Articles for author: The whipping post

Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for May 1st

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, May 1 Strategic Education, Inc. STRA: This education services company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.8% over the last 60 days. Strategic Education Inc. Price and Consensus Strategic ...

Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, and Apple Just Reported Earnings. I Think This Was the Best Report of Them All.

Key Points Apple’s earnings per share rose 22% year over year in its fiscal second quarter. The company’s services business accelerated to 16% revenue growth. Apple’s capital expenditures are minuscule compared to these “Magnificent Seven” peers. 10 stocks we like better than Apple › This week, five “Magnificent Seven” members — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Alphabet ...

Notable Friday Option Activity: AMD, ORCL, GS

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Advanced Micro Devices Inc (Symbol: AMD), where a total of 486,516 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 48.7 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 121.8% of AMD’s average daily trading volume over the past month of ...

Look Under The Hood: SSUS Has 12% Upside

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the Day Hagan/Ned Davis Research Smart Sector ETF (Symbol: ...

Is This AI Stock a Buy After a Game-Changing Earnings Report?

Key Points Google Cloud revenue grew 63% year over year, marking the segment’s third straight quarter of accelerating growth. Capital expenditures more than doubled, driving free cash flow sharply lower. After a sharp rally, the stock now commands a price-to-adjusted earnings ratio in the thirties. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet › It’s not ...

Why Spotify Stock Plummeted This Week

Key Points Spotify’s sales grew 8%, and its free cash flow spiked 54% as margins continued to improve. However, slowing premium subscriber growth and disappointing advertising sales led to the stock’s decline this week. Spotify may be more of a steady-Eddie compounder than a true growth stock these days, but it still offers outperformance potential, ...

GM or F: Which Stock Has An Upper Hand Post Q1 Earnings Release?

When it comes to iconic American automakers, General Motors GM and Ford F remain two of the industry’s strongest pillars. Both companies delivered stronger-than-expected first-quarter 2026 earnings, raised guidance, and benefited from tariff refunds. While the headline beat may look encouraging, is it enough to justify fresh investments? Or do near-term risks still cloud the ...