AlpenGlobal Capital LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN – Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 52,934 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $11,024,000. Amazon.com comprises about 7.2% of AlpenGlobal Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Red Crane Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of 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 worth $346,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Amazon.com by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,509 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,147,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its position in Amazon.com by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,740 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $402,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. Financial Connections Group Inc. raised its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marquette Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 886 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $205,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on AMZN. Telsey Advisory Group lifted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $285.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. TD Securities upgraded shares of Amazon.com to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Moffett Nathanson lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $283.00 to $288.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on 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 Stock Performance Shares of AMZN opened at $244.85 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The stock has a market cap of $2.63 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.46. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $249.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $236.30. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $196.00 and a 52 week high of $278.56.
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 analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analyst estimates of $177.28 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.59 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain upbeat on Amazon’s core growth drivers, especially AWS, with Bank of America reiterating a Buy rating and saying cloud growth could exceed expectations on strong enterprise AI demand. Article Title Positive Sentiment: Wall Street is also leaning into a strong second quarter for Amazon, with forecasts calling for revenue and operating profit above consensus and expectations that AWS growth is accelerating. Article Title Positive Sentiment: Amazon Business crossed a $60 billion annualized sales run rate, reinforcing that the company’s higher-margin B2B and enterprise offerings are still expanding. Article Title Positive Sentiment: Several market-commentary pieces highlighted Amazon as a beneficiary of AI infrastructure spending and a potential earnings beat, which is helping support longer-term sentiment. Article Title Neutral Sentiment: Amazon confirmed layoffs in its artificial general intelligence group as it shifts resources toward customer-facing AI products. The move may improve focus and discipline, but it also underscores ongoing restructuring inside the company’s AI efforts. Article Title Neutral Sentiment: Amazon also announced a $400 million plan to rebuild two Florida warehouses, which supports logistics capacity but adds to the company’s already heavy capital-spending burden. Article Title Neutral Sentiment: AWS struck additional collaboration deals, including with Observe.AI and funding support for Myseum.AI, reinforcing Amazon Web Services’ role as a key AI platform partner. Article Title Negative Sentiment: Job cuts in the AGI unit and broader questions about the cost of Amazon’s AI buildout are weighing on sentiment, especially with investors already focused on the company’s massive 2026 capex plans. Article Title Negative Sentiment: Shares also appear pressured by a broader rotation out of mega-cap tech and renewed scrutiny on whether heavy AI spending will translate into returns quickly enough. Article Title Insider Activity In other news, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 3,849 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total value of $1,000,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 78,654 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,450,040. The trade was a 4.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 31,352 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,175,766 shares in the company, valued at approximately $598,335,650. The trade was a 1.42% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders sold 144,274 shares of company stock valued at $38,716,204. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
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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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SummaryCompaniesPrime Video to receive an AI-driven redesignJeff Bezos is overseeing Prime Video projectAmazon aims to improve its battered reputation in AISAN FRANCISCO, July 23 (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos has identified a new, high-profile platform to help showcase the hundreds of billions of dollars Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab has bet on artificial intelligence: Prime Video.
The Amazon founder and executive chairman pushed Prime Video head Mike Hopkins to overhaul the streaming service so that AI is front and center, according to four people with direct knowledge of the matter.
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The resulting project, known internally as Lighthouse, would shine a light on Amazon’s AI capabilities for the more than 200 million consumers who use Prime Video.
Lighthouse is viewed as one critical piece in Amazon’s companywide efforts to elevate the company’s stature in artificial intelligence, as competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic speed ahead, the people said. Other AI initiatives, such as the multiyear overhaul of its Alexa voice assistant to provide more conversational responses, have had mixed results and the unit is still losing money, people familiar with the matter have previously told Reuters.
Amazon declined to comment.
CONTENTIOUS MEETING SPARKED OVERHAULThe Prime Video initiative grew out of an internal presentation the streaming service’s executives made to Bezos last autumn that turned contentious, according to these people.
Bezos was displeased that Hopkins' plans to update Prime Video failed to sufficiently highlight the service’s capabilities in AI and personalization, according to the people. Bezos' response prompted the Prime Video executives to scrap their previous plans and embark on Lighthouse.
The company has committed some $200 billion to capital expenditures this year, related primarily to developing AI, and invested an initial $23 billion in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Anthropic combined, with the potential for upwards of another $40 billion.
Lighthouse entails a broad swath of new features that use AI to improve film and TV recommendations, in part by learning consumers' preferences, and responding to spoken requests, according to one person with knowledge of the project who spoke on condition of anonymity. Prime Video is working on redesigning the main home page as part of the project, the other people said.
The final redesign has not yet been settled, but one option Prime Video executives discussed includes AI-driven tiles, with pre-populated viewing suggestions like “action movies from the 1980s” or “Christmas rom-coms,” three of the people said. Another source said a current version does not include text-heavy tiles.
The traditional search function would remain, as well as space at the top of the screen for video highlights promoting new releases or sporting events, such as “Thursday Night Football,” the weekly National Football League game that is exclusive to Amazon.
Amazon is already testing versions of the redesign with a few users, said one of the people. Prime Video's plans, the people said, could change due to feedback from early testers, or financial or other concerns.
Prime Video, like other streaming services, relies on paid placement by studios, as well as software algorithms, to dictate where content is displayed on the home screen, said Michael Goodman, director of entertainment research for Parks Associates. Any change to that, including through greater personalization, could upend that system, he said.
“The real estate on the home screen is very valuable to studios, so it would be a big change to take away any of that coveted space,” said Goodman.
FOUNDER'S PERSONAL INVOLVEMENTBezos has been personally involved in the Prime Video overhaul, the people said, including receiving occasional updates, underscoring the stakes for a company battling a reputation for subpar AI foundation models. Improved personalization can lead to more hours spent on the service.
His involvement with the Prime Video project is unusual as he has taken a step back from most day-to-day operations at Amazon since relinquishing the CEO title in 2021. He also owns the Washington Post and is the founder of spaceflight firm Blue Origin and AI startup Prometheus, reportedly valued at around $41 billion. He has focused more of his attention on those projects.
Prime Video is one of Amazon's best-known brands and is available to consumers in a number of markets where Amazon has limited or no e-commerce presence. Beyond no-cost shipping, Prime Video is the Prime subscription's most-used offering.
As part of the Lighthouse project, Amazon has also discussed integrating the Alexa voice assistant into Prime Video’s search function, the people said. Amazon in early 2025 released an overhauled generative AI version of Alexa, and integrated it into its main shopping site in May 2026.
Kam Keshmiri, global head of the Prime Video design, was also at the meeting with Bezos and is now leading the Lighthouse redesign, the people said.
PRIME VIDEO'S MARKET POSITIONIn the U.S., Prime Video is the fourth most-watched streaming service, but it is prized by Bezos, who frequents high-profile Hollywood events and owns a $165 million home in Beverly Hills.
Amazon became the first streaming service to win an Academy Award in a major category. The company deepened its commitment to entertainment in 2022 when it paid $8.5 billion to buy MGM, giving it access to many well-known entertainment franchises, including James Bond.
Prime Video’s 4.2% share of television viewing in the U.S. trails YouTube with 13.4%, Netflix (NFLX.O), opens new tab at 7.8% and Walt Disney's (DIS.N), opens new tab Disney+ at 5%, according to April data from Nielsen. Still, many Prime Video members spend hours a week consuming content on the platform, and the company wants to further hone its personalization capabilities through AI.
The service released a significant redesign in July 2024, aimed at making it easier for users to distinguish between what content is free and what costs extra, such as subscriptions to Paramount+ and TV shows and movies that require a rental fee.
Amazon wants Prime Video to be users’ central hub for paid subscriptions.
Reporting by Greg Bensinger in San Francisco and Dawn Chmielewski in Los Angeles; Editing by Edmund Lee and Matthew Lewis
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A new Government Accountability Office report commissioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders finds the number of Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN | AMZN Price Prediction) workers relying on federal food and health assistance has nearly tripled since 2020, even as the company disclosed plans to spend $200 billion on artificial intelligence infrastructure in 2026.
The GAO reviewed enrollment data from 11 states representing roughly one-fifth of the U.S. population, covering February 2020 through September 2025. In those states, 12,346 Amazon workers were enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and 11,338 in Medicaid, figures the report says are nearly triple the counts in the prior GAO study.
Amazon ranked second among traditional employers of public-assistance recipients in the sample, behind Walmart, which had 16,055 workers on Medicaid, a 55% increase from the earlier report, and 15,515 on SNAP. Gig platforms including Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Grubhub and Instacart collectively surpassed Walmart to become the single largest category of SNAP recipients, a reflection of how contract labor has reshaped the low-wage workforce.
A National Picture Nationally, the GAO estimates 13.8 million working Americans are on Medicaid, up from 12 million in 2020, and 10.6 million on SNAP, up from 9 million. Wage data helps explain the persistence. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports average hourly earnings for the total private sector reached $37.64 in June 2026, but real average hourly earnings have barely moved, sitting at $11.32 in June 2026 compared with $11.18 in June 2024. The BEA’s latest quarterly figures show transfer receipts have grown to $5,099.7 billion in the first quarter of 2026, with Medicaid outlays climbing to $1,060.2 billion.
The Corporate Side of the Ledger Over roughly the same window covered by the GAO study, Amazon’s annual profit grew from $11.59 billion to $77.67 billion. Revenue reached $716.92 billion in fiscal 2025, with operating income of $79.98 billion.
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On the Q4 2025 earnings call on Feb. 5, 2026, CEO Andy Jassy told investors the company would spend about $200 billion in capital expenditures in 2026, a roughly 60% increase from about $125 billion in 2025, saying the outlays are “predominantly in AWS” to meet AI compute demand. Jassy characterized the spend as demand-driven: “We are monetizing capacity as fast as we can install it.”
The most recent quarter offers evidence the AI bet is landing. AWS generated $37.59 billion in revenue in Q1 2026, up 28% year over year, the segment’s fastest growth in 15 quarters. Capital expenditures in that single quarter hit $44.2 billion, and free cash flow fell sharply as the buildout accelerated. Prediction market participants on Polymarket assign a 0.89 probability that Amazon’s 2026 capex will exceed $200 billion.
What to Watch The two datasets cover overlapping but nonidentical fiscal years, which limits any causal reading between the AI outlays and the growth in workers on public assistance. The GAO report establishes that the workforce dependency trend accelerated during years when Amazon’s earnings, and its capital ambitions, were expanding at their fastest pace in company history. The next signal comes on July 30, 2026, when Amazon reports Q2 results and updates its capex guidance for the balance of the year.
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There are numerous ways Amazon (AMZN -1.09%) stands to benefit from artificial intelligence (AI). Some of the more obvious efficiencies can be gained through robotics or more targeted advertising, both of which stand to improve the company's logistics and e-commerce operations.
In my eyes, the biggest opportunity for AI-driven growth touches the company's cloud infrastructure business, Amazon Web Services (AWS). Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has already hinted that the company's custom Trainium, Inferentia, and Graviton chips could be sold externally. Meanwhile, Jassy has made it clear that Amazon's data center build-outs are a core pillar supporting the company's broader AI roadmap.
One thing investors seem to overlook, however, is that AWS has also leaned into neocloud capacity deals to supplement its own infrastructure. With Amazon scheduled to report earnings on July 30, I think Jassy could announce a new neocloud agreement -- specifically with Nebius Group (NBIS +0.61%). Let's dig into why a deal between AWS and Nebius could make sense.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. Image source: Amazon.com.
What are neoclouds, and how does Amazon use them? Unlike traditional hyperscalers that juggle a multitude of general-purpose services, neoclouds focus almost exclusively on leasing high-performance GPU clusters. Companies such as CoreWeave and Nebius provide cloud-based capacity featuring accelerators from Nvidia to their end customers.
Nebius has already signed a deal worth up to $19 billion with Microsoft and another worth up to $27 billion with Meta Platforms. Back in November, AWS signed a 15-year lease agreement with Cipher Mining worth $5.5 billion. Cipher will deliver 300 megawatts of high-performance compute to AWS through a new data center campus in Texas.
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Why AWS and Nebius look like a good match A partnership between AWS and Nebius comes with a number of mutual benefits. For AWS, Nebius brings scalable GPU capacity backed by a deep relationship with Nvidia that includes priority access to next-generation chips. Moreover, Nebius' ecosystem can integrate with AWS services like Bedrock.
In addition, Amazon's new $25 billion bond deal is a clear signal that the company cannot use its own free cash flow to fund the entirety of its AI infrastructure vision. This makes collaborating with a neocloud to bridge capacity demand even more appealing.
For Nebius, a deal with AWS provides even more hyperscaler revenue visibility and further validation at the highest level. It also opens doors to AWS's vast enterprise customer base and ecosystem tools, helping accelerate adoption beyond its existing relationships.
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Nebius stock could soar on news of another hyperscaler deal The deals with Meta and Microsoft feature firm capacity reservations for thousands of GPUs over multiple years, proving Nebius can handle hyperscaler demand. Adding AWS to its ecosystem would diversify Nebius's customer base, reduce revenue concentration risk, and signal broader industry acceptance of neocloud platforms.
All told, the combination of AWS's market leadership and Nebius's specialized capacity creates a compelling opportunity in the AI infrastructure era. A deal between the two parties would serve as a powerful catalyst for Nebius stock as it highlights the ongoing shortage of AI compute -- positioning the stock for outsize gains as AI build-outs accelerate.
Adam Spatacco has positions in Amazon, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV cut its stake in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT – Free Report) by 2.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 70,768 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 1,838 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for 2.6% of Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $26,196,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of MSFT. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased its stake in Microsoft by 51.3% during the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 59 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Bernzott Capital Advisors acquired a new stake in Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Timmons Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Microsoft in the fourth quarter worth about $36,000. Fairway Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 287.0% during the fourth quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 89 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LSV Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Microsoft during the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.
Microsoft News Roundup Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:
Positive Sentiment: Analysts at Morgan Stanley, Bernstein, Truist, and CLSA remained constructive on Microsoft, with reports calling the stock deeply undervalued and setting price targets well above current levels. Microsoft has 3 secret weapons that could drive its stock 50% higher, analyst says Positive Sentiment: Microsoft expanded its strategic partnership with Mistral AI, adding another way to grow its cloud and AI ecosystem in Europe and regulated industries. Microsoft to fund Mistral’s European AI expansion in multibillion-dollar deal Positive Sentiment: Microsoft also deepened AI-related ties through new commitments to the DOE’s “Genesis Mission,” reinforcing its role in major public-sector AI infrastructure projects. Microsoft commits $60M to ‘Genesis Mission’ to help power Dept. of Energy’s AI-for-science push Positive Sentiment: Reports highlighted record data-center demand led by hyperscalers including Microsoft, suggesting its AI infrastructure buildout remains robust despite the selloff. Sorry, AI Bears: Meta, Microsoft, and Google Lead Record Data Center Demand Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft’s upcoming July 29 earnings report is the next major catalyst, with Wall Street focused on Azure growth, AI margins, and whether heavy capex is starting to bite. Neutral Sentiment: Several articles noted strong buy-the-dip interest from retail investors, but this is sentiment-driven rather than a direct business update. Negative Sentiment: Investor concern is growing that Microsoft’s elevated AI spending is becoming an overhang, potentially pressuring near-term profitability and limiting upside. Microsoft Q4 Earnings Preview – Oppenheimer Says Demand Is Healthy, ‘But Elevated Capex Remains an Overhang’ on MSFT Stock Negative Sentiment: New securities-fraud class-action headlines tied to alleged AI/Copilot disclosure issues are adding another layer of uncertainty for Microsoft investors. MSFT Shareholder Alert: Microsoft Corporation Securities Class Action Lawsuit – Investors with Losses May Contact Levi & Korsinsky Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of research analysts recently commented on MSFT shares. Arete Research upped 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. DZ Bank restated a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. CLSA started coverage on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Monday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $535.00 price objective on the stock. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $525.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on Microsoft from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Forty-three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Microsoft has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $556.37.
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Insider Activity In related news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was 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 trade represents a 8.66% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Judson Althoff sold 15,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $460.99, for a total value of $7,145,345.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 110,477 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,928,792.23. The trade was a 12.30% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 23,762 shares of company stock valued at $10,508,361 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.
Microsoft Stock Performance NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $390.34 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $399.57 and a 200-day moving average of $408.91. The firm has a market cap of $2.90 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. Microsoft Corporation has a twelve month low of $349.20 and a twelve month high of $555.45.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The software giant reported $4.27 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.06 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $82.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $81.44 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 39.34% and a return on equity of 31.94%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.46 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Microsoft Corporation will post 16.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Microsoft Dividend Announcement The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Microsoft’s payout ratio is 21.67%.
