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Chesapeake Energy Corp - New (CHK) Stock News & Articles - 24/7 Wall St. Insightful Analysis and Commentary for U.S. and Global Equity Investors Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:22:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Energy News Roundup: Chesapeake Energy (CHK) Merger, Red Sea Conflict and More Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:25:23 +0000 The post Energy News Roundup: Chesapeake Energy (CHK) Merger, Red Sea Conflict and More appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..Turmoil in the Middle East, particularly in the Red Sea and Suez, sent crude prices on a wild ride. Prices dropped by about $3.50 a barrel early in the week and had gained all of that back and a little more by Friday morning. Here is a recap of the week’s events. Red Sea attacks drive crude prices up Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea have driven U.S. crude prices higher for Asian customers. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent crude both traded up by around 3.5% Friday morning, following Thursday attacks by U.S. and British forces that killed five people in Yemen. The Houthi-led attacks on shipping in the Red Sea have sent shipping rates for crude and refined products soaring. (These 29 countries are at war right now.) Yemen is situated at the southern end of the Red Sea on the east side of the Bar el-Mandeb Strait. The route through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea is critical to European and North American shipments of oil and LNG to Asia. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, about 12% of the world’s oil and 8% of the global supply of LNG travels through the Red Sea. The attacks are forcing shippers either to re-route or suspend shipments. Reuters reported earlier in the week that the chartering cost of a very-large crude carrier (VLCC) capable of transporting 2 million barrels of oil has risen from $8 million to $10 million, adding $1.00 per barrel. That drives the price of WTI crude higher than similar grades of crude from Middle Eastern producers like the UAE. One Singapore-based oil trader told Reuters that “U.S. crude is no longer competitive in Asia.” Natural gas giants merge The Chesapeake-Southwestern merger will create the nation’s second-largest natural gas producer. Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NASDAQ: CHK) and Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE: SWN) announced an agreement Thursday to complete an all-stock merger of the two natural gas producers. The deal’s total value is $7.4 billion, or $6.69 per share based on Chesapeake’s closing price of $77.18 on Wednesday. Southwestern shareholders will receive about 1 share of Chesapeake stock for every 12 Southwestern shares. Once the merger is completed, the combined company will have a market cap of around $24 billion and will get a new name. Chesapeake is the nation’s second-largest producer of natural gas (behind Exxon Mobil). The deal is expected to close in the second quarter. Southwestern shareholders did not like the deal, shaving about 2.5% from the share price after Thursday’s announcement. Chesapeake’s shareholders believe they’re getting a good deal (the premium to Southwestern’s share price was about 4.5%), and the stock rose by more than 3% Thursday. Once the deal is done, the new company has a reasonable chance of being included in the S&P 500. Briefly noted OPEC+ produced more oil in December, ahead of a quota cut that begins this month. According to S&P Global Platts, OPEC+ countries produced 130,000 barrels a day more in December than in November. Even so, OPEC production was down by about 1 million barrels a day compared to December 2022. Deeper cuts from both OPEC’s 13 member nations and its 10 partners in OPEC+ are scheduled to begin in January. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) increased its stake in Occidental Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: OXY) earlier this week. Berkshire Hathaway now owns about 34% of Oxy’s outstanding common stock. Reuters reported Friday morning that China’s crude oil imports reached a record 11.28 million barrels a day in 2023, up 11% year over year. Natural gas imports rose by 9.9% to nearly 120 million tons, second only to the amount imported in 2021. The post Energy News Roundup: Chesapeake Energy (CHK) Merger, Red Sea Conflict and More appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> 5 Top Wall Street Biggest Analyst Stock Calls as Inflation Spikes Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:15:52 +0000 The post 5 Top Wall Street Biggest Analyst Stock Calls as Inflation Spikes appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..Despite a negative print for the December consumer price index numbers, the three major indices mainly closed flat Thursday, after steep morning losses were erased by noon. Equities traded about by about a third to a half a point in Friday’s premarket session. The surprising increase in the inflation data, combined with more hawkish commentary from Federal Reserve governors, kept stocks defensive. However, the prominent technology leaders helped keep a bid under the market. With fourth-quarter earnings ready to start in earnest, all eyes will be on the results. Bonds U.S. Treasuries traded about flat early Friday morning. Despite the surprising inflation report, Treasury yields finished the day flat across the curve. This all came after the December numbers represented the most significant monthly change in the index since last September. The 10-year note closed at 3.97%, while the two-year was last seen at 4.26%. Commodities Precious metals traded up about 2% on Friday morning. Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude finished higher and could be going much higher after U.S. Military strikes in Yemen targeting Houthi militants could increase the dangers in the region. Brent closed up 0.80% at $77.41, while WTI jumped 2.17% to end the day at $73.58. Natural gas was also strong, closing up 1.74% at $5.15. Gold also finished modestly higher, as the February contract closed at $2,033.20, up 0.69%. The geopolitical issues around the globe with two wars that the United States is participating in by proxy, plus the expansion of the war in the Middle East, have kept buyers seemingly grabbing any drift down in the bullion. Bitcoin closed down 0.38% at $46,167 as some ETF exuberance brought in the sellers. Here are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and other calls for Friday, January 12, 2024. Upgrades One energy stock received two upgrades Friday morning. Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NASDAQ: CHK) from Neutral to Buy at both Citigroup and Mizuho. The former boosted its $82 price target to $95, while the target at the latter increased from $96 to $104. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE: IFF) from Hold to Buy, with its price target raised from $73 to $112, at Jefferies. Live Nation Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: LYV) from Neutral to Buy at Roth MKM, which raised its $92 price target to $114. Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) from Neutral to Buy with a price target of $160 at Citigroup. Downgrades Two closely watched software companies took downgrades on Friday morning. Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. (NYSE: BUD) from Outperform to Neutral at Exane BNP Paribas. No price target was given. (These are the most delicious beers in America.) Johnson Controls Inc. (NYSE: JCI) from Sector Perform to Underperform, and a $54 price target lowered from $50, at RBC Capital Markets. Snowflake Inc. (NYSE: SNOW) from Overweight to Equal Weight with a price target of $198 at Barclays. ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ZI) from Overweight to Equal Weight with a price target of $18 at Barclays. Other Calls New coverage reported Friday focused on basic materials stocks. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) coverage was resumed at J.P. Morgan with an Overweight rating and a price target increase from $19 to $23. Rio Tinto PLC (NYSE: RIO) was initiated with a Buy rating and price target of 7,300 pence (about $93) at Goldman Sachs. (These 25 American industries are booming.) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (NYSE: TSM) was reiterated at a rating of Market Perform, but with a price target increase from $85 to $95, at TD Cowen. United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) was resumed with a Neutral rating and price target of $52 at J.P. Morgan. The post 5 Top Wall Street Biggest Analyst Stock Calls as Inflation Spikes appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> 5 Red-Hot Stocks Top Thursday’s Biggest Wall Street Upgrades and Downgrades Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:55:41 +0000 The post 5 Red-Hot Stocks Top Thursday’s Biggest Wall Street Upgrades and Downgrades appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..The futures were trading flat after a solid rebound Wednesday that saw all the significant indices finish the day higher, with the Nasdaq leading the way, closing up 0.75% at 14,969.65. With the December inflation data slightly above expectations and significant bank earnings kicking off the fourth-quarter earnings reports this week, all eyes will be only on the results but also the forward commentary, as many feel the consumer is tapped out and spending could fall off a cliff. Bonds Two-year and 10-year Treasury notes traded lower early Thursday. Treasury yields were mixed across the curve as bond traders held fire, waiting to see how the inflation picture was trending. While many continue to make the case that rate cuts could come as soon as March, New York Federal Reserve President John William threw cold water on that possibility, saying in a speech Wednesday, “I expect that we will need to maintain a restrictive stance of policy for some time to achieve our goals fully.” The 10-year note closed trading at 4.03%, while the two-year paper was at 4.36%. Commodities Natural gas producers Chesapeake and Southwestern announce merger. After a strong move higher recently, both Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude both closed lower on Wednesday, after some large inventory builds offset concerns over the Middle East war expansion. Brent finished the session down over 1% at $76.81, while WTI closed at $71.37, down 1.2%. Natural gas was the loser, closing 4.73% at $3.04. Gold closed Wednesday modestly higher, with the February contract finishing the session at $2,034.40. The song remains the same, with significant central bank buying and geopolitical concerns keeping the wind in the sails of the bullion. Bitcoin was higher by 1% as the Securities and Exchange Commission finally gave the green light to exchange-traded funds for the cryptocurrency, which many feel could increase prices. Earlier Thursday morning, Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) and Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE: SWN) agreed to an all-stock merger valued at $7.4 billion. Chesapeake shareholders will own 60% of the combined company. The company will get a new name. (These five excellent dividend stocks have yields over 10%.) Here are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and other calls for Thursday, January 11, 2024. Upgrades Here are the top four upgrades announced on Thursday morning. American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) from Hold to Buy with a price target of $18 at Jefferies. Chewy Inc. (NYSE: CHWY) from Equal Weight to Overweight at Barclays, which also increased its $19 price target to $30. Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA) from Perform to Outperform with a price target of $510 at Oppenheimer. Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) from Neutral to Outperform, and a $240 price target raised to $300, at Robert W. Baird. Downgrades Parent of Taco Bell and Pizza Hut takes a downgrade Thursday. Albemarle Corp. (NYSE: ALB) from Buy to Hold with the price target lowered from $155 to $135 at Deutsche Bank. Blackstone Inc. (NYSE: BX) from Outperform to Perform at Oppenheimer. No price target was given. Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) from Neutral to Sell, with the price target cut from $17 to $11, at Redburn Atlantic. Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: STX) from Neutral to Underperform with a price target of $65 at Exane BNP Paribas. WPP PLC (NYSE: WPP) from Buy to Sell at UBS. The firm cut its price target from 1,200 pence to 700 pence as well. Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) from Overweight to Equal Weight, and price target lowered from $150 to $135, at Wells Fargo. Other Calls China-based online gaming company gets a restart and Outperform rating. The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (NYSE: IPG) initiated with a Neutral rating and price target of $36 at UBS. Netease Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES) coverage resumed with an Outperform rating and a price target of $126. The post 5 Red-Hot Stocks Top Thursday’s Biggest Wall Street Upgrades and Downgrades appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Thursday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Chevron, GE Healthcare, Keurig Dr Pepper, News Corp, Visa and More Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:41:42 +0000


