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☆ Goldman's picks from here as resilient consumer starts to show some cracks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

While companies are painting a picture of a struggling consumer, Goldman Sachs has ideas for which names can still perform. That marks a turn from the story of the surprisingly resilient consumer that has shocked experts since the Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates. On the alcohol side, Herzog pointed to Constellation Brands as one that should not feel the consumer cracks. The average analyst surveyed by LSEG has a buy rating on the stock and foresees shares climbing another 15% over the next year. In addition to having a buy rating, the typical analyst surveyed by LSEG foresees the stock running up another 8.2%.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Bonnie Herzog, Herzog, Clark, LSEG, Noel Wallace Organizations: Federal Reserve, Pepsi, Molson Coors, Monster Beverage, Colgate, Palmolive, Constellation Brands, Walmart, LSEG, Modelo, Pacifico, Analysts Locations: Kimberly

☆ Why a debt-fueled US economy is facing a hard landing in 2025, chief economist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

According to the Apollo chief economist, that's because current strength stems from high debt loads, both among US consumers and the corporate world. Slok pointed out that delinquencies are rising on credit cards and auto loans, despite an economy with low unemployment. But while that keeps a hard landing on the table, the next few quarters will still deliver solid performance, he said. Advertisement"We still have behind us a very strong tailwind. We still have strong spending in the pipeline from the Chips Act, Inflation Reduction Act, the Infrastructure Act."

Persons: —, Torsten Slok, Slok Organizations: Service, Apollo, Business, Bloomberg, Fitch, Reserve Locations: headwinds

☆ 5 indicators that show the US economy is still firing on all cylinders despite slowing GDP
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The US economy is still firing on all cylinders despite slowing GDP growth in the first quarter. "The workhorse of the US economy remains the consumer, and there's really not much sign of a slowdown," Varghese said. AdvertisementThe US economy is firing on all cylinders despite a slowdown in first-quarter GDP growth, according to Carson Group global macro strategist Sonu Varghese. These are the five indicators that give Varghese confidence that the US consumer, and therefore the US economy, remains on solid footing. Income growth is outpacing inflationDespite elevated inflation, wage growth continues to outpace inflation growth, and that's ultimately a boon for consumers.

Persons: Sonu Varghese, there's, Varghese, that's, That's, " Varghese, here's Organizations: Carson, Carson Group

☆ DuPont's beat-and-raise quarter is a major turning point for the chemical maker
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Even better, management signaled that the chemical company is moving past most of the destocking headwinds that plagued it this year. Net sales declined roughly 3% year over year to $2.9 billion, beating expectations of $2.8 billion, according to LSEG. Quarterly results Organic sales in the Electronics & Industrial business declined 2% year over year, with volume and prices both down 1%. And in Shelter Solutions, the destock looks complete after sales were flat in the first quarter and expected to rise sequentially in the second quarter. This new outlook reflects a continued electronics recovery and some easing of channel inventory destocking in industrial-based businesses.

Persons: we're, Ed Breen, Breen, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Dupont, Mark Makela Organizations: DuPont, PPG Industries, Industrial Technologies, Automotive, Electronics & Industrial, Semiconductor Technologies, DuPont's, Taiwan Semi, Samsung, Safety Solutions, Water Solutions, Solutions, CNBC, Getty Locations: bottoming, Taiwan, biopharma, Kalrez

☆ Here are 5 sectors of the market that are working and the stocks that stand out in each
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell met with the press after the March Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, which was pretty fraught. Data centers If there is the whiff of a data center or anything in one, the stock goes higher. It's why Meta stock is a buy a tad lower as stocks tend to revisit those kinds of declines. I worry about Club stock Stanley Black & Decker for this reason, but the dividend will keep it propped up for now. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: what's, Jerome Powell, Powell, Powell isn't, Voltaire, Vertiv, Eaton, Meta, It's, jetsam, Darius Adamczyk, Vimal, Stanley Black, Decker, Azek, Morgan Stanley, Wells, Charlie Scharf, Wells Fargo, Chipotle, that's, Johnson, Jensen Huang, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Scott Mlyn Organizations: Federal, Market, Broadcom, Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, Travel American Express, Raytheon, GE Aerospace, Royal, AAR, Honeywell, Southwest Airlines, Housing, Stanley, JPMorgan, Procter, Gamble, Colgate, Merck, Bristol, Myers, PepsiCo, Energy, Coterra Energy, Diamondback, drillers, CNBC Locations: California, Royal Caribbean, Delta, Devon

