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ABN Amro Investment Solutions lifted its holdings in shares of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (NYSE: SKM) by 136.8% in the undefined quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 568,343 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock after acquiring an additional 328,300 shares during the

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Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE:TOL – Free Report) by 3.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,990,447 shares of the construction company’s stock after buying an additional 100,718 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 3.16% of Toll Brothers worth $408,062,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Western Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Toll Brothers by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,658 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $359,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in Toll Brothers by 21.9% during the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 389 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Toll Brothers by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 20,568 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $2,781,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in shares of Toll Brothers by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 3,200 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $433,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in Toll Brothers by 65.5% in the 1st quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC now owns 187 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. 91.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets In other news, Chairman Douglas C. Jr. Yearley sold 77,957 shares of Toll Brothers stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.58, for a total transaction of $12,206,507.06. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman directly owned 321,256 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,302,264.48. This trade represents a 19.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, COO Robert Parahus sold 7,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.66, for a total value of $1,122,450.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 23,457 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,510,574.62. The trade was a 24.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.37% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Toll Brothers Stock Up 0.1% TOL opened at $147.15 on Wednesday. Toll Brothers Inc. has a 52 week low of $117.50 and a 52 week high of $168.36. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 4.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $146.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $145.43. The company has a market cap of $13.75 billion, a PE ratio of 11.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.34.

Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The construction company reported $2.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.58 by $0.14. Toll Brothers had a return on equity of 15.47% and a net margin of 11.66%.The firm had revenue of $2.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.42 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.50 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Toll Brothers Inc. will post 12.69 EPS for the current year.

Toll Brothers Announces Dividend The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be issued a $0.26 dividend. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. Toll Brothers’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.87%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several analysts have recently weighed in on TOL shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of Toll Brothers from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the company from $158.00 to $161.00 in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $158.00 target price on shares of Toll Brothers in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Citigroup raised Toll Brothers from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $146.00 to $176.00 in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Seaport Research Partners restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Toll Brothers in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered Toll Brothers from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $164.88.

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Toll Brothers Profile (Free Report)

Toll Brothers, Inc is a publicly traded homebuilding company that focuses on designing and constructing luxury residential properties. The company’s core business encompasses a broad range of housing products, including custom single-family homes, upscale condominium communities and rental apartment ventures. Toll Brothers emphasizes high-end finishes and architectural craftsmanship, positioning itself in the premium segment of the U.S. housing market.

In addition to traditional homebuilding, Toll Brothers operates specialized divisions to address evolving consumer preferences.

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Samsung on Wednesday launched its latest foldable smartphones as it looks to maintain its leadership in a product category that it pioneered, ahead of Apple potentially entering the market.

The South Korean tech giant unveiled its Galaxy Z8 Series at an event in London. The three devices and their prices are:

Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra ($2,099)Galaxy Z Fold8 ($1,899)Galaxy Z Flip8 ($1,199)Samsung's foldable products have usually consisted of two devices — the Fold brand which opens like a book and the Flip device which opens like a traditional flip phone.

However, Samsung now has three products with the "Ultra" being its highest-spec smartphone of the series and one that resembles its predecessor, the Galaxy Z Fold7.

"2026 is a huge year for foldables with the near certainty that Apple will be unleashing a foldable iPhone iPhone later in the year," Ben Wood, chief analyst and chief marketing officer at CCS Insight, told CNBC.

"Therefore, this is a critical launch for Samsung who were the market makers in this category, because Apple joining any category immediately gives it another level of legitimacy."

Various reports have indicated that Apple is expected to launch its first foldable iPhone this year, adding more competition to the market that Samsung has dominated since it launched its first foldable in 2019.

Price jumpSamsung's latest products are also more expensive than their predecessors, which was largely expected. This is due to rising component costs, in particular memory chips, which have seen prices skyrocket due to high demand from the AI industry and a shortage of supply.

Those same memory chips go into smartphones. The Z Fold8 Ultra is $100 more than its equivalent predecessor, the Z Fold7. The Galaxy Z Flip8 is also $100 more than the Z Flip7.

CCS Insight's Wood said he was surprised there wasn't a bigger increase in price, which implies that Samsung may not be passing all of the cost rises to consumers.

"That underlines the fact that Samsung is keen to maintain a competitive price point," Wood said.

The more than $2,000 price tag on the Ultra will be a "talking point," Wood added.

New product in the Fold seriesThe Galaxy Z Fold8 is a new style of device. While it opens like a book and is smaller than the "Ultra," Samsung said that the smartphone is designed to ensure a better viewing experience for content due to its 4:3 screen ratio.

"It is little surprise that we have seen Samsung deliver a different form factor for its Fold portfolio, because it has been widely rumoured that Apple is looking to have a wide screen foldable for the forthcoming iPhone and it is something that Samsung and others are keen to get ahead of," Wood said.

The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra and the Fold8 both run on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.

There are some differences between the two devices. The Ultra has a more advanced camera with three different lenses as well as a bigger battery.

There is a $200 difference between the Fold8 and Fold8 Ultra which, which may not be that large at the high-end of the market where buyers are willing to pay more. It does mean that Samsung will have to provide its customers with a clear reason to buy the Fold8 over the Ultra model.

"The lower specification on the Z Fold8 means Samsung will have to have a very strong sales proposition for this device so consumers can understand why they would choose this device over the Z Fold8 Ultra, which is only $200 more," Wood said.

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Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super purchased a new position in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META – Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 280,727 shares of the social networking company’s stock, valued at approximately $160,612,000. Meta Platforms comprises about 2.4% of Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest holding.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. RHL Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Meta Platforms in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Niles Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Meta Platforms in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Bayban lifted its stake in Meta Platforms by 100.0% in the first quarter. Bayban now owns 70 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC purchased a new stake in Meta Platforms during the fourth quarter valued at about $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.91% of the company’s stock.

Meta Platforms Trading Down 0.3% NASDAQ META opened at $643.81 on Wednesday. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $520.26 and a fifty-two week high of $796.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 2.35 and a current ratio of 2.35. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $604.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $626.52. The stock has a market cap of $1.63 trillion, a P/E ratio of 23.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.25.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The social networking company reported $10.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.67 by $3.77. The firm had revenue of $56.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $55.56 billion. Meta Platforms had a return on equity of 36.93% and a net margin of 32.84%.The business’s revenue was up 33.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $6.43 earnings per share. On average, analysts forecast that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 29.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Meta Platforms Dividend Announcement The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. Meta Platforms’s payout ratio is presently 7.63%.

Insider Activity at Meta Platforms In other Meta Platforms news, CFO Susan J. Li sold 9,195 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $607.84, for a total value of $5,589,088.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 13,186 shares in the company, valued at $8,014,978.24. This trade represents a 41.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CTO Andrew Bosworth sold 7,847 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $607.83, for a total value of $4,769,642.01. Following the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 414 shares in the company, valued at approximately $251,641.62. The trade was a 94.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold a total of 37,948 shares of company stock valued at $23,184,319 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 13.53% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on META. Guggenheim reduced their price objective on Meta Platforms from $850.00 to $800.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Benchmark began coverage on Meta Platforms in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Citizens Jmp decreased their price target on Meta Platforms from $825.00 to $800.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Meta Platforms from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price objective on Meta Platforms from $885.00 to $820.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-four have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Meta Platforms currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $835.64.

