3M's Legal Troubles Are Fading. Is the Best Part of Its Rally Still Ahead? 3M's Q3 growth, widening margins, and rising free cash flow support capital returns and stock gains, even as legal risks persist. MarketBeat · 8h ago
CarMax's Double Upgrade Could Signal a Bigger Turnaround Bank of America issued a double upgrade on CarMax after an FTC pricing rule and strong Q2 FY2027 earnings boosted the used car retailer, though shares have since pulled back from August highs. MarketBeat · Oct 20
Amprius Technologies' Next Big Rally Could Be Taking Shape Amprius Technologies shares fell after a massive 2024-2026 rally, but a $75 million government grant, analyst price targets as high as $33, and accelerating growth forecasts suggest the correction may be ending. MarketBeat · Oct 20
Tesla's Roadster Reveal Hints at 2 Much Bigger Moves Tesla's flying Roadster demo showcased self-driving tech and fueled Tesla-SpaceX merger speculation, with analysts weighing in ahead of the company's Oct. 21 earnings report. MarketBeat · Oct 19
Insider Buying Is Rising at These 3 Regional Banks, But the Details Matter Insiders and institutions are buying select small-cap bank stocks like Five Star Bancorp, Mid Penn Bancorp, and Riverview Bancorp, citing dividend growth, margin trends, and acquisition catalysts. MarketBeat · Oct 19
Could AI Finally Unlock Apple’s Next Leg of Growth? Apple's stock hit a $5 trillion market cap as investors bet on AI-driven growth through Siri, services, and a new foldable iPhone ahead of its Nov. 2 earnings report. MarketBeat · Oct 19
Women Drive the Job Market—These 3 Stocks Are Following Them Despite a weak September jobs report, healthcare hiring remained strong, benefiting related stocks like Cintas, HCA Healthcare, and Bright Horizons Family Solutions amid shifting labor trends. MarketBeat · Oct 19
Microsoft's New AI Chip Could Change the Economics of AI Microsoft's new Maia 300 AI chip aims to cut reliance on NVIDIA and lower inference costs ahead of its Oct. 28 earnings, as analysts maintain a Moderate Buy rating on MSFT stock. MarketBeat · Oct 19
Could a Trucking Squeeze Become J.B. Hunt’s Biggest Edge? J.B. Hunt's Q3 revenue rose 20% to $3.68 billion, topping estimates, as margin recovery and repricing plans support a bullish analyst outlook and Moderate Buy rating. MarketBeat · Oct 18
MarketBeat Week in Review – 10/12 - 10/16 Tech stocks fell on inflation fears and AI infrastructure concerns while the Dow rose, as MarketBeat analysts review earnings outlooks, sector rotation, and stock picks from the week's top stories. MarketBeat · Oct 17
Fundamental and Technicals Signals Align for Costco: Is the Stock Finally Breaking Out? Costco's September comps accelerated to 7.6%, beating August's pace, as COST stock reclaims its 50- and 200-day moving averages despite recent analyst price-target cuts. MarketBeat · Oct 16
Palantir's Potential Next Catalyst After Retail Profit-Taking While retail investors trimmed Palantir shares in August, analyst upgrades and low institutional ownership suggest Wall Street may be driving PLTR's next move ahead of Q3 earnings. MarketBeat · Oct 16
ASML Can’t Keep Up With AI Demand—Why That's a Good Thing ASML's Q3 results show AI chip demand outpacing planned capacity through 2028, with raised guidance, wider margins, rising dividends and buybacks, and analysts projecting roughly 25% upside. MarketBeat · Oct 15
Synopsys Signals Confidence With $1B Accelerated Buyback, Analysts Raise Targets Synopsys launched a $1 billion accelerated share repurchase after its Investor Day, as raised guidance and Amazon and OpenAI deals drove analysts to lift price targets. MarketBeat · Oct 15
MarketBeat · Oct 15 Domino’s Pizza: As Cheap As It Gets, Nowhere to Go But Up Domino's Pizza posted Q3 revenue growth and margin gains, but guidance cuts pressured shares, leaving DPZ trading at a discount with dividend growth and buybacks continuing.
MarketBeat · Oct 15 Mortgage Rates Squeeze FHA Buyers: 3 Housing Stocks to Watch Mortgage rates near 7.5% are pushing first-time buyers out of the market, boosting affordability-focused housing stocks Sun Communities, Invitation Homes, and Champion Homes.
MarketBeat · Oct 14 Don’t Get NVIDIA’s Reflection AI Interest Wrong: Its Moat Could Deepen NVIDIA is reportedly in early talks to acquire open-weight AI startup Reflection AI, a move analysts view as deepening its hardware moat rather than shifting strategy, ahead of late-November earnings.
MarketBeat · Oct 14 Albertsons Is Betting on a Turnaround—But Will It Pay Off? Albertsons shares rose after Q2 FY2027 results as the company withdrew guidance, launched a business review, and advanced its ACI Edge turnaround plan amid mixed margins and analyst caution.
MarketBeat · Oct 14 Tax Credit Turmoil: Why Enphase and SolarEdge Face a Tough Road Enphase Energy and SolarEdge face sharp demand drops after the 30% solar tax credit's early expiration, but their earnings reveal different causes: a policy hangover versus an overpriced rally.
MarketBeat · Oct 13 Surgical Precision, Sustainable Returns: Johnson & Johnson Secures Its Cash Flow Runway Johnson & Johnson posted Q3 revenue growth of 5.9% to $25.4 billion, raised guidance, and gained analyst support as its OTTAVA surgical system and talc settlement shape its long-term outlook.
MarketBeat · Oct 13 JPMorgan Earnings Miss Estimates But Reveal Broad-Based Strength JPMorgan's Q3 revenue rose 8.1% to $50.9 billion with broad-based loan and deposit growth, but adjusted earnings missed estimates amid an investment banking slowdown and reduced buybacks.
MarketBeat · Oct 13 Amazon's $220 Billion AI Bet Is Getting Bigger—Can Earnings Justify the Spending? Amazon heads into Q3 earnings with AWS growth strong but $220 billion in AI spending and a reported Decart acquisition talk raising questions about returns, margins, and cash flow.
MarketBeat · Oct 12 What the Sandals Deal Means for Royal Caribbean's Next Leg of Growth? Royal Caribbean's $3 billion Sandals resort stake has driven shares up amid analyst optimism, though debt and fuel costs pose risks as the cruise business remains strong heading into 2027.
MarketBeat · Oct 10 MarketBeat Week in Review – 10/05 - 10/09 A weekly roundup of MarketBeat analysis covering earnings, AI-driven stocks, insider trading, and analyst calls on Nike, Nvidia, Amazon, Apple, Tesla, Meta, and more.
MarketBeat · Oct 9 Palantir’s Rally Puts Wall Street in Catch-Up Mode Ahead of November Earnings Palantir stock has rallied 60% since August as Goldman Sachs upgraded shares to Buy with a $230 target, ahead of Nov. 2 earnings and CEO Alex Karp's bullish free cash flow forecasts.