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Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) Stock News & Articles - 24/7 Wall St. Insightful Analysis and Commentary for U.S. and Global Equity Investors Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:57:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 3 Top Retail Stocks: Buy, Sell or Hold? Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:00:50 +0000 The post 3 Top Retail Stocks: Buy, Sell or Hold? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Three retail heavyweights sit at very different points on the risk/reward map right now. Walmart (NYSE:WMT) at $109.47 looks fully valued, Costco (NASDAQ:COST) at $935.03 screens richly priced, and Home Depot (NYSE:HD) at $332.98 screens as the most attractive risk/reward. University of Michigan consumer sentiment just printed 44.8, well inside recessionary territory, which frames every verdict below. Walmart: Elite Execution, Uncomfortable Multiple Walmart is down 1.35% year to date and 8.01% over the past month, lagging a broader market that has kept grinding higher. Q1 FY27 revenue rose 6.08% to $175.68 billion, adjusted EPS came in at $0.66, global ecommerce grew 26%, and advertising jumped 37%. CEO John Furner credited “better shopping experiences, a broader assortment, and faster delivery.” The catch is valuation. WMT trades at roughly 39x trailing earnings with a 0.86% dividend yield. The Street sees upside to a $138.27 target, with 37 Buy, 5 Hold, and 1 Sell ratings, but insiders are net sellers and Q1 free cash flow turned negative at -$1.95 billion as capex climbed 34%. Treat targets as one data point among many. At $109.47, Walmart’s setup argues for patience. Here is why. The flywheel of ads, marketplace, and membership is best-in-class, but paying 39x for a low-single-digit revenue grower leaves little margin for error. A retest of the $94.85 52-week low would open a cleaner entry. Watch capex intensity and marketplace margin conversion into next quarter. Costco: Best-in-Class, Priced Like It Costco is up 8.91% YTD and roughly flat over the past year. Q3 FY26 delivered $70.53 billion in revenue (up 11.58%), EPS of $4.93, reported comps of 9.8%, and a worldwide renewal rate of 89.7%. Digitally-enabled comps grew 21.5%. Analysts carry a $1,076.91 consensus target with 22 Buy, 13 Hold, and 2 Sell ratings. The friction point is a P/E near 47x, which already prices in most of the operational excellence. Composite sentiment sits at a neutral 54.09, and insider activity skews to selling. At $935.03, Costco’s risk/reward looks balanced at best. Here is why. Membership renewal, warehouse expansion toward 940 locations, and Kirkland pricing power remain unmatched, but forward returns compress when you pay this multiple for high-single-digit comps. A pullback closer to $850 would strengthen the case; today’s setup favors patience over accumulation. Home Depot: Housing Pain Looks Priced In Home Depot has been the laggard, down 1.83% YTD and 8.36% over the past year. Q4 FY25 adjusted EPS of $2.72 beat consensus by 7.94%, comparable sales edged up 0.4%, and average ticket rose 2.4%. FY25 revenue reached $164.68 billion, with over 1,250 SRS locations now integrated. HD trades at roughly 23x earnings with a 2.76% dividend yield backed by the 156th consecutive quarterly payout. The consensus target sits at $370.34, implying roughly 12% upside, split 21 Buy and 15 Hold with zero Sell ratings. Insiders are net buyers, a rare positive signal across this group. At $332.98, Home Depot screens as the most attractive of the three. Here is why. Consumer sentiment at 44.8, elevated mortgage rates, and weak big-ticket demand are already reflected in the compressed multiple and the $286.95 52-week low. When housing turnover normalizes, the pro channel via SRS and GMS plus deferred remodel demand should drive operating leverage on a base that already grew FY25 sales 3.24%. The invalidation is a deeper housing recession that pushes FY26 EPS below the flat-to-4% guide. With insider buying, a growing dividend, and the cleanest valuation of the three, the reward-to-risk here looks the most attractive. The post 3 Top Retail Stocks: Buy, Sell or Hold? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> 3 Dividend Stocks That Pass Buffett’s Test: Buy, Sell or Hold? Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:30:04 +0000 The post DGRO’s December Rebalance Could Reshape Healthcare Exposure: Here’s What to Watch appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) trades near $77, up 11% YTD with narrow dividend-growth mandate. DGRO's performance hinges critically on 10-year Treasury yields; current 4.62% rate creates headwinds for dividend stocks. December 2026 index rebalance could reshape DGRO's healthcare-versus-financials exposure, particularly if Johnson & Johnson's weighting increases. The iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) trades near $77, up roughly 11% year to date year-to-date. The fund’s growth-focused screen has favored quality compounders, but investors chasing headline yield have found more juice in higher-yielding peers like SCHD. DGRO’s mandate is narrow. It tracks the Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index, which requires at least five years of uninterrupted dividend growth, excludes the top 10% of yielders, and screens out any company with a payout ratio above 75%. That yield-trap filter is what separates DGRO from SCHD and explains why the fund tilts toward large-cap compounders across 399 positions, with financials, tech, healthcare, and staples doing most of the work. The Macro Factor That Matters Most: The 10-Year Treasury Yield The single biggest swing factor for DGRO over the next 12 months is the 10-year Treasury yield, which sits at 4.62%, just below its 12-month high of 4.67%. On a percentile basis, current yields rank in the 99th percentile of the past year. That is the definition of a headwind for dividend-growth equities. Coca-Cola, a top-10 holding, yields roughly 2.5%. McDonald’s yields under 3%. Investors buying DGRO for income are collecting less than they would from a risk-free 10-year note, so the fund only makes sense if the dividends grow meaningfully. When Treasuries drift higher, the math gets worse, and MCD’s roughly 11% YTD decline is a live example. Watch two things: the CME FedWatch tool for rate-cut probabilities, and each 10-year auction (results are on TreasuryDirect the same day). The Fed has held the funds rate at 3.75% for seven months. If the 10-year cracks below 4.25% on softer inflation data, expect DGRO’s staples and healthcare sleeves to catch a bid quickly. If it pushes through 4.75%, the opposite. The Fund-Specific Signal: The December Rebalance DGRO’s index rebalances semi-annually in June and December, and the mechanics are worth understanding. The April 30, 2026 holdings snapshot shows something telling: Johnson & Johnson does not appear in the top positions despite being a Dividend King with 64 consecutive years of hikes. Meanwhile, JNJ has quietly surged roughly 66% over the past year. If JNJ’s weighting is reset higher at the December reconstitution, that alone can shift the fund’s yield and growth profile. The rebalance also polices the 75% payout-ratio cap. Any name whose payout ratio breaches the ceiling gets cut. Check iShares’ holdings page in mid-December: names dropped or added by more than 50 basis points are your signal for how DGRO’s factor exposure has shifted. What to Watch The single most important macro signal is the 10-year Treasury yield breaking meaningfully below 4.25% or above 4.75%. The single most important fund signal is the December 2026 index rebalance and whether JNJ’s weight is restored, since that one holding materially changes the healthcare-versus-financials balance of the portfolio for the next six months. The post DGRO’s December Rebalance Could Reshape Healthcare Exposure: Here’s What to Watch appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> SPYI Investors: Watch These 2 Macro Factors Before the Next Distribution Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:10:54 +0000 Costco, Johnson & Johnson, and Altria dividends provide a backstop, but falling volatility combined with 4.6% Treasury yields threatens SPYI's yield advantage. The NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF (NYSEARCA:SPYI) has quietly delivered a total return that undersells the story: SPYI is up 8% year to date and 19% over the past year, trailing the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY)’s 20% one-year gain by a narrower margin than most covered-call funds. Investors own SPYI for the roughly 12% annualized distribution, and with the fund’s net assets at $6.9 billion and a 0.68% expense ratio, the question over the next 12 months is whether the income engine can keep humming as volatility compresses. How SPYI Actually Makes Its Money SPYI holds S&P 500 constituents (large-cap defensives like Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, Altria, Costco, and Fastenal sit alongside every other name in the index) and sells SPX index call options against the portfolio to harvest premium. That premium, paid out as return-of-capital-style monthly distributions, is where the yield comes from. The underlying dividends help, but option income is the real fuel. Right now that fuel is thinning. The VIX is sitting near 17, below the trailing 12-month average of about 18 and a long way from this spring’s peak near 31. Lower VIX means cheaper calls, which means less premium for SPYI to collect. The Macro Factor: The VIX Regime and 10-Year Yield Combo The single macro variable to track is the VIX, watched weekly on the CBOE feed or FRED’s VIXCLS series. A sustained move below 15 would be a warning: SPYI’s distribution is calibrated to a mid-teens volatility environment, and every point the VIX loses translates into thinner call premiums on the next monthly roll. A move back above 20 does the opposite, refilling the premium tank. Layered on top is the 10-year Treasury, now near 4.6%, sitting in the 99th percentile of its 12-month range. A risk-free 4.62% is direct competition for SPYI’s yield. If yields keep drifting toward this spring’s high near 4.7% without a corresponding VIX pickup, the fund’s income advantage narrows. Watch the CME FedWatch tool around each FOMC meeting: a genuine cutting cycle would lift equity multiples and typically compress volatility further, a mixed signal for SPYI holders. The Fund-Specific Factor: Distribution Composition on the Next Roll The fund-specific signal is whether SPYI can maintain its monthly payout without eroding NAV. During the March-April 2026 stress period, elevated premiums subsidized the distribution. Since May, that subsidy has faded. If the distribution stays near 12% annualized while realized option income drops, NEOS will be paying it out of principal, and the NAV will start to bleed. Investors can check the monthly distribution notice on the NEOS Funds site (Section 19a) for the return-of-capital breakdown. The dividend backstop matters here. Costco raised its quarterly payout to $1.47, Johnson & Johnson bumped to $1.34, and Altria’s 5.9% yield alongside Coca-Cola’s $0.53 quarterly keep the underlying cash flow steady. Investors focused purely on price appreciation with lower income needs may prefer straight SPY exposure, where the one-year gap of roughly 2 percentage points compounds meaningfully over time. What To Watch Next If the VIX stays anchored between 15 and 18 into the fall, expect SPYI’s