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Key Stories Impacting Meta Platforms Here are the key news stories impacting Meta Platforms this week:

Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target on Meta and kept an overweight rating, signaling expectations for meaningful upside from current levels. Benzinga report on Wells Fargo target hike Positive Sentiment: Rothschild & Co Redburn also boosted its target and reiterated a buy rating, reflecting growing optimism that Meta can monetize AI more effectively. Benzinga report on Rothschild & Co Redburn target hike Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports highlighted Meta’s expanding AI strategy, including possible cloud/compute sales and large enterprise deals, which could create a new revenue stream and support margins over time. Positive Sentiment: Bank of America said Meta is positioned to beat second-quarter expectations, citing healthy ad demand and AI-driven improvements ahead of earnings later this month. Positive Sentiment: Wall Street commentary continues to frame Meta as a key beneficiary of the AI spending boom, with investors watching whether infrastructure investment can be monetized faster than expected. Neutral Sentiment: A comparison piece versus Pinterest and a broader “Mag 7” article mainly added background, but did not change the core investment thesis for META. Negative Sentiment: Meta is facing a Tennessee trial over claims that Instagram was designed to be addictive and contributed to youth mental-health issues, adding legal and regulatory risk. Negative Sentiment: A New York Times report said Meta’s AI moderation mistakenly banned user accounts, raising questions about product reliability and trust in its automated systems. Negative Sentiment: Ongoing investor concerns remain around heavy AI spending, data-center financing, and whether returns on that capital will justify the expense. Meta Platforms Profile (Free Report)

Meta Platforms, Inc (NASDAQ: META), formerly Facebook, Inc, is a global technology company best known for building social networking services and immersive computing platforms. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the company operates a family of consumer-facing products and services that connect users, creators and businesses. In October 2021 the company rebranded as Meta to reflect an expanded strategic focus on augmented and virtual reality technologies alongside its social media businesses.

Meta’s core consumer products include Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, which enable social networking, messaging, content sharing and community building across mobile and desktop devices.

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Samsung on Wednesday detailed the features of its upcoming smart glasses, including gesture controls, as it looks to mount its first challenge to Meta in the device category.

The South Korean tech giant had previously unveiled the "intelligent eyewear" at Google I/O conference in May, showing off two products designed with its partners Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. At the time, Samsung gave very few details about the design and functionality.

At Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday, the company said the glasses have a built-in camera, as CNBC first reported earlier this year. The camera can capture content that the user is seeing such as taking a video. It can also read content on a whiteboard or presentation and organize the key information into notes.

The device can summarize long messages that a person receives on their smartphone. This can be heard from the built-in speakers in the glasses.

Samsung's glasses are equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon AR1 Gen1 chip and must be tethered to a smartphone. The device also has a portable charging case.

James Choi, executive vice president at Samsung and the head of the research and development division behind the glasses, said the company is testing gesture controls with its smartwatches.

That would mean a person wearing a Samsung smartwatch could make a specific gesture with their hand, which could carry out a feature on the device. Users could also potentially carry out gestures with Samsung's Galaxy Ring device, which it launched in 2024, Choi said.

When the device launches this Fall, there will be "more designs" and colors beyond what Samsung has shown off so far, Choi told CNBC.

Meta challengeSamsung, which is one of the biggest consumer electronics players in the world, is entering a market that Meta has dominated since 2021 with its range of smart glasses, such as the Ray-Ban line up.

The Facebook parent company had 69.2% share of the smart glasses market in the first quarter of 2026, according to IDC.

Meta has recently been expanding its portfolio of devices. Last month, it launched a $299 set of entry-level smart galsses and in 2025 the company unveiled the $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, which have a built-in display.

Choi would not disclose the pricing of Samsung's offering but said it would be positioned as a "premium" product. He added that the device will be sold via its partners' sales channels.

"We want to make it reasonable, but as I mentioned ... the quality of the product itself, we want to position as premium. It doesn't mean that it's crazy expensive," Choi said, adding that the glasses will not be at the "lower end."

"Samsung's arrival represents a serious challenge to Meta, but success is far from guaranteed. Ray-Ban Meta already enjoys strong awareness and growing adoption, while Samsung has historically struggled to convert its vast smartphone base into users of complementary Galaxy devices," Paolo Pescatore, founder of PP Foresight, told CNBC.

"Eyewear represents another valuable upsell opportunity, but Samsung must deliver compelling everyday use cases and prove it can persuade consumers to buy into more than just the smartphone."

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Francisco Jeronimo, an analyst at IDC, said he "wouldn't be surprised" if Samsung priced the device between $600 and $700 to "strengthen their premium brand." But he added that there is a risk if they price the device high "without offering more" than what Meta's Ray-Ban products currently offer.

"That is going to be quite a difficult move to sell that kind of device," Jeronimo said.

Choi said the company has "just started" in the smart glass category and expects it to be a "niche market" that will not reach 100 million units in sales. However, he declined to provide Samsung's sales expectations.

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Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA – Free Report) by 1,638.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,352 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after buying an additional 8,814 shares during the quarter. Tesla comprises about 0.9% of Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest holding. Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $3,477,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Networth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Tesla in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Tesla during the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Davidson Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Tesla by 79.4% during the 4th quarter. Davidson Capital Management Inc. now owns 61 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Friedenthal Financial raised its holdings in Tesla by 66.7% in the first quarter. Friedenthal Financial now owns 75 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prism Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Tesla in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. 66.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Tesla News Roundup Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

Positive Sentiment: Tesla reported record Q2 deliveries of 480,126 vehicles, its best quarter in two years, which gives bulls confidence that demand improved heading into earnings. Positive Sentiment: Options markets are pricing in a large earnings move, suggesting traders expect a volatile reaction and are actively betting on a meaningful catalyst from the report. Positive Sentiment: Tesla expanded its robotaxi service to Orlando and Tampa ahead of earnings, reinforcing investor hopes that the company is making progress beyond its core auto business. Article Title Positive Sentiment: Investors are looking for updates on FSD, robotaxi, and Optimus, and management teasing new software features and AI-driven tools is helping keep the growth story alive. Article Title Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street expects another quarter of revenue and earnings growth, but many analysts say the bar is high and that the stock may react more to guidance than to the headline numbers. Neutral Sentiment: Broader market news is also supportive, with tech stocks and the Nasdaq rallying ahead of Big Tech earnings, which may be helping Tesla participate in the rebound. Article Title Negative Sentiment: Investors remain focused on Tesla’s heavy spending on AI, robotaxis, and robotics, with reports warning that cash burn could rise and pressure near-term profitability. Negative Sentiment: Some commentary says Tesla’s valuation is still stretched and that the company must deliver more than strong EV sales to justify its premium multiple. Negative Sentiment: Competitor chatter and cautious analyst notes are tempering enthusiasm, including concerns about rising EV competition and whether current products can sustain Tesla’s growth narrative. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of research firms have recently commented on TSLA. BTIG Research cut shares of Tesla to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. President Capital upped their price objective on Tesla from $424.00 to $428.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Barclays boosted their price target on Tesla from $360.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Citigroup began coverage on Tesla in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Twenty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Tesla has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $408.07.

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Insider Activity In other news, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 26,409 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $378.11, for a total value of $9,985,506.99. Following the transaction, the director owned 48,399 shares in the company, valued at $18,300,145.89. This represents a 35.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.00, for a total transaction of $1,350,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,106 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,147,700. The trade was a 14.21% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold 32,015 shares of company stock worth $12,383,640 over the last three months. Insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Tesla Price Performance NASDAQ TSLA opened at $378.93 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.42 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 347.64, a PEG ratio of 12.40 and a beta of 1.80. Tesla, Inc. has a 1-year low of $297.82 and a 1-year high of $498.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 1.62. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $406.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $404.53.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.02. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.89% and a net margin of 3.95%.The company had revenue of $22.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.96 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.27 earnings per share. Tesla’s revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.34 earnings per share for the current year.

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Tesla, Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is an American company that designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles, energy generation and energy storage products. Founded in 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, Tesla grew into a vertically integrated mobility and clean‑energy company with Elon Musk serving as its chief executive officer. The company’s stated mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy, reflected in its combined focus on electric drivetrains, battery technology, renewable energy products and software.

