JLL zajistila pro Thompson Thrift překlenovací financování ve výši 463 milionů USD na portfolio osmi nových bytových projektů s 2 412 jednotkami. Úvěr s variabilní úrokovou sazbou poskytla společnost Barings.
The construction take-out financing is secured by 2,412 Class A units spanning 7 high growth markets nationwide
Key Takeaways
JLL's Capital Markets group arranged $463 million in bridge financing for an eight-property, 2,412-unit Class A multifamily portfolio developed by Thompson Thrift
Barings provided the floating-rate construction take-out loan for the newly delivered properties across Florida, Georgia and Arizona
The portfolio spans seven MSAs: Orlando, Pensacola, North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Vero Beach, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Atlanta and Phoenix, providing meaningful geographic diversification
, /PRNewswire/ -- JLL's Capital Markets group announced today that it has arranged $463 million in bridge financing for Thompson Thrift's eight-property multifamily portfolio comprising 2,412 Class A apartment units across Florida, Georgia and Arizona.
Working exclusively on behalf of Thompson Thrift, JLL secured the floating-rate construction take-out loan through Barings, with Daniel Hedgepeth leading the financing. The proceeds retired existing construction loans across all eight properties, which were delivered on a phased basis throughout 2025 and 2026.
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The portfolio consists of brand-new Class A communities strategically located across seven MSAs:
Standard441 in Orlando (300 units)
The Quinn in Pensacola (324 units)
The Pullman in Atlanta (276 units)
Stella in Phoenix (308 units)
The Stadler in North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton (280 units)
Verity in Vero Beach (276 units)
The Junction at Rockledge in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville (380 units)
The Hadley in North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton (268 units)
Properties range from 268 to 380 units with an average unit size of 1,023 square feet.
Each property features luxury amenities and premium finishes synonymous with the Thompson Thrift brand, such as 24-hour fitness centers, resort-style swimming pools, resident social hubs with coffee bars, pickleball courts, dog parks with pet spas, business centers and thoughtfully designed outdoor spaces. Unit interiors feature gourmet kitchens with stainless steel appliances, quartz or granite countertops, smart home technology, full-size washers and dryers, and private balconies or patios. Thompson Thrift built differentiated product to fit the demand profile of each micro location, with properties strategically positioned near retail corridors, major employers, military and aerospace facilities and major transportation arteries.
JLL's Capital Markets Debt Advisory team representing the borrower was led by Senior Managing Director Danny Kaufman, Director Medina Spiodic, CEO and Executive Managing Director Mark Gibson and Executive Managing Director Matthew Lawton.
JLL's Capital Markets group is a full-service global provider of capital solutions for real estate investors and occupiers. The group's in-depth local market and global investor knowledge delivers the best-in-class solutions for clients, including investment sales and advisory, debt advisory, M&A and corporate finance, loan sales, equity & fund placement, net lease, derivative advisory and energy & infrastructure advisory. JLL's Capital Markets group has more than 3,000 specialists worldwide with offices in nearly 50 countries.
For more news, videos and research resources, please visit JLL's newsroom.
About JLL
JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a leading global commercial real estate services and investment management company with annual revenue of $26.1 billion, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 112,000 as of June 30, 2026. For over 200 years, clients have trusted JLL, a Fortune 500® company, to help them confidently buy, build, occupy, manage and invest across a variety of industries and property types, including office, industrial, hotel, multi-family, retail and data center properties. Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAY. Powered by rich global datasets and leading technology capabilities, we provide coordinated, end-to-end delivery of real estate services for a broad range of global clients who represent a wide variety of industries. Through LaSalle Investment Management, we invest for clients on a global basis in both private assets and publicly traded real estate securities. For further information, visit jll.com.
About Thompson Thrift
Founded in 1986, Thompson Thrift has grown from a locally focused development and construction company into a full-service, integrated real estate company with a national footprint. With offices in Indianapolis and Terre Haute, Indiana; Denver; Houston; and Phoenix, the company develops, constructs, leases and manages high-quality multifamily communities. Thompson Thrift employs more than 675 team members and has developed more than $7.9 billion in ground-up real estate projects across 25 states. The company has been recognized by the National Multifamily Housing Council as one of the nation's Top Apartment Developers and Top Builders and earned its fourth consecutive Top Workplaces USA award in 2026, reflecting its commitment to excellence in the workplace and the communities it serves. To learn more, visit thompsonthrift.com.
About Barings
Barings is a $502 billion* global alternative asset manager that partners with institutional, insurance and wealth clients and supports leading businesses with flexible financing solutions. The firm, a subsidiary of MassMutual with a minority investment from MS&AD, seeks to deliver excess returns by leveraging its global scale and capabilities across credit, real assets, capital solutions and emerging markets.
Akcie společnosti AST SpaceMobile za týden klesly téměř o 26 % poté, co Piper Sandler snížila své doporučení na „neutrální“ kvůli závislosti firmy na konkurenční společnosti SpaceX při vynášení satelitů na oběžnou dráhu.
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS -7.27%) stock enjoyed a brief pop Monday, gaining 1% before resuming its fall Tuesday. Credit for the pop goes to Deutsche Bank, which upgraded the satellite communications stock to "buy" after watching AST lose 65% of its market capitalization from May to October. As of 11:55 a.m. ET today, however, AST shares are down 9% -- and down nearly 26% over the past week.
And you can blame Piper Sandler for that -- because Piper thinks Deutsche is wrong about AST SpaceMobile.
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What Deutsche says about AST SpaceMobileLet's start with the bull case.
Deutsche Bank analyst Bryan Kraft thinks investors have overreacted to delays in AST's launch schedule, which prevented it from assembling its constellation in time to begin offering direct-to-cell service this year. After its steep decline, argues Kraft, "all but $10" of AST's stock price is backed up by the value of the cellphone spectrum AST owns.
As for the remaining $10, Kraft argues that Space Exploration Technologies' (SPCX -3.92%) move to build a satellite-based direct-to-cell network will push telecom companies away from SpaceX, and toward partnership with AST -- boosting AST's business and making AST stock a buy.
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What Piper Sandler thinks about ASTPiper Sandler analyst Alexander Potter disagrees and downgraded AST stock to "neutral" today. Even if telcos want to partner with AST, that doesn't help if AST lacks satellites in orbit. And with Ariane, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance rockets all up on blocks, AST depends on SpaceX rockets to launch its satellites.
You can see the problem here.
AST SpaceMobile needs between 45 and 60 satellites to provide coverage across even just "select" markets. But it can't put them there unless SpaceX -- now its primary competitor -- permits it. That sounds more like a sell argument than a "buy" to me.
Rich Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends AST SpaceMobile. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
Akvizice LivePerson rozšiřuje dosah společnosti SoundHound na 25 značek z žebříčku Fortune 100; vedení očekává, že tato zákaznická základna v budoucnu přinese tržby přes 500 milionů USD.
Key Takeaways SoundHound's LivePerson deal expands its enterprise AI reach to 25 Fortune 100 brands.SoundHound sees over $500M in future revenue potential from cross-selling and enterprise adoption.SOUN faces integration risks and cash burn despite 45% revenue growth and a debt-free balance sheet. SoundHound AI, Inc. (SOUN - Free Report) is expanding its enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) footprint following the completion of its LivePerson acquisition in September 2026. The deal gives the combined company access to a customer base that includes 25 Fortune 100 brands, strengthening its ability to scale conversational and agentic AI solutions across industries.
LivePerson Expands SoundHound's Enterprise ReachThe acquisition combines LivePerson's digital messaging infrastructure with SoundHound's proprietary voice AI capabilities. Integrating LivePerson into SoundHound's OASYS platform will enable unified customer interactions across voice, web, mobile, SMS and social channels.
The combined company also holds more than 750 patents, strengthening its competitive positioning. Management sees an opportunity to generate more than $500 million in future revenues from the existing customer base alone, supported by cross-selling and broader enterprise adoption.
SoundHound's second-quarter 2026 revenues increased 45% year over year to $61.9 million, reflecting growing demand for OASYS. Its adjusted EBITDA loss narrowed 33% to $9.6 million, indicating improving operating efficiency.
Can SoundHound Convert Scale Into Profitability?Despite significant expansion opportunities, integration challenges, customer retention risks and implementation costs could pressure near-term profitability.
SoundHound used approximately $60 million in operating cash during the first half of 2026. However, its debt-free balance sheet provides financial flexibility.
The LivePerson acquisition could accelerate SoundHound's transition into a larger enterprise AI provider. Nevertheless, realizing the anticipated revenue opportunities while controlling costs and improving cash generation will be critical to achieving sustainable growth.
SoundHound Faces Rising Competition in Enterprise AISoundHound faces growing competition from Five9 (FIVN - Free Report) and NICE Ltd. (NICE - Free Report) , which are strengthening their AI-powered customer engagement platforms to capture rising enterprise demand.
Five9 provides cloud-based contact center solutions, integrating conversational AI, intelligent automation and virtual agents to improve customer interactions. Five9's established enterprise relationships and cloud infrastructure support large-scale AI deployments. Its expanding AI capabilities could intensify competition with SoundHound as businesses seek unified customer engagement solutions. Five9's focus on automation and customer experience also positions it to capture enterprise spending.
NICE offers AI-powered customer experience solutions through its CXone platform, combining digital engagement, automation and workforce optimization. NICE's extensive enterprise customer base, established market presence and comprehensive product portfolio provide competitive advantages. NICE continues investing in AI-driven automation and omnichannel capabilities to strengthen its position.
While Five9 and NICE benefit from established enterprise platforms, SoundHound's LivePerson acquisition expands its customer reach and cross-selling opportunities. However, successful integration remains essential to competing effectively at scale.
SOUN’s Price Performance, Valuation & EstimatesSoundHound’s shares have lost 50.2% year to date (YTD), underperforming the industry, as shown below.
SOUN’s YTD Price Performance
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From a valuation standpoint, SOUN trades at a forward price-to-sales (P/S) multiple of 7.83, slightly lower than the industry’s average.
SOUN’s P/S Ratio (Forward 12-Month) vs. Industry
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Over the past 60 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for SoundHound’s 2026 and 2027 loss per share has remained unchanged at 19 cents and 14 cents, respectively, as shown below. The expected loss for 2026 remains wider than the previous year’s loss of 13 cents per share.
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SOUN currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Key Takeaways SMTC's data-center revenues hit a record $100 million in Q2 fiscal 2027, rising 91% year over year. SMTC expects 1.6T CopperEdge and FiberEdge products to contribute over 50% of Q3 FY27 data-center revenues. SMTC's fiscal 2027 backlog is fully booked, while over 70% of its fiscal 2028 target is already covered. Semtech Corporation (SMTC - Free Report) is seeing strong demand for its data center products as hyperscalers increase spending on AI infrastructure. The company’s data center revenues reached a record $100 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2027, up 39% sequentially and 91% year over year. Growth was driven by continued strength in 800G products, along with the ramp of 1.6T CopperEdge and FiberEdge solutions. Management expects this momentum to continue, with data center revenues projected to increase 45% sequentially and 160% year over year in the third quarter of fiscal 2027.
The 1.6T transition could become an important growth driver for Semtech. Management expects 1.6T FiberEdge and CopperEdge products to account for more than 50% of total data center revenues in the third quarter of fiscal 2027. Semtech is also gaining market share in optical connectivity, where its FiberEdge business has grown from about 18% market share in 800G two years ago to more than 50%. Further, the company expects its 1.6T FiberEdge market share to exceed 50% by the end of fiscal 2027.
The company is also preparing for the next stage of data center growth. Semtech is expanding its photonics portfolio through gain chips, high-power CW lasers, semiconductor optical amplifiers and photodiodes. These products are aimed at higher-speed applications, including 3.2T transceivers and co-packaged optics. Management expects its content per transceiver to increase from high single-digit dollars to high double-digit dollars as data center speeds move from 800G to 3.2T.
Strong customer demand supports SMTC’s prospects as well, with the company reporting that its backlog for the remainder of fiscal 2027 was fully booked and more than 70% of its target for fiscal 2028 was already covered. Management is also working with manufacturing partners to secure additional capacity for fiscal 2028 and beyond. If it can meet customer requirements and maintain its product momentum, the 1.6T ramp could remain an important driver of Semtech’s data center growth over the next several quarters.
How Competitors Fare Against SMTCSemtech faces stiff competition from Marvell Technology (MRVL - Free Report) and MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI - Free Report) in high-speed data center connectivity.
MRVL offers optical digital signal processors, switching products, transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) and drivers for high-speed optical connectivity. Its data center revenues reached a record $2.17 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2027, up 46% year over year. Demand for its 800G products remains strong, while its 1.6T business is ramping rapidly. The company now expects fiscal 2027 revenues to grow about 45% year over year to roughly $12 billion, with data center revenues up about 60%.
MTSI is also expanding its presence in high-speed data center connectivity. Its portfolio includes 800G and 1.6T products, linear equalizers for copper interconnects, high-speed TIAs and drivers, and photodetectors. Data center remained MTSI’s fastest-growing business in the third quarter of fiscal 2026, with revenues of $137.6 million, up about 40% sequentially and 81.5% year over year. The company reported a record book-to-bill ratio of 1.6 in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 and expects fiscal 2026 data center growth of about 74%.
SMTC’s Price Performance, Valuation & EstimatesShares of SMTC have jumped 127.1% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Semiconductor - Analog and Mixed industry’s return of 45.2%.
SMTC YTD Price Return Performance
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From a valuation standpoint, SMTC trades at a forward price-to-sales ratio of 9.82, higher than the industry’s average of 8.42. The Zacks Value Score of F suggests that SMTC stock is overvalued.
SMTC Forward 12-Month P/S Ratio
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for SMTC’s fiscal 2027 earnings is pegged at $3.48 per share, unchanged over the past 30 days, indicating a 103.5% increase from the previous year.
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SMTC currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
After two weeks of consistent losses, Uniswap’s [UNI] retail traders are starting to flock to the network. At the same time, outflows from the exchanges have tripled to 6.5K UNI over the last 24 hours.
All the above positive development comes at a crucial time, occurring while the token is testing an area of demand at around $6.80. The bullish pressure from the increasing retail traders is already starting to show on the daily chart.
The token’s price action is positively reacting to the demand. As a result, Uniswap’s prices are gaining some bullish momentum.
Could the positive technical paired with the developing on-chain initiate a reversal ahead of the CME plan to add Futures trading on Uniswap on October 19? Or will sellers have their say this time round?
Source: TradingView Is retail demand returning to UNI? The growing activity on Uniswap implies that the participants might be seeing the dips in UNI’s price as a buying chance. But it must also be remembered that it does not necessarily mean that the bulls have taken the charge.
The most important thing is if this interest will lead to the demand on the Spot level that will be strong enough to offset the selling pressure in the $6.80 zone of demand.
Source: CryptoQuant Can rising exchange outflows ease selling pressure? On the derivative data, UNI’s average outflows from exchange have tripled to 6,500 tokens over the past 24 hours. Uniswap’s skyrocketing exchange outflows suggests that holders are moving tokens away from trading platforms.
This potentially reduces the amount immediately available for sale. So,the reducing supply could amplify the current bullish momentum.
Source: CryptoQuant Will the CME listing support a reversal? CME Group will launch standard and Micro UNI Futures on the 19th of October, pending regulatory approval. The contracts would provide new tools for traders to hedge against the price changes of UNI.
The upcoming listing can contribute to positive sentiment due to UNI getting listed in regulated derivative markets. However, the news will not ensure any new Spot interest, as traders can modify their positions ahead of it.
At the moment, $6.80 is the crucial level to pay attention to. If the demand zone is defended, coupled with the outflows from the exchange and higher buy interest, the price can recover.
In case of the breakdown by sellers, the recent developments in on-chain activity might not be enough to avoid more losses.
Final Summary UNI is testing the $6.80 demand zone after two weeks of losses, while rising retail participation hints at renewed interest from traders. Exchange outflows have tripled to 6,500 UNI in 24 hours ahead of CME’s planned Futures launch.
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NEAR just set a new record in the futures market. Open interest in NEAR contracts hit $1.92 billion on October 12, according to Coinglass data. That is the highest level ever for the token. At that moment, NEAR was trading at $5.88.
The size of this jump is hard to miss. In July and August, open interest sat between $300 million and $450 million. It started to climb in mid-September and passed $1 billion within days. In approximately two months, traders have put roughly four times more money into NEAR futures.
Near's explosive rallyPrice followed the same path. NEAR rose from around $1.60 in August to nearly $6.00. The daily chart shows the coin trading far above its moving averages. The black line, which tracks the long-term trend, is near $2.55, and the price is about double that.
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NEAR/USDT Chart by TradingViewBut the record came with a warning. NEAR touched $6.00 and then fell hard. The current daily candle is red, with the price now near $5.07. Open interest also dropped from its peak and now sits closer to $1.5 billion. That means many traders closed positions or were forced out during the drop.
This is the danger of high open interest. When many traders use borrowed money, a sharp move in either direction can trigger a chain of forced selling. The fall from $5.88 to $5.07 looks like that kind of flush.
Mixed signalsThe RSI was above 75 in late September, which confirmed the rally was overheated. It has cooled to approximately 55, so the market is no longer stretched. Trading volume has also decreased in October, which suggests less excitement than during the September breakout.
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The key levels are clear. On the downside, the green moving average near $4.60 is the first support, and the low from last week near $4.30 is the next one. A break below those would open a path toward $3.90. On the upside, buyers need to push back above $5.50 to try another run at $6.00.
For now, NEAR has strong momentum and record interest from traders. But a record in open interest does not guarantee more gains. It shows that many people are betting on the coin, and that could push the price either way.
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The US Federal Reserve's hawkish rhetoric triggered a large-scale capital outflow from the digital asset industry, but the artificial intelligence (AI) sector managed to turn the general panic into a local rally. According to a fresh report from market maker Wintermute, the main beneficiary of the shift in market sentiment was the Near Protocol (NEAR), which effectively took the AI-segment leadership crown amid falling key tokens.
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The published minutes of the Fed meeting confirmed that most officials expect another rate hike before the end of the year, pushing the yield on 10-year US government bonds to a multi-year high of 5.24%. Market reactions were polarized: the S&P 500 index hit a record high (+1.2% for the week), as growth in expected corporate earnings (+29% y/y) fully offset the high borrowing rate.
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Cross-asset performance ranking matrix showing digital assets underperforming traditional markets during Week 41, Source: WintermuteThe crypto market, lacking similar fundamental support, saw weekly outflows of $679 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs (the highest since June) and $542 million from Ethereum ETFs, while CoinGlass recorded forced liquidations of $1.19 billion ($1.06 billion of them longs). Bitcoin dropped 3.2% (to $83k), while Ethereum plunged 7.0% due to a reputational shock: an Ethereum Foundation researcher publicly urged users to migrate to new addresses immediately.
But the largest damage was done elsewhere.
The market's new favorite. How NEAR ignored the general stormThe main blow fell on the altcoin sector, where the median decline was 3.7% and the recent leader UNI collapsed by 15.8%. Of the 66 largest projects, only 11 closed in the green.