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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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CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT – Free Report) by 8.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 13,936 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 1,320 shares during the period. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $5,159,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 51.3% during the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 59 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period. Bernzott Capital Advisors bought a new stake in Microsoft during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Timmons Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Microsoft in the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. Fairway Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 287.0% in the 4th quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 89 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period. Finally, LSV Asset Management bought a new position in shares of Microsoft in the 4th quarter worth $44,000. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.
Microsoft News Summary Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:
Positive Sentiment: Analysts at Morgan Stanley, Bernstein, Truist, and CLSA remained constructive on Microsoft, with reports calling the stock deeply undervalued and setting price targets well above current levels. Microsoft has 3 secret weapons that could drive its stock 50% higher, analyst says Positive Sentiment: Microsoft expanded its strategic partnership with Mistral AI, adding another way to grow its cloud and AI ecosystem in Europe and regulated industries. Microsoft to fund Mistral’s European AI expansion in multibillion-dollar deal Positive Sentiment: Microsoft also deepened AI-related ties through new commitments to the DOE’s “Genesis Mission,” reinforcing its role in major public-sector AI infrastructure projects. Microsoft commits $60M to ‘Genesis Mission’ to help power Dept. of Energy’s AI-for-science push Positive Sentiment: Reports highlighted record data-center demand led by hyperscalers including Microsoft, suggesting its AI infrastructure buildout remains robust despite the selloff. Sorry, AI Bears: Meta, Microsoft, and Google Lead Record Data Center Demand Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft’s upcoming July 29 earnings report is the next major catalyst, with Wall Street focused on Azure growth, AI margins, and whether heavy capex is starting to bite. Neutral Sentiment: Several articles noted strong buy-the-dip interest from retail investors, but this is sentiment-driven rather than a direct business update. Negative Sentiment: Investor concern is growing that Microsoft’s elevated AI spending is becoming an overhang, potentially pressuring near-term profitability and limiting upside. Microsoft Q4 Earnings Preview – Oppenheimer Says Demand Is Healthy, ‘But Elevated Capex Remains an Overhang’ on MSFT Stock Negative Sentiment: New securities-fraud class-action headlines tied to alleged AI/Copilot disclosure issues are adding another layer of uncertainty for Microsoft investors. MSFT Shareholder Alert: Microsoft Corporation Securities Class Action Lawsuit – Investors with Losses May Contact Levi & Korsinsky Insiders Place Their Bets In other news, CEO Judson Althoff sold 15,500 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,500 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $402.84, for a total transaction of $1,812,780.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 47,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,122,009.12. The trade was a 8.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 23,762 shares of company stock valued at $10,508,361. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.
Microsoft Trading Down 1.9% Microsoft stock opened at $390.34 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $399.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $408.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a current ratio of 1.28. Microsoft Corporation has a one year low of $349.20 and a one year high of $555.45. The stock has a market cap of $2.90 trillion, a PE ratio of 23.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.13.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The software giant reported $4.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $82.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $81.44 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.46 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 16.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Microsoft Announces Dividend The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. Microsoft’s payout ratio is currently 21.67%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of brokerages recently weighed in on MSFT. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $646.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Wednesday. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of Microsoft from a “market perform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. New Street Research decreased their price target on shares of Microsoft from $675.00 to $600.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Microsoft from an “outperform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Forty-three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Microsoft currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $556.37.
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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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DSM Capital Partners LLC lowered its stake in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT – Free Report) by 6.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,541,875 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 104,627 shares during the quarter. Microsoft comprises approximately 10.1% of DSM Capital Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. DSM Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $570,756,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSFT. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC boosted its stake in Microsoft by 51.3% during the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 59 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Bernzott Capital Advisors bought a new stake in Microsoft in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Timmons Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Microsoft in the fourth quarter worth $36,000. Fairway Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Microsoft by 287.0% in the fourth quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 89 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the period. Finally, LSV Asset Management bought a new position in shares of Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth $44,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity at Microsoft In related news, CEO Judson Althoff sold 15,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 110,477 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,928,792.23. This represents a 12.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Amy Coleman sold 1,262 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $411.34, for a total value of $519,111.08. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 46,003 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,922,874.02. This trade represents a 2.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 23,762 shares of company stock valued at $10,508,361. 0.03% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Microsoft Stock Performance Shares of MSFT stock opened at $390.34 on Thursday. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $349.20 and a 12 month high of $555.45. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $399.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is $408.91. The firm has a market cap of $2.90 trillion, a PE ratio of 23.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The software giant reported $4.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.06 by $0.21. Microsoft had a net margin of 39.34% and a return on equity of 31.94%. The business had revenue of $82.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $81.44 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.46 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 16.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Microsoft Announces Dividend The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be issued a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.67%.
Microsoft News Roundup Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:
Positive Sentiment: Analysts at Morgan Stanley, Bernstein, Truist, and CLSA remained constructive on Microsoft, with reports calling the stock deeply undervalued and setting price targets well above current levels. Microsoft has 3 secret weapons that could drive its stock 50% higher, analyst says Positive Sentiment: Microsoft expanded its strategic partnership with Mistral AI, adding another way to grow its cloud and AI ecosystem in Europe and regulated industries. Microsoft to fund Mistral’s European AI expansion in multibillion-dollar deal Positive Sentiment: Microsoft also deepened AI-related ties through new commitments to the DOE’s “Genesis Mission,” reinforcing its role in major public-sector AI infrastructure projects. Microsoft commits $60M to ‘Genesis Mission’ to help power Dept. of Energy’s AI-for-science push Positive Sentiment: Reports highlighted record data-center demand led by hyperscalers including Microsoft, suggesting its AI infrastructure buildout remains robust despite the selloff. Sorry, AI Bears: Meta, Microsoft, and Google Lead Record Data Center Demand Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft’s upcoming July 29 earnings report is the next major catalyst, with Wall Street focused on Azure growth, AI margins, and whether heavy capex is starting to bite. Neutral Sentiment: Several articles noted strong buy-the-dip interest from retail investors, but this is sentiment-driven rather than a direct business update. Negative Sentiment: Investor concern is growing that Microsoft’s elevated AI spending is becoming an overhang, potentially pressuring near-term profitability and limiting upside. Microsoft Q4 Earnings Preview – Oppenheimer Says Demand Is Healthy, ‘But Elevated Capex Remains an Overhang’ on MSFT Stock Negative Sentiment: New securities-fraud class-action headlines tied to alleged AI/Copilot disclosure issues are adding another layer of uncertainty for Microsoft investors. MSFT Shareholder Alert: Microsoft Corporation Securities Class Action Lawsuit – Investors with Losses May Contact Levi & Korsinsky Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $502.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $575.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday. China Renaissance lowered their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $630.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Arete Research raised their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $730.00 to $870.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Forty-three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $556.37.
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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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Capital Planning LLC lessened its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT – Free Report) by 2.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 53,905 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 1,511 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for 6.5% of Capital Planning LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Capital Planning LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $19,954,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of MSFT. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 717,942,580 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $347,211,391,000 after buying an additional 15,955,898 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 1.1% during 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 period. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in Microsoft by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 121,220,561 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $58,624,690,000 after acquiring an additional 980,439 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Microsoft in the fourth quarter worth $50,664,631,000. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.
Microsoft Trading Down 1.9% Shares of MSFT stock opened at $390.34 on Thursday. Microsoft Corporation has a 52-week low of $349.20 and a 52-week high of $555.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a current ratio of 1.28. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $399.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $408.91. The company has a market capitalization of $2.90 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.23, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.13.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The software giant reported $4.27 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.06 by $0.21. Microsoft had a net margin of 39.34% and a return on equity of 31.94%. The firm had revenue of $82.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $81.44 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.46 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 16.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Microsoft Announces Dividend The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.67%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Several brokerages have recently weighed in on MSFT. CLSA started coverage on shares of Microsoft in a report on Monday. They set an “outperform” rating and a $535.00 price objective on the stock. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $540.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Phillip Securities raised Microsoft to a “buy” rating and set a $485.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $502.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Raymond James Financial lowered Microsoft from a “market perform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Forty-three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $556.37.
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Insider Buying and Selling In other Microsoft news, EVP Amy Coleman sold 1,262 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $411.34, for a total value of $519,111.08. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 46,003 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,922,874.02. The trade was a 2.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $19,122,009.12. This trade represents a 8.66% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 23,762 shares of company stock worth $10,508,361. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
More Microsoft News Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:
Positive Sentiment: Analysts at Morgan Stanley, Bernstein, Truist, and CLSA remained constructive on Microsoft, with reports calling the stock deeply undervalued and setting price targets well above current levels. Microsoft has 3 secret weapons that could drive its stock 50% higher, analyst says Positive Sentiment: Microsoft expanded its strategic partnership with Mistral AI, adding another way to grow its cloud and AI ecosystem in Europe and regulated industries. Microsoft to fund Mistral’s European AI expansion in multibillion-dollar deal Positive Sentiment: Microsoft also deepened AI-related ties through new commitments to the DOE’s “Genesis Mission,” reinforcing its role in major public-sector AI infrastructure projects. Microsoft commits $60M to ‘Genesis Mission’ to help power Dept. of Energy’s AI-for-science push Positive Sentiment: Reports highlighted record data-center demand led by hyperscalers including Microsoft, suggesting its AI infrastructure buildout remains robust despite the selloff. Sorry, AI Bears: Meta, Microsoft, and Google Lead Record Data Center Demand Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft’s upcoming July 29 earnings report is the next major catalyst, with Wall Street focused on Azure growth, AI margins, and whether heavy capex is starting to bite. Neutral Sentiment: Several articles noted strong buy-the-dip interest from retail investors, but this is sentiment-driven rather than a direct business update. Negative Sentiment: Investor concern is growing that Microsoft’s elevated AI spending is becoming an overhang, potentially pressuring near-term profitability and limiting upside. Microsoft Q4 Earnings Preview – Oppenheimer Says Demand Is Healthy, ‘But Elevated Capex Remains an Overhang’ on MSFT Stock Negative Sentiment: New securities-fraud class-action headlines tied to alleged AI/Copilot disclosure issues are adding another layer of uncertainty for Microsoft investors. MSFT Shareholder Alert: Microsoft Corporation Securities Class Action Lawsuit – Investors with Losses May Contact Levi & Korsinsky 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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Aureus Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 5,717 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,163,000.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of AMD. Clearwater Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the 1st quarter worth approximately $226,000. Militia Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the first quarter worth $2,846,000. Daner Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices in the 1st quarter valued at $221,000. CI Investments Inc. increased its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 886,360 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $180,312,000 after buying an additional 54,721 shares during the period. Finally, Marin Bay Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 17.0% in the 1st quarter. Marin Bay Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,662 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $338,000 after buying an additional 241 shares in the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Activity at Advanced Micro Devices In other news, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,487 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $431.40, for a total value of $8,406,691.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 324,527 shares in the company, valued at approximately $140,000,947.80. This trade represents a 5.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Paul Darren Grasby sold 24,376 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $444.39, for a total value of $10,832,450.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 105,222 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,759,604.58. This represents a 18.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 341,630 shares of company stock valued at $152,147,456. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Key Headlines Impacting Advanced Micro Devices Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:
Positive Sentiment: Anthropic’s multi-year plan to deploy up to 2GW of AMD Instinct MI450 GPUs could become a major new revenue stream for AMD. AMD and Anthropic Sign Major Chips-and-Investment Deal Positive Sentiment: AMD’s planned investment in Anthropic signals a deeper strategic alliance and could help the company win more AI infrastructure customers. AMD to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic, WSJ Reports Positive Sentiment: Analysts are becoming more confident that the Anthropic deal can improve AMD’s long-term revenue outlook and help narrow the gap with Nvidia. AMD Stock Rises as Wells Fargo Gains ‘Further Confidence’ in Revenue after Anthropic Deal Neutral Sentiment: AMD also remains in focus ahead of its Aug. 4 earnings report and upcoming AI event, keeping expectations elevated for more customer wins and product updates. Analyst Ratings Changes AMD has been the topic of several recent research reports. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $500.00 to $700.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $550.00 to $620.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Melius Research set a $540.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Monday, May 18th. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $375.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Wedbush upped their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $290.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $468.65.
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Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance Shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock opened at $552.33 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $900.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 181.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 2.47. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $508.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $337.19. The company has a current ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 1.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 1-year low of $149.22 and a 1-year high of $584.73.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.08. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 13.37% and a return on equity of 9.55%. The company had revenue of $10.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.90 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.96 earnings per share. Advanced Micro Devices’s quarterly revenue was up 37.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) is a global semiconductor company that designs and sells microprocessors, graphics processors, chipsets and adaptive computing solutions for a broad set of markets. The company’s product portfolio includes consumer and commercial CPUs under the Ryzen and Threadripper brands, data center processors under the EPYC brand, and Radeon graphics processing units for gaming and professional visualization. AMD also offers semi-custom system-on-chip (SoC) products for gaming consoles and other specialized applications, and provides supporting software and platform technologies for OEMs, cloud service providers and end users.
Founded in 1969, AMD has evolved from a supplier of logic chips into a diversified, fabless semiconductor designer.
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Nokia reported a stronger-than-expected rise in second-quarter comparable operating profit on Thursday, supported by growing demand from artificial intelligence and cloud customers.
The Finnish telecom equipment maker also raised its full-year comparable operating profit guidance range, signalling confidence that the current growth momentum will continue.
The company reported comparable operating profit of 434 million euros ($496.11 million) for the second quarter of 2026.
The figure represented an 18% increase from the same period and exceeded the average analyst estimate of 382 million euros, according to analysts polled by LSEG.
Nokia's results come as the company continues to shift its focus towards supplying fibre-optic equipment to large technology companies building AI data centres.
The strategy has helped the company benefit from rising investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure and increasing demand from cloud customers.
Nokia said comparable net sales reached 4.82 billion euros during the quarter, also exceeding market estimates.
The company reported particularly strong growth among its AI and cloud customers.
Net sales from these customers doubled during the quarter to 446 million euros.
Nokia also said it booked 2.8 billion euros in new orders during the period.
The increase in orders highlights continued demand for infrastructure supporting AI and cloud operations.
CEO Justin Hotard said demand remained strong, while supply constraints continued to affect the wider industry.
"Demand remains strong, while supply continues to be the main industry constraint, prompting our customers to place longer-term orders," Hotard said in a statement.
The comments point to continued pressure across the telecom equipment industry as companies seek to manage supply challenges while responding to growing demand linked to AI infrastructure.
Despite the stronger demand environment, Nokia has not been immune to rising costs linked to memory chips.
The rapid expansion of AI has contributed to a sudden increase in memory chip prices.
AI companies have been cornering the market for memory chips, creating pressure for telecom equipment makers and raising concerns about the impact on industry margins.
Nokia's Swedish rival Ericsson warned last week that rising memory chip costs, driven by surging AI demand, were putting pressure on the company.
The warning increased investor concerns that higher costs could affect margins and contributed to a sharp decline in Ericsson's shares.
Nokia's latest results suggest that the company is benefiting from the same AI-driven demand trend while continuing to navigate the supply constraints and cost pressures affecting the broader telecom equipment sector.
Since joining Nokia last year, Hotard has focused on expanding the company's data centre business.
Before joining the Finnish group, he led Intel's Data Center & AI Group.
Under his leadership, Nokia has placed greater emphasis on opportunities created by the growth of AI and data centre infrastructure.
The company has also entered into a billion-dollar deal with chipmaker Nvidia as part of its efforts to expand its position in the data centre market.
The strategy has coincided with a sharp increase in revenue from AI and cloud customers.
Nokia's latest results show that the business is becoming an increasingly important contributor to the company's overall performance.
Nokia also raised its full-year comparable operating profit guidance range following the stronger quarterly performance.
The company now expects full-year comparable operating profit to be between 2.1 billion euros and 2.6 billion euros.
This compares with its previous guidance range of 2 billion euros to 2.5 billion euros.
The upgraded outlook reflects Nokia's stronger second-quarter performance and its expectations for continued growth from AI and cloud customers.
The company, however, continues to operate in an industry facing supply constraints and higher memory chip costs.
While AI-related demand is creating new opportunities, the rising cost of memory chips remains a challenge for telecom equipment manufacturers.
For Nokia, the latest results indicate that its increased focus on AI infrastructure and data centre customers is helping support growth.
The company will continue to balance that demand with supply constraints and cost pressures across the wider industry.