Tesla’s automotive business includes a lineup of battery‑electric vehicles and related services.

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Tesla shares are showing limited movement. What should traders watch with TSLA? Earnings Preview & HistoryTesla is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings today after the market closes. Analysts estimate EPS of 44 cents along with revenue of $25.24 billion. For the prior quarter, Tesla reported EPS of 41 cents, beating the consensus estimate of 30 cents by 36.67%. The company also posted revenue of $22.39 billion, exceeding the consensus estimate of $22.17 billion.

What To WatchInvestors will be watching automotive gross margin closely, since Tesla’s record 480,126 vehicle deliveries only matter if aggressive pricing hasn’t eaten into profitability — EPS estimates span a wide range from 27 cents to 74 cents. Commentary on the Cybercab rollout, Full Self-Driving adoption and Optimus production timing will also be closely tracked, given Tesla’s valuation increasingly hinges on those initiatives rather than core vehicle sales.

Below All Key Levels, With Momentum FadingAt $377.00, Tesla is trading 4.6% below its 20-day SMA ($395.00) and 7.8% below its 50-day SMA ($408.56), a setup that typically keeps the near-term trend pointed lower unless price can reclaim those levels. It’s also 9.5% below the 200-day SMA ($416.27), reinforcing that the longer-term trend is still under pressure.

MACD is the cleaner momentum read right now: it’s below its signal line and the histogram is negative, which points to fading upside pressure versus the prior upswing. In plain terms, when MACD sits under the signal line, rallies often struggle to follow through until momentum improves back above that baseline.

The moving-average structure is also a headwind, with the 20-day SMA below the 50-day SMA and the 50-day SMA below the 200-day SMA (a "death cross" that occurred in April). That combination tends to shift trader focus toward selling strength rather than buying dips until the stock can start rebuilding above its intermediate trend lines.

Key Resistance: $433.00 — a round-number pivot area that sits above the major moving averages, where rebounds can stall Key Support: $368.50 — a nearby floor just below current levels where buyers previously stepped in Analyst Consensus & Recent ActionsThe stock carries a Buy rating with an average price forecast of $405.70. Recent analyst moves include:

GLJ Research: Sell (Maintains Target to $24.86) (July 21) Morgan Stanley: Equal-Weight (Raises Target to $417.00) (July 14) Barclays: Equal-Weight (Raises Target to $370.00) (July 14) Benzinga Edge RankingsBelow is the Benzinga Edge scorecard for Tesla, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses compared to the broader market:

The Verdict: Tesla’s Benzinga Edge signal reveals a growth-heavy profile with a premium valuation, while momentum remains only moderate. For longer-term bulls, the setup improves if the stock can reclaim key moving averages; for tactical traders, the $368.50 support and $433.00 resistance define the near-term risk range.

Tesla Shares Trade FlatTSLA Price Action: At the time of publication, Tesla shares are trading 0.75% lower at $376.10, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

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Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER – Free Report) by 31.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 54,462 shares of the ride-sharing company’s stock after buying an additional 12,998 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc.’s holdings in Uber Technologies were worth $3,917,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Uber Technologies by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 74,460 shares of the ride-sharing company’s stock worth $4,491,000 after acquiring an additional 2,474 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Uber Technologies by 65.0% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 15,563 shares of the ride-sharing company’s stock valued at $939,000 after purchasing an additional 6,129 shares during the period. Bison Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Uber Technologies by 20.3% during the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 3,792 shares of the ride-sharing company’s stock valued at $229,000 after purchasing an additional 641 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new stake in Uber Technologies during the 1st quarter worth about $304,000. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. purchased a new stake in Uber Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth about $842,000. Institutional investors own 80.24% of the company’s stock.

Uber Technologies Trading Down 0.7% Shares of UBER opened at $71.66 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07. Uber Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $67.19 and a 1-year high of $101.99. The company has a market capitalization of $145.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.87, a P/E/G ratio of 6.06 and a beta of 1.12. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $72.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $74.95.

Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The ride-sharing company reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.03. Uber Technologies had a net margin of 15.91% and a return on equity of 41.40%. The firm had revenue of $13.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.28 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.83 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Uber Technologies has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.780-0.820 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Uber Technologies, Inc. will post 2.98 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Several brokerages have commented on UBER. US Capital Advisors set a $95.00 target price on Uber Technologies in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Wolfe Research set a $100.00 price target on Uber Technologies in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Wedbush began coverage on shares of Uber Technologies in a report on Thursday, July 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $91.00 price target on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on shares of Uber Technologies in a research report on Monday, May 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Uber Technologies in a research note on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $104.65.

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Key Uber Technologies News Here are the key news stories impacting Uber Technologies this week:

Positive Sentiment: Investor attention around Uber has increased, which can help keep the stock active and support sentiment if the market is positioning ahead of a catalyst. Article Title Positive Sentiment: Domino’s said third-party delivery partnerships, including Uber Eats, are driving more order growth and bringing in new customers, reinforcing the value of Uber’s delivery platform. Article Title Positive Sentiment: Another Domino’s update emphasized strong order growth, digital reach and global expansion, which suggests continuing demand through delivery channels that can benefit Uber Eats volume. Article Title Positive Sentiment: A new Uber Eats-related deal involving GameStop suggests Uber’s delivery marketplace is still expanding into additional merchant categories, which could support future revenue growth. Article Title Neutral Sentiment: Some articles were mostly commentary or market chatter, including “Should You Buy Uber Stock Before the Huge Investor Update?” and a Zacks screening piece, with no clearly new fundamental development. Article Title Article Title Negative Sentiment: Investor concern remains that driverless technology could erode Uber’s competitive advantage over time, which is a key headwind for the stock. Article Title Uber Technologies Company Profile (Free Report)

Uber Technologies, Inc is a technology company that operates a global platform connecting riders, drivers, couriers, restaurants and shippers. Founded in 2009 by Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick and headquartered in San Francisco, Uber developed one of the first large-scale ride-hailing marketplaces and has since expanded into a broader set of mobility and logistics services. The company completed its initial public offering in 2019 and continues to position its app-based network as a multi-modal transportation and delivery platform.

Uber’s principal businesses include mobility services (ride-hailing and shared rides), delivery through Uber Eats, and freight logistics via Uber Freight.

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Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) shares are in the spotlight, with earnings on deck, a mixed technical setup and Edge Rankings all drawing attention.

Alphabet stock is trading near recent highs. What’s the outlook for GOOG shares? Earnings Preview & HistoryAlphabet is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings today after the market closes. Analysts estimate EPS of $2.88 along with revenue of $113.63 billion. For the prior quarter, Alphabet reported EPS of $5.11, beating the consensus estimate of $2.63. The company also posted revenue of $109.90 billion, exceeding the consensus estimate of $104.07 billion.

Alphabet has beaten EPS estimates in eight consecutive quarters. Over the last four quarters, the company has averaged an EPS surprise of 0.34% and a revenue surprise of 0.08%.

What To WatchBullish Long-Term, Bearish Short-TermFrom a trend perspective, Google is still holding the bigger uptrend: it’s trading about 8% above its 200-day SMA ($321.99) and about 1.3% above its 100-day SMA ($343.21), keeping the longer-term structure constructive. The shorter-term picture is choppier, with the stock about 1.5% below its 20-day SMA ($353.04) and about 5% below its 50-day SMA ($366.12), which is consistent with a cooling phase after the May swing high.

MACD is the cleaner momentum read right now: it’s below its signal line and the histogram is negative, which points to fading upside pressure unless buyers can push price back into the short-term moving-average band. In plain terms, MACD below the signal line often means rallies are having a harder time building follow-through.