However, this crisis exposed an important trend: investors did not flee to fiat but changed narratives. Capital leaving classic DeFi platforms began actively flowing into tokens tied to artificial intelligence technologies.
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Near became the absolute leader of the movement. Historically positioned as an AI-oriented blockchain, the project effectively ignored the market storm and, after a symbolic dip, claimed leadership in the sector, continuing its aggressive growth.
Wintermute highlights two key drivers of this momentum: a technological news event (the network introduced support for post-quantum digital signatures to strengthen security) and market mechanics. Bears tried to short NEAR out of inertia along with the rest of the market, which triggered a powerful short squeeze: the forced buyback of short positions only accelerated the token's surge.
Why now is not the time to take risksUntil US government bond yields stabilize and net inflows return to Bitcoin ETFs, Wintermute considers buying altcoins on rebounds an unjustified risk. Attention is shifting to fresh US inflation (CPI) data and the financial reports of tech giants, which will determine whether the global AI trend continues to provide the industry with liquidity.
Zakladatel projektu Avalanche Emin Gün Sirer varuje, že AI spíše odhalí chyby v peněženkách a softwaru, než prolomí algoritmus ECDSA, což by mohlo umožnit krádeže v řádu miliard dolarů.
The founder of Avalanche believes that the crypto industry is too focused on a potential break of cryptography. According to him, artificial intelligence could first exploit the vulnerabilities already present in software and wallets.
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Emin Gün Sirer considers the debate on AI and crypto security largely exaggerated and points first to software bugs.
He believes that the code of Ripple and other networks might hide vulnerabilities that AI will detect more easily than humans.
No specific vulnerability has been reported in this debate, launched on October 7 by researcher Justin Drake.
The AI Threat Revives the Debate on Ethereum Security
The debate gained momentum on October 7, when Justin Drake, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, called on the industry to prepare a “bunker mode”. He specifically recommends transferring funds to never-before-used addresses, to keep public keys hidden behind a hash function.
His concern involves ECDSA, the signature mechanism used by many wallets. According to his scenario, the accelerated mathematical progress driven by AI could weaken this system within a few months, rather than over several years.
This hypothesis has sparked mixed reactions. Yehuda Lindell of Coinbase sharply criticized this perspective, while the technical director of Ledger highlighted the risks linked to a hasty migration. Vitalik Buterin acknowledged the existence of a serious risk without calling for urgent action.
Emin Gün Sirer Focuses First on Software Vulnerabilities
On October 9, the founder of Avalanche took a stand on X. “The debate on the threat AI poses to crypto is largely just talk,” he writes. In his view, AI will find flaws in existing systems long before breaking ECDSA. These vulnerabilities could allow attackers to steal billions of dollars from software libraries and wallets.
Sirer notably cites Ripple and other networks that hold significant value without undergoing thorough code review. According to him, believing that no flaw hard to detect by humans escapes developers is an illusion. AI could precisely facilitate discovering these vulnerabilities, sometimes unknown to publishers and exploited before their fixes.
Nevertheless, Sirer does not completely dismiss the cryptographic risk. He considers it appropriate to prepare backup solutions and indicates that Avalanche is exploring alternatives based on hashing. However, he believes securing existing code should come first.
Recent incidents reinforce his argument. The crypto sector lost 766 million dollars in September. Moreover, a security team demonstrated this summer that AI could detect 85 critical vulnerabilities.
Cryptography or Bugs: Two Risks to Anticipate
These two threats remain distinct. A break of ECDSA would potentially compromise the security of many cryptographic keys. In contrast, software vulnerabilities already expose users to attacks, without waiting for a mathematical breakthrough.
The issue also concerns Bitcoin: over six million bitcoins would rely on already visible public keys, representing more than 31% of the circulating supply. The migration recommended by Drake aims to reduce this exposure but does not resolve software vulnerabilities.
The debate therefore remains open. While awaiting potential breakthroughs capable of weakening cryptographic signatures, developers must also strengthen the systems that protect funds. To delve into these issues, find Cointribune articles dedicated to artificial intelligence.
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Axiym’s stablecoin payment volume on Avalanche has grown 4.4 times over the past year, climbing to more than $2 billion.
What Axiym actually does
Axiym is a Dubai-based liquidity-as-a-service platform. Its customers are licensed money services businesses, or MSBs, the companies that move remittances and business payments across borders.
Those firms have long lived with something called pre-funding. Picture a remittance company that wants to pay out in a dozen countries. It typically has to park cash in local accounts in each one ahead of time, just in case customers send money there.
Axiym’s model removes that requirement. Running on Avalanche’s C-Chain and using stablecoins as settlement rails, the platform lets MSBs operate with far less working capital tied up. According to the research findings, that means 70-90% less capital lockup.
CEO Khibar Rassul has framed the value in those terms: Axiym unlocks capital that was previously trapped in pre-funding.
The growth curve so far
By April 2025, Axiym had processed $132 million in cumulative volume on Avalanche.
A year later the picture looked very different. The platform had crossed $1.2 billion in volume in under a year by April 2026.
By August 2026, processed volume exceeded $1.6 billion. A September 2026 case study then reported more than $1.43 billion processed during Axiym’s first year on the network.
The latest figure puts stablecoin payment volume above $2 billion, reflecting the 4.4x jump over the past year.
Monthly activity has also held up. Stablecoin payment volumes have stayed above $130 million every month since January 2026, with some months topping $170 million and peaks reported as high as $180 million.
The network behind it
Axiym integrates with established payment networks, and its partners process over $25 billion annually across more than 150 countries. Those partners handle somewhere between 60 and 96 currencies, depending on the figure cited.
Why stablecoins fit this problem
Stablecoins are tokens pegged to a currency like the US dollar, and they can settle on a blockchain within minutes at any hour. For an MSB, faster settlement means less money needs to sit in limbo. If settlement is quick and predictable, the need to pre-stock accounts around the world shrinks dramatically.
What this means
For the payments industry, Axiym is a test case for whether liquidity-as-a-service can meaningfully change how MSBs manage cash. Cutting capital lockup by 70-90% would let firms enter more corridors without raising more money.
There are open questions worth watching. The first is whether the growth rate holds as the base gets larger, since 4.4x is easier from a few hundred million than from several billion.
The second is regulatory. MSBs are heavily supervised, and any shift in how authorities treat stablecoin settlement across jurisdictions could speed up or slow down adoption of models like Axiym’s.
The third is concentration. Much of the pitch depends on stablecoins staying stable and liquid, so the reliability of those underlying tokens is effectively part of Axiym’s product.
For now, the trajectory is clear enough. A platform that measured its cumulative volume at $132 million in April 2025 is now reporting stablecoin payments above $2 billion, built on the unglamorous but valuable task of freeing up trapped cash.
Disclosure: This article was edited by Kaye Quema. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.
Grayscale během posledních 20 dní nakoupil pro ETF GSOL SOL za 20,2 milionu USD, zatímco VanEck během poslední obchodní seance prodal SOL v hodnotě zhruba 700 000 USD.
Grayscale is experiencing robust inflows to its Solana ETF, GSOL, as investor demand continues to grow. Newly released data from Arkham Intelligence reveals that Grayscale acquired $20.2 million in Solana over the past 20 days, highlighting consistent daily buying activity.
Strong inflow momentum for Grayscale’s GSOLGSOL has recorded steady inflows throughout the last month, with only one day of outflows during this period. Most sessions demonstrated new capital entering the fund, reinforcing Grayscale’s appeal among investors seeking exposure to Solana through exchange-traded products.
Institutional players have shown particular interest in the product, with market analysts noting that Grayscale’s ETF, despite launching only recently, has quickly established itself as a key vehicle for Solana investment.
The data shows that the Grayscale Solana ETF saw consistent demand from investors as it recorded a steady influx of fresh capital on most daily trading sessions over the last month.
When compared to competing Solana exchange-traded funds, GSOL’s inflow record stands out. Even during short-lived market volatility, only minimal withdrawals were recorded, suggesting ongoing confidence among existing investors.
VanEck’s VSOL faces outflows amid volatilityIn contrast, VanEck’s VSOL ETF has reported investor withdrawals as participants reacted to recent fluctuations in the digital asset market. The latest available trading session saw VanEck selling approximately $700,000 worth of SOL, signaling a cooldown in investor appetite for this particular Solana product.
Market observers have noted that, during the same period, Grayscale did not report any sales—reflecting a notable divergence in fund flows between the two ETF providers. This difference has further elevated Grayscale’s position in the evolving Solana ETF landscape, supporting the impression that GSOL is attracting a greater share of institutional and retail attention.
Investor behavior and meme token activityThe current environment emphasizes the importance of tracking inflows, outflows, and investor behavior when analyzing ETF performance and broader market sentiment. In the highly volatile meme token market, sharp capital movements are common. An online trend can drive millions of dollars of activity within days. For example, Fomo App data highlighted a trade that turned a $99 investment in “Niu Lai” into roughly $370,000, illustrating the pace and intensity of shifts in this sector.
Monitoring the timing and token selection by market participants is becoming increasingly vital. Fomo App offers a platform that combines token discovery, real-time trading, and investor ranking features. By providing social feeds and trade notifications, Fomo App enables users to monitor meme token trends alongside overall investor activity.
With GSOL continuing to attract steady inflows and VanEck facing outflows, Grayscale is steadily strengthening its presence in the Solana exchange-traded fund market. The divergence in fund flows between competitors underlines the shifting preferences of institutional and retail participants in crypto investment products.
Solana plánuje 21. října spustit na mainnetu konsenzuální upgrade Alpenglow, který má zkrátit finalitu transakcí na 150 milisekund. Oficiální dokumentace toto datum zatím nepotvrdila.
Solana logo, official brand asset from solana.com/branding. Alpenglow is a Solana consensus upgrade.
Alpenglow, Solana’s most significant consensus upgrade, is scheduled to launch on the mainnet on October 21, aiming for a substantial reduction in transaction finality time to 150 milliseconds. This upgrade, announced via social media, seeks to replace the existing TowerBFT voting layer with direct validator votes and aggregate certificates. Although this announcement marks a major milestone for Solana, official documentation has yet to confirm the October 21 activation date. The anticipated upgrade is expected to enhance network performance significantly, potentially impacting Solana’s competitive position.
Market participants are closely monitoring the unfolding developments, as the Solana (SOL) token was near $107 on October 13, down approximately 4% on the day. The prospect of faster transaction finality and reduced on-chain voting overhead suggests that the network’s performance could improve substantially if the upgrade proceeds as planned. This has implications for Solana’s pricing in prediction markets, where the likelihood of reaching higher price thresholds in October is being actively assessed.
Key Takeaways
Activity suggests anticipation of Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade, which aims to significantly enhance network speed and efficiency.
Pricing in prediction markets appears consistent with expectations of increased investor confidence following a successful upgrade.
Current Solana pricing reflects a cautious approach, with potential for upward adjustments as the upgrade date approaches.
What to Watch
Observers are focused on Solana’s official confirmation of the Alpenglow upgrade activation date. A successful mainnet launch on October 21 could alter market dynamics significantly, possibly leading to price increases. Conversely, any delays or technical issues could dampen investor sentiment. Key actors in the Solana ecosystem, including co-founders Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal, may provide further insights as the launch date nears. Market participants will also be watching for regulatory developments and broader cryptocurrency market trends that could influence Solana’s pricing trajectory.
Universal rozšiřuje stablecoin USDU na blockchain Solana pro institucionální vypořádání. USDU je krytý rezervami v poměru 1:1 a v SAE je registrován jako zahraniční platební token pro platby související s digitálními aktivy, nikoli pro obecné domácí platby na pevnině SAE.
Universal has announced the expansion of its dollar-backed USDU stablecoin to Solana, extending its UAE-regulated issuance framework and 1:1 reserve backing to another blockchain for institutional settlement.
Summary
USDU’s Solana integration will support transfers, digital asset settlement, and institutional treasury management.
Universal says dollar reserves back USDU 1:1, with independent attestations published each month.
Aquanow will provide distribution and institutional access across supported markets.
USDU’s UAE registration permits digital asset payments but excludes general mainland domestic payments.
Universal said in its announcement that eligible participants will be able to hold and transfer USDU on Solana, using the network for dollar-denominated transactions around the clock. The issuer identified digital asset settlement and treasury management among the intended uses, alongside other on-chain financial activities.
Under the terms described by Universal, access remains focused on professional and institutional participants in the UAE and permitted international markets. The company said Aquanow, its global distributor, will connect eligible participants with the stablecoin through its institutional distribution infrastructure.
USDU’s Solana expansion targets institutional settlement
Through the integration, Universal said USDU will become available across additional wallets, platforms and financial applications that support Solana. The company described the network’s transaction speed, low costs, and continuous operation as reasons for extending the stablecoin to the blockchain.
Juha Viitala, Universal’s senior executive officer, tied the expansion to institutional access to digital dollars.
“Expanding USDU to Solana brings the reach of regulated, USD-denominated liquidity to one of the most active environments for on-chain payments and financial applications.”
In the same statement, Viitala said the combination of USDU’s UAE regulatory framework and Solana’s infrastructure would give eligible institutions flexibility in how they “access, move and deploy digital dollars on-chain.”
For distribution, Universal said Aquanow will handle connections with institutions and professional participants across supported markets. Aquanow describes its customers and partners as banks, neobanks, brokerages and payment companies, with regional teams operating across North America, the Middle East, Europe and Asia.
According to the announcement, Aquanow’s UAE business operates through Aquanow ME FZE, which is regulated by Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority. Its licensed activities include broker-dealer services, lending and borrowing, and management and investment services.
UAE authorization limits USDU to specified payment uses
Universal said USDU is the first dollar-backed stablecoin registered with the Central Bank of the UAE as a Foreign Payment Token. The company identifies that registration as the basis for its permitted use in digital asset-related payments within the country.
For UAE transactions, Universal’s disclosures state that USDU may be used to purchase digital assets and digital asset derivatives. The issuer expressly excludes general payment purposes in mainland UAE, including domestic payments.
Within Abu Dhabi Global Market, Universal Digital Intl Limited is separately regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority to issue a Fiat-Referenced Token to Professional Clients only, according to the company’s regulatory disclosures.
On reserve backing, Universal said it holds one dollar in reserves for each USDU token. The issuer also said independent attestations are published monthly, allowing participants to review reports covering the reserves.
USDU already has a connection to dirham-denominated settlement. In a May 7 report, crypto.news covered a regulated stablecoin conversion framework linking USDU with the dirham-backed AE Coin, supported by Al Maryah Community Bank. The companies described the arrangement as infrastructure for institutional settlement, liquidity management, treasury operations, and cross-border transactions.
For that conversion service, the companies identified Aquanow and Changer.ae as the initial access providers. They also said future integrations could support trade finance and multi-currency settlement, presenting those services as potential extensions rather than completed launches.
Bitcoin.com previously added an Ethereum access route
Before the Solana announcement, Bitcoin.com outlined plans to add USDU wallet support on Aug. 19. The agreement covered its web and mobile self-custodial wallet, with USDU supported as an ERC-20 token on Ethereum.
According to Bitcoin.com, users would be able to hold, send, and receive the token while retaining control of their private keys. The company said availability would depend on local rules, with additional services relying on integrations from outside providers.
Beyond storage and transfers, Bitcoin.com said it planned to accept USDU for designated services and work toward payments between users and merchants across its products. Swaps and fiat purchase and sale functions were expected to follow when third-party providers supported the stablecoin.
The wallet announcement also included educational material explaining fiat-backed stablecoins, reserve attestations and regulated issuance. Bitcoin.com said users would receive that information through its Learn-to-Earn content and a dedicated stablecoin education series.
Solana payment products already serve business and remittance users
For U.S. business payments, Ramp described a separate Solana-based service in July that lets companies fund overseas stablecoin transfers from dollar bank accounts. Its Solana-powered stablecoin accounts, reported on July 22, support USDC and USDT rather than USDU.
Through Ramp Bill Pay, the company said customers could fund payments from a U.S. dollar bank account or Ramp Checking, with the money converted into USDC or USDT before delivery to a recipient’s wallet. Stablecoin balances sit alongside cash accounts and use existing approval policies and accounting integrations, according to Ramp.
The company said its service supported vendor payments in more than 140 countries and fiat payouts in over 40 local currencies. Ramp also reported that more than 1,000 businesses used stablecoins for vendor payments, with over 70% of their payment volume occurring outside traditional banking hours.
In consumer remittances, Western Union and Rain launched the Stablecard wallet on Aug. 4 across 37 markets, according to an Aug. 5 report. The product uses Western Union’s USDPT stablecoin, issued on Solana by Anchorage Digital Bank and redeemable 1:1 for U.S. dollars.
According to Western Union, customers can receive eligible remittances into Stablecard, transfer USDPT from compatible wallets or exchanges, and spend through Visa merchants or withdraw through ATMs. Rain built the application, embedded wallet, and card infrastructure, while the product’s disclosures state that ATM charges, foreign exchange costs, and other fees may apply.
GE Vernova ve 2. čtvrtletí vytvořila volný peněžní tok ve výši 5,1 mld. USD a zvýšila výhled na rok 2026; objem nevyřízených zakázek dosahuje 176 mld. USD.
GE Vernova (GEV -0.16%) has been an extremely successful spinoff. The company's stock has surged about sevenfold since separating from General Electric (GE) in April 2024. The spinoff enabled management to focus intently on the energy segments without distraction from other legacy GE businesses.
The resulting strong stock performance came from a surging backlog of orders, while management expanded profit margins, generating massive free cash flow. With the stock recently trading above $1,000 per share after a more than 50% gain this year, now may be the time for GE Vernova to split its stock, which would lower the share price, increase the number of shares, and have no effect on the value of an individual's shares.
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Do stock splits matter? Several large companies, including energy drink maker Monster Beverage and online auto dealer Carvana, have executed stock splits this year. Travel technology company Booking Holdings even executed a 25-for-1 forward stock split in April, dropping the share price from over $4,000 to about $170 per share.
Although a stock split does not alter the company's overall value, it can indicate management's confidence in the business's fundamentals. Executives are usually reluctant to split a stock unless they are optimistic about the stock's future performance. Since it doesn't change the company's actual value at the time, it might not be surprising that stock splits don't always mean shares will rise over the long term.
But momentum in the underlying business can also be reinforced by a stock split announcement, as it signals management's confidence in the business. Data show that short-term momentum in the stock price coincides with stock split announcements, as shown in the chart below.
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The business justifies it GE Vernova's business certainly qualifies as strong. The company generated $5.1 billion in free cash flow in the second quarter. That compares to just $3.7 billion in all of 2025. GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik summarized the state of the business with these comments in the Q2 report:
We delivered strong financial results in the second quarter as global demand for our products and solutions continues to grow. With a backlog of $176 billion, continued revenue growth and margin expansion, and significant free cash flow generation, GE Vernova's momentum is building, and we are raising our 2026 financial guidance.