☆ Jim Cramer's favorite investment themes in this rough market and 3 stocks he likes now
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Here are the responses from Jim Cramer and Director of Portfolio Analysis Jeff Marks. (Gary, Philadelphia) Jim Cramer: Go to Club holding Costco's website and buy gold. When we do see a lot of parabolic moves happening in the market that's usually a sign for us to start raising cash. (Sonny) Jim Cramer: Former President Donald Trump wants more defense. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Jeff Marks, Wells, It's, They're, —, Sonny, Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, James, Johnson, That's, – Alibaba, Eaton, Michael, you've, Anthony, Dupont, Stanley Black, Decker, Eli Lilly –, that's, Nancy, Estee Lauder, they're, Gordon, Cash, Wynn, I'm, it's, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: Investing Club, JPMorgan, Costco, Investing, Abbott Labs, Baidu, PDD Holdings, Bank of America, Nike, Trust, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC Locations: North Carolina, Gary, Philadelphia, , Texas, Bob , Minnesota, Eaton

Here's a rapid-fire update on all 33 stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, the portfolio we use for the CNBC Investing Club. Broadcom : Broadcom's AI business, which includes co-designing custom chips for tech giants such as Club holding Alphabet, is booming. The newspaper reported April 12 that Salesforce was in talks to buy Informatica, which sent the Club holding's shares plunging. Wells Fargo : Another trim is due for our Wells Fargo position after a great run for the bank stock, Jim argued. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

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☆ A top-10% fund manager over the last 10 years outlines the growth strategy that's helped him consistently crush his peers — and shares 4 of the best investments to make now
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Like many others, fund manager Jim Golan has made a fortune from mega-cap growth stocks. For the last 19 years, Golan has logged consistently solid returns as manager of the $2.2 billion William Blair Large Cap Growth Fund (LCGNX). Large, high-quality growth stocks have been in vogue since the early 2010s, though that doesn't explain why Golan's fund has excelled versus its peers. How to invest in large growth stocks — and 4 top picksTo impress Golan, stocks must have scale or other structural advantages that lead to success over his three- to five-year investing horizon. Below are four companies the leading fund manager is especially bullish about, along with the ticker, market capitalization, sector, and thesis for each.

Persons: Jim Golan, Golan, William Blair Large, David Ricci, Morningstar, —, Golan isn't Organizations: Growth, Business, Microsoft, Nvidia

☆ Bitcoin miners brace for impact as halving goes live
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +17 min

The technical event is relatively simple: Bitcoin miners get paid in bitcoin to validate transactions, and after 210,000 blocks of transactions are computed and added to the main chain, the reward given to the miners securing bitcoin is 'halved.' The aggregate market cap of the 14 U.S.-listed bitcoin miners tracked by JPMorgan analysts declined 28% over the first half of April to $14.2 billion, reaching year-to-date lows. Some have billed the 2024 bitcoin halving as a seminal moment for the mining sector. Marathon, along with other mining firms, has begun diversifying its business model into ancillary operations beyond purely bitcoin mining. Sullivan continued, "Bitcoin mining sites can only be repurposed if they meet the attributes that are required for HPC.

