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Shopify (SHOP) stock opened higher on Wednesday after the e-commerce firm said it has acquired Tailwind Labs, the company behind the widely used Tailwind CSS. The announcement is significant for SHOP, given that Tailwind CSS is installed more than 110 million times per week and is used by prominent names like ChatGPT, Cloudflare (NET), Reddit (RDDT), and X.
That said, Shopify shares have reversed their intraday gains in recent hours and are now headed to end the Sept. 9 session down more than 5%.
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That said, Shopify shares have reversed their intraday gains in recent hours and are now headed to end the Sept. 9 session down more than 5%.
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#tailwind #chatgpt
16 hours ago
Lyft Inc (NASDAQ:LYFT) is slightly lower this afternoon, down 0.2% at $14.86. Heading for a fifth-straight daily drop, the Uber Technologies (UBER) rival is trading near its late-July lows, sporting a grim 23.3% year-to-date deficit. All may not be lost, however, as this pullback looks to be placing Lyft stock near a trendline with historically bullish implications.
According to Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative ****** yst Rocky White, LYFT shares are within 0.75 of their 126-day moving average's 20-day average true range (ATR), after remaining below it 80% of the time in the past two weeks and in 80% of the last 42 trading sessions.
This signal has occurred five times in the last 10 years, after which Lyft stock was higher one month later 60% of the time, averaging a 9.4% gain. From its current perch, a surge of this magnitude would put the shares back above the $16 area.
Put traders have been circling, per LYFT's 10-day put/call volume ratio at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX), which stands higher than 76% of all other readings from the past year. Echoing this, the stock's Schaeffer's put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) of ranks higher than all other readings from the past 12 months. Should this bearish sentiment begin to unwind, it could trigger tailwinds for the shares.
Options are attractively priced as well, per the stock's Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) of 51%, which stands higher than just 18% of all other readings from the past year, implying that near-term option traders are pricing in relatively low volatility expectations.
#lyft #higher #uber
According to Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative ****** yst Rocky White, LYFT shares are within 0.75 of their 126-day moving average's 20-day average true range (ATR), after remaining below it 80% of the time in the past two weeks and in 80% of the last 42 trading sessions.
This signal has occurred five times in the last 10 years, after which Lyft stock was higher one month later 60% of the time, averaging a 9.4% gain. From its current perch, a surge of this magnitude would put the shares back above the $16 area.
Put traders have been circling, per LYFT's 10-day put/call volume ratio at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX), which stands higher than 76% of all other readings from the past year. Echoing this, the stock's Schaeffer's put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) of ranks higher than all other readings from the past 12 months. Should this bearish sentiment begin to unwind, it could trigger tailwinds for the shares.
Options are attractively priced as well, per the stock's Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) of 51%, which stands higher than just 18% of all other readings from the past year, implying that near-term option traders are pricing in relatively low volatility expectations.
#lyft #higher #uber
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Jeff Klingelhofer, CFA, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager & Senior Research **** yst, Securitized **** ets at Aristotle Pacific didn't set out to be a bond guy but a launchpad at PIMCO, stops in Tokyo and London, and a Chicago MBA detour into a scrappy five-person hedge fund rewired how he thinks about fixed income. The internship stuck, with Klingelhofer building out Thornburg's taxable fixed income desk from employee #3 to Head of Investments, before joining Aristotle Pacific in 2024. The firm is a 15-year-old franchise (formerly Pacific **** et Management) now running roughly $16 billion and, as of July 30, three brand-new ETFs: the Aristotle Core Plus Income ETF (ARCP), the Aristotle Multi-Sector Income ETF (ARMS), and the Aristotle Short Term Income ETF (SDUR).
The pitch isn't about taking on more risk to boost returns but about capturing returns with minimal risk, and that means shopping across every fixed income silo instead of hunting inside one. Klingelhofer gives the example of February 2020, when American Airlines' corporate bond and its aircraft-backed EETC both priced at 3.75% with the same issuer, same tenor, same yield. A month later, COVID hit and the corporate bond cratered to 27 cents on the dollar while the EETC held at 65 cents. Same company, wildly different outcomes because Wall Street desks looked at each instrument in isolation instead of comparing across the capital stack. That's the whole Aristotle Pacific thesis, and it's why he sees the same mispricing setting up today in data center financing.
The three funds slot into that framework by risk level, with SDUR as a low-duration, active-credit alternative to cash, ARCP as a core-bond upgrade aiming to beat the Agg by 100-150bps, and ARMS as the full relative-value expression targeting 250bps over a cycle with real flexibility to shift credit quality. Macro-wise, Klingelhofer thinks the market is underestimating new Fed Chair Warsh, who, unlike his predecessor, inherits a purely high-inflation world with no disinflationary tailwind. It means the firm is positioning the funds slightly long duration as a hedge against credit risk elsewhere in the book. His closing advice to advisors was a cautionary and practical one, that they shouldn't expect Aristotle to work in every environment (no fund does), and to pair its bottom-up process with top-down managers like PIMCO so the two zig and zag differently throughout market cycles.
To learn more about Aristotle Pacific, go here, or you can learn more about their new ETFs here.
#pacific #same #fixed
The pitch isn't about taking on more risk to boost returns but about capturing returns with minimal risk, and that means shopping across every fixed income silo instead of hunting inside one. Klingelhofer gives the example of February 2020, when American Airlines' corporate bond and its aircraft-backed EETC both priced at 3.75% with the same issuer, same tenor, same yield. A month later, COVID hit and the corporate bond cratered to 27 cents on the dollar while the EETC held at 65 cents. Same company, wildly different outcomes because Wall Street desks looked at each instrument in isolation instead of comparing across the capital stack. That's the whole Aristotle Pacific thesis, and it's why he sees the same mispricing setting up today in data center financing.
The three funds slot into that framework by risk level, with SDUR as a low-duration, active-credit alternative to cash, ARCP as a core-bond upgrade aiming to beat the Agg by 100-150bps, and ARMS as the full relative-value expression targeting 250bps over a cycle with real flexibility to shift credit quality. Macro-wise, Klingelhofer thinks the market is underestimating new Fed Chair Warsh, who, unlike his predecessor, inherits a purely high-inflation world with no disinflationary tailwind. It means the firm is positioning the funds slightly long duration as a hedge against credit risk elsewhere in the book. His closing advice to advisors was a cautionary and practical one, that they shouldn't expect Aristotle to work in every environment (no fund does), and to pair its bottom-up process with top-down managers like PIMCO so the two zig and zag differently throughout market cycles.
To learn more about Aristotle Pacific, go here, or you can learn more about their new ETFs here.
#pacific #same #fixed
5 days ago
By Dhara Ranasinghe, Rae Wee and Atsuko Aoyama
LONDON/SINGAPORE/TOKYO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Six weeks after hitting a four-decade low against the dollar, the tide appears to be turning for the battered yen as a host of factors finally smoke out traders who have spent years betting against the ****** anese currency.
While central bank rate hikes and record currency intervention have failed to provide lasting support for the yen, new tailwinds from capital repatriation, unwinding carry trades and U.S. political pressure are now giving short speculators cause to rethink their long-term game.
The yen is on track for a roughly 2% surge against the greenback this week — the most since a rare joint U.S. and ****** an intervention at the end of July to lift the yen.
"The market psychology around the yen appears to be changing," said Rong Ren Goh, a fixed income portfolio manager at Eastspring Investments. "Investors seem increasingly reluctant to aggressively short the JPY (yen), particularly with the prospect of a BOJ rate hike in September adding another layer of risk to the trade."
#currency #dhara #ranasinghe
LONDON/SINGAPORE/TOKYO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Six weeks after hitting a four-decade low against the dollar, the tide appears to be turning for the battered yen as a host of factors finally smoke out traders who have spent years betting against the ****** anese currency.
While central bank rate hikes and record currency intervention have failed to provide lasting support for the yen, new tailwinds from capital repatriation, unwinding carry trades and U.S. political pressure are now giving short speculators cause to rethink their long-term game.
The yen is on track for a roughly 2% surge against the greenback this week — the most since a rare joint U.S. and ****** an intervention at the end of July to lift the yen.
"The market psychology around the yen appears to be changing," said Rong Ren Goh, a fixed income portfolio manager at Eastspring Investments. "Investors seem increasingly reluctant to aggressively short the JPY (yen), particularly with the prospect of a BOJ rate hike in September adding another layer of risk to the trade."
#currency #dhara #ranasinghe
6 days ago
On August 10, Joe Gomes from ***** le Capital reiterated his Outperform rating on CoreCivic Inc. (NYSE:CXW). In the process, the ***** yst increased his target price on the stock from $35 to $42, resulting in a revised upside potential in excess of 24% based on stock's closing price on August 27. This upward adjustment in price target came after an impressive second quarter print above management estimates. Let's explore the underlying drivers of this outperformance, and which additional factors are expected to shape up investor sentiment toward the stock.
Earlier in August, the company reported its second quarter results which exceeded management's expectations. Topline figures were recorded at $684.9 million, up by 27.3% compared to Q2 2025. Adjusted EBITDA of $109.4 million exhibited 5.9% year-on-year growth, while adjusted diluted EPS of $0.38 reflected a 5.6% growth compared to the same period last year. Such expansion in adjusted diluted EPS was supported by lower operating costs and slightly higher ICE populations, while strong federal revenue also contributed to growth. Following the quarter and subsequent facility sales, management raised its full-year 2026 guidance.
During 2026, CoreCivic has been focusing on strengthening its financial position while expanding its footprint as a federal detention operator. The company generated $734 million in gross proceeds from sales of Prairie Correctional Facility and Midwest Regional Reception Center, to the Department of Homeland Security. It expects to continue to operate both facilities under current arrangements, and was also awarded a new ICE contract to operate the 1,600 bed Prairie Correctional Facility till August 2031. The contract award offers potential for $75 million in revenue boost in the future once fully activated, with no material impact expected during 2026.