So the business is strong and shares are nominally pricy, making some investors wonder whether GE Vernova will split its stock soon, which could make shares more attractive and more actively traded. When a stock splits, it can enhance liquidity by rendering shares (with a lower price tag) more accessible to a broader range of investors. Although many brokerages now offer fractional shares, most people likely underutilize this less-advertised option. Consequently, a reduced share price can attract more buyers by creating a sense of increased affordability. Remember, though, price is not value.
Investors don't know whether GE Vernova stock will be the next to split. The company has made no announcements. Whether one waits for a potential split or not, though, owning GE Vernova stock looks to be a good investment right now.
Howard Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Booking Holdings, GE Vernova, and Monster Beverage. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
Čistý příliv do Global WAM společnosti Manulife Financial ve 2. čtvrtletí 2026 klesl z 0,9 mld. C$ na 0,4 mld. C$; penzijní segment zaznamenal odliv ve výši 4,9 mld. C$.
Key Takeaways MFC's Global WAM net inflows fell to C$0.4 billion in Q2 2026 from C$0.9 billion a year earlier. Retail net outflows narrowed to C$1.4 billion, while retirement net outflows reached C$4.9 billion. Core earnings rose 9%, and the core EBITDA margin expanded 110 basis points to 31.2%, boosting profitability. Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC - Free Report) has opportunities to improve Global Wealth and Asset Management (Global WAM) growth and sustain positive net flows. Global WAM benefits from recurring fee income, a diversified investment platform and acquisitions that expand its capabilities.
In the second quarter of 2026, Global WAM generated net inflows of C$0.4 billion, down from C$0.9 billion in the year-earlier quarter. Institutional asset management benefited from contributions from CQS and Comvest and record gross flows, supporting its ability to attract assets from institutional clients.
Retail wealth remains another important area to watch. Retail net outflows narrowed to C$1.4 billion in the second quarter from C$3.2 billion a year earlier, reflecting improved flows in mainland China, the United States and Canada. Expanding ETF-based investment solutions and strengthening digital wealth capabilities could help Manulife attract new clients and retain existing assets.
Retirement flows represent a more significant challenge. The business recorded C$4.9 billion in net outflows in the second quarter compared with C$2 billion in net inflows in the prior-year quarter, reflecting higher plan redemptions and member withdrawals. These outflows can offset gains elsewhere in Global WAM and constrain the growth of assets generating recurring management fees. Better retention would help stabilize the asset base and make fee income more predictable.
Profitability, meanwhile, offers a source of support. Global WAM's core earnings increased 9% year over year, while its core EBITDA margin expanded 110 basis points to 31.2%, aided by higher average assets under management and administration (AUMA) and contributions from acquisitions.
Overall, MFC has several avenues to improve Global WAM growth, but sustaining positive net flows will require more consistent performance across institutional, retail and retirement businesses.
What About Its Peers?Sun Life Financial Inc.'s (SLF - Free Report) diversified asset-management businesses, including MFS Investment Management and SLC Management, provide opportunities to attract institutional and retail assets and generate recurring fee income. However, market fluctuations may affect investment performance and the value of client assets, while competitive pricing pressures could constrain margins. Sun Life's ability to sustain positive net flows will depend on investment performance, distribution strength, client retention and its capacity to attract new institutional mandates.
Prudential Financial, Inc.’s (PRU - Free Report) asset-management arm, PGIM, can support growth through demand for fixed-income strategies, alternative investments and institutional investment solutions, while recurring management fees provide a source of relatively stable revenue. However, outflows from certain investment strategies, shifts in client asset allocations and competition from lower-cost passive products could constrain assets under management and fee income. To sustain growth, Prudential will need to strengthen institutional and retail distribution, deliver competitive investment returns and attract new client assets to offset withdrawals.
MFC’s Price PerformanceShares of MFC have gained 33.5% in the past year, outperforming the industry.
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MFC’s OvervaluationThe stock is overvalued compared with its industry. It is currently trading at a price-to-earnings multiple of 12.94, higher than the industry average of 10.53. It carries a Value Score of A.
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Estimate Movement for MFCThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for MFC’s third-quarter and fourth-quarter 2026 EPS has moved up 2.4% and 1.2%, respectively, in the past 60 days. The same for full-year 2026 EPS has moved down 0.9%, and 2027 EPS has moved up 4.3% in the past 60 days.
Společnost Redwire získala v roce 2025 kontrakt od DARPA v hodnotě 44 milionů USD na druhou fázi mise Otter, v jejímž rámci bude s platformou SabreSat testovat satelitní technologie pro provoz na velmi nízké oběžné dráze.
Key Takeaways RDW's SabreSat supports DARPA's Otter program to demonstrate air-breathing satellite technology in VLEO.RDW's Phantom spacecraft is supporting the European Space Agency's Skimsat VLEO program.RDW's SabreSat and Phantom platforms broaden its opportunities in specialized low-orbit space missions.
Redwire Corporation (RDW - Free Report) is expanding its spacecraft capabilities for Very Low Earth Orbit (“VLEO”), an orbital region that offers opportunities for imaging and lower-latency operations because of its proximity to Earth. The company’s VLEO portfolio includes its U.S.-built SabreSat and European-built Phantom spacecraft. These platforms broaden Redwire’s ability to support specialized space missions and address requirements that differ from those of spacecraft operating in higher orbits.
A key development is Redwire’s role in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (“DARPA”) Otter program. The company serves as the prime mission integrator, with the program using the SabreSat platform to develop an air-breathing satellite system. The effort is designed to demonstrate the use of novel electric propulsion in VLEO, giving Redwire a role in advancing spacecraft technology for this orbital environment.
Redwire’s Phantom spacecraft is also being used in the European Space Agency’s Skimsat VLEO program. Having two spacecraft platforms designed for this orbital region provides the company with multiple avenues to address mission requirements. VLEO’s potential imaging and latency advantages could make it relevant to specialized applications where proximity to Earth is important.
Redwire reported a $44 million Phase 2 contract award in 2025 to advance DARPA’s Otter mission, strengthening its position in VLEO development. Progress on the program could help demonstrate the capabilities of the SabreSat platform and support further opportunities in specialized spacecraft missions. However, future growth will depend on program execution, technical progress and customer demand.
Companies Developing Advanced Spacecraft CapabilitiesThe development of specialized spacecraft is encouraging defense companies to advance satellite platforms for demanding space missions. Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT - Free Report) and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC - Free Report) also develop spacecraft and space systems for government and national security applications.
Lockheed Martin develops satellites and space systems designed to support national security, communications and other government missions.
Northrop Grumman develops spacecraft and satellite systems for national security, scientific and other space-based missions, including platforms designed to support complex operational requirements.
Earnings Estimates for RDW StockThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2026 and 2027 earnings per share suggests year-over-year growth of 57.32% and 40%, respectively.
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RDW Stock Is Trading at a PremiumRedwire is trading at a premium relative to the industry, with a forward 12-month price-to-sales of 4.27X compared with the industry average of 2.1X.
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RDW Stock Price PerformanceOver the past year, RDW shares have fallen 3.4% compared with the industry’s 19% decline.
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RDW’s Zacks RankRedwire currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Společnost Oklo dosáhla první kritičnosti reaktoru Groves-1 a zajistila 2 gramy ytterbia-176 pro výrobu lutecia-177, které se používá v cílené léčbě rakoviny.
Key Takeaways OKLO's Groves-1 reactor got DOE startup authorization in July 2026 and achieved first criticality in August.OKLO completed substantial construction in 229 days, gaining experience to streamline future isotope projects.OKLO secured ytterbium-176 for cancer-treatment isotopes, while its Idaho lab may generate earlier revenues.
Oklo Inc. (OKLO - Free Report) is advancing its plans to establish a domestic isotope supply chain through its Groves-1 Isotope Test Reactor in Texas. The facility is designed to support the development of isotopes used in cancer treatments, manufacturing, scientific research and national security. The project has already cleared important regulatory and operational milestones, including startup authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) on July 23, 2026, and first criticality on Aug. 5, 2026.
OKLO developed Groves on privately owned land using private funding and commercially sourced equipment, alongside components manufactured by the company. The facility reached first criticality in just over 11 months from groundbreaking, with substantial construction completed in 229 days. The project provided experience in reactor construction, equipment installation, regulatory reviews and nuclear operations. Management plans to apply these lessons to future isotope facilities, potentially improving project execution and shortening development timelines.
OKLO is also strengthening its isotope supply chain. In September 2026, the company received two grams of enriched ytterbium-176, which can be converted into lutetium-177 through reactor irradiation. Lutetium-177 is used in targeted cancer treatments. Securing this material supports the company's efforts to develop domestic production capabilities and reduce reliance on overseas suppliers.
From an investment perspective, Groves gives OKLO practical operating experience to support its isotope business expansion. Management expects research-scale isotope production after further commissioning, while its NRC-licensed Idaho laboratory may generate earlier commercial revenues. Although commercial-scale production remains under development, these initiatives provide opportunities to expand OKLO's business beyond nuclear power generation.
The growing demand for reliable, carbon-free electricity is encouraging greater investment in advanced nuclear technologies. Alongside isotope production, the development of smaller nuclear reactors is creating opportunities to serve utilities, industrial customers and data centers.
Advanced Nuclear Reactor Developers Eye Growth OpportunitiesNuScale Power (SMR - Free Report) is among the leading developers of small modular reactor technology and is the first company to receive U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approval for a design. NuScale Power is working with partners on projects in the United States and overseas, including Romania, while advancing plans to support large-scale power deployment. NuScale Power believes its modular reactors can deliver reliable, carbon-free electricity for utilities, industries and AI-driven data centers, keeping NuScale Power at the forefront of the commercial small modular reactor market.
NANO Nuclear Energy (NNE - Free Report) is focused on smaller microreactors through its KRONOS MMR design. The company is preparing to begin the NRC licensing process for its first deployment at the University of Illinois after its construction permit application is formally accepted. At the same time, NANO Nuclear is pursuing opportunities in AI data centers, industrial facilities and defense applications while expanding partnerships that could support future commercialization.
The Zacks Rundown on OKLOShares of Oklo have lost more than 80% over the past year.
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OKLO currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 1.92 on a scale of 1 to 5 (Strong Buy to Strong Sell), calculated based on the actual recommendations (Buy, Hold, Sell, etc.) made by 24 brokerage firms.
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See how the Zacks Consensus Estimate for OKLO’s earnings has been revised over the past 90 days.
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The company currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
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Oklo dosud nespustilo jediný komerčně provozovaný reaktor generující tržby a stále čeká na regulatorní schválení. Meta Platforms má pomoci financovat plánovaný jaderný komplex v Ohiu.
Imagine a tiny power plant, about the size of a house, that can run nonstop for years and make lots of electricity without any smoke or pollution. If you can picture that, then you can see what Oklo (OKLO -1.15%) is trying to build: essentially, a mini nuclear reactor that can take nuclear waste or special fuel and turn it into clean power.
It doesn't have the regulatory approval to build these reactors commercially, but if it gets it, sales could increase significantly. Would it be enough to turn Oklo investors into new millionaires? Let's take a look at the opportunity.
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Why companies are interested in Oklo Again, the idea behind Oklo is pretty radical. Shrink a nuclear power plant into a reactor so small it can be mass-produced in a factory. Sell the power those reactors generate, and you could have a profitable business. With these reactors, Oklo is trying to do two things at once: create a new source of clean power, thereby reducing dependence on fossil fuels, and give companies a way to get the electricity they need without waiting years to connect to a local utility.
That last part is the bigger long-term opportunity right now. For one reason: artificial intelligence (AI). With nuclear power, AI companies and data centers can get round-the-clock electricity without competing with everyone else for power from a local grid. Ideally, they also wouldn't have to wait as long, since Oklo's small reactors theoretically take less time to build than a conventional power plant.
Oklo is currently working through the regulatory process to make these reactors a reality. In the meantime, it has secured support from several big tech companies, including Meta Platforms, which has further agreed to help fund a planned nuclear power campus in Ohio. Could Oklo make you a millionaire?
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For Oklo to turn today's investors into millionaires, the stock would have to gain many times its value -- possibly 100 or more. Growing by 100-fold would make it one of the most valuable energy companies in the world by today's standards. It would be an incredible run for Oklo to become the next 100-bagger, yet also probably not one investors will see.
Constellation Energy, for example, operates the largest nuclear fleet in the U.S. It currently has a strong $106 billion market value, making it one of the country's largest utility companies. If Oklo increased 100-fold, the company would be worth $640 billion -- roughly six times as large as Constellation.
That doesn't mean Oklo can't grow into a company worth half a trillion dollars. But given where the company is today -- it hasn't deployed a single reactor for commercial revenue -- it's very difficult to imagine a future in which Oklo is generating enough revenue to support a market value of that caliber.
So no: I wouldn't invest in Oklo expecting to earn a million off this nuclear stock alone. Given the remaining risks, I would only invest if you can stomach the losses and volatility. Oklo might have big ideas, but for now, a small speculative position within a diversified portfolio seems like the safest way to invest in this nuclear hopeful.
STX, nativní token bitcoinového projektu druhé vrstvy Stacks, za čtyři týdny vzrostl o více než 50 % díky zájmu o jeho bezúschovné řešení pro staking BTC.
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While major cryptocurrencies remain choppy, STX, the native token of the Bitcoin layer-2 project Stacks, is rallying. The cryptocurrency has surged nearly 10% in 24 hours, 14% over the past week and more than 50% in four weeks, outperforming bitcoin BTC$83,473.49, ether ETH$2,515.18, XRP (XRP) and other cryptocurrencies.
The outperformance likely reflects investor interest in Stacks’ non-custodial bitcoin staking architecture. This framework lets BTC holders stake and earn yield directly on the main Bitcoin blockchain while retaining strict control of their private keys. In contrast, traditional frameworks require users to wrap their assets into synthetic tokens (like wBTC) or move funds over cross-chain bridges to earn additional yield.
Stacks’ framework relies on a mechanism called "bonding," which requires participants to lock up assets to secure the network. The "Bonding Period 3,” due in November, requires participants holding native STX to lock a specific ratio of STX alongside their BTC — equivalent to roughly 5% of the total value of their BTC — to successfully secure protocol stacking capacity.
This creates a positive feedback loop for STX: As more BTC moves into the Stacks ecosystem, a larger portion of STX is systematically locked up and removed from the active market. By tying bitcoin liquidity directly to STX scarcity, the architecture skews demand-supply dynamics heavily in favor of long-term price appreciation.
Period 3 follows Periods 1 and 2, which served as preparatory phases to safely transition signers and bootstrap initial liquidity.
STX is not the only coin to have surged over 24 hours. BDX, REDNER, and PYTH are other major gainers, adding 6% each. It’s a sign of liquidity increasingly pivoting to coins other than the major cryptocurrencies.
Still, the broader context remains tightly bound to macroeconomic indicators. Analysts are getting ready for Wednesday’s U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, which could heavily influence expectations for upcoming Federal Reserve interest-rate decisions. Stay alert!
Read more: For analysis of today's activity in altcoins and derivatives, see Crypto Markets Today . For a comprehensive list of events this week, see CoinDesk's "Crypto Week Ahead."
What’s trendingLedger says 'spy' chip inside CryptoBilis Ledger devices transmitted wallet keys over mobile network (CoinDesk): Covert hardware implanted in some Ledger crypto wallet devices read users’ 24-word recovery phrases and sent them to an attacker over a mobile phone network.Global semiconductor stocks sell-off over AI boom worries pulls Asian shares lower (AP): Global shares were mixed, but a selloff in chipmaker shares pulled Asian shares lower, with South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index falling more than 5%. U.S. futures edged higher, and oil prices fell.Bitcoin whale that sat through the March 2020 crash moves $378 million (CoinDesk): A bitcoin whale who received their coins days before the Covid crash of March 2020 and sat through it has moved $377.6 million worth of BTC.U.S. Treasury yields fall as energy prices pull back (CNB): Bond yields fell after energy prices dropped in early trading as investors looked ahead to key economic data releases this week.Today’s signalEther's daily chart. (TradingView)The chart shows ether’s daily price swings in candlestick format.
The second-largest crypto by market value has fallen back into its established yellow consolidation rectangle. It is currently clinging tightly to that range.
If prices break past the upper end of the consolidation, the market may revisit the recent high of $2,800. If the dual support of $2,400 — the lower end of the consolidation and the bullish channel — gives way, then it would mean an end to the rally from the July lows.
IREN rozšiřuje AI datová centra prostřednictvím projektů s kapacitou přes 5 GW a cílí na 300 MW IT kapacity do konce roku 2026; plánované kapitálové výdaje pro fiskální rok 2027 činí 25–30 mld. USD.
Key Takeaways IREN advances Texas and Oklahoma projects, with three more 50-MW Microsoft deployments planned at Childress.IREN advances its 800-MW Bundey project in Australia and a 300-MW data center development in Spain.IREN's Nostrum acquisition boosts European expansion, while Mirantis strengthens cloud orchestration.
IREN Limited (IREN - Free Report) is expanding its global AI data center infrastructure to capitalize on rising demand for artificial intelligence computing. The company has announced a development pipeline exceeding 5 gigawatts (GW) across North America, Europe and Australia. It targets approximately 300 megawatts (MW) of commissioned IT capacity by year-end 2026 and 800 MW by year-end 2027, creating opportunities to scale its AI Cloud Services business.
In the United States, IREN is advancing projects in Texas and Oklahoma. At Childress, TX, it delivered Horizon 1, the first of four planned 50-MW liquid-cooled IT deployments for Microsoft. The remaining three deployments are targeted for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2026. Meanwhile, Sweetwater in Texas and Kiowa in Oklahoma represent significant longer-term expansion opportunities.
IREN is also broadening its international footprint. Its 800-MW Bundey project in South Australia is progressing through permitting and procurement, while the 300-MW Badajoz development provides a foothold in Europe. The acquisition of Nostrum Group strengthens its European development capabilities, while Mirantis adds software and cloud orchestration capabilities that could support broader enterprise offerings.
IREN reported $4 billion in contracted annualized run-rate revenues (ARR) associated with its 2026 capacity, of which $1 billion was operational as of Aug. 26, 2026.
IREN expects fiscal 2027 capital expenditures of $25 billion to $30 billion, requiring substantial funding. IREN’s global expansion offers considerable growth potential, but disciplined capital allocation and successful capacity delivery will determine whether it translates into sustainable financial growth.
How Are IREN’s Competitors Expanding?CoreWeave (CRWV - Free Report) is expanding its AI cloud infrastructure across multiple U.S. regions to meet growing demand from hyperscalers and AI developers. In the second quarter of 2026, active power capacity rose nearly 500 MW to 1.5 GW, while contracted power reached 3.7 GW. The company is expanding its powered-land footprint and developing additional facilities to strengthen its geographic reach and computing capacity.
Applied Digital (APLD - Free Report) is expanding geographically across North Dakota, Louisiana and Alabama, with approximately 1.41 GW of leased IT capacity across five campuses. It has also entered Finland, securing an agreement for up to 1 GW of potential power capacity, marking its first international expansion.