Aureus Asset Management LLC reduced its position in The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA – Free Report) by 55.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 7,704 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock after selling 9,692 shares during the quarter. Aureus Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Boeing were worth $1,533,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Boeing by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 70,989,438 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock worth $15,413,227,000 after acquiring an additional 3,460,021 shares during the last quarter. Newport Trust Company LLC boosted its position in Boeing by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Newport Trust Company LLC now owns 29,485,294 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock worth $6,401,847,000 after purchasing an additional 286,848 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Boeing by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 17,025,435 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock worth $3,679,592,000 after purchasing an additional 533,753 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Boeing by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 5,640,900 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $1,224,752,000 after purchasing an additional 135,860 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Boeing by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,370,415 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $948,905,000 after buying an additional 138,469 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.82% of the company’s stock.
Trending Headlines about Boeing Here are the key news stories impacting Boeing this week:
Positive Sentiment: Boeing announced several new aircraft wins at the Farnborough Airshow, including orders from Luxair, Uganda Airlines, MSC Air Cargo, and AerCap, which supports its backlog and signals steady demand for 737 MAX, 787 Dreamliner, and 777 freighter jets. Article Title Positive Sentiment: TipRanks and other market commentary pointed to Boeing gaining as Airbus plays catch-up, reinforcing investor optimism that Boeing is benefiting from renewed commercial aircraft momentum. Article Title Positive Sentiment: Several reports noted Boeing’s “strong delivery momentum” and improving corporate turnaround narrative, which can help sentiment around the stock if investors believe execution is improving. Article Title Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and trading commentary say Boeing remains a trending stock, but much of the focus is on the upcoming earnings report and whether recent operational progress can be sustained. Article Title Negative Sentiment: Technical-focused coverage flagged Boeing as sitting below key moving averages ahead of Q2 earnings, suggesting the stock still faces resistance and investor caution. Article Title Negative Sentiment: Some coverage also warned that Boeing may report negative earnings next week, which could temper enthusiasm if results disappoint or guidance is weak. Article Title Insider Transactions at Boeing In related news, Director Bradley D. Tilden bought 1,370 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $218.50 per share, for a total transaction of $299,345.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 1,370 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $299,345. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.
Boeing Trading Up 2.0% Shares of BA opened at $208.85 on Thursday. The Boeing Company has a 1-year low of $176.77 and a 1-year high of $254.35. The company has a market capitalization of $164.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 101.38 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.42, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 0.35. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $219.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $224.59.
Boeing (NYSE:BA – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The aircraft producer reported ($0.20) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.68) by $0.48. The company had revenue of $22.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.15 billion. Boeing’s quarterly revenue was up 14.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.49) EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that The Boeing Company will post -0.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Boeing from $256.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Weiss Ratings lowered Boeing from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 price target on shares of Boeing in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Tigress Financial raised their price objective on shares of Boeing from $290.00 to $295.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Btg Pactual set a $260.00 price objective on shares of Boeing in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $261.53.
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Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense systems, and space and security technologies. Founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, the company today operates as an integrated aerospace and defense contractor with a global customer base. Boeing relocated its corporate headquarters to Arlington, Virginia in 2022 and maintains extensive engineering, manufacturing and service operations across the United States and around the world.
Boeing’s principal lines of business include Commercial Airplanes, which produces and supports a range of jetliners used by airlines globally; Defense, Space & Security, which develops military aircraft, rotorcraft, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, satellites, and launch and missile systems; and Boeing Global Services, which provides aftermarket maintenance, training, spare parts, digital analytics and logistics support.
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The achievement strengthens Safari's ability to serve international medical cannabis markets under the strictest regulations
, /PRNewswire/ -- Safari Flower Company ("Safari"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Aurora Cannabis Inc. (NASDAQ: ACB) (TSX: ACB), is proud to announce the receipt of European Union Good Manufacturing Practice ("EU-GMP") certification for its Ontario facility, solidifying its ability to serve international medical cannabis markets. The certification is granted for a three-year term and validates Safari Flower Company's unwavering commitment to meeting the highest international standards for quality, compliance and operational excellence.
Quote from Safari CEO, Brigitte Simons
Safari Flower Co Logo "We are incredibly proud to achieve the highest level of EU-GMP certification, which reinforces our position as a trusted cultivator and manufacturer of high-quality medical cannabis for international markets," said Brigitte Simons, CEO of Safari Flower Company. "This milestone reflects the strong culture of compliance, quality and operational excellence embedded across our facility, and the trusted partnerships required to serve regulated supply chains. It further positions Safari to support the evolving needs of medical cannabis markets globally."
Safari's facility is a 59,000 square foot cultivation and manufacturing site in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada with a history of EU-GMP accreditations and exporting operations. Aurora acquired the Safari Flower Company in April 2026 to provide incremental EU-GMP capacity to align with the company's existing global manufacturing network and to support supply of high-quality medical cannabis to international markets including Germany, Poland, and the UK.
As international medical cannabis markets continue to evolve, EU-GMP certification remains a critical enabler of Safari's ability to serve regulated markets with confidence. The company is proud to be a trusted supplier of high-quality medical cannabis to markets that require rigorous quality, safety and compliance standards and to meet rapidly evolving patient demand.
About Safari Flower Company
Safari Flower Co. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aurora Cannabis Inc., producing cannabis in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. As a licensed operator, they are committed to producing safe medical products and enabling services to scale Canadian exports to international markets.
About Aurora
Aurora is a global leader in medical cannabis, dedicated to improving lives through scientific expertise, proven performance, and a deep commitment to patient care. Aurora serves medical markets across Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand with a portfolio of trusted, leading brands including Aurora®, MedReleaf®, Pedanios®, IndiMed™, San Raf®, and Whistler Medical Marijuana Corporation®. With world-class GMP-certified manufacturing facilities in Canada and Germany, and a team of industry-leading professionals, Aurora continues to expand its global footprint and deliver consistent, high-quality cannabis products with the purpose of Opening the World to Cannabis™.
Learn more at www.auroramj.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.
Aurora's common shares trade on the NASDAQ and TSX under the symbol "ACB".
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Forward-looking information or statements contained in this news release have been developed based on the Company and its management's good faith assumptions relating to the financial, market, regulatory and other relevant environments that will exist and affect the Company's business and operations in the future. Forward-looking information and statements are not a guarantee of future performance and are based upon a number of estimates and assumptions of management at the date the statements are made including, among other things, assumptions about: development costs remaining consistent with budgets; the ability to manage anticipated and unanticipated costs; access to favorable equity and debt capital markets; the ability to raise sufficient capital to advance the business of the Company; favorable operating and economic conditions; political and regulatory stability; obtaining and maintaining all required licenses and permits; receipt of governmental approvals and permits; sustained labour stability; stability in financial and capital goods markets; favorable production levels and costs from the Company's operations; the pricing of various cannabis products; the level of demand for cannabis products; the availability of third-party service providers and other inputs for the Company's operations; and the Company's ability to conduct operations in a safe, efficient, and effective manner. The Company does not give any assurance that the assumptions on which forward-looking information or statements are based will prove to be correct, or that the Company's business or operations will not be affected in any material manner by these or other factors not foreseen or foreseeable by the Company or management or beyond the Company's control. Such forward-looking statements are estimates reflecting the Company's best judgment based upon current information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that other factors will not affect the accuracy of such forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, the ability to retain key personnel, the ability to continue investing in infrastructure to support growth, the ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms, the continued quality of our products, customer experience and retention, the development of third party government and non-government consumer sales channels, management's estimates of consumer demand in Canada and in jurisdictions where the Company exports, expectations of future results and expenses, the availability of additional capital to complete construction projects and facilities improvements, the risk of successful integration of acquired business and operations, management's estimation that SG&A will grow only in proportion to revenue growth, the ability to expand and maintain distribution capabilities, the impact of competition, the general impact of financial market conditions, the yield from cannabis growing operations, product demand, changes in prices of required commodities, competition, and the possibility for changes in laws, rules, and regulations in the industry, epidemics, pandemics or other public health crises, and other risks as set out under "Risk Factors" contained in the Annual Information Form dated June 10, 2026 (the "2026 AIF"). Readers are urged to consider the risks, uncertainties and assumptions carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements. The Company cautions that the list of risks, uncertainties and other factors described in the 2026 AIF is not exhaustive and other factors could also adversely affect its results. Although the Company believes that the expectations conveyed by the forward-looking statements are reasonable based on the information available to the Company on the date hereof, no assurance can be given as to future results, approvals or achievements.
TORONTO, July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tilray Brands, Inc. ("Tilray" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: TLRY; TSX: TLRY), a global lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company at the forefront of the cannabis, wellness, and beverage industries, today announced the launch of ZONNA, a new cannabis brand introducing fast-acting THC pouches designed for adult consumers seeking a discreet, smoke-free, and convenient cannabis experience.
Launching with Bubble Pink, ZONNA combines innovative Capsoil™ technology with a portable pouch design to deliver a fast-acting experience. Designed to fit comfortably between the gum and lip, the compact pouches offer a discreet and odor-free alternative to traditional cannabis consumption methods.
Blair MacNeil, President, Tilray Canada, stated, "Consumer demand is redefining what cannabis can be, and Tilray is leading that evolution through innovation that expands choice for adult consumers. As preferences move toward products that are discreet, convenient, precise, and smoke-free, ZONNA reflects our ability to anticipate where the category is going and deliver differentiated experiences that meet consumers there. By combining fast-acting Capsoil™ technology with a controlled-dose pouch, we are expanding choice, creating new occasions for cannabis consumption, and reinforcing Tilray’s leadership in bringing forward products that move the industry forward."
Each ZONNA pouch contains 10 mg THC, providing a precise and controlled dose while eliminating much of the uncertainty associated with other consumption formats. The launch format includes 15 pouches per container (150 mg THC per pack) and features a child-resistant puck with separate compartments for unused and used pouches, supporting convenient and responsible disposal.
ZONNA Bubble Pink THC Pouches are now available through licensed cannabis retailers across Canada where cannabis products are sold. Follow ZONNA on Instagram to stay up to date.
Canadian cannabis products are produced and distributed by Aphria Inc., a licensed producer under the Cannabis Act.
About Tilray Brands
Tilray Brands, Inc. (“Tilray”) (Nasdaq: TLRY; TSX: TLRY), is a leading global lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company with operations in Canada, the United States, Europe, Australia, and Latin America that is leading as a transformative force at the nexus of cannabis, beverage, wellness, and entertainment, elevating lives through moments of connection. Tilray’s mission is to be a leading premium lifestyle company with a house of brands and innovative products that inspire joy and create memorable experiences. Tilray’s unprecedented platform supports over 40 brands in over 20 countries, including comprehensive cannabis offerings, hemp-based foods, and craft beverages.
For more information on how we are elevating lives through moments of connection, visit Tilray.com and follow @Tilray on all social platforms.
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BRECKENRIDGE, Colo., July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Revolver Beer and Spirits, a subsidiary of Tilray Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: TLRY and TSX: TLRY), Revolver Brewing announced its evolution into Revolver Beer & Spirits, extending the Blood & Honey Legacy into Whiskey, Gin, and Vodka, marking the Texas-born beer brand’s expansion into spirits. Inspired by Revolver’s flagship Blood & Honey beer, the new line brings the brand’s unmistakable blood orange and honey profile to three bold, versatile spirits crafted for sipping, mixing and raising the bar on modern Texas flavor. Each spirit is bottled at 80 proof / 40% ABV and crafted with raw, unfiltered Texas Honey from Burleson's Honey in Waxahachie, Texas.
Rooted in the Texas countryside and shaped by a maverick spirit, Revolver has built a following by taking the familiar and spinning it into something distinctly its own. With Blood & Honey Spirits, Revolver carries that same approach into a new category: rugged enough to feel earned, refined enough to sip with intention, and unmistakably original in every pour.
Blood & Honey Whiskey
Built on a foundation of rich grains, warm citrus undertones and a touch of honeyed sweetness, Blood & Honey Whiskey delivers big flavor with a modern edge. Bright blood orange, gentle oak, smooth honey, soft vanilla and a hint of clove lead to a clean, lingering finish with a fresh burst of blood orange zest.
MSRP: $29.99
Blood & Honey Gin
Blood & Honey Gin is a crisp, clever take on a classic spirit, blending bright citrus, subtle honey and curated botanicals inspired by Revolver’s iconic Texas Blood & Honey beer. Classic juniper opens alongside blood orange, citrus zest and creamy honey, leading to a smooth palate and a refreshing finish with structured bitterness.
MSRP: $23.99
Blood & Honey Vodka
Distilled for clarity and crafted with a hint of Blood & Honey essence, Blood & Honey Vodka is smooth, clean and far from plain. Vibrant blood orange zest, fresh juice, light honey and delicate wildflowers lead to a soft finish with subtle vanilla and a lingering echo of blood orange.
MSRP: $19.99
“Revolver has always stood for bold Texas flavor, and Revolver Blood & Honey Spirits bring the iconic Texas Blood & Honey beer into a new category with real energy and originality,” said Ralph Huellemann, Texas State Sales Manager for Revolver Spirits. “Crafted with raw, unfiltered honey, this lineup is built to stand out on the shelf, behind the bar and in the glass. We see a powerful opportunity to give consumers something distinctive: spirits rooted in Texas, inspired by an iconic beer, and made for how people drink today.”
Revolver Blood & Honey Spirits will be available exclusively in Texas beginning today. For more information, visit DrinkRevolver.com and follow Revolver on Instagram @revolverbrewing. Age 21+. Please enjoy responsibly.
About Revolver Beer and Spirits
Revolver Beer and Spirits is a Texas-born craft beverage brand known for taking familiar flavors and spinning them into something distinctly its own. Inspired by Revolver’s iconic Texas Blood & Honey beer, Revolver’s spirits line features Whiskey, Gin and Vodka crafted with raw, unfiltered honey. Each spirit brings bold flavor, authenticity and a touch of Texas contradiction—rugged yet refined, rooted yet forward-looking, and made for consumers who want something original in every pour.
About Tilray Brands
Tilray Brands, Inc. (“Tilray”) (Nasdaq: TLRY; TSX: TLRY), is a leading global lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company with operations in Canada, the United States, Europe, Australia, and Latin America that is leading as a transformative force at the nexus of cannabis, beverage, wellness, and entertainment, elevating lives through moments of connection. Tilray’s mission is to be a leading premium lifestyle company with a house of brands and innovative products that inspire joy and create memorable experiences. Tilray’s unprecedented platform supports over 40 brands in over 20 countries, including comprehensive cannabis offerings, hemp-based foods, and craft beverages.
For more information on how we are elevating lives through moments of connection, visit Tilray.com and follow @Tilray on all social platforms.
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180 Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 1.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 195,530 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,970 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for 3.9% of 180 Wealth Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $34,100,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 12.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $43,631,000 after purchasing an additional 35,815 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $315,100,000 after buying an additional 22,929 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $7,842,000 after buying an additional 3,653 shares during the period. Hudson Value Partners LLC lifted its position in NVIDIA by 30.7% during the fourth quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $6,805,000 after buying an additional 11,900 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. lifted its position in NVIDIA by 15.7% during the first quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $715,000 after buying an additional 896 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
NVIDIA News Summary Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA and the Naval Postgraduate School said NVIDIA donated a supercomputer using its latest chips to a nonprofit tied to the institution, highlighting expanding adoption of its AI hardware in U.S. defense and research. Reuters: Nvidia donates supercomputer to U.S. military university Positive Sentiment: Bank of America said NVIDIA’s Vera CPU launch is intensifying the AI server CPU battle and kept a Buy rating with a $350 target, suggesting the company could expand beyond GPUs into a larger share of AI infrastructure spending. Yahoo Finance: BofA sees server CPU TAM hitting $170bn by 2030 as NVIDIA takes on AMD Positive Sentiment: Several articles highlighted NVIDIA as a beneficiary of the broader AI capex cycle, with bullish takes pointing to cheaper AI models, sovereign AI demand, and continued chip spending that could support long-term growth. Zacks: Can NVIDIA’s Sovereign AI Push Unlock New Revenue Streams Now? Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA also gained support from market momentum and technical traders, with reports that the stock cleared an early buy trigger ahead of Alphabet earnings and that the semiconductor rebound is being treated as a positioning reset, not a collapse in demand. Investor’s Business Daily: Nvidia Hits Buy Trigger With Alphabet Earnings Due Insider Buying and Selling In other NVIDIA news, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total transaction of $133,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 14,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,030,882. This trade represents a 4.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total transaction of $3,343,815.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 116,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,053,803.55. The trade was a 11.77% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock worth $410,583,015. Insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In NVDA has been the topic of a number of research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, June 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $285.00 price target (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Daiwa Securities Group boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $215.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. China Renaissance initiated coverage on NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, June 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $319.00 target price for the company. Finally, BTIG Research assumed coverage on NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $304.26.
