Alibaba’s BABA rising cost structure is putting clear pressure on profitability, raising concerns around margin sustainability. The company is witnessing a sharp surge in expenses in the third quarter of fiscal 2026, with sales and marketing costs climbing to 25.3% of revenues, reflecting aggressive spending to attract and retain users in an increasingly competitive e-commerce ...
Lithia Motors LAD posted first-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings of $7.34 per share, down 4% from $7.66 a year ago. However, the bottom line beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.06 by 4%. Quarterly revenues rose 1% year over year to $9.27 billion but came in below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $9.36 billion by 0.9%. ...
Key Points Tim Cook will leave Apple with shareholders’ high regard because he’s steered the company to phenomenal returns during his 15-year stint as CEO. Cook is known for being an expert in supply chain logistics. But he also employed one shareholder-friendly practice that has certainly made an impact during his tenure. 10 stocks we ...
Key Points Walmart has outperformed the S&P 500 for decades. It’s a Dividend King that will keep raising its payout. Its business model is designed to resist recessions and market crashes. 10 stocks we like better than Walmart › Walmart (NASDAQ: WMT), the world’s largest brick-and-mortar retailer with over 10,800 stores and clubs across 19 ...
Key Points After a short-lived rotation into value stocks, it didn’t take long for artificial intelligence (AI) stocks to regain their momentum. Ultimately, this makes sense. AI is shaping up to be one of the most impactful technological innovations of our time, and it still appears to be in the very early innings. Top tech ...
Bloom Energy: An Innovative Clean Energy Provider Bloom Energy (BE) is a clean-energy/fuel-cell provider that designs, manufactures, and installs solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems that generate electricity on-site. The Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company is best known for its energy servers, called “Bloom Boxes.” Unlike traditional power plants that burn fuel to create steam ...
Apple AAPL continues to benefit from the strength of its Services segment, supported by growing traction in streaming content and an expanding Apple Arcade gaming portfolio. In the first quarter of fiscal 2026, Services contributed 20.9% of total net sales, with revenues rising 14% year over year to $30.01 billion. Apple TV+ has been a ...
Netflix’s NFLX engagement momentum is strengthening, raising confidence in the sustainability of its growth. The company reported a record high in its primary engagement quality metric in the first quarter of 2026, indicating users are increasingly satisfied with the content experience. This is critical, as stronger engagement directly improves retention — driving repeat viewing, reducing ...
The market expects Rivian Automotive (RIVN) to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on higher revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended March 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 compare ...
Microsoft MSFT and Alibaba BABA lead Western and Chinese cloud-AI markets, respectively, both pouring capital into generative models, agentic platforms and custom silicon. With upcoming quarterly results and major recent AI announcements from both, this comparison is timely. Let’s delve deep and closely compare the fundamentals of the two stocks to determine which one is ...
