What to watch in 2025: Equities trends and insights

This article provides an in-depth analysis of potential market drivers, sector-specific performance expectations, global trends shaping the investment horizon for the year ahead, and amongst other factors, the potential impacts of a U.S. presidential transition. Within this analysis we will suggest what our provisional projection is and stocks t...

The "Santa Claus Rally" is a well-documented seasonal phenomenon in financial markets where stock prices often rise during a specific period at the end of the year. While widely discussed, it is frequently misunderstood or oversimplified. This article provides a detailed examination of the Santa Claus Rally, including what it is, why it happe...

The Third Digital revolution – The “Now” Questions for AI

Over the past 3 months Nvidia has moved through ranges that some stocks don’t do in years, in some cases decades. Having lost over 35 per cent in the June to August sell off, it quickly bounced over 40 per cent in the preceding 20 days once it hit its August low as we build positions ahead of its results.  These results delivered Nvidia style...

That’s a wrap – The ASX earning season

So FY24 earnings are now done and from what we can see the results have been on the whole slightly better than expected. The catch is the numbers that we've seen for early FY25 which suggested any momentum we had from 2024 may be gone. So here are 8 things that caught our attention from the earnings season just completed. Resilient Economy...

Do you catch a falling knife?

We all know the market term ‘don't catch a falling knife’. And in the current market conditions why would you? But with indices, the likes of the magnificent 7, industrials and banks doing so well in 2024 people are asking where's the value? And that is why people chase falling knives, because they perceive this value. They perceive that if ...

All too easy – vigilance is the key

If you look at equity markets in particular, you'd think everything smelled of roses. For the 47th time this calendar year US indices have made record all-time highs and 46 times at record closing highs. Earning season is underway and so far, it is doing what it always does, which is beating the Street 75 percent of the time. Banking, Tech and i...

Target stock rallies as earnings exceed expectations

American supermarket chain Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) announced the latest earnings results before the opening bell on Wall Street on Tuesday. Target reported revenue of $31.919 billion for the previous quarter vs. $31.827 billion expected. Earnings per share (EPS) also topped estimates at $2.98 vs. $2.416 per share expected. Revenue a...

NIO deliveries fall year-over-year

NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO) has had a terrible start to 2024 with the stock plummeting by over 35% year-to-date. On 23/2/24, JP Morgan Chase & Co. downgraded its price target for NIO from $8.50 to $5 a share, citing "weakness to the company's slow sales in January and investor concern on the company's sales and earnings momentum in 2024." On Fri...

Hewlett Packard stock dips after mixed quarterly results

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE: HPE) released earnings results for Q1 of fiscal 2024 after the US market closed on Thursday. The American information technology company reported revenue of $6.8 billion for the three months ending on 31/1/24 vs. $7.089 billion estimate. Revenue was down by 14% year-over-year. Earnings per share (EPS)...

Salesforce financial results announced – the stock is falling

American customer relationship management company Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) released the latest financial results after the closing bell on Wall Street on Wednedsay. Salesforce achieved revenue of $9.287 billio for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 vs. $9.223 billion expected. Revenue increased by 11% from the same period the year before. E...

AutoZone stock hits an all-time high after earnings beat

AutoZone Inc. (NYSE: AZO) announced Q2 fiscal 2024 results before the US opening bell on Tuesday. The largest US retailer of aftermarket automotive parts and accessories achieved revenue of $3.859 billion in the quarter, which topped analyst estimate of $3.846 billion. Earnings per share (EPS) reached $28.89 vs. $26.296 per share expected. ...

Zoom beats expectations – shares rally in the after-hours

Zoom Video Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) reported the latest financial results after the closing bell on Wall Street on Monday. American communications technology company reported revenue of $1.146 billion for the previous quarter vs. $1.129 billion expected. Revenue grew by 2.2% vs. the same period the year before. Earnings per share (EPS...

Li Auto stock surges as earnings arrive above estimates

Chinese electric vehicle company Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ: LI) announced Q4 and 2023 fully-year results before the US market opened on Monday to kick off a new trading week. Li Auto achieved revenue of $5.878 billion (up by 136.4% from Q4 2022) vs. $5.599 billion expected. EPS was reported at $0.594 per share in Q4, above estimate of $0.446 per s...

Intuit financial results are out

Business software company Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) reported Q2 of fiscal 2024 earnings results after the market closed in the US on Thursday. The company achieved revenue that was in line with analyst estimates at $3.386 billion. Revenue increased by 11% year-over-year. Earnings per share topped Wall Street estimates at $2.63 (up by 20% yea...

NVIDIA tops Wall Street expectations – the stock is rising in the after-hours

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) recently briefly overtook Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) as the fourth largest company in the world after the share price rose to a new all-time high of $746.11 on 14/2/24. Since then, the share price has fallen by over 9%, pushing the company back to sixth place. On Wednesday, ...