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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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Logitech International SA (LOGI) Stock News & Articles - 24/7 Wall St. Insightful Analysis and Commentary for U.S. and Global Equity Investors Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:44:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Here are Tuesday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Block, Comcast, Fortinet, Goldman Sachs, Honeywell, Klarna, Logitech, Scorpio Tankers, Trade Desk, and More Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:57:31 +0000 ... Here are Tuesday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Block, Comcast, Fortinet, Goldman Sachs, Honeywell, Klarna, Logitech, Scorpio Tankers, Trade Desk, and More]]> The post Here are Tuesday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Block, Comcast, Fortinet, Goldman Sachs, Honeywell, Klarna, Logitech, Scorpio Tankers, Trade Desk, and More appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading lower after a big start to the holiday-shortened trading week, which saw every index trade higher, after the small-cap Russell 2000 eked out a tiny gain on the close, finishing up 0.01% at $3010, and still leads all the major indices in 2026, up over 20%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq exploded higher, closing up 2.07% at 25,820, while the S&P 500 also saw strength, closing the session at 7,440, higher by 1.18%. The venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high of 52,182, up 059% on the day, with a nice move higher from new member Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Positive news on the Iran war, with negotiators meeting today in Qatar, and an announced end to hostilities between the two nations, was the backdrop for a very solid day for stocks. We could see more fireworks before the weekend 4th of July fireworks, as end-of-quarter reallocations and window dressing could skew volatility and trading volume higher. Treasury Bonds: Yields were mixed across the Treasury curve on Monday, as some light buying came in on the long end, while there was selling across the belly and shorter maturities. Traders will continue to watch the situation in Iran. They will also be waiting for the May employment numbers scheduled for Thursday, as the markets are closed for the Federal 4th of July holiday on Friday. The 30-year-long bond finished the day at 4.86%, while the 10-year note was last seen at 4.37%.  Oil and Gas: After last week’s sizable sell-off, the energy complex attracted some buyers on Monday, as lower prices enticed accumulation at current levels. Brent Crude closed the day at $72.89, up 1.2%, while West Texas Intermediate finished the day at $70.39, up 1.82%. Natural gas, which has been strong recently, closed lower for the second straight session, down 3.26% at $3.17. The lower close was likely profit-taking, as the outlook for the commodity remains bullish.  Gold: After a nice move higher last week, Gold stumbled on Monday, closing down by 1.8% at $4,014, while Silver also closed lower, finishing the day at $58.13, down 1.56%. This comes as TD Securities’ head of commodity research, Bart Melek, predicted that gold will fall to $3,900 before rising to $5,300 by the end of 2026. He cited continued inflationary pressure as the main reason for the positive outlook.  Crypto: Bitcoin continued to consolidate in the $59,000–$60,500 zone yesterday, and pushed toward $60,158 intraday before trading in the $60,150–$60,370 range late Monday afternoon. The modest gains of roughly +1% over the past 24 hours came amid low volatility and sideways trading. Ethereum hovered near $1,590–$1,620 during the day, with a slight recovery from earlier in the session. Sentiment remains neutral-to-cautious on the crypto sector, and on Monday, many altcoins saw more decliners than gainers, with broader crypto markets reflecting risk-off flows tied to macro factors, such as the stronger U.S. dollar and interest rate expectations. At 8 AM EDT, Bitcoin was trading at $59,210. At the same time, Ethereum was quoted at $1,582. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of analyst research reports every day to identify fresh investment ideas for investors and traders alike. These daily analyst notes include recommendations on stocks to buy, sell, or avoid, as well as new coverage initiations. Important reminder: No single analyst report should ever be the sole basis for buying or selling a stock. Here are some of the best Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.   Upgrades: Block (NYSE: XYZ) caught a double upgrade from Piper Sandler, which lifted the shares to Overweight from Underweight, and boosted the target price to $100 from $58. Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) was raised to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank, which trimmed the target price for the shares to $32 from $34. Fortune Brands Innovations (NYSE: FBIN) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Truist, which lifted the target price for the shares to $70 from $45. Honeywell International (NYSE: HON) was upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Daiwa, which moved the target price for the shares to $255 from $240. Tradeweb Markets (NASDAQ: TW) Goldman Sachs upgraded the shares to Buy from Neutral, with a $146 target price. Downgrades: Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) was downgraded to Reduce from Hold at HSBC, with a $102 target price. Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) was downgraded to Underperform from Perform at Oppenherim, without a target price. Logitech International (NASDAQ: LOGI) was cut to Underperform from Neutral at Bank of America, which dropped the price target for the shares to $86 from $108. Scorpio Tankers (NYSE: STNG) was downgraded to Underperform from Buy at Bank of America, which cut the target price to $78 from $100. Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) was downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Arete, with an $11.60 target price. Initiations: Cerebras Systems (NASDAQ: CBRS) was started with a Hold rating at Freedom Capital, with a $209 target price. Klarna Group (NYSE: KLAR) was started with a Market Perform rating at Citizens, without a target price. MKS (NASDAQ: MKSI) was initiated with an Outperform rating at BMO Capital, with a $453 target price. Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) was initiated with a Buy rating at Benchmark, with a $21 target price.  Visa (NYSE: V) was initiated with an Overweight rating at Piper Sandler, with a $394 target price objective for the credit card giant.   The post Here are Tuesday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Block, Comcast, Fortinet, Goldman Sachs, Honeywell, Klarna, Logitech, Scorpio Tankers, Trade Desk, and More appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Here Are Thursday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Alphabet, Coinbase Global, Digital Realty Trust, Intuit, Reddit, Roku, Tyler Technologies, and More Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:09:47 +0000 ... Here Are Thursday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Alphabet, Coinbase Global, Digital Realty Trust, Intuit, Reddit, Roku, Tyler Technologies, and More]]> The post Here Are Thursday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Alphabet, Coinbase Global, Digital Realty Trust, Intuit, Reddit, Roku, Tyler Technologies, and More appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Pre-Market Stock Futures: The futures are trading lower on Thursday after investors and traders tapped the brakes on the 2026 new year rally, as only the Nasdaq was able to grind out another gain, finishing the session at 23,584, up 0.16. After exploding higher to print new all-time highs on Tuesday, both the Dow Jones Industrials and the S&P 500 ended the day lower, with the former down 0.94% to close at 48.996 as Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) was hammered to the tune of 4.25%, and the latter down just 0.34% to finish the day at 6,920. Needless to say, after a sprint out of the box to start the year, we could be seeing some short-term traders scalping profits, but it’s also possible investors were selling losers and winners from 2025 this year to book gains or losses in 2026. With the non-farm payrolls for December released on Friday morning, some could be taking capital off the table ahead of the report, following a lackluster year in 2025 for job growth and a poor ADP employment report. Treasury Bonds: Yields were mainly lower across the Treasury curve on Wednesday as buyers continued to snap up many intermediate- and longer-dated government bonds. Traders cited the weaker-than-expected ADP employment data, which showed a gain of 41,000 jobs versus expectations of 48,000. In addition, the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) report indicated that job openings fell more than expected, reaching their lowest level in over a year. This is the kind of data that could spur more interest rate cuts in 2026. The 30-year Treasury long bond closed at 4.82% while the benchmark 10-year note was last seen at 4.14%. Oil and Gas: Crude oil prices were lower across the energy complex on Wednesday, but the extreme pressure seen earlier in the week abated somewhat. Brent Crude finished trading on Wednesday at $60.31, down 0.64%, while West Texas Intermediate finished down 1.42% at $56.32. Concerns about oversupply continue to pose headwinds for the sector. Still, one positive for the day came when it was reported that four key Opec+ producers have pledged to deepen their production cuts in the first half of 2026, as the organization looks to improve quota compliance among its members. One bright spot for the day was natural gas rallying 6.48% to finish at $3.57.  Gold: For the first time in the new year, Gold and Silver finished lower on the day, and the likely reason was old-fashioned profit-taking after a massive rally in both precious metals over the last year. Last year, gold posted its biggest gains since 1979, and while the base for continued moves higher is in place for both gold and silver, traders are expecting near-term volatility. The final gold quote was $4,452, down 0.92%, while silver was quoted at $78.13, down 3.78%.  Crypto: Crypto trading on Wednesday saw a downturn, with Bitcoin falling below $92,000 and pulling major altcoins down, extending earlier losses as traders digest new U.S. labor data and geopolitical risks, leading to increased risk-off sentiment and significant liquidations in leveraged futures, mainly affecting coins like XRP and Ethereum. At 8A EST, Bitcoin traded at $89.830, while Ethereum traded at $3,091. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of analyst research reports daily to identify new investment ideas for both investors and traders. Some of these daily analyst calls cover stocks to buy. Other calls cover stocks to sell or avoid. Remember that no single analyst call should ever be used as a basis to buy or sell a stock.  Here are some of the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen on   Upgrades: Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) was upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Cantor Fitzgerald, which raised its target price to $370 from $310. Chubb Ltd. (NYSE: CD) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral by Goldman Sachs with a $351 price target. Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN) was raised to Buy from Neutral at Bank of America, with a $340 target price objective. The Gap Inc. (NYSE: GAP) was raised to Buy from Neutral at UBS with a $41 target price. Roku Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) was upgraded to Outperform from In Line at Evercore ISI, which lifted the target price for the shares to $145 from $1o5. Downgrades: Alcoa Corp. (NYSE: AA) was downgraded to Underweight from Neutral at JPMorgan, which bumped the target price up to $50 from $45. Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: DRI) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at Truist, which dropped the target price for the restaurant giant to $207 from $240. Digital Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: DLR) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Bank of America, which slashed the target price for the shares to $170 from $210. Logitech International SA (NASDAQ: LOGI) was downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at BNP Paribas, which dropped the target price to $106 from $128. Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: NBIX) was cut to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley, who bumped the target price up to $175 from $173. Initiations: Bread Financial Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BFH) was initiated with a Buy rating at UBS, with a $92 target price. Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) was initiated with a Buy rating at TD Cowen with a giant $802 target price.  Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII) was initiated with a Buy rating at Seaport Research, which has set a $83 target for the shares. Reddit Inc. (NYSE: RDDT) was started with a Neutral rating at Cantor Fitzgerald with a $240 target price. Tyler Technologies Inc. (NYSE: TYL) was initiated with a Buy rating at Stifel, which has set a $550 target price objective. The post Here Are Thursday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Alphabet, Coinbase Global, Digital Realty Trust, Intuit, Reddit, Roku, Tyler Technologies, and More appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> 4 Office Products Stocks Are Fighting Remote Work. Here’s Who’s Best Positioned. Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:09:38 +0000 ... 4 Office Products Stocks Are Fighting Remote Work. Here’s Who’s Best Positioned.]]> The post 4 Office Products Stocks Are Fighting Remote Work. Here’s Who’s Best Positioned. appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. The office products industry faces relentless headwinds as remote work, digitization, and shifting workplace habits erode demand for traditional supplies. Some companies are fighting back with strategic pivots, cost discipline, and acquisitions to unlock value in adjacent markets. ACCO Brands (NYSE:ACCO) just acquired premium headset maker EPOS for $11.7 million. We examined ACCO alongside peers navigating similar challenges to see who’s positioned to benefit from operational transformation in a declining category. Four Companies Fighting the Office Products Downturn ACCO Brands (NYSE:ACCO) ACCO Brands manufactures staplers, binders, whiteboards, and computer accessories under brands like Swingline, Mead, and Kensington. The company generates $1.54 billion in annual revenue but saw sales contract 8.8% year over year in its most recent quarter. ACCO is betting on cost cuts and strategic acquisitions to stabilize margins and diversify beyond declining stationery sales. Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) operates a portfolio spanning office products (Sharpie, Paper Mate), home goods (Rubbermaid), and outdoor gear (Coleman). The company has been divesting non-core assets and focusing on higher-margin consumer categories. Office products remain part of the mix, but Newell’s exposure is diluted across multiple segments. Logitech International (NASDAQ:LOGI) Logitech International (NASDAQ:LOGI) designs computer peripherals including mice, keyboards, webcams, and headsets. Unlike traditional office suppliers, Logitech benefits from hybrid work trends driving demand for home office technology. The company reported strong growth in video collaboration products and gaming accessories, positioning it differently from paper-based competitors. HNI Corporation (NYSE:HNI) HNI Corporation (NYSE:HNI) manufactures office furniture and hearth products. While not a direct office supplies competitor, HNI faces similar workplace transformation pressures. The company has focused on flexible workspace solutions and contract furniture for corporate clients adapting to hybrid models. How Their Businesses Compare ACCO’s EPOS acquisition expands its Kensington accessories line into the $1.7 billion premium enterprise headset market. Management projects $10 million to $15 million in cost synergies over two years, substantial relative to the $11.7 million purchase price. The deal closes in January 2026 and is expected to boost profitability despite ongoing revenue headwinds. ACCO also operates a $100 million cost reduction program aimed at protecting margins as core stationery demand weakens. Logitech holds the strongest position among these companies. Its product mix aligns with remote and hybrid work trends rather than fighting against them. Video conferencing equipment, wireless peripherals, and gaming accessories all benefit from the shift away from traditional offices. Logitech’s business is growing while ACCO’s contracts. Newell Brands has partially insulated itself through diversification. Office products represent only a portion of revenue, with home essentials and outdoor categories providing stability. However, this diversification means Newell lacks the focused operational leverage that a pure-play turnaround could deliver. HNI faces workspace transformation challenges similar to ACCO’s but operates in furniture rather than supplies. The company benefits from corporate spending on office redesigns for hybrid work, though furniture cycles are longer and more capital-intensive than consumable office products. What Management Is Saying ACCO’s December 2025 acquisition announcement stated: “This strategic move aims to diversify ACCO’s offerings and capitalize on a $1.7 billion global market, with anticipated cost synergies of $10 million to $15 million over the next two years.” The company added: “The acquisition is expected to moderately boost profit in 2026, despite a forecasted revenue decline for ACCO Brands in the current