acknowledge the best in British and Irish songwriting and screen composition. Alon, 25, has captivated audiences with their swooping voice and imaginative alt-folk arrangements, showcased on debut album In Limerence which was released in May 2025. They won the Ivor Novello award for rising star – the se...
Scottish singer-songwriter Jacob Alon was the big winner at the 2026 Ivor Novello awards, which acknowledge the best in British and Irish songwriting and screen composition. Alon, 25, has captivated audiences with their swooping voice and imaginative alt-folk arrangements, showcased on debut album In Limerence which was released in May 2025. They won the Ivor Novello award for rising star – the second such win for Alon this year, having won the equivalent prize at the 2026 Brit awards in February, called the critics’ choice award. Alon also won the Ivor Novello category of best song musically and lyrically, for Don’t Fall Asleep, a delicate, poignant ballad inspired by the death of their cousin in an accidental drowning before Alon was born. The song imagines their cousin waking underwater after death and being guided by an angel, allowing him to watch his unborn son enter the world. “This song, to me, floats across the stormy surface of the sea of dreams, gasping against its choppy tide, resisting the soft pull below into an endless deep,” Alon has said. Judges hailed it as “profoundly emotionally honest”. The two wins cap a successful debut album release from Alon, with In Limerence also nominated for the 2025 Mercury prize. Alon lost out there to Sam Fender, who was also a winner at the Ivor Novellos this year, being named songwriter of the year in recognition of the social realist anthems he wrote for his album People Watching. Catalan musician Rosalía, who spliced opera, pop and avant garde electronics on her bold album Lux, won international songwriter of the year. Charismatic Irish singer-songwriter CMAT won best album for Euro-Country, which examines her own existential and romantic crises alongside those facing a recession-hit Ireland. Kae Tempest won best contemporary song for I Stand on the Line, co-written by Fraser T Smith, which reflects on Tempest’s fraught experiences as a trans man, including his anxieties over the policing of public toilets: “I’m l...
Imagine if One Day was set in Long Eaton. Now, take its sweeping, time-spanning love story, but make it platonic, and about two theatre-obsessed best mates. That’s the foundation for Jane Upton’s luminous, heart-exploding play, which catches Jess and Billy in a series of snapshots across their friendship. Beginning in the early 90s, during their school days, and then moving through their 20s, 30s ...
Imagine if One Day was set in Long Eaton. Now, take its sweeping, time-spanning love story, but make it platonic, and about two theatre-obsessed best mates. That’s the foundation for Jane Upton’s luminous, heart-exploding play, which catches Jess and Billy in a series of snapshots across their friendship. Beginning in the early 90s, during their school days, and then moving through their 20s, 30s and into their mid-40s, the play threads together teenage crushes, career decisions, breakups, marriages, births and children. Jess (Katie Redford) is an oversharer while Billy (Benedict Salter) has secrets. Their early years together pass through play rehearsals, parties, personal revelations and betrayals, but even in their lowest moments, the two are always pulled back to each other’s side. As their lives move in different directions, with Billy heading to London for drama school and later building a career as a high-flying agent, and Jess staying at home in a “suburban bubble” before eventually tiptoeing her way back into the creative scene as a playwright, they turn their noses up at the other’s choices. Still, in times of turmoil, they can’t help but pick up the phone or race across the country just to be there for their old friend. Their dialogue accurately captures people who know each other’s lives inside out. When their conversation tips into cruelty, I am a mess. Directed by Hannah Stone, the production shows friendship as something defining. Redford and Salter make their characters people we want to stay with across the decades. In fact, time here slips through our fingers. One moment they’re 15 in 1995, and Jess is getting advice from More! magazine; the next it is 2022, and a 42-year-old Billy is considering surrogacy for his next child. Abby Clarke’s design evokes nostalgia, with the back wall composed of white, Polaroid-inspired squares that shift from photographic outlines to mirrors. The setup screams: how does it all go so fast? With so much life to fit i...