IREN’s Price Performance, Valuation and EstimatesShares of IREN have declined 9.8% over the past three months, underperforming the broader industry and the S&P 500 composite.
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In terms of forward 12-month Price/Sales (P/S), IREN is currently trading at 3.19X, which is at a premium to the industry average of 2.68X.
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Estimates for IREN’s fiscal 2027 earnings have been revised downward in the past month.
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Currently, IREN carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
The late September surge for Quant [QNT] has been followed by an ongoing battle between decreasing purchasing power and aggressive seller activity.
The price rose from under $100, reaching a high of $373.66 before it was sharply rejected due to traders locking in profits.
After reaching $325, buyers were unable to recover their peak high, creating a new low high. This simply indicated diminishing demand. Since the 2nd of October, selling activity has slowly forced the price down into the $215-$220 area of support.
As of writing, the token had declined by 6% in the last 24 hours, trading at $219.34. This was an over 72% decline from the September high.
QNT’s current downward trend is becoming increasingly concerning. Each time the market rebounds, volume appears to decrease. Hence, if the price repeatedly touches its support areas, it will exhaust all potential buy order levels.
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A four-hour close below $215 could trigger stop-loss selling toward $160–$180, threatening to erase much of the breakout’s remaining gains. However, a strong recovery above $225 after briefly dipping below support would suggest buyers are absorbing supply.
That could open a relief rally toward $250–$255. Until then, QNT remains vulnerable to a deeper correction.
QNT Open Interest falls as leverage unwinds
QNT’s rally was fueled by a surge in derivatives exposure. However, falling Open Interest (OI) now signals an ongoing market reset. From July through September 23, open interest remained near $11–$15 million as the price traded around the $60–$70 zone.
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However, after the price broke out of this range and rose towards $373.66, the OI also moved up to $190 million.
Despite the downward trend, price and derivatives exposure remained high near $180-$190 million through mid-October, causing liquidation risk due to the trader’s position size.
Since the 2nd of October, OI has declined toward $120 million as QNT fell toward $225.81. This indicates that there are no massive additions to OI but rather liquidation of existing long positions.
Furthermore, the Funding Rates have shown a trend of repeated dips below zero and even reached a record low of -0.27% on the 4th of October prior to returning to neutral.
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This combination suggests traders are closing positions rather than adding fresh exposure, weakening the case for an immediate recovery.
These movements indicate increased aggressive short selling activity within the futures contracts. However, funding rates cannot be used independently to determine market direction.
Looking forward, should QNT fail to hold above $215, additional closes may drive prices down to $196 or lower.
Conversely, rising prices alongside expanding open interest would provide stronger evidence of renewed conviction and a potential recovery.
Final Summary
Quant [QNT] faces further downside if selling pressure breaks $215 support.
QNT open interest drops from $190 million to $120 million as leverage unwinds.
Akcie společnosti Seagate za týden klesly o 15,09 %, přesto analytici nesnížili odhady zisku a průměrná cílová cena 1 142,17 USD naznačuje potenciál růstu o 51,6 %.
Seagate shares cratered 15% in a single week even as analysts refused to cut a single earnings estimate and the stock still sits nearly 52% below where the average price target says it should be. Something in that gap is…
Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX | STX Price Prediction) trades at $753.25 after a sharp decline left the AI storage leader trading far below analyst targets. Shares fell 15.09% in one week even as earnings estimates kept climbing.
Seagate is a leading supplier of mass-capacity hard drives for cloud data centers. Its Mozaic platform uses heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) to fit more data onto each disk. Fiscal 2026 revenue rose 34.06% to $12.195 billion, and free cash flow reached a record $3.1 billion.
That growth lifted shares 174.44% this year and carried them to a 52-week high of $1,143.27. The stock now sits about 34% below that peak after Barron’s flagged a Toshiba problem for hard drive makers.
Sold-Out Capacity and Rising Estimates Power the Bull Case
Seagate’s forward earnings multiple is 26, while its trailing multiple is 56, a gap that shows how fast profits are growing. The fiscal 2027 EPS consensus is $36.2661, up from $27.7398 90 days ago. Analysts made zero downward revisions over the past 30 days.
Management said nearline capacity is almost fully allocated through calendar 2027, and pricing on fiscal 2027 contracts is already set. Seagate has beaten EPS estimates five straight quarters. Last quarter it posted $5.71 against a $5.0932 consensus, and it guided fiscal Q1 EPS to $7.30.
Cyclical Scars and a Beta Above 2 Keep Bears Circling
Hard drive demand has always moved in cycles. In fiscal 2023, Seagate lost $529 million. Data center sales now make up 80% of revenue, and that business leans on a few of hyperscalers whose spending could slow quickly.
Shares trade at 14.6 times sales and carry a beta of 2.081. Toshiba, Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC), and flash storage all compete for the same customers, and exchangeable notes due 2028 could dilute shareholders. One analyst rates the stock a Strong Sell.
Mozaic 4 Ramp Will Decide Whether Patience Pays
The stock fell 9.19% over the past month and trades below its 50-day moving average of $855.24. It still holds above its 200-day average of $663.81.
Execution will decide the next move. Mozaic 4 should cross over with Mozaic 3 toward the end of calendar 2026, and HAMR drives take longer to produce than the older technology. Fiscal Q1 results against $4.10 billion revenue guidance will tip the scale. A miss would favor sellers. A beat coupled with stronger fiscal 2027 commentary would favor buyers.
Analysts See 51.6% Upside While Short-Term Momentum Lags
Seagate trades at $753.25, and the average analyst target is $1,142.17, meaning 51.6% upside. The 25 covering analysts rate the stock as follows:
Strong Buy: 4
Buy: 18
Hold: 2
Strong Sell: 1
Seagate is up 174.44% this year, while the S&P 500 is up 14.1%. Over one year the gap is 253.46% against 19.15%. The past week went the other way: Seagate dropped 15.09% while the index rose 0.42%. Price targets are estimates, and analysts can cut them as quickly as the stock falls.
Earnings Momentum Keeps Seagate’s AI Growth Story in Focus
At $753.25, Seagate trades well below the average analyst target.
Earnings are the path higher. Revenue grew 48.49% year over year last quarter, and GAAP gross margin expanded to 52.3% from 37.4%. Locked-in capacity means those gains rest on signed contracts.
The fiscal Q1 report is the next big catalyst. If Seagate meets its $7.30 EPS guide and confirms 2027 pricing, view could recover from the Toshiba shock. Over the next year, the shift to Mozaic 4 should push margins higher still.
Three things would break the thesis: hyperscaler order cuts, falling revenue per terabyte, or a HAMR yield setback. The same data-center expansion driving Seagate’s sold-out nearline capacity also powers a wider group of non-chip suppliers we profiled in a free report on seven AI infrastructure stocks that aren’t chipmakers. With a beta above 2, expect big moves in both directions along the way.
Analysts made no down estimate revisions during this double-digit weekly sell-off, a sign that analyst conviction in one of the market’s clearest AI storage stories held firm.
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TokenFi, sesterský projekt FLOKI, představil Shield AI, nástroj využívající umělou inteligenci k odhalování potenciálních zranitelností chytrých kontraktů před jejich spuštěním.
Memecoins and Web3 have often been considered two separate worlds.
While Web3 projects are usually focused on building the utility blockchain ecosystem around a particular idea, memecoins like FLOKI rarely get this kind of attention. FLOKI’s sister project TokenFi, however, seems to be challenging this narrative with the release of Shield AI, an AI tool designed to scan smart contracts for potential bugs and security risks prior to launch.
In a X post, FLOKI’s developers described the project as part of “building the future of Web3.” The development of it is a sign that memecoin projects are beginning to look past their role as speculative assets and move into the realm of actual applications, like the use of AI for smart contract security.
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That said, how does AI integration exactly work in memecoin space? TokenFi unveiled that on X, describing how the adoption of Shield AI would bring the FLOKI ecosystem one step closer to its broader Web3 vision.
Smart contract bugs can be expensive to fix if not discovered before launch. TokenFi Shield helps developers with its AI-based vulnerability discovery tool that identifies potential issues so they can be fixed before launch. This increases the security of a project but should not be considered an alternative to a professional smart contract audit.
In short, the projects within the FLOKI ecosystem can utilize the power of AI for smart contract vulnerabilities to prevent such issues in the future, thus ensuring the safety of their users and potentially saving millions in losses. Naturally, the question becomes: Could this put FLOKI at the forefront of AI-driven Web3 innovation?
Can AI-integration strengthen FLOKI’s Web3 ambitions?
Floki [FLOKI] is rapidly transforming from a memecoin to a comprehensive crypto ecosystem.
For context, the main projects of the token are Valhalla, the blockchain-based NFT game, FlokiFi, the DeFi platform, and TokenFi, the tokenization utility. Apart from NFTs and DeFi, FLOKI also provides crypto trading services, staking, and Web3 technology to build an entire crypto experience around the token.
That makes Shield AI the latest addition to this line-up. But what does that mean for this ecosystem? As can be seen in the graph below, FLOKI’s smart contract transaction count fell from 80.4k in Q4 2024 to 26k in Q3 2026. This metric shows the number of transactions made with FLOKI’s smart contracts to perform on-chain operations. Thus, the drop in the transaction count indicates a decrease in the activity of these contracts.
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Against this backdrop, Shield AI could be a key step for FLOKI.
With Shield AI, TokenFi seeks to improve smart contract safety by identifying possible vulnerabilities ahead of time. But whether it will gain much traction is another matter. If it does take off and developers adopt it to build within the FLOKI ecosystem, it will likely propel the token to greater adoption on-chain and expand its capabilities beyond just a memecoin.
Still, the move suggests that FLOKI is expanding its Web3 ecosystem. So, if it drives increased developer activity and on-chain engagement, it could help FLOKI gain a stronger foothold in the Web3 space.
Final Summary
Shield AI helps detect smart contract risks before launch.
More developer adoption could boost the memecoin’s on-chain activity.
Cerebras ve středu uvolní k prodeji až 19,4 milionu akcií v rámci postupného ukončování období zákazu prodeje akcií po IPO, což může zvýšit prodejní tlak.
Cerebras Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRS) faces more potential selling when up to 19.4 million more shares become eligible for sale on Wednesday under the AI chipmaker’s staggered IPO lock-up.
The stock is on watch after sliding 10.7% to $146.62 on Monday, its lowest close yet, according to Benzinga Pro market data. Shares are down about 58% from their $350 opening price in May and trade roughly 21% below the $185 IPO price.
CBRS stock is moving. See the real-time price action here. Lock-Up Clock TicksCerebras set up its lock-up to release insider stock in stages rather than all at once, similar to SpaceX. The releases were planned in several rounds running through the end of October, Axios reported at the time of the IPO.
The last tranche of this size arrived Sept. 30. Up to 19.4 million shares held by directors, officers, employees and other holders unlocked that day, equal to 8% of shares outstanding. The stock fell 8.9% that day.
Before that, up to 14.6 million shares had been freed every two weeks since Aug. 19.
Insiders have been selling. CEO Andrew Feldman and CTO Sean Lie sold more than $240 million of Class A shares between Aug. 20 and Sept. 25 under trading plans, according to Benzinga’s insider sale data.
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OpenAI Doubts LingerThe unlock comes on top of questions about Cerebras’ biggest customer. On Sept. 30, research firm SemiAnalysis said OpenAI would run the “Ultrafast” mode of GPT-6.1 Sol on NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) GPUs rather than on Cerebras hardware. Cerebras fell nearly 20% that week and closed at $166.43 on Oct. 2.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pushed back late that Friday.
“There is some speculation about our partnership with Cerebras. Cerebras is a close partner, and we have a deep engagement pushing on the frontiers of speed,” he wrote on X. The stock jumped 9% the following Monday. His post did not say which chips run the new tier.
Citi analysts said their 2026-2028 revenue outlook for Cerebras was “unchanged.” They called it “too early to read much into” the rollout, CNBC reported.
The two companies are closely tied. Cerebras has a multiyear deal worth more than $20 billion to supply OpenAI with 750 megawatts of computing power. OpenAI also lent Cerebras $1 billion and holds warrants for up to 33.4 million shares.
Altman Bounce FadesCerebras’ Altman bounce didn’t hold. Shares have fallen about 19% since closing at $181.55 on Oct. 5.
Pressure across the sector added to the losses. AI stocks slid Oct. 8 after reports that OpenAI’s annualized revenue at the end of September was about $18 billion below earlier figures.
On Monday, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) unveiled its Maia 300 chip and said it would become the main inference system for Microsoft’s own products. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropped 2.7% the same day.
Inference is the core of Cerebras’ pitch, and each new in-house chip from a big cloud company makes the competitive question harder to ignore.
Cerebras is now worth about $34.8 billion. It was valued near $95 billion after its first day of trading.
CBRS Stock Price Activity: Cerebras stock was up 0.49% at $147.34 at the time of publication on Tuesday, according to Benzinga Pro.
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Apple (AAPL +1.07%)'s stock has been surging more than 30% in the past six months. It's been on a tear, as there's plenty of optimism of late surrounding the company and its new CEO, John Ternus.
However, with a heightened valuation also come high expectations. And that could potentially be problematic for Apple, as according to a recent report, it may be reducing production of its latest iPhone models due to low demand. Could the tech stock be due for a pullback before the end of 2026?
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Demand for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max doesn’t appear to be strongAccording to Nikkei Asia, demand hasn't been strong out of the gate for Apple's new iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max models, to the point that the company is telling its suppliers to reduce production of components related to them. Higher prices may be impacting demand, although customers may also be holding off on making a purchase until Apple's foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, comes out later this month.
There may inevitably be multiple factors that are at play here, and this doesn't guarantee that Apple's iPhone sales will be weak across all of its models. But at the same time, investors shouldn't ignore the risk that perhaps higher prices may be impacting demand this time around. Apple has had to raise prices to offset higher memory costs. And while a foldable phone may be new and exciting for Apple customers, with it starting at $1,999, it's certainly not cheap, and it'll be a big test to see how strong the demand is at such a price point.
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If iPhone sales come in light or there are even hints that demand may not be robust, the stock could experience a significant decline, given how expensive it is right now. While investing in the tech company is normally a good move for the long term, investors shouldn't ignore its valuation, as buying Apple stock at its current inflated levels could make it difficult to generate a strong return.
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Google says it's back on the AI frontier, and now everyone can put that claim to the test.
The company announced on Tuesday that its new Gemini 4 model, dubbed "Argon," is rolling out to the public and will be available to Gemini app users and developers.
Google is positioning Argon as its new workhorse model, stating that it excels at coding, cybersecurity, and knowledge work in finance and law.
Tulsee Doshi, Gemini product lead at Google DeepMind, called Argon a "powerhouse" model and said it would be the first of a family of new Gemini models rolling out over time.
As is often the case with the most advanced AI models, Argon is available only to paying users. It's rolling out to Pro and Ultra Gemini app subscribers, meaning users will have to pay at least $19.99 per month to access it. Those subscribers will also see Argon in AI Mode while searching on Google. Developers will also need to pay for the new model.
Google first unveiled Argon last month, but it was only available to a set of trusted partners to proactively test it and address cyber vulnerabilities.
The new model arrives amid heated competition between the big AI companies. Meta said on Monday that its new Muse Wonder class of models would bring the company to the frontier, the industry term for the most advanced AI, while also powering its buzzy personal agent, Muse. Last month, OpenAI started rolling out its latest family of frontier models, GPT-6.
Argon gives Google an opportunity to reassert itself in the AI race after the company chose not to launch its previously-promised frontier model, Gemini 3.5 Pro.
Cornhole-playing robotGoogle has been testing its new Gemini 4 model internally with employees for several weeks and said it had helped engineers increase the production of AI-generated code by 35%, while helping improve other Google products such as Chrome.
"I actually think it's been one of the biggest game changers for us," Doshi told Business Insider, referring to the increased amount of internal testing for Gemini 4. "Getting that feedback from Googlers who are using the model every day, I think has been both helpful in terms of just better understanding the model and better understanding its strengths and weaknesses."
Doshi said Argon was helping to speed up robotics development inside Google, thanks to the model's improved multimodal and reasoning skills. Google said it trained a robot to play cornhole by having Argon watch a human player and calculate joint movements and spatial coordinates.
Google also said it has stepped up efforts to prevent the model from behaving in ways it shouldn't, employing a system that tracks the model's chain of thought to determine if it's behaving. "I think that's actually really important because then you can actually intervene. You can say, 'Okay, the model is actually veering off in a way that's concerning. Let's stop here,'" said Doshi.
"I think that gives us a much more robust set of protections in launching this model."
While Google employees are already testing better versions of Argon internally, Doshi said the model rolling out will be the one the company announced benchmarks for last month. However, Google is making clear that this is just the start of its next big push.
"People should expect to see continued improvements coming from us wholesale," Doshi said.
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Amazon's (AMZN +0.45%) fall sales event came and went last week. There could be one lingering Prime Big Deal Days opportunity worth exploring: Amazon stock itself.
Shares of the leading online retailer have declined 10% since peaking two months ago. Concerns about Amazon's surging capital expenditures in support of AI and a rotation out of consumer tech stocks have weighed on the bellwether's momentum. The downticks aren't a problem. They're an opportunity.
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Amazon stock is slightly lagging the market in 2026, somewhat surprising given where it's at right now. The 20% in net sales it reported for its latest quarter was its strongest year-over-year jump since 2021. Amazon Web Services (AWS) -- its web-hosting business that is now accounting for a fifth of Amazon's revenue but three-fifths of its operating profit -- has been the key driver. That segment's revenue surged 37% in the second quarter, fueled by the AI boom.
It's not the only business that's accelerating at Amazon. The e-commerce business that put Amazon on the map three decades ago saw its North American sales rise 16% in its latest quarter. The bottom line is growing faster.
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It's hard not to like Amazon after its recent pullback. Yes, it's spending a lot of money on AI. It also happens to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the revolution, given AWS' growth. The early success of its own AI-powered conversational shopping assistant -- Rufus -- is also helping on the e-commerce end in a win-win way.
Paying less than 25 times next year's earnings isn't cheap for most stocks, but it's a bargain for Amazon. It has a strong moat in online retailing. AWS is a fast-growing cash cow. Amazon deserves a market premium. Today, you can ironically buy that premium at a discount. That's a sale. That's a Prime Big Deal Days sale that may not last long.
Rick Munarriz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
Nokia představila 16portovou kartu podporující GPON až po 50G PON na každém portu; operátorům umožní zvyšovat rychlosti bez výměny infrastruktury. Dostupnost je plánována na rok 2027.
Key Takeaways NOK's new 16-port line card supports GPON, 10G, 25G and 50G PON technologies on every port.Nokia's Quillion-based platform enables network upgrades without replacing infrastructure.The solution delivers up to four times lower upstream latency, quantum-safe security and enhanced resilience.
Nokia Corporation (NOK - Free Report) has introduced a new 50G/25G/10G/GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) line card to help telecom operators upgrade their fiber broadband networks with greater flexibility and lower investment risk. The innovation aims to prepare network infrastructure for the growing demands of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and high-speed connectivity.
