In what was one of the more unusual events on Wall Street last week, Twitter’s (TWTR) Q1 earnings report was leaked before the closing bell. Ironically, the results were made public via a series of tweets from Selerity, a data science firm. The tweets revealed that Twitter missed revenue expectations by more than $20 million and also cut quarterly and annual guidance. Not surprisingly, Twitter’s stock price plummeted more than 20%.
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Today's Most Important Apple Article
For the fourth consecutive quarter, Apple (AAPL) surpassed Wall Street's earnings expectations. In what has become habitual for America's largest company, Apple beat both earnings-per-share (EPS) and revenue estimates. After Monday's close, Apple reported Q2 EPS of $2.33 (vs. analyst expectations of $2.16) and reported Q2 revenue of $58.01B (vs. analyst expectations of $56.06B). Shares of Apple are already up over 20% YTD, and increased 1.5% in after-hours trading.
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Lumber Liquidators' Big Gamble
of the most popular analyses include quarterly growth projections, P/E ratios, cash flows, debt/earnings balances, enterprise value (EV), and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization). Because of this, analysts spend innumerable hours deciphering what they believe to be the true market value of public entities.
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The Internet Of Everything
Last week, tech giant Cisco (CSCO) beat quarterly revenue estimates by $120 million and beat earnings guidance by $.03. Cisco issued its results in the late hours of May 14th, prompting an after-hours trading surge of Cisco stock. After closing at around $22.80 per share, Cisco opened on May 15th at over $24 and is now priced at $24.82. Additionally, Deutsche Bank upgraded Cisco to a “buy” rating, with a price target of $30.
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SanDisk Poised For Growth
Last Thursday, SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader in flash storage solutions, hit a historically high share price of $90.46 per share. The company’s stock is up 25.94% year-to-date and 55.23% over the last 12 months. In addition, SanDisk recently beat analyst earnings expectations for the fourth consecutive quarter, announcing an actual EPS of $1.31 compared to the consensus EPS forecast of $1.17.
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Stock Talk
If you’ve been following the market lately, there is no doubt that you have encountered the term “earnings season.” In this article I will explain what earnings season is, as well as dissect the important terms that accompany this time of year. Additionally, I will examine how analysts and investors react to financial information released during this period, and the way in which stock prices are influenced by these data.
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