CoreCivic can benefit from this demand tailwind without the time and capital required to construct entirely new facilities, although activating idle sites still involves staffing and start-up costs. It also strengthens the company's position as a trusted partner for federal detention requirements, and might create potential opportunities for more contracts in the future.
The company has also taken an aggressive approach toward debt reduction and returning capital to shareholders. On August 10, it entered a $500 million accelerated share repurchase agreement, supported by the proceeds from recent facility sales. A portion of those sale proceeds was also utilized for $608.5 million debt repayment, which included early redemption of senior notes that were due in 2027.
#price
Earlier in August, the company reported its second quarter results which exceeded management's expectations. Topline figures were recorded at $684.9 million, up by 27.3% compared to Q2 2025. Adjusted EBITDA of $109.4 million exhibited 5.9% year-on-year growth, while adjusted diluted EPS of $0.38 reflected a 5.6% growth compared to the same period last year. Such expansion in adjusted diluted EPS was supported by lower operating costs and slightly higher ICE populations, while strong federal revenue also contributed to growth. Following the quarter and subsequent facility sales, management raised its full-year 2026 guidance.
During 2026, CoreCivic has been focusing on strengthening its financial position while expanding its footprint as a federal detention operator. The company generated $734 million in gross proceeds from sales of Prairie Correctional Facility and Midwest Regional Reception Center, to the Department of Homeland Security. It expects to continue to operate both facilities under current arrangements, and was also awarded a new ICE contract to operate the 1,600 bed Prairie Correctional Facility till August 2031. The contract award offers potential for $75 million in revenue boost in the future once fully activated, with no material impact expected during 2026.
CoreCivic can benefit from this demand tailwind without the time and capital required to construct entirely new facilities, although activating idle sites still involves staffing and start-up costs. It also strengthens the company's position as a trusted partner for federal detention requirements, and might create potential opportunities for more contracts in the future.
The company has also taken an aggressive approach toward debt reduction and returning capital to shareholders. On August 10, it entered a $500 million accelerated share repurchase agreement, supported by the proceeds from recent facility sales. A portion of those sale proceeds was also utilized for $608.5 million debt repayment, which included early redemption of senior notes that were due in 2027.
#price
6 days ago
Bitcoin (BTC) mining name Riot Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:RIOT) is surging today, up 11.6% at $20.79 at last glance while Bitcoin taps three-month highs. Along with sector tailwinds, RIOT has its own bullish signal to keep an eye on as well.
According to Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative ******* yst Rocky White, Riot Platforms stock is trading within 0.75 times the 260-day moving averages' 20-day average true range (ATR), after spending at least 80% of the previous two weeks and 80% of the prior 42 trading sessions above that trendline. This setup has appeared six other times over the last decade, after which the stock was higher one month later 100% of the time, averaging a large 19.7% gain.
Short interest represents a hefty 14.35% of RIOT's available float, or more than 50 million shares, and would take shorts nearly three days to cover at the stock's average pace of trading. A move higher could pressure some of these bearish bettors to exit their positions, creating additional buying power.
Now also looks like a good time to weigh RIOT's next move with options. The stock's Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) of 76% sits in the low 9th percentile of its annual range, suggesting options traders are pricing in relatively low volatility expectations at the moment. Plus, its Schaeffer's Volatility Scorecard (SVS) stands at 80 out of 100, indicating RIOT has tended to exceed option traders' volatility expectations during the past year.
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According to Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative ******* yst Rocky White, Riot Platforms stock is trading within 0.75 times the 260-day moving averages' 20-day average true range (ATR), after spending at least 80% of the previous two weeks and 80% of the prior 42 trading sessions above that trendline. This setup has appeared six other times over the last decade, after which the stock was higher one month later 100% of the time, averaging a large 19.7% gain.
Short interest represents a hefty 14.35% of RIOT's available float, or more than 50 million shares, and would take shorts nearly three days to cover at the stock's average pace of trading. A move higher could pressure some of these bearish bettors to exit their positions, creating additional buying power.
Now also looks like a good time to weigh RIOT's next move with options. The stock's Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) of 76% sits in the low 9th percentile of its annual range, suggesting options traders are pricing in relatively low volatility expectations at the moment. Plus, its Schaeffer's Volatility Scorecard (SVS) stands at 80 out of 100, indicating RIOT has tended to exceed option traders' volatility expectations during the past year.
#volatility #three #Stock #times
6 days ago
Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries (NYSE:TEVA) is moving 2.9% lower to trade at $36.41, pulling back from its Aug. 27, nearly nine-year high of $38.36. The $36 level looks to have moved in as a floor of support, a former level of resistance for the shares since late January. More gains could be on the table, however, with a fresh bull signal now flashing for the drug maker.
TEVA's long-term outperformance comes amid historically low implied volatility (IV). Specifically, the equity's current SVI of 29% stands in the low 5th percentile of its annual range.
According to data from Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative ******* yst Rocky White, there have been five instances in the past five years when the equity traded within 2% of its 52-week high, while its Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) ranked in the 20th percentile of its annual range or lower.
TEVA was higher one month later 80% of the time after those signals, averaging a 5.5% gain. From its current perch, a shift of this amount would put the equity back above $38 -- within a chip-shot of its August peak.
Options traders are still not convinced. This is per the equity's 10-day put/call volume ratio at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Cboe Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX), which sits higher than 96% of readings from the past year. Should this bearish sentiment begin to unwind, it could trigger more tailwinds for the shares.
#exchange
TEVA's long-term outperformance comes amid historically low implied volatility (IV). Specifically, the equity's current SVI of 29% stands in the low 5th percentile of its annual range.
According to data from Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative ******* yst Rocky White, there have been five instances in the past five years when the equity traded within 2% of its 52-week high, while its Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) ranked in the 20th percentile of its annual range or lower.
TEVA was higher one month later 80% of the time after those signals, averaging a 5.5% gain. From its current perch, a shift of this amount would put the equity back above $38 -- within a chip-shot of its August peak.
Options traders are still not convinced. This is per the equity's 10-day put/call volume ratio at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Cboe Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX), which sits higher than 96% of readings from the past year. Should this bearish sentiment begin to unwind, it could trigger more tailwinds for the shares.
#exchange
7 days ago
On August 26, Movado Group (NYSE:MOV) reported second-quarter fiscal 2027 results that pushed adjusted earnings per share to $0.54 from $0.23 a year earlier, while net sales climbed 4.9% to $169.8 million. The jewelry and watch company also confirmed it will stop issuing annual financial guidance going forward, choosing instead to focus commentary on near-term trends. For a business built on Swiss craftsmanship and a stable of licensed fashion brands, the quarter marked a fifth straight period of positive momentum, and it came with a few surprises tucked inside the numbers.
Some of the headline strength came from a one-time source: $3.2 million in IEEPA duty refunds tied to tariffs paid between February 2025 and May 2026, which lifted GAAP gross margin to 59.4% from 54.1%. But strip that out and adjusted gross margin still rose 340 basis points to 57.5%, driven by favorable channel and product mix, strategic pricing, and less discounting. Growth was broad rather than concentrated in one line item. US net sales rose 4.9%, international sales rose 4.9% as well (4.1% in constant currency), and Latin America and India posted particularly strong results.
Movado.com sales jumped 8%, and Olivia Burton sales grew 23%, powered by small-shaped watches focused on the U.K. and US markets. The company also flagged a resurgence in traditional watch interest among younger buyers, pointing to the Baby Face mini strap watch, which sold out more than 400 units on movado.com in under a month. Looking ahead, Movado is expanding its Tapestry partnership to launch Kate Spade watches starting next fiscal year. The balance sheet backs up the momentum, with $211.6 million in cash, no debt, and $16.6 million already returned to shareholders through dividends this year.
Not every piece of this quarter travels into the second half. Management was explicit that the favorable mix of lower duty rate inventory that padded margins is temporary and is not expected to continue, and second-half gross margin guidance of 55% to 56% reflects that normalization. Sallie DeMarsilis also noted that gross margin gains were partially offset by higher shipping costs tied to fuel surcharges and rising e-commerce volume.
Geographically, the Middle East remains a soft spot, with Efraim Grinberg citing tourism-related headwinds in a region still affected by regional conflict. Operating expenses rose to $85.7 million from $80.6 million, largely on higher performance-based compensation and marketing spend. There is also a smaller but notable item: a $0.2 million pretax charge tied to a misconduct investigation within a Dubai-based Swiss subsidiary branch. And while Movado expects to recover another $6.8 million in IEEPA duties, it has chosen not to recognize that gain until the cash actually arrives, a reminder that not all of this quarter's tailwind is guaranteed to repeat.
#second
Some of the headline strength came from a one-time source: $3.2 million in IEEPA duty refunds tied to tariffs paid between February 2025 and May 2026, which lifted GAAP gross margin to 59.4% from 54.1%. But strip that out and adjusted gross margin still rose 340 basis points to 57.5%, driven by favorable channel and product mix, strategic pricing, and less discounting. Growth was broad rather than concentrated in one line item. US net sales rose 4.9%, international sales rose 4.9% as well (4.1% in constant currency), and Latin America and India posted particularly strong results.
Movado.com sales jumped 8%, and Olivia Burton sales grew 23%, powered by small-shaped watches focused on the U.K. and US markets. The company also flagged a resurgence in traditional watch interest among younger buyers, pointing to the Baby Face mini strap watch, which sold out more than 400 units on movado.com in under a month. Looking ahead, Movado is expanding its Tapestry partnership to launch Kate Spade watches starting next fiscal year. The balance sheet backs up the momentum, with $211.6 million in cash, no debt, and $16.6 million already returned to shareholders through dividends this year.
