Financial Movers

Last week Apple (#AAPL) announced their FQ1 earnings and reported GAAP EPS of $1.68 (beat by $0.27) and revenue of $111.43B (beat by $8.19B). Earnings from #Apple were anything but a disappointment but shares of the company dipped -10% after earnings were reported. Currently the stock is trading at $134, up +1.92% today. Is now a good price entry for investors to initiate a position in Apple?

Visa (#V) reported FQ1 earnings this evening and beat analyst expectations! The company announced Non-GAAP EPS of $1.42 (beat by $0.14), and revenue of $5.7B (beat by $180M). Revenues at #Visa were down -5.8% Y/Y because of a decrease in cross-border payments, but those should pick back up once travel picks back up. Visa is currently trading at $198 and is down from its all time high of $218. Should investors buy the current dip in preparation for future growth?

MasterCard (MA) reported Q4 earnings this morning and announced Non-GAAP EPS of $1.64 and revenue of $4.12B (-6.6% Y/Y). Overall the earnings beat analyst expectations and the stock is up +3.60% today. All of the card companies have been facing the same problem and that is decease in revenue. The reason is lower revenue from the international transaction front, but investors expect that revenue to eventually come back. Shares of #Mastercard are trading at $326, which is well off from their all time high at $367. Should investors be buying the dip?

Today Microsoft (MSFT) made a new all time high at $240! Yesterday the company announced and beat analyst expectations on earnings and reported a GAAP EPS $2.03, and revenue of $43 billion. As the cloud industry continues to grow, is #Microsoft the company to invest in to grow with it?

Boeing (#BA) announced Q4 2020 earnings this morning and failed to beat analyst expectations. The company reported non-GAAP EPS of -$15.25 (misses by $13.62), and revenue of 15.3B (-14.6% Y/Y), which missed by $60M.

Shares of #Boeing are down -39% over the past year and many investors are wondering if the worst is behind them?

American Express (#AXP) announced their Q4 2020 earnings and beat analyst expectations. The company reported an EPS beat by $0.47, and revenue of $9.35B (-17.8% Y/Y), which beat by $30M.

Although the company was able to beat expectations, their yearly revenues are down, and their net income is down -54% Y/Y. Currently the #stock is trading at $115 per share after taking a -14% dip over the past week. Is now the time for investors to buy American Express shares?

This morning Verizon (#VZ) announced their Q4 2020 earnings and reported an EPS beat by $0.04. The communications company went on to announce that total Non-GAAP EPS totaled $1.21 and revenue came in at $34.7B, beating analyst expectations by $230M, but is down -0.2% Y/Y.

Many investors view #Verizon as a safe, defensive stock that'll collect them dividends and wage against inflation. Although the company has increased dividends for 16 consecutive years their stock has tremendously underperformed the S&P 500. Should investors buy, hold, and collect the dividend, or pass?

International Business Machines (#IBM) reported their Q4 earnings and shares tanked -10%. The company reported an EPS beat by $0.19, but revenue failed to impress and was down -6.5% Y/Y.

For years IBM has struggled to increase revenues and net incomes have been followed the same trend. The company's largest revenue stream is from cloud computing, which is an industry that's growing tremendously and will continue to for years to come. Is now the time for investors to buy IBM stock?

Intel (#INTC) delivered their Q4 earnings and were able to beat analyst expectations! The company reported EPS of $1.42, which beat by $0.38, and reported revenue of $20B, which was a beat by $2.5B. Last week #INTEL reported that they were replacing CEO Bob Swan with former VMWare CEO Pat Gelsinger. Investors were ecstatic about the news as shares rallied +11% on the news. Shares of Intel are currently trading at $62.46, which is a +31% increase over the past month. Should investors buy shares now, or wait for the stock to dip?