Persons: AUSTIN , TEXAS — Adam Sullivan, bitcoin, Sullivan, they'll, it's, Core's Sullivan, Bitdeer, Needham, Haris Basit, Basit, Cantor Fitzgerald, Greg Beard, Beard, Bitdeer's, Jason Les, Les, Fred Thiel, Capex, Thiel, Stronghold's Beard, Nic Carter, Blackrock, Bill Barhydt, Barhydt, Island's Carter isn't, Carter, CoinShares Organizations: bitcoin, CNBC, JPMorgan, Cipher, Bitdeer Technologies, Mining, Miners, Riot, Island Ventures, Circuits, Nvidia, CoreWeave, Bitcoin, HPC Locations: AUSTIN , TEXAS, Texas, bitcoin, U.S, Rockdale , Texas, Singapore, Bitcoin, Hong Kong, Abra, Europe, Dalton , Georgia, North America

☆ As bank earnings come out, here are the red flags to watch out for this season
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

For example, we now have a higher interest rate environment that will add more pressure on deposit costs. There is anticipation of more builds for reserves, particularly for commercial real estate, but also possibly for credit cards. The commercial real estate problem is the main issue. "Anything that's levered like commercial real estate, it's a different world," Tom Michaud, CEO of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, said in a recent interview on FactSet. "I expect more commercial real estate losses in every category, the question is whether it is going to be cataclysmic or is it going to be manageable."

Persons: Financials, Banks, Morgan Stanley, Wells, Wells Fargo, it's, Tom Michaud, Keefe, Woods Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Federal Reserve, First Republic, Regional Bank ETF, Bank, Allstate, Travelers Locations: Wells Fargo, Treasurys, Hartford

☆ Analysts are saying this chipmaker, which just held an AI event, is the most levered to the trend besides Nvidia
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Investors may want to keep an eye on Marvell Technology , as it is poised for artificial intelligence success, according to Wall Street analysts. The commentary comes on the back of the chipmaker's AI event on Thursday, where it announced a new compute customer many speculate could be Microsoft. On the back of the event, Wells Fargo analyst Gary Mobley lifted 2025 revenue and earnings per share estimates to account for a quicker ramp in AI sales. While Morgan Stanley continues to view the stock as an AI winner, analyst Joseph Moore noted he still favors Nvidia. That is in part due to the "sideways" action Marvell has experienced over the past year and its elevated multiple.

Persons: MRVL, Timothy Arcuri, Arcuri, JPMorgan's Harlan Sur, Goldman Sachs, Toshiya Hari, Wells, Gary Mobley, Morgan Stanley, Joseph Moore, Marvell Organizations: Marvell Technology, Wall Street, UBS, Microsoft, Marvell, Nvidia Locations: CY28, Wells Fargo

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Exxon, Coinbase, Cava, Alphabet, Amazon, Block & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Bank of America reiterates Nvidia as buy Bank of America said it's sticking with the stock as a top pick. Mizuho reiterates Block as buy Mizuho raised its price target on the payment company to $106 per share from $99. Bank of America reiterates Coinbase as underperform. Bank of America reiterates Alphabet as buy Bank of America said "AI innovation [was] on display" at the company's Google Cloud Next event. " Deutsche Bank reiterates Amazon as buy Deutsche said the company is a top pick heading into earnings. "

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Tesla, Piper, Zillow, Jefferies, Mizuho, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, TD Cowen, Cowen, William Blair, Vital, Canaccord, Truist Organizations: NVIDIA, " Bank of America, Nvidia, Bank of America, Jefferies, Mizuho, SEC, Barclays, Google, Citi, Pharma, Chevron, Exxon, Vital, Argus, Motors, of America, Deutsche Bank, Amazon, Deutsche, E Corp, National, CN Locations: FCFS, Cava, CAVA, Albemarle, 1Q24, OW

