Intel (INTC) may report another negative earnings surprise when it reports fourth-quarter results and guidance on Thursday, according to Citi. “We expect Intel to guide below the normal seasonal range for 1Q23 revenue and EPS given continued weakness in the PC and data center end markets,” Citi chips analyst Chris Danely wrote in a new client note on Tuesday. “We expect Intel to give full year guidance and talk about a 2H23 recovery but we do not believe it will happen until 2024 and our… Source link
Read More »Buy Tesla stock ahead of earnings, analyst says
Bet the farm on battered Tesla (TSLA) stock ahead of the company’s hotly anticipated earnings report on Wednesday, contends Canaccord Genuity analyst George Gianarikas. “Buy [Tesla stock] — it’s pretty simple,” Gianarikas said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “The stock had a pretty bad 2022 in terms of performance. That was based on multiple things, and some would attribute it to Elon Musk’s rantings on Twitter. We think it had a lot to do with the demand situation impacting Tesla,… Source link
Read More »Microsoft layoffs a ‘rip the band-aid off’ moment: Analyst Dan Ives
Microsoft (MSFT) announced on Wednesday that it is cutting 10,000 jobs as the tech giant contends with slowing PC and cloud sales. But according to at least one analyst, the layoffs are a proactive move as Microsoft and its Big Tech counterparts are forced to reckon with the unsustainable growth they saw during the pandemic. “It was a rip-the-Band-Aid-off moment from Nadella and Microsoft, and we’re seeing it across tech,” Wedbush analyst Dan Ives told Yahoo Finance Live. “These… Source link
Read More »Microsoft layoffs a ‘rip the band-aid off’ moment: Analyst Dan Ives
Microsoft (MSFT) announced on Wednesday that it is cutting 10,000 jobs as the tech giant contends with slowing PC and cloud sales. But according to at least one analyst, the layoffs are a proactive move as Microsoft and its Big Tech counterparts are forced to reckon with the unsustainable growth they saw during the pandemic. “It was a rip-the-Band-Aid-off moment from Nadella and Microsoft, and we’re seeing it across tech,” Wedbush analyst Dan Ives told Yahoo Finance Live. “These… Source link
Read More »‘We still like the stock,’ analyst says following layoffs
There’s still a lot to like about Amazon (AMZN) stock, even though the company’s coming off a hard year, JMP Securities Equity Research Analyst Nick Jones recently told Yahoo Finance Live (video above). Amazon had a rough 2022, one in which the company’s stock tumbled more than 40% throughout the year. The company’s been battling high inflation, rising rates, and a slow advertising market, and recently announced it would up the number of layoffs it was doing in its corporate workforce from Source link
Read More »Embrace ‘the mullet trade,’ Jefferies analyst says
The rebound for tech stocks could still be a year out, one longtime tech analyst stated, and the recovery may even take the shape of an iconic hairstyle. “We believe in the mullet trade… where it’s kind of business in front, party in back,” Thill said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above), referring to the haircut that rose to popularity from the 1970s through the ’90s. “Hopefully that plays out. [That] it may end up just being a dragged-out, really tough 2023 is the risk, and it may end up… Source link
Read More »Salesforce layoffs suggest ‘continued trimming’ to come for Big Tech: analyst
The layoff axe swinging at Salesforce may be yet another sign that Big Tech still remains too bloated after years of aggressive hiring into a potential sharp 2023 economic slowdown. “I think we will see more layoffs,” Independent Wealth Solutions Management portfolio manager Paul Meeks said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above), adding that “these companies have probably gotten fat over the years, so I expect continued trimming.” Tree trimming contractors work to cut down a large tree stump… Source link
Read More »Costco stock may be nearing a ‘compelling tactical inflection point,’ analyst says
Costco (COST) stock could be nearing a key inflection point after a challenging holiday season, provided execs finally reveal a long-rumored profit-boosting member fee increase. “We believe we may reach a compelling tactical inflection point at some time in the next 2-3 months ahead of a potential membership fee increase in the spring,” John Heinbockel, analyst at Guggenheim, wrote in a new client note on Tuesday. Costco’s last membership fee increase took place on June 1, 2017. The warehouse… Source link
Read More »Google Downplays Microsoft Cloud Potential Versus Wall Street; Analyst Disagrees
Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google has for years struggled to improve its position in the cloud market versus leaders like Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT). An internal estimate by Google, from a leaked Microsoft document and some extrapolation of other market statistics, indicated Google Cloud believes it’s closer to second place than analysts think, CNBC reports. Google estimated that Microsoft generated under $29 billion in Azure… Source link
Read More »FedEx’s 2023 forecasts is ‘partly cost-cutting but also cash-shifting’: Analyst
Argus Research President and Director of Portfolio Strategies John Eade joins Yahoo Finance Live to weigh in on FedEx’s Q2 earnings results and the company’s forecasts for 2023. Video Transcript – Let’s talk about what all this means here for the company. We have John Eade, Argus research president and director of portfolio. John, it’s great to see you. So just your initial thoughts on this report. So guidance looks like that’s coming in a bit light, but FedEx taking even more action in terms… Source link
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