The moving-average "map" also shows why rebounds may be work: the 20-day SMA is below the 50-day SMA (a bearish short-term crossover), even though the longer-term golden cross (50-day above 200-day) that formed in July 2025 still argues the primary trend hasn’t broken. That mix often produces range-like trading where rallies run into overhead supply and pullbacks get bought near longer-term support.

Key Resistance: $371.00 — a round-number area that also sits near the 50-day moving average zone, where rebounds can stall Key Support: $343.50 — a nearby floor that lines up closely with the 100-day SMA area, making it a logical spot for buyers to defend Benzinga Edge RankingsBelow is the Benzinga Edge scorecard for Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses compared to the broader market:

The Verdict: Alphabet’s Benzinga Edge signal reveals a momentum-and-growth-driven profile backed by very strong quality, but with less support from pure value. For longer-term bulls, that usually means pullbacks toward well-defined support can matter more than "cheapness," while upside follow-through often needs momentum to re-accelerate.

Alphabet Shares Trade FlatGOOG Price Action: At the time of publication, Alphabet shares are trading 0.27% higher at $347.14, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

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Two Magnificent Seven names are heading into the back half of 2026 on opposite trajectories. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA | TSLA Price Prediction) is down 15.74% year to date, weighed down by a delivery slump and a massive AI spending ramp. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is up 10.46% YTD and riding a Cloud franchise growing 63% YoY.

My bold 2027 targets: $550 for Tesla and $500 for Google. Here is how each gets there.

Tesla: Why Shares Are Stuck Right Now Tesla is caught between a fading auto business and an AI story that has yet to fully monetize. Vehicle deliveries declined 16% YoY in Q4 25, and shares are off 4.35% in the past week and 5.38% in the past month.

With a beta of 1.802, shares move sharply in either direction. Prediction markets currently price just a 16.5% probability of an Optimus release by year-end 2026, so patience on AI product timing is warranted.

The Path to $550 Reaching $550 from today’s $378.93 would require a gain of 45.1%. With forward EPS of $2.44, that implies a forward P/E of 225x, versus our base case’s 209x. So the multiple expansion is modest; the heavy lifting is EPS.

Services revenue growing 42% YoY, 1.28M FSD subscriptions (+51%), and Robotaxi expansion from Austin to Dallas, Houston, and beyond can drive that. Wall Street targets $425.22 with 23 buys against 6 sells. My take: consensus underweights the software optionality. The risk is margin compression if auto pricing weakens further.

Google: Why Shares Are Sliding Despite Blowout Earnings Google delivered a 94.10% EPS beat in Q1 26, yet shares are down 5.79% over the past month. Why? 2026 CapEx guidance of $175 to $185 billion spooked investors worried about ROI. Free cash flow already fell 46.63% YoY in Q1. Beta sits at 1.247, and shares trade 6% below the 52-week high of $404.23.

The Path to $500 Getting to $500 from $346.19 requires a gain of 44.4%. With forward EPS of $15.47, that implies a forward P/E of 32x, versus the base-case 26x. That is a reasonable rerating for a business where Google Cloud is compounding at 63% YoY with a $460 billion backlog.

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Sundar Pichai said it plainly: “2026 is off to a terrific start. Our AI investments and full stack approach are lighting up every part of the business.” 58 buys, 7 holds, zero sells, with 89% bullish sentiment. The risk is CapEx ROI slipping.

Current Valuation in Context Tesla currently trades at roughly 155x forward earnings, still a nosebleed multiple carried by AI optionality.

Google trades at just 22x forward earnings against 21.8% revenue growth and 82% earnings growth, which looks genuinely cheap for a hyperscaler. TSLA’s 10-year return of 2,457% and GOOG’s 840% show both have delivered before.

The Bottom Line on $550 and $500 Tesla to $550 requires a 45.1% gain and hinges on Robotaxi scale plus FSD monetization. Google to $500 needs a 44.4% gain and a modest multiple rerating on Cloud momentum.

I view Google as the higher-probability path and Tesla as the stretch.

What derails both: an AI CapEx digestion phase that compresses margins across the group. Returns at this level shouldn’t be expected every year, but we’ve outlined the blueprint for how Tesla and Google could reach $550 and $500 in 2027.

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US stocks opened lower on Wednesday as weakness in semiconductor stocks and higher oil prices weighed on investor sentiment ahead of a crucial day of corporate earnings led by Alphabet, Tesla and other major technology companies.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 78 points, or 0.15%. The S&P 500 declined 0.12%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.46%.

Markets are entering a pivotal phase of the second-quarter earnings season, with investors looking for evidence that large technology companies are generating returns from their multibillion-dollar investments in artificial intelligence after months of AI-driven gains across Wall Street.

Investor attention is firmly focused on earnings from Alphabet and Tesla, the first of the so-called Magnificent Seven companies to report results this earnings season.

Alphabet's results are expected to receive particular scrutiny following the delay of a key Gemini AI model, which has raised questions about the company's AI strategy and its ability to compete in the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence market.

Alphabet shares were almost unchanged after market open, trading 0.03% higher.

Technology companies reporting after Wednesday's closing bell also include Texas Instruments, International Business Machines and ServiceNow.

Investors are expected to closely monitor commentary on artificial intelligence spending, cloud demand, enterprise technology budgets and expectations for the second half of the year.

The earnings reports are widely viewed as an important test of whether continued investment in AI infrastructure and software can justify elevated technology stock valuations.

Semiconductor stocks came under renewed pressure ahead of the reports. The iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) fell 1.2% in trading, while Texas Instruments slipped 1.56%.

Markets also continued to monitor developments in the Middle East, where geopolitical tensions pushed oil prices to their highest levels in more than a month.

Brent crude climbed about 3% to trade above $94 per barrel after briefly moving above $95, while West Texas Intermediate crude rose roughly 3% to above $86 per barrel.

The gains followed the 11th consecutive round of US strikes against Iran, while tensions surrounding shipping routes remained elevated after continued threats from Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militia.

Higher energy prices have renewed concerns that inflation could remain elevated, potentially complicating the Federal Reserve's policy outlook.

According to the latest Reuters poll, economists expect the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged for the remainder of 2026, although many also see an elevated risk of future rate increases.

CME FedWatch data showed traders assigning more than a 70% probability that the Fed will leave rates unchanged at next week's meeting. However, traders were also pricing in a 70% chance of at least a quarter-point rate increase in September.

Corporate earnings continued to generate notable stock moves ahead of the market open.

Super Micro Computer surged 14% in trading after the AI server manufacturer announced it had secured more than $60 billion in new fourth-quarter orders and forecast gross margins above its previous expectations.

AT&T also gained 4% after reporting stronger-than-expected wireless subscriber additions during the second quarter.

As earnings season accelerates, investors remain focused on whether strong demand for AI infrastructure, cloud services and enterprise software will continue to support corporate growth and broader market valuations amid persistent geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty.

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Beacon Financial Group cut its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN – Free Report) by 9.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 28,638 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 3,063 shares during the quarter. Beacon Financial Group’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $5,964,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Red Crane Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Amazon.com by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Red Crane Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,663 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $346,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,740 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $402,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. now owns 1,633 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $376,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 886 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $205,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wernau Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Amazon.com by 0.4% during the first quarter. Wernau Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,231 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,131,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Several analysts have recently issued reports on AMZN shares. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price objective (down from $350.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Monness Crespi & Hardt upped their price target on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $315.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $320.00 price target (up from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $175.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $312.91.

