The Beat Report Articles

Nike reported earnings on Thursday evening, and the market crushed it on Friday.

It was the stock's 4th consecutive negative earnings reaction. This is one of the longest beat-down streaks in the S&P 500.

Our retail analyst,...

We recently wrote a deep dive into the boom in AI Consulting. These companies help businesses harness machine learning,...

General Mills $GIS slid lower on Wednesday after reporting mixed earnings.

The company's margins are contracting because of inflationary pressures. Last quarter alone, the gross margin fell 60 basis points to 33.4% of net sales.

In...

Qifu Technology $QFIN reported earnings on Monday, and the market rewarded it with a fresh all-time high.

The stock rallied 9.1% for its 3rd consecutive positive earnings reaction. It has been consistently rewarded for its reports.

We also...

Crown Castle $CCI just had its best earnings reaction since Q2 2003. It was epic.

What happened?

The company announced the sale of its fiber optics segment for $8.5B, making Crown Castle the only public pure-play U.S. tower company.

...

Adobe $ADBE just reported a double beat and got destroyed for it. The reaction was nasty!

Shares slid 13.85% during Thursday's market session and closed near the low.

The company reported revenues of $5.71B versus the estimated $5.66B and...

While the U.S. equity markets have been under pressure, we've been hunting for pockets of relative strength.

These are the areas that will perform best once the selling subsides.

If a stock can buck the trend now, imagine how well it can...

Oracle $ORCL, one of this cycle's AI darlings, reported earnings on Monday after the market closed.

It didn't go well...

The company reported a 6% year-over-year revenue increase. This was led by an astonishing 51% increase in its...

In this messy market environment we're experiencing, it's difficult to find stocks trending higher.

Many have left the United States altogether to search for gains abroad. 

One group of stocks that continues to display relative...

Broadcom $AVGO just reported another blockbuster earnings report, and the market loved it.

It wasn't anywhere near as positive as last quarter's reaction. Q4 2024 was the best earnings reaction ever, leading to the...

Grocery stores are so hot right now! 🥵

Skyrocketing egg prices? No problem! Just pass the extra cost onto the consumer.

New tariffs on avocados from Mexico? No problem! Just pass the extra cost onto the consumer.

You get the point...

The biggest and best cyber security stocks haven't been rewarded for great earnings reports this quarter.

A few weeks ago, Palo Alto Networks $PANW reported a double beat, but it was beat down.

On Tuesday evening, CrowdStrike $CRWD...

One of the largest discount stores in the world, Target $TGT just reported earnings. It wasn't good...

Yesterday, we told you this report was front and center for our retail analyst,...

Dell Technologies $DELL just reported mixed results, and the market beat it down as a result.

The stock has been an AI darling this cycle, rising over 400%. However, the sentiment is changing.

The market is now consistently punishing the...

Thursday was a big day for S&P 500 earnings reactions.

We heard from the market darling, NVIDIA $NVDA. They reported a double beat but were beaten down as a result.

eBay $EBAY was another stock that beat expectations but wasn't...

There were some sweet earnings reactions on Wednesday. It was a day for the bulls.

Super Micro Computer $SMCI filed an overdue earnings report. The market didn't care about the numbers. It was just happy to hear the company wasn't a complete...

Home Depot $HD, the home improvement retail behemoth, reported a double beat and rallied nearly 3%.

It was an excellent report, but our retail expert, Jeff Macke...

Uncle Warren is red hot right now. 🥵

Berkshire Hathaway $BRK.A / $BRK.B closed at a new all-time high on Monday after it smashed the market's expectations on Saturday.

The company reported operating earnings of $47.4B in 2024, a remarkable...

Walmart $WMT reported a double beat but got beaten down as a result.

It was a bad day to own the stock. 

Our retail analyst, Jeff Macke, wrote a fantastic deep dive about the report. If you haven't seen it already,...

We love to golf around here, even though we lose a lot of golf balls. But we're not the only ones.

Garmin $GRMN designs and manufactures a variety of fitness smartwatches. This includes a watch for golfers.

The technology is super cool. It...

Constellation Energy $CEG just released another blockbuster earnings report.

The company exceeded the top end of its guidance range for the second consecutive year.

In addition, they are returning money to shareholders at a rapid clip....

Airbnb $ABNB had its best day ever on Friday after it reported a double beat and raised its guidance the night before. 

It was a fabulous report.

Not only are they growing top-line at 12% Y/Y, but the company is a free cash flow...

In bull markets, consumers spend money. It's human nature.

MGM Resorts has been capitalizing on this increase in consumer spending, and the market is rewarding it.

After reporting a double beat on Wednesday evening, the stock had its best...

CVS Health $CVS just had its best earnings reaction ever. It was fantastic.

The company issued a guidance for 2025 that was much better than expected. They plan to make between $5.75 and $6 of earnings per share this year.

David Joyner,...