Not every piece of this quarter travels into the second half. Management was explicit that the favorable mix of lower duty rate inventory that padded margins is temporary and is not expected to continue, and second-half gross margin guidance of 55% to 56% reflects that normalization. Sallie DeMarsilis also noted that gross margin gains were partially offset by higher shipping costs tied to fuel surcharges and rising e-commerce volume.
Geographically, the Middle East remains a soft spot, with Efraim Grinberg citing tourism-related headwinds in a region still affected by regional conflict. Operating expenses rose to $85.7 million from $80.6 million, largely on higher performance-based compensation and marketing spend. There is also a smaller but notable item: a $0.2 million pretax charge tied to a misconduct investigation within a Dubai-based Swiss subsidiary branch. And while Movado expects to recover another $6.8 million in IEEPA duties, it has chosen not to recognize that gain until the cash actually arrives, a reminder that not all of this quarter's tailwind is guaranteed to repeat.
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Achieved the highest second quarter net income per share in company history, attributed to disciplined operating teams and favorable market tailwinds.
Performance was significantly bolstered by Section 45Z production tax credits, which contributed approximately $18.4 million directly to gross profit during the quarter.
Gross profit grew approximately 144% year-over-year even when excluding the impact of 45Z tax credits, driven by stronger industry crush margins.
Operational success is supported by a robust balance sheet with no bank debt and $379.5 million in cash and short-term investments, allowing for internal funding of all growth projects.
#credits
Achieved the highest second quarter net income per share in company history, attributed to disciplined operating teams and favorable market tailwinds.
Performance was significantly bolstered by Section 45Z production tax credits, which contributed approximately $18.4 million directly to gross profit during the quarter.
Gross profit grew approximately 144% year-over-year even when excluding the impact of 45Z tax credits, driven by stronger industry crush margins.
Operational success is supported by a robust balance sheet with no bank debt and $379.5 million in cash and short-term investments, allowing for internal funding of all growth projects.
#credits
7 days ago
Investors are awaiting the fourth-quarter earnings release of cybersecurity firm Zscaler (ZS), which is scheduled for Sept. 3, after the market closes. Ahead of that, investors have lifted the company's stock, expecting the earnings to provide tailwinds.
Cybersecurity spending is expected to be a priority in this era of artificial intelligence (AI). Recently, a series of AI hacking incidents brought the importance of cybersecurity to the forefront. Therefore, there's a chance that while chips and data centers were the biggest beneficiaries of the first wave of the AI boom, cybersecurity could steal that spot in the next wave and experience a spending boom.
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Cybersecurity spending is expected to be a priority in this era of artificial intelligence (AI). Recently, a series of AI hacking incidents brought the importance of cybersecurity to the forefront. Therefore, there's a chance that while chips and data centers were the biggest beneficiaries of the first wave of the AI boom, cybersecurity could steal that spot in the next wave and experience a spending boom.
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7 days ago
Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) stock has more than quintupled year to date, but despite those gains, its rally still doesn't appear to be over. The long-term tailwinds in the memory market just accelerated, and Sandisk is one of the best-positioned companies in the industry.
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Investors have greatly underestimated the durability of the current memory chip boom, even the most bullish ones. Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) recently reported that three large customers had signed deals locking up 70% of its memory chip capacity through 2031: Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL).
Those deals are a big catalyst for the entire memory sector, and while Samsung is the immediate beneficiary, Sandisk may emerge as the bigger winner. That's because Sandisk has been growing sales at a faster rate than Samsung, thanks to its NAND flash memory storage chips.
Samsung reported 130% year-over-year revenue growth in the second quarter, while Sandisk delivered 372% year-over-year revenue growth. Sandisk told investors in its 2026 Investor Day that it, too, is securing multiyear deals with its top customers. The Samsung news has further limited the volume of memory chips that will be available for future customers, which will make it easier for Sandisk to command higher prices and sign more attractive multiyear deals.
#samsung #deals #customers #flashing
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Investors have greatly underestimated the durability of the current memory chip boom, even the most bullish ones. Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) recently reported that three large customers had signed deals locking up 70% of its memory chip capacity through 2031: Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL).
Those deals are a big catalyst for the entire memory sector, and while Samsung is the immediate beneficiary, Sandisk may emerge as the bigger winner. That's because Sandisk has been growing sales at a faster rate than Samsung, thanks to its NAND flash memory storage chips.
Samsung reported 130% year-over-year revenue growth in the second quarter, while Sandisk delivered 372% year-over-year revenue growth. Sandisk told investors in its 2026 Investor Day that it, too, is securing multiyear deals with its top customers. The Samsung news has further limited the volume of memory chips that will be available for future customers, which will make it easier for Sandisk to command higher prices and sign more attractive multiyear deals.
#samsung #deals #customers #flashing
7 days ago
KMI's 2% dividend raise earns a C+ while WMB's 5% raise and 52-year payment streak push it to an A-.
WMB carries 3.9x leverage after its $5.5 billion Momentum Midstream acquisition, though management expects deleveraging by 2028.
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Two natural gas pipeline giants just cut checks to shareholders, and the fine print reveals why they deserve very different dividend grades. Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) sent investors $0.2975 per share on August 17, 2026, while Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) most recently paid $0.525 per share on June 29, 2026, with another $0.525 payment scheduled for September 28. Same sector, same customer base, same natural gas tailwinds. Very different scorecards.
The gap comes down to growth rate, payout coverage, and streak length. One is compounding faster and covering the payout more comfortably. The other is running a tighter payout ratio with slower raises. Here is the grading.
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WMB carries 3.9x leverage after its $5.5 billion Momentum Midstream acquisition, though management expects deleveraging by 2028.
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Two natural gas pipeline giants just cut checks to shareholders, and the fine print reveals why they deserve very different dividend grades. Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) sent investors $0.2975 per share on August 17, 2026, while Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) most recently paid $0.525 per share on June 29, 2026, with another $0.525 payment scheduled for September 28. Same sector, same customer base, same natural gas tailwinds. Very different scorecards.
The gap comes down to growth rate, payout coverage, and streak length. One is compounding faster and covering the payout more comfortably. The other is running a tighter payout ratio with slower raises. Here is the grading.
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Record revenue and EPS were driven by the compounding benefits of a modernized operating model, enabling earnings to grow faster than revenue through significant operating leverage.
Management attributes the 122% growth in traditional servers to a structural shift where customers view IT as a value driver rather than a cost center, accelerating the refresh of an aged installed base.
AI server momentum is broadening across Neoclouds, sovereigns, and enterprise customers, with the customer count surpassing 6,500 as organizations move from design to production.
Storage returned to growth and share gains, fueled by strong demand for Dell IP products and early tailwinds from AI workloads requiring massive data movement and protection.
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Record revenue and EPS were driven by the compounding benefits of a modernized operating model, enabling earnings to grow faster than revenue through significant operating leverage.
Management attributes the 122% growth in traditional servers to a structural shift where customers view IT as a value driver rather than a cost center, accelerating the refresh of an aged installed base.
AI server momentum is broadening across Neoclouds, sovereigns, and enterprise customers, with the customer count surpassing 6,500 as organizations move from design to production.
Storage returned to growth and share gains, fueled by strong demand for Dell IP products and early tailwinds from AI workloads requiring massive data movement and protection.
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9 days ago
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU) has pulled back sharply from its recent highs, but UBS sees the weakness as a buying opportunity. On August 31, UBS upgraded Kaiser Aluminum from Neutral to Buy and raised its price target to $184 from $179. ******* yst Alex Stansbury argued that the selloff has created an attractive entry point into a business with improving earnings power.
UBS's upgrade to Buy from Neutral is based on the view that Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU)'s recent pullback has created an attractive entry point rather than signaling a deterioration in the company's long-term earnings outlook. ******* yst Alex Stansbury raised the price target to $184 from $179, arguing that the selloff has created an opportunity to buy a business with improving earnings power.
The most important part of UBS's argument is that several of the pressures weighing on Kaiser's shares appear temporary. Stansbury specifically pointed to scrap as a meaningful tailwind while also saying that the company's underlying fundamentals are strengthening. That is important because UBS is not relying solely on higher aluminum prices to support its bullish view. Instead, the bank sees operational improvements and stronger end-market demand contributing to earnings growth.
UBS also highlighted the benefits of Kaiser's investments at Warrick and Trentwood. Those investments are increasingly relevant to the earnings story. Kaiser says its Warrick investment is designed to increase capacity for higher-margin coated packaging products, while its Trentwood modernization has focused on improving efficiency, capacity and the quality of products serving aerospace and general engineering customers.
The aerospace recovery is another key part of UBS's thesis. Stansbury pointed to the end of aerospace destocking and accelerating build rates, suggesting that an important headwind for Kaiser is beginning to reverse. That view is supported by Kaiser's latest results: the company said aerospace demand was strengthening as destocking eased, while second-quarter aerospace shipments increased year over year.
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UBS's upgrade to Buy from Neutral is based on the view that Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU)'s recent pullback has created an attractive entry point rather than signaling a deterioration in the company's long-term earnings outlook. ******* yst Alex Stansbury raised the price target to $184 from $179, arguing that the selloff has created an opportunity to buy a business with improving earnings power.
The most important part of UBS's argument is that several of the pressures weighing on Kaiser's shares appear temporary. Stansbury specifically pointed to scrap as a meaningful tailwind while also saying that the company's underlying fundamentals are strengthening. That is important because UBS is not relying solely on higher aluminum prices to support its bullish view. Instead, the bank sees operational improvements and stronger end-market demand contributing to earnings growth.
UBS also highlighted the benefits of Kaiser's investments at Warrick and Trentwood. Those investments are increasingly relevant to the earnings story. Kaiser says its Warrick investment is designed to increase capacity for higher-margin coated packaging products, while its Trentwood modernization has focused on improving efficiency, capacity and the quality of products serving aerospace and general engineering customers.
The aerospace recovery is another key part of UBS's thesis. Stansbury pointed to the end of aerospace destocking and accelerating build rates, suggesting that an important headwind for Kaiser is beginning to reverse. That view is supported by Kaiser's latest results: the company said aerospace demand was strengthening as destocking eased, while second-quarter aerospace shipments increased year over year.