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Amazon.com Stock Performance Shares of AMZN stock opened at $247.55 on Wednesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $196.00 and a 12 month high of $278.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.66 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.46. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $250.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $236.20.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $1.15. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 12.22%.The company had revenue of $181.52 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.28 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.59 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com In other news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,270 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.53, for a total transaction of $2,489,273.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,060,750.70. This represents a 18.37% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 3,849 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total transaction of $1,000,740.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 78,654 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,450,040. The trade was a 4.67% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 144,274 shares of company stock valued at $38,716,204 in the last three months. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Amazon.com News Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:

Positive Sentiment: Amazon Business reached a $60 billion annualized sales run rate, with more than 1.8 million organizations joining in the first half of the year, reinforcing the strength of Amazon’s B2B platform. Amazon Business Hits $60 Billion in Annualized Sales Positive Sentiment: Multiple articles highlighted Amazon as an attractive AI cloud stock, citing AWS growth, a lower valuation than Microsoft, and improving sentiment around Amazon’s AI infrastructure buildout. Amazon vs. Microsoft: Which AI Cloud Titan Is the Better Investment? Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators continued to argue that Amazon is undervalued relative to its AI capex plans, with bullish takes focused on AWS, Trainium chips, and the company’s strategic position in artificial intelligence. Is Amazon.com (AMZN) Undervalued Following Its $200b AI Infrastructure Push? Neutral Sentiment: Amazon also got publicity from Jeff Bezos-related and Amazon-marketplace stories, plus a new satellite-business finance hire, but these items are unlikely to move the stock much by themselves. Amazon taps Alexa executive as Leo satellite business’s first finance VP Neutral Sentiment: Bill Ackman reportedly called Amazon a “cheap stock,” adding to the bullish long-term narrative, but this is more sentiment support than a direct catalyst. Bill Ackman Says META and AMZN Are ‘Cheap Stocks’ Despite Their Massive Size Negative Sentiment: A separate report said Amazon may be losing some competitive edge on delivery speed, which could reinforce worries about retail margin pressure and execution. Amazon may be losing its biggest competitive edge Negative Sentiment: Some coverage focused on Amazon’s large AI spending plans and shrinking free cash flow, suggesting investors are still skeptical that the capex will translate into near-term profits. Big Tech Is Minting Mountains of Cash — But Amazon’s Is Vanishing Negative Sentiment: There was also an article warning that Amazon’s cash-flow picture needs watching ahead of earnings, keeping attention on whether the AI and cloud investments are paying off fast enough. Amazon’s (AMZN) AI Strategy Continues to Grow, but Cash Flow Needs Watching Amazon.com Profile (Free Report)

Amazon.com, Inc is a diversified technology and retail company best known for its e-commerce marketplace and broad portfolio of consumer and enterprise services. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company launched as an online bookseller and expanded into a global retail platform that sells products directly to consumers and provides a marketplace for third-party sellers. Over time Amazon has grown beyond retail into areas including cloud computing, digital media, devices and logistics.

Key businesses and offerings include Amazon’s online marketplace and fulfillment services, the Amazon Prime membership program (which bundles expedited shipping with streaming and other benefits), Amazon Web Services (AWS) which supplies on-demand cloud computing and storage to businesses and public-sector customers, and a range of content and advertising services such as Prime Video and Amazon Advertising.

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Elevated Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN – Free Report) by 10.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 21,118 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 2,079 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up about 1.1% of Elevated Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest position. Elevated Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $4,398,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter valued at about $32,868,735,000. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 27,376.7% in the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 98,448,885 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,272,397,000 after purchasing an additional 98,090,585 shares in the last quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 20,598.0% in the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 87,982,814 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $20,308,193,000 after purchasing an additional 87,557,736 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter valued at approximately $11,674,091,000. Finally, Cardano Risk Management B.V. lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 879.4% during the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 27,862,400 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,431,199,000 after buying an additional 25,017,588 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In AMZN has been the subject of several analyst reports. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and issued a $315.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Arete Research increased their target price on Amazon.com from $301.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. New Street Research raised their price target on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $275.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price objective (down from $350.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Fifty-seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $312.91.

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Amazon.com Price Performance AMZN stock opened at $247.55 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.01. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $196.00 and a one year high of $278.56. The stock has a market cap of $2.66 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.46. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $250.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $236.20.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $1.15. Amazon.com had a net margin of 12.22% and a return on equity of 19.92%. The firm had revenue of $181.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $177.28 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.59 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 31,352 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total transaction of $8,621,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,175,766 shares in the company, valued at approximately $598,335,650. This represents a 1.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total value of $7,562,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 471,361 shares in the company, valued at approximately $129,624,275. This represents a 5.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 144,274 shares of company stock valued at $38,716,204 over the last quarter. Insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com News Roundup Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:

Positive Sentiment: Amazon Business reached a $60 billion annualized sales run rate, with more than 1.8 million organizations joining in the first half of the year, reinforcing the strength of Amazon’s B2B platform. Amazon Business Hits $60 Billion in Annualized Sales Positive Sentiment: Multiple articles highlighted Amazon as an attractive AI cloud stock, citing AWS growth, a lower valuation than Microsoft, and improving sentiment around Amazon’s AI infrastructure buildout. Amazon vs. Microsoft: Which AI Cloud Titan Is the Better Investment? Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators continued to argue that Amazon is undervalued relative to its AI capex plans, with bullish takes focused on AWS, Trainium chips, and the company’s strategic position in artificial intelligence. Is Amazon.com (AMZN) Undervalued Following Its $200b AI Infrastructure Push? Neutral Sentiment: Amazon also got publicity from Jeff Bezos-related and Amazon-marketplace stories, plus a new satellite-business finance hire, but these items are unlikely to move the stock much by themselves. Amazon taps Alexa executive as Leo satellite business’s first finance VP Neutral Sentiment: Bill Ackman reportedly called Amazon a “cheap stock,” adding to the bullish long-term narrative, but this is more sentiment support than a direct catalyst. Bill Ackman Says META and AMZN Are ‘Cheap Stocks’ Despite Their Massive Size Negative Sentiment: A separate report said Amazon may be losing some competitive edge on delivery speed, which could reinforce worries about retail margin pressure and execution. Amazon may be losing its biggest competitive edge Negative Sentiment: Some coverage focused on Amazon’s large AI spending plans and shrinking free cash flow, suggesting investors are still skeptical that the capex will translate into near-term profits. Big Tech Is Minting Mountains of Cash — But Amazon’s Is Vanishing Negative Sentiment: There was also an article warning that Amazon’s cash-flow picture needs watching ahead of earnings, keeping attention on whether the AI and cloud investments are paying off fast enough. Amazon’s (AMZN) AI Strategy Continues to Grow, but Cash Flow Needs Watching Amazon.com Profile (Free Report)

Amazon.com, Inc is a diversified technology and retail company best known for its e-commerce marketplace and broad portfolio of consumer and enterprise services. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company launched as an online bookseller and expanded into a global retail platform that sells products directly to consumers and provides a marketplace for third-party sellers. Over time Amazon has grown beyond retail into areas including cloud computing, digital media, devices and logistics.

Key businesses and offerings include Amazon’s online marketplace and fulfillment services, the Amazon Prime membership program (which bundles expedited shipping with streaming and other benefits), Amazon Web Services (AWS) which supplies on-demand cloud computing and storage to businesses and public-sector customers, and a range of content and advertising services such as Prime Video and Amazon Advertising.

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Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT – Free Report) by 50.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,575 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 5,787 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up 0.9% of Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest position. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $2,064,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Microsoft by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 717,942,580 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $347,211,391,000 after buying an additional 15,955,898 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Microsoft by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 306,150,608 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $148,060,557,000 after acquiring an additional 6,388,930 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Microsoft by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 182,618,400 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $88,056,019,000 after acquiring an additional 1,911,142 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 121,220,561 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $58,624,690,000 after purchasing an additional 980,439 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $50,664,631,000. 71.13% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Arete Research boosted their price objective on Microsoft from $730.00 to $870.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. CLSA started coverage on shares of Microsoft in a report on Monday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $535.00 target price on the stock. Scotiabank raised shares of Microsoft from an “outperform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane reduced their target price on Microsoft from $556.00 to $555.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Forty-two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $556.37.

