Real-time reactions to earnings, macro events and market moves — what actually happened, what the numbers show, and what we’re doing about it in our own positions. Not price predictions, a working read on the stocks and events moving the market this week.
Arista’s revenue grew 3.9-fold in five years and EPS 5.5-fold, yet the stock costs 63.1 times trailing earnings against a 44.4 average. What the multiple assumes about AI switch demand, and the growth rate that…
Texas Instruments sells 88% of its 2022 revenue but keeps 59% of the operating profit, yet trades at 40.5 times earnings versus a 28.1 five-year average. The recovery is priced in. Here is the margin…
Palo Alto Networks trades at 26.6 times sales against a five-year average of 13, while GAAP profit fell 73% and revenue grew 24%. We separate the platformization payoff from the price and name the gross…
About 85 cents of every Qualcomm revenue dollar comes from chips, not licensing, and revenue fell 4% last quarter. I show what the Apple modem risk means in dollars, why the two EPS bases disagree,…
Altria’s operating income rose 3.5% in 2025 while EPS fell 37%, and the board still raised the dividend to $1.11. At about 6.2% yield, the payout runs 78% to 108% depending on which earnings number…
Abbott’s stock sits at the 69th percentile of its P/E range and the 6th on sales. Revenue rose 13% last quarter while reported EPS fell 47%. We separate the base effect from real weakness and…
Netflix earned a record 29.5% operating margin in 2025, yet the stock sits 43% below its high after five straight earnings-day losses. Revenue growth slowed to 13%. Here is what the price implies and the…
Arm keeps 97.5 cents of each revenue dollar after direct costs, yet only 18.5 cents reach operating profit. At 281 times earnings, here is where the margin goes, what a price grid demands, and the…
McDonald’s sits 59 cents above its 52-week low at $248.24, 26% under its high. Earnings per share are up 3% in two years, so is 20 times earnings a bargain or a fair price for…
Applied Materials is up 2.8 times since August 2025, but trailing EPS rose only 34%. With sales up 25% last quarter and the stock 40% off its June high, a look at how much of…