☆ Comeback candidates: Goldman loves these underperforming stocks with strong fundamentals
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Stocks that have missed out on this year's market rally could be solid contenders for a rebound, according to Goldman Sachs. Heading into the second quarter, Goldman searched for buy-rated names in its coverage universe that could win big going forward. Goldman screened for "compounders," which offer investors high financial returns, free cash flow generation, margin expansion and sales growth. Most analysts covering the stock currently have a buy rating assigned to the name, with about 39% upside to the consensus price target, per LSEG. Pfizer stock has slipped 9% this year.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Dan Levy, Levy, Guggenheim, Vamil Divan, Lamb Weston, Jefferies, Rob Dickerson Organizations: Barclays, Pfizer Locations: U.S

☆ Wells Fargo's Chris Harvey says 'I don't feel bullish' — a day after hiking S&P year-end target to highest on Street
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Stephanie Landsman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Wells Fargo Securities' Chris Harvey hiked his S & P 500 year-end price target by about 20% this week. Harvey, who once referred to himself during a CNBC interview as " not a real positive guy ," raised his official 2024 S & P 500 target to 5,535 on Monday. That's good for growth. That's good for momentum, and it's good for large caps," Harvey added. Harvey's S & P 500 2023 year-end target was 4,420.

Persons: Chris Harvey, Harvey Organizations: Wells Fargo Securities, CNBC, Labor Department Locations: Wells Fargo

Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Ford after the company reassessed its electric vehicle strategy. That "paints path to ~$230-$290 stock price as we argue AMZN could warrant an even higher multiple in this scenario," he added. — Michelle Fox 7:38 a.m.: Evercore hikes Disney price target, points out near-term catalysts Walt Disney has a bright near-term outlook, according to Evercore ISI. In addition to cutting his price target, Harned also pulled down his outlook for free cash flow and deliveries. — Alex Harring 5:48 a.m.: KeyBanc raises Nvidia price target There's no slowing down Nvidia , according to KeyBanc.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, KeyBanc, Brian Nowak, Jon Tower, — Michelle Fox, Walt Disney, Vijay Jayant's, Jayant, Bob Iger, — Lisa Kailai Han, David Palmer, Palmer, Uber, — Alex Harring, Bernstein, Douglas Harned, Harned, Dave Calhoun, Alex Harring, Anthony Chukumba, Chukumba, selloff, Ross Seymore, Seymore, TD Cowen, Doug Anmuth, Anmuth, there's, John Blackledge, Blackledge, Jason Bazinet, Bazinet, There's, Goldman, Goldman Sachs, Kate McShane, McShane, BJ, Mark Strouse, Strouse, Adam Jonas, Jonas, Ford, John Vinh, Vinh, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Monday's, Ford, Nvidia, Amazon, Citi Citi, Grill, ISI, Disney, India's Reliance Industries, Reliance Industries, Netflix, Hulu, Boeing, Dow Jones, Capital, Loop Capital, Deutsche Bank, Broadcom, VMWare, JPMorgan, Citi, BJ's Wholesale, GE, GE Vernova Locations: Michigan, Alaska, F1Q, California, The Massachusetts, Friday's, China

☆ 'A fantastic market': Strategist names one under-the-radar stock to play in Japan right now
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Several investors have been looking favorably at Japanese stocks in the past few months, and market strategist Matt Orton is no exception. "Japan overall, has been a fantastic market ... Japan was the top performer within the Asian equity market complex," the chief market strategist at asset management firm Raymond James Investment Management told CNBC's " Squawk Box Asia " on April 1. One stock that stands out to Orton is Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group . Of the 14 analysts covering the stock, 10 give it a buy or overweight rating, while four have a hold rating, according to FactSet data. Analysts' average price target for the stock is 9,537.50 Japanese yen ($62.89), giving it around 11% potential upside.

Persons: Matt Orton, Raymond James, CNBC's, levered, they've, Orton Organizations: Raymond James Investment Management, Japan's Nikkei, Tokyo Exchange, Orton, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Sumitomo Locations: Japan, Tokyo, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Philippines

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Amazon, Nvidia, Reddit, Tesla, Apple, Seagate, Micron, Spotify, Gap & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Mizuho initiates DraftKings as buy Mizuho said in its initiation of DraftKings that it sees "upside to revenue growth." Mizuho initiates MGM as buy Mizuho said MGM shares are "fundamentally misvalued." Mizuho initiates Carnival as buy Mizuho said Carnival is a top pick at the firm. Mizuho reiterates Micron as buy Mizuho raised its price target on the stock to $130 per share from $124. "We are upgrading PAGS to Outperform from In Line with a $18 target price."