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Trending Headlines about Microsoft Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

Positive Sentiment: Microsoft expanded its strategic partnership with Mistral AI to strengthen Europe-focused AI infrastructure and bring Mistral models deeper into Microsoft’s cloud and AI platforms, reinforcing its long-term AI growth story. Reuters article on Microsoft funding Mistral’s European AI expansion Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley turned constructive on Microsoft, saying sentiment on software stocks has become too negative and assigning MSFT an Overweight rating with a $600 price target. Investopedia article on Morgan Stanley software picks Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentators say Microsoft could be undervalued heading into earnings, with several pieces arguing the stock may be a bargain if Azure growth and AI execution improve. TipRanks article on Microsoft as a bargain ahead of earnings Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft is scheduled to report fiscal Q4 results on July 29, and investors are focusing on Azure growth, AI spending, and Copilot adoption as the key questions for the call. Proactive Investors article on Microsoft earnings and Azure growth Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft’s expanded AI deal with AMD also supports the bull case for Azure infrastructure, but it underscores that Microsoft is still spending heavily to secure future AI capacity rather than immediately harvesting profits. Proactive Investors article on Microsoft expanding AMD partnership Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms issued fresh class-action reminders tied to Microsoft’s alleged AI misstatements, keeping legal risk in the spotlight and adding pressure on sentiment. Pomerantz class-action alert for Microsoft investors Negative Sentiment: Headlines about a securities fraud lawsuit and allegations that Microsoft overstated Copilot functionality may weigh on the stock by reinforcing concerns around AI execution and disclosure. PR Newswire lawsuit notice on Microsoft Copilot functionality Microsoft Stock Down 1.1% Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $397.75 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.95 trillion, a PE ratio of 23.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.13. Microsoft Corporation has a 1 year low of $349.20 and a 1 year high of $555.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.27. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $399.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $409.57.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The software giant reported $4.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.06 by $0.21. Microsoft had a return on equity of 31.94% and a net margin of 39.34%.The firm had revenue of $82.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $81.44 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.46 earnings per share. Microsoft’s revenue was up 18.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 16.71 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Microsoft’s payout ratio is presently 21.67%.

Insider Activity at Microsoft In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.84, for a total value of $1,812,780.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 47,468 shares in the company, valued at $19,122,009.12. This represents a 8.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Judson Althoff sold 15,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $460.99, for a total transaction of $7,145,345.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 110,477 shares in the company, valued at $50,928,792.23. The trade was a 12.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 23,762 shares of company stock valued at $10,508,361 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Microsoft Company Profile (Free Report)

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft develops, licenses and supports a broad range of software products, services and devices for consumers, enterprises and governments worldwide. Its operations span personal computing, productivity software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise applications, developer tools and gaming.

Microsoft’s product portfolio includes the Windows operating system and the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity and collaboration tools (Office apps, Outlook, Teams).

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Cvfg LLC boosted its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT – Free Report) by 483.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 40,843 shares of the software giant’s stock after buying an additional 33,846 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up approximately 1.9% of Cvfg LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Cvfg LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $15,119,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Microsoft by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 717,942,580 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $347,211,391,000 after purchasing an additional 15,955,898 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in Microsoft by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 306,150,608 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $148,060,557,000 after purchasing an additional 6,388,930 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Microsoft by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 182,618,400 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $88,056,019,000 after purchasing an additional 1,911,142 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 121,220,561 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $58,624,690,000 after buying an additional 980,439 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Microsoft in the 4th quarter valued at about $50,664,631,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth MSFT has been the topic of several analyst reports. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Dbs Bank decreased their price target on Microsoft from $678.00 to $573.00 in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Microsoft from $415.00 to $400.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Forty-two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Microsoft has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $556.37.

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Trending Headlines about Microsoft Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

Positive Sentiment: Microsoft expanded its strategic partnership with Mistral AI to strengthen Europe-focused AI infrastructure and bring Mistral models deeper into Microsoft’s cloud and AI platforms, reinforcing its long-term AI growth story. Reuters article on Microsoft funding Mistral’s European AI expansion Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley turned constructive on Microsoft, saying sentiment on software stocks has become too negative and assigning MSFT an Overweight rating with a $600 price target. Investopedia article on Morgan Stanley software picks Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentators say Microsoft could be undervalued heading into earnings, with several pieces arguing the stock may be a bargain if Azure growth and AI execution improve. TipRanks article on Microsoft as a bargain ahead of earnings Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft is scheduled to report fiscal Q4 results on July 29, and investors are focusing on Azure growth, AI spending, and Copilot adoption as the key questions for the call. Proactive Investors article on Microsoft earnings and Azure growth Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft’s expanded AI deal with AMD also supports the bull case for Azure infrastructure, but it underscores that Microsoft is still spending heavily to secure future AI capacity rather than immediately harvesting profits. Proactive Investors article on Microsoft expanding AMD partnership Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms issued fresh class-action reminders tied to Microsoft’s alleged AI misstatements, keeping legal risk in the spotlight and adding pressure on sentiment. Pomerantz class-action alert for Microsoft investors Negative Sentiment: Headlines about a securities fraud lawsuit and allegations that Microsoft overstated Copilot functionality may weigh on the stock by reinforcing concerns around AI execution and disclosure. PR Newswire lawsuit notice on Microsoft Copilot functionality Insider Buying and Selling In other Microsoft news, CEO Judson Althoff sold 15,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $460.99, for a total transaction of $7,145,345.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 110,477 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,928,792.23. The trade was a 12.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.84, for a total value of $1,812,780.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 47,468 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,122,009.12. This trade represents a 8.66% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 23,762 shares of company stock worth $10,508,361. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Microsoft Trading Down 1.1% Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $397.75 on Wednesday. Microsoft Corporation has a 1 year low of $349.20 and a 1 year high of $555.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.95 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.27. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $399.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $409.57.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The software giant reported $4.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.06 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $82.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $81.44 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 39.34% and a return on equity of 31.94%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.46 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Microsoft Corporation will post 16.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th will be paid a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.67%.

Microsoft Company Profile (Free Report)

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft develops, licenses and supports a broad range of software products, services and devices for consumers, enterprises and governments worldwide. Its operations span personal computing, productivity software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise applications, developer tools and gaming.

Microsoft’s product portfolio includes the Windows operating system and the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity and collaboration tools (Office apps, Outlook, Teams).

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Five–year agreement advances Manulife's strategic priority to become an AI-powered organization Manulife will adopt Microsoft's Frontier Suite and deploy Microsoft Agent 365 to drive AI solutions at enterprise scale Manulife will expand deployment of Microsoft 365 Copilot to more than 30,000 employees , /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife and Microsoft today announced the renewal and expansion of their longstanding relationship, supporting Manulife's strategic priority to become an AI-powered organization. As part of this partnership, Manulife has adopted Microsoft 365 E7 Frontier Suite capabilities to enable innovation at scale with secure cloud and AI solutions. This includes expanding adoption of Microsoft 365 Copilot to over 30,000 employees and deploying Microsoft Agent 365 – a next-generation suite that provides a control plane for governing, monitoring, and securing AI agents at enterprise scale. The five-year agreement supports Manulife's continued transformation and responsible scaling of AI-enabled capabilities across its global operations.