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NVIDIA Trading Up 2.3% NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $212.06 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $5.13 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 2.21. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $164.07 and a one year high of $236.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a current ratio of 3.44. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $208.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $195.59.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The company had revenue of $81.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.42 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.81 EPS. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to buyback $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to buy up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is presently 15.31%.
NVIDIA Company Profile (Free Report)
NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.
The company’s product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.
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Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 37.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,581,861 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,731,264 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises approximately 4.3% of Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings, making the stock its largest position. Fifth Third Bancorp owned approximately 0.06% of NVIDIA worth $2,368,677,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 991,480,489 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $184,911,111,000 after buying an additional 11,451,386 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 588,803,093 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $109,446,217,000 after buying an additional 3,383,441 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at about $62,244,133,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 187,181,484 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $34,909,347,000 after acquiring an additional 2,849,678 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 181,203,035 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,808,862,000 after acquiring an additional 2,609,560 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In NVDA has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price target (up from $235.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, May 15th. President Capital raised their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $280.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Zacks Research raised shares of NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Morgan Stanley set a $288.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Citic Securities increased their price target on NVIDIA from $242.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $304.26.
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Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total transaction of $186,000,450.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,094,412,146.07. The trade was a 14.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total value of $133,750.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 14,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,030,882. This trade represents a 4.23% 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. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock valued at $410,583,015. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.
Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA and the Naval Postgraduate School said NVIDIA donated a supercomputer using its latest chips to a nonprofit tied to the institution, highlighting expanding adoption of its AI hardware in U.S. defense and research. Reuters: Nvidia donates supercomputer to U.S. military university Positive Sentiment: Bank of America said NVIDIA’s Vera CPU launch is intensifying the AI server CPU battle and kept a Buy rating with a $350 target, suggesting the company could expand beyond GPUs into a larger share of AI infrastructure spending. Yahoo Finance: BofA sees server CPU TAM hitting $170bn by 2030 as NVIDIA takes on AMD Positive Sentiment: Several articles highlighted NVIDIA as a beneficiary of the broader AI capex cycle, with bullish takes pointing to cheaper AI models, sovereign AI demand, and continued chip spending that could support long-term growth. Zacks: Can NVIDIA’s Sovereign AI Push Unlock New Revenue Streams Now? Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA also gained support from market momentum and technical traders, with reports that the stock cleared an early buy trigger ahead of Alphabet earnings and that the semiconductor rebound is being treated as a positioning reset, not a collapse in demand. Investor’s Business Daily: Nvidia Hits Buy Trigger With Alphabet Earnings Due NVIDIA Stock Up 2.3% NVDA opened at $212.06 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 3.44, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1-year low of $164.07 and a 1-year high of $236.54. The company has a market capitalization of $5.13 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.47, a PEG ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 2.21. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $208.76 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $195.59.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The business had revenue of $81.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.81 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.31%.
NVIDIA declared that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
NVIDIA Company Profile (Free Report)
NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.
The company’s product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.
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Cullinan Associates Inc. cut its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 28.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 59,425 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 23,075 shares during the period. Cullinan Associates Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $10,364,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 12.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $43,631,000 after acquiring an additional 35,815 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG lifted its position in NVIDIA by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $315,100,000 after acquiring an additional 22,929 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE grew its stake in NVIDIA by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $7,842,000 after purchasing an additional 3,653 shares during the last quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 30.7% in the fourth quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $6,805,000 after purchasing an additional 11,900 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 15.7% in the first quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $715,000 after purchasing an additional 896 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
NVIDIA Trading Up 2.3% Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $212.06 on Thursday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12-month low of $164.07 and a 12-month high of $236.54. The company has a market capitalization of $5.13 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.47, a PEG ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 2.21. The business has a 50 day moving average of $208.76 and a two-hundred day moving average of $195.59. The company has a current ratio of 3.44, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $81.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The business’s revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.81 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to buyback $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 15.31%.
Insider Activity at NVIDIA In other NVIDIA news, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total value of $133,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 14,163 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,030,882. This represents a 4.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total transaction of $3,343,815.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 116,135 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. The trade was a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock worth $410,583,015. 3.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Key NVIDIA News Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA and the Naval Postgraduate School said NVIDIA donated a supercomputer using its latest chips to a nonprofit tied to the institution, highlighting expanding adoption of its AI hardware in U.S. defense and research. Reuters: Nvidia donates supercomputer to U.S. military university Positive Sentiment: Bank of America said NVIDIA’s Vera CPU launch is intensifying the AI server CPU battle and kept a Buy rating with a $350 target, suggesting the company could expand beyond GPUs into a larger share of AI infrastructure spending. Yahoo Finance: BofA sees server CPU TAM hitting $170bn by 2030 as NVIDIA takes on AMD Positive Sentiment: Several articles highlighted NVIDIA as a beneficiary of the broader AI capex cycle, with bullish takes pointing to cheaper AI models, sovereign AI demand, and continued chip spending that could support long-term growth. Zacks: Can NVIDIA’s Sovereign AI Push Unlock New Revenue Streams Now? Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA also gained support from market momentum and technical traders, with reports that the stock cleared an early buy trigger ahead of Alphabet earnings and that the semiconductor rebound is being treated as a positioning reset, not a collapse in demand. Investor’s Business Daily: Nvidia Hits Buy Trigger With Alphabet Earnings Due Wall Street Analyst Weigh In A number of equities research analysts recently commented on NVDA shares. Itau BBA Securities decreased their target price on NVIDIA from $256.00 to $218.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Argus raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $220.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. BTIG Research assumed coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $270.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, June 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $304.26.
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About NVIDIA (Free Report)
NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.
The company’s product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.
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Carnegie Investment Counsel lowered its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 6.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 652,679 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 46,915 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up approximately 2.2% of Carnegie Investment Counsel’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Carnegie Investment Counsel’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $113,827,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. SFE Investment Counsel boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. SFE Investment Counsel now owns 136,385 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $23,786,000 after acquiring an additional 766 shares during the period. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp boosted its position in NVIDIA by 8.4% during the first quarter. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp now owns 316,215 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $55,148,000 after purchasing an additional 24,489 shares in the last quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in NVIDIA by 1.5% during the first quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 195,530 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $34,100,000 after acquiring an additional 2,970 shares during the last quarter. Seneca House Advisors boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 17.6% in the first quarter. Seneca House Advisors now owns 5,953 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,038,000 after acquiring an additional 893 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Seaside Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 24.7% in the 1st quarter. Seaside Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,791 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $661,000 after acquiring an additional 752 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
NVIDIA Stock Performance Shares of NVDA stock opened at $212.06 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $208.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $195.59. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $164.07 and a 1 year high of $236.54. The firm has a market cap of $5.13 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.47, a PEG ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a current ratio of 3.44.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The business had revenue of $81.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.42 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 earnings per share for the current year.
NVIDIA declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. This is an increase from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is presently 15.31%.
Insiders Place Their Bets In other NVIDIA news, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total value of $3,343,815.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 116,135 shares in the company, valued at $25,053,803.55. The trade was a 11.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total value of $133,750.00. Following the sale, the director owned 14,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,030,882. The trade was a 4.23% 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. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock worth $410,583,015. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
NVIDIA News Roundup Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA and the Naval Postgraduate School said NVIDIA donated a supercomputer using its latest chips to a nonprofit tied to the institution, highlighting expanding adoption of its AI hardware in U.S. defense and research. Reuters: Nvidia donates supercomputer to U.S. military university Positive Sentiment: Bank of America said NVIDIA’s Vera CPU launch is intensifying the AI server CPU battle and kept a Buy rating with a $350 target, suggesting the company could expand beyond GPUs into a larger share of AI infrastructure spending. Yahoo Finance: BofA sees server CPU TAM hitting $170bn by 2030 as NVIDIA takes on AMD Positive Sentiment: Several articles highlighted NVIDIA as a beneficiary of the broader AI capex cycle, with bullish takes pointing to cheaper AI models, sovereign AI demand, and continued chip spending that could support long-term growth. Zacks: Can NVIDIA’s Sovereign AI Push Unlock New Revenue Streams Now? Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA also gained support from market momentum and technical traders, with reports that the stock cleared an early buy trigger ahead of Alphabet earnings and that the semiconductor rebound is being treated as a positioning reset, not a collapse in demand. Investor’s Business Daily: Nvidia Hits Buy Trigger With Alphabet Earnings Due Analysts Set New Price Targets Several analysts have recently commented on NVDA shares. HSBC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 price objective (up from $295.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $287.00 to $307.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, NVIDIA has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $304.26.
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About NVIDIA (Free Report)
NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.
The company’s product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.
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Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 0.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,875,623 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 9,709 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises 4.5% of Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $327,109,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State Street Corp lifted its position in NVIDIA by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 991,480,489 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $184,911,111,000 after acquiring an additional 11,451,386 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 588,803,093 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $109,446,217,000 after purchasing an additional 3,383,441 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at about $62,244,133,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 187,181,484 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $34,909,347,000 after purchasing an additional 2,849,678 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 181,203,035 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,808,862,000 after purchasing an additional 2,609,560 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Melius Research set a $400.00 target price on NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. UBS Group lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their price objective on NVIDIA from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $330.00 price objective (up from $310.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $288.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $304.26.
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Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA and the Naval Postgraduate School said NVIDIA donated a supercomputer using its latest chips to a nonprofit tied to the institution, highlighting expanding adoption of its AI hardware in U.S. defense and research. Reuters: Nvidia donates supercomputer to U.S. military university Positive Sentiment: Bank of America said NVIDIA’s Vera CPU launch is intensifying the AI server CPU battle and kept a Buy rating with a $350 target, suggesting the company could expand beyond GPUs into a larger share of AI infrastructure spending. Yahoo Finance: BofA sees server CPU TAM hitting $170bn by 2030 as NVIDIA takes on AMD Positive Sentiment: Several articles highlighted NVIDIA as a beneficiary of the broader AI capex cycle, with bullish takes pointing to cheaper AI models, sovereign AI demand, and continued chip spending that could support long-term growth. Zacks: Can NVIDIA’s Sovereign AI Push Unlock New Revenue Streams Now? Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA also gained support from market momentum and technical traders, with reports that the stock cleared an early buy trigger ahead of Alphabet earnings and that the semiconductor rebound is being treated as a positioning reset, not a collapse in demand. Investor’s Business Daily: Nvidia Hits Buy Trigger With Alphabet Earnings Due Insider Buying and Selling In other news, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total value of $3,343,815.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 116,135 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. This represents a 11.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total value of $186,000,450.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,094,412,146.07. The trade was a 14.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock valued at $410,583,015 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.
NVIDIA Stock Performance NVDA opened at $212.06 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $208.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $195.59. The company has a current ratio of 3.44, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The stock has a market cap of $5.13 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.47, a P/E/G ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 2.21. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $164.07 and a 1 year high of $236.54.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $81.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.NVIDIA’s quarterly revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.81 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 4th. This is an increase from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is presently 15.31%.
NVIDIA declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
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NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.
The company’s product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 0.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,660,509 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,193 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up about 5.0% of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS’s portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $987,193,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 991,480,489 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $184,911,111,000 after acquiring an additional 11,451,386 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 588,803,093 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $109,446,217,000 after purchasing an additional 3,383,441 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at about $62,244,133,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in NVIDIA by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 187,181,484 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $34,909,347,000 after purchasing an additional 2,849,678 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% during the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 181,203,035 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,808,862,000 after purchasing an additional 2,609,560 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
NVIDIA Stock Up 2.3% Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $212.06 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $208.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $195.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a current ratio of 3.44. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $164.07 and a 52-week high of $236.54. The company has a market capitalization of $5.13 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 2.21.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $81.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.81 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 earnings per share for the current year.
NVIDIA announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to buy up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were given a $0.25 dividend. This is a boost from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is 15.31%.
Insider Activity In related news, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total transaction of $133,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 14,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,030,882. This trade represents a 4.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total value of $3,343,815.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 116,135 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. This trade represents a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock valued at $410,583,015 in the last ninety days. 3.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
NVIDIA News Roundup Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA and the Naval Postgraduate School said NVIDIA donated a supercomputer using its latest chips to a nonprofit tied to the institution, highlighting expanding adoption of its AI hardware in U.S. defense and research. Reuters: Nvidia donates supercomputer to U.S. military university Positive Sentiment: Bank of America said NVIDIA’s Vera CPU launch is intensifying the AI server CPU battle and kept a Buy rating with a $350 target, suggesting the company could expand beyond GPUs into a larger share of AI infrastructure spending. Yahoo Finance: BofA sees server CPU TAM hitting $170bn by 2030 as NVIDIA takes on AMD Positive Sentiment: Several articles highlighted NVIDIA as a beneficiary of the broader AI capex cycle, with bullish takes pointing to cheaper AI models, sovereign AI demand, and continued chip spending that could support long-term growth. Zacks: Can NVIDIA’s Sovereign AI Push Unlock New Revenue Streams Now? Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA also gained support from market momentum and technical traders, with reports that the stock cleared an early buy trigger ahead of Alphabet earnings and that the semiconductor rebound is being treated as a positioning reset, not a collapse in demand. Investor’s Business Daily: Nvidia Hits Buy Trigger With Alphabet Earnings Due Analysts Set New Price Targets Several research firms have recently issued reports on NVDA. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $330.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Morgan Stanley set a $288.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Mizuho set a $300.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. China Renaissance initiated coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, June 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $319.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Wedbush boosted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $304.26.
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NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.
The company’s product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.
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The artificial intelligence boom has created a new class of technology companies that are skipping traditional growth milestones and moving straight into trillion-dollar conversations. Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) became the first major AI winner, reaching a market value of $5 trillion as demand for its chips exploded. Now the next phase of the AI race is moving from infrastructure providers to the companies building the models and software that power the technology.
That shift has placed Claude AI creator Anthropic directly in the spotlight. The company appears to be moving closer to an initial public offering that could rank among the largest technology listings ever. But while the numbers are eye-catching, investors should remember that the biggest opportunities often come with the biggest expectations.
Anthropic’s Valuation Has Exploded Before Going Public Anthropic quietly filed a confidential S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, marking the first formal step toward becoming a publicly traded company. A confidential filing does not guarantee an IPO, but it signals that management is preparing the financial disclosures and regulatory groundwork needed for a listing.
The enthusiasm surrounding Anthropic comes from the rapid adoption of its Claude family of AI models and its push into agentic AI tools — software capable of completing tasks with less human direction.
That growth helped drive Anthropic’s most recent private funding round, which valued the company at approximately $965 billion. For comparison, that puts Anthropic’s private valuation near the market capitalization of some of the world’s largest companies.
Private-market trading has pushed those expectations even higher. Secondary-market transactions involving Anthropic shares have reportedly implied a valuation near $1.2 trillion, suggesting some investors already expect the company to enter public markets as a trillion-dollar business.
The numbers show how quickly investors have priced in years of future AI growth.
That would create a rare situation where two companies built almost entirely around AI software could instantly rank among the largest public companies in the world. Ahead of the SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) IPO last month, prediction markets on Polymarket suggested traders believed Anthropic alone could potentially reach a valuation as high as $1.8 trillion.
The appetite for AI exposure is clear. The question is whether public-market investors will pay private-market prices.
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Market Volatility Could Still Change The Timeline The path to an Anthropic IPO has not been without obstacles. A selloff in memory chip stocks last month raised questions about whether enthusiasm for AI spending was beginning to cool. Companies tied to the AI infrastructure boom, including memory suppliers, saw valuations pressured as investors questioned whether massive AI investments could generate returns quickly enough.
That uncertainty sparked speculation that Anthropic could delay or reconsider its IPO plans.
However, Bloomberg recently reported that Anthropic appears to remain on track for a potential October listing, with executives beginning investor meetings ahead of the expected offering. That timing matters because recent IPO performance suggests investors may want to avoid rushing into the first day of trading.
Following their listings, both SpaceX and SK hynix (NASDAQ:SKHY) tumbled hard as early enthusiasm faded. It indicates that even popular AI-adjacent companies can face selling pressure once public investors begin valuing them against real-world financial expectations.
The lesson for investors is simple: a great company does not always mean a great IPO price.
Key Takeaway Anthropic’s IPO appears to be moving forward, and a trillion-dollar valuation is no longer just speculation. Claude’s adoption, agentic AI growth, and private-market pricing all point to enormous investor demand.
That said, investors should remember what happened after recent high-profile IPOs. Buying into a company like Anthropic at the opening price could mean paying for years of future success today.
In short, Anthropic may become one of the most important AI companies in the world. But smart investors may want to watch the first few quarters of public results before jumping in. The AI opportunity is real — but valuation still matters.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 23 (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O), opens new tab is set to launch a raft of AI hardware that will rival Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab on Thursday at an event at a downtown convention center in San Francisco.