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9 days ago
POET (NASDAQ: POET) secured a $50 million Lumilens purchase order, and our model sees 137% upside to a $17.74 BUY price target.
Lumentum (LITE) generates $1 billion quarterly on the same optical tailwind; Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) proves hyperscale-qualified 800G suppliers command premium multiples.
POET holds $796 million in cash to fund its Malaysia production ramp, but four of its last five earnings reports missed estimates.
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POET Technologies (NASDAQ:POET) is a small-cap photonics designer building optical engines for 400G, 800G, and 1.6T data center interconnects, the plumbing hyperscalers need to move AI traffic without melting their power budgets. With a fresh $50 million purchase order from Lumilens in hand, our proprietary model sees room for a sharp re-rating.
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Lumentum (LITE) generates $1 billion quarterly on the same optical tailwind; Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) proves hyperscale-qualified 800G suppliers command premium multiples.
POET holds $796 million in cash to fund its Malaysia production ramp, but four of its last five earnings reports missed estimates.
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POET Technologies (NASDAQ:POET) is a small-cap photonics designer building optical engines for 400G, 800G, and 1.6T data center interconnects, the plumbing hyperscalers need to move AI traffic without melting their power budgets. With a fresh $50 million purchase order from Lumilens in hand, our proprietary model sees room for a sharp re-rating.
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10 days ago
Moderna led the S&P 500 in August after reporting promising results from a late-stage trial of a personalized mRNA cancer vaccine it co-developed with Merck, according to CNBC. The data challenged years of skepticism about whether the company's mRNA technology could produce another major breakthrough following the decline of its Covid-19 vaccine business. "This is miraculous, so it got a miraculous welcome," CNBC's Jim Cramer said Monday.
Enterprise software stocks accounted for many of the index's other top performers. Palantir, Veeva Systems, Salesforce, and ServiceNow had each come under sustained selling pressure as investors grew skeptical that traditional software models could remain competitive against the backdrop of accelerating AI development, according to the outlet. Those declines were compounded by large short positions held by Situational Awareness, a leveraged hedge fund that had bet against software companies based on that thesis. When the fund was forced to unwind its trades in late July, those shorts became a tailwind for the stocks it had targeted. "As August comes to a grinding end, it's hard to believe that the reverberations of a hedge fund implosion could color so much of the month's action," Cramer said.
Situational Awareness, which was run by Leopold Aschenbrenner and peaked at $45 billion in **** ets at the start of July, lost roughly $35 billion after margin calls from prime brokers Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase forced a distressed sale of its publicly traded holdings to Ken Griffin's Citadel. The fund had used as much as 400% leverage and held large short positions in software names including Adobe alongside bullish bets on AI infrastructure stocks.
Among individual software stocks, Salesforce bounced back after better-than-expected quarterly results quieted fears of what Cramer called a "SaaSpocalypse," while ServiceNow gained ground after showing investors that AI could be folded into its platform without disrupting existing operations. Veeva Systems climbed in tandem with the wider software sector after the anticipated AI threat to its life sciences niche failed to materialize in any meaningful way. Gartner also joined the recovery, as worries that large AI models would erode the market for its research and advisory services turned out not to be borne out by the company's actual results.
Outside software, Newmont benefited from a recovery in gold prices, while Coinbase climbed as cryptocurrencies rebounded amid concerns about U.S. debt and government spending. Super Micro Computer and Sandisk also surged on strong demand for memory used in AI data centers.
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Enterprise software stocks accounted for many of the index's other top performers. Palantir, Veeva Systems, Salesforce, and ServiceNow had each come under sustained selling pressure as investors grew skeptical that traditional software models could remain competitive against the backdrop of accelerating AI development, according to the outlet. Those declines were compounded by large short positions held by Situational Awareness, a leveraged hedge fund that had bet against software companies based on that thesis. When the fund was forced to unwind its trades in late July, those shorts became a tailwind for the stocks it had targeted. "As August comes to a grinding end, it's hard to believe that the reverberations of a hedge fund implosion could color so much of the month's action," Cramer said.
Situational Awareness, which was run by Leopold Aschenbrenner and peaked at $45 billion in **** ets at the start of July, lost roughly $35 billion after margin calls from prime brokers Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase forced a distressed sale of its publicly traded holdings to Ken Griffin's Citadel. The fund had used as much as 400% leverage and held large short positions in software names including Adobe alongside bullish bets on AI infrastructure stocks.
Among individual software stocks, Salesforce bounced back after better-than-expected quarterly results quieted fears of what Cramer called a "SaaSpocalypse," while ServiceNow gained ground after showing investors that AI could be folded into its platform without disrupting existing operations. Veeva Systems climbed in tandem with the wider software sector after the anticipated AI threat to its life sciences niche failed to materialize in any meaningful way. Gartner also joined the recovery, as worries that large AI models would erode the market for its research and advisory services turned out not to be borne out by the company's actual results.
Outside software, Newmont benefited from a recovery in gold prices, while Coinbase climbed as cryptocurrencies rebounded amid concerns about U.S. debt and government spending. Super Micro Computer and Sandisk also surged on strong demand for memory used in AI data centers.
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10 days ago
Ethereum (ETH) has jumped by 34% in the past 30 days, outpacing all other tokens in the top 5 during this period, after a couple of macro tailwinds.
The latest speech from the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, during the Jackson Hole summit managed to pause the crypto rally but only temporarily, as most tokens have recovered during the weekend.
Trading volumes in the past 24 hours jumped by 39%, currently sitting at nearly $9 billion. This figure accounts for nearly 3% of the **** et's circulating market cap, indicating that the buying interest has subsided a bit.
Market sentiment improved dramatically in the past couple of weeks after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new set of rules for the crypto industry that front-run Congress's expected approval of the Clarity Act.
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index has jumped to 78, indicating that investors are in "Greed" mode. This is the highest reading since December 2024, back when the ETH was rallying to $4,000.
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The latest speech from the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, during the Jackson Hole summit managed to pause the crypto rally but only temporarily, as most tokens have recovered during the weekend.
Trading volumes in the past 24 hours jumped by 39%, currently sitting at nearly $9 billion. This figure accounts for nearly 3% of the **** et's circulating market cap, indicating that the buying interest has subsided a bit.
Market sentiment improved dramatically in the past couple of weeks after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new set of rules for the crypto industry that front-run Congress's expected approval of the Clarity Act.
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index has jumped to 78, indicating that investors are in "Greed" mode. This is the highest reading since December 2024, back when the ETH was rallying to $4,000.
#jumped #tokens
10 days ago
On August 28, Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) said that the Chief Financial Officer, Julia Donnelly, will leave the company on October 30, kicking off an external search for her replacement. Vikram Naidu, the company's vice president of finance and business operations, will serve as interim principal financial officer in the meantime. Donnelly is departing to join a private, early-stage company after roughly three years in the role, a stretch CEO Bill Ready credited with 11 consecutive quarters of double-digit revenue growth. The timing puts a spotlight on whether Pinterest can keep that momentum going without her.
The financial picture Donnelly leaves behind is a strong one. In the second quarter of 2026, Pinterest generated $1.18 billion in revenue, up 18% year over year and the fourth straight quarter above $1 billion. Global monthly active users climbed to 640 million, an 11% increase and the eleventh consecutive quarter of double-digit user growth, with Gen Z now making up more than half the platform's user base.
The United States and Canada region, Pinterest's most lucrative market, shows the acceleration most clearly. Revenue there grew 18%, a five-point jump from the prior quarter, helped by a restructured sales team and tighter account coverage for mid-market advertisers. Average revenue per user in that region rose 14% to $8.30. Management has also leaned hard into artificial intelligence, rolling its conversational Pinterest ****** istant out to most US users by the end of July and pointing to open-source models that run at less than 8% of the cost of comparable closed systems.
Profitability improved alongside growth. Adjusted EBITDA reached $311 million, a 26% margin that expanded 130 basis points from a year earlier, and free cash flow totaled $1.3 billion over the trailing twelve months. Pinterest used some of that cash to retire nearly 111 million shares this year, spending more than $2 billion on buybacks.
Donnelly's exit adds a layer of uncertainty to a company that just forecast a deceleration. Pinterest's own guidance calls for third-quarter revenue growth of 13% to 15%, down from 18% in the second quarter, a slowdown management attributes to the shift in when Prime Day fell, a smaller currency tailwind, and continued pressure from Asia-based cross-border retailers hit by regulatory actions in Europe. Competition from Meta's Instagram for digital advertising dollars is compounding the squeeze.
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The financial picture Donnelly leaves behind is a strong one. In the second quarter of 2026, Pinterest generated $1.18 billion in revenue, up 18% year over year and the fourth straight quarter above $1 billion. Global monthly active users climbed to 640 million, an 11% increase and the eleventh consecutive quarter of double-digit user growth, with Gen Z now making up more than half the platform's user base.
The United States and Canada region, Pinterest's most lucrative market, shows the acceleration most clearly. Revenue there grew 18%, a five-point jump from the prior quarter, helped by a restructured sales team and tighter account coverage for mid-market advertisers. Average revenue per user in that region rose 14% to $8.30. Management has also leaned hard into artificial intelligence, rolling its conversational Pinterest ****** istant out to most US users by the end of July and pointing to open-source models that run at less than 8% of the cost of comparable closed systems.
Profitability improved alongside growth. Adjusted EBITDA reached $311 million, a 26% margin that expanded 130 basis points from a year earlier, and free cash flow totaled $1.3 billion over the trailing twelve months. Pinterest used some of that cash to retire nearly 111 million shares this year, spending more than $2 billion on buybacks.
