Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) delivered its Q2 2026 results after the close on Wednesday, and by almost any measure, it was an exceptional quarter. Revenue hit a record. Google Cloud growth accelerated to a pace nobody expected. Earnings per share nearly quadrupled. And yet the stock fell in after-hours trading and extended those losses before the ...
Netflix (NFLX) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock’s performance in the near term. Shares of this internet video service have returned -0.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite’s +4.3% change. ...
The market expects Ford Motor Company (F) to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended June 2026. This widely-known consensus outlook is important in assessing the company’s earnings picture, but a powerful factor that might influence its near-term stock price is how the actual results ...
Key Points Qwen could become Alibaba’s biggest competitive advantage. Cloud, not commerce, may define Alibaba’s next decade. Management is steadily transforming the company into an AI infrastructure platform. 10 stocks we like better than Alibaba Group › Ask investors to name the biggest artificial intelligence (AI) companies in the world, and you’ll probably hear the ...
Key Points The Nasdaq fell 2.6% mid-day while the S&P 500 dropped 1.4% and the Dow declined 1.0%. Alphabet dropped 7.0% despite 82% cloud revenue growth as negative free cash flow and raised capex guidance spooked investors. Brent crude briefly touched $100 per barrel on Red Sea tanker attacks. 10 stocks we like better than ...
Alphabet (GOOGL) reports earnings this afternoon, and expectations are high. Consensus estimates call for revenue of $101.28 billion, representing 23.9% year-over-year growth, and earnings of $2.87 per share, a 24.2% increase from the prior-year period. Last year marked a breakout period for Alphabet, as its vertically integrated ecosystem of proprietary hardware, software and large language ...
Key Points Buzz is building around a new cloud computing business from Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), and it looks like the stars are aligning for it to make the announcement on July 29 when it reports second-quarter earnings. The Facebook-parent has yet to make a formal acknowledgment about adding cloud infrastructure operations, but CEO Mark ...
Key Points The CPU-to-GPU ratio in AI data centers is shifting in favor of CPUs, and that’s great news for Intel investors. Intel remains the dominant player in the server CPU market. Analysts haven’t raised their Q2 EPS estimates by much for Intel, potentially paving the way for a big earnings beat. 10 stocks we ...
Here are five stocks added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List today: Kronos Worldwide, Inc. KRO: This company that produces and markets titanium dioxide pigments internationally has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 190.9% over the last 60 days. Kronos Worldwide Inc Price and Consensus Kronos Worldwide Inc ...
Key Points The “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks led the S&P 500 higher in recent years amid excitement about their involvement in the high-growth field of artificial intelligence (AI). But over the past several months, many of these players have lost some momentum — and this has brought down their valuations. For the strongest of companies, ...