AMD is attempting to capture market share from Nvidia in the fast-growing data center chip sector, especially for so-called inference computing, which is the data crunching that occurs when a user queries a chatbot such as OpenAI's ChatGPT.
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AMD is expected to show off the company's data center hardware that includes its first-generation server racks called Helios, which it is marketing as a rival to a similar design from Nvidia, which is rolling out its second-generation product this year.
The company also is expected to formally launch its Venice central processing unit (CPU) for data centers.
This week, Nvidia released a spate of technical details about its Vera CPU, which aimed to show that the chip, when combined with Nvidia’s “Rubin” graphics processing unit (GPU), will do the best job at maximizing how much work AI agents can do with a given amount of electricity.
At the Moscone West convention center on Wednesday, hundreds of executives and engineers gathered to take in technical presentations and mingle on a showroom floor, according to a Reuters witness.
AMD displayed the Helios data center rack amid booths from cloud computing providers such as Vultr and TensorWave. Both cloud providers operate data centers with AMD hardware.
On Wednesday, AMD announced plans to sell up to two gigawatts of its Instinct MI450 chips to AI lab Anthropic beginning in the first half of 2027. The deal also includes an investment of as much as $5 billion in the Claude maker.
In October, AMD announced a multiyear deal with OpenAI that would also bring in tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue while giving the ChatGPT creator the option to buy up to roughly 10% of the chipmaker.
Reporting by Max A. Cherney and Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Matthew Lewis
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted 232-198 on July 22, 2026 to pass the Stop Insider Trading Act, barring members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from buying individual publicly traded stocks. The vote arrived in the final months of Nancy Pelosi’s congressional career, capping a tenure in which her family’s brokerage account became the country’s most-tracked political portfolio and the case study driving the very reform she long resisted.
The bill, introduced in January 2026 by Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI), prohibits members and immediate family from purchasing individual equities and requires public disclosure of any intended sale at least seven days in advance. Nearly all Republicans, joined by at least 13 Democrats, supported passage.
The measure now heads to the Senate, where it has no companion vote scheduled. A parallel bill, the PELOSI Act, led by Sen. Josh Hawley, has cleared committee but has not received a full Senate vote. Similar proposals have repeatedly stalled since the STOCK Act of 2012 required only after-the-fact disclosure.
Pelosi’s Reversal Pelosi, who spent years arguing that lawmakers and their families should retain the right to participate in the stock market, publicly endorsed the ban ahead of the vote, a notable reversal for a Speaker Emerita whose earlier resistance drew sustained criticism from members of both parties.
The trades that fueled that criticism came from her husband. Paul Pelosi, a venture capitalist manages the family’s brokerage activity, and his well-timed purchases of technology names, including options positions in NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) and other megacaps, have been closely mirrored by retail traders through copycat exchange-traded funds and social media accounts.
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The Numbers Behind the Symbol Public trackers put the Pelosi family stock portfolio at roughly $30.6 million, with total family net worth estimated at $278 million to $280 million once real estate and other holdings are included, according to Quiver Quant and similar services. Those figures should be read separately: the equity portfolio is one slice of the balance sheet, and the broader net worth reflects decades of accumulated assets rather than trading returns alone.
Separately reported performance figures have driven the political narrative. Yahoo Finance and other outlets have cited a cumulative return of 16,930% tied to the family’s disclosed positions. Trackers reported the portfolio gained 70.9% in 2024, versus 24.9% for the S&P 500. For context, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) returned 24% over calendar year 2024.
A Career Winding Down Pelosi announced her retirement in November 2025. Her current term, representing California’s 11th district, is her last and ends January 3, 2027. If the Senate acts on the House bill or on Hawley’s PELOSI Act before then, the trading restrictions would take effect in the same window she leaves office, an alignment that has given the legislation much of its symbolic weight.
The signal to watch is Senate Majority Leader scheduling. Hawley’s measure sits with committee approval in hand; the House bill arrives with bipartisan cover. Whether either reaches the floor before the 119th Congress adjourns will determine if the reform outlasts the lawmaker whose family portfolio, more than any other, made the case for it.
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Vertiv's (VRT -0.81%) stock has rallied more than 130% over the past 12 months. The provider of thermal management, liquid cooling, and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems for data centers attracted a stampede of bulls as the artificial intelligence (AI) market expanded.
Vertiv's revenue is still soaring, its margins are expanding, and its backlog is growing. But is it a smart place to invest $10,000 or more before the year ends?
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Why are investors so bullish on Vertiv? Data centers are upgrading their servers with Nvidia's (NVDA +2.39%) GPUs and other AI accelerator chips to handle the latest AI applications. These chips consume so much power and run so hot that data centers must upgrade their infrastructure with Vertiv's cooling products and UPS systems to stay online. That's why Nvidia partnered with Vertiv to co-develop the physical infrastructure, reference architectures, and liquid cooling systems for its top-tier GPUs.
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The rapid growth of the data center market boosted Vertiv's revenue from $5.0 billion in 2021 to $10.2 billion in 2025. Its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) more than tripled from $698 million in 2021 to $2.2 billion in 2025.
By the end of 2025, its backlog had more than doubled year over year to $15 billion, driven by its multi-year deals with chipmakers like Nvidia and hyperscalers like Amazon. That expansion gives it a wide moat and plenty of pricing power.
From 2025 to 2028, analysts expect Vertiv's revenue and adjusted EBITDA to grow at CAGRs of 28% and 38%, respectively. That growth should be driven by the rollout of its 800 VDC direct-current power products to support Nvidia's newest chips, the surging demand for its thermal management tools, and its prefabricated and modular power solutions for data centers. It will also attach more recurring services to those products.
Is Vertiv's stock a worthwhile investment? With an enterprise value of $116.2 billion, Vertiv trades at 34 times this year's adjusted EBITDA. That valuation still seems reasonable relative to its long-term growth potential.
Even if the broader AI data center market cools off, Vertiv's dollar-per-megawatt should continue to expand as the market moves toward pricier 800 VDC and liquid-cooling solutions. So even though Vertiv's stock has more than doubled over the past year, it could still turn a $10,000 investment into a lot more money over the next decade.
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A White House official has accused Chinese AI company Moonshot of accessing Nvidia's advanced chips, despite export controls banning them from doing so.
Moonshot unveiled Kimi K3 on Friday. It closes the performance gap with frontier models including Anthropic's Fable 5 and OpenAI's GPT 5.6 Sol, even surpassing them on some benchmarks. It's the largest open source model so far, with 2.8 trillion parameters, referring to the size of its neural network.
The Chinese company "acquired GB300-equipped servers and has accessed GB300s in Thailand, likely to train its AI models," Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said in a post on X on Wednesday.
Nvidia, Moonshot AI, the White House and the U.K. embassy of the People's Republic of China have been approached for comment.
Nvidia's most advanced AI chips are under export restrictions to China, though some less capable semiconductors are allowed to be shipped to the country. Nvidia's GB300 chips are one generation behind its frontier Vera Rubin systems and are still considered cutting edge.
The U.S.-China AI arms raceThe release came as the race for AI supremacy between the U.S. and China intensifies. Alongside limiting access to crucial AI hardware, lawmakers in America are also considering how to curb the growing adoption of Chinese AI models by Western companies.
ByteDance was reportedly assembling computing power outside of China as it looked to boost AI efforts, according to a Wall Street Journal report in March. ByteDance has been approached for comment.
The U.S. is looking to close export control loopholes that allow advanced AI chips to be accessed by Chinese companies.
The Remote Access Security Act (RASA), a proposed bipartisan legislation, seeks to expand U.S. export controls to include the remote cloud-based access of critical hardware and software. It passed the House of Representatives in January and is awaiting action in the Senate.
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"It is well known that China is using American compute both within the country and abroad," said Keegan McBride, director of science and technology at think tank the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.
"It demonstrates just how far ahead the US is on compute," he added. "American compute is the foundation for the AI race today."
While the U.S. reportedly cleared 10 Chinese firms to buy Nvidia's H200 chips in May, earlier this month a top U.S. trade official said "very few" had been shipped to China and Hong Kong. With access to the leading AI chips severely limited, Chinese tech companies have increasingly sought homegrown alternatives.
White House official Kratsios also said "we have information that Moonshot AI distilled Anthropic's Fable for the development of its K3 model," echoing Anthropic's claims earlier this year of "industrial-scale" campaigns to extract information from its model.
Through distillation, smaller AI models can mimic the performance of larger, pre-trained models by extracting knowledge from the better-trained model.
A spokesperson for the U.K. embassy of the People's Republic of China previously told CNBC that the country "opposes baseless allegations and malicious smears against its AI development."
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened sanctions on Chinese companies that commit distillation attacks on Wednesday.
"When PRC firms conduct covert, industrial-scale distillation attacks that cross the line into IP theft, sanctions and Entity List designations will be on the table," he said in a post on X.
Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its position in shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL – Free Report) by 2,448.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 159,634 shares of the airline’s stock after buying an additional 153,369 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in American Airlines Group were worth $1,714,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of AAL. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 21.8% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,276 shares of the airline’s stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 766 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 6.6% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,251 shares of the airline’s stock worth $149,000 after buying an additional 823 shares during the period. HB Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 20,205 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $217,000 after acquiring an additional 871 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 33.1% in the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 3,816 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 949 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 22,346 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $343,000 after acquiring an additional 954 shares during the period. 52.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes A number of research analysts recently issued reports on AAL shares. Wall Street Zen cut shares of American Airlines Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 18th. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Melius Research cut shares of American Airlines Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $15.00 to $19.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on American Airlines Group from $10.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, American Airlines Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $19.37.
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American Airlines Group Stock Down 3.2% NASDAQ:AAL opened at $14.79 on Thursday. American Airlines Group Inc. has a twelve month low of $10.09 and a twelve month high of $18.79. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $15.29 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $13.71. The company has a market cap of $9.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.71 and a beta of 1.32.
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The airline reported ($0.40) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.45) by $0.05. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.36% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. The company had revenue of $13.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.13 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned ($0.59) EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 0.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insiders Place Their Bets In other American Airlines Group news, COO David Seymour sold 56,456 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.00, for a total value of $1,016,208.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 969,033 shares in the company, valued at $17,442,594. The trade was a 5.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.
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American Airlines Group Inc is a leading global airline holding company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. Formed in December 2013 through the merger of AMR Corporation (parent of American Airlines) and US Airways Group, the company operates one of the world’s largest passenger and cargo networks. Its subsidiaries include American Airlines, which provides mainline service, and American Eagle, a network of regional carriers operating short- and medium-haul routes on behalf of the mainline carrier.
The company offers scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo to more than 350 destinations in over 50 countries.
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FORT WORTH, Texas, July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) today reported its second-quarter 2026 financial results, including record quarterly revenue, driven by strong demand for American's product and solid commercial execution. Second-quarter highlights: Record revenue of $16.7 billion, up 16.3% year over year, the highest quarterly revenue in company history, driven by strong performance across American's four commercial pillars.
American Airlines further cut its 2026 earnings outlook, citing higher fuel costs, a sign that a jump in fares isn't enough for the U.S. airline that flies the most to fully offset this year's spike in fuel prices.
American said it could post an adjusted loss per share of as much as 65 cents up to earnings per share of 65 cents this year, below the range it estimated in April between a loss of 40 cents per share up to earnings of $1.10 a share.
Fuel prices have been volatile even in the few short weeks of the U.S. airline earnings season that kicked off in July, which has clouded the outlook for airlines this year. Carriers say strong demand and higher fares are helping offset some of the spike. Fuel is airlines' biggest expense after labor.
For the current quarter, American said it could report an adjusted loss of between 70 cents a share and 10 cents a share, below the 28 cents a share in earnings Wall Street expected, but it forecast revenue to rise between 16% to 19%, above the the 16.6% analysts project.
American said it would expand flying by as much as 5% in the third quarter.
American CEO Robert Isom told CNBC in an interview last month that the carrier's "long-range" plan is to close the margin gap that has widened with profit leaders Delta Air Lines and United Airlines but he didn't give a timeframe for that goal. American is planning to order new wide-body aircraft this year and will add more high-yielding premium seats to older jets, Isom said.
Here is what American reported in the second quarter compared with Wall Street estimates compiled by LSEG:
Earnings per share: 15 cents adjusted vs. 3 cents expectedRevenue: $16.74 billion vs. $16.71 billion expectedAmerican's profit in the three months ended June 30 fell 88% from a year earlier, to $71 million, or 11 cents a share, down from $599 million, or 91 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue rose 16.3% to $16.74 billion. Passenger revenue per available seat mile, a measure of airlines' pricing power, rose 10% from last year.
Adjusting for one-time items, American posted earnings of 15 cents a share.
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ABN Amro Investment Solutions boosted its holdings in shares of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T – Free Report) by 9.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 387,796 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 32,096 shares during the quarter. ABN Amro Investment Solutions’ holdings in AT&T were worth $11,242,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of T. IFM Investors Pty Ltd lifted its stake in shares of AT&T by 5.3% in the first quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 1,488,172 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $43,142,000 after buying an additional 74,684 shares during the period. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in AT&T during the first quarter worth about $2,901,000. World Investment Advisors increased its stake in AT&T by 85.0% during the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 338,942 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $8,419,000 after acquiring an additional 155,728 shares during the period. Annex Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in AT&T by 749.1% during the fourth quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC now owns 159,598 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,964,000 after acquiring an additional 140,802 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in AT&T by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 1,668,862 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $41,449,000 after acquiring an additional 59,279 shares in the last quarter. 57.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Key Stories Impacting AT&T Here are the key news stories impacting AT&T this week:
Positive Sentiment: AT&T beat Q2 adjusted EPS expectations at $0.65 versus roughly $0.59 expected, helping reinforce the company’s earnings momentum. AT&T Delivers Strong Second-Quarter Results as Investment-Led Strategy Gains Momentum Positive Sentiment: The company added more than 1 million advanced connectivity customers, including strong postpaid phone and broadband growth, which suggests its wireless and fiber strategy is gaining traction. AT&T tops targets for wireless subscriber additions as bundle offers gain traction Positive Sentiment: Free cash flow improved and AT&T reiterated its full-year 2026 guidance while signaling faster buybacks, which is supportive of shareholder returns and valuation. AT&T’s stock rises after earnings. Here’s why investors are cheering. Neutral Sentiment: Revenue came in slightly below estimates, so the report was not a clean beat across all metrics even though profits and subscriptions were strong. AT&T (NYSE:T) Reports Sales Below Analyst Estimates In Q2 CY2026 Earnings Neutral Sentiment: Investor attention remains focused on competition from satellite players like SpaceX/Starlink, but management pushed back on those fears, suggesting the threat may be overstated for now. Why AT&T Stock Rallied Today Analyst Ratings Changes T has been the subject of a number of research reports. Oppenheimer downgraded AT&T from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Barclays reduced their target price on AT&T from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $30.00 price target on shares of AT&T in a research report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on AT&T from $30.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of AT&T from $31.00 to $27.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, AT&T has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $29.19.
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AT&T Stock Up 3.5% NYSE T opened at $23.04 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.92. AT&T Inc. has a 52 week low of $19.89 and a 52 week high of $29.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $160.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.24. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $22.83 and a 200-day moving average of $25.25.
AT&T (NYSE:T – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The technology company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.06. AT&T had a net margin of 16.94% and a return on equity of 12.49%. The company had revenue of $31.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $31.80 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.54 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. AT&T has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.350 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that AT&T Inc. will post 2.32 EPS for the current year.
AT&T Announces Dividend The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be given a dividend of $0.2775 per share. This represents a $1.11 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. AT&T’s payout ratio is presently 37.25%.
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AT&T Inc is a global telecommunications company that provides a broad range of communications and digital entertainment services. Its core activities include consumer and business wireless services, broadband and fiber internet, and network infrastructure. The company operates branded wireless services through AT&T Mobility and deploys fixed-line and fiber networks to deliver high-speed internet and related home services.
AT&T’s product and service portfolio spans mobile voice and data plans, smartphones and device sales, home internet (including fiber-to-the-home where available), and managed connectivity solutions for enterprise customers.
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Creator-focused embedded banking platform Manifest Finance launched a debit card in partnership with Mastercard.
“As the creator economy evolves, millions of creators are operating as full-scale businesses, managing multiple revenue streams, selling products and services, and engaging global audiences,” according to a Thursday (July 23) news release provided to PYMNTS.
However, many of these creators “lack financial tools built for how they actually work,” the release said.
The Manifest Business Debit Mastercard is designed to address this issue “by aligning payments, banking and financial management into an integrated experience” for creator-led businesses, according to the release.