next few distribution notices to lean more heavily on return of capital, and watch the September FOMC decision for any shift that could jolt volatility back above 20. A sustained VIX print under 15 paired with a 10-year yield holding above 4.5% is the combination that would materially weaken this fund’s proposition. The post SPYI Investors: Watch These 2 Macro Factors Before the Next Distribution appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> 2 Well-Known Stocks Are Ready to Pay You Dividends – But You Must Act Before July 24 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:44:38 +0000 The post 2 Well-Known Stocks Are Ready to Pay You Dividends – But You Must Act Before July 24 appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. The clock is ticking on two of the most recognizable dividend payers on the Nasdaq. Both Coca-Cola Consolidated (NASDAQ:COKE) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) go ex-dividend on the same day, Friday, July 24, 2026, with both payments landing in shareholder accounts on August 7, 2026. To capture either check, shares must be owned before the ex-date, which means the last practical day to buy is Thursday, July 23, 2026. The mechanics matter here. The ex-dividend date is the cutoff: buy on or after July 24 and the seller keeps this dividend, not you. The pay date is simply when cash hits your account. Miss the ex-date, and there is no catching up until the next quarterly cycle. Coca-Cola Consolidated (NASDAQ: COKE) Coca-Cola Consolidated is the largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the United States, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It operates as an independent bottler distinct from The Coca-Cola Company. The indicated annual dividend runs $1.00, and the current dividend yield sits at roughly 0.56%. To be in for this payment, purchase shares by the close on Thursday, July 23, 2026. Coverage is not in question. Against trailing EPS of $7.26 and FY2025 EPS of $7.98, a $1.00 annual payout leaves an enormous cushion. FY2025 operating cash flow was $931.9 million against capex of $312.3 million, producing free cash flow of $619.6 million, far more than needed to fund the regular dividend. Q1 FY2026 revenue of $1.847 billion rose 16.9% year over year, though adjusted gross margin slipped 70 basis points to 39.1% on roughly $35 million of incremental aluminum costs tied to tariffs and supply. The caveat is the modest yield and lumpy capital-return history. COKE has paid special dividends in the past (a $16.50 distribution ex-January 2024, and $2.50 payments during late 2024 and early 2025), so the regular $0.25 cadence understates total cash returned over time. The stock is up over 60% in the past year and trades at a trailing PE of 24, so while the regular dividend doesn’t look huge – there’s a lot to like about the underlying company. Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) Costco is the membership warehouse operator investors either already own or wish they did. The company declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.47 per share, with an ex-dividend date of July 24, 2026 and a payment date of August 7, 2026. The indicated annual dividend is $5.88, and the trailing yield reads roughly 0.58%. Again, the last day to buy and still receive this payment is Thursday, July 23, 2026. The regular quarterly rate stepped up from $1.30 earlier this year to the current $1.47, continuing a multi-year pattern of annual raises. Coverage looks pristine on the EPS base. Trailing EPS sits at $19.82, and FY2025 EPS was $18.21 on net income of $8.10 billion. FY2025 operating cash flow of $13.34 billion and free cash flow of $7.84 billion comfortably fund the $5.88 annual payout with room for continued warehouse expansion (heading toward roughly 942 warehouses by fiscal year-end) and buybacks. Q3 FY2026 revenue reached $70.53 billion, up 11.6% year over year, with comparable sales up 9.8% and the worldwide membership renewal rate at 89.7%. Recurring membership fees of $1.37 billion that quarter act as a nearly bond-like source of cash to backstop the dividend. The real risk is valuation. COST carries a trailing PE of 47 and a forward PE of 41, so investors are paying up for the compounding story. The stock is down 4% over the past week, though still up over 6% year to date. Costco also occasionally pays large special dividends (the last was $15.00 in December 2023), which functions as an occasional bonus on top of the regular payout. For income-focused readers weighing companion ideas, our research on 10 Dividend Kings to Buy Now and Hold Forever pairs naturally with a blue-chip cadence like this. The Bottom Line Both COKE and COST are quality names first and dividend payers second, with yields modest enough that a single quarterly payment is a side benefit rather than a thesis. That said, if these were already on a watch list, the calendar has now made the decision concrete. The ex-dividend date for both is July 24, 2026, and shares must be owned before then to receive the August 7 payment. After Thursday’s close, this cycle is gone until the next declaration. The post 2 Well-Known Stocks Are Ready to Pay You Dividends – But You Must Act Before July 24 appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> XNTK vs. QQQ: Does a 35-Stock Tech ETF Beat Just Buying the Nasdaq-100? Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:56:19 +0000 The post XNTK vs. QQQ: Does a 35-Stock Tech ETF Beat Just Buying the Nasdaq-100? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. The SPDR NYSE Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:XNTK) and the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) look like two flavors of the same trade. Both live near the front of the AI rally. Both charge institutional-grade fees. Yet XNTK has returned 51.65% over the past year against QQQ’s 28.43%, and 808.69% over ten years against QQQ’s 536.62%. A 35-stock equal-weight portfolio is beating the Nasdaq-100 badly. The reason matters more than the gap. What Each Fund Is Actually Betting On QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100 and lets market cap decide everything. When Apple grows, its weight grows. When NVIDIA melts up, so does its slice. That mechanic is a bet on mega-cap dominance persisting: the biggest names keep compounding faster than the rest of the index. It also means QQQ carries meaningful non-tech exposure. Costco (NASDAQ:COST) is classified as Consumer Defensive, not technology, and sits inside QQQ alongside healthcare and staples names. XNTK tracks the NYSE Technology Index: roughly 35 US-listed tech leaders, equal-dollar-weighted and rebalanced quarterly. That structure is two bets stacked. First, pure tech only, no consumer or healthcare drag. Second, breadth over dominance. A mid-tier holding matters as much as the largest holding, and every rebalance trims winners and adds to laggards. In an environment where AI leadership rotates across semis, software, and hyperscalers, that reset has captured more of the move than cap-weighting has. Where The Divergence Shows Up The AI beneficiaries prove the point. NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) sits at a $5.1 trillion market cap and has run 929% over five years. QQQ owns it heavily by design. XNTK owns it at roughly the same weight as everything else, and pairs it with Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO), up 775.99% over five years, and Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR), up 503.15%. Equal-weighting gives those winners real portfolio impact. The trade-off shows in stress. During 2022, XNTK fell 41.78% while QQQ dropped 33.71%. Concentrated tech gets hit harder when rates spike. And single names can still hurt XNTK: Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is down 21.69% over the past year even as most of tech surged. The Practical Comparison Metric XNTK QQQ Expense ratio 0.35% ~0.20% (industry standard) Holdings ~35, equal-weight ~100, cap-weight YTD 2026 return +28.94% +15.86% 2022 drawdown -41.78% -33.71% Forward annual dividend $0.81 $3.25 QQQ costs less, distributes more income, and includes ballast from names like Costco that soften pure-tech shocks. XNTK costs more, yields almost nothing, and delivers a purer, more concentrated tech bet with a forced quarterly rebalance. The Verdict XNTK fits an investor who already believes tech will keep leading, wants that thesis expressed cleanly, and can stomach a deeper 2022-style drawdown when tech breaks. The equal-weight reset is the real edge: it monetizes rotation inside tech instead of letting one or two mega-caps dictate returns. QQQ fits an investor who wants low-cost exposure to the largest Nasdaq names with some non-tech diversification and better tax and income characteristics. If leadership narrows back to a handful of trillion-dollar names, QQQ’s cap-weight will start winning again. Until then, XNTK’s structure is doing more work. The post XNTK vs. QQQ: Does a 35-Stock Tech ETF Beat Just Buying the Nasdaq-100? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Walmart Vs. Costco: Buy Walmart Over Costco for Defensive Coverage and AI Integration Superiority Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:55:51 +0000 The post


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Dell Technologies Inc - Class C (DELL) Stock News & Articles - 24/7 Wall St. Insightful Analysis and Commentary for U.S. and Global Equity Investors Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:00:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Prediction: Dell Technologies Stock Could Be 30% Higher by This Time Next Year Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:00:59 +0000 The post Super Micro Just Disclosed $60 Billion in New Orders and a Massive Margin Beat appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. All eyes are on Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) on Wednesday as the company disclosed preliminary fiscal Q4 2026 results with more than $60 billion in new orders received during the quarter and a record backlog. Furthermore, Super Micro guided gross margin to 15% to 17%. That margin range is double the prior 8%-plus guidance, attributed to a favorable customer and product mix. Super Micro Computer guided revenue to near the low end of the $11 billion to $12.5 billion range, with LSEG consensus at near $11.67 billion. The company’s full results are slated to arrive on August 11, but the market is enthusiastically bidding up SMCI stock today. Why It Matters and How the Street Is Responding The margin surprise is structurally important after governance scrutiny and dilution tied to Super Micro Computer’s June $7 billion financing raised to fund roughly $39 billion in AI-server orders. The $60 billion order figure anchors the AI-infrastructure buildout directly to Super Micro’s backlog. Barclays raised its Super Micro Computer stock price target to $38 from $34, maintaining Equal Weight. Meanwhile, Rosenblatt lifted its SMCI target to $45 from $40 with a Buy rating, citing Super Micro’s “industry-leading” time-to-market advantage. Super Micro Computer stock is up by a whopping 24% to $31.66 in Wednesday midday trading. Super Micro’s peers are also on the move: Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) stock is up 9% to $442.30, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) stock is up 5% to $48.84. The iShares U.S. Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:IYW) is flat at $244.02, so this doesn’t mark a full-on rally across tech stocks. This preliminary update precedes audited results, and Super Micro stock carries governance and dilution overhang. Investors can watch the August 11 print for confirmation of margin recovery and order-book conversion before sizing positions. Record Backlog and Implications for SMCI Investors Super Micro Computer builds AI-optimized servers and full rack-scale systems, much of it designed around GPUs from NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), along with chips from Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD). The company’s pitch has long centered on speed, getting the newest accelerators into deployable, often liquid-cooled systems faster than rivals can. That’s the “industry-leading” time-to-market edge Rosenblatt highlighted, and a record order book suggests hyperscalers and enterprises are still lining up for that capacity. The backlog matters only if Super Micro Computer can convert it into recognized revenue at the newly guided 15% to 17% gross margin, rather than the thin 8%-plus range that had worried the Street. The guidance hints that the customer and product mix may finally be working in the company’s favor. Even so, patient investors may choose to wait for the August 11 results to confirm or deny that shift before assuming it’s durable. The post Super Micro Just Disclosed $60 Billion in New Orders and a Massive Margin Beat appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Super Micro Jumps 13% on Record $60B Order Backlog; Dell, HPE Rally on AI Server Read-Through Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:19:43 +0000 The post Super Micro Jumps 13% on Record $60B Order Backlog; Dell, HPE Rally on AI Server Read-Through appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) shares are up 13% to $28.75 in Wednesday morning trading after the company delivered a preliminary Q4 FY2026 business update that stunned the margin bears. The rally appears to be pulling Super Micro’s AI server peers higher, with Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) stock up 2% to $414 and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) shares up 1% to $47.22. The move caps a bruising stretch for Super Micro Computer shares, which entered the session down 13% year to date (YTD) and off 50% over the past year. Wednesday’s pop reframes the setup heading into the full August 11 report. Margin Guide Silences the Bears The catalyst is a preliminary update Super Micro Computer released after Tuesday’s close. The company disclosed more than $60 billion in new orders booked during the quarter ended June 30, with backlog at record levels. The bigger surprise sits in the margin line. Super Micro Computer guided fiscal Q4 gross margin to 15% to 17%, materially above prior guidance of 8.2% to 8.4%, citing a “favorable customer and product mix.” Revenue is expected near the low end of the $11 billion to $12.5 billion range, versus analyst estimates near $11.67 billion per LSEG. Wall Street responded quickly. Barclays raised its price target on Super Micro Computer stock to $38 from $34, keeping an Equal Weight rating. Rosenblatt lifted its target to $45 from $40 with a Buy rating, arguing that Super Micro’s Q4 order book reinforces the company’s “industry-leading” time-to-market advantage in the AI infrastructure buildout. Peers Ride the AI Server Read-Through Dell and HPE aren’t reporting news of their own today. The rally reflects a read-through: if Super Micro Computer’s book is filling that fast, hyperscaler and enterprise AI capex is still accelerating, and both peers already have proof points on the board. Dell entered Wednesday up 224% YTD, backed by Q1 FY27 AI-optimized server revenue of $16.13 billion, up 757% year over year (YoY), and a full-year AI server revenue target near $60 billion. HPE is up 96% YTD after Q2 FY26 server revenue of $5.45 billion, up 33% YoY, and raised full-year revenue growth guidance to 29% to 33%. The common thread runs through NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) silicon, with supporting exposure from Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD). Super Micro Computer’s transcript flagged AI GPU-related platforms contributing over 80% of revenue last quarter. The broad tech tape isn’t cooperating, though. The iShares U.S. Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:IYW) is down 2% to $241.45 with the NASDAQ 100 off 0.88%. IYW isn’t a clean proxy here: the fund is mega-cap heavy, with NVIDIA at 16.23% and Apple at 13.63%, while SMCI, DELL, and HPE combined sit at less than 1% of net assets. What to Watch The bull case on Super Micro Computer shares now rests on the margin turnaround, the record AI backlog, and short-squeeze potential. The bear case still centers on governance questions and dilution overhang from the June $7 billion financing tied to roughly $39 billion in AI-server orders. The next real test arrives August 11, when Super Micro Computer reports its full fiscal Q4 results. Traders can watch for whether the 15% to 17% margin range holds up under audited numbers, and whether the enterprise mix keeps building. Position sizing should reflect SMCI stock’s volatility, as this remains a name that swings hard in both directions. The post Super Micro Jumps 13% on Record $60B Order Backlog; Dell, HPE Rally on AI Server Read-Through appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Super Micro Jumps 6%, Dell Climbs 7%, HPE Rises 5% as AI Hardware Rebounds With the NASDAQ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:55:12 +0000 ... Super Micro Jumps 6%, Dell Climbs 7%, HPE Rises 5% as AI Hardware Rebounds With the NASDAQ]]> The post Super Micro Jumps 6%, Dell Climbs 7%, HPE Rises 5% as AI Hardware Rebounds With the NASDAQ appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Shares of Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI), Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL), and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) are all rallying Tuesday midday as AI hardware names ride a broad market rebound. Super Micro Computer stock is up 6% to $25.23, Dell stock is up 7% to $406.60, and HPE stock is up 5% to $46.76. The move comes as the NASDAQ 100 climbs 1.88% on easing U.S.-Iran tensions and renewed deal hopes, extending this week’s rebound in AI and chip hardware names. No fresh company-specific catalyst is a main driver for today’s rally in Super Micro Computer, Dell, or HPE. These are high-beta AI server proxies, and they tend to amplify broad-market moves in both directions. Each of the three names entered Tuesday’s session under recent pressure, so today’s bounce reclaims some lost ground for the trio. Traders are treating Super Micro Computer, Dell, and HPE as a single AI infrastructure trade, with the tickers moving in lockstep on macro headlines rather than fundamentals. AI Hardware Names Ride the NASDAQ Rally Investors are treating Super Micro Computer, Dell, and HPE as leveraged proxies for AI infrastructure spend. When enterprise AI demand looks intact and macro fears ease, these names rip together. The NASDAQ’s near-2% jump today, driven by geopolitics rather than any single earnings report, is exactly the kind of session that lifts them as a group. Dell’s fundamental backdrop remains supportive. The company booked $24.4 billion in AI orders in Q1 FY27 and raised full-year revenue guidance to $165 billion to $169 billion, calling for full-year AI server revenue near $60 billion. Furthermore, HPE reported Q2 FY26 revenue of $10.68 billion, up 40% year over year (YoY), with the Juniper Networks integration lifting networking revenue 148%. Meanwhile, Super Micro Computer’s most recent quarter was mixed. The company’s Q3 FY26 revenue landed at $10.24 billion, up 123% YoY but well short of the $12.45 billion Street estimate, though Super Micro Computer’s non-GAAP EPS of $0.84 beat the $0.62 consensus. A Tale of Three YTD Stories Looking at 2026 so far, Dell shares are up by a whopping 223% year to date (YTD) with a trailing P/E ratio of 32x, while HPE shares are up 95% YTD with a P/E ratio of 44x. Super Micro Computer shares, even including today’s pop, remain down 14% YTD, trading at a P/E ratio of 13x. Dell and HPE sit among 2026’s biggest AI hardware winners. Super Micro Computer badly lags. The open question is whether Super Micro Computer is a genuine bargain at 13x earnings or a value trap. Super Micro Computer’s issues shouldn’t be overlooked. A $7 billion financing meant to fund a roughly $39 billion AI-server backlog raises dilution risk, and an independent board review on export-control matters adds governance uncertainty. HPE’s 44x multiple looks somewhat rich for a legacy hardware franchise, though the Juniper deal and a free cash flow guide of at least $3.5 billion for FY26 give bulls cover. Dell’s 32x sits in the middle, reflecting a market that has already awarded the stock significant AI credit. HPE Networking Push and an ETF Angle HPE and GTT Communications announced today an expanded Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) managed services partnership built on HPE Aruba and EdgeConnect. It’s a minor business item unrelated to today’s 5% move in HPE stock, though it does reinforce the networking angle that has been a quiet driver for HPE’s Juniper-boosted segment. Investors seeking AI hardware exposure without single-stock risk can consider the iShares U.S. Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:IYW). The fund is up roughly 2% today and 21% YTD to $244.50. IYW holds all three names at small weights but is heavily concentrated in mega-caps like NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), which alone accounts for 16% of the fund. IYW offers a diversified, somewhat de-risked way to play the AI hardware theme. The ETF isn’t leveraged, and it dilutes the volatility that comes with owning Super Micro Computer or Dell shares outright. It won’t track the trio tightly, given the fund’s top-heavy composition. What to Watch Traders can watch for whether today’s gains hold into the close, particularly for Super Micro Computer shares, which need sustained momentum to reclaim the 2026 breakeven line. Any softening in the geopolitical backdrop could quickly unwind the day’s move given how tightly these names track macro sentiment. The next scheduled catalysts are earnings reports. Super Micro Computer has guided Q4 FY26 revenue to $11 billion to $12.5 billion, and that report will be the real test of whether 13x earnings is a floor or a warning. Dell and HPE both report next in late summer, and those calls could reset the AI hardware narrative for the back half of the year. The post Super Micro Jumps 6%, Dell Climbs 7%, HPE Rises 5% as AI Hardware Rebounds With the NASDAQ appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> 3 Not-So-Obvious AI Stocks to Buy in July Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:57 +0000 The post 3 Not-So-Obvious AI Stocks to Buy in July appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. The AI trade in 2026 has broadened well past mega-cap headliners. NVIDIA, Microsoft and Alphabet remain reflexive answers, but the second wave of infrastructure and software beneficiaries looks most interesting in July. PineBridge’s 2026 outlook flags datacenter equipment growth as “essentially locked” as hyperscaler CapEx compounds, and Goldman Sachs frames the AI CapEx boom as the counterweight driving business and investment activity into 2026. That backdrop favors the layer of the stack bought after the GPUs: servers, networking fabric, and enterprise software that monetizes the models. Three names capture that thesis: One for AI Factory hardware, another for AI data center ethernet and another for agentic enterprise AI. Each delivered a tool-verified data point in the last quarter that justifies the label “AI beneficiary” without needing NVIDIA in the ticker. Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) has become the most levered AI hardware pure-play outside chipmakers. In Q1 FY27, reported May 28, 2026, revenue hit $43.84 billion, up 87.5% YoY, and AI-optimized server revenue exploded to $16.13 billion, up 757% YoY. Non-GAAP EPS of $4.86 beat the $2.96 consensus. Management booked $24.40 billion in AI orders in the quarter and raised full-year FY27 revenue guidance to $165.0 to $169.0 billion, with AI server revenue guided to roughly $60 billion for the full year. The bull case is clear: Dell captures the enterprise and sovereign AI buildout that hyperscalers cannot serve directly. CEO Jeff Clarke framed it as “exceptionally strong demand for AI-optimized servers” with over 3,000 customers now buying various forms of our Dell AI factories”. Shares are up 241.91% year to date through July 13, closing at $427.11, and traded up another 7.05% on July 14 to $457.21. A P/E of 23 against this growth profile remains reasonable if AI server orders compound. The risk: gross margin compressed to 17.8% from 21.1% YoY as the AI mix crowds out higher-margin traditional server and storage revenue. Shareholders’ equity remains negative at $(1.40) billion, and prediction-market sentiment has cooled, with a composite score of 34.36 (bearish) and a -20.05 shift over the past seven days. A nonlinear order pattern means quarters can disappoint even inside a strong trend. Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) is the enterprise software counterpoint: agentic AI turning into durable recurring revenue. Q1 FY27 revenue came in at $11.13 billion, up 13.3% YoY, with non-GAAP EPS of $3.88 against a $3.13 estimate. Agentforce plus Data 360 combined ARR reached approximately $3.4 billion, up over 200% YoY, and Salesforce processed 3.8 billion Agentic Work Units and 28.6 trillion tokens. Marc Benioff called it “an outstanding quarter for Salesforce, record revenue, record deals, and cash flow. Agentic AI is the biggest growth opportunity for our customers, and for Salesforce.” The bull case rests on valuation and monetization. Salesforce trades at a P/E of 19 with a 77.7% gross margin and 21.5% operating margin. Current RPO of $33.6 billion, up 14% YoY gives forward visibility, and the company raised FY27 revenue guidance to $45.9 billion to $46.2 billion. A $25 billion accelerated share repurchase reduced diluted share count to 871 million from 970 million YoY. Sentiment sits at a neutral 47.93 composite score, framing CRM as the contrarian pick, up just 3.21% over the past month against a -35.03% year-to-date return. The risk: noncurrent debt ballooned to $39.3 billion from $10.4 billion to fund the buyback, and the Informatica acquisition adds integration risk. Core Sales and Service Cloud growth trails Agentforce, so the AI narrative must keep converting. Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET) Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) is the networking layer connecting hyperscaler GPU clusters, executing on both demand and pricing power. Q1 2026 revenue came in at $2.71 billion, up 35.1% YoY, non-GAAP EPS of 87 cents beat the 81-cent consensus, and operating cash flow more than doubled to $1.69 billion. Management raised the 2026 revenue target to $11.5 billion and the AI Fabrics target to $3.5 billion, effectively doubling AI sales annually. The bull case is simple: Jayshree Ullal said flatly that “our demand is actually the best I have ever seen in my Arista tenure”, and the company now claims the number one market share in high-speed switching in the greater than 10 gigabit Ethernet category. Purchase commitments jumped to $8.9 billion from $6.8 billion, a forward indicator of the order book. Shares are up nearly 24% this year, with the strongest prediction sentiment of the three at a 66 bullish composite score. The risk: gross margin compressed to 62.4% from 64.1% YoY as hyperscaler mix and component costs weigh on unit economics, and Arista carries meaningful customer concentration alongside 52-week lead times on key chips. If hyperscaler CapEx intentions soften in 2027, the backlog reprices quickly. What Ties These Three Together Each captures a specific slice of AI spend, none requires calling the top on NVIDIA, and each delivered a quarter with hard evidence that AI dollars are landing on the P&L. That is the setup worth watching into second-half earnings season. The post 3 Not-So-Obvious AI Stocks to Buy in July appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Live Nasdaq Composite: Chip Stocks Buckle Under Capex Pressure as Markets Hunt Leadership Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:37:46 +0000 The post Live Nasdaq Composite: Chip Stocks Buckle Under Capex Pressure as Markets Hunt Leadership appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Live Updates Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing didn't make the cut. Grab the names FREE today. BofA Bullish on GOOGL Jul 16, 2026 at 10:19 AM EDT BofA remains firmly in the bullish camp on Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL) ahead of July 22 earnings, reemphasizing a “buy” rating with a $430 target on the stock. The analyst’s channel checks point to solid retail search activity, even as consumer packaged goods and travel appear a little softer. BofA trimmed its search forecast to account for FX, but its roughly 17% growth view still sits slightly above Wall Street’s bar. Alphabet stock is up fractionally at last check. Retail Sales Slow Jul 16, 2026 at 9:37 AM EDT In a sign of a fatigued consumer, June retail sales slowed but held up, rising 0.2% from May and matching expectations. The softer pace versus May’s revised 1% gain gives the market a mixed read: consumers are still spending, but momentum is easing just as investors are watching whether higher rates and sticky prices are starting to bite. This article will be updated throughout the day, so check back often for more daily updates.  Stocks are seeking direction, but the chip trade was doing most of the dragging. S&P 500 futures slipped 0.4% and Nasdaq-100 futures fell 1% as investors looked past Taiwan Semiconductor’s earnings beat and focused instead on the rising cost of the AI buildout. Dow futures held roughly flat, helped by a 6%-plus move in UnitedHealth (UNH) after the health insurer topped earnings expectations. The pressure point was Taiwan Semi (TSM). Shares fell 4.6% after the company raised its full-year capex outlook to $60 billion to $64 billion, up from $52 billion to $56 billion. That spending reset spilled across semiconductors. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF dropped 2.2%, with Arm Holdings (Nasdaq: ARM) falling 4%, SK Hynix tumbling 11% in Seoul, STMicroelectronics off 4.6%, and Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) sliding 2.8%. Here’s a look at where things stand as of early morning trading: Dow Jones Industrial Average: 52,731 Up 0.14% Nasdaq Composite: 26,057 Down 0.77% S&P 500: 7,545 Down 0.35% Market Movers TSMC (TSM) gave the AI chip trade another data point, posting a record Q2 while raising its 2026 capex plan to $60 billion to $64 billion. Revenue rose 33.7% to $40.2 billion, net profit jumped 77.4% to about $22.4 billion, and Q3 guidance came in ahead of expectations. In Arizona, TSMC plans another $100 billion investment, boosting its U.S. manufacturing commitment to roughly $265 billion. SpaceX (Nasdaq: SPCX) is hitting post-IPO turbulence, with shares slipping below the $135 IPO price intraday as lockup risk starts to overtake debut euphoria. The stock is now down about 33% from its post-IPO peak, with up to 911.5 million insider and early-investor shares reportedly eligible to come unlocked after the company’s first earnings report, creating a fresh supply overhang. Dell Technologies (Nasdaq: DELL) stayed under pressure in premarket trading after a 10% slide in the prior session, as investors grew more cautious on whether the AI server buildout is getting ahead of itself. The stock has become a proxy for the AI infrastructure trade, which cuts both ways: demand is still strong, but any hint of overcapacity can hit the hardware names first. Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is reportedly sharpening its AI sales pitch against OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, training teams to sell Azure as the full-stack enterprise AI platform. Microsoft is not just pushing model access or cloud capacity. Microsoft’s Jay Parikh said in a motivational speech to employees, “Everyone else is selling parts, we’re selling the full end-to-end system.” The post Live Nasdaq Composite: Chip Stocks Buckle Under Capex Pressure as Markets Hunt Leadership appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Two AI Server Bets, Two Outcomes: Dell Technologies vs Super Micro Computer Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:00:13 +0000 The post Two AI Server Bets, Two Outcomes: Dell Technologies vs Super Micro Computer appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) and Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) both reported earnings recently, and their results reveal two very different versions of the AI server story. Dell showed disciplined scale. Supermicro showed messy growth. Comparing them right now feels essential, because they sell into the same hyperscale and enterprise buildout but with wildly different execution. AI Servers Lift Dell. Supermicro Trips Over Its Own Story. Dell’s Q1 FY27 was the kind of quarter you rarely see from a company this size. Revenue hit $43.84 billion, up 87.54% YoY, with AI-Optimized Servers alone contributing $16.13 billion, a 757% YoY jump. Non-GAAP EPS came in at $4.86 versus a $2.96 estimate. Storage lagged at 8%, which is worth flagging, but ISG operating margin still expanded to 10.5%. CEO Jeff Clarke described AI deployments where a single GB200 NVL72 rack has 1.2 million parts, framing complexity as Dell’s moat. Supermicro’s Q3 FY26 told a rougher tale. Revenue reached $10.24 billion, up 122.7% YoY, yet missed the $12.45 billion estimate by 17.75%. GAAP gross margin recovered to 9.9% from 6.3%, which is progress, though the numbers remain preliminary and unaudited. CEO Charles Liang leaned on the transformation narrative: “Supermicro’s transformation into a total datacenter infrastructure provider is accelerating.” Fine words. The $6.6 billion cash used in operations undercuts them. A Full-Stack Giant vs. a Pure-Play Specialist Lens Dell Supermicro Core Bet Full-stack integration across ISG and CSG Fast time-to-market on NVIDIA platforms and DCBBS FY Revenue Guide $165B to $169B $38.9B to $40.4B Key Vulnerability Gross margin compressed to 17.8% from 21.1% Governance review, $8.8B in debt and convertibles Dell’s AI orders reached $24.4 billion in a single quarter, and the FY27 AI server target sits near $60 billion. Supermicro cites more than $13 billion in Blackwell Ultra orders, still meaningful, though the June 29 Taiwan raid tied to an Nvidia AI chip smuggling probe reset the risk profile. Reddit sentiment cratered to 22 to 27, deep bearish after that news. The Next Test Is Whether Supermicro Can Convert Orders Cleanly I will watch Dell’s storage attach rate closely, because Clarke openly admitted “we are not satisfied with the attach today.” That is where the real margin lift lives. For Supermicro, the questions are simpler and harder: can the board close the export-control review, can DCBBS margins hold near 10%, and does the new Silicon Valley manufacturing footprint actually accelerate deliveries? Dell trades at a P/E of 34, while Supermicro sits at 15. That gap prices in the governance drag. Where Execution Looks Cleanest This Cycle On the data available today, Dell is executing at a different tier. The scale, the $3.118 billion in free cash flow, and Clarke’s willingness to describe operational messiness in detail suggest disciplined execution. Supermicro’s profile is more suited to investors who accept governance risk and volatile margins, and the valuation reflects real skepticism after the stock fell 43.83% over one year. Key signposts for reassessing Supermicro would be a clean audit and steady 10%-plus gross margins. Dell also carries caveats, with insiders net sellers recently, though business quality this quarter stands out. The post Two AI Server Bets, Two Outcomes: Dell Technologies vs Super Micro Computer appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Dell Falls 14%, HPE and Super Micro Slide as AI Hardware Stocks Give Back Gains Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:42:51 +0000 The post Dell Falls 14%, HPE and Super Micro Slide as AI Hardware Stocks Give Back Gains appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Dell (DELL) dropped 13% to $400 midday Wednesday amid broad AI hardware profit-taking with no confirmed catalyst; HPE fell 5% and Super Micro Computer down 3%. Dell up 219% year-to-date despite selloff, showing positioning-driven volatility; Q1 revenue surged 88% YoY with AI server sales hitting $16.1B. HPE (HPE) shares fell 5% on AI sector profit-taking but trade at reasonable 12x forward earnings; Juniper integration lifted networking revenue 148% YoY. Super Micro Computer (SMCI) declined 3% alongside broader AI hardware weakness; the stock trades at 9x forward multiples but faces lingering export-control review uncertainty. Watch if Dell holds above $345 50-day moving average into close—a bounce could signal routine reset in intact AI uptrend, while lows may trigger deleveraging. Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) shares are down 14% to $394 at midday Wednesday, leading a sharp pullback across AI server hardware names. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) shares are off 8% to $45.67, and Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) shares are down 5% to $26.26. The move looks like a positioning event rather than a company-specific headline. Today’s drop takes a bite out of one of the year’s most extended runs for Dell stock. Even after the slide, Dell shares remain up 219% year to date (YTD), HPE stock is up 92% YTD, and Super Micro Computer stock is down 9% YTD. In other words, Dell and HPE are giving back gains while retaining their leadership. Profit-Taking Hits the AI Hardware Trade


