We’re increasing our Cisco Systems price target after an AI-fueled beat and raise

[ad_1] Cisco Systems shares spiked higher Wednesday evening after the networking company delivered a quarterly beat and outlook raise. Another quarter of double-digit order growth proves Cisco is an underrated winner from the AI infrastructure buildout. Revenue in the company’s fiscal 2026 first quarter, which ended Oct. 25, increased 8% year over year to $14.88 … Read more

Here’s our price target and rating on Qnity, our newest stock to ride the AI chip boom

[ad_1] Call us believers in the Qnity Electronics story. We’re instituting a buy-equivalent 1 rating and price target of $110 a share on the newly public DuPont spin-off — betting there’s plenty of upside ahead thanks to Qnity’s exposure to secular trends such as artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. Qnity is a key supplier of … Read more

Apple silences its critics with strong iPhone demand and blowout services revenue

[ad_1] Talk about a monster quarter. Apple delivered a great September quarter Thursday evening, even as iPhone supply was constrained by strong demand. The stock really got going after the company’s strong forecast for the holiday quarter. Revenue in Apple’s fiscal 2025 fourth quarter, which ended Sept. 27, rose 8% year over year to $102.47 … Read more

Starbucks shows progress in its turnaround but is stuck in an unloved group

[ad_1] Starbucks reported mixed quarterly results on Wednesday — but there was enough in the numbers and on the earnings call for us to continue betting on CEO Brian Niccol’s turnaround efforts. Revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter rose 5.5% on an annual basis to $9.57 billion, beating the consensus estimate of $9.35 billion, according … Read more

Things are looking up for lagging industrial Dover as shares pop more than 6%

[ad_1] Industrial conglomerate Dover reported better-than-expected third-quarter profits Thursday and gave skeptical investors plenty to like, sending the stock up more than 6%. Revenue rose 4.7% year over year to $2.08 billion, missing the consensus of $2.11 billion, according to estimates compiled by LSEG. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) in the three months ended Sept. … Read more

Capital One puts credit risk worries to rest, delivers a strong quarter and new buyback

[ad_1] Capital One shares rose on Tuesday evening after the credit card issuer reported a sizeable quarterly beat, driven by improved credit quality performance. Revenue in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 increased 53% year over year to $15.36 billion, beating the LSEG-complied consensus estimate of $15.08 billion. Adjusted earnings per share increased 32% year over … Read more

Abbott’s quarter disappoints again: We’re downgrading it and considering what to do next

[ad_1] Shares of Abbott Laboratories fell 3% on Wednesday after the diversified health-care company delivered another less-than-stellar quarter. Revenue in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 rose 6.9% to $11.37 billion, missing the $11.4 billion consensus estimate compiled by market data provider LSEG. Organic sales , excluding Covid testing results, rose 7.5%, beating the 5.9% … Read more

Wells Fargo quiets the skeptics with strong earnings and a reinvigorated outlook

[ad_1] Wells Fargo shares surged on Tuesday after the bank reported better-than-expected third-quarter results and raised a key financial return target, signaling confidence in the years ahead. Total revenue for the three months ending Sept. 30 increased 5.3% year over year to $21.44 billion, beating analysts’ expectations of $21.15 billion, according to market data provider … Read more

We raised our Broadcom price target after a stock pop that was all about the conference call

[ad_1] Broadcom on Thursday evening reported a strong quarter and a solid guide. But the stock really got going after CEO Hock Tan talked about $10 billion in custom AI-related orders from a new customer. Revenue in the fiscal 2025 third quarter, which ended Aug. 3, increased 22% year over year to $15.95 billion, ahead … Read more

Salesforce’s soft guidance gives the skeptics more fuel. Here’s why we are hanging on

[ad_1] Salesforce on Wednesday reported better-than-expected second quarter results, but the stock sold off in extended trading due to concerns about soft third-quarter revenue guidance and lack of upside in the full-year outlook. Revenue in its fiscal 2026 second quarter rose 10% year over year to $10.24 billion, topping expectations of $10.14 billion, according to … Read more