The new card’s offerings include Mastercard’s global business loyalty program, fraud monitoring and identity theft protection services, and access to dining, travel and entertainment events on the Mastercard Priceless platform, the release said.
The platform also allows for faster payouts, embedded payment acceptance, seamless cross-border transactions, and tools for overseeing invoicing, expenses, taxes and multiple income streams, according to the release.
“Creators are building some of today’s most dynamic small businesses,” Ginger Siegel, North America small and medium business lead at Mastercard, said in the release. “They’re managing customers, cash flow, taxes, global audiences and multiple income streams often without tools designed for how they work. Together with Manifest, we’re helping creators access the trusted payments, security and infrastructure they need to grow sustainable businesses in the digital economy.”
The release of the new Manifest and Mastercard debit card follows Visa’s April launch of a creator-focused card, developed in partnership with TikTok.
Meanwhile, the PYMNTS Intelligence report “Ready for Change: Why Nearly Half of SMBs Want to Ditch Cash and Checks” found that small business owners are seeking digital tools to help them control money movement, track spending and deal with payment-related mishaps.
According to the report, 46% of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) said they would pay to access digital tools.
Meanwhile, 45.8% of these businesses said they would pay for the ability to adjust payment windows based on when their business had the money available, while 63.1% of SMBs said credit cards are the best payment method for disputing a transaction and getting money back.
Alpha Family Trust grew its stake in Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT – Free Report) by 191.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 27,615 shares of the retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,135 shares during the period. Walmart comprises 1.7% of Alpha Family Trust’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Alpha Family Trust’s holdings in Walmart were worth $3,432,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lavaca Capital LLC grew its stake in Walmart by 10.9% during the 1st quarter. Lavaca Capital LLC now owns 19,936 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $2,478,000 after purchasing an additional 1,961 shares in the last quarter. AR Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Walmart by 2.4% in the first quarter. AR Asset Management Inc. now owns 82,265 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $10,224,000 after acquiring an additional 1,965 shares in the last quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC lifted its stake in Walmart by 21.0% in the first quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 5,359 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $666,000 after acquiring an additional 931 shares during the last quarter. Godshalk Welsh Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Walmart by 1.8% in the first quarter. Godshalk Welsh Capital Management Inc. now owns 13,625 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,693,000 after acquiring an additional 245 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arvest Bank Trust Division grew its holdings in Walmart by 30.3% during the 1st quarter. Arvest Bank Trust Division now owns 590,623 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $73,403,000 after acquiring an additional 137,361 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.
Walmart Stock Performance NASDAQ WMT opened at $109.33 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $117.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $122.09. The company has a market capitalization of $870.06 billion, a PE ratio of 38.36, a P/E/G ratio of 4.12 and a beta of 0.60. Walmart Inc. has a 1 year low of $95.29 and a 1 year high of $135.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.23.
Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 21st. The retailer reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66. The business had revenue of $177.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $174.84 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.25% and a net margin of 3.13%.The business’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.61 earnings per share. Walmart has set its FY 2027 guidance at 2.750-2.850 EPS and its Q2 2027 guidance at 0.720-0.740 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.89 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling In related news, Director C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $118.63, for a total value of $2,303,320.08. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,174,579 shares in the company, valued at $495,230,306.77. This represents a 0.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Christopher James Nicholas sold 2,900 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $118.19, for a total transaction of $342,751.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 574,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $67,953,695.07. This represents a 0.50% decrease in their position. 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 67,729 shares of company stock valued at $8,124,931 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.
Trending Headlines about Walmart Here are the key news stories impacting Walmart this week:
Positive Sentiment: RBC reaffirmed an outperform rating on Walmart and set a $137 price target, signaling meaningful upside from current levels and helping support sentiment. Benzinga report on RBC rating reaffirmation Positive Sentiment: Walmart is being described as a solid growth stock, with articles citing above-average financial growth and positioning that could help it outperform the market. Zacks growth stock article Positive Sentiment: Walmart partnered with ReturnPro to refurbish and resell returned items, a move that could improve e-commerce margins, recover value from returns, and reduce waste. Yahoo Finance ReturnPro partnership article Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on WMT shares. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $137.00 price objective (up from $135.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, May 11th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, June 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Walmart in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Tigress Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $155.00 price target (up from $150.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Walmart presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $138.85.
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Walmart Profile (Free Report)
Walmart is a multinational retail corporation that operates a broad portfolio of store formats and digital services. Its core business includes large-format supercenters, discount department stores, neighborhood grocery stores and a membership warehouse chain, Sam’s Club. The company’s merchandising mix covers groceries, household goods, apparel, electronics and pharmacy services, supplemented by private-label products and category-specific offerings. Walmart pairs its physical store network with online platforms and mobile applications to provide omnichannel shopping, fulfillment and delivery options for consumers and businesses.
The company was founded by Sam Walton, who opened the first store in Rogers, Arkansas in 1962; it is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas.
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Dorsey Wright & Associates bought a new position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM – Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 5,862 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,724,000.
Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 66,385,268 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $21,390,662,000 after purchasing an additional 939,421 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the fourth quarter valued at $11,396,496,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 23,424,482 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $7,547,837,000 after acquiring an additional 1,194,583 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc raised its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 19,019,564 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $6,128,484,000 after acquiring an additional 110,586 shares during the period. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 16,018,656 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,161,532,000 after acquiring an additional 296,213 shares in the last quarter. 71.55% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Transactions at JPMorgan Chase & Co. In other news, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 5,467 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $330.73, for a total value of $1,808,100.91. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel directly owned 40,961 shares in the company, valued at $13,547,031.53. This represents a 11.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing 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 Jeremy Barnum sold 3,022 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.41, for a total transaction of $935,037.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 32,438 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,036,641.58. This represents a 8.52% 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. Insiders sold 18,876 shares of company stock valued at $5,907,051 over the last 90 days. 0.41% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $360.00 price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $340.00 to $328.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $360.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $330.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Dbs Bank upgraded JPMorgan Chase & Co. to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $358.67.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Price Performance Shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock opened at $348.72 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $934.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.94, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.99. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $321.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $310.67. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 12 month low of $279.10 and a 12 month high of $351.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.86.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 14th. The financial services provider reported $6.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.59 by $0.55. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a return on equity of 18.23% and a net margin of 21.86%.The firm had revenue of $58.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $50.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.96 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 27.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 23.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Announces Dividend The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 6th will be issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 6th. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.71%.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. News Roundup Here are the key news stories impacting JPMorgan Chase & Co. this week:
Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan posted record Q2 2026 results, with record revenue across all business lines and net income of $16.9 billion, underscoring strong underlying business momentum. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Positive Sentiment: Analysts and media outlets highlighted JPM as one of the top big-bank picks after strong earnings and an improving outlook, which supports the stock’s valuation narrative. Buy 3 Top-Ranked Big Investment Banks Amid Solid Q2 Earnings & Outlook Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan stock was noted as being on track for its longest weekly winning streak since early 2024 after the earnings beat, showing momentum traders are still piling in. QUICK SPARK: JPMorgan Stock Eyes Longest Weekly Winning Streak Since Early 2024 Positive Sentiment: Coverage around JPMorgan’s AI adoption suggested automation is already reducing costs in some units, which could help protect margins even if revenue growth moderates. Jamie Dimon Says AI Has Already Cut 30% to 40% of Jobs in Some JPMorgan Units Positive Sentiment: Reports that JPMorgan may help finance Japan’s $550 billion U.S. investment plan and other large global deals point to additional fee opportunities. JPMorgan, other US banks set to help finance Japan’s $550 billion US investment plan, sources say Neutral Sentiment: Jamie Dimon repeated warnings about macro risks, bond market stress, and geopolitical uncertainty. These comments do not directly change JPM’s fundamentals, but they can temper enthusiasm for bank stocks if investors become more cautious. ‘Worse than people expect’: Jamie Dimon sounds alarm about the next credit crisis Neutral Sentiment: Several articles focused on Dimon’s broader market commentary, including his view that stocks and long-term Treasurys look expensive; while notable, this is more about market caution than JPM’s own operating results. JPMorgan CEO Urges Investor Patience JPMorgan Chase & Co. Profile (Free Report)
JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) is a diversified global financial services firm headquartered in New York City. The company provides a wide range of banking and financial products and services to consumers, small businesses, corporations, governments and institutional investors worldwide. Its operations span retail banking, commercial lending, investment banking, asset management, payments and card services, and treasury and securities services.
The firm’s principal business activities are organized across several core lines: Consumer & Community Banking, which offers deposit accounts, mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and branch and digital banking under the Chase brand; Corporate & Investment Banking, which provides capital markets, advisory, underwriting, trading and risk management services; Commercial Banking, delivering lending, treasury and capital solutions to middle-market and corporate clients; and Asset & Wealth Management, which offers investment management, private banking and retirement services to institutions and high-net-worth individuals.
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Freemont Management S.A. raised its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM – Free Report) by 350.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,500 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,500 shares during the period. Freemont Management S.A.’s holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $3,971,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 7.9% in the fourth quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 70,077 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $22,580,000 after acquiring an additional 5,101 shares during the last quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 18.2% during the fourth quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 25,784 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $8,308,000 after purchasing an additional 3,976 shares during the last quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 51.7% in the 4th quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 8,883 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,862,000 after purchasing an additional 3,027 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 11.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 48,732 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $11,682,000 after purchasing an additional 4,841 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KTF Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the 4th quarter worth about $6,449,000. Institutional investors own 71.55% of the company’s stock.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Price Performance Shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock opened at $348.72 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $321.65 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $310.67. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 12-month low of $279.10 and a 12-month high of $351.24. The firm has a market cap of $934.39 billion, a PE ratio of 14.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 14th. The financial services provider reported $6.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.59 by $0.55. The firm had revenue of $58.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $50.72 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 21.86% and a return on equity of 18.23%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 27.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $4.96 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 23.59 EPS for the current year.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Dividend Announcement The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Investors of record on Monday, July 6th will be issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s payout ratio is currently 25.71%.
Key Headlines Impacting JPMorgan Chase & Co. Here are the key news stories impacting JPMorgan Chase & Co. this week:
Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan posted record Q2 2026 results, with record revenue across all business lines and net income of $16.9 billion, underscoring strong underlying business momentum. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Positive Sentiment: Analysts and media outlets highlighted JPM as one of the top big-bank picks after strong earnings and an improving outlook, which supports the stock’s valuation narrative. Buy 3 Top-Ranked Big Investment Banks Amid Solid Q2 Earnings & Outlook Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan stock was noted as being on track for its longest weekly winning streak since early 2024 after the earnings beat, showing momentum traders are still piling in. QUICK SPARK: JPMorgan Stock Eyes Longest Weekly Winning Streak Since Early 2024 Positive Sentiment: Coverage around JPMorgan’s AI adoption suggested automation is already reducing costs in some units, which could help protect margins even if revenue growth moderates. Jamie Dimon Says AI Has Already Cut 30% to 40% of Jobs in Some JPMorgan Units Positive Sentiment: Reports that JPMorgan may help finance Japan’s $550 billion U.S. investment plan and other large global deals point to additional fee opportunities. JPMorgan, other US banks set to help finance Japan’s $550 billion US investment plan, sources say Neutral Sentiment: Jamie Dimon repeated warnings about macro risks, bond market stress, and geopolitical uncertainty. These comments do not directly change JPM’s fundamentals, but they can temper enthusiasm for bank stocks if investors become more cautious. ‘Worse than people expect’: Jamie Dimon sounds alarm about the next credit crisis Neutral Sentiment: Several articles focused on Dimon’s broader market commentary, including his view that stocks and long-term Treasurys look expensive; while notable, this is more about market caution than JPM’s own operating results. JPMorgan CEO Urges Investor Patience Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of brokerages recently weighed in on JPM. HSBC raised their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $288.00 to $312.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $375.00 to $384.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $330.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $325.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Autonomous Res reduced their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $360.00 to $324.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and eleven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $358.67.
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Insider Buying and Selling at JPMorgan Chase & Co. In other JPMorgan Chase & Co. news, CFO Jeremy Barnum sold 3,022 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.41, for a total value of $935,037.02. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 32,438 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,036,641.58. This trade represents a 8.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, COO Jennifer Piepszak sold 4,919 shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.42, for a total value of $1,522,036.98. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 85,082 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,326,072.44. This represents a 5.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 sold 18,876 shares of company stock valued at $5,907,051 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.41% of the company’s stock.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Profile (Free Report)
JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) is a diversified global financial services firm headquartered in New York City. The company provides a wide range of banking and financial products and services to consumers, small businesses, corporations, governments and institutional investors worldwide. Its operations span retail banking, commercial lending, investment banking, asset management, payments and card services, and treasury and securities services.
The firm’s principal business activities are organized across several core lines: Consumer & Community Banking, which offers deposit accounts, mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and branch and digital banking under the Chase brand; Corporate & Investment Banking, which provides capital markets, advisory, underwriting, trading and risk management services; Commercial Banking, delivering lending, treasury and capital solutions to middle-market and corporate clients; and Asset & Wealth Management, which offers investment management, private banking and retirement services to institutions and high-net-worth individuals.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. common stock trades at ~3x tangible book, reflecting strong business momentum but limited upside at current valuation. I rate JPM.PR.D preferred shares a buy near $24–$24.50, offering a 6% yield, modest capital gain potential, and robust dividend safety. JPM common is rated Hold; current buyers need both sustained business growth and premium valuation to achieve attractive returns.
Internal Revenue Service chief Frank Bisignano may have lied to Congress about staffing issues as the tax agency races to hire after making deep personnel cuts at the beginning of the Trump administration, a group of Senate Democrats led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren alleged in a letter sent late Wednesday and shared exclusively with CNBC.
Bisignano, who is also the Social Security Administration commissioner, testified before Congress in March that he "feel[s] good about the number of employees [he] has right now" at the IRS. He also denied that his agency was understaffed before the Senate Finance Committee in April.
Warren, D-Mass., and the other Democrats, however, said in the letter that Bisignano's testimony doesn't align with recent news reports that the IRS is aggressively surging hiring. They also point out that the agency's own inspector general cited staffing shortages as a major concern for the agency, while pointing to an internal memo reported by NOTUS that requested expedited hiring authority due to "ongoing staffing shortages [that] put the 2026 Filing Season at risk."
"New reporting suggests that the IRS understood the need for more agency staff, despite your public assertions to the contrary," the Democrats wrote in the letter sent. "This discrepancy requires an explanation. Under federal law, persons who 'knowingly and willfully … make any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation' to Congress may be subject to penalties.'"
More than a dozen Democrats signed onto the letter, including Senate Finance ranking member Ron Wyden, D-Ore. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., were also among the letter's signatories.
Knowingly lying to or misleading Congress could be a crime.
The IRS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The letter is the latest headache for Bisignano, who was forced to play defense earlier this week after The Wall Street Journal reported he had spied on his former colleagues at JPMorgan Chase. The IRS chief has denied the report, which said he had used his security authority to snoop on his colleagues' communications and access sensitive information.
In his current role, Bisignano sits atop agencies with swaths of confidential information about nearly every American.
It also comes in the wake of last year's massive federal government layoffs led by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. The IRS alone hemorrhaged more than 31,000 employees as of January 2026, according to a report from the agency's inspector general, a gap that Bisignano has said is being filled by the adoption of new technologies.
The IRS IG said in the June report that staffing had contributed to delays in the agency's work.
"We also know that many departing employees were experienced workers with institutional knowledge and technical expertise that cannot easily be replaced," the IG said in the report. "In our 2026 Filing Season memorandum to the IRS Commissioner, we warned that the IRS faces elevated operational risks for the season due to staffing shortages, delayed hiring, and significant backlogs. For example, key inventories waiting to be processed (such as amended tax returns and taxpayer correspondence) have significantly increased."
Warren and her colleagues demanded that Bisignano clarify whether the reports that the IRS was seeking special hiring authority are accurate and whether he was aware of the internal memo asking for the authority and read it before his testimony to Congress.
They also asked him to clarify his basis for telling Congress that there "was 'no staffing shortage' at the IRS while at the same time seeking hiring authority due to a 'critical hiring need."
ABN Amro Investment Solutions increased its position in shares of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ – Free Report) by 6.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 164,373 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,521 shares during the quarter. ABN Amro Investment Solutions’ holdings in Johnson & Johnson were worth $40,179,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blueline Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Johnson & Johnson during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Cresta Advisors Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Johnson & Johnson in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. DecisionPoint Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 104.2% in the fourth quarter. DecisionPoint Financial LLC now owns 147 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Family CFO Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Johnson & Johnson in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Johnson & Johnson by 49.0% during the fourth quarter. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC now owns 149 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.55% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity at Johnson & Johnson In related news, EVP Kathryn E. Wengel sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $241.15, for a total transaction of $2,411,500.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 114,288 shares in the company, valued at $27,560,551.20. This represents a 8.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.16% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several analysts have issued reports on JNJ shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Johnson & Johnson from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Johnson & Johnson from $265.00 to $287.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Johnson & Johnson from $254.00 to $263.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $260.00 target price on Johnson & Johnson in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Johnson & Johnson from $263.00 to $272.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $265.30.