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HP Inc (HPQ) Stock News & Articles - 24/7 Wall St. Insightful Analysis and Commentary for U.S. and Global Equity Investors Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:15:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Don’t Be Surprised If HP Stock Takes Off on August 26 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:00:42 +0000 The post Don’t Be Surprised If HP Stock Takes Off on August 26 appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Cheap Multiple, Real Dividend, and a Confirmed Catalyst Next Week HP (NYSE:HPQ) screens as a compelling setup for retirement-oriented portfolios heading into next Wednesday’s earnings report, and the setup is not subtle. The company confirmed its fiscal Q3 2026 release for Aug. 26 after the market close. Cheap multiple, rising dividend, accelerating AI PC mix. All three lean the same way. Valuation That Ignores the Guidance Raise HPQ trades at a forward P/E near 10, a price-to-sales ratio of 0.49, and an EV/EBITDA near 8. Management’s raised FY2026 non-GAAP EPS range of $2.90 to $3.10 against a $30 share price still leaves runway, even after a 35.62% year-to-date advance. Income That Compounds a Retirement Sleeve HPQ pays a $0.30 quarterly dividend, an annualized $1.20, yielding 3.93%. Management committed to returning roughly 100% of free cash flow to shareholders so long as gross leverage stays under two times, backed by FY2026 free cash flow guidance of $2.8 to $3.0 billion. That is a durable, well-covered payout profile. AI PC Catalyst Is Already Landing AI PC penetration climbed from more than 35% to 44% of HP’s shipment mix in Q2, with management guiding to 60% to 70% next fiscal year. Roughly 30% of the Windows installed base is still on Windows 10, a live refresh tailwind. Q2 revenue rose 9.0% year over year with Personal Systems operating profit up 30%, the eighth consecutive quarter of top-line growth. Better Buy Than Hewlett Packard Enterprise The obvious alternative for HP-branded exposure is Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE). HPQ wins the head-to-head on the metrics retirement investors care about: HPQ’s 3.93% yield and forward P/E near 10 deliver more current income and a wider valuation discount than HPE, which trades at a richer multiple after absorbing the Juniper acquisition. HPQ also converts cash faster: $800 million of free cash flow in Q2 alone versus a -$100 million print a year earlier. Risk Case, Dismissed Printing weakness and rising memory costs are the bear case. Consumer Printing fell 10% year over year, yet total Printing revenue held flat and Personal Systems (roughly 71% of the mix) grew 13%. Management raised guidance after flagging commodity headwinds. That is the tell. Keep an eye on HPQ into the August 26 report. The post Don’t Be Surprised If HP Stock Takes Off on August 26 appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Super Micro, Dell, and HP Jump After Strong Lenovo Earnings Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:33:50 +0000 The post Super Micro, Dell, and HP Jump After Strong Lenovo Earnings appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Shares of AI server and PC hardware makers are rallying at midday Thursday. Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) leads the group, up 10% to $41. Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) is tracking toward $500 for the first time, up 3%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) is higher by 5%, and HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ) has added 3%. Lenovo Earnings Fuel a Read-Through Rally The catalyst for today’s moves across server companies is a blowout quarter from Chinese peer Lenovo. For the April to June period, Lenovo reported revenue of $26.94 billion, up 43% year over year, versus Wall Street expectations of $22.44 billion. Adjusted net income rose 176% year over year to $1.1 billion, topping the $1 billion mark for the first time. AI-related revenue climbed 60% to $9.3 billion, accounting for 35% of total revenue. The number investors zeroed in on: the AI server pipeline surged to $54 billion, up 157% sequentially. CEO Yuanqing Yang said AI is emerging as a clear growth engine across every business group. Because Lenovo competes directly with every name on this list, a beat of that magnitude signals genuine end-market demand across the group. Strength spanned AI infrastructure and PCs, which is why the move reaches HPQ as well as the server names. Lenovo trades in Hong Kong and is not a US-listed idea. Its 215% year to date move on the LNVGY ADR shows how the market is repricing this cycle. Super Micro Extends Its Post-Earnings Run Super Micro is layering the Lenovo read-through onto its own guide. On Aug. 11, the company reported Q4 FY26 revenue of $11.12 billion (up 93.2% YoY) and non-GAAP EPS of $1.70, with gross margin expanding to 17.5%. CEO Charles Liang cited more than $60 billion in new orders and a record backlog. The headline number for Wall Street was FY27 revenue guidance of $65 billion to $72 billion, versus Wall Street expectations of $53.3 billion. Analyst reaction has been mixed, with several notes flagging margin volatility even as the top-line guide reset the trajectory. Dell, HPE, and HPQ: One Catalyst, Three Very Different Businesses Dell’s Q1 FY27 posted revenue of $43.84 billion (up 87.5% YoY) with AI-optimized server revenue of $16.13 billion (up 757% YoY) and FY27 revenue guided to $165B to $169B. HPE is the enterprise server, storage, and networking play. Its Q2 FY26 delivered revenue of $10.68 billion (up 40% YoY), with Networking at $2.69 billion (up 148.2% YoY) on the Juniper integration. HPQ is the PC and printing side, where Q2 FY26 revenue rose 9% to $14.41 billion and management raised FY26 non-GAAP EPS guidance to $2.90-$3.10. Lenovo’s beat validates both the AI infrastructure side and the PC refresh side. Group Scorecard Ticker Today YTD SMCI 10% 28% DELL 3% 288% HPE 5% 147% HPQ 3% 35% The year-to-date dispersion tells the story. The market is paying up for direct AI server exposure (Dell, HPE) and rewarding PC exposure (HPQ) at a much more modest multiple. Morgan Stanley on Thursday upgraded its US IT hardware industry view to In-Line from Cautious, citing refresh, pull-forward, and AI demand. Goldman Sachs has named Dell, HPE and NetApp as top US hardware stocks amid surging AI demand. Super Micro has lagged peers as accounting issues dogged the company, so it will be interesting to see if this latest quarter provides an inflection point for the company’s shares. The Risks Investors Should Not Ignore These gains sit on top of enormous year-to-date runs. Component and memory cost inflation is a live margin threat for every server builder, the same pressure that pinched Cisco’s gross margin this week. A pipeline still has to convert to revenue. And one competitor’s quarter is one data point. Super Micro’s board is still conducting an independent review of export-control transactions, and FY26 operating cash flow was negative $(6.8) billion on working capital build. What to Watch Keep an eye on whether Dell holds the $500 handle into the close and whether Super Micro’s multi-day run finds a natural pause after today’s spike. As noted earlier, Super Micro is the biggest question mark in this group. It has lagged its peers due to accounting issues, but could rally if the market believes those are largely behind the company and Super Micro can ride massive AI-driven server growth. The post Super Micro, Dell, and HP Jump After Strong Lenovo Earnings appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Dell Rises 4% and HP 6% Premarket. Cisco Sinks 7%. What’s Causing the Biggest Premarket Moves? Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:11:29 +0000 The post Dell Rises 4% and HP 6% Premarket. Cisco Sinks 7%. What’s Causing the Biggest Premarket Moves? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Hardware stocks are splitting Thursday morning. Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) is indicated up 4% premarket and HP (NYSE:HPQ) is up 6%, while Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) is down 7%. Two separate catalysts are driving the divergence: a blowout quarter out of Lenovo overnight and Cisco’s own fiscal fourth quarter results after Wednesday’s close. Premarket levels can shift by the bell. Lenovo Blowout Lifts Dell and HP Lenovo, listed in Hong Kong, reported quarterly revenue up 43%, its fastest growth in five years and a record high for the group, with server turnover doubling on an AI infrastructure boom. Lenovo shares jumped roughly 20% and hit a record high, and WSJ reported revenue beat expectations on robust AI demand. The read-across matters because Lenovo competes head to head with HP Inc. in PCs and with Dell in both PCs and AI servers. The bear case on PC makers this year has been memory cost inflation. Counterpoint Research reported in July that a memory crunch ended the PC recovery, with global shipments declining for the first time since Q1 2025, and Lenovo itself had flagged a prolonged memory crunch earlier this year. That Lenovo grew 43% anyway suggests AI-driven server and premium PC demand is more than offsetting component cost pressure. That is a bullish tell for both peers. Dell Technologies Dell closed Wednesday at $485, up roughly 10% on the session and 288% year to date. Its most recent report showed Servers and Networking revenue of $12.944 billion, up 69% YoY, and management raised full-year AI server shipment guidance to $20 billion. Lenovo’s server results reinforce that setup. HP Inc. HP is the PC and print business. It is a different company from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, which reports in September. HPQ closed Wednesday at $29, up roughly 35% year to date. Its last report featured Personal Systems revenue growth of 13%, with commercial PCs up 14% on AI PC adoption. Cisco Sells Off Despite a Clean Beat and Raise Cisco’s fiscal fourth quarter was, on paper, a beat and raise. Revenue came in at Revenue jumped 18% to $17.25 billion, ahead of the $16.84 billion analysts modeled. On the bottom line, Adjusted EPS increased to $1.22 from $0.99 a year ago, topping the Street’s $1.17. Product strength was the story underneath, with Product sales climbed 24% to $13.46 billion, exceeding expectations of $13.04 billion. CFO Mark Patterson said, “In (the fourth quarter), we delivered record revenue, non-GAAP operating income and EPS, all exceeding the high end of our guidance ranges and demonstrating strong financial discipline and operating leverage.” Guidance was also above consensus. Cisco called for fiscal first quarter adjusted EPS of $1.32 to $1.34 and revenue of $18 billion to $18.2 billion, against Street views of $1.16 and $16.83 billion, and full-year fiscal 2027 adjusted EPS of $5.05 to $5.11 versus the $4.83 estimate, and revenue of $72.2 billion to $73.4 billion versus $69.12 billion. Reported details are available in the company’s 8-K filing. So why the drop? Positioning going in explains it. The stock is up nearly 61% this year as of Wednesday’s close (roughly 63% YTD through Aug. 12), meaning a beat and raise was largely priced in. The one soft line was services revenue, flat year over year at $3.79 billion and short of FactSet-polled consensus of $3.81 billion. Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) also reported stronger than expected second quarter results last week with a strong third quarter outlook, raising the bar for Cisco heading in. Shares declined 3.9% in after-hours trading, and the premarket move has deepened. What to Watch at the Open Two questions frame the session. First, whether Dell and HP hold their premarket gains once the AI infrastructure trade fully digests Cisco’s 66.3% gross margin (down from 68.4%) on the same AI mix shift. Second, whether the Cisco drawdown stays contained to CSCO or spreads to Arista and other networking names as analyst notes hit the wire. The post Dell Rises 4% and HP 6% Premarket. Cisco Sinks 7%. What’s Causing the Biggest Premarket Moves? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> 4 Overlooked Dividend Stocks Yielding 4%+ to Buy in July Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:04:12 +0000 The post 4 Overlooked Dividend Stocks Yielding 4%+ to Buy in July appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. With the S&P 500 dividend yield sitting well below 2%, income investors chasing meaningful cash flow are increasingly forced outside the usual REIT and utility sectors. The four names below all pay yields north of 4%, sit in industries most dividend screens ignore (PCs, consumer electronics retail, airlines, and semiconductors), and, more importantly, show the earnings coverage and free cash flow to keep those checks coming. Here are four higher-yield dividend stocks I think the market is distinctly overlooking. Copa Holdings (CPA) Copa Holdings (NYSE:CPA) is a name you may not know – but you should. It’s a Latin American airline based in Panama, whose shares are up 25% year to date and about 42% over the past year, with a current yield of 4.58%. Copa hiked its dividend to $1.71 per quarter in early 2026, up from $1.61, an increase of 6.2%. Q1 2026 EPS came in at $5.16 versus $4.42 expected, and trailing EPS is $16.93, which leaves the $6.84 annualized dividend covered several times over. Operating margin was 24.6%, load factor hit 87.2%, and Adjusted Net Debt to EBITDA sits at just 0.6x. Analysts carry a mean target of $173.13 with 13 buy or strong buy ratings against only 2 holds. The risk: jet fuel is expensive (and pricing is uncertain due to various macro factors), and management guided operating margin down to 8% to 12% for that quarter. Airlines are cyclical, currency-sensitive, and capital intensive. HP Inc. (HPQ) HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ) trades at around $24, with a market cap of roughly $21 billion and a juicy dividend yield of 5.21%. The stock is up almost 10% year to date but still trades at just 7x forward earnings, one of the cheapest large-cap tech multiples in the market. HP paid out $0.30 per share in each of its most recent quarters, an annualized rate of $1.20, against trailing EPS of $2.74, so things look well-covered. Q2 FY26 non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.86 versus the $0.7151 consensus, and free cash flow swung to $800 million from negative $100 million a year earlier. Management guided FY26 non-GAAP EPS to $2.90 to $3.10 and free cash flow to $2.8 billion to $3.0 billion, which comfortably funds the payout. The risk: memory prices are climbing, tariff exposure is real, and printer hardware units fell 7% year over year last quarter. HP is a cash cow, but it is a cyclical one. Best Buy Co. (BBY) Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) has been one of the quieter comeback stories of 2026, up ~20% year to date. The current yield sits at 4.84%, backed by a quarterly dividend that was raised to $0.96 in March 2026 (up from $0.95). The most recent payment landed July 9, 2026. Q1 FY27 gave dividend investors what they needed: adjusted EPS of $1.28 versus $1.23 expected, revenue of $8.94 billion, and enterprise comparable sales of +2.0% after a negative print a year earlier. Management guided FY27 adjusted EPS to $6.30 to $6.60, which supports the $3.84 annualized payout with room to spare, and plans roughly $300 million in buybacks. Trailing EPS of $5.40 and a 14x trailing multiple leave the payout well covered. The risk: consumer electronics remain cyclical, appliances comps were down 10.5% domestically, and the CEO transition to Jason Bonfig on November 1, 2026 introduces additional execution uncertainty. Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) is the contrarian pick. Shares are trading around $60, down 22% over the past month. That drawdown pushed the yield up to 4.57%, with the quarterly dividend at $0.71 and annualized at $2.84. Forward P/E is 12x. Q2 FY26 non-GAAP EPS beat at $1.15 versus $1.04, and revenue of $943.7 million topped estimates. The bigger catalyst is a multi-generational design win with a leading Android OEM that management expects to generate more than $1 billion in revenue through 2030, finally reducing Apple concentration. Q1 FY26 free cash flow hit $339 million at a 32.7% margin, which is more than enough to fund the payout. CEO Phil Brace noted, “Mobile outperformed expectations on healthy demand, while Broad Markets continues to accelerate.” The risk: the proposed Qorvo merger, approved by 81% of shareholders, still faces regulatory review and adds leverage. Semiconductor cyclicality and Apple exposure remain the wild cards. What to Watch Next All four of these names offer 4%+ dividends – without the direct interest rate exposure problems that plague REITs and utilities. HP and Best Buy hinge on holiday demand and tariff clarity, Copa on fuel prices, and Skyworks on the Qorvo close and the Android ramp. For income investors willing to accept cyclical exposure in exchange for yields well above the market, these offer four distinct sources of covered cash flow…from names that I think the market is distinctly overlooking. The post 4 Overlooked Dividend Stocks Yielding 4%+ to Buy in July appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> HP, Intel, and Xerox Are All Chasing the Same Comeback. History Says Only One Survives Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:25:34 +0000 The post HP, Intel, and Xerox Are All Chasing the Same Comeback. History Says Only One Survives appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Although HP (NYSE: HPQ), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), and Xerox (NASDAQ: XRX) each defined an entire category of American hardware, Wall Street no longer prices them as peers. One ticker has vaulted, one has drifted, and one is fighting for survival at a sub-$500 million market cap. The more useful frame is the IBM template: when a legacy hardware franchise pivots, survivors carry a real product-cycle catalyst, sufficient balance sheet runway, and operating leverage. Lou Gerstner’s 1990s mainframe-to-services rebuild is the yardstick, and only one of these three currently clears it. Start with the scoreboard. Intel has climbed 470.3% over the past year and 283.7% since June 2023, closing at $128.32 on June 26. HP slipped 7.4% over the past year and 22.7% across three years, ending the same session at $22.88. Xerox has lost 38.3% over the past 12 months and 76.7% across three, finishing at $3.31. The Gerstner question is which move rests on a rebuild and which is noise. HP: Managed Decline With a Cash Sleeve HP’s most recent quarter looks clean on the surface. Q2 FY26 revenue of $14.408 billion rose 8.99% year over year and beat consensus by 2.4%, while non-GAAP EPS of $0.86 beat the $0.72 estimate by 20.26%. Personal Systems surged 13%, Commercial PS jumped 14%, and free cash flow swung to $800 million from negative $100 million a year earlier. Management narrowed the full-year non-GAAP EPS band to $2.90 to $3.10. However, the core franchise still carries mature-market scars. Printing was flat, Consumer Printing dropped 10%, total PC units fell 7%, and stockholders’ equity remained negative at –$144 million. A restructuring program targets roughly $1 billion in run-rate savings by FY2028 with 4,000 to 6,000 job cuts, while $100 million in buybacks and a $0.30 quarterly dividend return cash to shareholders. The thesis is cost discipline and capital return. That profile matches managed decline rather than Gerstner-grade reinvention. Intel: High-Stakes Reinvention Intel’s Q1 FY26 earnings report is the closest match to the survivor profile in this group. Revenue of $13.577 billion grew 7.2% and beat by 9.22%, while non-GAAP EPS of $0.29 crushed the $0.0127 consensus estimate. Data Center and AI revenue vaulted 22% to $5.052 billion, and Intel Foundry grew 16% to $5.421 billion, now roughly 40% of total revenue. Non-GAAP gross margin expanded to 41.0% from 39.2%, marking the sixth consecutive quarter above revenue expectations. The catalyst stack is tangible. A multiyear Google partnership covers Xeon and custom ASIC IPUs, Intel Xeon 6 was selected as the host CPU for NVIDIA’s DGX Rubin NVL8, and a Terafab project lines up SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla. A $5.0 billion NVIDIA equity investment and a U.S. government equity stake backstop the runway, while cash of $17.247 billion, up 92.77% year over year, funds the foundry buildout. CEO Lip-Bu Tan put it bluntly: “The next wave of AI will bring intelligence closer to the end user, moving from foundational models to inference to agentic. This shift is significantly increasing the need for Intel’s CPUs and wafer and advanced packaging offerings.” The tradeoffs are meaningful: a $4.07 billion Mobileye-related charge drove a $3.73 billion GAAP net loss, foundry remains unprofitable, and capex stays heavy. The profile matches genuine reinvention rather than a capex-cycle trade. Xerox: Racing the Clock Xerox is running the abandon-the-old-battlefield script. The Lexmark deal and the ITsavvy and Powerland tuck-ins push the company toward IT and managed services. The balance sheet is the catch. Total liabilities stand at $9.37 billion against just $305 million of shareholders’ equity. Q1 2026 revenue of $1.846 billion rose 26.7% on acquisitions, but pro forma revenue declined 3.7%, and equipment gross margin collapsed to 10.8% from 27.9%, and adjusted EPS of negative $0.43 missed by 56.36%. Free cash flow ran to negative $165 million, and non-financing interest expense surged to $84 million from $33 million on acquisition debt. CEO Louie Pastor told investors, “We are closer to an inflection point than the external narrative suggests.” The market disagrees. The analyst consensus price target is $2.75, with bearish sentiment, while trailing EPS stands at –$8.34, book value at $2.286, and the forward multiple at 3x. That is a credit-distress profile. The strategy fits the Gerstner playbook on paper. The capacity to execute it fits the Kodak playbook on the filings. The Ranked Verdict Measured against the IBM survivor template (product-cycle catalyst, balance sheet capacity, operating leverage), the order is unambiguous. Intel. The only profile here with a genuine AI tailwind, $17.247 billion in cash, NVIDIA and Google ecosystem validation, and margin expansion alongside a structural mix shift into foundry. HP. A disciplined operator with an FCF inflection and steady capital return, but no reinvention engine to anchor the next decade. Xerox. A textbook pivot attempted from a Kodak-shaped balance sheet. Direction is correct, runway is short. Long term, Wall Street keeps rewarding platform reinvention over hardware nostalgia. The decade-long tape says the same: Intel up 291.8% over a decade, HP up 86.6%, and Xerox down 86.7%. Same battlefield, three very different futures.   The post HP, Intel, and Xerox Are All Chasing the Same Comeback. 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As LLM companies jockey for position, the filing puts Anthropic ahead of rival OpenAI, which is reportedly preparing its own confidential submission. For investors looking to gain direct exposure to the frontier AI buildout, the opportunity has arrived, though the timing of Anthropic’s IPO remains unclear. Factory Activity Expands11:09am ETOn the macro economic front, the ISM Manufacturing PMI came in at 54.0 for May, beating estimates and delivering its strongest showing since 2022. Factory activity has been growing for the past five straight months. New Orders were a bright spot, printing at 56.8 against expectations of 54.8, signaling healthy demand momentum heading into the summer. The Prices Paid component eased to 82.1 from an estimate of 85.0, a welcome development suggesting some softening in input cost pressures, though the reading remains elevated and will keep inflation watchers on alert. Diller's Deal9:49am ETBarry Diller is making a move to take MGM Resorts (NYSE:MGM) private, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Diller’s People Inc., formerly known as IAC, already holds a 26.1% stake in the casino giant and submitted a nonbinding proposal Monday to acquire the remainder at $48.30 a share in cash, placing the total enterprise value at $18 billion. Diller has previously made the case that MGM represents a business less vulnerable to technology disruption than most, and if the board accepts the offer, the Las Vegas-based casino operator would exit the public markets under People Inc.’s full control. This article will be updated throughout the day, so check back often for more daily updates.  