Donnelly's exit adds a layer of uncertainty to a company that just forecast a deceleration. Pinterest's own guidance calls for third-quarter revenue growth of 13% to 15%, down from 18% in the second quarter, a slowdown management attributes to the shift in when Prime Day fell, a smaller currency tailwind, and continued pressure from Asia-based cross-border retailers hit by regulatory actions in Europe. Competition from Meta's Instagram for digital advertising dollars is compounding the squeeze.
#revenue #year #company
10 days ago
The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is heading into the autumn months with the tailwinds of pricing power and seasonal demand. The one stat that makes the company hard to ignore right now is its revenue growth relative to cocoa costs, which have increased by more than 120% in the past six months.
One might think a triple-digit rise in the cost of a core ingredient would hurt business, but the company's second-quarter earnings showed net sales up 6.6% year over year. Adjusted earnings per share in Q2 rose a whopping 57% in the same time period. This demonstrates Hershey's brand strength and its ability to price products without scaring off customers.
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Hershey's research found that 82% of parents are likely to purchase chocolate in October, and intend to buy gummies and sour candy even earlier in the season. In response, management is planning a "Hersheyween," which runs from the end of the summer into the fourth quarter. The promotion is Hershey's largest-ever Halloween lineup.
Hershey's stock trades at a slight premium to some of its peers in the packaged-goods industry, but the sweets company offers a tasty 3.2% dividend yield and decades of consistent payouts. Hershey is currently well below its 52-week high of $239. The stock is relatively flat year to date.
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One might think a triple-digit rise in the cost of a core ingredient would hurt business, but the company's second-quarter earnings showed net sales up 6.6% year over year. Adjusted earnings per share in Q2 rose a whopping 57% in the same time period. This demonstrates Hershey's brand strength and its ability to price products without scaring off customers.
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Hershey's research found that 82% of parents are likely to purchase chocolate in October, and intend to buy gummies and sour candy even earlier in the season. In response, management is planning a "Hersheyween," which runs from the end of the summer into the fourth quarter. The promotion is Hershey's largest-ever Halloween lineup.
Hershey's stock trades at a slight premium to some of its peers in the packaged-goods industry, but the sweets company offers a tasty 3.2% dividend yield and decades of consistent payouts. Hershey is currently well below its 52-week high of $239. The stock is relatively flat year to date.
#company #hershey #earnings
14 days ago
Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) surged after raising its full-year fiscal 2026 earnings guidance. The off-price retailer boosted its FY26 EPS target to $8.61–$8.77 from $7.50–$7.74, cruising past consensus estimates of $7.82.
The primary catalyst was a stellar Q2 2026 report. Total sales rose 13% to $6.3 billion, beating estimates, while comparable-store sales jumped 10% versus 7.6% expected, driven primarily by customer traffic. Operating profits reached $1.1 billion, with operating margin expanding 610 basis points to include a 405 basis point boost from IEEPA tariff refunds. Reported diluted EPS reached $2.66 (vs. $1.56 a year ago), which included a $0.60 per share tariff refund benefit. Excluding this benefit, adjusted EPS came in at $2.06, still beating expectations driven by broad-based gains across customer demographics. The company also increased its fiscal 2026 store expansion plan to 115 new locations.
This performance brings up a core question: Does Ross Stores' double-digit comp growth signal sustainable market share gains, or will non-recurring tariff tailwinds and inventory buildup pressure future upside?
Wall Street **** ysts responded aggressively to the quarter. On August 21, Barclays **** yst Adrienne Yih raised the firm's price target on ROST to $298 from $260, keeping an Overweight rating. She cited the 10% comp beat, noting that Ross's "short-term execution gap versus peers remains wide" while trend strength has continued into Q3. The same day, Deutsche Bank raised its target to $294 from $283 with a Buy rating, highlighting that comp growth was driven by broad-based transaction gains and management's confidence in accelerating two-year comp momentum.
Operationally, Ross benefits from a scalable off-price model that efficiently sources excess inventory. Rapid turns and frequent product changes foster traffic and customer loyalty. Traffic gains across all merchandise categories indicate broad market share gains rather than reliance on a single segment. Furthermore, strong cash generation ($1.71 billion in H1 operating cash flow) supports store expansion, with 115 new openings planned for FY26, and continuous share buybacks without balance sheet strain.
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The primary catalyst was a stellar Q2 2026 report. Total sales rose 13% to $6.3 billion, beating estimates, while comparable-store sales jumped 10% versus 7.6% expected, driven primarily by customer traffic. Operating profits reached $1.1 billion, with operating margin expanding 610 basis points to include a 405 basis point boost from IEEPA tariff refunds. Reported diluted EPS reached $2.66 (vs. $1.56 a year ago), which included a $0.60 per share tariff refund benefit. Excluding this benefit, adjusted EPS came in at $2.06, still beating expectations driven by broad-based gains across customer demographics. The company also increased its fiscal 2026 store expansion plan to 115 new locations.
This performance brings up a core question: Does Ross Stores' double-digit comp growth signal sustainable market share gains, or will non-recurring tariff tailwinds and inventory buildup pressure future upside?
Wall Street **** ysts responded aggressively to the quarter. On August 21, Barclays **** yst Adrienne Yih raised the firm's price target on ROST to $298 from $260, keeping an Overweight rating. She cited the 10% comp beat, noting that Ross's "short-term execution gap versus peers remains wide" while trend strength has continued into Q3. The same day, Deutsche Bank raised its target to $294 from $283 with a Buy rating, highlighting that comp growth was driven by broad-based transaction gains and management's confidence in accelerating two-year comp momentum.
Operationally, Ross benefits from a scalable off-price model that efficiently sources excess inventory. Rapid turns and frequent product changes foster traffic and customer loyalty. Traffic gains across all merchandise categories indicate broad market share gains rather than reliance on a single segment. Furthermore, strong cash generation ($1.71 billion in H1 operating cash flow) supports store expansion, with 115 new openings planned for FY26, and continuous share buybacks without balance sheet strain.
#gains #Share #billion
14 days ago
Toast, Inc. (NYSE:TOST) delivered strong second-quarter 2026 financial results, highlighted by raised full-year guidance across key profitability metrics. The restaurant management software provider raised its full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA outlook to $805 million–$825 million, up from its previous projection of $790 million–$810 million. Management also raised its guidance for recurring gross profit streams, defined as subscription services and financial technology solutions gross profit, to $2,325 million–$2,355 million (23%–25% year-over-year growth).
For Q2 2026, total revenue reached $1.90 billion, climbing 23% year-over-year, while total gross profit reached $516 million. GAAP net income rose sharply to $154 million ($0.26 per diluted share) from $80 million ($0.13 per share) in Q2 2025. Adjusted EBITDA reached $221 million, inclusive of a $10 million one-time benefit from tariff refunds, which management plans to reinvest into strategic growth initiatives. Operational expansion remained robust: Annualized Recurring Run-Rate (ARR) surged 25% year-over-year to $2.4 billion, supported by 22% growth in Gross Payment Volume (GPV) to $60.7 billion. The company added a record 9,500 net new locations in the quarter, bringing its global active footprint to approximately 180,000 locations.
This raises a core question: Does Toast, Inc. (NYSE:TOST)'s operational momentum and platform expansion justify a valuation premium, or will increasing market saturation and macroeconomic pressure on restaurant spending cap further upside?
Bulls emphasize Toast, Inc. (NYSE:TOST)'s industry-leading software adoption and expanding ecosystem. Following the Q2 report, on August 12, Truist raised its price target on Toast to $39 from $33 on August 12, maintaining a Buy rating. The firm noted higher recurring gross profit estimates driven by location net adds and rising subscription SaaS ARPU as new product launches ramp up. Operational tailwinds received another boost on August 10 when Adyen announced an expanded partnership with Toast into the U.S., supporting Toast's more than $215 billion in annual GPV across 180,000 locations and scaling its global processing capabilities.
Bears argue that persistent inflation and consumer spending fatigue could pressure restaurant transaction volumes, impacting Toast, Inc. (NYSE:TOST)'s payment processing revenues. While DA Davidson raised its price target to $34 from $30 on August 10 following the Q2 beat, the firm maintained a Neutral rating, pointing to a balanced risk-reward profile. Additionally, Toast's Q2 EPS of $0.26 came in below certain consensus estimates despite top-line beats, reflecting ongoing investments in international scaling, enterprise sales, and AI features like Toast IQ Grow. Free cash flow also slowed to $130 million in Q2 2026 from $208 million in the prior-year period.
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For Q2 2026, total revenue reached $1.90 billion, climbing 23% year-over-year, while total gross profit reached $516 million. GAAP net income rose sharply to $154 million ($0.26 per diluted share) from $80 million ($0.13 per share) in Q2 2025. Adjusted EBITDA reached $221 million, inclusive of a $10 million one-time benefit from tariff refunds, which management plans to reinvest into strategic growth initiatives. Operational expansion remained robust: Annualized Recurring Run-Rate (ARR) surged 25% year-over-year to $2.4 billion, supported by 22% growth in Gross Payment Volume (GPV) to $60.7 billion. The company added a record 9,500 net new locations in the quarter, bringing its global active footprint to approximately 180,000 locations.
This raises a core question: Does Toast, Inc. (NYSE:TOST)'s operational momentum and platform expansion justify a valuation premium, or will increasing market saturation and macroeconomic pressure on restaurant spending cap further upside?
Bulls emphasize Toast, Inc. (NYSE:TOST)'s industry-leading software adoption and expanding ecosystem. Following the Q2 report, on August 12, Truist raised its price target on Toast to $39 from $33 on August 12, maintaining a Buy rating. The firm noted higher recurring gross profit estimates driven by location net adds and rising subscription SaaS ARPU as new product launches ramp up. Operational tailwinds received another boost on August 10 when Adyen announced an expanded partnership with Toast into the U.S., supporting Toast's more than $215 billion in annual GPV across 180,000 locations and scaling its global processing capabilities.
