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Walmart stock is down 15% since mid-May. A few factors could help the retailer’s shares change direction.

The stock has not been priced this richly against its own sales at any point in a decade, and part of the earnings growth that price pays for comes from an exchange-rate swing rather than from the operation.

After a strong three year run that has seen Wells Fargo deliver a 126.5% total return, valuation checks still suggest the stock trades at a discount to its intrinsic value estimate rather than at a clear premium. Over the past three years Wells Fargo has returned 126.5%, which puts more focus on whether recent gains are already baking in most of the good news. Investor sentiment toward large banks may benefit from the current rotation into financial stocks and the role Wells Fargo plays in...

Advantest Corporation recently presented at the OCP APAC Summit 2026 in Taipei, where Kotaro Hasegawa highlighted the company’s semiconductor test technologies to an industry audience. This came as Advantest joined a broader group of Japanese companies delivering their largest earnings beats in five years, underscoring its role in sector-wide profit resilience despite higher energy costs. We’ll now examine how Advantest’s strong earnings beat, despite elevated oil prices, may influence the...

Trimble’s second quarter results outpaced Wall Street’s revenue and non-GAAP profit expectations, yet the market reacted negatively. Management pointed to strong organic growth in both its Architecture, Engineering, Construction & Operations (AECO) and Field Systems segments as the main drivers, highlighting successful AI integration and a robust recurring revenue base. CEO Rob Painter specifically called out the adoption of AI-powered tools in construction workflows and the accelerated cross-se

Home improvement heavyweights Home Depot and Lowe's offered investors another important read on the U.S. consumer and housing market this week after reporting their Q2 results.

Target Corp (TGT) delivers strong Q2 results with traffic up 3.6%, digital sales climbing 8.7%, and EPS more than doubling to $4.11, prompting an upward revision of its full-year outlook.

Weibo Corp (WB) reports 2% revenue growth in Q2 2026, driven by a 19% surge in VAS, while navigating advertising softness and investing in AI to enhance user engagement and ad performance.

Walmart raised its outlook, but traffic and US sales came in below Wall Street's expectations.

Wrapping up Q2 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the automobile manufacturing stocks, including Rivian (NASDAQ:RIVN) and its peers.

In the second quarter of 2026, Allstate reported revenue of US$18,596 million and net income of US$3,271 million, with earnings per share rising sharply year over year. Alongside these stronger results, Allstate completed a buyback of 6,727,692 shares for about US$1.40 billion, signaling active capital returns to shareholders. We’ll now explore how these stronger earnings and the completed share repurchase program may influence Allstate’s broader investment narrative. The best AI stocks...

HP Inc (NYSE:HPQ) is expected to hold its full-year guidance steady when it reports fiscal third-quarter results on August 26, even as mounting memory chip costs squeeze margins in its Personal Systems business, according to Bank of America. The bank's analysts see Personal Systems revenue...

Falling yields revived speculative growth--but Tesla's operating margin remains the harder problem.

Bank of America sees a stronger setup for Cisco after earnings, but one issue could determine whether the stock can deliver more upside.

Farming equipment manufacturer Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) could provide more clues about how the farming sector is doing for investors when the company reports third-quarter financial results Thursday before market open. Here are the earnings estimates, analyst ratings and key items to watch. • Deere stock is holding steady today. What should traders watch with DE? Deere Q3 Earnings Estimates Analysts expect Deere & Company to report third-quarter revenue of $10.73 billion, down from $12.02 billi

Investors are rewarding resilient smaller-project demand despite a frozen housing market.

ZIM's Q2 earnings beat estimates as higher freight rates and volumes lift revenues, with a significantly stronger second half expected.

ZTO's second-quarter 2026 revenues benefit from growth in parcel volume.

The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who didn’t). Let’s take a look at how professional tools and equipment stocks fared in Q1, starting with Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN).

On August 11, Venture Global (NYSE:VG) reported its Q2 2026 earnings. While the text implies an established corporate history, Venture Global completed its IPO in January 2025, making this only its second Q2 report as a publicly traded company. The company posted its largest quarterly EBITDA ever, raised its full-year guidance for the second time […]

Estee Lauder (EL) shares rallied Wednesday after the cosmetics maker bumped up its fiscal 2027 opera

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) reported second-quarter fiscal 2027 results that exceeded its internal plan, supported by strong comparable-store sales at HomeGoods, TJX Canada and TJX International. The off-price retailer raised its full-year outlook for adjusted pre-tax profit margin and adjusted earning

AI cloud revenue surged 514% year-over-year as customer prepayments hit $9 billion.

Warby Parker trades at $25.91 per share and has stayed right on track with the overall market, gaining 11.2% over the last six months. At the same time, the S&P 500 has returned 12.9%.

For CrowdStrike stock, this options trade centering on selling a put could generate around $235 in option premium.

Verizon has been treading water for the past six months, holding steady at $48.69. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500’s 12.9% gain during that period.

Bitcoin is surging, tokenized stocks are breaking records, and two retail brokerages are racing to claim the next era of American finance before regulators decide who gets left behind.

CSCO's Q4 revenues surge 18%, and AI demand stays strong, but margin pressure, soft recurring growth and a premium valuation support a hold.

Uber's Q2 earnings beat, strong bookings growth, diversification and AV partnerships give it an edge over Lyft despite the latter's cheaper valuation.

NCLH's steep valuation discount faces a major test as falling earnings estimates, weak yields and high leverage cloud its recovery.