year.” An October 2025 analysis from Insider Monkey noted that “despite lower-than-expected sales in Q3 2025 due to soft global demand, the company projects improved sales trends in Q4, driven by technology accessories and favorable foreign exchange rates.” Management’s emphasis on cost discipline and technology accessories signals recognition that traditional office supplies won’t drive growth. The EPOS deal represents a concrete bet on premium workplace technology as the path forward. Who Actually Benefits Most Income investors seeking high yields benefit most from ACCO’s current situation. The stock offers an 8.13% dividend yield backed by 27 consecutive quarterly payments since 2018. The company trades at 0.52 times book value and 3.84 times forward earnings, creating a margin of safety for dividend sustainability even as revenue declines. Deep value investors also benefit from ACCO’s distressed valuation. Analyst targets average $6.00 versus the current $3.69 price, implying 63% upside if the turnaround gains traction. Institutional investors hold 84% of shares, suggesting sophisticated money managers see potential despite operational challenges. Logitech serves growth-oriented investors better. Its products align with secular trends rather than requiring a turnaround thesis. Newell and HNI offer more diversified exposure but lack the focused transformation story or extreme valuation discount that defines ACCO’s appeal. The Bottom Line ACCO Brands benefits contrarian income investors willing to accept operational risk for an 8% yield and potential mean reversion. The EPOS acquisition and cost discipline provide tangible catalysts, but the core business remains challenged. Logitech offers cleaner growth exposure, while ACCO presents a high-risk, high-reward opportunity for those betting on stabilization in a distressed sector. The post 4 Office Products Stocks Are Fighting Remote Work. Here’s Who’s Best Positioned. appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Wall Street Analysts Just Upgraded These Hot Stocks: UBER, LOGI, DASH, APLS Wed, 15 Oct 2025 17:57:06 +0000 ... Wall Street Analysts Just Upgraded These Hot Stocks: UBER, LOGI, DASH, APLS]]> The post Wall Street Analysts Just Upgraded These Hot Stocks: UBER, LOGI, DASH, APLS appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. U.S. stocks pared early gains on Wednesday, with the Dow slipping despite robust bank earnings from Bank of America and Morgan Stanley, fueled by trading windfalls. The S&P 500 edged up 0.21% to 6,658.43, while the Nasdaq surged 0.39% to 22,608.73, propelled by AI chip leaders Nvidia, Intel, and AMD. A $40 billion BlackRock-led buyout of a major data-center firm underscored tech’s momentum. Uber  Analysts at Guggenheim just upgraded Uber (NYSE: UBER) to a buy rating with a price target of $140 a share. “Our BUY thesis is underpinned by the company’s asset base consisting of industry-leading 1) network, 2) technology, and 3) brand equity. Uber’s multi-platform network is >3x that of next ‘Gig’ peer, with reach positioning the Rideshare leader for increased Autonomous Vehicle (AV) adoption,” said the firm, as quoted by CNBC. Last trading at $94.25 as of Tuesday’s close, we’d like to see the ride-sharing stock initially retest its recent high of $100.18 a share. Logitech  An improving environment for peripherals is creating a buy opportunity for Logitech (NASDAQ: LOGI), says Citi, as noted by CNBC. Analysts upgraded the LOGI stock to a “buy” rating from a “neutral” rating. “We’re upgrading LOGI to Buy from Neutral with a TP of $130 (ETR of ~25%),” said the firm. “Peripheral demand should benefit given positive PC data points with checks suggesting constructive Videoconferencing equipment demand amidst return to office, and strong gaming peripherals demand.” Last trading at $104.94, we’d like to see LOGI initially retest $115 a share. DoorDash  Shares of DoorDash (NASDAQ: DASH) were just upgraded to an outperform rating by JPMorgan, which is bullish on DASH’s future following its acquisition of Deliveroo. “Following the acquisition, DoorDash now operates in 45 countries with a combined population of over a billion. It serves more than 700,000 local businesses and 50 million monthly active users, with Deliveroo having contributed around seven million,” noted CNBC. Apellis Pharmaceuticals  Wells Fargo just upgraded Apellis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: APLS) to an overweight rating, with a price target of $32 a share. The firm cited “stabilizing Syfovre sales and its confidence in Empaveli’s launch following a doctor survey for the upgrade. The shares could rally 15%-20% on Empaveli’s growth,” as highlighted by Tip Ranks. The post Wall Street Analysts Just Upgraded These Hot Stocks: UBER, LOGI, DASH, APLS appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Thursday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Cinemark, CrowdStrike, DoorDash, Estee Lauder, McDonald’s, ServiceNow, Virgin Galactic and More Thu, 15 Jun 2023 12:51:35 +0000 The post Thursday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Cinemark, CrowdStrike, DoorDash, Estee Lauder, McDonald’s, ServiceNow, Virgin Galactic and More appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..The futures were trading lower after the major indexes closed decidedly mixed, as the venerable Dow Jones industrial average closed lower while the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the S&P 500 both hit 52-week highs again on Wednesday. As expected, the Federal Reserve paused the rate hikes that have come at every meeting for over a year now. While it may be the pause that refreshes, Fed Chair Powell stated that two more rate hikes were likely on the way later this year. While the consumer price index data this week was encouraging, the rate of inflation, especially at the core level, is still way above the benchmarks that the Fed has set. U.S. producer prices, reported Wednesday, jumped 1.1% over the last year, marking the 11th consecutive decline in the year-over-year rate of change and the lowest print since December 2020. The index peaked at 11.7% in March 2022. Treasury yields were down across the curve as bond traders seemingly were positioned to Buy after rates had crept back up to levels not seen since March. The Treasury Department will be hitting the market with a tsunami of inventory of all government maturities, which is estimated at a stunning $1 trillion as the country’s coffers need to be refilled. The 10-year paper closed the day down four basis points at 3.80%, while the two-year note closed at 4.69%, flat on the day. The inversion between the two still indicates a recession could be on the way. Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude had a weak day, with both closing down following Tuesday’s solid 3.5% gain. The tug-of-war over China demand still is the leading headline, along with slowing production, as the rig count has continued to fall on a weekly basis. Natural gas finished the day unchanged at $2.34. [nativounit] Gold continued its slow start to the week by closing lower at $1,955.70. Traders cited the drop in the producer price index and the general malaise around the bullion over the past month as the reason for the recent weakness. Bitcoin was hammered also on Wednesday, continuing a dreadful stretch that has been aided by worries over regulation. The cryptocurrency finished the day at $25,086, down over 3%. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of analyst research reports each day of the week with a goal of finding fresh ideas for investors and traders alike. Some of these daily analyst calls cover stocks to buy. Other calls cover stocks to sell or avoid. Remember that no single analyst call should ever be used as a basis to buy or sell a stock. Consensus analyst target data is from Refinitiv. [recirclink id=1259317] These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Albemarle Corp. (NYSE: ALB): KeyBanc Capital Markets started coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and a $260 target price. The consensus target is $263.54, and the stock closed on Wednesday at $226.80. California Water Service Group (NYSE: CWT): UBS downgraded the shares to Sell from Neutral. The consensus target price is $61 for now. The stock closed over 4% lower on Wednesday at $51.59 after the downgrade. Catalent Inc. (NYSE: CTLT): Jefferies cut its Buy rating to Hold and its $45 target price to $44. The consensus target is $50.08. Wednesday’s $42.09 close was down 4% for the day on the downgrade. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (NYSE: CMG): Piper Sandler resumed coverage with a Neutral rating and a $2,075 price target. The consensus target is $2,082.76. The closing share price on Wednesday was $2,061.17. Cinemark Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CNK): As B. Riley Securities downgraded the stock to Neutral from Buy, it nudged the $21 price target to $20. The consensus target is $18.41. The shares closed on Wednesday at $17.23, which was down over 6% for the day on the downgrade. CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWD): KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated coverage with an Overweight rating and a $200 price target. The consensus target is $181.24. Wednesday’s close was at $151.90. Deckers Outdoor Corp. (NASDAQ: DECK): Raymond James initiated coverage with an Outperform rating. Its $565 target price compares with the $530.12 consensus target and Wednesday’s closing trade of $506.73, which was up over 3% on the day. Domino’s Pizza Inc. (NYSE: DPZ): Piper Sandler started coverage with an Overweight rating and a target price of $349. The consensus target is $350.71, and the stock closed on Wednesday at $305.72. DoorDash Inc. (NYSE: DASH): When Gordon Haskett downgraded the stock to Hold from Buy, the analyst trimmed the $73 price target to $72. The consensus target is $77.39. Shares closed over 2% lower on Wednesday at $71.50. [recirclink id=1259030] Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL): Berenberg upgraded the stock to Buy from Hold. Its $243 target price compares with the $240.57 consensus target and Wednesday’s closing print of $192.15. Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NYSE: IEP): Citing inflated net asset value, poor fundamentals and negative headlines, Zacks selected this as its Bear of the Day stock. Shares have traded as high as $55.16 in the past year but closed most recently at $29.28. IPG Photonics Corp. (NASDAQ: IPGP): The Market Perform rating at Raymond James is now at Outperform. Its $170 target price is well above the consensus target of $138.14 and Wednesday’s close at $132.83. Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK): Piper Sandler started coverage with a Neutral rating and a $93 target price. The consensus target is $101.63. The stock closed at $91.58 on Wednesday. Logitech International S.A. (NASDAQ: LOGI): Citigroup’s downgraded to Neutral from Buy included a target price cut to $70 from $73. The consensus target is $65.33. Wednesday’s $56.81 close was down over 11% on the downgrade. McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD): Piper Sandler resumed coverage with a Neutral rating and a $308 target price. The consensus is up at $318.45. Wednesday’s close was at $288.44. NVR Inc. (NYSE: NVR): Seaport Research Partners started coverage of the homebuilder with a Buy rating and a $7,000 target price. The consensus target is $5,666.67, which is lower than Wednesday’s $5,886.57 close. Papa John’s International Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA): Piper Sandler started coverage with a Neutral rating and a $77 target price. The consensus target is $91.93, and Wednesday’s last trade was delivered at $73.56. ServiceNow Inc. (NYSE: NOW): Needham started coverage with a Buy rating and a $660 target price. The $547.23 consensus target is lower than Wednesday’s close at $567.31. [recirclink id=1258459] Sherwin-Williams Co. (NYSE: SHW): Citigroup initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $283 target price. The $256.69 consensus target is closer to Wednesday’s close at $245.85. Shift4 Payments Inc. (NYSE: FOUR): As MoffettNathanson upgraded the stock to Outperform from Equal Weight, its $75 target price increased to $80. The consensus target is $80.73. The shares closed on Wednesday at $65.06. Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SPCE): Alembic Global Advisors boosted its Underweight rating to Neutral with a $4.75 target price. The consensus target is $4.20, and shares closed on Wednesday at $4.39. [wallst_email_signup] For some investors, buying long-dated call options on blue chip stocks that have lagged the market makes sense now. Five outstanding Goldman Sachs stock picks fit the bill and look very attractive now on a risk-reward basis. See why the labor market is now good for teen workers. Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Apple, Devon Energy, EOG Resources, First Horizon, Global Payments, Mobileye Global, Netflix, Oracle, PagSeguro Digital, PayPal, Radian, StoneCo, Ulta Beauty and Urban Outfitters. The post Thursday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Cinemark, CrowdStrike, DoorDash, Estee Lauder, McDonald’s, ServiceNow, Virgin Galactic and More appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Tuesday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Apple, Baidu, Comcast, Exxon Mobil, General Motors and More Tue, 02 May 2023 12:55:14 +0000


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Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS) Stock News & Articles - 24/7 Wall St. Insightful Analysis and Commentary for U.S. and Global Equity Investors Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:00:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Is Las Vegas Sands Big Macao Push Going to Hurt? Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:11:26 +0000 ... Is Las Vegas Sands Big Macao Push Going to Hurt?]]> The post Is Las Vegas Sands Big Macao Push Going to Hurt? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) reports Q1 2026 results today after the close, with a conference call at 1:30 p.m. PT. The stock is up 8.71% over the past month but down 11.14% year to date, and a Macao margin story will be front and center. A Strong Finish, a Complicated Setup Las Vegas Sands closed 2025 on a high note. Q4 2025 revenue came in at $3.649 billion, beating estimates by 9.88%, with adjusted EPS of $0.85 topping the $0.77 consensus by 10.39%. Marina Bay Sands in Singapore was the headline act, posting $806 million in EBITDA at a 50.3% margin, driven by rolling chip volume that nearly doubled year over year to $13.4 billion. CEO Rob Goldstein called it “simply the greatest quarter in the history of casino hotels.” Macao told a different story. Macao delivered $608 million of EBITDA for the quarter, and management said it was disappointed with that number. The Macao EBITDA margin came in at 28.9%, down 390 basis points versus Q4 2024, pressured by higher promotional spending, a heavier mix of rolling (VIP) play, and elevated event costs. Management set a target of $700 million per quarter in Macao EBITDA and framed the current margin range as a “low 30s margin business” given the current customer mix. That gap between where Macao is and where management wants it to be is the tension heading into today’s print. The year-ago quarter also sets up a favorable comparison. Q1 2025 revenue fell 3.28% year over year to $2.862 billion, missing estimates slightly, while Macao revenue dropped 5.6% as the Venetian Macao’s rolling chip win rate collapsed to 2.18% from 6.71% a year prior. Consensus Estimates: Q1 2026 Metric Q1 2026 Estimate Q1 2025 Actual YoY Growth Adjusted EPS $0.76 $0.59 +28.8% Revenue $3.31B $2.862B +15.6% Full Year EPS $3.24 (17x forward P/E) $3.01 N/A Full Year Revenue N/A $13.017B N/A Macao Margins and the Premium Mass Bet This is the core question for today’s report. Las Vegas Sands has doubled down on the premium mass and rolling segments in Macao, and that strategic shift carries a real margin cost. Rolling play generates lower hold-adjusted margins than base mass gaming. Grant Chum, CEO of Sands China, noted that rolling volumes were up 60% year over year in Q4 but that the promotional environment “remains intense,” particularly in premium segments. He also flagged that base mass spend per customer “has been on a declining trend versus pre-COVID” and that base mass gaming growth “is just not growing as fast as the premium segments.” The Londoner Macao is the bright spot. Revenue at the Londoner grew from $518 million to $699 million year over year in Q4, and management credited the Londoner Grand suite ramp as a key driver of higher-end adoption. The key question is whether that momentum carried into Q1 2026, and whether the Venetian Macao can show a cleaner win rate after the low-hold quarter that crushed Q1 2025 results. Wage inflation is also a factor. Chum noted that “wage adjustments occur in March” for frontline staff, meaning Q1 will absorb that cost hit directly. That timing, combined with the ongoing promotional intensity in Macao’s premium segment, creates real margin pressure even if revenue grows as expected. On Singapore, the question is sustainability. Goldstein said he sees “$2.9 billion of EBITDA” from MBS annually, but Q4’s exceptional rolling chip win rate of 4.36% versus a normalized 3.34% inflated results. A reversion to normal hold rates would pull Singapore EBITDA meaningfully lower. Jefferies downgraded LVS to Hold on April 20, citing a “less compelling earnings profile” and expected Macau GGR growth deceleration. That’s a cautious signal heading into today’s call. The Margin Story Is What Matters Now The year-ago comparison is easy. Q1 2025 operating income fell 17.03% year over year, and a normalized win rate in Macao alone should produce a better headline. But the real test is whether management can show credible progress toward that $700 million quarterly Macao EBITDA target without relying on luck-driven rolling chip results. If Macao margins show sequential improvement and Singapore holds at a normalized level, sentiment can shift quickly. Analysts carry a consensus Buy rating with an average price target of $69.30 against a current price of $57.54. That gap closes faster if the margin story starts to work. The post Is Las Vegas Sands Big Macao Push Going to Hurt? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Analysts See More Upside for this Rallying Cruise Stock Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:59:21 +0000 ... Analysts See More Upside for this Rallying Cruise Stock]]> The post Analysts See More Upside for this Rallying Cruise Stock appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Analysts at Jefferies are pounding the table over Viking Holdings (NYSE: VIK). Even after the VIK stock rallied from about $57.50 to $68.75, Jefferies sees more upside ahead. The firm upgraded VIK to a buy rating with a price target of $80 from $60, noting, “We are upgrading the stock on visibility to continued strong growth in revenue, Adj. EBITDA, and Adj. EPS, paired with coverage-leading (>100%) FCF conversion,” as quoted by CNBC. Plus, recent earnings have been strong. EPS of $1.20 beat by a penny. Revenue of $2 billion, up 19% year over year, beat by $10 million. Funds seem to like the stock, as well.  Israel Englander’s Millennium Management, for example, increased its holdings in VIK by adding more than 573,000 shares, as noted at the end of September. Also, we have to consider that cruise demand has been explosive, with many of the top cruise companies seeing an increase in traveler demand. With Viking, demand is expected to remain strong through 2026, with strong forward-booking demand of 70% being reported. That’s 14% higher than the 2025 season, and is again showing no signs of cooling. Doximity Morgan Stanley says Doximity (NYSE: DOCS) is attractive after its recent pullback. In fact, after plummeting from about $67.50 to $43.85 on healthcare policy uncertainty, Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to an overweight rating with a $65 price target. The firm also cited DOC’s strong free cash flow and strong balance sheet. “Underperformance in DOCS is at odds with our checks on the business and strengthening platform engagement,” the analysts said, as quoted by CNBC, adding that the stock trades at more than a 25% discount to its median post-COVID EV/EBITDA multiple. Analysts at Raymond James upgraded DOCS to a strong buy, noting that the digital platform stock’s 25x free cash flow is too attractive to ignore.  In additon, after finding strong support at $45, oversold shares of DOCS are just starting to pivot higher. Last trading at $45.59, we’d like to see DOCS initially retest $52.50. Longer term, we’d like to see the DOC stock refill its bearish gap at around $65 a share. Las Vegas Sands Goldman Sachs just upgraded Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) to a buy rating with a price target of $80 from $64 a share. All of which is being supported by acceleration in Macao gross gaming revenue, which just increased 14.4% year over year to $2.6 billion, which was above expectations for 10.5% growth, as noted by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, as noted by Seeking Alpha. There’s also been the rising tourism preference for Macao, and a rising Chinese stock market, as also noted by CNBC. Moving forward, analysts expect to see further gaming recovery in 2026 thanks to a stronger event calendar. A firmer currency is also seen supporting gaming revenue in 2026 for Macao casinos, as well. At the moment, shares of LVS are still consolidating at around $66.92. From here, we’d like to see it break from consolidation and potentially retest $70 a share. The post Analysts See More Upside for this Rallying Cruise Stock appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Here Are Monday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Bristol-Myers Squibb, GE Vernova, KLA Corp., Klaviyo, Las Vegas Sands, ServiceNow, and More Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:16:19 +0000 ... Here Are Monday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Bristol-Myers Squibb, GE Vernova, KLA Corp., Klaviyo, Las Vegas Sands, ServiceNow, and More]]> The post Here Are Monday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Bristol-Myers Squibb, GE Vernova, KLA Corp., Klaviyo, Las Vegas Sands, ServiceNow, and More appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher on Monday as we head into the final trading weeks of 2025. All of the major indices were hit hard on Friday as investors began a big rotation last week out of the AI stocks that have led the market higher since ChatGPT was introduced over three years ago. The miss by Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) seems like the final straw for many, as the Magnificent 7 have started to wobble in 2025, with only NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) beating the S&P 500 this year. The NASDAQ took the biggest hit on Friday, closing down a whopping 1.69% at 23,195. The Dow Jones Industrials, which had been having a solid week until Friday, closed at 48,458, down 0.51%, while the S&P 500 was last seen at 6827, down 1.07%. Investors can likely expect more volatility as we head to the end of the year, and trading volume starts to fade.  Treasury Bonds: Yields were mixed across the Treasury curve on Friday, with investors buying some of the shorter maturities while sellers were active in the mid-to long-dated bonds.  Traders pointed to a steeper curve as the market reacted to the Fed’s rate cut decision and digested economic data signaling a strong labor market, pushing yields higher despite expectations of future rate cuts. The 30-year long bond closed trading on Friday at 4.85% while the benchmark 10-year note was last seen at 4.19%. Oil and Gas: Prices were lower across the energy complex on Friday, primarily due to ongoing concerns about a global oil and gas supply surplus, a broad market sell-off driven by anxiety over the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, and rising U.S. Treasury yields. Both major benchmarks were lower on the day, with Brent Crude falling 0.26% to finish at $61.12, while West Texas Intermediate closed at $57.44, down 0.28%. Despite yet another Canadian polar vortex dropping temperatures over much of the United States, Natural gas closed at $4.11 down 2.79% after recently trading as high as $5.  Gold: Gold was once again the winner on Friday, closing at $4,298, continuing a run that has been one of the top stories for 2025. The bullion continued its strong move, primarily due to expectations of more U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in 2026, which makes non-yielding gold more attractive. Add persistent geopolitical risks and a weaker dollar, even as the Fed’s rate-hiking cycle paused, amid data showing cooling labor markets. Traders are pricing in more rate cuts for 2026, and a dovish Fed outlook, alongside safe-haven demand, continues to support gold and silver prices.  Crypto: Cryptocurrency trading on Friday saw Bitcoin (BTC) bounce back above $92,000 after initial dips, influenced by the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts as traders absorbed the potential for a loosened monetary policy in 2026, while Ethereum (ETH) also posted gains. However, the market displayed mixed signals and indecision between bullish potential and lingering overhead resistance. The gains were surrendered over the weekend, and as of 8 am EST on Monday, Bitcoin was quoted at $89,530. Ethereum was trading at $3,141.    24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of analyst research reports daily to identify new investment ideas for both investors and traders. Some of these daily analyst calls cover stocks to buy. Other calls cover stocks to sell or avoid. Remember that no single analyst call should ever be used as a basis to buy or sell a stock.  Here are some of the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen on Monday, December 15, 2025.    Upgrades: Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) BMO Capital upgraded the shares to Outperform from Market Perform and lifted the target price to $71 from $61. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) was raised to Buy from Neutral at Bank of America, which raised the target price for the company to $61 from $52. KLA Corp. (NASDAQ: KLAC) was raised to Buy from Hold at Jefferies, with the target price lifted to $1,500 from $1,100. Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman Sachs, which raised the price target on the shares to $80 from $64. Marriott International Inc. (NYSE: MAR) was raised to Buy from Neutral at Goldman Sachs, which boosted the target price for the stock to $345 from $288. McCormick & Co. (NYSE: MKC) was raised to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank with a $75 target price objective. Teradyne Inc. (NYSE: TER) was raised to Buy from Sell at Goldman Sachs, which lifted their target price to $230 from $148. Downgrades: Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc. (NYSE: KDP) was cut to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank with a $32 target price. LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE: LYB) was downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital, which cut the target price for the stock to $36 from $48. ServiceNow Inc. (NYSE: NOW) was downgraded to Underweight from Sector Weight at KeyBanc with a $775 target price. Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN) was downgraded to Sell from Buy at Goldman Sachs, which slashed the target price to $156 from $200. Zoetis Inc. (NYSE: ZTS) Bank of America cut the stock to Neutral from Buy and lowered the price to a target of $135 from $165. Initiations: Armour Residential REIT Inc. (NYSE: ARR)  was initiated with a Buy rating at Compass Point with a Buy rating and an $18.50 target price. DBV Technologies SA (NASDAQ: DBVT) was started with an Overweight rating at Cantor Fitzgerald with a $42 targte price objective. GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) was started with an Outperform rating at Evercore ISI with a $860 target price. Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) was initiated with an Outperform rating at Evercore ISI, which has a $255 target price for the shares. Klaviyo Inc. (NYSE: KVYO) was initiated with a Buy rating at BTIG with a $40 target price.  The post Here Are Monday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Bristol-Myers Squibb, GE Vernova, KLA Corp., Klaviyo, Las Vegas Sands, ServiceNow, and More appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Live Coverage: Will Las Vegas Sand (LVS) Stock Soar After Earnings? Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:14:53 +0000 Grab the names FREE today. Marina Bay Sands and Macao Jul 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM EDT MBS was the standout story of Q2, delivering: $1.39B in revenue (+37% YoY) $768M in property EBITDA, with margin expanding to 55.3% Rolling chip volume of $8.95B, with a high win rate of 5.26% RevPAR up +11% YoY, driven by record $888 ADR and 95% occupancy This high-margin growth validates LVS’s suite renovation strategy and underscores the property’s dominance in the Asia luxury gaming market. Macao: Londoner Leads While Venetian and Parisian Lag Macau property EBITDA reached $566M, up modestly YoY despite mixed property-level performance: Londoner Macao: Revenue +45% YoY to $642M, EBITDA more than doubled to $205M Venetian, Parisian, Four Seasons: EBITDA declined YoY amid soft table volumes and normalized hold Hold-adjusted impact in Macau was +7M, boosting reported EBITDA slightly Despite variance by property, the mass mix shift and continued suite-driven recovery remain on track. CEO Comments Jul 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM EDT Chairman and CEO Rob Goldstein emphasized strength in both Macau and Singapore, saying: “Our new suite product and elevated service offerings position us for additional growth as travel and tourism spending in Asia expands.” He added that Marina Bay Sands posted record financial and operating performance, and highlighted confidence in both reinvestment and capital return strategies. Guidance reaffirmed Jul 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM EDT While LVS didn’t raise its formal FY2025 guidance, the tone was confident. Management reaffirmed plans for $1.75B+ in Singapore capex and reiterated robust free cash flow to support continued buybacks and dividends. A fresh $800 million in repurchases during the quarter suggests ongoing confidence in earnings durability. Earnings are in and stock up big Jul 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM EDT Seconds after earnings were released the stock is up 5.75%. Las Vegas Sands delivered a strong Q2 performance, led by record results at Marina Bay Sands and solid EBITDA delivery in Macau. Revenue and earnings both exceeded Wall Street expectations, reinforcing the view that high-end travel demand and premium suite investments are paying off. Metric Reported Estimate Surprise Revenue $3.18B $2.94B Beat (+8.2%) EPS (Adjusted) $0.79 $0.61 Beat (+29.5%) Consolidated Adj. EBITDA $1.33B $1.18B est. Beat Marina Bay Sands EBITDA $768M ~$670M est. Beat Macao Property EBITDA $566M ~$545M est. Beat Shares Down Slightly in Late Trading Jul 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM EDT We are little more than half an hour from the closing bell, and shares of Las Vegas Sands are currently trading down slightly. As of 3:25 p.m. ET, shares are down .25%, that’s more than a 1% drop from where shares traded at 10:30 a.m. ET. As a reminder, we’ll be posting live analysis right after earnings are released. Simply stay on this page and new updates will load. We expect earnings to release shortly after 4 p.m. ET.  Capital Allocation Snapshot Jul 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM EDT LVS is balancing reinvestment with shareholder returns. This table shows how much cash is going to dividends, buybacks, and renovations — offering insight into capital discipline and yield. Metric Q1 2025 FY 2025 Plan Dividend (annualized) $0.80/share Sustained Share Buybacks $250M Opportunistic CapEx (SG Renovation) $1.75B+ Spanning FY25–27 Net Debt / EBITDA ~2.1x Stable, investment-grade Property-Level Revenue Snapshot Jul 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM EDT Macau vs. Singapore recovery is a core debate. This table breaks out revenue by property, helping investors evaluate regional strength and demand recovery patterns. Property / Region Revenue YoY Growth Venetian Macau $965M +11% Londoner Macau $777M +16% Marina Bay Sands (SG) $1.04B +19% Other / Corporate $158M +6% How Did LVS Stock Perform After Past Earnings Jul 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM EDT Recent quarters have seen muted or mixed reactions — consistency in EBITDA delivery and hold rates is key to regaining investor momentum. Quarter EPS Surprise 1-Day Move 7-Day Move 14-Day Move Q1 2025 -4.8% -2.6% +0.4% +1.1% Q4 2024 +2.1% +1.9% +3.3% +3.8% Q3 2024 -3.5% -3.0% -2.2% -1.1% Q2 2024 +1.0% +0.8% +1.7% +2.0% Las Vegas Sand (NYSE:LVS) reports Q2 2025 earnings after the market closes today. Macau’s gaming rebound continues to exceed expectations, and recent data showed June GGR up 15% YoY — suggesting potential upside to base case revenue estimates. But expectations are also rising, especially around the mix of mass vs. VIP revenue, margin recovery, and suite-driven yield uplift in Singapore. Investors will be looking for sequential improvement in both revenue and EBITDA, as well as visibility into capex and ROI on recent renovation and digital marketing investments. What to Expect Revenue: $2.94 billion EPS (Normalized): $0.61 FY 2025 Revenue: $11.76 billion FY 2025 EPS: $2.38 That reflects +16.3% revenue growth YoY and ~30% EPS growth, driven by operating leverage, strong visitation trends in Macau, and improving premium segment performance at Marina Bay Sands Key Areas to Watch 1. Macau GGR, Hold Rate, and Mass MixMacau is pacing toward a full post-COVID normalization, and mass segment mix is crucial to margin recovery. Management said Q1 was “held below theoretical” and expects more normalized VIP play in Q2. Investors will also watch for commentary on premium direct vs. junket demand. 2. Marina Bay Sands Renovation ROIManagement reaffirmed a $1.75B+ renovation plan, focused on premium suites and amenities. Commentary around return on investment, average daily rate (ADR), and occupancy will be key, especially as travel recovers in Southeast Asia. 3. Digital and Loyalty InitiativesLVS is expanding data-driven marketing, including personalized offers and VIP tracking. Execution on this strategy will be evaluated based on player retention, spend per visit, and cross-market play behavior. 4. Cost Discipline and Operating MarginsInvestors will look for signs of margin expansion in both Macau and Singapore, particularly as labor costs stabilize and promotional spend remains in check. Commentary on property EBITDA margins vs. pre-COVID levels will be closely watched. 5. Capital Allocation and Dividend OutlookWith strong cash generation in Macau, LVS has resumed its dividend and continues buybacks. Investors will want reaffirmation of return plans tied to free cash flow conversion, especially as capex steps up in Singapore. The post Live Coverage: Will Las Vegas Sand (LVS) Stock Soar After Earnings? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Prediction: This Dividend Stock Will Be the Best Performer the Rest of 2024 Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:15:27 +0000 The post Prediction: This Dividend Stock Will Be the Best Performer the Rest of 2024 appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..24/7 Wall St. Insights Increasing uncertainty about the stock market and the economy have income investors wondering where to look for opportunities. Among dividend stocks, Wall Street has big expectations for Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN). Also: Discover 2 dividend legends to hold forever. Concern about a recession is growing. Things are beginning to look shaky for the Magnificent 7 and other big tech stocks. Moreover, there has been a shift toward small tech stocks for a while now. So the question for investors now, especially income-oriented investors, is whether dividend stocks are still the place to be. Where are the opportunities for the rest of this year and into the next? Well, here are some dividend stocks for which analysts have big expectations. They all are members of the S&P 500 and have consensus Buy ratings. Stock Mean Target Upside Bath & Body Works Inc. (NYSE: BBWI) $51.38 56.1% Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) $60.63 56.7% Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) $142.97 46.0% Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB) $65.34 48.2% Vistra Corp. (NYSE: VST) $110.36 44.6% Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) $91.56 56.9% Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN) $123.67 62.1% So, as far as Wall Street is concerned, Wynn Resorts has the greatest potential upside in the coming year of these dividend stocks. Does that mean that its shares are undervalued? Or perhaps one overzealous analyst has skewed the mean? Why Invest in Wynn Resorts? Are shares poised to soar? Wynn Resorts stock is up about 505% from its 2002 initial public offering (IPO) share price. Shares traded for more than $240 a share in early 2014. The company is known for its luxury properties, award-winning restaurants, and exceptional service. It says it has more Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Awards than any other independent hotel company. The stock was in retreat even before the recent market correction, but is it poised for a bounce back? What does Wall Street expect? Wynn Resorts, the Company A leading operator of high-end integrated resorts. The American company develops and operates high-end hotels and casinos through four segments. The Wynn Palace segment operates private gaming salons and sky casinos; a luxury hotel tower with suites and villas, including a health club, spa, salon, and pool; food and beverage outlets; retail space; meeting and convention space; and performance lake and floral art displays. The Wynn Macau segment operates casino space with private gaming salons, sky casinos, and a poker room; a luxury hotel tower that includes health clubs, spas, a salon, and a pool; food and beverage outlets; retail space; meeting and convention space; and Chinese zodiac-inspired ceiling attractions. The Las Vegas Operations segment operates casino space with private gaming salons, a sky casino, a poker room, and a race and sports book; a luxury hotel tower with suites and villas, including swimming pools, private cabanas, full-service spas and salons, and a wedding chapel; food and beverage outlets; meeting and convention space; retail space; and theaters, nightclubs, a beach club. The Encore Boston Harbor segment operates casino space with gaming areas and a poker room; a luxury hotel tower including a spa and salon; food and beverage outlets and a nightclub; retail space; meeting and convention space; and a waterfront park, floral displays, and water shuttle service. Wynn Resorts headquarters are near Las Vegas. The company was founded in 2002 by former Mirage Resorts CEO Steve Wynn. It went public in the fall of 2002. Competitors include Caesars Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR), Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS), and MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM). The company just released second-quarter results that fell short of top-line and bottom-line estimates despite a boost from Macau casinos. Results in the prior two quarters had topped expectations on the top and bottom lines. Wynn Resorts is bidding for a casino license to build an integrated resort at the Hudson Yards in New York City. If completed as planned, it would be one of the largest hotels in the city. Other plans include its first casino in the United Arab Emirates, as well as one in Thailand, should gambling be legalized there. Wynn Resorts, the Stock Is the stock ready for a turnaround? The share price sank to a 52-week low of $71.63 this week, retreating with the overall market. The stock is down more than 16% year to date, while the S&P 500 is up almost 9% in that time. Note that the $123.67 consensus price target is well above the 52-week high. However, just eight of 17 analysts who follow the stock recommend buying shares. Jefferies and Morgan Stanley maintained Hold-equivalent ratings in July, but Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo reiterated Buy-equivalent ratings. Institutional investors hold about 62% of the shares. Vanguard has a stake of almost 10%, while BlackRock and State Street also have notable stakes. Wynn is also a top growth stock pick by billionaire investor Ken Fisher. About 95 million shares, or less than 4% of the float, are held short. Wall Street expectations for where the stock goes in the next 52 weeks vary but are all positive. The high price target suggests shares will double, and the consensus and low targets also signal plenty of room to run. Low target $96.00 25.8% Mean target $123.67 62.1% High target $154.00 101.9% While the targets signal optimism, the analysts’ ratings suggest there is some caution as well. The outlook in the long term may appear strong, but the question of profitability and growth in the near time could cause some concern as well. Economic uncertainty (possibly a recession) and lingering inflation are factors to consider as well. However, Wall Street is far from pessimistic about the prospects for the stock. Most Popular Hotel Brands According to Baby Boomers: Ranked The post Prediction: This Dividend Stock Will Be the Best Performer the Rest of 2024 appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> 5 Wall Street Blue Chip Giants Are Likely Raising Their Dividends This Week Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:58:54 +0000 ... 5 Wall Street Blue Chip Giants Are Likely Raising Their Dividends This Week]]> The post 5 Wall Street Blue Chip Giants Are Likely Raising Their Dividends This Week appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..24/7 Insights Second quarter earnings season will start in earnest this week Solid earnings from top companies are a requirement for the current rally to stay in place Snag this free report today Access 2 legendary, high-yield dividend stocks Wall Street loves After over 10 years of a low-interest rate environment, which has reversed significantly over the last two years, many investors continue to turn to equities for growth potential and solid and dependable dividends. These help provide an income stream, equating to total return, one of the most influential investment strategies. We always like to remind our readers about the impact total return has on portfolios because it is one of the best ways to improve their chances of overall investing success. Again, total return is the combined increase in a stock’s value plus dividends. For instance, if you buy a stock at $20 that pays a 3% dividend, and it goes up to $22 in a year, your total return is 13%—10% for the increase in stock price and 3% for the dividends paid. Five top blue chip companies that are Wall Street favorites are expected to raise their dividends this week, so we screened our 24/7 Wall St. research universe and found that all are rated Buy at some of the top firms on Wall Street. While it’s always possible that not all companies raise their dividends, top analysts expect them to. Generally, the data is based on past increases in the firm’s dividend payouts. Investors should also check out these dividend legends. ?tpid=1407652&tv=link&tc=in_content Bank of America The Bank of America Corporation is an American multinational investment bank and financial services holding company. Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) is a ubiquitous presence in the United States, providing: Various banking and financial products and services for individual consumers, small and middle market businesses, institutional investors, corporations, and governments in the United States and internationally Operating 5,100 banking centers, 16,300 ATMs, call centers, and online and mobile banking platforms. Bank of America has expanded into several new US markets, and its global scale ideally positions it to benefit from accelerating loan growth over the next two years. Moreover, unlike smaller peers, scale allows the bank to substantially increase investment over the next few years without notably jeopardizing returns, driving further market share gains. Shareholders are currently paid a 2.31% yield. The company is expected to raise the dividend to $0.26 per share from $0.24. The Goldman Sachs Group The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. The world’s premier investment bank continues to dominate Wall Street. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) provides a range of financial services for corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals worldwide. It operates through: Global Banking & Markets Asset & Wealth Management Platform Solutions segments The Global Banking & Markets segment provides: Financial advisory services, including strategic advisory assignments related to mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense activities, restructurings, and spin-offs; relationship lending and acquisition financing Secured lending through structured credit and asset-backed lending and financing under securities-to-resale agreements. This segment also offers client execution activities for cash and derivative instruments, credit and interest rate products, and provision of mortgages, currencies, commodities, and equities-related products, as well as underwriting services. The Asset & Wealth Management segment manages assets across various classes, including: Equity Fixed income Hedge funds Credit funds Private equity Real estate Currencies, and commodities It provides customized investment advisory solutions, wealth advisory services, personalized financial planning, private banking services, and invests in corporate equity, credit, real estate, and infrastructure assets. The Platform Solutions segment offers credit cards and point-of-sale financing for the purchase of goods or services. It also provides cash management services, such as deposit-taking and payment solutions, for corporate and institutional clients. Investors are currently receiving a 2.29% dividend. The company is expected to raise the dividend to $3.00 from $2.75. Las Vegas Sands Las Vegas Sands Corporation is the world leader in developing and operating international, world-class integrated resorts. This gaming giant remains a favorite with investors and has a huge presence in China. Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) together with its subsidiaries, develops, owns, and operates integrated resorts in Macao and Singapore. It owns and operates: The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel The Londoner Macao The Parisian Macao The Plaza Macao and Four Seasons Hotel Macao Cotai Strip Sands Macao in Macao, The People’s Republic of China Marina Bay Sands in Singapore The company’s integrated resorts feature accommodations, gaming, entertainment, and retail malls, convention and exhibition facilities, celebrity chef restaurants, and other amenities. Shareholders currently receive a 1.87% yield. The company is expected to raise the dividend to $0.22 per share from $0.20. Penske Automotive Penske Automotive Group is a diversified international transportation services company and a premier automotive and commercial truck retailer. Started by automotive and racing legend Roger Penske, this company has backed up some to offer a better spot to buy shares. Penske Automot


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Nokia Corp ADR (NOK) Stock News & Articles - 24/7 Wall St. Insightful Analysis and Commentary for U.S. and Global Equity Investors Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:55:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 BlackBerry, IBM, and Nokia Are All Trying to Come Back. History Says Only One Survives Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:10:42 +0000 The post BlackBerry, IBM, and Nokia Are All Trying to Come Back. History Says Only One Survives appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Although Wall Street typically buries its dethroned category kings without ceremony, three former tech titans have spent the past year clawing their way back into the investor conversation. BlackBerry (NYSE: BB) has vaulted 172.8% year to date, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has piled on 114.8%, and International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) still commands a $242.7 billion market capitalization after divesting Kyndryl and rebuilding around hybrid cloud. But the long memory of public markets says only one type of comeback actually endures. The historical pattern is unforgiving: fallen tech leaders survive when they abandon the consumer battlefield and rebuild around an enterprise moat, and they fail when they chase the next consumer hype cycle. The textbook precedent is IBM itself. When Lou Gerstner arrived in 1993, the company was hemorrhaging cash as the PC era eroded the mainframe’s pricing power. His pivot away from boxes and toward services, software, and consulting became the template every fallen tech name has tried to copy. Satya Nadella ran a similar playbook at Microsoft a generation later by stepping away from the Windows-phone war and rebuilding around Azure. Apple’s 1997 reinvention stands as the rare consumer-side exception, and exceptions do not make policy. The verdict that the record delivers is consistent: picks-and-shovels enterprise suppliers tend to survive, while consumer-comeback bets usually do not. IBM: The Original Blueprint, Running It Again IBM is now attempting Gerstner 2.0. Arvind Krishna shed Kyndryl, paid $34 billion for Red Hat in 2019, and re-anchored the company on hybrid cloud, mainframes, and generative AI. Q1 2026 revenue rose 9.5% year over year, and the IBM Z mainframe line grew 51% as enterprises retooled for AI workloads. The stock trades at 23 times trailing earnings with a 2.6% dividend yield, and the company has raised its payout for 31 consecutive years. Over the past five years, IBM shares have returned 84.0%, a measured rerating rather than a euphoric one. Analysts carry an average price target of $293.89. BlackBerry: The Cleanest Break From the Old Battlefield BlackBerry sold its handset business long ago and re-emerged as an embedded-software and secure-communications pure play. Q1 FY27 revenue jumped 25.6% to $152.9 million, with the QNX segment delivering $72.3 million at an 86% adjusted gross margin. QNX now sits inside more than 275 million vehicles with a royalty backlog near $950 million, and the company has partnered with Nvidia on QNX OS for Safety 8.0 integrated with Nvidia IGX Thor. CEO John Giamatteo told investors, “We are no longer a company in transition. We are a growth company.” The catch lives in the multiple. BlackBerry trades at 96 times trailing earnings and 53 times forward earnings, against an analyst consensus price target of $6.43 while the stock changes hands above $10. The business is improving, but the valuation has run ahead of it. Nokia: True Reinvention or Cyclical Telecom Rebound? Nokia sold its handset arm to Microsoft in 2014, divested HERE maps, and now positions itself as a telecom and AI-infrastructure supplier. Q4 2025 revenue of $7.12 billion beat consensus by 17.0%, with Optical Networks revenue of $2.8 billion, soaring on AI and cloud demand following the Infinera acquisition. Nvidia took a $1 billion equity stake as part of an AI-RAN partnership. The reinvention case, however, is only partial. FY25 net income still fell 49% to $737 million, and the stock trades at 87 times trailing earnings against an analyst price target of $14.89. The optical and IP-routing lines look structural; the mobile-networks legacy still moves with carrier capex cycles. The Ranked Verdict Score each name against the Gerstner survivor profile, the test of whether a company has abandoned the old consumer field and rebuilt around a durable enterprise moat—and a ranking emerges: IBM. Closest match. It wrote the playbook, scaled it, and is running it for a second cycle with mainframes and generative AI as the wedge. A 35.8% return on equity and three decades of dividend hikes are the receipts. BlackBerry. The cleanest narrative break from its old consumer identity, but the smallest scale and the richest multiple. The QNX thesis has substance; the price now demands flawless execution. Recent filings show a genuine business inflection. Nokia. Mid-pivot. Optical and AI-RAN are the right adjacencies, yet the mobile-networks legacy still trades on telco capex. Treat part of the rerating as cyclical until the structural mix proves otherwise. Long term, Wall Street still rewards companies that pick a durable enterprise lane and stay in it. The historical record says investors who confuse a cyclical bounce with a structural reinvention tend to learn the difference the expensive way. The past three decades of fallen-titan comebacks suggest the survivor profile is built quarter by quarter, not bought in a single rerating.   