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Johnson & Johnson Price Performance Shares of JNJ stock opened at $255.71 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $241.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is $235.76. Johnson & Johnson has a one year low of $164.23 and a one year high of $269.43. The firm has a market cap of $615.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 0.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.77.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 15th. The company reported $2.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.84 by $0.06. Johnson & Johnson had a return on equity of 32.86% and a net margin of 21.48%.The firm had revenue of $25.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $25.06 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.77 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Johnson & Johnson has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.600-11.750 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Johnson & Johnson will post 11.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Johnson & Johnson Dividend Announcement The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 8th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 25th will be paid a $1.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 25th. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Johnson & Johnson’s payout ratio is 62.11%.
Johnson & Johnson News Summary Here are the key news stories impacting Johnson & Johnson this week:
Positive Sentiment: The FDA approved J&J’s OTTAVA robotic surgery system, opening the door for Johnson & Johnson to compete in robotic soft-tissue surgery and potentially expand its medtech growth runway. Reuters article on OTTAVA approval Positive Sentiment: Investors are also encouraged by the prospect of a phased launch of OTTAVA with select customers, suggesting J&J is preparing a commercial rollout after securing clearance. Medical Device Network article on OTTAVA launch plans Positive Sentiment: J&J also continues to look like a defensive income stock, with a newly declared quarterly dividend reinforcing its appeal to dividend-focused investors. Yahoo Finance dividend article Neutral Sentiment: A federal judge cast doubt on roughly 69,000 talc-related cancer claims, but the court did not dismiss the litigation outright, so the legal overhang remains a mixed but potentially improving risk for J&J. Reuters talc litigation article Johnson & Johnson Profile (Free Report)
Johnson & Johnson is a multinational healthcare company headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, that develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of products across pharmaceuticals, medical devices and previously consumer health. Founded in 1886 by the Johnson family, the company has grown into a global healthcare organization with operations and sales in many countries around the world.
The company’s pharmaceuticals business, organized largely under its Janssen research and development organization, focuses on prescription medicines across therapeutic areas such as immunology, infectious disease, oncology and neuroscience.
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Arvest Bank Trust Division decreased its position in shares of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ – Free Report) by 20.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 60,784 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,867 shares during the quarter. Johnson & Johnson makes up 0.8% of Arvest Bank Trust Division’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position. Arvest Bank Trust Division’s holdings in Johnson & Johnson were worth $14,858,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in JNJ. Greenberg Financial Group bought a new stake in shares of Johnson & Johnson during the fourth quarter valued at about $954,000. World Investment Advisors increased its holdings in Johnson & Johnson by 19.6% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 161,343 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,390,000 after acquiring an additional 26,450 shares during the period. Benchmark Financial LLC bought a new stake in Johnson & Johnson during the fourth quarter valued at $554,000. Robinhood Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Johnson & Johnson in the 4th quarter valued at about $11,853,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,410,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $705,736,000 after acquiring an additional 28,370 shares during the last quarter. 69.55% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Insider Activity In related news, EVP Kathryn E. Wengel sold 10,000 shares of Johnson & Johnson stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $241.15, for a total transaction of $2,411,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 114,288 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,560,551.20. This trade represents a 8.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.16% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets JNJ has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $260.00 target price on shares of Johnson & Johnson in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $270.00 price target on shares of Johnson & Johnson in a research report on Friday, July 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $282.00 price target on shares of Johnson & Johnson in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. HSBC set a $290.00 price objective on Johnson & Johnson and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Johnson & Johnson from $234.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Johnson & Johnson presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $265.30.
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Key Headlines Impacting Johnson & Johnson Here are the key news stories impacting Johnson & Johnson this week:
Positive Sentiment: The FDA approved J&J’s OTTAVA robotic surgery system, opening the door for Johnson & Johnson to compete in robotic soft-tissue surgery and potentially expand its medtech growth runway. Reuters article on OTTAVA approval Positive Sentiment: Investors are also encouraged by the prospect of a phased launch of OTTAVA with select customers, suggesting J&J is preparing a commercial rollout after securing clearance. Medical Device Network article on OTTAVA launch plans Positive Sentiment: J&J also continues to look like a defensive income stock, with a newly declared quarterly dividend reinforcing its appeal to dividend-focused investors. Yahoo Finance dividend article Neutral Sentiment: A federal judge cast doubt on roughly 69,000 talc-related cancer claims, but the court did not dismiss the litigation outright, so the legal overhang remains a mixed but potentially improving risk for J&J. Reuters talc litigation article Johnson & Johnson Price Performance JNJ stock opened at $255.71 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.77. Johnson & Johnson has a 1 year low of $164.23 and a 1 year high of $269.43. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $241.40 and a 200 day moving average of $235.76. The company has a market cap of $615.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.63, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 0.24.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 15th. The company reported $2.90 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.84 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $25.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $25.06 billion. Johnson & Johnson had a return on equity of 32.86% and a net margin of 21.48%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.77 earnings per share. Johnson & Johnson has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.600-11.750 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Johnson & Johnson will post 11.68 EPS for the current year.
Johnson & Johnson Dividend Announcement The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 8th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 25th will be given a $1.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 25th. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Johnson & Johnson’s dividend payout ratio is currently 62.11%.
Johnson & Johnson Profile (Free Report)
Johnson & Johnson is a multinational healthcare company headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, that develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of products across pharmaceuticals, medical devices and previously consumer health. Founded in 1886 by the Johnson family, the company has grown into a global healthcare organization with operations and sales in many countries around the world.
The company’s pharmaceuticals business, organized largely under its Janssen research and development organization, focuses on prescription medicines across therapeutic areas such as immunology, infectious disease, oncology and neuroscience.
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AR Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ – Free Report) by 7.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 32,917 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,320 shares during the quarter. Johnson & Johnson comprises 1.6% of AR Asset Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. AR Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Johnson & Johnson were worth $8,046,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in JNJ. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 240,349,660 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,740,362,000 after buying an additional 3,731,074 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 133,869,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,704,364,000 after buying an additional 1,663,782 shares during the last quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its stake in Johnson & Johnson by 22,225.6% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 69,419,308 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,436,633,000 after acquiring an additional 69,108,368 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Johnson & Johnson by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 57,953,747 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,967,947,000 after acquiring an additional 1,738,292 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in Johnson & Johnson in the fourth quarter valued at $6,924,523,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.55% of the company’s stock.
Johnson & Johnson Stock Up 2.0% JNJ stock opened at $255.71 on Thursday. Johnson & Johnson has a one year low of $164.23 and a one year high of $269.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $615.56 billion, a PE ratio of 29.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 0.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 1.03. The company has a fifty day moving average of $241.40 and a 200-day moving average of $235.76.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 15th. The company reported $2.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.84 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $25.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $25.06 billion. Johnson & Johnson had a net margin of 21.48% and a return on equity of 32.86%. The business’s revenue was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.77 earnings per share. Johnson & Johnson has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.600-11.750 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Johnson & Johnson will post 11.68 EPS for the current year.
Johnson & Johnson Dividend Announcement The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 8th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 25th will be issued a $1.34 dividend. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 25th. Johnson & Johnson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 62.11%.
Insiders Place Their Bets In related news, EVP Kathryn E. Wengel sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $241.15, for a total transaction of $2,411,500.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 114,288 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,560,551.20. This represents a 8.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.16% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades A number of analysts have recently commented on JNJ shares. Johnson Rice upgraded Johnson & Johnson from an “outperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $280.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Raymond James Financial raised their price target on Johnson & Johnson from $258.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $260.00 price target on Johnson & Johnson in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on Johnson & Johnson from $225.00 to $251.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Johnson & Johnson from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $265.30.
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Trending Headlines about Johnson & Johnson Here are the key news stories impacting Johnson & Johnson this week:
Positive Sentiment: The FDA approved J&J’s OTTAVA robotic surgery system, opening the door for Johnson & Johnson to compete in robotic soft-tissue surgery and potentially expand its medtech growth runway. Reuters article on OTTAVA approval Positive Sentiment: Investors are also encouraged by the prospect of a phased launch of OTTAVA with select customers, suggesting J&J is preparing a commercial rollout after securing clearance. Medical Device Network article on OTTAVA launch plans Positive Sentiment: J&J also continues to look like a defensive income stock, with a newly declared quarterly dividend reinforcing its appeal to dividend-focused investors. Yahoo Finance dividend article Neutral Sentiment: A federal judge cast doubt on roughly 69,000 talc-related cancer claims, but the court did not dismiss the litigation outright, so the legal overhang remains a mixed but potentially improving risk for J&J. Reuters talc litigation article Johnson & Johnson Profile (Free Report)
Johnson & Johnson is a multinational healthcare company headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, that develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of products across pharmaceuticals, medical devices and previously consumer health. Founded in 1886 by the Johnson family, the company has grown into a global healthcare organization with operations and sales in many countries around the world.
The company’s pharmaceuticals business, organized largely under its Janssen research and development organization, focuses on prescription medicines across therapeutic areas such as immunology, infectious disease, oncology and neuroscience.
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Aureus Asset Management LLC decreased its stake in shares of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ – Free Report) by 48.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,841 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,325 shares during the period. Aureus Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Johnson & Johnson were worth $2,405,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 240,349,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,740,362,000 after buying an additional 3,731,074 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 133,869,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,704,364,000 after acquiring an additional 1,663,782 shares during the period. Auto Owners Insurance Co grew its holdings in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 22,225.6% in the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 69,419,308 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,436,633,000 after acquiring an additional 69,108,368 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Johnson & Johnson by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 57,953,747 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,967,947,000 after acquiring an additional 1,738,292 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in Johnson & Johnson in the fourth quarter valued at about $6,924,523,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.55% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling In related news, EVP Kathryn E. Wengel sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $241.15, for a total value of $2,411,500.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 114,288 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,560,551.20. The trade was a 8.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.
Key Johnson & Johnson News Here are the key news stories impacting Johnson & Johnson this week:
Positive Sentiment: The FDA approved J&J’s OTTAVA robotic surgery system, opening the door for Johnson & Johnson to compete in robotic soft-tissue surgery and potentially expand its medtech growth runway. Reuters article on OTTAVA approval Positive Sentiment: Investors are also encouraged by the prospect of a phased launch of OTTAVA with select customers, suggesting J&J is preparing a commercial rollout after securing clearance. Medical Device Network article on OTTAVA launch plans Positive Sentiment: J&J also continues to look like a defensive income stock, with a newly declared quarterly dividend reinforcing its appeal to dividend-focused investors. Yahoo Finance dividend article Neutral Sentiment: A federal judge cast doubt on roughly 69,000 talc-related cancer claims, but the court did not dismiss the litigation outright, so the legal overhang remains a mixed but potentially improving risk for J&J. Reuters talc litigation article Johnson & Johnson Trading Up 2.0% Shares of Johnson & Johnson stock opened at $255.71 on Thursday. Johnson & Johnson has a fifty-two week low of $164.23 and a fifty-two week high of $269.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 1.03. The company has a market capitalization of $615.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 0.24. The company has a fifty day moving average of $241.40 and a 200 day moving average of $235.76.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 15th. The company reported $2.90 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.84 by $0.06. Johnson & Johnson had a return on equity of 32.86% and a net margin of 21.48%.The business had revenue of $25.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $25.06 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.77 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. Johnson & Johnson has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.600-11.750 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Johnson & Johnson will post 11.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Johnson & Johnson Announces Dividend The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 8th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 25th will be paid a dividend of $1.34 per share. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 25th. Johnson & Johnson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 62.11%.
Analyst Ratings Changes A number of research firms have issued reports on JNJ. HSBC set a $290.00 price target on Johnson & Johnson and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $270.00 price objective on shares of Johnson & Johnson in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Johnson & Johnson from $285.00 to $298.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Johnson & Johnson from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Finally, Leerink Partners upgraded shares of Johnson & Johnson from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $265.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $265.30.
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About Johnson & Johnson (Free Report)
Johnson & Johnson is a multinational healthcare company headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, that develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of products across pharmaceuticals, medical devices and previously consumer health. Founded in 1886 by the Johnson family, the company has grown into a global healthcare organization with operations and sales in many countries around the world.
The company’s pharmaceuticals business, organized largely under its Janssen research and development organization, focuses on prescription medicines across therapeutic areas such as immunology, infectious disease, oncology and neuroscience.
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ToplineGlobal oil prices soared above $98 per barrel on Thursday as Iran-backed Houthi militants targeted Saudi Arabian tankers in the Red Sea, marking the latest escalation in the U.S.-Iran war as Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tehran is not ready to make a deal.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed they attacked two Saudi tankers attempting to cross through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait.
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Key FactsThe global benchmark Brent Crude futures index soared to $98.45 per barrel on Thursday, up from around $90 at the start of the week.
Oil prices are now approaching the highest level they have been in over two months, as the renewed conflict has sharply reversed a decline that was triggered by the interim peace deal last month.
The U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate also soared to touch $90 per barrel for the first time in over a month.
The latest spike follows a drone and missile attack on two Saudi oil tankers attempting to cross the Bab Al-Mandeb strait—a key choke point that connects the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean.
The government-run Saudi Press Agency acknowledged the attack on one of the tankers, Encelia, noting that it resulted in a “fire at the bow of the vessel” but all crew members were safe.
What About U.S. Gas PricesThe national average gas price in the U.S. rose to $4.09 per gallon on Thursday, according to AAA’s tracker—up from $3.94 per gallon last week. On Monday, average gas prices topped $4 per gallon for the first time in over a month. The continued rise in gas prices is likely to further frustrate President Donald Trump, who has complained about high gas prices in recent weeks, even accusing oil companies of price gouging, and has threatened to expand the war against Iran.
TangentRubio addressed the conflict on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit of foreign ministers in Manila and claimed that Iran was “begging us, both directly and indirectly” for a deal. However, the secretary of state claimed that Iran didn’t appear to be “ready to make a deal” because every time they agree to one, “people in charge either break it or they want to change it.” On the Houthi attacks, Rubio said he hoped they would stop and added: “They shouldn’t really do that. They got suckered into this by the Iranians.”
Geely Auto will build two electric SUVs at Ford's factory in Spain and the two firms will jointly develop a new model, they said on Thursday, as rising Chinese automakers race to use traditional carmakers' underutilized factories and get ahead of European local-content rules.
The deal is the latest move by a Western automaker to open its factory gates to Chinese competitors as they look to fill capacity and secure the future of their production sites.
China automaker Geely will build electric vehicles at a Ford Motor plant in Spain under a new manufacturing joint venture in Europe, the companies announced Thursday.
Pending regulatory approvals, the companies said the joint venture will begin operations in the first half of 2027, with the first new vehicles scheduled to roll off the line in 2028. The Valencia, Spain, plant will continue to produce the Ford Kuga in the meantime, according to a news release.
The companies said Ford will own 66% of the joint venture, while Geely will have a 34% stake.
The announcement comes after months of reported talks between the two sides, as legacy automakers such as Ford attempt to compete with Chinese carmakers that have quickly been expanding into new markets outside of China for several years.
It also comes a day after a U.S. Senate committee approved legislation to toughen a ban on Chinese automakers entering the U.S.
Ford's partnership with Geely stretches back to 2010, when it sold Volvo Cars to Geely, the companies said.
Ford CEO Jim Farley, who has complemented Chinese automakers for their speed and products, has previously said the automaker would be looking to partnerships to assist its global operations.
Andra AP fonden purchased a new stake in General Motors Company (NYSE:GM – Free Report) (TSE:GMM.U) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 83,573 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $6,226,000.
Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cibc World Market Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of General Motors by 57.2% during the 4th quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 200,662 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $16,318,000 after buying an additional 72,984 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp increased its holdings in General Motors by 82.0% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 72,062 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $5,860,000 after buying an additional 32,474 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. increased its holdings in General Motors by 206.4% in the fourth quarter. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. now owns 21,004 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,708,000 after buying an additional 14,150 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in General Motors by 16.2% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 202,172 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $15,062,000 after acquiring an additional 28,163 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Leonteq Securities AG bought a new position in General Motors during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $17,753,000. Institutional investors own 92.67% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes Several analysts have commented on GM shares. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of General Motors from $108.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of General Motors in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of General Motors from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of General Motors from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of General Motors in a report on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, General Motors has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $99.59.