Bears argue that persistent inflation and consumer spending fatigue could pressure restaurant transaction volumes, impacting Toast, Inc. (NYSE:TOST)'s payment processing revenues. While DA Davidson raised its price target to $34 from $30 on August 10 following the Q2 beat, the firm maintained a Neutral rating, pointing to a balanced risk-reward profile. Additionally, Toast's Q2 EPS of $0.26 came in below certain consensus estimates despite top-line beats, reflecting ongoing investments in international scaling, enterprise sales, and AI features like Toast IQ Grow. Free cash flow also slowed to $130 million in Q2 2026 from $208 million in the prior-year period.
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14 days ago
Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) updated its fiscal 2026 outlook alongside its Q3 2026 financial report, raising its full-year revenue growth view to 2.5%–3.5% from its previous range of 2%–4%. The revised sales guidance reflects price increases across protein categories and operational execution, even as structural livestock constraints weigh on total volumes.
For Q3 2026, Tyson reported sales of $13.87 billion, flat year-over-year (or up 0.6% excluding a $98 million legal contingency accrual). GAAP operating income reached $362 million (up 39%), while adjusted operating income grew 8% to $547 million. GAAP EPS surged to $0.52 (up from $0.17), and adjusted EPS rose 9% to $0.99. Through nine months, sales reached $41.83 billion (up 3.1%), with GAAP operating income rising 17% to $1.10 billion and cash provided by operating activities reaching $1.47 billion. Segment performance diverged sharply: Chicken and Prepared Foods drove operating growth, offsetting an adjusted operating loss in the Beef segment.
This contrast brings up a critical question: Is Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN)'s diversified multi-protein model and core strength in chicken and branded prepared foods enough to protect corporate profits from deep, multi-year structural losses in its beef segment?
Bulls emphasize that Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN)'s non-beef operational tailwinds are proving resilient against wider agricultural cycles. Sustained volume growth in Chicken, combined with genetics-driven live performance and yield improvements, supported strong results, keeping management's full-year Chicken adjusted operating income guidance on track at $1.9 billion to $2.05 billion. In Prepared Foods, momentum across retail brands like Jimmy Dean and Hillshire Farm continues to drive market share gains. These factors are anchored by a solid financial base, including $913 million in nine-month free cash flow, debt reduction of $824 million, and $4.0 billion in total available liquidity.
Bears point out that persistent cattle herd shortages and high input costs are inflicting severe structural damage on Tyson's Beef segment, with management projecting a full-year segment operating loss of $(650) million to $(500) million. To shrink its struggling footprint, Tyson announced on August 13 that it is closing its Joslin, Illinois beef plant (which employs over 2,000 workers), selling its Pasco, Washington facility, and shutting a Utah packaging operation. ******* ysts have responded cautiously: on August 4, BofA lowered its price target on Tyson Foods to $65 from $68, maintaining a Neutral rating while trimming FY26–28 adjusted operating income estimates.
#beef #segment #income #adjusted
For Q3 2026, Tyson reported sales of $13.87 billion, flat year-over-year (or up 0.6% excluding a $98 million legal contingency accrual). GAAP operating income reached $362 million (up 39%), while adjusted operating income grew 8% to $547 million. GAAP EPS surged to $0.52 (up from $0.17), and adjusted EPS rose 9% to $0.99. Through nine months, sales reached $41.83 billion (up 3.1%), with GAAP operating income rising 17% to $1.10 billion and cash provided by operating activities reaching $1.47 billion. Segment performance diverged sharply: Chicken and Prepared Foods drove operating growth, offsetting an adjusted operating loss in the Beef segment.
This contrast brings up a critical question: Is Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN)'s diversified multi-protein model and core strength in chicken and branded prepared foods enough to protect corporate profits from deep, multi-year structural losses in its beef segment?
Bulls emphasize that Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN)'s non-beef operational tailwinds are proving resilient against wider agricultural cycles. Sustained volume growth in Chicken, combined with genetics-driven live performance and yield improvements, supported strong results, keeping management's full-year Chicken adjusted operating income guidance on track at $1.9 billion to $2.05 billion. In Prepared Foods, momentum across retail brands like Jimmy Dean and Hillshire Farm continues to drive market share gains. These factors are anchored by a solid financial base, including $913 million in nine-month free cash flow, debt reduction of $824 million, and $4.0 billion in total available liquidity.
Bears point out that persistent cattle herd shortages and high input costs are inflicting severe structural damage on Tyson's Beef segment, with management projecting a full-year segment operating loss of $(650) million to $(500) million. To shrink its struggling footprint, Tyson announced on August 13 that it is closing its Joslin, Illinois beef plant (which employs over 2,000 workers), selling its Pasco, Washington facility, and shutting a Utah packaging operation. ******* ysts have responded cautiously: on August 4, BofA lowered its price target on Tyson Foods to $65 from $68, maintaining a Neutral rating while trimming FY26–28 adjusted operating income estimates.
#beef #segment #income #adjusted
15 days ago
Broadcom's AI orders exceeded $30B this quarter while Micron secured ~$100B in contracted memory revenue through five-year take-or-pay deals.
Micron's HBM4 is ramping twice as fast as its predecessor, with DRAM prices jumping 60% sequentially and gross margins hitting a record 84.9%.
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Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) delivered blockbuster quarters mapping onto the shift from AI training to inference and agentic workloads. Broadcom sells custom accelerators and networking silicon that stitch hyperscaler clusters together. Micron supplies the high-bandwidth memory those clusters need. Two different business models. One shared tailwind.
Broadcom's fiscal Q2 revenue hit $22.2 billion, up 48% year-on-year, with AI semiconductor revenue of $10.8 billion, up 143%. Hock Tan told investors "networking represented almost 40% of our Q2 AI revenue" and guided Q3 AI silicon to $16 billion, up over 200% year-on-year. Bookings were the headline: AI semiconductor orders exceeded $30 billion in the quarter, with programs now stretching to Google TPUs, Meta MTIA XPUs, OpenAI silicon, and Anthropic compute capacity.
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Micron's HBM4 is ramping twice as fast as its predecessor, with DRAM prices jumping 60% sequentially and gross margins hitting a record 84.9%.
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Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) delivered blockbuster quarters mapping onto the shift from AI training to inference and agentic workloads. Broadcom sells custom accelerators and networking silicon that stitch hyperscaler clusters together. Micron supplies the high-bandwidth memory those clusters need. Two different business models. One shared tailwind.
Broadcom's fiscal Q2 revenue hit $22.2 billion, up 48% year-on-year, with AI semiconductor revenue of $10.8 billion, up 143%. Hock Tan told investors "networking represented almost 40% of our Q2 AI revenue" and guided Q3 AI silicon to $16 billion, up over 200% year-on-year. Bookings were the headline: AI semiconductor orders exceeded $30 billion in the quarter, with programs now stretching to Google TPUs, Meta MTIA XPUs, OpenAI silicon, and Anthropic compute capacity.
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17 days ago
The long-term growth story for nuclear power is clear. Artificial intelligence (AI) companies are scaling energy-intensive data center infrastructure as quickly as humanly possible. And the current energy grid isn't prepared for this unprecedented build-out. New energy sources will be needed quickly, and nuclear energy could deliver the reliable, low-carbon baseload power the AI industry craves.
NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) has long appreciated this data center infrastructure demand tailwind. The company's small modular reactors (SMRs) are a great fit for adding large amounts of reliable power generation to the grid.
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
This year, however, I think there's an even more exciting catalyst to pay attention to than general industry demand tailwinds.
NuScale remains the only nuclear developer in the U.S. approved by regulators to build an SMR system. But it has yet to even commercialize its approved designs. That could change later this year when the company suspects it could reach a power purchase agreement (PPA) with a major customer.
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NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) has long appreciated this data center infrastructure demand tailwind. The company's small modular reactors (SMRs) are a great fit for adding large amounts of reliable power generation to the grid.
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
This year, however, I think there's an even more exciting catalyst to pay attention to than general industry demand tailwinds.
NuScale remains the only nuclear developer in the U.S. approved by regulators to build an SMR system. But it has yet to even commercialize its approved designs. That could change later this year when the company suspects it could reach a power purchase agreement (PPA) with a major customer.
#signal #nuclear #data
18 days ago
NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) and On Holding (NYSE:ONON) are two firms competing with each other in a David versus Goliath scenario. Both the stocks are down by more than 35% year-to-date. Starting from the former, Cramer has discussed the firm several times over the past couple of months. He has focused on the firm's ongoing turnaround efforts and shifted his opinion. Throughout 2025, Cramer cited faith in NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE)'s CEO and the turnaround, but earlier this year shifted his opinion. As for On Holding (NYSE:ONON), the CNBC TV host decided to "pass" on the shares in May. On August 17th, he shared his take on why he changed mind on NKE and commented on ONON's management change:
"I was shocked at Tapestry, I went to see them earlier, we had a great interview about it. On, no. I think that we are fundamentally saying, alright, sneakers, just not a great business. I talked about my problems with Nike in my Club meeting on Thursday. Well I like to start with the most stupid things that I do. That way I get it through. Like why, people are going to say, hey why doesn't Cramer talk about the dumbest thing he did? Well I put it right at the top! . . .But I think that Nike is, there are a lot of people that I got pushed back on Nike, people say, Nike's too cheap, you shouldn't have given up on it. But I gave up on it higher. On, was like the old days. When you realized that. . .it didnt' have it. Which was rather amazing. Look, I when they shuffle management, unless it's L3Harris, they usually shuffle management for performance."
For NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE), as it should be obvious, the central theme for the firm is its turnaround. The firm's fiscal Q4 earnings released in June saw it beat **** yst revenue and earnings estimates. Crucially, NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE)'s warehouse figures showed improvement. In his previous appearances, Cramer has commented that the firm lost traction in the physical store market by losing out on shelf **** e and focusing on digital channels instead. NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE)'s wholesale revenue grew by 4% in Q4 to sit at $6.6 billion. Additionally, the firm also posted no inventory growth and an 890 basis point increase in its gross margins to indicate cost control.