Built on Nokia’s Quillion chipset, the 16-port line card supports GPON, 10G, 25G and 50G PON technologies on every port, enabling fiber access speeds of up to 50Gbps. This allows operators to upgrade network speeds as demand grows without replacing existing infrastructure. Operators can also add higher-speed technologies when needed, helping them manage investments efficiently and create new revenue opportunities.
The company’s new platform offers up to four times lower upstream latency, enabling faster data transmission and improving performance for data-intensive applications. It also includes quantum-safe encryption and authentication to protect network and user data from emerging threats, while enhanced resilience helps ensure reliable connectivity for critical services.
With general availability planned for 2027, the launch strengthens Nokia’s position in fiber broadband infrastructure. The solution gives telecom operators greater flexibility to expand network capacity and meet the growing connectivity needs of AI-driven applications.
How Are Competitors Performing?Nokia faces stiff competition from Ericsson (ERIC - Free Report) and Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO - Free Report) . Ericsson is improving network performance through AI-powered 5G technology to increase data speeds, coverage and efficiency. The company is working with telecom operators to improve network capacity and reliability. Ericsson is advancing next-generation wireless technology to support automated network management and new digital services.
Cisco is developing advanced networking chips to handle growing AI workloads and improve data center performance. The company is using AI-powered tools to help businesses detect network issues and automate troubleshooting. Cisco is enhancing network management and traffic visibility to help organizations monitor performance and resolve connectivity problems more efficiently.
NOK’s Price Performance, Valuation & EstimatesNokia shares have soared 81% over the past year against the industry’s decline of 0.7%.
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From a valuation standpoint, Nokia trades at a forward price-to-sales ratio of 2.25, below the industry tally of 4.67.
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Earnings estimates for 2026 have remained static at 39 cents over the past 60 days, while those for 2027 have decreased 4% to 48 cents.
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Nokia currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Boeing (BA.N) said on Tuesday that it delivered 57 jets in September, up from 51 in August and 55 a year earlier as it works to ramp up production of its best-selling 737 MAX narrow-body. It was the planemaker's highest monthly total so far this year.
Turkish Airlines' order for 100 737 MAX jets boosted Boeing's September total of new orders to 165.
The US planemaker still trailed European rival Airbus' 72 deliveries in September, but Boeing far outsold its rival, which booked only 17 new orders from two customers last month.
Boeing's September deliveries included 43 737 MAX jets, eight 787s, two 777 freighters and four 767s, including three for Boeing's defense unit for completion as KC-46 aerial refueling tankers.
The higher deliveries come as Boeing works to consistently increase 737 MAX output to 47 jets a month, which has taken longer than expected, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said during an investor conference in September.
Through September, Boeing has delivered 475 jets this year, up 8% from a year earlier. That includes 363 737 MAX jets, the most the MAX program has ever delivered in the first nine months of a year.
In addition to Turkish Airlines' order, Boeing booked orders for 20 737 MAX jets for Lufthansa, six 737 MAX and five 787 jets for Biman Bangladesh Airlines, and eight 777-8 freighters and two 777 freighters for Ethiopian Airlines. Another six 737 MAX and 18 787 orders came from unidentified customers.
Boeing ended September with an official backlog of 6,371 jets, up from 6,156 at the end of August.
Berkshire Hathaway pod vedením Grega Abela zvýšila podíl ve společnosti Lennar na 10 % a dokončila akvizici společnosti Taylor Morrison Home za 6,8 miliardy USD.
Mortgage rates are rising, making it harder for people to afford a home. The housing market has been stalled for quite some time, as affordability issues existed even before mortgage rates began rising. This is a terrible backdrop for homebuilders like Lennar (LEN -0.54%). And yet, Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA +0.71%)(BRKB +0.80%), under new CEO Greg Abel, has been buying that stock, building its position to 10%, and it recently completed its $6.8 billion acquisition of Taylor Morrison Home. Is this a costly early misstep?
Greg Abel is doing things his way
Housing has long been a part of conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway's business. The company has a deep knowledge of the sector, which tends to be cyclical. The company's housing exposure was originally built under former CEO Warren Buffett. So Greg Abel isn't exactly charting his own course with his investments in home builders.
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Greg Abel's big departure from Buffett is that he has explicitly stated that Taylor Morrison Home will eventually be integrated with other Berkshire Hathaway businesses to create a larger division. Buffett usually allowed companies under the Berkshire umbrella to operate independently. But there's a similarity between Buffett and Abel that's important when it comes to housing: Buffett often bought stocks and entire companies when they were unloved. The housing market is deeply unloved today, with Lennar stock down 40% from its 52-week high.
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If you were looking to buy housing companies on the cheap, now might be a good time since the rest of Wall Street appears to hate them. There are good reasons for that investor concern, but you often find the best values in an industry when it is facing hard times.
A housing mistake or an opportunistic, long-term investment
Right now, with mortgage rates rising and housing stocks falling, it is easy to see why investors would consider Abel's housing investments an early misstep. But that's a short-term view, while Berkshire Hathaway has long viewed investing as a long-term endeavor. That was Buffett's approach, and Abel's housing push suggests it is his approach, as well. Buy when others are fearful, as the old saying goes, and then hold for the long term.
Basically, it is too soon to tell if Abel has made a mistake. But before you pass judgment, you may want to ask yourself a simple question: Are people going to stop living in houses? The logical answer is no, which suggests that there will eventually be a housing recovery in what is a traditionally cyclical industry. And Berkshire Hathaway clearly plans to be there to benefit when the current downturn ends.
NVIDIA zahájila výrobu platformy Vera Rubin, která má při škálování nabídnout desetinásobnou propustnost pro AI agenty ve srovnání s platformou Grace Blackwell. Ve třetím čtvrtletí fiskálního roku 2027 by měla tvořit přibližně 20 % tržeb datových center.
Key Takeaways NVIDIA has begun Vera Rubin production, targeting 10 times Grace Blackwell's agent throughput at scale.NVDA expects Vera Rubin to contribute about 20% of Data Center revenues in the third quarter of fiscal 2027.Major cloud providers are preparing deployments, but supply bottlenecks may persist through fiscal 2028.
NVIDIA Corporation’s (NVDA - Free Report) Vera Rubin platform could extend its lead in the artificial intelligence (AI) market by delivering greater computing performance and efficiency for increasingly complex AI workloads. Production of this next-generation platform has started, giving NVIDIA another opportunity to strengthen its position as businesses expand AI infrastructure.
The platform combines Rubin GPUs (graphics processing units), Vera CPUs (Central Processing Units), networking, storage and other components into integrated systems designed for large-scale AI factories. NVIDIA claims Vera Rubin can deliver 10 times the agent throughput of its previous Grace Blackwell platform at scale. Its production network spans more than 350 factories across 30 countries.
The growth opportunity is substantial. In the second quarter of fiscal 2027, NVIDIA’s revenues increased 106% year over year to $96.2 billion, while Data Center revenues climbed 117% to $89 billion. Management expects third-quarter revenues of $108 billion, plus or minus 2%, and anticipates Vera Rubin will contribute about 20% of Data Center revenues in the quarter.
Major cloud providers, including CoreWeave, Alphabet, Microsoft, Oracle and Nebius, are preparing to deploy the platform. These partnerships could help NVIDIA capture demand for AI agents that perform multi-step tasks, increasing the need for computing power.
Vera Rubin strengthens NVIDIA’s growth outlook. However, supply constraints could limit its ability to meet demand, while rising memory costs could pressure margins. Management expects supply to remain a bottleneck through at least fiscal 2028.
NVIDIA’s Rivals Advance Their AI Chip PlatformsAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD - Free Report) is challenging NVIDIA with its Instinct GPUs and Helios rack-scale systems. AMD’s second-quarter 2026 revenues rose 50% year over year to $11.54 billion, while Data Center sales jumped 107% to $6.72 billion.
Advanced Micro Devices also plans to supply up to 2 gigawatts of MI450 GPUs to Anthropic, with the first deployment expected in the first half of 2027. This could make AMD a stronger alternative as customers seek more AI computing capacity.
Intel Corporation (INTC - Free Report) is also expanding its data-center business. Its second-quarter 2026 revenues rose 25% year over year to $16.13 billion, supported by demand for its processor products.
Intel is investing in its CPU, advanced packaging and manufacturing capabilities to capture more AI infrastructure spending. However, NVIDIA’s integrated GPU systems, networking and software ecosystem remain important advantages.
Advanced Micro Devices’ upcoming MI450 platform and Intel’s processor business offer customers more choices. Still, NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin ramp could help it maintain its lead if it delivers the promised performance and scales production smoothly.
NVIDIA’s Price Performance, Valuation and EstimatesShares of NVIDIA have risen around 21.3% year to date, underperforming the Zacks Computer and Technology sector’s gain of 23.4%.
NVIDIA YTD Price Return Performance
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From a valuation standpoint, NVDA trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60, below the sector’s average of 20.93.
NVIDIA Forward 12-Month P/E Ratio
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for NVIDIA’s fiscal 2027 and 2028 earnings implies a year-over-year increase of approximately 93.9% and 68%, respectively. Estimates for fiscal 2027 and 2028 have been revised upward over the past 60 days.
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NVIDIA currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
NVIDIA ve 2. čtvrtletí fiskálního roku 2027 zvýšila tržby meziročně o 105,8 % na 96,22 miliardy USD a ve 3. čtvrtletí očekává tržby ve výši 108 miliard USD.
NVIDIA's revenue is growing triple digits and analysts keep raising their targets, yet a closer look at supply constraints, export bans, and rising customer payment delays reveals how much uncertainty surrounds every dollar invested today.
A $1,000 investment in NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) starts from a assumed price of $230.48, and the shares recently traded near $229.47. This piece looks at what that stake could be worth by 2030.
NVIDIA is worth a long look because management expects revenue to grow about 70% next fiscal year, while the stock trades at about 46 times trailing earnings.
What $1,000 Could Become by 2030
The headline assumes 10% growth a year. The model’s central scenario is nearly the same, working out to 10.68% a year.
Its longest forecast runs to October 8, 2031, so every firm number below uses that five-year date. Under its central projection, a $1,000 investment could be worth about $1,660.70 by 2031, a total return of 66.07%. That assumes a share price of $382.76.
There are two rough markers for 2030 itself, and both are estimates taken from outside the model’s targets. On its projected path, the stock reaches $371.92 on October 8, 2030.
At that price, $1,000 would be worth about $1,613.68, a gain of roughly 61.37%. If you simply grow $1,000 by exactly 10% a year for four years, you get $1,464.10.
Bull, Base and Bear Paths for Your $1,000
Scenario
Price Target (2031)
Total Return
Annualized Return
Value of $1,000
Bull
$485.85
110.8%
16.08%
$2,108
Base
$382.76
66.07%
10.68%
$1,660.70
Bear
$269.95
17.12%
3.21%
$1,171.20
The one-year base target is $270.72, an upside of 17.46%. That would turn $1,000 into about $1,174.60. The one-year bull and bear targets are $315.68 and $233.76. Its forecast has a confidence score of 0.9, rated high; its automated label, Buy, is not advice. Analysts are more upbeat. Analysts’ consensus target is $328.72. Ratings break down as 10 Strong Buys, 48 Buys, 2 Holds and 1 Sell.
Three Growth Drivers Behind the Base Case
Demand Is Running Ahead of Supply
Second-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue was $96.22 billion, up 105.8% from a year earlier. Data Center sales were $89.02 billion. Guidance for the third quarter is $108 billion. Management says its roughly 70% growth outlook for fiscal 2028 is held back by supply.
Chief executive Jensen Huang said on the earnings call: “At this moment, we have supply for 70%. We have more supply than 70%, but about 70%. Our demand is much higher than that.”
Vera Rubin Brings In More Revenue per Gigawatt
Every new chip generation makes NVIDIA more per gigawatt of data-center capacity. Blackwell brings in $25 billion per gigawatt and Vera Rubin $40 billion per gigawatt. Customers are also spending more.
The five largest cloud providers are expected to spend nearly $800 billion on capital projects in 2026 and $1.3 trillion in 2027 (that expansion runs well beyond NVIDIA, which is why we rounded up seven infrastructure suppliers riding the same wave in a free AI infrastructure report).
Earnings Estimates Keep Rising
Analysts expect fiscal 2028 earnings of $15.6951 per share. Over the past 30 days, 46 analysts raised their estimates and 0 cut them.
The model’s own forward P/E is about 18. It also cuts its outlook for very large companies like NVIDIA, which is why its central projection looks modest next to the company’s growth rate.
Risks That Could Shrink Your Returns
China: Guidance leaves out all China Data Center compute revenue because of export restrictions.
Commitments: NVIDIA has $279B in supply commitments and $108.5B in guarantees to AI cloud partners. Both depend on demand holding up.
Slower payments: Customers are taking longer to pay. Days sales outstanding rose to 60 days from 45.
Margins: Gross margin is expected to bottom in the fourth quarter at 71% to 72% as memory costs rise. NVIDIA also depends on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) to make its chips.
Volatility: The stock’s beta of 2.22 means it tends to swing much more than the overall market. AI stocks, NVIDIA included, recently fell on a report about OpenAI’s revenue.
Even so, the worst scenario still leaves $1,000 at $1,171.20. A deeper AI spending slowdown could push results below every scenario shown here.
What This Means for Your $1,000
A $1,000 NVIDIA stake is estimated at $1,171.20 to $2,108 by late 2031, with a base case of $1,660.70.
Any figure for 2030 is a rough marker taken from that path. These scenarios has no guarantees. They depend on AI demand surviving supply limits and geopolitical risk. It is a projection, not investment advice.
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Amazon is reportedly closing in on a $7 billion deal for a startup with barely 100 employees and no disclosed revenue, and the real prize has nothing to do with the flashy video models everyone is talking about.
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN | AMZN Price Prediction) is reported to be in talks to pay around $7 billion for Decart, a company with about 100 employees and no disclosed revenue. The talks were reported on October 11, 2026, and no deal had been announced as of October 12, 2026. Amazon and Decart both declined to comment, and the deal could still fall apart or draw another bidder.
Amazon shares closed at $259.53 on October 12, a session move of -1.11%, so the market did not treat the reported talks as an obvious win. The price only makes sense if you value Decart as a way to move AI developers off Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) software, which is worth far more to Amazon than its video models.
Two Businesses Inside One Small Startup Decart’s visible business is real-time generative video. Its Oasis model generates interactive worlds, and Lucy edits live video as it plays.
The second business is the Decart Optimization Stack. It is software that makes AI models run faster and cheaper on Nvidia GPUs, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) TPUs, and Amazon’s Trainium chips without rebuilding the model for each chip. That’s what Amazon would most likely pay for if the talks lead to a deal.
Nvidia’s CUDA software, the programming layer most AI models are written and tuned for, is the main reason developers stay on Nvidia hardware, and Amazon has built Trainium for years, but getting customers to port their models has proven harder than building the chip.
Amazon became a Decart strategic customer in May 2026. Chief executive Dean Leitersdorf has said Trainium3 runs Decart’s models at half the cost of GPUs, a claim the company made about its own results.
A Small Price for a $2.80 Trillion Company Against Amazon’s $2.80 trillion market value, the reported price is small. Amazon spent $54.2 billion on capital expenditures (data centers and equipment) in the second quarter of 2026 alone.
Its chips business passed a $25 billion annualized revenue run rate that quarter. If Decart’s software could shift even a small share of AI workloads onto Trainium, the saved Nvidia margin could cover the reported price.
A Rival Looked at Decart and Walked Away Anthropic reportedly considered a Decart deal at about $6 billion in August and walked away after due diligence in September. A sophisticated buyer passed at a lower price than the one now being discussed, for reasons that went unreported.
Decart has not disclosed revenue, and the only outside estimate puts it at several tens of millions of dollars. That would make the reported price a very high multiple of Decart’s sales.
The reported figure is about 75% higher than the May 2026 round, which raised $300 million led by Radical Ventures. An earlier round valued Decart at $3.1 billion.
Nvidia is also a Decart investor, which complicates the idea that a deal would be a move against Nvidia, and nothing reported explains how the price splits between video and optimization, as there has been no announcement, no disclosed terms, and no regulatory filing.
What the Decart Talks Mean for Amazon’s Investment Case The Decart talks change little about Amazon’s investment case. That case rests on AWS revenue of $42.2 billion, up 36.7% year over year in the second quarter, plus a backlog of $496 billion.
The stock trades at a forward P/E of 24x. The average analyst target of $331.53 stands well above the October 12 close, which suggests analysts expect AWS growth to have the shares regardless of Decart.
If the talks produce a deal, Decart would give Trainium useful software support. If they collapse, Amazon would still have its existing customer relationship with Decart, so the downside for shareholders looks limited.
Watch whether Amazon announces a signed agreement before its next earnings report and whether it discloses Trainium adoption figures on that call. No deal and no new Trainium customers would weaken the case that Trainium can compete with Nvidia.
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Walmart se obchoduje za očekávané P/E 36,32, což je nad průměrem odvětví 32,73, zatímco globální tržby z e-commerce ve 2. čtvrtletí fiskálního roku 2027 vzrostly o 23 %.
Key Takeaways Walmart trades at 36.32X forward earnings, above the industry's 32.73X. Global e-commerce sales jumped 23% in Q2, while higher-margin businesses fuel Walmart's growth. Rising fuel costs and pricing investments pressure margins, favoring a cautious approach to WMT stock. Walmart Inc. (WMT - Free Report) continues to command a premium valuation, reflecting investors' confidence in its resilient business model, expanding digital capabilities and improving profitability. However, the stock's elevated valuation raises questions about whether its growth prospects justify the premium.
WMT is currently trading at a forward 12-month price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 36.32, exceeding the industry average of 32.73 and its five-year median of 25.20. This premium reflects investors' expectations of sustained earnings growth and successful execution of Walmart's omnichannel strategy. However, the elevated valuation also leaves limited room for earnings disappointments or operational setbacks.
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Walmart also trades at a substantially higher valuation than Target Corporation (TGT - Free Report) and Dollar General Corporation (DG - Free Report) , which currently command forward P/E multiples of 15.78 and 15.32, respectively. Meanwhile, Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST - Free Report) commands an even richer valuation at 41.55, highlighting the varying premiums investors are willing to pay for leading retailers.
What's Driving Walmart's Growth Momentum?Walmart's growth momentum is supported by its ability to combine everyday low prices with digital convenience, operational efficiency and expanding higher-margin businesses. Its extensive store network, competitive pricing and broad merchandise assortment continue to attract customers across income groups. The company's emphasis on affordability remains particularly relevant as consumers prioritize value amid ongoing economic pressures. Continued market share gains, especially in grocery and essential categories, highlight the resilience of its business model.
E-commerce remains a key growth catalyst, supported by faster fulfillment, marketplace expansion and increasing digital adoption. Walmart is leveraging its physical footprint to integrate stores with online operations, enabling convenient pickup and faster deliveries while improving fulfillment efficiency. Global e-commerce sales increased 23% in second-quarter fiscal 2027, underscoring sustained demand for its omnichannel offerings. Expanding delivery capabilities are also strengthening customer engagement and encouraging repeat purchases.