Persons: Mizuho, Bernstein, Chipotle, CFRA, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Levi's, it's, Wells, Richard Dickson, Katrina O'Connell, Tesla, underperform Bernstein, it's bullish, Baird, Semtech, Jefferies, underperform Jefferies, Invivyd, Evercore, TD Cowen Organizations: Mizuho, Sands, MGM, Nvidia, Blackwell, Seagate, Nasdaq, UBS, JPMorgan, Taiwan Semiconductor, Navy, Micron, MU, Citi, Plains Energy, Bank of America, Spotify, Netflix, Apple Locations: Macau, Singapore, Westar, Kansas, Missouri, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, China

☆ WeightWatchers CEO just sent an internal memo to employees as stock crashes, amid debt concerns, Oprah exit
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Eric Rosenbaum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

But since then WW shares have suffered heavy selling, dropping to a new 52-week low on Thursday. The stock, due to its debt load and short interest, as well as the general anxiety about the impact of the new weight loss drugs, is subject to heightened volatility. In the memo, Sistani told employees she wanted "to take a moment to address some of the breathless media coverage." WW shares closed at $1.87 on Thursday. It noted that WW was among companies from the weight loss industry involved in the TV event.

Persons: Oprah Winfrey, Sistani, Eli Lilly, Sima Sistani, Guggenheim, Oprah, Winfrey Organizations: CNBC, Nordisk, Guggenheim Partners, Guggenheim, WeightWatchers Clinic, FDA, WeightWatchers, National Museum of, ABC

☆ A former investment banker shares the strategies she's using to build long-term wealth, including 3 mental tricks she used to save six figures
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

It also helped that she'd built six figures in savings, according to screenshots of her savings and investing accounts viewed by BI. She elaborated on her stock market and real estate investing strategies. While anyone can invest in the stock market starting with as little as $1 thanks to micro-investing platforms, owning real estate typically involves bigger upfront costs. "I could put down a 20% deposit, and then the bank will lend me 80% to buy this asset," she said. The cash flow you can generate from real estate is "far greater than what you'll get from most other investments," said Shah.

Persons: Nischa Shah, Shah, she'd, she's, It'll, —, — Organizations: Business, YouTube, BI, Fidelity, Vanguard Locations: London, Real

☆ Elon Musk is lashing out at MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos' ex, for donating billions to charities for women and minorities
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"'Super rich ex-wives who hate their former spouse' should be listed among 'Reasons that Western Civilization died,'" Musk wrote in an X post referencing Jeff Bezos' ex-wife. Shame on anyone who uses it," Musk wrote on X in January. Unfortunately, a lot of others are getting caught in the crossfire," Musk wrote in an X post at the time. "The hard part is figuring out how to do it in a levered way," Bezos told CNN. In 2021, Musk donated $5.7 billion in Tesla shares to the Musk Foundation, a charity he started with his brother, Kimbal, in 2002.

Persons: —, Elon, MacKenzie, Jeff Bezos, Musk, who'd, Scott, ”, ” — Elon, she's, ahem, Bezos, she'd, Ruth Simmons, Simmons, he's, Kimbal, St Organizations: Service, Business, Republican, Democratic Party, M University, Associated Press, CNN, Musk Foundation, St Jude Children's Research, Bloomberg, Musk, Business Insider Locations: Prairie

☆ Premarket stocks: Why it’s not all doom and gloom for commercial real estate
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —After decades of growth bolstered by low interest rates and easy credit, commercial real estate has hit a wall. I take that as a signal of a potential turn in the CMBS market in terms of the market sentiment. It’s not just all gloom and doom in the CRE market. Richmond Federal Reserve President Tom Barkin echoed the idea that the central bank may not cut interest rates this year. OPEC+, a coalition of the world’s top oil producing countries, had announced voluntary oil cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day in November.