Yet, while NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) might be addressing its structural issues and managing its costs, the firm is struggling with growth in emerging markets due to inflation. Additionally, a large portion of the margin improvement came courtesy of tariff recovery while its Converse brand and the digital business continue to struggle. As a result, tailwinds in the shares depend on whether the firm will be able to manage inventories, costs and shelf market share.
#nike #like #onon
"I was shocked at Tapestry, I went to see them earlier, we had a great interview about it. On, no. I think that we are fundamentally saying, alright, sneakers, just not a great business. I talked about my problems with Nike in my Club meeting on Thursday. Well I like to start with the most stupid things that I do. That way I get it through. Like why, people are going to say, hey why doesn't Cramer talk about the dumbest thing he did? Well I put it right at the top! . . .But I think that Nike is, there are a lot of people that I got pushed back on Nike, people say, Nike's too cheap, you shouldn't have given up on it. But I gave up on it higher. On, was like the old days. When you realized that. . .it didnt' have it. Which was rather amazing. Look, I when they shuffle management, unless it's L3Harris, they usually shuffle management for performance."
For NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE), as it should be obvious, the central theme for the firm is its turnaround. The firm's fiscal Q4 earnings released in June saw it beat **** yst revenue and earnings estimates. Crucially, NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE)'s warehouse figures showed improvement. In his previous appearances, Cramer has commented that the firm lost traction in the physical store market by losing out on shelf **** e and focusing on digital channels instead. NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE)'s wholesale revenue grew by 4% in Q4 to sit at $6.6 billion. Additionally, the firm also posted no inventory growth and an 890 basis point increase in its gross margins to indicate cost control.
Yet, while NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) might be addressing its structural issues and managing its costs, the firm is struggling with growth in emerging markets due to inflation. Additionally, a large portion of the margin improvement came courtesy of tariff recovery while its Converse brand and the digital business continue to struggle. As a result, tailwinds in the shares depend on whether the firm will be able to manage inventories, costs and shelf market share.
#nike #like #onon
18 days ago
Buy now, pay later products provider Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) is one of Cramer's favorite stocks. The shares are down by 3% over the past year and are up by 4% year-to-date. On multiple occasions, the CNBC TV host has praised the firm's CEO. For instance, in January, Cramer predicted that the shares would touch the $100 mark. The latest closing price for Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) is $77. Here is what he said about the firm on August 17th:
"I think that Workday, that was a good run. How about that. That was a very good run. And I noticed that Salesforce already started coming down. We do have a Salesforce conference coming up and I know Marc Benioff's going to say that everyone's just dead wrong. Can everyone be dead wrong? Conceivably. But, what I don't like is, I didn't put Affirm in this group. And the reason I didn't put Affirm in this group because that one should be at a hundred. That one is real. That one has the growth that I want. That one has the CEO that I liked. That one has short sellers and people who don't really understand that Levchin, he's brilliant. Max is brilliant. And I just think that that one is the only one I would buy right here."
As is with most stocks, the debate for Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) surrounds its valuation as well. The stock currently trades at a forward P/E ratio of 39.84, which is more than twice that of JPMorgan and more than thrice that of PayPal. As a result, the growth expectations for Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) appear to be rather high. They are a strong gross merchandise volume (GMV) growth of 35% annually, revenue less transaction costs growth of 41% (to outpace GMV growth) and active customer growth of 22%. Consequently, the firm appears to be feeding its merchant growth into customer growth.
Additionally, Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM)'s point of sale algorithmic data also enables it to adjust and avoid defaults. Yet, at the end of the day, the firm nevertheless relies on consumer spending and interest rates, and economic turmoil stemming from inflation could generate headwinds through both of these. Additionally, funding costs are also trickier due to the firm's reliance on private credit markets.
Shifting towards Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM), the shares are down by 17.5% year-to-date. Over multiple appearances, Cramer has discussed the split in the firm's AI and non-AI businesses. This split is also at the heart of the debate surrounding the firm. Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM)'s Agentforce, which is its AI platform, marked 205% annual ARR growth, $260 million sequential growth, 152% sequential token processed growth and 111% in sequential work unit growth to indicate that AI-related tailwinds are in place. Yet, at the same time, overall contribution by Agentforce remains muted as it represented two points of Q1 revenue growth. Additionally, the AI and data ARR also includes figures from Informatica, which makes it difficult to ****** yse the impact of Ag
"I think that Workday, that was a good run. How about that. That was a very good run. And I noticed that Salesforce already started coming down. We do have a Salesforce conference coming up and I know Marc Benioff's going to say that everyone's just dead wrong. Can everyone be dead wrong? Conceivably. But, what I don't like is, I didn't put Affirm in this group. And the reason I didn't put Affirm in this group because that one should be at a hundred. That one is real. That one has the growth that I want. That one has the CEO that I liked. That one has short sellers and people who don't really understand that Levchin, he's brilliant. Max is brilliant. And I just think that that one is the only one I would buy right here."
As is with most stocks, the debate for Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) surrounds its valuation as well. The stock currently trades at a forward P/E ratio of 39.84, which is more than twice that of JPMorgan and more than thrice that of PayPal. As a result, the growth expectations for Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) appear to be rather high. They are a strong gross merchandise volume (GMV) growth of 35% annually, revenue less transaction costs growth of 41% (to outpace GMV growth) and active customer growth of 22%. Consequently, the firm appears to be feeding its merchant growth into customer growth.
Additionally, Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM)'s point of sale algorithmic data also enables it to adjust and avoid defaults. Yet, at the end of the day, the firm nevertheless relies on consumer spending and interest rates, and economic turmoil stemming from inflation could generate headwinds through both of these. Additionally, funding costs are also trickier due to the firm's reliance on private credit markets.
Shifting towards Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM), the shares are down by 17.5% year-to-date. Over multiple appearances, Cramer has discussed the split in the firm's AI and non-AI businesses. This split is also at the heart of the debate surrounding the firm. Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM)'s Agentforce, which is its AI platform, marked 205% annual ARR growth, $260 million sequential growth, 152% sequential token processed growth and 111% in sequential work unit growth to indicate that AI-related tailwinds are in place. Yet, at the same time, overall contribution by Agentforce remains muted as it represented two points of Q1 revenue growth. Additionally, the AI and data ARR also includes figures from Informatica, which makes it difficult to ****** yse the impact of Ag
18 days ago
Entertainment giant The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)'s shares are down by 9% over the past year and by 3.6% year-to-date. One aspect of the firm that Cramer regularly discusses is its cruise ship business. For instance, in August 2025, the CNBC TV host predicted that The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) would make "a lot of money" with its cruise ship business. As the firm's new CEO previously ran its cruise business, naturally, Cramer had a lot to say about The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) on August 17th:
"I have been a big believer in Josh [D'Amaro]. First, congratulations to Chris Berman, ESPN legend. . .it's a good example of what, they have this ESPN and it's been, somehow been an albatross. I think that's ridiculous. They have all this great film they do these great things. Now Josh ran the cruise ships, if they could double the cruise ships then the numbers would go up big. James Gorman put them in a terrific situation in the interim. Do I want to own Disney? We owned it, it's very hard to own that stock because it's kept down by the cohort. The cohort is so miserable that you keep thinking, I don't want to get ahead of myself here because oh man, everybody else is doing terribly."
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) is in the unique position in the media and entertainment industry since it owns both legacy networks and has set up formidable digital platforms as well. Consequently, the debate for the firm also covers these facets. On the bullish front, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)'s unified streaming platforms are scaling up nicely. During its fiscal third quarter, the firm streaming revenue grew by 11% to $5.53 billion, as it added that streaming achieved a 13% operating margin. Additionally, and as Cramer loves to talk about, the firm's Experiences division, which covers the cruise business, is also performing well. Experiences revenue jumped by 10% to a record $9.97 billion. As a cherry on top, Toy Story 5 also crossed $1 billion at the global box office and allowed The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) to fire on multiple cylinders.
Yet, overall revenue in Q2 missed ******* yst estimates and as the firm does not provide a streaming revenue breakdown, it is difficult to determine whether the growth was a result of price increases or subscriber growth. Additionally, while the Experiences division remains a standout, its revenue is not secular and leads to concerns of causing a downturn for the entire business should The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) come to rely on it too much. Not to mention, Experiences is also a capital intensive business which ends up affecting cash flows and inflation and discounting cutting operating margins to below 24% could lead to weakness. To sum it up, while The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) is creating tailwinds from streaming and experiences, cyclicality for parks and continued troubles with linear offerings can create headwinds. Considering this, perhaps Cramer believes that increase cruise revenu
"I have been a big believer in Josh [D'Amaro]. First, congratulations to Chris Berman, ESPN legend. . .it's a good example of what, they have this ESPN and it's been, somehow been an albatross. I think that's ridiculous. They have all this great film they do these great things. Now Josh ran the cruise ships, if they could double the cruise ships then the numbers would go up big. James Gorman put them in a terrific situation in the interim. Do I want to own Disney? We owned it, it's very hard to own that stock because it's kept down by the cohort. The cohort is so miserable that you keep thinking, I don't want to get ahead of myself here because oh man, everybody else is doing terribly."
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) is in the unique position in the media and entertainment industry since it owns both legacy networks and has set up formidable digital platforms as well. Consequently, the debate for the firm also covers these facets. On the bullish front, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)'s unified streaming platforms are scaling up nicely. During its fiscal third quarter, the firm streaming revenue grew by 11% to $5.53 billion, as it added that streaming achieved a 13% operating margin. Additionally, and as Cramer loves to talk about, the firm's Experiences division, which covers the cruise business, is also performing well. Experiences revenue jumped by 10% to a record $9.97 billion. As a cherry on top, Toy Story 5 also crossed $1 billion at the global box office and allowed The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) to fire on multiple cylinders.