Walmart's growing ecosystem of higher-margin businesses, including advertising, marketplace services and membership programs, is another important strength. Walmart Connect, its third-party marketplace, and Walmart+ are creating additional revenue opportunities beyond traditional retail sales. These businesses are improving profitability, diversifying revenue streams and reinforcing customer loyalty.
Continued investments in automation, artificial intelligence and supply-chain modernization are enhancing productivity and inventory management. Walmart International and Sam's Club provide additional growth opportunities through digital expansion, membership gains and improving market penetration. Together, these initiatives support Walmart's competitive positioning and long-term earnings potential.
How Has WMT Stock Performed Against Its Peers?Shares of Walmart have gained 5.5% over the past year, outperforming the broader industry's 2.8% growth and the Zacks Retail – Wholesale sector's modest rise of 0.2%.
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However, the company has underperformed several prominent retail peers like Target and Dollar General while outpacing Costco. Over the past year, TGT and DG have delivered gains of 72.7% and 22%, respectively. Meanwhile, COST has advanced 1.4%, trailing WMT. The mixed performance suggests that although Walmart's fundamentals remain solid, its premium valuation has not translated into market-leading stock appreciation. Sustained earnings momentum may be necessary to justify further upside.
Walmart’s Near-Term ChallengesDespite its long-term strengths, Walmart faces several near-term challenges that could pressure profitability. Elevated fuel costs, aggressive pricing investments and rising operating expenses remain key concerns. Management expects more than $2 billion in incremental fuel-related costs in fiscal 2027, creating additional pressure on distribution and fulfillment expenses.
Walmart's focus on affordability, while supporting market share gains, could weigh on near-term margins. The company implemented more than 11,000 price rollbacks during the second quarter. Tariff-related refunds significantly benefited quarterly profitability, raising questions about the sustainability of the reported growth rate. Management expects third-quarter adjusted operating income growth of 2-4% in constant currency, reflecting continued price investments.
Higher depreciation, self-insurance costs and employee healthcare expenses also contributed to operating expense deleverage. Meanwhile, Walmart U.S. comparable sales growth moderated to 2.6%, partly due to pharmacy-related deflation associated with maximum fair price regulations. These pressures, combined with a premium valuation, could limit near-term stock upside.
What Do Earnings Estimates Indicate for WMT?The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Walmart's current fiscal-year earnings per share has remained unchanged at $2.87 over the past 30 days, implying year-over-year growth of 8.7%. Similarly, the consensus estimate for the next fiscal year has held steady at $3.22, suggesting growth of nearly 12%.
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Should Investors Buy, Hold or Sell Walmart Stock Now?Walmart's strong market position, expanding digital ecosystem and growing higher-margin businesses provide a solid foundation for sustained growth. Its emphasis on affordability, convenience and operational efficiency continues to strengthen its competitive advantage. However, the elevated valuation, mixed stock performance and near-term cost pressures suggest that much of the optimism is already priced in. While Walmart remains fundamentally attractive, its current risk-reward profile favors a cautious approach. Existing shareholders may consider retaining their positions, while prospective investors could await a more favorable entry point.
WMT currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Akcionáři Procter & Gamble na valné hromadě schválili všech 12 kandidátů do představenstva, auditora i odměňování vrcholového vedení a zamítli tři akcionářské návrhy.
Does Lemonade’s Growth Signal Profits Ahead?Procter & Gamble NYSE: PG shareholders elected all 12 director nominees and approved the company’s auditor appointment and executive compensation plan at the company’s 2026 annual meeting, while rejecting three shareholder proposals.
Shailesh Jejurikar, P&G’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, said the company delivered organic sales and core earnings-per-share growth within its initial guidance ranges despite what he described as a volatile geopolitical, macroeconomic and consumer environment.
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The September Scramble: Find Sanctuary in These 3 Defensive Dividend StocksFor the fiscal year, P&G reported organic sales growth of more than 1% and 1% growth in core earnings per share. On a currency-neutral basis, core EPS was in line with the prior year. Adjusted free cash flow productivity was 100%, Jejurikar said.
The company said top-line performance improved sequentially, with organic sales growth moving from one point in the first half of the year to two points in the second half. Nine of 10 product categories and all geographic regions held or increased organic sales during the year, while aggregate global value and volume share trends improved in the second half and exited the year roughly flat.
These 3 Stock Charts Just Flashed the Dreaded Death Cross PatternP&G returned more than $15 billion to shareholders during the fiscal year, including more than $10 billion in dividends and $5 billion in share repurchases, Jejurikar said. The company increased its dividend 3%, marking its 70th consecutive annual dividend increase and its 136th consecutive year of dividend payments.
Dividend Declaration and Voting Results The board declared a quarterly dividend of $1.0885 per share, payable on or after Nov. 16, 2026, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on Oct. 23, 2026. Preferred shareholders of record at the start of business on Oct. 23 will also receive the dividend.
Shareholders approved the election of directors, ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as P&G’s independent registered public accounting firm, and approved the company’s advisory “Say on Pay” vote on executive compensation.
Three shareholder proposals failed:
A proposal from The Accountability Board seeking to lower the ownership threshold for shareholders to call a special meeting to 15% from 25%. A National Legal and Policy Center proposal seeking a policy to maintain existing eligibility thresholds for shareholders submitting proposals, regardless of potential regulatory changes. A Bahnsen Family Trust proposal requesting annual reporting on charitable contributions. P&G’s board had recommended votes against each shareholder proposal. Susan Whaley, P&G’s chief legal officer and secretary, said final voting results would be reported in a Form 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Strategy, Innovation and Portfolio Expansion Jejurikar said P&G does not view its recent relative performance as requiring a change in its core strategy. Instead, he said the company is adapting its execution to respond to media fragmentation, changes in the retail landscape and the cumulative impact of inflation.
The company identified four execution interventions: building a deeper consumer-first mindset, transforming brand-building to reduce the path from awareness to purchase, developing holistic retailer partnerships, and pursuing a “stronger core and bigger more” approach to brands and innovation.
Jejurikar cited North American laundry as an example, saying P&G upgraded Tide product lines while launching Tide evo detergent tiles and continuing innovation on Downy Unstopables beads. He said the company is also using connected consumer data to generate insights and accelerate technology development.
Chief Financial Officer Andre Schulten said P&G does not currently foresee a stock split. He said fractional-share investing has made P&G shares accessible at a range of prices, while a stock split would not change the company’s fundamental value and could add administrative costs.
Jejurikar also discussed P&G’s recent acquisition of Thorne, describing the performance and wellness brand as a strategic opportunity in beauty and health. He said Thorne has a loyal consumer base, a portfolio of vitamins, minerals and supplements, healthcare-professional endorsements, attractive margins and a strong top-line growth profile.
Tariffs, Manufacturing and Sustainability Jejurikar said the net impact of tariffs in fiscal 2026 was a $250 million pretax cost, included within a $1.2 billion commodity, foreign-exchange and interest headwind. He said the situation involving Canadian tariffs continued to evolve and that the company would provide more detail during its earnings call later in the month.
The CEO said more than 85% of products P&G sells in the U.S. are made in the U.S. Manufacturing locations are selected based on proximity to consumers and customers, raw-material availability, capacity and cost, he said.
On packaging, Jejurikar said 80% of P&G consumer packaging is designed to be recyclable or reusable, compared with 55% in 2018. The company has reduced virgin petroleum plastic use in consumer packaging by 24% versus 2018, he said, while noting that further progress depends partly on broader supply-chain and recycling infrastructure.
Jejurikar said P&G is applying artificial intelligence in consumer insights, brand building, innovation, supply-chain operations and everyday work. He characterized AI as an “amplifier of human potential” and said the company is focused on helping employees develop skills for an AI-enabled future.
About Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG)The Procter & Gamble Company NYSE: PG is a consumer products company that develops, manufactures and markets branded products used in households and personal care routines. Its portfolio includes products in categories such as beauty, grooming, health care, fabric and home care, and family care.
Major brands associated with Procter & Gamble include Pampers, Tide, Gillette, Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Oral-B, Crest, Olay, Old Spice, Febreze, Mr. Clean, Swiffer and Bounty. The company sells its products through retailers, e-commerce platforms and other distribution channels.
Founded in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble, the company has grown into a global consumer goods business serving customers in markets around the world.
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NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC increased its position in shares of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ – Free Report) by 6.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 173,177 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,574 shares during the period. Johnson & Johnson comprises about 1.0% of NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC’s holdings in Johnson & Johnson were worth $44,416,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Silver Coast Investments LLC grew its holdings in Johnson & Johnson by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Silver Coast Investments LLC now owns 1,066 shares of the company’s stock worth $271,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Townsend Asset Management Corp NC ADV boosted its holdings in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Townsend Asset Management Corp NC ADV now owns 6,418 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,630,000 after buying an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management raised its stake in Johnson & Johnson by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 2,531 shares of the company’s stock worth $643,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Kwmg LLC raised its stake in Johnson & Johnson by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Kwmg LLC now owns 2,383 shares of the company’s stock worth $631,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Denali Advisors LLC lifted its position in Johnson & Johnson by 1.2% in the second quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 3,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $839,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.55% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Johnson & Johnson from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Weiss Ratings raised Johnson & Johnson from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Johnson & Johnson from $272.00 to $282.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $287.00 price target on shares of Johnson & Johnson in a research report on Wednesday, October 7th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $260.00 price target on Johnson & Johnson in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $276.22.
Check Out Our Latest Stock Report on Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson News Summary Here are the key news stories impacting Johnson & Johnson this week:
Positive Sentiment: Q3 earnings beat and higher guidance: Johnson & Johnson topped analysts’ expectations for the third quarter and increased its 2026 adjusted EPS outlook, signaling stronger operating momentum across its focused portfolio. Earnings Snapshot: Johnson & Johnson tops Q3 expectations, lifts full-year adjusted EPS guidance Positive Sentiment: Dividend reaffirmed: The board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.34 per share, payable December 8 to shareholders of record November 24. The payment reinforces JNJ’s income appeal and marks another distribution in the company’s long record of dividend increases. Johnson & Johnson Announces Quarterly Dividend for Fourth Quarter 2026 Positive Sentiment: TREMFYA data supports pharmaceutical growth: New Phase 3 Crohn’s disease data showed sustained clinical and endoscopic remission through three years, with additional analyses demonstrating consistent fistula-remission results across difficult-to-treat patient groups. The findings could strengthen confidence in TREMFYA as JNJ manages Stelara-related biosimilar pressure. TREMFYA demonstrated sustained remission through three years Neutral Sentiment: Potential MedTech restructuring: CFO Joseph Wolk said JNJ is leaning toward spinning out its hips-and-knees business. A separation could sharpen management focus and unlock value, but execution risks and the impact on the remaining MedTech portfolio are not yet clear. J&J Is Leaning Toward Spinning Out Its Hips-And-Knees Business Negative Sentiment: MedTech weakness: Surgery revenue declined in the latest quarter, prompting the company to work on improving performance in its medical-device business. This offsets some of the strength from pharmaceuticals and could limit near-term upside. Negative Sentiment: Legal risk: Boston Scientific sued JNJ subsidiary Atraverse Medical over alleged patent infringement involving a cardiology device. An adverse outcome could restrict sales of the contested product, though the financial impact is currently uncertain. Is Johnson & Johnson Facing New MedTech Risk After a Patent Lawsuit? Insider Activity In other news, EVP Vanessa Broadhurst sold 23,054 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $251.27, for a total value of $5,792,778.58. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 23,003 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,779,963.81. This trade represents a 50.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Timothy Schmid sold 33,597 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $274.74, for a total transaction of $9,230,439.78. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 25,447 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,991,308.78. This trade represents a 56.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 87,569 shares of company stock worth $23,064,544 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.
Johnson & Johnson Stock Performance Shares of JNJ stock opened at $264.01 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $266.01 and its 200 day moving average price is $249.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $636.23 billion, a PE ratio of 30.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.21. Johnson & Johnson has a 52-week low of $184.66 and a 52-week high of $281.07.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 15th. The company reported $2.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.84 by $0.06. Johnson & Johnson had a return on equity of 32.42% and a net margin of 21.48%. The business had revenue of $25.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $25.06 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.77 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Johnson & Johnson has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.600-11.750 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Johnson & Johnson will post 11.18 EPS for the current year.
Johnson & Johnson Announces Dividend The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 25th were given a dividend of $1.34 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 25th. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. Johnson & Johnson’s dividend payout ratio is presently 62.11%.
Johnson & Johnson Company Profile (Free Report)
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is a global healthcare company that develops, manufactures and markets products through two primary business segments: Innovative Medicine and MedTech. Its operations serve patients, healthcare professionals and consumers in markets around the world.
The Innovative Medicine segment focuses on prescription medicines in areas including immunology, oncology, neuroscience, cardiovascular and metabolic disease, infectious diseases, and pulmonary hypertension.
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United Airlines očekává za čtvrtletí končící v září 2026 zisk na akcii ve výši 2,68 USD, což představuje meziroční pokles o 3,6 %, při tržbách 17,84 miliardy USD, meziročně vyšších o 17,2 %.
United Airlines (UAL - Free Report) is expected to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on higher revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended September 2026. This widely-known consensus outlook gives a good sense of the company's earnings picture, but how the actual results compare to these estimates is a powerful factor that could impact its near-term stock price.
The earnings report, which is expected to be released on October 20, might help the stock move higher if these key numbers are better than expectations. On the other hand, if they miss, the stock may move lower.
While the sustainability of the immediate price change and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's discussion of business conditions on the earnings call, it's worth handicapping the probability of a positive EPS surprise.
Zacks Consensus EstimateThis airline is expected to post quarterly earnings of $2.68 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -3.6%.
Revenues are expected to be $17.84 billion, up 17.2% from the year-ago quarter.
Estimate Revisions TrendThe consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 44.35% lower over the last 30 days to the current level. This is essentially a reflection of how the covering analysts have collectively reassessed their initial estimates over this period.
Investors should keep in mind that the direction of estimate revisions by each of the covering analysts may not always get reflected in the aggregate change.
Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Earnings WhisperEstimate revisions ahead of a company's earnings release offer clues to the business conditions for the period whose results are coming out. Our proprietary surprise prediction model -- the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) -- has this insight at its core.
The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a more recent version of the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier.
Thus, a positive or negative Earnings ESP reading theoretically indicates the likely deviation of the actual earnings from the consensus estimate. However, the model's predictive power is significant for positive ESP readings only.
A positive Earnings ESP is a strong predictor of an earnings beat, particularly when combined with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold). Our research shows that stocks with this combination produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time, and a solid Zacks Rank actually increases the predictive power of Earnings ESP.
Please note that a negative Earnings ESP reading is not indicative of an earnings miss. Our research shows that it is difficult to predict an earnings beat with any degree of confidence for stocks with negative Earnings ESP readings and/or Zacks Rank of 4 (Sell) or 5 (Strong Sell).
How Have the Numbers Shaped Up for United?For United, the Most Accurate Estimate is higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate, suggesting that analysts have recently become bullish on the company's earnings prospects. This has resulted in an Earnings ESP of +0.17%.
On the other hand, the stock currently carries a Zacks Rank of #5.
So, this combination makes it difficult to conclusively predict that United will beat the consensus EPS estimate.
Does Earnings Surprise History Hold Any Clue?Analysts often consider to what extent a company has been able to match consensus estimates in the past while calculating their estimates for its future earnings. So, it's worth taking a look at the surprise history for gauging its influence on the upcoming number.
For the last reported quarter, it was expected that United would post earnings of $1.92 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.99, delivering a surprise of +3.65%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has beaten consensus EPS estimates four times.
Bottom LineAn earnings beat or miss may not be the sole basis for a stock moving higher or lower. Many stocks end up losing ground despite an earnings beat due to other factors that disappoint investors. Similarly, unforeseen catalysts help a number of stocks gain despite an earnings miss.
That said, betting on stocks that are expected to beat earnings expectations does increase the odds of success. This is why it's worth checking a company's Earnings ESP and Zacks Rank ahead of its quarterly release. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported.
United doesn't appear a compelling earnings-beat candidate. However, investors should pay attention to other factors too for betting on this stock or staying away from it ahead of its earnings release.
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ExxonMobil těží z cen ropy WTI nad 90 USD za barel díky nízkonákladové těžbě v Permské pánvi a v Guyaně; odhady zisku na rok 2026 za posledních 30 dní vzrostly.
Key Takeaways ExxonMobil's low-cost Permian and Guyana operations position it to benefit from elevated crude oil prices.XOM is using advanced drilling techniques and AI to boost Permian production volumes while lowering costs.XOM shares gained 53.3% in a year, outperforming the industry, while its 2026 earnings estimates rose.
West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) crude is currently trading above $90 per barrel according to data from Oilprice.com. Although the commodity price recently declined from the high mark of more than $100 per barrel, the pricing environment of the commodity is still favorable to continue supporting ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation’s (XOM - Free Report) exploration and production activities, which generate the majority of its earnings.
XOM has a massive footprint in the Permian, the most prolific oil and gas play in the United States, and offshore Guyana. In the Permian, the integrated giant has been employing new drilling techniques and artificial intelligence to boost and optimize production volumes at lower cost structures.
In Guyana, XOM has made several oil and gas discoveries, further highlighting its solid production outlook. Robust production from both assets has been aiding its top and bottom lines. In both resources, the breakeven costs are low.
Will CVX & COP Also Gain From High Oil Prices?Like XOM, Chevron Corporation (CVX - Free Report) and ConocoPhillips (COP - Free Report) will benefit from the strength in oil prices. Let’s delve a little deeper.
With COP generating a significant proportion of revenues from crude oil, the high price of the commodity is extremely favorable for the leading oil and gas exploration and production company, much like other energy giants such as XOM and CVX.
The upstream energy giant also has low-cost drilling opportunities across the Permian, Eagle Ford and Bakken that could be successfully developed over two decades. Thus, the outlook for ConocoPhillips’ upstream operations looks bright.
Chevron has been witnessing growth in production volumes, thanks to its footprint in the Permian. CVX is thus well-poised to gain from prevailing high oil prices.
XOM’s Price Performance, Valuation & EstimatesShares of XOM have gained 53.3% over the past year compared with the industry’s growth of 49.5%.
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From a valuation standpoint, XOM trades at a trailing 12-month enterprise value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) of 9.59X. This is above the broader industry average of 6.06X.
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for XOM’s 2026 earnings has seen upward revisions over the past 30 days.
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ExxonMobil currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
General Motors očekává za čtvrtletí zisk na akcii (EPS) ve výši 3,52 USD, což představuje meziroční nárůst o 25,7 %, při tržbách 47,59 miliardy USD, tedy meziročně nižších o 2,1 %.
General Motors (GM - Free Report) is expected to deliver a year-over-year increase in earnings on lower revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended September 2026. This widely-known consensus outlook gives a good sense of the company's earnings picture, but how the actual results compare to these estimates is a powerful factor that could impact its near-term stock price.
