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☆ These companies slated to report next week have a history of beating earnings estimates, including one tech giant
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Nearly 76% of companies that have reported have beaten earnings expectations, while 59% have come in above analysts' expectations for revenue. A diverse group of companies reports results next week, on track to be the busiest one of the season. A company's earnings results are, of course, integral to both its near- and long-term performance. As a result, CNPC Pro screened stocks slated to report their earnings next week for those that have a history of beating analysts' expectations. The workflow automation platform beats earnings expectations 89% of the time.

Persons: They've, Meta, Piper Sandler, Five9, Baird, William Power, —, Robert Hum, Fred Imbert Organizations: Dow Jones, Technology, Microsoft, Meta, Humana, Comcast, Chubb, Visa, Investment Group, JPMorgan, Citi, Cloud Locations: industrials

☆ Walgreens earns a unwanted title as it's booted from the Dow for Amazon. How it happened
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Walgreens has the dubious distinction of being one of the stocks that has had the shortest duration in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. At $22, Walgreens has the lowest stock price in the index, which traditionally would make it a target for replacement. "Since the indexes are price weighted, the Index Committee evaluates stock price when considering a company for inclusion. Right now, the highest priced stock, UnitedHealth Group , is more than 23 times the value of the lowest priced stock, Walgreens. Finally, one wonders how Uber executives feel about the decision to put them into the Dow Jones Transportation Index.

Persons: Dow Jones, Dow Industrials, Uber, CNBC's Robert Hum Organizations: Walgreens, Dow Jones, Alliance, Dow, UnitedHealth, Walmart, WBA, General, General Electric, U.S Rubber, GE, Dow Jones Transportation, JetBlue, Transports, Avis

☆ Home Depot earnings beat, but retailer offers a tepid outlook as sales slide
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Home Depot 's quarterly sales declined 3% from the year-ago period, but topped Wall Street's expectations as customers chipped away at more modest projects and home repairs. Home Depot expects earnings per share to slide by 9% to 11%, compared with prior guidance of a 7% to 13% drop. Revenue fell from $38.87 billion in the year-ago period. Customer transactions fell to 399.8 million from 409.8 million in the year-ago period. Over the past year, the company missed quarterly sales expectations twice, which has caused its stock performance to slide.

Persons: Richard McPhail, McPhail, They're, —, Robert Hum Organizations: CNBC, LSEG, Revenue, Home Depot

☆ Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500 registers longest winning streak since 2021: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 02, 2023 in New York City. U.S. stock futures were flat on Tuesday night after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite notched their longest winning streaks in about two years. Futures tied to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures oscillated near the flat line. Earlier in the day, the S&P 500 added 0.3% to clinch its seventh straight positive session. These gains come after about 80% of S&P 500 companies have beaten earnings estimates this season, while slowing demand means that only 59% have also topped revenue expectations.

Persons: Dow, Ken Mahoney, Mahoney, Walt Disney, —, Robert Hum Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial, Asset Management, Apple, Microsoft, Google, MGM Resorts, Walt Locations: New York City . U.S

☆ Earnings aren't bad, but fourth-quarter forecasts are slipping. Here's what that means for the market
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Results haven't been bad, but the macro is overwhelming everything, and fourth-quarter guidance is slipping. Here's a general rule for the stock market: earnings are the main determinant of stock prices in the long run, but in rare cases macro trends can overwhelm their message. Earnings are OK, but the trend is down On the surface, this looks like a good earnings season. With earnings, however, it's the trend in the forward quarter that matters: is the trend up or down? If Treasury yields stabilize or even move lower, that will be a more important factor than a slightly lower earnings environment.