The post BlackBerry, IBM, and Nokia Are All Trying to Come Back. History Says Only One Survives appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Jim Cramer Says Nokia Is Back: How a 20-Year Smartphone Casualty Became an AI Infrastructure Play Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:45:49 +0000 ... Jim Cramer Says Nokia Is Back: How a 20-Year Smartphone Casualty Became an AI Infrastructure Play]]> The post Jim Cramer Says Nokia Is Back: How a 20-Year Smartphone Casualty Became an AI Infrastructure Play appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Jim Cramer spent a segment on CNBC’s Mad Money on June 2, 2026 reintroducing investors to a company most stopped thinking about around the launch of the original iPhone. “Take Nokia, a river in Finland that seemed to run dry nearly 20 years ago,” Cramer said. “Back in the pre-smartphone days, Nokia dominated the cellular space. But once Apple and Android came along, people stopped thinking of it as a growth company, and it became more of a history lesson.” However, the history lesson now has a sequel. Nokia (NYSE:NOK) is up 157% year to date and 209% over the past twelve months, with retail traders on Reddit calling it “the backbone of AI infrastructure” in a post that pulled 2,092 upvotes on r/wallstreetbets. Cramer is selling the idea that Nokia quietly became a critical vendor in the AI buildout while nobody was looking. From smartphone casualty to AI radio access The pivot has two pieces. One is optical networking, which Nokia bulked up on by acquiring Infinera for $2.3 billion, a deal Cramer called “a tremendous buy” that gave Nokia scale in the data center interconnects consuming a growing share of the AI capex cycle. The other is AI-RAN, embedding AI compute directly into wireless networks so inference happens at the cell tower instead of round-tripping to a hyperscaler. “The new Nokia is about the infrastructure that lets data move closer to where it’s needed,” Cramer said. The frame is edge AI for latency-sensitive applications. Why NVIDIA wrote a billion-dollar check NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) wrote Nokia a check. In October 2025, NVIDIA announced a strategic partnership and invested $1 billion in Nokia at $6.01 per share. With the stock now at roughly $16.85, that position has already returned roughly 170% in about six months, putting it alongside Jensen Huang’s other public infrastructure bets in Intel, CoreWeave, Lumentum, and Coherent. The strategic logic runs both ways: NVIDIA gets a path into the radio access network and a credible 6G partner, and Nokia gets the imprimatur Cramer cares about. “If Jensen Huang loves it, you know what? Good enough for me,” he said. The numbers that justify the rerating The fundamentals back the narrative. Nokia’s AI and cloud net sales rose 49% in the first quarter of 2026, with about 1 billion euros in booked orders. Q4 2025 results showed Optical Networks growing 17% in constant currency with a book-to-bill above one, and CEO Justin Hotard described the demand backdrop in terms unthinkable from a Nokia executive a decade ago: “The AI supercycle is accelerating demand for providers of advanced and trusted connectivity. Nokia is uniquely positioned to be a leader in this market.” Moreover, management is guiding to comparable operating profit of EUR 2.0 billion to EUR 2.5 billion in 2026, with a longer-term EUR 2.7 billion to EUR 3.2 billion target for 2028. Hotard, who ran Intel’s data center and AI group before taking the Nokia job, is collapsing the company into two segments, Network Infrastructure and Mobile Infrastructure, the kind of structural simplification activists usually have to fight for. The Cramer caveat Cramer did not bang the table. “If you’re willing to do the homework and stay on top of this one, you’ve got my blessing to put a small position in Nokia,” he said, before adding: “You might want to wait for a pullback before you pull the trigger on anything more than just a little bit because we’re beginning to get overbought.” The stock trades at a P/E of 100x, and the analyst consensus price target sits behind the market price. Mobile Networks is still cyclical, carrier capex is still lumpy, and the AI-RAN commercial ramp does not arrive in volume until late 2027. The Reddit enthusiasm and the NVIDIA logo do not change those mechanics. They mean Nokia finally has a second act worth arguing about.   The post Jim Cramer Says Nokia Is Back: How a 20-Year Smartphone Casualty Became an AI Infrastructure Play appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Had You Invested $1,000 in Nokia 5 Years Ago, Here’s What You’d Have Now Thu, 28 May 2026 13:05:29 +0000 ... Had You Invested $1,000 in Nokia 5 Years Ago, Here’s What You’d Have Now]]> The post Had You Invested $1,000 in Nokia 5 Years Ago, Here’s What You’d Have Now appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. From Dead Money to AI Darling For most of the past decade, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) was the patience trade nobody wanted. The Finnish telecom equipment maker spent years restructuring under former CEO Pekka Lundmark, cutting costs, and watching Ericsson, Huawei, and Samsung carve up the 5G market while shareholders received a thin dividend and not much else. The pivot started in 2024 with the announcement of the acquisition of Infinera, a U.S. optical networking player that gave Nokia real exposure to data center connectivity. The deal closed in February 2025, and weeks later Justin Hotard, a former Intel data center executive, took over as CEO and repositioned the company around an “AI connectivity supercycle.” The real catalyst came in Q4 2025, when Nvidia made a $1.0 billion equity investment alongside an AI-RAN partnership. The stock reached three-year highs, and the narrative shifted. Your $1,000, Three Different Stories Here is what $1,000 invested in Nokia would be worth as of May 27, 2026: Time Period Total Return Value Today S&P 500 Return 5-Year 242.54% $3,425 78.66% 1-Year 197.18% $2,972 26.95% YTD 2026 144.66% $2,447 10.05% Nokia crushed the S&P 500 across every window, but the win is heavily back-loaded. Almost all the five-year gain came in the past 12 months as the AI thesis took hold. Investors who held through years of flat trading were rewarded, while latecomers chasing the 46.3% one-month surge are paying significantly higher prices. The Bull And Bear Case From Here The bull case for Nokia rests on the AI-RAN partnership with Nvidia converting into hyperscaler design wins, Optical Networks continuing to compound (up 17% in constant currency in Q4 2025), and management hitting its 2028 target of €2.7 billion to €3.2 billion comparable operating profit. Ultimately, the bull case hinges on a re-rating from a telecom multiple to an AI infrastructure multiple. The bear case centers on a trailing P/E near 98 and an analyst consensus price target of $12.90, which is well below the current price. Currency headwinds, declining Greater China revenue, and Infinera integration risk are all ongoing concerns, and the 52-week low of $4.00 serves as a reminder of how quickly sentiment can shift. The investment thesis is compelling, even if the current entry point looks stretched. Watch the July 24, 2026, Q2 earnings report as the next key test of this valuation.   The post Had You Invested $1,000 in Nokia 5 Years Ago, Here’s What You’d Have Now appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Forget Cisco: Nokia Is the AI Networking Stock Nobody’s Watching Wed, 27 May 2026 14:35:14 +0000 ... Forget Cisco: Nokia Is the AI Networking Stock Nobody’s Watching]]> The post Forget Cisco: Nokia Is the AI Networking Stock Nobody’s Watching appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the AI networking name dominating every screen this month, with shares up 54.9% year to date on the back of a raised $9.0 billion FY26 AI infrastructure order target. But here is what investors should actually be watching. The Cisco Trade Is Crowded and Fully Priced Cisco opened Wednesday at $117.94, against a Wall Street consensus target of $125.41. The stock trades at 25x forward earnings, 7.8x sales, and 10.1x book. That is what a consensus darling looks like after an 87.1% one-year run. The fundamentals are good. Q3 FY26 revenue of $15.84 billion beat estimates, networking grew 25% year over year, and AI infrastructure orders year to date reached $5.3 billion. The problem for new money: operating cash flow fell 7.39% year over year, services revenue declined again, and management telegraphed up to $1 billion in restructuring charges across Q4 FY26 and FY27. Even retail has noticed the setup. A Reddit thread asking “Is history repeating itself? Cisco Systems (CSCO) YTD in 2000 (Just Before the Dotcom Bubble Burst) vs. Today 2026” drew 105 upvotes and 156 comments. When WallStreetBets is partying like it’s 1999 on a name, the easy money is behind you. The Better AI Networking Trade: Nokia Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is the picks-and-shovels AI networking play that institutions still treat as a legacy telecom equipment company. Three reasons that view is wrong. 1. Optical Networks is the real AI bottleneck breaker. Q4 ’25 Optical Networks revenue hit $1.14 billion, up 17% in constant currency, with book-to-bill well above 1. The Infinera acquisition closed in February 2025, bolting on optical transport scale, and Nokia is now shipping 800G ZR/ZR+ pluggables to a large U.S. hyperscaler, with a second Indium Phosphide fab opening in San Jose before the end of 2026. AI cluster networking is the chokepoint. Nokia owns hard assets in it. 2. Nvidia put real money on the table. Jensen Huang made a $1.0 billion equity investment in Nokia alongside a strategic AI-RAN partnership, with Nokia named preferred networking vendor for the Nscale data center buildout. The market has not absorbed what it means for Nvidia to anchor a competitor to Cisco rather than Cisco itself. 3. Restructured, cash-generative, and re-rating. Under new CEO Justin Hotard, Nokia simplified to a two-segment structure effective January 2026 and guided 2026 comparable operating profit to €2.0 billion to €2.5 billion, rising to €2.7 billion to €3.2 billion by 2028. Q4 ’25 comparable gross margin widened to 48.1%, enterprise sales jumped 22% in constant currency, and the dividend was raised. As Hotard put it, “The AI supercycle is accelerating demand for providers of advanced and trusted connectivity. Nokia is uniquely positioned to be a leader in this market transition.” The Honest Risk Nokia has already moved. Shares are up 144.6% year to date to $15.94, above the $12.90 analyst consensus target, and the trailing P/E of 98 looks expensive on backward earnings. Q2 earnings on July 23, 2026, are the next real test. The forward multiple of 40x is the number that matters, and it captures the operating leverage of a multi-year AI networking ramp. The Action For a retirement-focused investor tired of crowding into the consensus AI trade at a $472 billion market cap, the asymmetry sits with Nokia. Research Nokia on the next pullback, and let the Cisco crowd argue with itself about 1999.   The post Forget Cisco: Nokia Is the AI Networking Stock Nobody’s Watching appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Argus Upgrades Nokia to Buy: Can AI Network Demand Wake Up the Sleeping Giant? Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:34:12 +0000 ... Argus Upgrades Nokia to Buy: Can AI Network Demand Wake Up the Sleeping Giant?]]> The post Argus Upgrades Nokia to Buy: Can AI Network Demand Wake Up the Sleeping Giant? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Analysts at Argus see a compelling opportunity in Nokia (NYSE:NOK), upgrading the Finnish networking giant’s shares to Buy from Hold with a $15 price target. The call followed Nokia’s Q1 report and points to accelerating AI-driven demand in the Network Infrastructure business. The thesis frames Nokia stock as a potential AI infrastructure dark horse, with optical and IP networking gear positioned to ride exploding east-west data center traffic. For long-term investors, the analyst upgrade warrants a closer look, even as legacy headwinds and well-funded rivals remain real risks. Ticker Company Firm Action Old Rating New Rating Old Target New Target NOK Nokia Argus Upgrade Hold Buy N/A $15 The Analyst’s Case Kelleher’s upgrade hinges on AI-related demand showing up in Nokia’s order book. The company raised its 2026 revenue growth guidance for the Network Infrastructure business, the segment most directly tied to optical interconnect, IP routing, and data center switching where hyperscaler dollars flow fastest. Argus also notes that Nokia’s Mobile Networks environment has been stable but could begin to grow as carriers expand capacity to support AI data center traffic. That stabilization, after years of decline in the 5G capex cycle, could turn Nokia stock from a value trap into a credible growth-and-income story. Company Snapshot Nokia carries a market cap near $62.3 billion, with trailing twelve-month revenue of roughly $20 billion across Network Infrastructure, Mobile Infrastructure, and Nokia Technologies. CEO Justin Hotard has reorganized the portfolio and absorbed Infinera to sharpen the optical story. Nokia stock trades at a forward P/E ratio of 29x, with NOK shares closing recently at $11.08. The dividend yields roughly 1%, modest but trending up again. Why the Move Matters Now AI data centers are reshaping networking economics, and east-west traffic between GPU clusters plays directly into Nokia’s strengths against Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) and Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET). Cisco’s networking revenue grew 21% last quarter and Arista posted 29% revenue growth in Q4 FY25, showing the strength of the AI tailwind. Nokia stock is up 67% year-to-date and 118% over the past year. That performance signals the market is pricing in a turnaround that Argus believes still has room to run. The Bear Case Legacy carrier spending remains lumpy, and competition from Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and others is intense. Ericsson stock is up only 15% year-to-date, a reminder that telecom equipment names don’t always rerate together. Integration risk from the Infinera deal and Nokia Shanghai-Bell consolidation, plus FX and tariff exposure, could pressure margins. For a deeper look at how the AI buildout is driving capital cycles, see our recent AI networking outlook. What It Means for Your Portfolio The Argus Buy rating gives retirement-focused investors an institutional voice behind the Nokia turnaround thesis. The recently raised dividend, plus optionality on AI networking exposure, makes Nokia stock a reasonable satellite position for income-oriented portfolios. Watch for whether Q2 2026 results on July 23 confirm the Network Infrastructure acceleration and whether Mobile Networks orders begin to inflect. Sizing the position modestly leaves room to add if execution holds, while limiting damage if competition or integration stumbles. Investors hunting a pure-play AI networking name may prefer Arista’s premium growth, while those seeking value with a turnaround kicker may find Nokia’s setup more attractive. The Argus price target adds a credible voice to the Nokia bull case. The post Argus Upgrades Nokia to Buy: Can AI Network Demand Wake Up the Sleeping Giant? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Here Are Monday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Adobe, Advanced Micro Devices, CrowdStrike, DoorDash, Fortinet, GE Vernova, Snap, StubHub, and More Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:45:21 +0000 ... Here Are Monday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Adobe, Advanced Micro Devices, CrowdStrike, DoorDash, Fortinet, GE Vernova, Snap, StubHub, and More]]> The post Here Are Monday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Adobe, Advanced Micro Devices, CrowdStrike, DoorDash, Fortinet, GE Vernova, Snap, StubHub, and More appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Pre-Market Stock Futures: The futures are trading lower as we get set to start a new trading week, and after last week’s string of record highs, it may be tough to duplicate the stellar performance that Wall Street put on. All of the major indices closed higher, except the Dow Jones Industrials, which finished the day down 0.16% at 49,230. The Nasdaq continued its hot streak, closing Friday at 24,836, up 1.63% for its fourth straight week of gains, and hitting yet another new all-time high. The S&P 500 did the same, closing at 7,165, up 0.80%, and also hitting another new all-time high. The small-cap Russell 2000, which is still the top-performing index in 2026, up over 11% on the year, closed Friday at 2,787, up 0.43%. Treasury Bonds: Yields were down across the Treasury curve on Friday as buyers finally returned to U.S. sovereign debt. Everything from the case against Chairman Powell and the Fed being dropped, to the new Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh’s push for new inflation guidelines, to another meeting in Pakistan between our government and Iran for peace talks, was cited as a reason for the buying. When the smoke cleared on Friday, the 30-year-long bond closed at a 4.92% yield, while the benchmark 10-year note closed at 4.31%. Oil and Gas: Prices were mixed across the energy complex on Friday, as news that peace negotiators were heading to Pakistan for renewed talks boosted hopes for a settlement to the war with Iran, only to be tamped down over the weekend. West Texas Intermediate finished the day down 1.54% at $94.37, while Brent Crude closed higher at $105.40, up 0.29%. Both of these moves came after JPMorgan said oil prices still had room to rise. Natural gas closed down 3.86% at $2.51.  Gold: The precious metals finished up a wild rollercoaster week after published data indicated that central governments around the globe are still buying gold at a breathtaking pace. Gold closed Friday trading at $4,707, up 0.34%, while Silver was last seen at $75.74, up 0.57%. Crypto: The cryptocurrency markets saw a slight pullback on Friday, with the total market cap dipping 1.35% to $2.57 trillion. Bitcoin held near 11-week highs around $78,000 to $78,300, stalling after a recent rally. The market faces pressure from rising oil prices above $100 and the usual thin weekend liquidity, as cryptocurrencies trade 24/7/365, with Ethereum dipping and traders staying cautious. At 8 AM EDT, Bitcoin was trading at $77,840, while Ethereum was quoted at $2, 321. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of analyst research reports daily to identify new investment ideas for both investors and traders. Some of these daily analyst calls cover stocks to buy. Other calls cover stocks to sell or avoid. Remember that no single analyst call should ever be used as a basis to buy or sell a stock.  Here are some of the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen on Monday April, 27, 2026.   Upgrades: CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ: CRWD) was upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Mizuho, which raised the target price for the cybersecurity giant to $520 from $490. Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Arete, with a $104 target price. Nokia (NYSE: NOK) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Argus, which has a $15 target price for the company. Rollins (NYSE: ROL) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Rotchschild & Co. Redburn, which raised the target price for the stock to $66 from $51.90. Snap (NYSE: SNAP) was raised to Buy from Neutral at Rothschild & Co Redburn, which doubled the target price for the stock to $10 from $5. Downgrades: Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) was downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Mizuho, with a $270 target price. Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Northland, which has a $260 target price for the legacy chip leader. Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at HSBC, which actually bumped the price target for the datacenter giant to $210 from $193. GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV) was downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at BNP Paribas, with an $1,190 target price. Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) was cut to Neutral from Buy at Rothschild & Co Redburn, which nudged the target price for the shares to $23 from $17. Initiations: BioMarin Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: BMRN) was resumed in coverage at Morgan Stanley, which raised the target price for the stock to $120 from $98. Cohu (NASDAQ: COHU) was initiated with a Buy rating at Jefferies, which has a $55 target price for the shares. DoorDash (NASDAQ: DASH) was initiated with a Buy rating at TD Cowen, with a $225 target price. Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT) was initiated with a Buy rating at Chardan, with a $27.50 target price. StubHub Holdings (NYSE: STUB) was started with an Equal Weight rating at Morgan Stanley with an $8.25 target price.     The post Here Are Monday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Adobe, Advanced Micro Devices, CrowdStrike, DoorDash, Fortinet, GE Vernova, Snap, StubHub, and More appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Nvidia commits billions to Lumentum, Synopsys, Nokia, XAI, OpenAI, Intel in March alone Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:40:32 +0000 ... Nvidia commits billions to Lumentum, Synopsys, Nokia, XAI, OpenAI, Intel in March alone]]> The post Nvidia commits billions to Lumentum, Synopsys, Nokia, XAI, OpenAI, Intel in March alone appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. CNBC just said something that caught my eye: “This month alone, Nvidia has committed $2 billion each to Lumentum, Coherent, before that $2 billion into Synopsys, a billion into Nokia, stakes in XAI, OpenAI and Intel.” That is an extraordinary amount of capital deployed in a single month, and it tells you exactly what Jensen Huang is building. Not a chip company, but the operating system for the entire AI economy. The Marvell Partnership Is the Headline The centerpiece of the CNBC segment was Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL). Marvell designs custom AI chips for hyperscalers like Amazon — chips that can compete directly with Nvidia’s own GPUs. The new partnership flips that tension into an opportunity. As Huang put it: “Together, we’ll be able to address the customers, whether they would like to use all Nvidia gear or they would like to augment their Nvidia gear with their specialized processors. And together we’ll be able to address a much, much larger TAM.” Marvell’s data center segment generated $1.52 billion in Q3 FY2026, up 38% year-over-year, and the company’s full-year FY2026 revenue growth is forecast to exceed 40%. Shares rose 22.5% in March alone. Locking In the Optical Layer Lumentum Holdings (NASDAQ:LITE) and Coherent (NYSE:COHR) each received $2 billion commitments. Both companies sit at the optical interconnect layer of AI infrastructure — the plumbing that moves data between GPUs at scale. Lumentum’s CEO recently noted the company had a backlog exceeding $400 million in optical circuit switches alone, with Q3 FY2026 revenue guidance implying over 85% year-over-year growth. Coherent’s data center segment hit $1.21 billion last quarter, up 34% year-over-year. Synopsys, Nokia, and Intel Round Out the Spree Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) received a $2 billion commitment tied to an expanded strategic partnership to revolutionize engineering and design. Synopsys posted Q1 FY2026 revenue of $2.41 billion, up 65.4% year-over-year. Nokia (NYSE:NOK) landed a $1 billion equity investment tied to an AI-RAN partnership, with Nokia’s CEO describing AI as “a long-term structural shift that is expanding the role of networks.” And Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) saw a $5 billion sale of Intel common stock to Nvidia completed, strengthening Intel’s balance sheet as it ramps its Intel 18A process node. Nvidia’s shares are up 60.95% over the past year even as the company deploys capital aggressively. With $96.58 billion in free cash flow generated in FY2026, Nvidia can afford to buy the ecosystem it needs. The message from March is clear: Nvidia intends to ensure the AI buildout runs through its infrastructure no matter whose chips end up on the racks. The post Nvidia commits billions to Lumentum, Synopsys, Nokia, XAI, OpenAI, Intel in March alone appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Nokia’s Rally May Be Over as Analysts Tell Investors to Take Profits Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:19:41 +0000 ... Nokia’s Rally May Be Over as Analysts Tell Investors to Take Profits]]> The post Nokia’s Rally May Be Over as Analysts Tell Investors to Take Profits appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Grupo Santander analyst Carlos Trevino has downgraded Nokia (NYSE:NOK) to Underperform from Outperform, setting a price target of EUR 6.85 and signaling that the telecom equipment rally has run its course. With Nokia shares up 21.04% year-to-date and 51.54% over the past year, Santander’s call reflects a view that the telecom equipment rally has run its course and current valuations leave limited upside. Ticker Firm Old Rating New Rating New Price Target One-Line Takeaway NOK Grupo Santander Outperform Underperform EUR 6.85 Rally priced in; valuation stretched relative to fundamentals The Analyst’s Case Santander’s downgrade is a valuation call more than a fundamental one. Nokia’s stock has climbed sharply on AI-driven enthusiasm, particularly around AI-RAN partnerships and 6G positioning, but the market may have gotten ahead of the earnings story. The consensus analyst price target sits at $7.56, already below Nokia’s current trading price of $8.28. Danske Bank and DNB Carnegie have also moved to Hold with a EUR 6.50 price target, suggesting Santander is not alone in its skepticism. The trailing P/E of 64x looks demanding for a company whose trailing EPS stands at $0.13, even if the forward P/E of 23x reflects more realistic near-term earnings expectations. What the Fundamentals Show Nokia’s Q4 2025 results were solid. Net sales reached $6.07 billion, with EPS of $0.17, meeting consensus expectations. Mobile Infrastructure posted an operating margin of 20.5%, its highest quarterly figure in 2025, while Network Infrastructure grew net sales 7% in the quarter. Optical Networks was a standout, growing 17% with orders from AI and cloud customers reaching EUR 2.4 billion for the full year. Management guided 2026 operating profit to EUR 2 billion to EUR 2.5 billion. The fundamentals remain intact, though they may already be reflected in the share price. Why the Move Matters Now Nokia’s six-month price gain of 77.91% has been fueled largely by AI infrastructure optimism, MWC announcements, and the Infinera acquisition narrative. The stock is trading well above the 200-day moving average of $5.86 and near its 52-week high of $8.82. Meanwhile, Mobile Infrastructure full-year 2025 net sales declined versus 2024, the Portfolio Businesses segment posted an operating loss of EUR 97 million, and Nokia faces North American headwinds tied to customer losses. Management has also flagged that Q1 2026 will see a sequential decline somewhat more than normal seasonality would imply, adding near-term pressure to the earnings trajectory. What It Means for Your Portfolio For investors who have held Nokia through its rally, Santander’s downgrade is a timely reminder that price appreciation creates its own risk. The AI and 6G thesis remains intact over the long term, and management’s restructuring into Network Infrastructure and Mobile Infrastructure segments reflects genuine strategic clarity. But at current valuations, with the analyst community’s average target sitting below the market price and sector headwinds in mobile persisting, the risk-reward has shifted. Santander’s downgrade reflects a view that the risk-reward has shifted unfavorably at current valuations. The post Nokia’s Rally May Be Over as Analysts Tell Investors to Take Profits appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Nokia Runs 50%, Pays a Dividend, and Investors Still Love The Stock Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:51:35 +0000 ... Nokia Runs 50%, Pays a Dividend, and Investors Still Love The Stock]]> The post Nokia Runs 50%, Pays a Dividend, and Investors Still Love The Stock appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Nokia (NYSE: NOK) stock has surged 50% in the last year, and investors still love it. Shares jumped to a new all time high on October 28th on the news the Finnish telecom equipment maker secured a $1 billion equity investment from AI kingmaker Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). This news sparked discussions across r/stocks and r/options about Nokia’s positioning in the AI led buildout of 6G communication technology. While shares have given back a lot of those gains, sentiment remains high at 83/100 today, among the highest with large cap tech stocks.  Nvidia’s $1B Vote of Confidence The big watershed was the news that Nvidia will purchase over 166 million new Nokia shares while the companies collaborate on adapting Nokia’s 5G and 6G software to run on Nvidia’s chips. Reddit user u/Puginator captured the mood in r/stocks, noting “Nokia shares soared 20% higher following the news” and quickly captured 367 upvotes and active conversation. Nvidia takes $1 billion stake in Nokia by u/Puginator in stocks Retail traders see multiple reasons for optimism today: The Nvidia partnership positions Nokia at the center of AI infrastructure networking Analysts maintain multiple buy ratings with positive outlooks The company continues to pay dividends while pursuing growth opportunities Dividend Appeal Meets Growth Potential One thing worth noting is Nokia’s dividend yield stands out in the technology sector, where many growth stocks pay nothing. The company maintains its dividend distribution program. On r/options, traders are eyeing long-dated call options, with u/Molive81 noting “their Leaps for Jan 2027 and 2028 look relatively cheaper” compared to revenue-light tech names. Nokia options leaps really cheap by u/Molive81 in options Social sentiment remains deep in positive territory, and the Nvidia deal provides a tangible catalyst for the 6G thesis that could mean years of growth. Beyond that, you also get an above market dividend yield. It’s easy to see why social sentiment scores are so high for Nokia. The post Nokia Runs 50%, Pays a Dividend, and Investors Still Love The Stock appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Sentiment in Nokia (NOK) Continues To Rise After Nvidia’s (NVDA) $1B Announcement


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AT&T Inc (T) Stock News & Articles - 24/7 Wall St. Insightful Analysis and Commentary for U.S. and Global Equity Investors Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:04:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 IonQ, Rigetti, and D-Wave Quantum Are Down 30% in a Month. Is More Pain Coming for Quantum Computing Stocks? Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:04:37 +0000 The post IonQ, Rigetti, and D-Wave Quantum Are Down 30% in a Month. Is More Pain Coming for Quantum Computing Stocks? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. There’s no denying it: the quantum-computing sector has been unwound. Over the past month, pure-play quantum stocks have sold off sharply as investors pulled capital out of high-multiple and often pre-profit tech. For example, IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) shares are down 39% over the trailing month, with the stock changing hands midday Wednesday at $32.86. Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI) shares are down 30% over the same stretch, and D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) shares are also down 30%.  Meanwhile, Quantum Computing (NASDAQ:QUBT) shares have slid 24% in a month. The pain has been broad, but not uniform. Sector-Wide De-Risking Drives the Slide The selloff in IonQ, Rigetti, D-Wave, and Quantum Computing shares looks less like a company-specific story and more like a sentiment reset across speculative tech. Investors have trimmed exposure to high-multiple, pre-profit names as AI-infrastructure and semiconductor valuations were re-priced. Quantum pure-plays sit at the far end of that risk spectrum. The valuation setup makes the reaction easier to understand. IonQ stock carries a trailing 12-month P/E ratio of 84.26x, while Rigetti, D-Wave, and Quantum Computing stocks have no meaningful trailing 12-month P/E ratios because they were unprofitable during that time frame. When multiples reset, names anchored to future-scale narratives can take the biggest hit. The fundamentals reinforce that story. IonQ posted Q1 2026 revenue of $64.67 million, up 755% year over year (YoY), but its adjusted EBITDA loss guide for the year sits at -$330 million to -$310 million. D-Wave reported Q1 2026 revenue of $2.86 million, down 81% YoY on lumpy system-sale timing, though bookings jumped 2,000% YoY. Rapid growth, deep losses, and heavy stock-based compensation are difficult for investors who want to see profits. The Bull Case Hasn’t Vanished Recent catalysts complicate the “more pain” thesis. IonQ received final regulatory approval to complete its acquisition of SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ:SKYT), a large U.S.-based semiconductor foundry, with closing expected Friday, July 31. IonQ frames the combination as a vertically integrated, full-stack quantum platform with a secured domestic chip supply. D-Wave shares popped earlier in the month after AT&T (NYSE:T) agreed to expand use of D-Wave’s quantum computing technology across its network operations. Rigetti stock and peers rallied in sympathy. AT&T stock, for context, is up 10% over the past month, a reminder that defensive telecom is exactly what quantum is not. Moreover, policy tailwinds remain in play for IonQ, Rigetti, D-Wave, and Quantum Computing. In May, the U.S. Department of Commerce signed letters of intent to provide more than $2 billion in federal incentives to nine quantum-related companies in exchange for minority equity stakes. That kind of federal support gives the sector a structural bid the broader market lacks. The ETF Is Holding Up Better The Defiance Quantum ETF (NASDAQ:QTUM) is down 16% over the past month, well less than the pure-plays. The QTUM ETF‘s basket spans quantum and adjacent computing names, so single-stock blowups get diluted. It’s not leveraged, and it carries an expense ratio of 0.4%, offering thematic exposure without single-name volatility. Concentration risk cuts the other way for the pure-plays. The prediction markets on Polymarket peg IonQ’s odds of beating its next quarterly print at just 6.5%, even as Wall Street analysts hold an average price target of $68.41 on IonQ stock. That gap between crowd sentiment and sell-side optimism is where the next move gets decided. What to Watch Next Traders can watch for the SkyWater deal close on July 31, IonQ’s Q2 2026 earnings report on August 5, and D-Wave and Rigetti reports on August 6. Given the beta profile, investors may want to size their positions carefully. The next two weeks could define whether this correction is a pause or the start of a deeper reset for IonQ, Rigetti, and D-Wave. You can monitor the QTUM ETF as a sector barometer, and pay close attention to guidance updates alongside the headline prints. For now, the setup rewards patience over conviction. Traders chasing bounces should respect the volatility, while long-term believers may find better entries if the sector-wide de-risking continues into August. The post IonQ, Rigetti, and D-Wave Quantum Are Down 30% in a Month. Is More Pain Coming for Quantum Computing Stocks? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> 5 High-Yielding Dividend Stocks for Retirees to Buy and Hold Forever Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:00:46 +0000 The post 5 High-Yielding Dividend Stocks for Retirees to Buy and Hold Forever appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Retirees rebuilding income streams amid the current interest rate environment need dividend payers with cash-flow durability, not yield traps. The five names below span tobacco, telecom, pharma, and asset management, and each brings a distinct income thesis backed by tool-verified payout data as of July 14, 2026. One caveat up front: Philip Morris International is domiciled in Switzerland, so US investors typically face a 15% Swiss withholding tax on dividends (usually recoverable in taxable accounts via the foreign tax credit, but not in IRAs). Altria (MO) Altria (NYSE:MO) yields 5.67% at a recent price of $74.82, with a most recent declared quarterly dividend of $1.06 per share, paid on July 10. The stock has climbed 27.42% over the past year. The bull case is dividend durability paired with earnings momentum. Altria reaffirmed FY2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance of $5.56 to $5.72, and Q1 2026 delivered adjusted diluted EPS of $1.32 on revenue of $5.43 billion. The smokeable segment still throws off 65.1% margins, funding $1.8 billion in Q1 dividends and buybacks. Forward P/E sits at just 13. Risk: Marlboro retail share slipped 1.4 points to 39.7%, on! nicotine pouch share fell 4.2 points to 13.4%, and domestic cigarette volumes declined roughly 5%. Long-term volume erosion is the structural headwind pricing power must keep outrunning. Philip Morris International (PM) Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) yields 2.94% — lower than the others on this list — but its dividend is compounding the fastest. The most recent declared quarterly payout is $1.47, paid on July 20, up from $1.35 in the first half of 2025. The thesis is a growth-plus-income hybrid built on smoke-free products. PM guided FY2026 adjusted diluted EPS of $8.36 to $8.51, a 10.9%–12.9% jump, and targets a 9%–11% CAGR through 2028 ex-currency. IQOS reaches 108 markets, ZYN reaches 58 markets, and smoke-free is roughly 41.5% of revenue. Analyst target: $194.86. Risk: Q1 ZYN shipments fell 23.5% on distributor destocking, and PM has paused buybacks to prioritize deleveraging. Add the Swiss withholding wrinkle for taxable-account investors. AT&T (T) AT&T (NYSE:T) just gave income investors a rare piece of good news: the quarterly dividend was raised to 33 cents per share, ex-date July 17, payable Aug. 3. That works out to an annualized forward rate of $1.3376, a 20.4% increase off the 27-cent rate that had held for 16 straight quarters. The bull case is converged fiber-plus-5G economics finally translating to cash. AT&T reaffirmed FY2026 free cash flow of $18 billion or more, plans roughly $8 billion in 2026 buybacks, and targets $45 billion in total shareholder returns from 2026 to 2028. Q1 EPS came in at 57 cents, up 11.8% year-over-year, and the payout ratio remains conservative at roughly half of 2025 reported EPS of $2.11. Risk: Total debt sits at $138.4 billion, with net debt/EBITDA expected to rise toward 3.2x after the EchoStar transaction. Shares are still down 16.35% over the past year. Pfizer (PFE) Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) is the ultra-high-yield pick here, sporting a 6.81% dividend yield at roughly $25.25. The most recent quarterly dividend of 43 cents went ex on July 24, and pays out on Sept. 1. Q1 2026 showed the earnings recovery investors need to underwrite this yield: adjusted diluted EPS of 75 cents on revenue of $14.45 billion, up 5.4% year-over-year. Management reaffirmed FY2026 revenue of $59.5–$62.5 billion and adjusted EPS of $2.80–$3.00, which comfortably covers the $1.72 annualized dividend. Vyndamax U.S. exclusivity was extended to June 2031, and forward P/E of 8 discounts a lot of bad news. Risk: COVID revenue is collapsing (Comirnaty down 59%, Paxlovid down 63%), and management flagged a $1.5 billion 2026 revenue headwind from loss of exclusivity. Most-Favored-Nation drug pricing remains an open policy risk. T. Rowe Price (TROW) T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ:TROW) yields 4.27%, with the current quarterly dividend at $1.30, last paid on June 29. Dividend history in the record shows increases in every calendar year going back to at least 1999, with no cuts across that span. The bull case is a debt-free balance sheet with $3.73 billion in cash supporting a Dividend Aristocrat payout. Q1 2026 adjusted EPS beat expectations at $2.52 versus $2.35 estimated, a 7.234% surprise, with revenue of $1.86 billion and average AUM of $1.78 trillion, up 9.6% year-over-year. The company returned $629 million to shareholders in Q1. Risk: Persistent net client outflows totaled $13.7 billion in Q1 2026 and $56.9 billion for FY2025, and fee rates compressed to 38.4 basis points. Analyst sentiment is cool: nine Hold ratings, one Sell rating and three Strong Sell ratings with a 12-month price target of $106.33 (notably below the current share price of $121.68). Retirees buying today are paying for durability, not near-term upside. The post 5 High-Yielding Dividend Stocks for Retirees to Buy and Hold Forever appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Boomers Are Buying 5 Quality High-Yield Stocks at Big Discounts Hand Over Fist Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:43:10 +0000 The post Boomers Are Buying 5 Quality High-Yield Stocks at Big Discounts Hand Over Fist appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..While many Baby Boomers have enjoyed a long bull market over the past 35 years, there is a point when income becomes more critical than stock appreciation. The reason is simple: those who leave their careers to enjoy a well-deserved retirement lose the benefits of a regular salary, such as 401(k) matching and company-paid healthcare. In addition, many Boomers use their retirement years to travel and enjoy the rewards they have worked hard to achieve throughout their lives. Choosing investments wisely is imperative, and at 24/7 Wall St., we continually seek the best ideas for Baby Boomers and retirees. One concern many Boomers and retirees have is generating enough passive income to maintain the lifestyle to which they were accustomed during their working days. One of the best ideas, and one we have championed here at 24/7 Wall St. for years, is quality high-yield dividend stocks. The problem is that many of our favorite companies have traded higher over the past few years, and the risk-reward for many has diminished. We screened our 24/7 Wall St. high-yield stocks database for well-known companies that, for various reasons, are trading far below what many on Wall Street consider fair value. We found five companies that most investors are very familiar with, all paying substantial and reliable dividends, and all rated Buy by the top Wall Street firms we cover. Why Do We Cover the High-Yielding Dividend Stocks? Since 1926, dividends have accounted for approximately 32% of the S&P 500’s total return, while capital appreciation has accounted for 68%. Therefore, sustainable dividend income and the potential for capital appreciation are essential to total return expectations. A study by Hartford Funds, in collaboration with Ned Davis Research, found that dividend stocks delivered an annualized return of 9.18% over the past 50 years (1973 to 2023). Over the same timeline, this was more than double the annualized return for non-payers (3.95%). AT&T AT&T (NYSE: T) is the world’s fourth-largest telecommunications company, measured by revenue. The legacy telecom has been undergoing a lengthy restructuring process while maintaining a solid 4.55% dividend yield. Thirteen analysts have given the stock a Buy rating, indicating broad support from Wall Street. The stock was hit on concerns that Starlink was taking internet share. Still, strong earnings, along with the addition of 432,000 net postpaid phone subscribers and 646,000 high-speed internet customers, both above estimates, have helped quell that argument. The company provides a range of telecommunications, media, and technology services worldwide. Its Communications segment offers wireless voice and data communications services. Through its company-owned stores, agents, and third-party retail stores, it sells: Handsets Wireless data cards Wireless computing devices Carrying cases Hands-free devices AT&T also provides: Data Voice Security Cloud solutions Outsourcing Managed and provided professional services Customer premises equipment for multinational corporations, small and mid-sized businesses, and governmental and wholesale customers Additionally, this segment provides residential customers with fiber broadband and legacy voice telephony services. It markets its communications services and products under: AT&T Cricket AT&T PREPAID AT&T Fiber The company’s Latin America segment provides wireless services in Mexico and video services throughout the region. This segment markets its services and products under the AT&T and Unefon brands. J.P. Morgan has a $34 price target for the stock. Energy Transfer Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) is one of North America’s largest and most diversified midstream energy companies. This top master limited partnership is a safe option for investors seeking energy exposure and income, as the company pays a 6.71% distribution yield. Energy Transfer owns and operates one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of energy assets in the United States, with a strategic footprint across all major domestic production basins. The company has raised its 2026 EBITDA guidance and is well-positioned to benefit from surging natural gas demand driven by AI-powered data centers. This tailwind, combined with its attractive high yield, has been a key bullish catalyst. The company is a publicly traded limited partnership with core operations that include: Complementary natural gas midstream, intrastate, and interstate transportation and storage assets Crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGL), and refined product transportation and terminalling assets NGL fractionation Various acquisition and marketing assets Following the acquisition of Enable Partners in December 2021, Energy Transfer owns and operates over 114,000 miles of pipelines and related assets in 41 states, spanning all major U.S. producing regions and markets. This further solidifies its leadership position in the midstream sector. Through its ownership of Energy Transfer Operating, formerly known as Energy Transfer Partners, the company also owns Lake Charles LNG; the general partner interests, the incentive distribution rights, and 28.5 million standard units of Sunoco (NYSE: SUN); and the public partner interests and 39.7 million standard units of USA Compression Partners (NYSE: USAC). Jefferies has a Buy rating with a $23 target price. Pfizer This pharma giant’s recovery story is gaining traction, with blockbuster non-COVID drugs delivering strong growth. The company is reportedly actively working on experimental GLP-1 treatments and has recently acquired assets, such as ecnoglutide (currently in development), to build a new obesity pipeline. Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) discovers, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products worldwide. It pays a dependable 6.97% dividend, which has increased annually for the past 16 years. The company offers medicines and vaccines in various therapeutic areas, including: Cardiovascular, metabolic, and women’s health under the Premarin family and Eliquis brands Biologics, small molecules, immunotherapies, and biosimilars under the Ibrance, Xtandi, Sutent, Inlyta, Retacrit, Lorbrena, and Braftovi brands Sterile injectable and anti-infective medicines and oral COVID-19 treatment under the Sulperazon, Medrol, Zavicefta, Zithromax, Vfend, Panzyga, and Paxlovid brands Pfizer also provides medicines and vaccines in various therapeutic areas, such as: Pneumococcal disease, meningococcal disease, and tick-borne encephalitis COVID-19 under the Comirnaty/BNT162b2, Nimenrix, FSME/IMMUN-TicoVac, Trumenba, and the Prevnar family brands Biosimilars for chronic immune and inflammatory diseases under the Xeljanz, Enbrel, Inflectra, Eucrisa/Staquis, and Cibinqo brands Amyloidosis, hemophilia, and endocrine diseases under the Vyndaqel/Vyndamax, BeneFIX, and Genotropin brands Argus has a Buy rating and a $35 target price. Realty Income This real estate investment trust has paid monthly dividends consistently for years. Top-rated Realty Income (NYSE:O) owns over 15,500 properties with a 98.9% occupancy rate across 1,761 tenants in 92 industries, many in strong categories like grocery stores and dollar stores. Occupancy has never fallen below 96.6% this century, even during the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic. With a 5% dividend yield, this is an ideal stock for growth and income investors seeking a safer contrarian idea for the rest of 2026. Realty Income is an S&P 500 company that acquires and manages freestanding commercial properties that generate rental revenue under long-term net lease agreements with its commercial clients. It is engaged in a single business activity: leasing property to clients, generally on a net basis. This business activity spans various geographic boundaries and encompasses a range of property types and clients across multiple industries. Widely considered the gold standard of monthly dividend stocks, Realty Income has been paying dividends since 1969. It has paid 667 consecutive monthly dividends as of early 2026 and increased its dividend 132 times since its 1994 IPO. The company owns or holds interests in approximately 15,621 properties in all 50 states: United Kingdom France Germany Ireland Italy Portugal Spain With clients operating in 89 industries, its property types include retail, industrial, gaming, and other categories such as agriculture and office. Its primary industry concentrations include: Grocery stores Convenience stores Dollar stores Drug stores Home improvement stores Restaurants Quick service UBS has a Buy rating with a $72 target price. VICI Properties Vici Properties (NYSE: VICI) is a real estate investment trust based in New York City that specializes in casino and entertainment properties, paying a stellar dividend yield of 6.67%. This is one of the top picks across Wall Street in the net lease group and is ideal for more conservative investors seeking gaming exposure and a substantial dividend. It is an S&P 500 experiential REIT with one of the largest portfolios of market-leading gaming, hospitality, and entertainment destinations, including three iconic entertainment facilities on the Las Vegas Strip: Caesars Palace Las Vegas MGM Grand The Venetian Resort Las Vegas Long-term master leases protect the company, with roughly 40 years remaining, and it just reported 4.5% adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) per share growth while raising 2026 guidance. It carries an investment-grade credit rating and an AFFO payout ratio of around 74%. VICI Properties owns 93 experiential assets across a geographically diverse portfolio of 54 gaming properties and 39 other experiential properties across the United States and Canada. The portfolio comprises approximately 127 million square feet and features approximately 60,300 hotel rooms, as well as over 500 restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and sportsbooks. Gaming revenue has proven remarkably resilient in recent downturns, and its triple-net lease structure means it collects rent regardless of tenant profitability swings. Its properties are occupied by industry-leading gaming, leisure, and hospitality operators under these long-term, triple-net lease agreements. VICI Properties has a growing array of real estate and financing partnerships with leading operators in other experiential sectors, including: Bowlero Cabot Canyon Ranch Chelsea Piers Great Wolf Resorts Homefield Kalahari Resorts VICI Properties also owns four championship golf courses and 33 acres of undeveloped and underdeveloped land adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip. The Bank of America price target is $34.   The post Boomers Are Buying 5 Quality High-Yield Stocks at Big Discounts Hand Over Fist appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> D-Wave Quantum Rises 7% on Expanded AT&T Deal, Lifting IonQ, Rigetti, Quantum Computing Inc. Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:17:28 +0000 The post D-Wave Quantum Rises 7% on Expanded AT&T Deal, Lifting IonQ, Rigetti, Quantum Computing Inc. appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) shares are up 7% to $19.29 in Monday morning trading after the company announced an expanded agreement with AT&T (NYSE:T) to deploy its annealing quantum systems across network operations. The catalyst is company-specific, yet the reaction is sector-wide. D-Wave Quantum stock is leading the tape by name recognition, but the sympathy names are actually outrunning it. IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) shares are up 12% to $36.67, Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI) stock is up 12% to $15.88, and Quantum Computing (NASDAQ:QUBT) shares are up 8% to $8.06. The Defiance Quantum ETF (NYSEARCA:QTUM) is up 1% to $141.12, a milder move that reflects its broader compute exposure. Today’s rally comes inside a sharp drawdown for the pure-play names, giving traders a bounce within a longer-term drawdown. Expanded AT&T Deal Fuels the Rally D-Wave and AT&T signed an expanded agreement covering network operations, with an early application cutting a network optimization workload from about one hour to under 15 seconds, a 240x speedup using D-Wave’s annealing technology. AT&T plans to extend the work to outage detection, technician routing, network build planning, and traffic management. AT&T is also evaluating D-Wave’s forthcoming gate-model systems for quantum security and communications. This is a concrete enterprise deployment tied to hard metrics, which is the piece the sector has been missing. Benchmark added fuel by initiating D-Wave Quantum stock at Buy with a $30 price target. CEO Alan Baratz has framed AT&T’s expansion as evidence that annealing is moving from proof-of-concept into production workloads. Rigetti Gets Its Own HPE Catalyst Rigetti Computing shares are running with a second, name-specific catalyst. The company is expanding its collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to build “TangleLab,” a hybrid quantum-classical supercomputing testbed funded by a $5 million National Science Foundation grant. Rigetti will deliver a 9-qubit Novera quantum system integrated with classical high-performance computing. Construction is expected to begin September 1 at PSC’s new data center, with full operations expected in 2027. That timeline underlines both the opportunity and the wait involved in this thesis. Peers Rally on Enterprise Adoption Sentiment The read-through is straightforward. One credible enterprise deal is lifting the entire complex on adoption sentiment, and the sympathy names are outrunning the actual beneficiary. That’s classic thematic momentum trading. The bounce comes inside deep drawdowns. D-Wave Quantum stock is down 27% year to date, IonQ stock is down 16% year to date, Rigetti Computing stock is down 29% year to date, and Quantum Computing stock is down 22% year to date. The Defiance Quantum ETF, which spreads exposure across broader compute names, remains up 29% year to date. Bull Case, Bear Case, and What to Watch The bull case rests on real customer traction. AT&T’s 240x speedup is a hard number, Benchmark’s Buy rating gives sell-side cover, and Rigetti’s NSF-funded HPE testbed shows federal research dollars flowing into hybrid architectures. D-Wave’s own $588.4 million cash position and $33.4 million in bookings from Q1 FY2026 support a runway argument. The bear case is the valuation and the wait. D-Wave stock carries a price-to-sales ratio of 482.56 against TTM revenue of $12.44 million. TangleLab doesn’t reach full operations until 2027, and prediction markets currently price only a 25.5% probability that the U.S. federal government takes an equity stake in IonQ by year-end 2026. Investors sizing their exposure here can keep their positions modest given a beta of 2.1 on D-Wave stock and the QTUM ETF’s narrow thematic concentration. The next cues are whether today’s gains hold into the close and whether other carriers follow AT&T’s lead with their own commercial announcements. The post D-Wave Quantum Rises 7% on Expanded AT&T Deal, Lifting IonQ, Rigetti, Quantum Computing Inc. appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Verizon Was Booted From the Dow – 5 Dividend Giants Got the Same Treatment and Eventually Soared Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:13:31 +0000 The post Verizon Was Booted From the Dow – 5 Dividend Giants Got the Same Treatment and Eventually Soared appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..While it remains a mystery exactly why certain companies are removed from the venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average, even after years on the legacy index, we decided to ask Anthropic’s Claude chatbot for an answer on how those decisions are made. These were the results we got: S&P Dow Jones Indices manages the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and changes to its composition are determined by an index committee—not by any fixed formula or automatic screening process. This is a key difference from many other indices (like the S&P 500), which use largely rules-based, quantitative criteria for additions and removals. Who decides: The S&P Dow Jones Indices Averages Committee, made up of full-time S&P Dow Jones Indices employees (analysts and economists), meets periodically and can also convene on an as-needed basis when a change seems warranted. The committee’s decisions are essentially editorial judgment calls rather than mechanical rule-following. Criteria/factors considered for removal: Since there’s no strict quantitative threshold, the committee weighs a mix of factors, including: Reputation decline — A company falling out of favor, facing major controversy, or losing standing as a leading representative of American industry. Slower growth or shrinking relevance — A company no longer reflecting the sector or economy it’s meant to represent. Sector balance — The committee tries to maintain reasonable representation across major sectors of the economy. If a sector becomes overrepresented or underrepresented, a swap may follow. Stock price distortions — Because the DJIA is price-weighted (not market-cap weighted), a stock with an unusually high or low price can distort the index’s calculations. Extreme price divergence, or a stock split that significantly changes a company’s weighting, can be a trigger for a change. Corporate actions — Mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcy, or a company being acquired can force removal, since the company effectively stops existing as an independent public entity. Overall fit — Whether the company remains a widely held, financially sound, and historically significant “blue chip” that meaningfully represents the U.S. economy. When a company is removed, it’s simultaneously replaced by another company chosen to maintain balance across the 30-stock index. Because these decisions are subjective and infrequent, they tend to draw significant market attention when announced, and the S&P Dow Jones Indices typically announces changes a few days before they take effect. With all that in mind, we decided to screen the stocks that had been removed over the past few decades and see whether the committee of analysts and economists is making the right removal decisions. Interestingly, some of the companies that were kicked out have soared and, in many cases, continued to pay big, dependable dividends. One thing we did note is that, over the past decade, technology companies have been replacing the stocks they remove. Here are five dividend-paying giants that were all removed from the Dow. Altria Altria (NYSE: MO) is one of the world’s largest producers and marketers of cigarettes and other tobacco-related products. This tobacco stock offers value investors a solid entry point and a 5.66% dividend. Altria manufactures and sells smokable and oral tobacco products in the United States primarily to wholesalers, including distributors and large retail organizations, such as chain stores. Kiplinger notes that after it was removed in 2008, shareholders who held through the transition saw their shares surge by more than 150% in the years following, excluding dividends. The company primarily sells cigarettes under the Marlboro brand, as well as: Cigars and pipe tobacco, principally under the Black & Mild and Middleton brands Moist smokeless tobacco and snus products under the Copenhagen, Skoal, Red Seal, and Husky brands on! Oral nicotine pouches e-vapor products under the NJOY ACE brand Altria used to own over 10% of Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD), the world’s largest brewer. In March of 2024, the company sold 35 million of its 197 million shares through a global secondary offering. That represents 18% of its holdings but still leaves 8% of the outstanding shares in its back pocket. Altria also announced a $2.4 billion stock repurchase plan partially funded by the sale. Altria increased its quarterly dividend in the fall of 2025 by 3.9%, from $1.02 to $1.06 per share, marking its 57th consecutive dividend increase. AT&T AT&T (NYSE: T) is the world’s fourth-largest telecommunications company, measured by revenue. The legacy telecom has been undergoing a lengthy restructuring process while maintaining a solid dividend of 5.06%. Thirteen analysts have given the stock a Buy rating, indicating broad Wall Street support. It was removed from the index in 2015 to clear space for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). AT&T was a long-time Dividend Aristocrat before structural corporate changes and spinoffs altered its payout strategy. AT&T provides a range of telecommunications, media, and technology services worldwide. Its Communications segment offers wireless voice and data communications services. Through its company-owned stores, agents, and third-party retail stores, it sells: Handsets Wireless data cards Wireless computing devices Carrying cases Hands-free devices AT&T also provides: Data Voice Security Cloud solutions Outsourcing Managed and provided professional services Customer premises equipment for multinational corporations, small and mid-sized businesses, and governmental and wholesale customers Additionally, this segment provides residential customers with fiber broadband and legacy voice telephony services. It markets its communications services and products under: AT&T Cricket AT&T PREPAID AT&T Fiber The company’s Latin America segment provides wireless services in Mexico and video services throughout the region. This segment markets its services and products under the AT&T and Unefon brands. Exxon Mobil Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) manages an industry-leading portfolio of resources and is one of the world’s largest integrated fuels, lubricants, and chemical companies. Despite the rise in oil prices, investors still have an excellent entry point to secure a strong 2.66% dividend yield. Exxon is the world’s largest international integrated oil and gas company, exploring for and producing crude oil and natural gas in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and elsewhere. The legacy energy behemoth was removed in August 2020 after a 92-year run to make room for Salesforce (NYSE: CRM). Despite its removal, Exxon continued to raise its dividend payout annually and has delivered strong total returns for investors. Exxon also manufactures and markets commodity petrochemicals, including olefins, aromatics, polyethylene, and polypropylene plastics, as well as specialty products. Additionally, the company transports and sells crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum products. Top Wall Street analysts expect the company to remain a key beneficiary in a higher oil price environment, and most remain optimistic about the company’s sharp positive inflection in capital allocation strategy. The upstream portfolio offers leverage to a further demand recovery, and Exxon offers greater Downstream/Chemicals exposure than its peers. Exxon completed its purchase of oil shale giant Pioneer Natural Resources in 2024 in an all-stock transaction valued at $59.5 billion. The deal created the largest U.S. oilfield producer and guarantees a decade of low-cost production. International Paper With a rich 5.09% dividend and a product that remains in demand, this top stock is still incredibly attractive. International Paper (NYSE: IP) provides sustainable packaging solutions. The company produces renewable fiber-based packaging products and operates manufacturing facilities in North America, Latin America, Europe, and North Africa. Kiplinger said the company was kicked out of the Dow in April 2004, and that the stock rebounded by approximately 25% and delivered a total return of over 100% when dividends are factored in. Its segments include: Packaging Solutions North America Packaging Solutions EMEA The company’s products and services include Packaging, Packaging Services, and Recycling. It provides corrugated packaging, solid fiber, corrugated sheets, retail displays, bulk packaging, and more. International Paper also offers related services such as design and fulfillment to support these solutions. It provides a range of packaging and display services, from design and testing to fulfillment, including structural and graphic design, printing, testing, mechanical assembly, and packaging. The company offers recycling solutions and services to manage fiber recovery programs for retailers, grocers, e-commerce companies, distribution centers, manufacturers, and its own box plants. Pfizer Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) was established in 1849 in New York by two German entrepreneurs. This top pharmaceutical stock was a major winner in the COVID-19 vaccine race, but has declined significantly as booster uptake has slowed. However, Pfizer’s recovery story is gaining traction, with blockbuster non-COVID drugs delivering strong growth and a potential GLP-1 product launch on the horizon. It pays a dependable 6.93% dividend, which has increased annually for the past 15 years. Booted in the August 2020 reshuffle to accommodate Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Pfizer remains a staple for income investors seeking pharmaceutical exposure. Pfizer discovers, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products worldwide in various therapeutic areas, including: Cardiovascular, metabolic, and women’s health under the Premarin family and Eliquis brands Biologics, small molecules, immunotherapies, and biosimilars under the Ibrance, Xtandi, Sutent, Inlyta, Retacrit, Lorbrena, and Braftovi brands Sterile injectable and anti-infective medicines and oral COVID-19 treatment under the Sulperazon, Medrol, Zavicefta, Zithromax, Vfend, Panzyga, and Paxlovid brands Pfizer also provides medicines and vaccines in other therapeutic areas, such as: Pneumococcal disease, meningococcal disease, and tick-borne encephalitis COVID-19 under the Comirnaty/BNT162b2, Nimenrix, FSME/IMMUN-TicoVac, Trumenba, and the Prevnar family brands Biosimilars for chronic immune and inflammatory diseases under the Xeljanz, Enbrel, Inflectra, Eucrisa/Staquis, and Cibinqo brands Amyloidosis, hemophilia, and endocrine diseases under the Vyndaqel/Vyndamax, BeneFIX, and Genotropin brands Pfizer anticipates full-year 2026 revenues to be in the range of $59.5 billion to $62.5 billion. This outlook reflects an expected $1.5 billion decline in COVID-19 product sales (forecasted at approximately $5.0 billion for 2026, compared to $6.5 billion in 2025), alongside an additional $1.5 billion headwind from upcoming drug patent expirations.   The post Verizon Was Booted From the Dow – 5 Dividend Giants Got the Same Treatment and Eventually Soared appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..]]> Here Are Thursday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: AT&T, Applied Digital, Autodesk, Duke Energy, Exxon Mobil, JPMorgan Chase & Company, Live Nation Entertainment, and More Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:54:40 +0000 The post Here Are Thursday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: AT&T, Applied Digital, Autodesk, Duke Energy, Exxon Mobil, JPMorgan Chase & Company, Live Nation Entertainment, and More appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading lower as more big earnings excitement ran into rising oil prices and geopolitical worries. When the final bell rang on Wednesday, all of the major indices finished the day lower, except the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which essientially closed flat at 52,239. The other three indices closed lower, with the small-cap Russell 2000 taking the biggest hit, closing down 1% at 2,957. At the same time, the tech-heavy Nasdaq finished the session at 25,690, down 0.57%. The S&P 500 closed the day at 7,498, down just 0.14%. The big news after the close was the second-quarter earnings from technology giant Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and while they blew past analysts’ estimates, the shares were under pressure in the after-market, and are trading lower this morning in the pre-market action. Treasury Bonds: The song remains the same in the Treasury complex, as yields were higher across the entire curve once again, and the same reasons for the weakness persist. Higher oil prices are fueling worries about a resurgence of inflation, which took a summer holiday in June and looks set to return when the July inflation numbers come out in the month. The 30-year long bond closed the session at 5.15%, while the ten-year note closed at 4.66%. BTIG pointed out yesterday that 4.65% was a key area for the benchmark bond, and a “decisive close above that level could trigger a move higher”. Investors looking to buy the 10-year should focus on the 4.75% level.  Oil and Gas: In what is becoming a daily story, oil prices moved higher once again. Despite assurances from Secretary of State Rubio that tankers will be able to pass, buyers continue to launch bullish energy bets. When the dust settled on Wednesday, Brent Crude was up 3.05% at $93.79, while West Texas Intermediate finished the day at $86.44, higher by 2.49%. Natural gas joined in, and was last seen at $2.95, up 2.79%.  Gold: Geopolitical worries and rising yields were all it took to keep precious metals on their recent upward trend, where prices hit a 2-week high on Wednesday. Some traders pointed to next week’s meeting of the Federal Reserve governors and said that some of the move higher is positioning ahead of it. Gold closed Wednesday’s session at $4,134, up 1.38%, while Silver closed at $59.62, up 1.68%. Crypto: The global cryptocurrency market ended slightly lower on Wednesday, with total market capitalization holding steady around $2.24 trillion. Bitcoin traded near $65,900 after climbing to an intraday high of $67,000 earlier in the session. The mild pullback appeared driven mainly by investors locking in profits, alongside a broader shift toward safe-haven assets. Rising crude oil prices and escalating tensions in the Middle East added to the cautious sentiment across risk assets. At 8 AM EDT, Bitcoin was trading at $65,520, while Ethereum was quoted at $1,926. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of analyst research reports every day to identify fresh investment ideas for investors and traders alike. These daily analyst notes include recommendations on stocks to buy, sell, or avoid, as well as new coverage initiations. I would like to remind you that no single analyst report should ever be the sole basis for buying or selling a stock. Here are some of the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen on Thursday, July 23, 2026.   Upgrades: Ameren (NYSE: AEE) was upgraded to Overweight from Sector Weight at KeryBanc, with a $122 target price. AT&T (NYSE: T) was upgraded to Outperform from Peer Perform at Wolfe Research, with a $29 target pr

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