The impact of earnings season will begin to be felt a bit more starting tomorrow as Microsoft and Alphabet/Google plan to release results after the deadline. Verizon, GM, 3M, GE, Raytheon to post earnings before open.
Today, Verizon announced that it will raise wireless internet prices by $10. Shares of Verizon are trading up $0.32 or 0.94% at $34.21. Microsoft shares are trading up $1.17, or 0.34%, at $344.91. Google gained $1.56, or 1.29%, to $121.56.
Tuesday, July 25
- Alphabet
- Microsoft
- 3M
- General Electric
- General Motors
- Visa
- Dow
- Raytheon
Wednesday, July 26
- Metaplatforms
- Boeing
- Chipotle
- Coca-Cola
- Qualcomm
- ServiceNow
- General dynamics
- AT&T
- ADP
- Hilton
Thursday, July 27
- Amazon
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Intel
- McDonald’s
- Honeywell
- Northrop Grumman
- MasterCard
- Ford Motor Company
- T-Mobile
Friday, July 28
- Procter & Gamble
- Chevron
- Exxon Mobile
- Colgate-Palmolive
As for the Big 4 coming out next week – Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta and Amazon – earnings and revenue forecasts show:
Microsoft:
- Q4 EPS Expected: $2.55, up 14.3% YoY from $2.23.
- Q4 revenue expected: $55.48 billion, up 7% year-over-year.
- Previous quarter performance: beat EPS and revenue expectations.
- Comment: Best expected quarter in Microsoft’s 48-year history, with strength attributed to cloud business and AI initiatives.
Alphabet:
- Q2 EPS Expected: $1.34, up 10.7% YoY from $1.21.
- Q2 revenue expected: $72.66 billion, up 4% year-over-year.
- Previous quarter performance: Revenue and profit beat estimates for four consecutive quarters without expectations.
- Commentary: Benefits from ongoing cost reduction measures contributing to EPS growth.
Meta Platforms:
- Q2 EPS Expected: $2.88, up 17.1% YoY from $2.46.
- Expected Q2 revenue: $31 billion (up 7.6% year-over-year).
- Previous quarter performance: unexpected increase in revenue after three quarters of declines.
- Comment: The digital advertising market is showing signs of improvement.
Amazon:
- Q2 EPS Expected: $0.34 improvement from Q2 2022’s $0.20 loss per share.
- Q2 revenue expected: $131.3 billion, up 8.3% year over year.
- Commentary: Performance is supported by austerity measures, cloud computing and advertising companies.
Apple will announce it on August 3rd. Revenue expectations show:
Apple:
- Q2 EPS Expected: $1.19, down 0.8% YoY from $1.20.
- Q2 revenue expected: $81.77 billion, down 1.4% year-over-year.
- Commentary: Slowing demand for high-end smartphones and PCs is negatively impacting earnings and sales.