Costco on Thursday reported ho-hum quarterly results, with a small topline miss being more than offset by strong profitability to deliver an earnings beat. The report didn’t blow us away, but it still offered plenty of reminders on why Costco investors should stick around. Total revenue in its fiscal 2024 fourth quarter totaled $79.7 billion, … Read more
It was a solid quarter for the companies in our stock portfolio, with the bulk of our names reporting what we felt were good-to-great earnings reports. Continued economic growth on the back of a resilient consumer and increasing business confidence ahead of what most expect to be a lower interest rate environment helped drive the … Read more
Broadcom reported an earnings beat Thursday, driven by strong sales of its AI products and VMware software. But management’s guidance for the current quarter disappointed investors, sending shares of the chipmaker down nearly 7% in the after market. This is too harsh of a reaction to an otherwise solid print. Revenue increased 47% year over … Read more
A sigh of relief is in order. Salesforce shares jumped more than 4% in extended trading Wednesday after the enterprise software giant beat sales and earnings expectations in the second quarter. The company may have maintained its full-year revenue outlook, but that was taken as good enough after last quarter’s debacle. Plus, an increase to … Read more
Amazon needs to make more money from its retail business at a time when the bar is already high and short-attention-span consumers are looking for bigger and better bargains. Starting in 2025, “the retail business has big shoes to fill from [Amazon Web Services],” research firm MoffettNathanson wrote in a Wednesday note to investors. The … Read more
After two rough quarters, Palo Alto Networks on Monday evening delivered the type of earnings report we expect from one of the best cybersecurity companies in the world. The stock rose another 2% in after-hours trading. Revenue during Palo Alto’s fiscal 2024 fourth quarter increased 12% year over year to $2.19 billion, beating the consensus … Read more
Coterra Energy missed Wall Street expectations for sales and earnings in the second quarter. However, production volumes and more importantly cash generation both came in ahead of expectations. Revenue in the three months ended June 30 increased 7% year over year to $1.27 billion but came up short versus the $1.33 billion consensus forecast, according … Read more
Apple delivered quarterly beats after Thursday’s closing bell ahead of what’s expected to be a robust artificial intelligence iPhone upgrade cycle in the months the come. Revenue in Apple’s fiscal third quarter, which ended in June, grew 5% year-over-year to a record of $85.78 billion – ahead of the LSEG estimate of $84.53 billion. Earnings … Read more
Shares of Nextracker dropped in extended trading Thursday as questions about the solar technology firm’s backlog of projects overshadowed its better-than-expected quarterly results. Revenue in its fiscal 2025 first-quarter rose 50% year over year to $719.9 million, far ahead of the $617.5 million expected by analysts, according to LSEG. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) also … Read more
Eaton on Thursday morning delivered quarterly beats on its top and bottom lines. Segment profit margin and organic sales growth topped estimates. Management also raised its outlook for the year. Despite that show of strength, shares of the industrial Club name were trading lower. Revenue in the second quarter increased over 8% year over year … Read more