Persons: Here's, CNBC's Robert Hum, Sellers, Chubb, Sherwin, Williams, Kimberly Clark, Campbell, Swift, FactSet's John Butters, what's Organizations: Microsoft, Waste, Norfolk, Procter, Gamble, Pepsi, Soft, Nvidia, Express, Visa, Southwest Airlines Locations: Meta, Winnebago, Corning, Big Tech, Treasurys

The third-quarter earnings season unofficially kicks off this week, and the Street is expecting a modest return to growth after the disappointing first half of 2023. Energy prices are a major watch item across all industries, after crude prices surged 29% in third quarter. We will provide additional thoughts on the coming earnings season during our October Monthly Meeting on Wednesday at noon ET. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. A pedestrian passes a Wall Street subway station near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, June 27, 2022.

Persons: Wells Fargo, Jamie Dimon, Morgan Stanley, CNBC's Robert Hum, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Michael Nagle Organizations: Communication, Staples, Hamas, U.S ., JPMorgan Chase, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, New York Stock Exchange, Bloomberg, Getty Images Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Israel's, New York, U.S

☆ Jack Daniel's maker Brown-Forman reports lagging whiskey sales, narrower profit
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Jack Daniel's maker Brown-Forman on Wednesday fell short of Wall Street expectations for its first quarter of fiscal 2024, plagued by lagging whiskey sales, supply challenges and a significant inventory rebuild. Net sales for whiskey products decreased by 1%, led by the brands Woodford Reserve and Gentleman Jack. Sales for Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey were flat, the company said, due to lower distributor inventories across the United States. Its New Mix RTD beverages delivered strong net sales growth of 52%, while its el Jimador tequila brand saw net sales grow by 27%. Reported advertising expense grew 19%, driven by the launch of its Jack Daniel's & Coca-Cola RTD item, increased investment in Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey, and acquisitions.

Persons: Jack Daniel's, Brown, Forman, Jack, Jack Daniel's Tennessee, Lawson Whiting, Whiting, —, Robert Hum Organizations: Woodford Reserve, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey Locations: United States, Kentucky, U.S

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Nvidia underpromises and massively overdelivers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. A year ago, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang promised investors the company is "navigating our supply chain transitions in a challenging macro environment and we will get through this." Hum goes on to suggest it's possible that, three months later, Nvidia reports revenue of $18 billion to $19 billion. That's almost $3 billion more than the $16 billion Nvidia said it expects.

Persons: Jensen Huang, David Paul Morris, bluster, Dan Ives, Robert Hum, Chaim Siegel, Elazar, —, Kif Leswing Organizations: Nvidia, Bloomberg, Getty, CNBC, Wedbush Securities, Elazar Advisors Locations: Las Vegas

☆ S&P 500 futures are flat ahead of a busy week of earnings, Fed meeting: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

S&P 500 futures were little changed Sunday evening as investors awaited a batch of key earnings reports and a major policy decision from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 finished the week up by 0.7% at 4,536.34, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.6% in the same period to 14,032.81. The week ahead is also set to be the busiest one of earnings season, with Thursday being the most intense day. About 40% of the Dow and 30% of the S&P 500 will give their financial updates during the week, including Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta. Several big pharma companies are getting ready to report and it's a big week for industrial companies and big oil as well.

Persons: Noah Hamman, Fundstrat's Tom Lee, Jerome Powell, They're, —, Robert Hum, Sarah Min Organizations: Federal Reserve, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Dow, Microsoft, Meta, pharma

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Consumer demand is flagging
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Both the Dow and the S&P were badly affected by Home Depot's weak earnings report and lackluster forecast. Home Depot's disappointing performance suggests that consumer demand is flagging. Subscribe here to get this report sent directly to your inbox each morning before markets open.

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Inflation weighed on consumer spending
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Indeed, retail sales in April rose a weaker-than-expected 0.4% for the month, according to an advanced sales report. Moreover, the figure isn't adjusted for inflation — which rose 0.4% in April — so consumers' spending just kept up with the pace of inflation, CNBC's Jeff Cox noted. Subscribe here to get this report sent directly to your inbox each morning before markets open.