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Insider Buying and Selling In other General Motors news, CEO Mary T. Barra sold 215,391 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.01, for a total value of $17,233,433.91. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 770,491 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $61,646,984.91. This trade represents a 21.85% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Rory Harvey sold 79,494 shares of General Motors stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.02, for a total value of $6,599,591.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 46,519 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,862,007.38. This represents a 63.08% 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. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 697,388 shares of company stock valued at $57,752,596. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.
Key Headlines Impacting General Motors Here are the key news stories impacting General Motors this week:
Positive Sentiment: GM posted Q2 EPS of $3.57 and revenue of $48.03 billion, both above Wall Street estimates, while adjusted EBIT jumped nearly 30% on strong truck and SUV demand. Positive Sentiment: The company raised its full-year 2026 outlook again, now guiding for adjusted EPS of $12 to $14 and higher EBIT, reinforcing confidence in earnings momentum. Positive Sentiment: Analysts turned more constructive after earnings, with JPMorgan lifting its price target on GM to $120 and keeping an overweight rating, adding fuel to the stock’s rally. Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlighted GM’s strong cash flow and ongoing share repurchases, with the company having spent more than $4 billion on buybacks over the past year, which can support per-share earnings. Neutral Sentiment: GM also announced new gas-powered Cadillac models and a push into defense-related opportunities, suggesting management is broadening growth avenues beyond EVs. Article: At GM, Trump’s Second Term Means Big Trucks—and a Push Into the Defense Industry Neutral Sentiment: The company is still absorbing EV-related restructuring costs and faces tariff, labor, and broader auto-industry risks, which could limit upside if demand softens or costs rise. Negative Sentiment: GM Korea labor unions are continuing partial strikes, adding a potential operational headwind. Article: GM Korea’s unionised workers continue partial strikes General Motors Stock Performance Shares of GM opened at $82.23 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $74.15 billion, a PE ratio of 41.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 1.31. General Motors Company has a one year low of $49.87 and a one year high of $87.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $79.03 and its 200 day moving average price is $78.83.
General Motors (NYSE:GM – Get Free Report) (TSE:GMM.U) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The auto manufacturer reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.19 by $0.38. General Motors had a net margin of 1.05% and a return on equity of 18.18%. The firm had revenue of $48.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $47.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.53 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. General Motors has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.000-14.000 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that General Motors Company will post 12.88 earnings per share for the current year.
General Motors Announces Dividend The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 17th. Investors of record on Friday, September 4th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. General Motors’s payout ratio is currently 29.03%.
General Motors Company Profile (Free Report)
General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) is a global automotive manufacturer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, that designs, builds and sells cars, trucks, crossovers and electric vehicles, and provides related parts and services. Founded in 1908, GM has long been one of the world’s largest automakers and has evolved into a multi-brand company whose primary marques include Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac and Buick. Beyond vehicle manufacturing, GM’s operations encompass vehicle financing, connected services and advanced mobility initiatives.
GM develops and markets a broad portfolio of products and technologies, including internal-combustion and battery-electric vehicles, vehicle components and on-board connectivity services.
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Assetmark Inc. decreased its stake in shares of General Motors Company (NYSE:GM – Free Report) (TSE:GMM.U) by 66.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 43,268 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 87,530 shares during the quarter. Assetmark Inc.’s holdings in General Motors were worth $3,223,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. PeakShares LLC grew its holdings in General Motors by 10.2% during the 1st quarter. PeakShares LLC now owns 3,376 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $252,000 after buying an additional 312 shares in the last quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of General Motors by 17.3% in the first quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,431 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 654 shares in the last quarter. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. grew its holdings in shares of General Motors by 54.2% in the first quarter. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. now owns 24,386 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,817,000 after purchasing an additional 8,570 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in General Motors by 28.5% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 19,487 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,451,000 after purchasing an additional 4,319 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Independent Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in General Motors during the first quarter valued at $219,000. 92.67% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling at General Motors In other news, CEO Mary T. Barra sold 215,391 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.01, for a total transaction of $17,233,433.91. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 770,491 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $61,646,984.91. This represents a 21.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Christopher Hatto sold 6,895 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total value of $586,075.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 25,794 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,192,490. The trade was a 21.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 sold 697,388 shares of company stock worth $57,752,596 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.
General Motors News Summary Here are the key news stories impacting General Motors this week:
Positive Sentiment: GM posted Q2 EPS of $3.57 and revenue of $48.03 billion, both above Wall Street estimates, while adjusted EBIT jumped nearly 30% on strong truck and SUV demand. Positive Sentiment: The company raised its full-year 2026 outlook again, now guiding for adjusted EPS of $12 to $14 and higher EBIT, reinforcing confidence in earnings momentum. Positive Sentiment: Analysts turned more constructive after earnings, with JPMorgan lifting its price target on GM to $120 and keeping an overweight rating, adding fuel to the stock’s rally. Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlighted GM’s strong cash flow and ongoing share repurchases, with the company having spent more than $4 billion on buybacks over the past year, which can support per-share earnings. Neutral Sentiment: GM also announced new gas-powered Cadillac models and a push into defense-related opportunities, suggesting management is broadening growth avenues beyond EVs. Article: At GM, Trump’s Second Term Means Big Trucks—and a Push Into the Defense Industry Neutral Sentiment: The company is still absorbing EV-related restructuring costs and faces tariff, labor, and broader auto-industry risks, which could limit upside if demand softens or costs rise. Negative Sentiment: GM Korea labor unions are continuing partial strikes, adding a potential operational headwind. Article: GM Korea’s unionised workers continue partial strikes Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Several equities analysts have commented on GM shares. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of General Motors from $94.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of General Motors from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $96.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of General Motors in a report on Tuesday. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $102.00 price target on shares of General Motors in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on General Motors from $100.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.59.
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General Motors Trading Up 3.4% GM stock opened at $82.23 on Thursday. General Motors Company has a twelve month low of $49.87 and a twelve month high of $87.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.03 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $78.83.
General Motors (NYSE:GM – Get Free Report) (TSE:GMM.U) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The auto manufacturer reported $3.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.19 by $0.38. General Motors had a net margin of 1.05% and a return on equity of 18.18%. The firm had revenue of $48.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $47.01 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.53 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. General Motors has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.000-14.000 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that General Motors Company will post 12.88 earnings per share for the current year.
General Motors Announces Dividend The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be paid a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. General Motors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.03%.
About General Motors (Free Report)
General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) is a global automotive manufacturer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, that designs, builds and sells cars, trucks, crossovers and electric vehicles, and provides related parts and services. Founded in 1908, GM has long been one of the world’s largest automakers and has evolved into a multi-brand company whose primary marques include Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac and Buick. Beyond vehicle manufacturing, GM’s operations encompass vehicle financing, connected services and advanced mobility initiatives.
GM develops and markets a broad portfolio of products and technologies, including internal-combustion and battery-electric vehicles, vehicle components and on-board connectivity services.
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American Investment Services Inc. lowered its position in Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ – Free Report) by 6.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 189,997 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 13,994 shares during the period. Verizon Communications makes up about 2.1% of American Investment Services Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest position. American Investment Services Inc.’s holdings in Verizon Communications were worth $9,538,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VZ. RKL Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Verizon Communications by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. RKL Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,338 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $268,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL lifted its position in shares of Verizon Communications by 8.6% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 2,765 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $113,000 after acquiring an additional 219 shares in the last quarter. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Verizon Communications by 32.7% during the first quarter. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC now owns 888 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 219 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. increased its position in Verizon Communications by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 35,023 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $1,426,000 after purchasing an additional 227 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blake Schutter Theil Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Verizon Communications by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Blake Schutter Theil Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,305 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $257,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 62.06% of the company’s stock.
Verizon Communications News Roundup Here are the key news stories impacting Verizon Communications this week:
Positive Sentiment: Verizon launched the Gizmo Watch 4 for families, a child-safety-focused wearable that could help deepen its connected devices ecosystem and add incremental service revenue. Verizon (VZ) Launches Gizmo Watch 4 For Families Focused On Child Safety Positive Sentiment: Verizon is offering preorders for Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold8 lineup and new Galaxy wearables, which may support device upgrades and customer retention through attractive financing and bundle deals. Samsung’s next-generation Z Fold meets simplicity & value on Verizon Positive Sentiment: Some coverage continues to frame Verizon as an income stock worth holding, with investors drawn to its high dividend yield and defensive cash-flow profile. Retire on Dividends Alone: The Super-High-Yield Stocks Boomers Are Buying and Never Selling Neutral Sentiment: Analysts are mixed ahead of Verizon’s Q2 earnings, with bullish comments about valuation and FIFA-related momentum offset by concerns about 5G spending, competition, and discounting. Should You Buy, Sell or Hold Verizon Stock Before Q2 Earnings? Neutral Sentiment: Verizon is shrinking its retail footprint by selling 274 stores and cutting 500 office jobs, part of a broader restructuring that may improve efficiency but also signals pressure in the core business. Verizon To Sell 274 Stores, Cut 500 Office Jobs In Restructuring Negative Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada reportedly issued a pessimistic forecast for Verizon, reinforcing concerns that earnings and growth expectations may be under pressure heading into results. Royal Bank Of Canada Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) Stock Price Negative Sentiment: Verizon’s planned cuts of 3,000 jobs and the handoff of 274 stores to franchisees highlight a significant restructuring effort, which can raise investor worries about demand, margins, and business stability. Verizon Is Cutting 3,000 Jobs and Handing 274 Stores to Franchisees Right Before July 24 Earnings. Is the 6.5% Dividend Still Safe? Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of research firms have issued reports on VZ. BNP Paribas Exane reduced their target price on shares of Verizon Communications from $46.00 to $44.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Dbs Bank lowered shares of Verizon Communications from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Verizon Communications in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Verizon Communications from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of Verizon Communications in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $43.00 target price for the company. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eleven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Verizon Communications presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $50.03.
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Verizon Communications Stock Up 1.2% Shares of NYSE:VZ opened at $44.29 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38. The firm has a market cap of $184.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.80, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.26. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $45.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.18. Verizon Communications Inc. has a 12-month low of $38.39 and a 12-month high of $51.68.
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 27th. The cell phone carrier reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.21 by $0.07. Verizon Communications had a net margin of 12.46% and a return on equity of 19.25%. The business had revenue of $34.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $34.82 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.19 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. Verizon Communications has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.950-4.990 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Verizon Communications Inc. will post 4.98 EPS for the current year.
Verizon Communications Announces Dividend The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.7075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.83 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.4%. Verizon Communications’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 69.02%.
About Verizon Communications (Free Report)
Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) is a major U.S.-based telecommunications company that provides a broad range of communications and information services. Its operations span consumer and business markets, with core offerings that include wireless voice and data services, fixed-line broadband and fiber-optic services, and enterprise networking solutions. Verizon is headquartered in New York City and operates a nationwide wireless network that supports consumer subscribers as well as business and government customers.
The company’s consumer products include mobile phone plans, unlimited data services, and Fios, its branded fiber-optic internet, television and voice service for homes and small businesses.
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Starbucks (SBUX -0.32%) is energizing investors' portfolios. Shares have climbed 24% so far in 2026, as of July 21. Should this positive trend hold up throughout the rest of the year, the business will put together its first gain since 2021. That's welcome news for investors who have gotten used to ongoing declines.
It's also noteworthy that this coffee stock is on track to beat the Nasdaq-100 index for the first time since 2022. Outperforming a well-known technology benchmark would certainly be a winning outcome.
Does Starbucks have more room to run?
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Traffic trends are encouraging It wasn't that long ago when Starbucks was really struggling. Customers grew displeased with a worsening store experience, complex menus, and ongoing price increases, which all contributed to weaker traffic. The intensely competitive nature of the retail coffee market didn't make things easier.
The company reported declining year-over-year same-store sales in both fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2025. Since this metric is critical for any retailer or restaurant, as it indicates the productivity of each location, it's no wonder the stock was under pressure.
The situation has improved. Traffic trends have been encouraging. In April, Starbucks reported its financial results for Q2 2026, ended March 29. And the management team revealed that global comparable transactions were up for a second straight quarter.
"Our US company-operated business grew transactions across all day parts," CEO Brian Niccol said on the Q2 2026 earnings call.
Starbucks is working to right the ship. The company's key priorities have been to re-establish cafes as a welcoming "Third Place," while boosting store operations with better staffing and equipment. Starbucks also innovated with new menu offerings to capture more sales during the afternoon.
The Starbucks rewards program has been updated, too. It now features membership tiers based on different spending levels, aiding in personalization and providing more benefits to the most loyal customers. This setup supports engagement and frequency. There are now a record 35.6 million members in the United States.
Starbucks set out to reduce its annual expenses by $2 billion, and there appears to be progress in this regard. The business raised its full-year profit guidance, now forecasting adjusted earnings per share of $2.25 to $2.45. At the midpoint, that implies a 10% year-over-year jump.
The turnaround isn't over, though. Getting back to healthy growth is the main goal. At Starbucks' investor day meeting in January this year, management laid out a target to achieve a 5% year-over-year revenue gain by fiscal 2028. The top line is expected to be flat in fiscal 2026, so there is still work to do.
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Should you buy the coffee chain's shares today? Starbucks is a high-quality business. It has a wide economic moat that's supported by an incredible brand and tremendous scale. These two traits, which have driven success in the past, give Starbucks a durable advantage in the crowded industry.
Another bullish argument focuses on the company's profit outlook. Starbucks' adjusted EPS will grow at a compound annual rate of 19.8% between fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2028, according to consensus analyst estimates. That's an encouraging outlook.
But investors should remember that this bottom-line forecast isn't on solid ground. Starbucks is still in the middle of a turnaround that can present new challenges. Plus, the macroeconomic environment could weaken, pressuring demand for the premium food and beverage that Starbucks offers.
In addition, the valuation is expensive. The consumer discretionary stock trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 35.6. There is no margin of safety, adding greater downside risk to the equation. So this isn't a stock I'm thinking of buying.
Income investors, however, will have a different perspective. Starbucks' current dividend yield of 2.37% is more than double what the S&P 500 index offers. That payout has increased by 210% in the past decade. And Starbucks has paid a dividend for an impressive 66 straight quarters. T
ABN Amro Investment Solutions lessened its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT – Free Report) by 40.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 14,283 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,846 shares during the period. ABN Amro Investment Solutions’ holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $4,343,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC grew its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 163.2% during the first quarter. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC now owns 100 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. bought a new stake in Hilton Worldwide during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 70.1% in the first quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 114 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BOCHK Asset Management Ltd bought a new stake in Hilton Worldwide in the 4th quarter valued at $43,000. Institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth HLT has been the topic of several recent research reports. Bank of America upped their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $324.00 to $375.00 in a report on Monday, April 27th. HSBC raised their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $353.00 to $387.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $376.00 to $379.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Macquarie Infrastructure increased their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $296.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Evercore raised shares of Hilton Worldwide from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Hilton Worldwide has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $350.36.
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Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance HLT opened at $324.36 on Thursday. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a one year low of $253.54 and a one year high of $358.00. The stock has a market cap of $73.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 1.05. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $333.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $317.78.
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $2.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.98 by $0.03. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 38.21% and a net margin of 12.56%.The company had revenue of $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.95 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.72 EPS. Hilton Worldwide’s revenue was up 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Hilton Worldwide has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.280-8.400 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.180-2.240 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 9.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 22nd were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Hilton Worldwide’s payout ratio is 9.16%.
Key Hilton Worldwide News Here are the key news stories impacting Hilton Worldwide this week:
Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised Hilton’s price target to $365 and kept an Overweight rating, pointing to continued upside potential. Benzinga Positive Sentiment: Barclays lifted its price target to $367 and maintained an Overweight rating, reinforcing the bullish analyst view. Benzinga Positive Sentiment: Evercore ISI expects Hilton to outperform peers in the hotel sector, a favorable sign for investor sentiment. Article Neutral Sentiment: Analysts continue to discuss Hilton in mixed consumer-cyclical roundups, including one note describing sentiment as neutral. Article Neutral Sentiment: Hilton is approaching earnings with expectations for growth, and some analysts see a likely beat, but this is still a preview rather than confirmed results. Article Hilton Worldwide Profile (Free Report)
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc is a global hospitality company that develops, owns, manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and resorts. Its business spans full-service luxury and lifestyle properties, select- and focused-service hotels, and extended-stay accommodations. The company generates revenue through management and franchise fees, owned and leased real estate, and guest services, and supports customer retention and direct bookings through its Hilton Honors guest loyalty program.
Hilton’s brand portfolio includes internationally recognized names across the lodging spectrum, from luxury and upper-upscale brands to midscale and extended-stay offerings.
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