Mizuho reaffirms an Outperform rating and $400 target for Oracle despite mixed Q2 results, highlighting strong cloud momentum, strategic financing plans for AI infrastructure, and ongoing confidence in its growth prospects, though noting some revenue misses and market concerns over debt.
Bank of America has double-downgraded Booz Allen after the company reported weak second-quarter results, indicating concerns about its financial performance.
Marvell's stock declined after its Q2 earnings report fell short of expectations, leading to a decrease in investor confidence and a drop in share price.
MongoDB's stock surged after reporting strong Q2 earnings, with revenue and subscription growth driven by AI application demand, despite previous struggles and industry concerns about AI's impact on software business models.
TJX Companies' stock surged following strong second-quarter earnings and an upward revision of their guidance, indicating positive financial performance.
Amazon is set to report its Q2 earnings, with expectations of $162 billion in sales and $1.33 EPS, focusing on AWS, AI, and tariff impacts on e-commerce. Analysts highlight AWS as a key growth driver, with potential updates on Prime Day and tariff strategies. UBS and Bank of America are optimistic about Amazon's valuation and future prospects, emphasizing AI investments and cloud infrastructure expansion.
SoFi Technologies' stock surged 15% after beating Q2 earnings estimates, raising its revenue and earnings outlook, and projecting significant member growth for the year, reflecting strong financial performance and optimistic future prospects.
Texas Instruments' strong Q2 results were partly due to tariff pull-ins, but the company issued a cautious Q3 outlook affected by macroeconomic conditions and tariffs, leading to a decline in early market trading.
Carnival's stock surged over 8% after posting a record Q2 with adjusted earnings of $0.35 per share and revenue of $6.3 billion, surpassing estimates, and raising its full-year outlook, driven by strong demand and onboard spending. The company now expects higher EPS for 2025, reflecting its resilience and value proposition in the cruise industry.
C3.ai reported better-than-expected Q2 results, with a loss of six cents per share and revenue of $94.34 million, marking its seventh consecutive quarter of accelerating revenue growth. Subscription revenue increased by 22% to $81.2 million, and the company highlighted its strategic alliance with Microsoft as a key growth driver. C3.ai's stock rose 12.6% in after-hours trading following the announcement.
Analyst Pierre Ferragu warns of short-term margin disappointment for Tesla in its Q2 results due to aggressive pricing actions and discounts offered during the quarter, which have driven down margins. However, he also predicts a good recovery beyond the short-term, with margins bottoming in Q2 and improving in the long run due to cost improvements and product advantages. Ferragu sees auto gross margins, excluding full-self driving, reaching 25% in the long run and expects Tesla to expand gross margins by at least 10 points in the next few years while still growing rapidly.