"Our partnership with Microsoft is a critical enabler of Manulife's continued evolution into a truly AI-driven organization," said Shamus Weiland, Chief Technology & Operations Officer, Manulife. "Adopting the Microsoft Frontier Suite represents the next phase of that transformation, giving us the trusted foundation to advance AI across our global operations with confidence. It also provides the scale, security, stability and intelligence we need to accelerate innovation and embed AI responsibly across the franchise."

A secure, governed foundation for enterprise AI

Microsoft is a foundational partner in Manulife's global enterprise AI platform, currently in pilot, which will help to enable Manulife's data scientists and developers to build, deploy and manage advanced AI and agentic solutions at scale, while adhering to shared standards for quality, security and cost efficiency. Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Foundry provide critical components and capabilities ranging from citizen development tools to advanced model fine-tuning and monitoring, enabling teams to innovate autonomously within a strong governance framework.

Manulife will also deploy Microsoft Agent 365, to serve as a registry for AI agents across the enterprise, providing a single interface to observe, govern, and manage how AI agents operate. This capability will strengthen Manulife's enterprise-wide approach to AI governance, observability, and risk management. Manulife has AI-powered agent solutions in production across the organization, with more in the pipeline.

"As AI becomes more deeply embedded across our business, responsible innovation has to be built into how we operate — not treated as a separate layer of oversight," said Jodie Wallis, Global Chief AI Officer, Manulife. "For Manulife, that means giving our teams the clarity, controls and confidence to use AI in ways that are secure, transparent and aligned to our Responsible AI Principles. By strengthening how we govern and monitor AI across the enterprise, we can move with greater speed and discipline while continuing to earn the trust of our customers, colleagues and communities."

Examples of AI solutions already enabled by Microsoft technology across the business include:

Revenue growth: The Sales Enablement tool, launched in Singapore and now scaled across multiple markets, delivers personalized advisor insights using Foundry models, driving more targeted engagement and improved sales outcomes. Underwriting support: Quick Quote, a GenAI based underwriting support tool launched by John Hancock in the U.S., which helps streamline the preliminary assessment process for purchasing life insurance. Customer experience: Generative AI solutions support over 110 million calls annually across North America and are expanding into Asia, enhancing speed, accuracy, and service quality through Azure-based knowledge tools that provide instant, source-backed answers with confidence scores. Additionally, Manulife has agentic solutions and AI-powered workflows live in production across the organization, with more in the pipeline. Agents can help employees quickly access information, support software development and technology design, and enhance IT operations by streamlining workflows, identifying risks, and improving productivity across the organization.

Accelerating innovation across the enterprise

Manulife developers across the organization continue to adopt assisted and autonomous AI capabilities and have increased their productivity by 30 per cent while enabling reinvestment to support business growth and develop new capabilities to serve our customers. GitHub Copilot has helped lay a strong foundation for the next phase of Manulife's AI strategy, by advancing Manulife's autonomous development capabilities, supporting faster design, build and release processes. This includes business-facing solutions such as Manulife's mortgage renewal application, which was successfully rebuilt in a matter of weeks.

Beyond engineering teams, Manulife is embedding AI across the organization, equipping employees with tools aimed at streamlining everyday work, unlocking productivity gains, and delivering greater value to customers. Manulife expects to generate more than $1 billioni of enterprise value by 2027, with $300 million achieved as of year-end 2025, improving productivity and efficiency and delivering real impact for customers, colleagues and shareholders.

"Our longstanding partnership with Manulife has always been grounded in trust, innovation and a shared commitment to responsible transformation," said Matt Milton, President, Microsoft Canada. "We are proud to be Manulife's trusted partner in the agentic era, helping empower employees with Microsoft 365 Copilot and scale AI responsibly with the governance and security of Microsoft Agent 365. We look forward to continuing our work together as Manulife turns AI into practical value and better outcomes for customers around the world."

The partnership expansion reinforces Manulife's position as an industry leader in AI innovation and underscores its commitment to becoming an AI‑driven organization. For two consecutive years, Manulife was recognized as the number one life insurance company in North America and Europe for AI maturity in the Evident AI Insurance Index. Continued collaboration with Microsoft helps to ensure Manulife can sustain this leadership by leveraging the latest advancements in cloud, AI technologies and enterprise AI governance capabilities.

To learn more about Manulife's AI progress, visit AI @ Manulife.

Caution regarding forward-looking statements

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbour" provisions of Canadian provincial securities laws and the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to Manulife's use of its digital capabilities, the benefits of its partnership with Microsoft and the expected benefits it expects to realize from AI and its partnership with Microsoft. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Certain material factors or assumptions are applied in making forward-looking statements, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include but are not limited to general business and economic conditions; changes in laws and regulations with respect to the use of AI-enabled tools; our ability to execute our digital plans and to deploy future digital use cases; our ability to adapt products and services to the changing market; our ability to attract and retain key employees and our ability to protect our intellectual property and exposure to claims of infringement from others. Additional information about material risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations may be found in our most recent annual and interim reports and elsewhere in our filings with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators.

The forward-looking statements in this document are, unless otherwise indicated, stated as of the date hereof. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

About Manulife

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Anchored in our ambition to be the number one choice for customers, we operate as Manulife across Canada and Asia, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States, providing financial advice, insurance and health solutions for individuals, groups and businesses. Through Manulife Wealth & Asset Management, we offer global investment solutions, financial advice, and retirement plan services to individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. At the end of 2025, we had more than 37,000 employees, over 106,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 37 million customers with operations across 25 markets globally. We trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and Philippine stock exchanges, and under '945' on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit manulife.com.

About Microsoft

Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT" @microsoft) creates platforms and tools powered by AI to deliver innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. The technology company is committed to making AI available broadly and doing so responsibly, with a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

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HomeIndustriesSoftwareTech StocksTech StocksMicrosoft shares have slumped this year but a Bernstein analyst thinks the stock is due for a meaningful turnaround in the coming quartersJuly 22, 2026, 10:03 a.m. ET

Microsoft’s stock is destined to break out, according to Bernstein analyst Mark Moerdler. The question is when.

The company is gearing up for its June-quarter earnings report next week, and while Moerdler expects Microsoft to deliver a “solid quarter,” he’s not ready to say that will mark a major turning point for the stock, he said. Whether Microsoft’s report will cause “bear concerns” to dissipate is still up for debate.

The 2-gigawatt deal covers tens of billions of dollars' worth of chips, and AMD will invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic.

CAMBRIDGE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vultr, the world's largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company, and AMD, a leader in high-performance and AI computing, have announced their support for the University of Cambridge's Energy & Environment Group in developing TESSERA, a groundbreaking AI foundation model designed to monitor environmental change internationally at unprecedented scale. Vultr is providing the computational infrastructure, based on AMD Instinct MI325X accelerators, nec.

From Near-Bankruptcy to AI Powerhouse When Lisa Su took the CEO seat at Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD | AMD Price Prediction) on October 8, 2014, the stock changed hands for roughly $3.28 and the company was fighting for its life against Intel. Today, the shares trade at $544.43, with a market cap of roughly $888 billion.

The turnaround started with Zen. The 2017 architecture reset restored competitiveness in CPUs, EPYC pried meaningful share from Intel in data center, and Ryzen took the enthusiast desktop crown. Act two is AI. Instinct MI300, MI350, and the upcoming MI450 series are aimed squarely at Nvidia, and the wins are landing: a strategic Meta deal covering up to 6 gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs, plus a landmark OpenAI partnership. The 2025 ZT Systems acquisition added rack-scale system capability, letting AMD sell full AI factories rather than parts.

Q1 FY2026 tells the story numerically. Revenue reached $10.3 billion, Data Center hit $5.8 billion (up 57% year on year), and diluted EPS of $1.37 topped estimates by 5.88%. Su now sees “a clear path to exceed our long-term financial targets, including delivering more than $20 in EPS over the strategic time frame.”