Yet, overall revenue in Q2 missed ******* yst estimates and as the firm does not provide a streaming revenue breakdown, it is difficult to determine whether the growth was a result of price increases or subscriber growth. Additionally, while the Experiences division remains a standout, its revenue is not secular and leads to concerns of causing a downturn for the entire business should The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) come to rely on it too much. Not to mention, Experiences is also a capital intensive business which ends up affecting cash flows and inflation and discounting cutting operating margins to below 24% could lead to weakness. To sum it up, while The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) is creating tailwinds from streaming and experiences, cyclicality for parks and continued troubles with linear offerings can create headwinds. Considering this, perhaps Cramer believes that increase cruise revenu
18 days ago
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)'s shares have witnessed a major turnaround in 2026. They are up by 2% year-to-date, primarily on the back of 23.7% gain since late July. The shares closed a strong 15.5% higher on July 30th, the day after Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) reported its fiscal fourth quarter earnings. The results saw the firm beat ***** yst revenue and earnings estimates, and more importantly, its Azure cloud computing business saw revenue jump by 43% annually to beat even the most optimistic ***** yst estimates. With investors focused on AI returns, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)'s shares were rewarded. On August 17th, Cramer discussed the earnings and their impact:
"Yeah that's gutsy. I think a lot of people hanging their hat on that. Because, they do so much good work. But, of the, of the Magnificent 7, that's the one that, I think is still kind of vulnerable. After Microsoft did that tour de force conference call. The Microsoft conference call was maybe the best conference call in the quarter. Because it turned a huge cohort of people in favor of it versus against it. We didn't see that with Google and we're still waiting for it with Meta. I still believe that if Mark Zuckerberg wanted to, he could take that stock off the near 52 week low. . .and turn it around. But he needs to say, you know what, I've really thought about this. And we're going to rent out. Because we have so much demand and then they name like three companies that need some of their cloud business. I wish they could finish that thing in Louisiana."
Additionally, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shared two key updates for its cloud computing and AI initiatives. The firm guided 45% in Azure growth for the first quarter to beat estimates. CEO Satya Nadella also remarked that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) had achieved efficiency gains of as much as 40% through using custom chips and external AI technologies. Overall, the firm's operating margin sat at 45% to fuel the bullish viewpoint of AI profitability and strong execution.Commercial bookings decelerated to 12% as CapEx jumped 35% ($13.87B), driving a 23% drop in free cash flow and signaling margin compression risks.
Commercial bookings decelerated to 12% as CapEx jumped 35% ($13.87B), driving a 23% drop in free cash flow and signaling margin compression risks.
As for Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), the shares are down by 15.5% year-to-date. As is the case with MSFT, the debate for the firm is also about AI and whether the spending will yield results. However, unlike MSFT, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) does not have a cloud computing business. Therefore, all focus is on its advertising business and the tailwinds it generates courtesy of AI. Naturally, Cramer also discussed this aspect as he commented on the firm renting out cloud capacity. Overall, the firm's Q2 advertising revenue jumped by 27% while its ad impressions jumped by 14% and the firm guided as much as 17% annual growth
"Yeah that's gutsy. I think a lot of people hanging their hat on that. Because, they do so much good work. But, of the, of the Magnificent 7, that's the one that, I think is still kind of vulnerable. After Microsoft did that tour de force conference call. The Microsoft conference call was maybe the best conference call in the quarter. Because it turned a huge cohort of people in favor of it versus against it. We didn't see that with Google and we're still waiting for it with Meta. I still believe that if Mark Zuckerberg wanted to, he could take that stock off the near 52 week low. . .and turn it around. But he needs to say, you know what, I've really thought about this. And we're going to rent out. Because we have so much demand and then they name like three companies that need some of their cloud business. I wish they could finish that thing in Louisiana."
Additionally, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shared two key updates for its cloud computing and AI initiatives. The firm guided 45% in Azure growth for the first quarter to beat estimates. CEO Satya Nadella also remarked that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) had achieved efficiency gains of as much as 40% through using custom chips and external AI technologies. Overall, the firm's operating margin sat at 45% to fuel the bullish viewpoint of AI profitability and strong execution.Commercial bookings decelerated to 12% as CapEx jumped 35% ($13.87B), driving a 23% drop in free cash flow and signaling margin compression risks.
Commercial bookings decelerated to 12% as CapEx jumped 35% ($13.87B), driving a 23% drop in free cash flow and signaling margin compression risks.
As for Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), the shares are down by 15.5% year-to-date. As is the case with MSFT, the debate for the firm is also about AI and whether the spending will yield results. However, unlike MSFT, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) does not have a cloud computing business. Therefore, all focus is on its advertising business and the tailwinds it generates courtesy of AI. Naturally, Cramer also discussed this aspect as he commented on the firm renting out cloud capacity. Overall, the firm's Q2 advertising revenue jumped by 27% while its ad impressions jumped by 14% and the firm guided as much as 17% annual growth
18 days ago
Financial technology firms' SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI) and PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL)'s shares have diverged in performance in 2026. SOFI is down by 31% year-to-date while PYPL is up by 5.9%. PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL)'s stock has gained primarily on the back of takeover news, but Cramer has remained unconvinced. In his previous remarks about the firm, the CNBC TV host remarked that he was hesitant to recommend the stock on the basis of takeover news. In his morning appearance on August 17th, Cramer admonished **** ysts for recommending the stocks even though they were struggling:
"One of the more irritating parts of this market is, the insistence of loving fintech. The **** ysts just love fintech. And the three that they love are SoFi, Klarna, and now PayPal. Look, I totally understand it. But you don't need to reiterate every day people. We understand. PayPal maybe a takeover candidate. Klarna is doing really great. SoFi, it's going to come back. Just stop. **** ysts stop recommending these. Let them go to where they are on the downside. And then you can recommend them. . .I really think that's what happened is that, thatPayPal, when we heard that it might get a takeover bid, it made everything really exciting to people. But I just think, no, just go buy Wells Fargo. Go buy JPMorgan over Klarna. Okay. Or over PayPal."
SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI)'s narrative surrounds its valuation. The firm's forward P/E ratio is 31.55, which is nearly double that of banking giant JPMorgan and more than 2x of PYPL's 11.79. The risk to SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI)'s valuation comes from its transformation into a digital bank from a student loan company. Therefore, the firm's Financial Services and Technology platforms are at the center of the narrative.
On this front, SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI)'s second quarter saw its two businesses grow net revenue by 29% and drop by 23% annually. Technology suffered as a large client transitioned away from the platform. SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI)'s management added that the two businesses should account for more than 50% of overall revenue over the long term. To sum it up, the firm's headwinds could stem from high deposit costs of sizable amount of funds, such as $45 billion in the latest quarter, while the capital light Financial Services business and fee-driven Technology Services could lead the way to growth.
Shifting towards PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL), it's all about turnaround versus acquisitions. The turnaround camp, of which its management is also a part of, hinges on improved checkout performance, AI modernization, cost savings and Venmo growth. Through these, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) aims to save $400 million in costs in 2026 and streamline headcount in 2027. Therefore, the firm could experience tailwinds should it achieve the stated $1.5 billion in gross run rate savings and generate earnings power.
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"One of the more irritating parts of this market is, the insistence of loving fintech. The **** ysts just love fintech. And the three that they love are SoFi, Klarna, and now PayPal. Look, I totally understand it. But you don't need to reiterate every day people. We understand. PayPal maybe a takeover candidate. Klarna is doing really great. SoFi, it's going to come back. Just stop. **** ysts stop recommending these. Let them go to where they are on the downside. And then you can recommend them. . .I really think that's what happened is that, thatPayPal, when we heard that it might get a takeover bid, it made everything really exciting to people. But I just think, no, just go buy Wells Fargo. Go buy JPMorgan over Klarna. Okay. Or over PayPal."
SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI)'s narrative surrounds its valuation. The firm's forward P/E ratio is 31.55, which is nearly double that of banking giant JPMorgan and more than 2x of PYPL's 11.79. The risk to SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI)'s valuation comes from its transformation into a digital bank from a student loan company. Therefore, the firm's Financial Services and Technology platforms are at the center of the narrative.
On this front, SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI)'s second quarter saw its two businesses grow net revenue by 29% and drop by 23% annually. Technology suffered as a large client transitioned away from the platform. SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI)'s management added that the two businesses should account for more than 50% of overall revenue over the long term. To sum it up, the firm's headwinds could stem from high deposit costs of sizable amount of funds, such as $45 billion in the latest quarter, while the capital light Financial Services business and fee-driven Technology Services could lead the way to growth.
Shifting towards PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL), it's all about turnaround versus acquisitions. The turnaround camp, of which its management is also a part of, hinges on improved checkout performance, AI modernization, cost savings and Venmo growth. Through these, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) aims to save $400 million in costs in 2026 and streamline headcount in 2027. Therefore, the firm could experience tailwinds should it achieve the stated $1.5 billion in gross run rate savings and generate earnings power.
#NASDAQ #paypal
18 days ago
Nvidia (NVDA) will release its second-quarter fiscal 2027 financial results on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Given the company's dominant position in the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure ******* e, Nvidia appears well-positioned to deliver robust revenue and earnings growth in Q2. Further, Nvidia's current valuation looks attractive relative to its earnings growth potential and peers, setting the stage for meaningful upside.
The broader AI investment cycle remains a significant tailwind for Nvidia. Hyperscalers continue to increase capital expenditures, while AI is expanding demand for advanced computing infrastructure across industries. These trends suggest that AI-related spending could remain elevated, supporting Nvidia's financials.
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The broader AI investment cycle remains a significant tailwind for Nvidia. Hyperscalers continue to increase capital expenditures, while AI is expanding demand for advanced computing infrastructure across industries. These trends suggest that AI-related spending could remain elevated, supporting Nvidia's financials.
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