The earnings report, which is expected to be released on October 20, might help the stock move higher if these key numbers are better than expectations. On the other hand, if they miss, the stock may move lower.
While the sustainability of the immediate price change and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's discussion of business conditions on the earnings call, it's worth handicapping the probability of a positive EPS surprise.
Zacks Consensus EstimateThis an automotive manufacturer is expected to post quarterly earnings of $3.52 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +25.7%.
Revenues are expected to be $47.59 billion, down 2.1% from the year-ago quarter.
Estimate Revisions TrendThe consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 0.21% lower over the last 30 days to the current level. This is essentially a reflection of how the covering analysts have collectively reassessed their initial estimates over this period.
Investors should keep in mind that the direction of estimate revisions by each of the covering analysts may not always get reflected in the aggregate change.
Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Earnings WhisperEstimate revisions ahead of a company's earnings release offer clues to the business conditions for the period whose results are coming out. Our proprietary surprise prediction model -- the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) -- has this insight at its core.
The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a more recent version of the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier.
Thus, a positive or negative Earnings ESP reading theoretically indicates the likely deviation of the actual earnings from the consensus estimate. However, the model's predictive power is significant for positive ESP readings only.
A positive Earnings ESP is a strong predictor of an earnings beat, particularly when combined with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold). Our research shows that stocks with this combination produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time, and a solid Zacks Rank actually increases the predictive power of Earnings ESP.
Please note that a negative Earnings ESP reading is not indicative of an earnings miss. Our research shows that it is difficult to predict an earnings beat with any degree of confidence for stocks with negative Earnings ESP readings and/or Zacks Rank of 4 (Sell) or 5 (Strong Sell).
How Have the Numbers Shaped Up for General Motors?For General Motors, the Most Accurate Estimate is higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate, suggesting that analysts have recently become bullish on the company's earnings prospects. This has resulted in an Earnings ESP of +1.22%.
On the other hand, the stock currently carries a Zacks Rank of #3.
So, this combination indicates that General Motors will most likely beat the consensus EPS estimate.
Does Earnings Surprise History Hold Any Clue?Analysts often consider to what extent a company has been able to match consensus estimates in the past while calculating their estimates for its future earnings. So, it's worth taking a look at the surprise history for gauging its influence on the upcoming number.
For the last reported quarter, it was expected that General Motors would post earnings of $3.13 per share when it actually produced earnings of $3.57, delivering a surprise of +14.06%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has beaten consensus EPS estimates four times.
Bottom LineAn earnings beat or miss may not be the sole basis for a stock moving higher or lower. Many stocks end up losing ground despite an earnings beat due to other factors that disappoint investors. Similarly, unforeseen catalysts help a number of stocks gain despite an earnings miss.
That said, betting on stocks that are expected to beat earnings expectations does increase the odds of success. This is why it's worth checking a company's Earnings ESP and Zacks Rank ahead of its quarterly release. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported.
General Motors appears a compelling earnings-beat candidate. However, investors should pay attention to other factors too for betting on this stock or staying away from it ahead of its earnings release.
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Verizon Communications (VZ - Free Report) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.
Over the past month, shares of this largest U.S. cellphone carrier have returned -16.6%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.1% change. During this period, the Zacks Wireless National industry, which Verizon falls in, has gained 3.1%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction?
While media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making.
Revisions to Earnings EstimatesHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.
Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements.
For the current quarter, Verizon is expected to post earnings of $1.28 per share, indicating a change of +5.8% from the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed +0.5% over the last 30 days.
For the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $5.04 points to a change of +7% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has changed +0.1%.
For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $5.29 indicates a change of +5% from what Verizon is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed +0.1%.
Having a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. Due to the size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, Verizon is rated Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:
12 Month EPS
Projected Revenue GrowthEven though a company's earnings growth is arguably the best indicator of its financial health, nothing much happens if it cannot raise its revenues. It's almost impossible for a company to grow its earnings without growing its revenue for long periods. Therefore, knowing a company's potential revenue growth is crucial.
For Verizon, the consensus sales estimate for the current quarter of $34.8 billion indicates a year-over-year change of +2.9%. For the current and next fiscal years, $140.94 billion and $143.86 billion estimates indicate +2% and +2.1% changes, respectively.
Last Reported Results and Surprise HistoryVerizon reported revenues of $34.25 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -0.7%. EPS of $1.3 for the same period compares with $1.22 a year ago.
Compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $35.31 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of -3%. The EPS surprise was +2.36%.
The company beat consensus EPS estimates in each of the trailing four quarters. The company topped consensus revenue estimates just once over this period.
ValuationWithout considering a stock's valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock's future price performance, it's crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects.
Comparing the current value of a company's valuation multiples, such as its price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), to its own historical values helps ascertain whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, whereas comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of how reasonable its stock price is.
As part of the Zacks Style Scores system, the Zacks Value Style Score (which evaluates both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics) organizes stocks into five groups ranging from A to F (A is better than B; B is better than C; and so on), making it helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.
Verizon is graded A on this front, indicating that it is trading at a discount to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.
Bottom LineThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Verizon. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
Šéf Goldman Sachs David Solomon před volbami v polovině volebního období očekává politickou volatilitu kolem výstavby datových center pro AI; rostoucí potřeby financování a tlak na úrokové sazby mohou ovlivnit návratnost a životaschopnost některých projektů.
Goldman Sachs (GS.N) CEO David Solomon said on Tuesday it would be interesting to watch for political volatility around AI centers ahead of midterm elections.
Speaking at an analysts' call for quarterly earnings, he also said as the financing needs for AI projects grow and there is pressure on rates, it could affect the returns and the viability of certain projects.
"Localized political volatility around data centers. You know, we've got an election coming up. It'll be interesting to see," Solomon said.
"Obviously there's a lot of political discussion coming into an election, but then you also have to see how states and localities act coming out of elections. All these things can create you know volatility, and there's uncertainty around them."
Data centers, which provide the computing power needed to train and run AI models, have faced growing opposition from communities across the United States.
Residents have raised concerns about their rising electricity demand, the potential for higher utility bills and other environmental impacts on local communities.
The artificial intelligence buildout is on track to require a larger share of U.S. output than the rollout of electricity, railroads, interstate highways or the internet, with an increasingly complicated financial structure that poses potentially systemic risks, according to a new study.
The expansion will consume around 3.6% of gross domestic product annually through 2032, or more than $10 trillion, and is using ever more intricate financing arrangements, Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, a finance and real estate professor at Columbia Business School, wrote in a paper prepared for a Brookings Institution conference last month.
"There's going to be infrastructure built around it that's going to be quite significant," Goldman's Solomon.
"But we feel very well positioned to bring the full range of services and participate actively, and we still see an enormous amount of activity."
Goldman is a financial partner with Nvidia (NVDA.O), which in August announced it has partnered with six major financial institutions to launch compute platforms aimed at raising over $500 billion in third-party capital for AI infrastructure.
Srovnatelné tržby McDonald’s v USA ve druhém čtvrtletí 2026 vzrostly jen o 0,8 %. Firma posílí personalizované digitální nabídky a marketing cenově výhodných menu.
Key Takeaways McDonald's U.S. comparable sales rose 0.8% in Q2 2026, falling short of expectations.Weak FIFA campaign, low offer awareness and fewer digital deals drove two-thirds of the traffic shortfall.McDonald's plans personalized digital offers, more value-meal spending and a focused marketing calendar.
McDonald’s Corporation (MCD - Free Report) is refining its marketing approach to improve customer engagement and support baseline sales growth. The company’s second-quarter results exposed gaps in campaign execution, as several promotional initiatives failed to generate the expected response. Too many marketing messages within a short period also made it harder for customers to recognize individual offers and placed additional pressure on restaurant operations.
In the second quarter of 2026, U.S. comparable sales grew 0.8%, below the company’s expectations. The FIFA campaign underperformed, while the previous year’s successful Minecraft promotion created a difficult comparison. MCD also faced challenges in communicating its new under-$3 Everyday Affordable Price menu. Lower-than-expected customer awareness and inconsistent restaurant-level execution limited the program’s contribution. These factors, combined with reduced digital offers and the removal of the Buy One, Add One for $1 promotion, accounted for approximately two-thirds of the customer traffic shortfall relative to expectations.
McDonald’s is adjusting its marketing priorities to address these issues. The company plans to increase personalized digital offers for frequent customers and allocate more marketing spending to established value offerings, including Extra Value Meals. The broader approach also places greater emphasis on creator engagement, influencer-led campaigns and the food quality and restaurant experience that support regular customer visits.
The key challenge lies in balancing promotional campaigns with baseline demand. McDonald’s recognizes that frequent product launches and short promotional windows may dilute customer awareness and complicate restaurant execution. A more focused marketing calendar, supported by relevant customer engagement and consistent execution, remains central to improving sales performance.
MCD vs. Restaurant Brands & Wendy’s: Can Marketing Drive More Sales?McDonald’s faces the challenge of improving campaign effectiveness and customer engagement after recent promotions fell short of expectations. Restaurant Brands International Inc. (QSR - Free Report) has linked Burger King’s marketing campaigns with product and service improvements, while The Wendy’s Company (WEN - Free Report) is shifting toward more consistent brand messaging to address weak customer traffic.
Burger King’s U.S. comparable sales increased 8.5% in the second quarter of 2026, outperforming the burger quick-service restaurant industry by more than 9 percentage points. Restaurant Brands built on its Whopper elevation campaign through initiatives such as Whopper Wednesday and Whopper by You. Average unit volumes across the Whopper platform increased more than 20% since the campaign’s launch. Service initiatives, including the Your Way Champion program and Whopper Guarantee, also support efforts to improve the customer experience.
Meanwhile, Wendy’s global systemwide sales declined 6.5% in the second quarter, while U.S. same-restaurant sales fell 7%. Traffic dropped 12.5%, and recent product launches and promotional collaborations failed to generate the expected customer response. The company plans to move away from frequent promotions toward a more consistent brand narrative.
For MCD, the comparison highlights the importance of connecting marketing campaigns with product quality, service execution and a clear brand message. These factors remain central to turning promotional activity into stronger customer engagement and sales.
MCD’s Price Performance, Valuation & EstimatesMcDonald’s shares have lost 22.3% in the past six months, underperforming the Zacks Retail - Restaurants industry, the broader Retail and Wholesale sector and the S&P 500 Index.
MCD Six-Month Price Performance
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In terms of its forward 12-month price-to-earnings ratio, MCD is trading at 17.44, below the industry’s 19.9.
MCD P/E (F12M)
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MCD’s earnings estimates for 2026 and 2027 have trended downward in the past 30 days. The revised estimates for 2026 and 2027 imply year-over-year growth of 5.3% and 6.6%, respectively.
MCD Estimate Trend
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Vertrix Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX – Free Report) by 27.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 32,404 shares of the coffee company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,017 shares during the quarter. Vertrix Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Starbucks were worth $3,045,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in SBUX. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Starbucks during the second quarter worth about $8,504,509,000. State Street Corp increased its stake in Starbucks by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 49,260,268 shares of the coffee company’s stock valued at $5,033,907,000 after buying an additional 1,530,497 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Starbucks by 65.9% in the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 19,447,854 shares of the coffee company’s stock valued at $1,637,704,000 after buying an additional 7,725,547 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in shares of Starbucks during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,581,287,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Starbucks by 7.5% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 14,607,392 shares of the coffee company’s stock valued at $1,230,088,000 after acquiring an additional 1,016,898 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.29% of the company’s stock.
Trending Headlines about Starbucks Here are the key news stories impacting Starbucks this week:
Positive Sentiment: Starbucks ruled out a Chipotle acquisition. A company spokesperson said, “We are not buying Chipotle,” ending several days of takeover speculation. Investors viewed the decision as favorable because Starbucks can remain focused on improving its core coffee business rather than funding and integrating a large restaurant acquisition. Starbucks says it is not buying Chipotle after takeover speculation Positive Sentiment: Dividend growth supports the shareholder-return story. Coverage reported that Starbucks raised its dividend while continuing its turnaround. The increase may appeal to income-focused investors, although the company’s ability to sustain dividend growth will depend on improving earnings and cash flow. 3 Stocks Raise Dividends, But Which Has Room to Keep Growing? Insider Buying and Selling In other news, CEO Brady Brewer sold 2,229 shares of Starbucks stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.60, for a total transaction of $235,382.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 73,149 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,724,534.40. The trade was a 2.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 6,099 shares of company stock valued at $627,135. 0.03% of the stock is owned by insiders. Starbucks Trading Up 1.7% SBUX stock opened at $92.29 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $101.02 and a 200-day moving average of $100.96. Starbucks Corporation has a 12 month low of $77.99 and a 12 month high of $110.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $105.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 0.98.
Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The coffee company reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.19. Starbucks had a net margin of 5.17% and a negative return on equity of 34.10%. The firm had revenue of $9.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.17 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.50 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. Starbucks has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.550-2.650 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Starbucks Corporation will post 2.59 EPS for the current year.
Starbucks Increases Dividend The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 13th will be paid a $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 13th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. This is a boost from Starbucks’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.62. Starbucks’s dividend payout ratio is presently 142.53%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth SBUX has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $105.00 price target (down from $112.00) on shares of Starbucks in a research report on Thursday. Gordon Haskett lifted their price objective on shares of Starbucks from $110.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of Starbucks from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Starbucks in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Argus increased their target price on shares of Starbucks from $112.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Twenty-three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Starbucks currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $110.80.
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Starbucks Company Profile (Free Report)
Starbucks Corporation is a global specialty coffee company that operates coffeehouses and sells coffee, tea and other beverages, along with food products and merchandise. Its menu includes brewed coffee, espresso-based drinks, cold beverages, teas, bakery items and ready-to-eat food. Starbucks also markets packaged coffee, ready-to-drink beverages and related products through retail and grocery channels, often through licensing and other business partnerships.
Founded in Seattle in 1971, Starbucks expanded from a local coffee retailer into an international brand.
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Akcie společnosti PayPal za poslední měsíc vzrostly o 3,7 %; Zacks jim udělil rating č. 2 (Buy). Tržby v posledním čtvrtletí dosáhly 8,68 mld. USD, což představuje meziroční nárůst o 4,8 %.
Paypal (PYPL - Free Report) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.
Over the past month, shares of this technology platform and digital payments company have returned +3.7%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.1% change. During this period, the Zacks Financial Transaction Services industry, which Paypal falls in, has gained 3%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction?
Although media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.
Revisions to Earnings EstimatesHere at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.
Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements.
Paypal is expected to post earnings of $1.32 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -1.5%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed +0.1%.
The consensus earnings estimate of $5.38 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of +1.3%. This estimate has remained unchanged over the last 30 days.
For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $5.8 indicates a change of +7.8% from what Paypal is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has remained unchanged.
Having a strong externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, offers a more conclusive picture of a stock's price direction in the near term, since it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. Due to the size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, Paypal is rated Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:
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Projected Revenue GrowthEven though a company's earnings growth is arguably the best indicator of its financial health, nothing much happens if it cannot raise its revenues. It's almost impossible for a company to grow its earnings without growing its revenue for long periods. Therefore, knowing a company's potential revenue growth is crucial.
For Paypal, the consensus sales estimate for the current quarter of $8.7 billion indicates a year-over-year change of +3.4%. For the current and next fiscal years, $34.66 billion and $36.1 billion estimates indicate +4.5% and +4.1% changes, respectively.
Last Reported Results and Surprise HistoryPaypal reported revenues of $8.68 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +4.8%. EPS of $1.38 for the same period compares with $1.4 a year ago.
Compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.51 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +2.02%. The EPS surprise was +7.81%.
Over the last four quarters, Paypal surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates three times over this period.
ValuationNo investment decision can be efficient without considering a stock's valuation. Whether a stock's current price rightly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects is an essential determinant of its future price performance.
While comparing the current values of a company's valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock's price.
As part of the Zacks Style Scores system, the Zacks Value Style Score (which evaluates both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics) organizes stocks into five groups ranging from A to F (A is better than B; B is better than C; and so on), making it helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.
Paypal is graded A on this front, indicating that it is trading at a discount to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.
ConclusionThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Paypal. However, its Zacks Rank #2 does suggest that it may outperform the broader market in the near term.
Key Takeaways INTC is introducing Xeon-based rack designs with over 46,000 cores per rack to support agentic AI.Intel's Crescent Island GPU delivers up to 480GB of memory and 1.3 petaflops of FP8 computing performance.INTC is combining CPUs, GPUs and open software to make AI easier to deploy.
Intel Corporation (INTC - Free Report) is expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure portfolio with new GPU technology, advanced Xeon processor systems and open software innovations to meet the growing demand for agentic AI. Its latest offerings aim to improve computing performance, power efficiency and scalability for enterprise AI workloads.
Intel introduced the latest Xeon-based rack designs to support the computing demands of agentic AI applications. Select Xeon 6+ configurations can deliver more than 46,000 cores per rack, enabling efficient data processing, workload management and task execution. Developed with ecosystem partners, these systems use open infrastructure standards to simplify deployment and help customers scale AI operations.
The company provided new details about its Intel GPU D-series, code-named Crescent Island. Built on Intel’s Xe3P architecture, the accelerator offers up to 480GB of LPDDR5X memory, 1.5TB/s of memory bandwidth and 1.3 petaflops of FP8 computing performance within a 350-watt power envelope. Designed for large language models and memory-intensive inference workloads, it supports models with up to 300 billion parameters on a single card and more than one trillion parameters in an eight-GPU system.
Intel is also advancing software integration across CPUs and GPUs to simplify AI application development and deployment. Its software ecosystem supports established AI frameworks, inference runtimes and emerging open models, while the AI for Enterprise Agent Toolkit provides orchestration capabilities for production AI applications.
Additionally, Intel is collaborating with industry partners to develop standardized accelerator designs that improve compatibility and simplify integration across systems. By combining Xeon processors, specialized GPUs and open software, the company is building a flexible and cost-effective foundation for deploying AI applications at scale.
How Are Competitors Performing in the AI Space?Intel faces competition from Qualcomm Incorporated (QCOM - Free Report) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD - Free Report) . Qualcomm is strengthening its AI business with data center processors and AI accelerators. The company is collaborating with Amazon to develop custom chips for AI data centers. Qualcomm is developing energy-efficient technologies to enable faster AI processing while reducing power consumption.
AMD introduced its Helios rack-scale platform to support agentic AI workloads by combining EPYC processors and Instinct GPUs. The company is working with industry partners to provide flexible, scalable AI infrastructure for data centers. AMD is expanding its Instinct GPU portfolio to handle demanding AI training and inference workloads while improving computing performance and energy efficiency.
INTC’s Price Performance, Valuation & EstimatesShares of Intel have skyrocketed 184.4% over the past year compared with the industry’s growth of 32.2%.
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Going by the price/book ratio, the company's shares currently trade at 4.96 times book value, lower than the industry average of 23.36.