What $10,000 in AMD on Su’s First Day Is Worth Here is how a $10,000 investment in AMD has fared versus the S&P 500 (via SPY) across the standard horizons, plus the full Su tenure.

AMD S&P 500 1-Year Return $34,677 (246.77%) $11,901 (19.01%) 5-Year Return $59,690 (496.90%) $17,184 (71.84%) 10-Year Return $932,243 (9,222.43%) $34,445 (244.45%) Su Era $1,659,848 (16,498.48%) $38,053 (280.53%) Holding through this run required a strong stomach. AMD suffered multiple 50%+ drawdowns along the way, and this past year shares touched a 52-week low of $149.22 before climbing to $584.73. Timing mattered, but staying invested mattered more.

Leadership Grade and Succession Dr. Su earns an unambiguous A+ for her strategic focus, M&A acumen, and execution during her tenure. If there were a hall of fame for Silicon Valley corporate turnarounds, Su’s time as AMD’s CEO would deserve the headliner spot.

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While Su remains in her prime and shows no immediate signs of stepping down, long-term executive succession is always a key focus for investors. The next chief executive will not be managing a turnaround but managing a market leader. Internal contenders include CFO Jean Hu.

Looking Forward For investors considering AMD now, the bull case rests on the MI450 and Helios ramp landing in the second half of 2026 as guided, and on whether “tens of billions of dollars in annual Data Center AI revenue in 2027” proves realistic. Wall Street largely agrees, with analysts on average recommending buying shares, though the share price has overrun their $541.66 consensus target.

The bear case flags a trailing P/E of 182 versus a forward P/E of 68. Nvidia continues to press its lead, China export controls already cost several hundred million dollars in FY25 charges, and Su herself sold heavily in May and June 2026 at prices between $433.26 and $476.43.

The takeaway: a strong business at a demanding valuation, with shares already up 154.2% year to date.

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It's the micro versus the macro headlines, says Kevin Hincks, pointing to the U.S.-Iran war acting as a constant overhang against a strong start to the earnings season. The 11th straight day of strikes comes as Alphabet (GOOGL) and Tesla (TSLA) report earnings after Wednesday's close.

Quarterly financial reports play a vital role on Wall Street, as they help investors see how a company has performed and what might be coming down the road in the near-term. And out of all of the metrics and results to consider, earnings is one of the most important.

We know earnings results are vital, but how a company performs compared to bottom line expectations can be even more important when it comes to stock prices, especially in the near-term. This means that investors might want to take advantage of these earnings surprises.

The ability to identify stocks that are likely to top quarterly earnings expectations can be profitable, but it's no simple task. Here at Zacks, our Earnings ESP filter helps make things easier.

The Zacks Earnings ESP, ExplainedThe Zacks Earnings ESP, or Expected Surprise Prediction, aims to find earnings surprises by focusing on the most recent analyst revisions. The basic premise is that if an analyst reevaluates their earnings estimate ahead of an earnings release, it means they likely have new information that could possibly be more accurate.

Now that we understand the basic idea, let's look at how the Expected Surprise Prediction works. The ESP is calculated by comparing the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate, with the percentage difference between the two giving us the Zacks ESP figure.

In fact, when we combined a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better and a positive Earnings ESP, stocks produced a positive surprise 70% of the time. Perhaps most importantly, using these parameters has helped produce 28.3% annual returns on average, according to our 10 year backtest.

Stocks with a ranking of #3 (Hold), or 60% of all stocks covered by the Zacks Rank, are expected to perform in-line with the broader market. Stocks with rankings of #2 (Buy) and #1 (Strong Buy), or the top 15% and top 5% of stocks, respectively, should outperform the market; Strong Buy stocks should outperform more than any other rank.

Should You Consider Advanced Micro Devices?Now that we understand what the ESP is and how beneficial it can be, let's dive into a stock that currently fits the bill. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD - Free Report) earns a #2 (Buy) right now and its Most Accurate Estimate sits at $1.63 a share, just 13 days from its upcoming earnings release on August 4, 2026.

Advanced Micro Devices' Earnings ESP sits at +1.49%, which, as explained above, is calculated by taking the percentage difference between the $1.63 Most Accurate Estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.6. AMD is also part of a large group of stocks that boast a positive ESP. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported.

AMD is part of a big group of Computer and Technology stocks that boast a positive ESP, and investors may want to take a look at Amphenol (APH - Free Report) as well.

Slated to report earnings on July 29, 2026, Amphenol holds a #1 (Strong Buy) ranking on the Zacks Rank, and its Most Accurate Estimate is $1.20 a share seven days from its next quarterly update.

Amphenol's Earnings ESP figure currently stands at +1.12% after taking the percentage difference between its Most Accurate Estimate and its Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.19.

AMD and APH's positive ESP metrics may signal that a positive earnings surprise for both stocks is on the horizon.

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Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) shares are in the spotlight, with earnings on deck, a bearish technical setup, and Edge Rankings all drawing attention.

Boeing shares are consolidating. What’s ahead for BA stock? Earnings Preview & HistoryBoeing is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings on July 28. Analysts estimate a loss of 27 cents per share along with revenue of $23.90 billion. For the prior quarter, Boeing reported a loss of 20 cents per share, beating the consensus estimate of a loss of 75 cents per share. The company also posted revenue of $22.22 billion, exceeding the consensus estimate of $21.96 billion.

Over the last four quarters, Boeing has averaged an EPS surprise of 1.65% and a revenue surprise of 0.05%.

What to WatchInvestors will be listening for delivery and production-rate commentary, since the recent order streak only matters if it turns into shipments and cash over the next few quarters. Watch for updates on commercial backlog conversion (orders vs deliveries), free cash flow trajectory (whether higher costs from delays are being contained), and defense program margin pressure — especially any quantified impact from the Air Force One timeline and cost growth.

Boeing Trades Below Every Major Moving AverageFrom a trend perspective, Boeing is still in a repair phase: the stock is trading 5.9% below its 20-day SMA, 7% below its 50-day SMA, 6% below its 100-day SMA, and 5.7% below its 200-day SMA. With price under all of those averages, rallies tend to get tested quickly until the stock can reclaim at least the 20-day/50-day zone.

Momentum is also leaning cautious: MACD is below its signal line and the histogram is negative, which points to upside pressure fading versus the prior upswing. In plain terms, when MACD sits under its signal line, it suggests buyers are losing control unless momentum can turn back up.

The longer-term backdrop is more mixed: Boeing logged a golden cross in June (50-day SMA over the 200-day SMA), but the stock has since slipped back under those longer averages, leaving the cross as a "needs confirmation" signal rather than a clean trend restart. On the map, $232.00 is the key overhead area to watch, while $187.50 is the nearby downside level that matters if sellers regain control.

Key Resistance: $232.00 — a round-number zone that can act as a ceiling on rebounds Key Support: $187.50 — a nearby floor where buyers previously stepped in Benzinga Edge RankingsBelow is the Benzinga Edge scorecard for Boeing, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses compared to the broader market:

Momentum: Weak (Score: 14.42) — The stock’s recent trend signals are soft, lining up with price sitting below key moving averages. Value: Weak (Score: 28.37) — The setup screens as expensive versus typical value factors, which can make the stock more sensitive to execution and guidance. The Verdict: Boeing’s Benzinga Edge signal reveals a weak-tilted profile, with both Momentum and Value scoring in the lower ranges. For longer-term bulls, the chart likely needs to reclaim key moving averages to improve the momentum read, while the valuation backdrop raises the bar for the upcoming earnings report.

Boeing Shares Trade FlatBA Price Action: At the time of publication, Boeing shares are trading 0.54% higher at $205.90, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

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