☆ Home Depot posts worst revenue miss in about 20 years, lowers forecast as consumers delay big projects
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Home Depot reported its biggest revenue miss in more than 20 years and lowered its forecast for this year, as consumers delay big projects and buy fewer big-ticket items like patio sets and grills. The company said it now expects sales and comparable sales to decline between 2% and 5% for the fiscal year. Yet he said the anticipated pullback has been compounded by rising mortgage rates and a shift toward spending on services. It marked the second quarter in a row that Home Depot missed Wall Street's revenue expectations. Home Depot in the quarter sold fewer pricier discretionary items, such as new appliances, McPhail said.

☆ The fallout from empty offices is coming. Here's where investors could see the pain
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Christina Cheddar Berk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

As concerns about regional banks roiled markets, investors weighed another threat: commercial real estate. Also, layered on top of the property value pressure, are the tightening credit conditions brought on by the recent turmoil in the banking sector. There is no doubt this scenario is a toxic mix for the capital-intensive real estate industry. At the moment, many experts say the real estate market isn't causing trouble for banks, but fears about the financial system are likely worsening conditions in real estate because liquidity is being reduced. The biggest concern is seeing how many other companies join Brookfield , Blackstone and Pimco in handing back the keys on office properties, Clancy said.

☆ Travel demand is hot, but some prices may cool: These are the stocks for spring break and beyond
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Last week, Hilton Worldwide CEO Chris Nassetta said, "The demand trends here and now are really strong." In the home-rental space, Airbnb also said it was seeing continued strong demand at the start of 2023. China's reopening from its Covid lockdown is also helping propel travel demand, as well as the tick up in business travel, she said. "The trends have been really strong since January," he said. Airlines like Delta, American Airlines and United Airlines cited strong travel demand and higher fares for fueling their strong fourth-quarter earnings — as well as for forecasts for this year.

☆ It's not just tech. Consumer and communications stocks aided in $10 trillion market wipeout
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Scott Schnipper | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Most of the decline came in S & P 500 stocks, which lost a combined $8.2 trillion. Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Tesla, Meta Platforms and Nvidia lost a combined $4.95 trillion in market capitalization in 2022. Of those seven megacaps, losses ranged from Amazon's plunging market value of $844 billion to Nvidia's decline of $388 billion. Broken down by the S & P 500's 11 major industry groups, information technology's market value slid $3.49 trillion in 2022, trailed by consumer discretionary stocks, dominated by Amazon, Tesla, Home Depot, Nike, Lowe's and Target, at $1.91 trillion. Silverblatt used the S & P U.S. Broad Market Index, consisting of roughly 2,500 stocks, to measure the total market decline of $10 trillion.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Digital World, Victoria's Secret and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The social media app will be developed by Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG). Digital World — The company aiming to take public Truth Social, Donald Trump's media company, surged 8.7% on news of Google approving the media company's app for the Play Store. Victoria's Secret — Shares of the women's clothing retailer climbed 3.1% after it said earnings in its latest quarter would end at the higher end of previous estimates, and reaffirmed its sales guidance. Applied Materials — The semiconductor-equipment manufacturer shed 1.7% after warning that fourth-quarter revenue and earnings would miss analyst estimates for its fourth quarter ending October 31. Duck Creek — Shares of the insurance-technology company jumped 6.6% after fourth-quarter earnings beat expectations.

☆ How the dollar's record rally is hitting companies this earnings season
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-22 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The dollar's record rally is wreaking havoc on some of the biggest companies in the world this earnings season. Morgan Stanley's Michelle Weaver said in a note to clients this week that the dollar's rally presents a headwind to earnings for U.S. companies, which make roughly 30% of sales abroad combined. Technology stocks are among the biggest behemoths so far to report headwinds from the dollar's strength this earnings season. Meanwhile, consumer discretionary names like Hasbro and Mattel are also feeling the pinch from the dollar's rally. While companies remain cautious going forward, some analysts and big investors also believe the dollar's rally has already shown signs that it's rolling over.

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