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INTC’s earnings estimates for 2026 have increased 2% to $1.50 per share, while those for 2027 have increased 2.1% to $1.97 over the past 60 days.
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Intel currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
For most of this year, the bear case on Shopify was elegantly simple.
If shoppers stop browsing websites and start asking an AI agent to buy things for them, what happens to the company whose entire business is building and powering websites?
Storefronts become wallpaper. Shopify becomes a commodity back end. The stock spent nine months pricing in some version of that fear.
It's worth sitting with how real the concern felt. Shares ended August down 8% on the year while the S&P 500 had gained nearly 12%. For a company compounding revenue north of 30%, that gap isn't a valuation reset. That is the market quietly questioning whether the business model survives the decade.
Then September happened.
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The Meta DealBack in September, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke announced that Meta Platforms' new Muse personal AI agent would be able to complete purchases across Shopify's entire merchant network using Shop Pay. Mark Zuckerberg's framing was characteristically compact: “Shoppers find more. Shops sell more.” He added that more partnerships like it were coming soon. SHOP closed up more than 7% the following session.
Two days later, Shop Pay went live as a wallet inside Muse. The detail that matters is the scope. This is not a pilot with a handful of flagship brands. It is agentic checkout across all Shopify stores.
Within the same stretch, Amazon moved to block that very same agent from its marketplace. Two of the largest commerce platforms in the world looked at AI shopping agents and reached precisely opposite conclusions. One saw a threat to the customer relationship it has spent thirty years building. The other saw distribution.
Why Shopify Gets Paid Either WayCFO Jeff Hoffmeister made the structural case at Goldman Sachs' Communacopia conference in September, and I'd argue it's the most important thing management has said all year. Shopify's economics do not depend on which AI assistant a shopper happens to open. Whether the journey begins in ChatGPT, in Copilot, or in Muse, if it ends at a Shopify checkout, Shopify gets paid.
That single observation reframes the entire debate. Shopify isn't competing with the agents for the customer. It is becoming the settlement layer underneath them — the rails rather than the destination. Rails are a less glamorous business than storefronts. They are also a far more durable one.
The behavioral data backs it up. Shoppers arriving from a large language model are 2.5 times more likely to land directly on a product page, which the company ties to roughly an 80% uplift in conversion. About 75% of AI-attributed orders in the second quarter came from outside Shopify's top 100 product categories.
Agents are not cannibalizing demand that merchants already had. They are surfacing the long tail that conventional search never served particularly well.
Earlier this month, Shopify extended the same logic in the other direction with Canvas, a tool that lets a merchant build a storefront by talking to Sidekick, the company's AI assistant, in roughly twenty minutes. Muse brings buyers in the front door. Canvas lowers the cost of becoming a merchant in the first place. Both ends of the funnel get cheaper at once.
The Numbers Behind the NarrativeNarratives are worth only what the financials support, so here is the arithmetic. Second-quarter revenue of $3.58 billion grew 34% year over year and beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.36%. Earnings of $0.42 per share topped the $0.39 consensus by 7.69% and grew 20% from the $0.35 posted a year earlier. Gross merchandise volume reached $115.57 billion, up 32%. Free cash flow of $654 million came in 21% ahead of expectations at a margin above 18%.
Shopify has now beaten revenue estimates in each of the past 16 quarters. The earnings line has been less consistent, with two beats in four. It stems from management's willingness to spend against the opportunity in front of them, not from any softness in demand.
Looking ahead, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year stands at $1.89 per share on $15.19 billion in revenue. The third quarter, due in early November, carries a $0.45 consensus on $3.74 billion. Management has guided revenue growth to the low thirties, which sits comfortably above where the Street has modeled the quarter — a setup in which the bar may be lower than the business.
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Shopify (SHOP - Free Report) carried a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) as of its most recent update, reflecting the favorable estimate revisions that preceded the August report.
Bottom LineWhat changed this fall was not Shopify's growth rate, which has been excellent throughout. What changed was the answer to the question hanging over the stock.
For nine months the market assumed AI agents would route around Shopify and strand it as infrastructure nobody sees. Meta's decision, and Zuckerberg's promise of more deals to come, points the other way entirely: the agents need somewhere to send the money, and Shopify already owns the checkout.
That is a materially different investment case than the one being priced in July, and the shares have only just begun to reflect it. The upcoming earnings report will tell us whether the fundamentals are moving as quickly as the narrative.
NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC increased its stake in American Express Company (NYSE:AXP – Free Report) by 171.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 41,413 shares of the payment services company’s stock after acquiring an additional 26,158 shares during the quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC’s holdings in American Express were worth $12,594,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in American Express by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,599 shares of the payment services company’s stock worth $5,048,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. Baldwin Wealth Partners LLC MA raised its stake in American Express by 1,178.3% during the third quarter. Baldwin Wealth Partners LLC MA now owns 8,488 shares of the payment services company’s stock worth $2,581,000 after buying an additional 7,824 shares during the last quarter. Woodstock Corp lifted its holdings in American Express by 24.5% in the third quarter. Woodstock Corp now owns 5,425 shares of the payment services company’s stock valued at $1,650,000 after buying an additional 1,069 shares during the period. Marquette Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in American Express by 35.4% in the third quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 172 shares of the payment services company’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the period. Finally, Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in American Express by 4.4% in the third quarter. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. now owns 8,282 shares of the payment services company’s stock valued at $2,519,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the period. 84.33% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
American Express News Summary Here are the key news stories impacting American Express this week:
Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan maintained an “overweight” rating while lowering its price target from $400 to $360, implying approximately 15.5% potential upside from the recent trading level. JPMorgan price target report Positive Sentiment: American Express is reportedly expanding its Gen Z customer base about 40%, substantially faster than its Boomer customer base. Stronger younger-customer adoption could support long-term spending volumes and card growth. American Express Gen Z growth article Positive Sentiment: American Express was named title sponsor of the inaugural Hong Kong Sail Grand Prix, expanding its global marketing and premium-card brand exposure. The event is more strategically supportive than financially material in the near term. Hong Kong Sail Grand Prix sponsorship announcement Neutral Sentiment: American Express is scheduled to participate in upcoming investor conferences, potentially giving management an opportunity to discuss growth plans, regulatory remediation and its financial outlook. Investor conference announcement Negative Sentiment: American Express National Bank was fined $350 million by the OCC and received a cease-and-desist order over weaknesses in its anti-money-laundering controls and suspicious-activity reporting. Although the company says the action does not change near-term guidance, remediation expenses, oversight requirements and reputational risks could pressure margins and management focus. OCC AML enforcement article Negative Sentiment: A law firm is investigating potential shareholder claims related to the company, adding a governance and litigation overhang, although such investigations do not necessarily lead to financial recovery or formal litigation. Shareholder investigation announcement Analysts Set New Price Targets A number of brokerages have commented on AXP. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of American Express from $375.00 to $370.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 23rd. BTIG Research dropped their price objective on American Express from $315.00 to $230.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 7th. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on American Express in a research report on Thursday. They set an “outperform” rating and a $380.00 target price on the stock. Evercore set a $320.00 target price on American Express in a research report on Thursday, October 1st. Finally, Bank of America raised their target price on American Express from $387.00 to $391.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $365.63. Get Our Latest Report on American Express
Shares of NYSE AXP opened at $311.57 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. The firm has a market cap of $210.41 billion, a PE ratio of 18.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.08. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $323.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $325.10. American Express Company has a 12-month low of $290.97 and a 12-month high of $387.49.
American Express (NYSE:AXP – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The payment services company reported $4.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.41 by $0.12. American Express had a net margin of 15.07% and a return on equity of 34.12%. The firm had revenue of $14.99 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.70 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $4.08 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. American Express has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.300-17.900 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that American Express Company will post 17.67 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
American Express Announces Dividend The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be paid a $0.95 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. American Express’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.06%.
American Express Company Profile (Free Report)
American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) is a global financial services company that provides payment, lending, travel and related products to consumers, small businesses and corporate customers. Its offerings include consumer and business charge and credit cards, payment solutions, commercial financing, deposit products and rewards programs.
American Express also operates a worldwide merchant network and provides businesses with payment acceptance services, transaction-processing capabilities and data-driven marketing solutions.
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Očekává se, že Travelers ve třetím čtvrtletí roku 2026 vykáže zisk 6,90 USD na akcii, což by meziročně představovalo pokles o 15,2 %, při tržbách ve výši 12,4 miliardy USD.
Key Takeaways Travelers' Q3 EPS is projected to fall 15.2% to $6.90, with revenues declining 0.4% to $12.4B.TRV's positive Earnings ESP signals a potential beat on higher investment income and better pricing.Strong retention & underwriting discipline may aid Travelers, but catastrophe claims could dampen profits.
The Travelers Companies, Inc. (TRV - Free Report) is expected to register a decline in its top and bottom line when it reports third-quarter 2026 results on Oct. 16, before the opening bell.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for TRV’s third-quarter revenues is pegged at $12.4 billion, indicating a 0.4% decline from the year-ago reported figure.
The consensus estimate for earnings is pegged at $6.90 per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for TRV’s third-quarter earnings has moved up 1.5% in the past seven days. The estimate suggests a year-over-year decrease of 15.2%.
What the Zacks Model Unveils for TRVOur proven model predicts an earnings beat for Travelers this time around. This is because the stock has the right combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold), which increases the chances of an earnings beat.
TRV’s Earnings ESP: Travelers has an Earnings ESP of +0.77%. This is because the Most Accurate Estimate of $6.95 is pegged higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.90. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
TRV’s Zacks Rank: The stock carries a Zacks Rank #3 at present.You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Factors to ConsiderPremiums are likely to have benefited from better pricing, a solid renewal rate change, strong retention and exposure growth. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is currently pegged at $11 billion, indicating a decrease of 1.2% from the year-ago reported number.
A higher average level of fixed maturity investments and higher long-term average yields are likely to aid investment results in the to-be-reported quarter. Management estimates fixed income NII, including earnings from short-term securities, of approximately $840 million after tax in the third quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for net investment income is currently pegged at $1.1 billion, implying an increase of 3.8% from the year-ago reported number.
The Personal Insurance segment is likely to have benefited from rate actions, disciplined underwriting and better automobile loss experience. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is currently pegged at $4.4 billion, indicating a decrease of 5.9% from the year-ago reported number.
The Bond & Specialty Insurance segment is likely to have benefited from sustained demand for surety products, particularly coverage associated with large construction and infrastructure projects. Management liability insurance might also have supported premium production through stable renewal pricing and strong retention. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is currently pegged at $1.2 billion, indicating an increase of 7% from the year-ago reported number.
Strong policy retention, new business production and renewal premium increases, particularly in Middle Market and small commercial insurance, are likely to have aided premiums at Business Insurance. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is currently pegged at $5.7 billion, indicating an increase of 1.4% from the year-ago reported number.
An increase in net written premiums, coupled with higher net investment income and other revenues, is likely to have aided the top line in the to-be-reported quarter.
Better pricing and increased exposure, coupled with prudent underwriting, are expected to have aided underwriting profitability. Yet, severe thunderstorms, windstorms, hail and hurricane-related claims may have increased claims costs, particularly in Personal Insurance and commercial property lines. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for combined ratio is currently pegged at 92.08, indicating a deterioration of 478 basis points from the year-ago reported number.
Although commercial insurance premium growth is likely to have remained positive, slowing renewal pricing could have limited its pace. Also, Personal Insurance net written premiums could have remained under pressure amid selective underwriting actions and the absence of contributions from Canadian operations sold in the first quarter of 2026.
Expenses are expected to have risen due to higher claims and claim adjustment expenses, amortization of deferred acquisition costs, general and administrative expenses, and interest expenses.
Continued share buybacks are anticipated to have provided an additional boost to the bottom line.
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Cincinnati Financial Corporation (CINF - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +9.52% and a Zacks Rank of 2 at present. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for third-quarter 2026 earnings is pegged at $1.91 per share, indicating a year-over-year decrease of 33%.
CINF’s earnings beat estimates in three of the last four reported quarters, while missing in one.
Arch Capital Group (ACGL - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +9.62% and a Zacks Rank of 3 at present. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for third-quarter 2026 earnings is pegged at $1.96 per share, indicating a 29.2% year-over-year decrease.
ACGL’s earnings beat estimates in the last four reported quarters.
W.R. Berkley Corporation (WRB - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +1.31% and a Zacks Rank #3 at present. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for third-quarter 2026 earnings is pegged at $1.14, indicating a year-over-year increase of 3.6%.
WRB’s earnings beat estimates in three of the last four reported quarters, while missing in one.
SummaryMGM Resorts (MGM) trades at a deep discount after a failed $48.30/share takeover, with shares now near $29 despite stable fundamentals.
MGM's lease-heavy structure, robust buybacks, and diversified assets underpin a fair value estimate of $45/share, with downside risk to $27.
Operating trends have softened, but MGM remains the cheapest among peers on lease-adjusted EBITDAR and free cash flow yield metrics.
Key risks include fixed rent in a weak Strip market, Macau softness, BetMGM underperformance, and capital commitments to Osaka.
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BetMGM ve 3. čtvrtletí zvýšila čisté tržby o 7 % na 710 milionů USD a upravený zisk EBITDA dosáhl 86 milionů USD; celoroční výhled tržeb i upraveného EBITDA potvrdila na spodní hranici stanovených pásem.
BetMGM said its third-quarter performance kept the sports betting and iGaming operator on track to meet its full-year 2026 financial targets, citing a strong summer, solid early-season football engagement and continued emphasis on higher-value customers.
The company, which is backed by Entain LON: ENT and MGM Resorts, reported third-quarter net revenue of $710 million, up 7% from a year earlier, and adjusted EBITDA of $86 million. Management said it continues to expect full-year revenue of $2.9 billion to $3.1 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $300 million to $350 million, with both results expected toward the lower end of those ranges.
BetMGM said it is targeting sustainable profitability through selective customer acquisition, retention efforts and investments in markets and products that offer higher returns. The company reiterated that it sees a path to $500 million in adjusted EBITDA sometime after 2027.
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iGaming Growth Supported by Content and Alberta Launch
iGaming generated $483 million in third-quarter net revenue, an increase of 6% year over year. Net gaming revenue per active player rose 4%, while active players increased 2%.
Management said iGaming accounts for about 70% of BetMGM’s business and remains a key area of focus. The company pointed to its exclusive content strategy, including the U.S. launch of its Game of Thrones franchise, which it called its most successful game launch across its markets. BetMGM also introduced its SideBet Jackpot feature in Michigan and West Virginia and plans to roll it out across all gaming markets by year-end.
In Alberta, BetMGM said customer returns and per-player metrics have been attractive, with several indicators exceeding the performance seen after the Ontario launch. CFO Gary Deutsch said Alberta had a negligible effect on sports revenue in its first quarter of operation but contributed about two percentage points to iGaming growth. About 20% of players acquired during the quarter came from Alberta, he said.
The company also said its Borgata brand relaunch has gained traction. Average daily active users in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, where the refreshed app is available, were up 28% from a February pre-launch benchmark.
Sports Revenue Rises Despite Fewer Active Players
Online sports betting revenue rose 7% year over year to $216 million, while retail sports revenue increased 5% to $11 million. Online sports handle rose 3%, although year-over-year comparisons were affected by the inclusion of the World Cup in July and one fewer weekend of NFL and college football activity in September.
BetMGM said its strategy of prioritizing player value over total player count continued to lift customer metrics. Handle per active player increased 13%, while net gaming revenue per active player rose 18%. Average monthly active users declined 9%, a result management said reflected its deliberate reduction in investment in lower-return online-sports-only markets.
The company cited improvements to sportsbook speed, stability, cash-out functions, bet tracking, customizable bets and rewards features. It said September produced strong reactivations among higher-value customers. In Nevada, where BetMGM operates an omnichannel offering, online sports betting handle increased 8% during the quarter.
Management said competition remains intense, particularly from unregulated and illegal sports betting operators, and expects those conditions to persist at least through mid-2027. BetMGM also discussed prediction-market competitors, saying their marketing activity remains elevated but that its own customer acquisition costs and expected payback periods have improved since the latter stages of the World Cup.
Cash Returns to Parent Companies
BetMGM began paying fees to its parent companies earlier in 2026 for licenses and services. The company recorded $18 million in parent fees during the third quarter and made an additional $50 million cash distribution, resulting in total cash returned to Entain and MGM Resorts of $68 million.
Deutsch said the company’s strong EBITDA flow-through this year has primarily reflected lower marketing costs compared with the prior year. He added that payment-processing efficiencies and other operating improvements also contributed, while data, content and tax costs remain areas where expenses can be difficult to reduce.
BetMGM said it will continue to allocate capital toward profitable customer acquisition and retention, particularly in multi-product markets, iGaming, Nevada and premium online sports customers, as it enters the heart of the NFL season.
About Entain (LON:ENT)Entain plc LSE: ENT is a FTSE100 company and is one of the world's largest sports betting and gaming groups, operating both online and in the retail sector. The Group owns a comprehensive portfolio of established brands; Sports brands include BetCity, bwin, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds, Sportingbet, Sports Interaction, STS, SuperSport and TAB NZ; Gaming brands include Foxy Bingo, Gala, GiocoDigitale, Ninja Casino, Optibet, Partypoker and PartyCasino. The Group owns proprietary technology across all its core product verticals and in addition to its B2C operations provides services to a number of third-party customers on a B2B basis.
The Group has a 50/50 joint venture, BetMGM, a leader in sports betting and iGaming in the US.
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Scott Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX – Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 3,099 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $636,000.
A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Blue Capital Inc. bought a new stake in Chevron during the second quarter valued at $786,000. OneAscent Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Chevron during the second quarter worth about $973,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC acquired a new position in Chevron during the 2nd quarter valued at about $14,276,000. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Chevron by 0.6% in the third quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. now owns 911,718 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $186,182,000 after purchasing an additional 5,787 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in Chevron by 6.8% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,251,102 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $258,853,000 after buying an additional 79,439 shares in the last quarter. 72.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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Chevron Price Performance NYSE CVX opened at $214.89 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $424.57 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $204.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $193.04. Chevron Corporation has a 12-month low of $146.49 and a 12-month high of $217.78.
Chevron (NYSE:CVX – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The oil and gas company reported $6.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.55 by $0.51. The business had revenue of $67.20 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $62.72 billion. Chevron had a net margin of 9.57% and a return on equity of 11.09%. Chevron’s revenue for the quarter was up 57.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.77 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Chevron Corporation will post 17.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Chevron Announces Dividend The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 19th were paid a $1.78 dividend. This represents a $7.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 19th. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 68.26%.
About Chevron (Free Report)
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) is an integrated energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production, transportation and sale of crude oil and natural gas. Its upstream operations include oil and gas exploration and production, while its downstream business includes refining crude oil, marketing fuels and manufacturing and distributing lubricants, petrochemicals and fuel additives.
The company also invests in lower-carbon businesses and technologies, including renewable fuels, carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and other opportunities intended to reduce emissions from its operations and energy products.
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