The Nasdaq Composite is kicking off June on a cautious note, with futures pointing modestly lower Monday morning. A fresh flare-up in Middle East tensions sent oil prices surging and offset what would otherwise be a straightforward tech-driven rally. Nasdaq-100 futures slipped 0.2%, S&P 500 futures dipped 0.1%, and Dow futures shed 17 points, or 0.03%, as traders weighed a complicated geopolitical backdrop against a market that closed May in record territory. Oil is the session’s loudest variable, with WTI crude futures jumping 5% to around $91 a barrel and Brent climbing 4% to near $95, reversing course after the U.S. benchmark posted its steepest monthly decline since April 2025, tumbling nearly 17% in May. The catalyst is hard to ignore: Iranian state media reported the country’s negotiators are cutting off communications with the U.S. following Israeli attacks on Lebanon, while U.S. Central Command confirmed American forces intercepted two Iranian ballistic missiles overnight that were targeting U.S. troops in Kuwait. Here’s a look at where things stand as of morning trading: Dow Jones Industrial Average: 50,896 Down 0.27% Nasdaq Composite: 27,016 Up 0.13% S&P 500: 7,581 Up Up 0.05% Market Movers Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is making its move into the consumer PC chip market with the launch of RTX Spark, an Arm-based CPU/GPU/AI chip designed for Windows laptops and mini-PCs. The flagship configuration packs 20 CPU cores, 6,144 GPU cores, and up to 128GB of unified LPDDR5X memory, targeting local AI agents, creators, developers, and gamers. The rollout already has significant industry backing, with more than 30 laptops and 10 desktops in development across a partner list that includes Microsoft, Dell, HP, Asus, Lenovo, MSI, Acer, and Gigabyte, signaling that Nvidia’s ambitions well beyond the data center are very much underway. Michael Saylor’s Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) unloaded 32 Bitcoin’s last week, generating proceeds of $2.5 million. Honeywell’s (NASDAQ: HON) quantum computing unit Quantinuum is aiming higher ahead of its public debut, seeking up to $1.46 billion in its upcoming IPO, a significant step up from the prior $1.05 billion target. The upsized raise signals growing investor appetite for quantum computing exposure as the sector attracts increasing attention from both institutional money and the broader market. CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) has become the first AI cloud provider to successfully bring up and validate Nvidia’s Vera Rubin NVL72 on its platform, a milestone that puts the company at the front of the line for one of Nvidia’s most advanced AI systems. Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) is up more than 1% and HP (NYSE:HPQ) is gaining around 4% in the company’s wake. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), which has long held dominance in the PC chip market, is on the other side of the trade, falling more than 6% as Nvidia’s entrance into its territory sharpens the competitive threat. The post Live Nasdaq Composite: Markets Open June With Caution as Oil Spikes and Nvidia Powers Tech Higher appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> 10 of 11 Sectors Higher: Why the S&P’s Rally Looks Healthier Than the Headlines Suggest Mon, 25 May 2026 19:50:30 +0000 The post 10 of 11 Sectors Higher: Why the S&P’s Rally Looks Healthier Than the Headlines Suggest appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. The headline performance data rolling across trading desks on Friday afternoon looks almost too clean to be real. The benchmark S&P 500 extended its massive winning streak to eight consecutive weeks as ten of the eleven market sectors finished cleanly in positive territory, with healthcare leading the charge. CNBC’s Julia Boorstin framed it cleanly on Friday’s broadcast: “The S and P posting its eighth straight winning week, that win streak coming despite volatility throughout the week in oil prices and treasury yields.” The sheer underlying breadth of this market expansion is becoming the real story for institutional investors. Dangerous rallies led exclusively by a handful of over-allocated tech names are notoriously fragile over the long run. Broad participation across consumer cyclicals, defensive value sectors, and technology names within the same week typically precedes further equity continuation rather than an immediate reversal. The fact that this broad market surge occurred with West Texas Intermediate crude oil pushing toward ninety-seven dollars a barrel and the benchmark ten-year Treasury yield holding firm near five percent makes the entire upward trajectory look vastly more impressive to observers. Breadth, Volatility, and the Macro Backdrop Implied volatility measures show that the broader options market is cooperating beautifully with this ongoing equity rally. The VIX closed at 16.76 on May 21, down 14% over the past month and well below its 12-month average of 18.2. That structural drop matters because the index peaked above 31 in late March, and sustained institutional de-risking from that elevated level usually signals a powerful, long-term improvement in global market sentiment. The main underlying counterweight to this bullish momentum is that the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index dropped sharply to 49.8 in April, well below the traditional 60 recessionary threshold. Equities are aggressively rallying, with regular everyday consumers currently sitting at their gloomiest sentiment level in a full year. That deep ongoing tension between Wall Street and Main Street represents the real systemic risk to monitor moving forward. Dell Leads the AI Hardware Trade Boorstin called out the standout move: “A trio of tech stocks, HP, Dell, and Qualcomm, all posting double-digit gains. Dell led the way up 17% following better-than-expected earnings from competitor Lenovo.” Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) finished Friday at $295.19, up 17% on the day and 168% over the past year. Dell’s Q4 FY26 report in February delivered revenue of $33.38 billion, up 40% year over year, with non-GAAP EPS of $3.89 versus a $3.51 estimate. The real number was AI infrastructure: $8.95 billion in AI-optimized server revenue in Q4 alone, up 342% YoY, with $64 billion in FY26 AI server orders and a $43 billion backlog entering FY27. Management guided FY27 revenue to $140 billion at midpoint, up 23%, with AI servers roughly doubling to $50 billion. HP’s AI PC Cycle HP (NYSE:HPQ) closed at $25.24, up 15% Friday and 21% on the week. Q1 FY26 results in February showed Personal Systems revenue of $10.25 billion, up 11% YoY, with Consumer PS up 16%. Interim CEO Bruce Broussard credited “continued momentum in AI PCs”. The Windows 11 refresh cycle is translating into hardware demand. Qualcomm’s Data Center Pivot Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) closed at $238.16, up 12% Friday and 65% over the past year. Handsets dragged Q2 FY26, but Automotive revenue hit a record $1.33 billion, up 38%, while IoT grew 9%. CEO Cristiano Amon flagged the bigger pivot: “We are equally excited by our entry into the data center, where a leading hyperscaler custom silicon engagement is on track for initial shipments later this calendar year.” The June 24 Investor Day on Data Center and Physical AI is the next catalyst. Take-Two: Where Investors Are Discriminating The counterpoint mattered as Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO) closed at $227.55, down 4% Friday and 6% on the week. Boorstin noted the setup: “Take-Two Interactive reaffirmed that his blockbuster game, Grand Theft Auto Six, is still on pace to be released in November, but the company also issued cautious guidance that took the stock down 5%.” FY27 guidance came in workable but uninspiring: Net Bookings of $8.0 to $8.2 billion and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.55 to $0.75. CEO Strauss Zelnick anchored the thesis on the November 19, 2026, launch of Grand Theft Auto VI. Reddit retail showed the split, with wallstreetbets threads explicitly arguing GTA 6 is “already priced in”. What to Watch Next The overarching market setup heading into June looks highly constructive but remains entirely conditional on upcoming data. Three major variables to track include whether the benchmark 10-year yield holds safely below its May 19 peak of 4.67%, whether consumer sentiment stabilizes above the April low, and whether massive AI hardware orders successfully convert into forward guidance updates from tech giants. Broad equity rallies tend to persist when actual corporate earnings catch up to price levels. The upcoming quarter will conclusively tell us if they do. The post 10 of 11 Sectors Higher: Why the S&P’s Rally Looks Healthier Than the Headlines Suggest appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> 5 Forgotten Old-School Tech Dividend Stocks That Could Crush the Market in 2026 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:15:19 +0000 The post 5 Forgotten Old-School Tech Dividend Stocks That Could Crush the Market in 2026 appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..All the Magnificent 7 stocks that absolutely ruled the S&P 500 for three years are down in 2026, and with their decline, a tidy $ 2.1 trillion in market capitalization has been removed and is gone with the wind. Now, don’t think for a moment that most, if not all, will be back at some point this year, but one thing is for sure. Old-school legacy dividend tech stocks may be the best total-return idea for the final three quarters of 2026, as most mature tech companies have transformed from growth stories into cash-generating machines. After decades of dominance, they’ve built durable revenue streams from enterprise contracts, services, and infrastructure, which support consistent dividends regardless of market cycles. After years of rate hikes, the top legacy technology stocks got beaten down alongside the broader market. Now, many trade at low P/E multiples relative to their cash flow, meaning you’re getting more earnings per dollar invested than you would have in 2020 and 2021. This comes as the cash flows of many top Mag 7 companies are expected to plummet due to overspending on AI and data center growth. In addition, and especially for older growth and income investors, legacy tech stocks with enterprise software contracts, government relationships, and long-term service agreements give these top companies stickier revenue than consumer tech. In a slowing economy, that stability is valuable. We decided to profile five legacy tech stocks, including those that pay among the highest dividends, which help deliver dependable passive income streams. All five are rated Buy at top Wall Street firms that we cover here at 24/7 Wall St. Cisco Systems Investors who bought shares of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) at the height of the dot-com bubble just broke even recently. The company designs and sells a range of technologies that power the internet, and it pays a solid 2% dividend. Cisco is integrating its product portfolios across networking, security, collaboration, applications, and cloud—the backbone of enterprise networking. Switching, routing, and security are not going away. It generates huge free cash flow, has been aggressively buying back shares, and the dividend is very well covered. Cisco is boring in the best possible way. The company’s segments include: The Americas Europe, the Middle East, and Africa Asia Pacific, Japan, and China Its Networking product category represents its core networking technologies, including switching, routing, wireless, fifth-generation (5G) silicon, optics, and compute products. The Security product category comprises cloud and application security, industrial security, network security, and user and device security offerings. Its Collaboration product category consists of meetings, collaboration devices, calling, contact center, and platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) offerings. The Observability product category consists of its full-stack observability offerings. Truist Financial has a Buy rating with a $94 target price. HP The name stands for the past and Hewlett-Packard, two legacy tech giants who ruled Silicon Valley 50 years ago. HP (NYSE: HPQ) is a global provider of sustainable devices, services, and subscriptions for personal computing (PC), printing, three-dimensional (3D) printing, hybrid work, gaming, and other related technologies. The dividend yield of 6.08% is very attractive, and the payout is conservative relative to free cash flow. HP is oft

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