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☆ Stocks enter 'belief' phase with most investors converted to bulls. What it means going forward
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Michael Santoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The sheer persistence of the equity rally, with the S & P 500 up 16 of 18 weeks and refusing to succumb to supposed late-February seasonal weakness, has converted the cautious. Still, by some lights, stocks' valuation is one of the better sentiment indicators, and by that measure the investment community is pretty enthusiastic. More simply, we continue to see elevated but not alarming P/Es in the S & P 500 broadly while the median P/E of the top 10 names in the index remains close to past peaks." Coming at a time when the S & P 500 is more than 13% above its 200-day moving average — pretty stretched — and we haven't had even a 3% pullback since October. The "right" cyclical sectors are leading (industrials and consumer discretionary in addition to tech), and the equal-weight S & P 500 is nosing toward its old high.

Persons: Scott Rubner, maven, Goldman Sachs, there's, it's, hustled, gunning, BofA's Savita Subramanian, Citi's Scott Chronert, Barclays Venu Krishna, Lori Calvasina, haven't, I've, We've, Stocks, – Organizations: Micro, Dell Technologies, ARM Holdings, Bank of America, Barclays, Big Tech, Tech, Federal, Fed Locations: U.S

☆ ‘Fear is not a strategy’ — How Jim Cramer learned to make the most of market sell-offs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

"You want to be able to embrace the sell-off and say, 'OK, it's going to get me my price,'" Jim said. During these declines, Jim said to focus on a stock's price and pick a level to start buying. Let the other people give you your price," Jim said. "If you just wake up one morning and say, 'Listen, I can't take it anymore,' that's going to be a bad buy," Jim said. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Jeff Marks, Here's, — Emanuel, Jim, Peter, Jeff, Wells, — Ben, they'd, destocking, Seth, we've, it's, hasn't, Eaton, — David, — Kyle, you've, It's, Jim Cramer's Organizations: Humana, DuPont, Eaton Corp, Palo Alto Networks, Enphase Energy, CNBC Locations: Wells Fargo, Eaton

☆ Salesforce beats on earnings, declares dividend. Those selling the stock are missing the big picture
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Adjusted operating margin expanded to 31.4% in the quarter, missing estimates of 31.55%, according to FactSet. No, but it was an overall solid quarter for Salesforce, with the company beating on most key metrics. In its fiscal 2024, Salesforce repurchased $7.7 billion worth of stock, lowering its diluted share count by about 1 million to 983 million. For the first quarter, Salesforce guided for revenues between $9.12 and $9.17 billion, in line with estimates of $9.15 billion. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Salesforce, We're, it's, Wednesday's, Marc Benioff, we'd, Amy Weaver, Benioff, Einstein, Cash, Salesforce's, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Revenue, LSEG, Club, CNBC Locations: Americas, Africa, Asia, Latin America, India, Canada, San Francisco , California

☆ Jim Cramer says Wall Street initially got Lowe's quarter and guide wrong. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Cramer said Stanley Black & Decker , a holding the CNBC Investing Club portfolio, is a buy off these Lowe's numbers. Macy's : The department store chain reported better than expected quarter but offered conservative guidance that missed forecast. Competitor Applovin is kind of crushing Unity, Cramer said. Workday : The provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources reported a better-than-expected quarter but its guidance was softer. Cramer said Workday, ServiceNow and Club holding Salesforce are the "three best software-as-a-service companies in the world."

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Marvin Ellison, Jim Cramer, Cramer, Stanley Black, Decker, Jeff Gennette, Tony Spring, There's, Kelly Steckelberg Organizations: CNBC, Club, Costco, Unity Software, Unity

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