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Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) announced on July 30, 2026 that Hornbuckle would join as its tenth board member, effective August 3, 2026.
The headline numbers for Advanced Energy (AEIS) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Although the revenue and EPS for Vertex (VRTX) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) surge ahead to close out the first trading day of August with daily gains, the Nasdaq Composite rising by 2.13%. Cboe senior vice president JJ Kinahan joins Josh Lipton to assess the day's rise in the tech sector as key chipmakers like AMD (AMD) prepare to release earnings this week. Kinahan is also Cboe's head of retail expansion and alternative investment products.
SpaceX reports its first-ever quarterly earnings Tuesday while a wave of insider shares looms on the horizon, and both events could dramatically reshape the stock and rattle the entire space sector.
A record backlog of plants, led by a new electronics win, is the clearest evidence yet of how Linde keeps topping itself up, and of how slowly that shows up in the stock.
Decisions are due by August 23 at the latest on therapies ranging from an mRNA flu vaccine to a gene therapy for a rare metabolic disorder, putting biotech investors on high alert.
Financial firms serve as the backbone of the economy, providing essential services from lending and investment management to risk management and payment processing. Market leaders have certainly capitalized on a favorable backdrop to boost profitability, helping fuel a 7.5% gain for the industry over the past six months. This performance has closely followed the S&P 500.
This REIT has distributed a payout longer than many of its shareholders have been alive.
The technology company now expects at least $8.15 billion in full-year revenue; ‘demand for AI sovereignty has now been unleashed.”
McDonald’s is set to report earnings Tuesday morning, with the fast food stock seen potentially extending its slide in the days that follow.
SpaceX stock closed near $115 before a $104 billion share unlock. Elon Musk agreed the dip is an opportunity.
MUB offers lower costs and stronger 5-year returns, while IEI provides government backing and higher current yield. Which fits your tax situation?
Vertex (VRTX) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -1.25% and +3.32%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Palantir Technologies (PLTR) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +17.14% and +7.16%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Advanced Energy (AEIS) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +25.11% and +5.47%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Diamondback Energy lifted its production outlook and reported a surging second-quarter profit, as it benefited from the run-up in oil prices following the start of the war in Iran. The oil and natural gas company said it now plans to produce at least 522,000 barrels of oil a day. It expects total production guidance to be at least 1,000,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, up from a prior forecast of 972,000.
Two analysts raised their price targets on the company's equity.
Aerospace and defense company BWX (NYSE:BWXT) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales up 18% year on year to $901.6 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.07 per share was 2.7% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) just extended its diagnostics franchise into one of oncology’s toughest corners. On July 23, the company said European regulators had certified its PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx test, Code SK006, as a companion diagnostic for epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal carcinoma. That lets pathologists flag patients who might benefit from […]
A Digital Infrastructure Technology Company with a Top Zacks Rank and Momentum Score and a Pollution Control Company That Analysts Have Become Bullish On.
Ray Wang sees the AI market splitting megacaps into two very different investment stories, and the beaten-down names Wall Street has abandoned may be hiding the more compelling opportunity.
Dow Jones Futures: Trump's Iran comments sparked a big stock market rally Monday. Palantir soared on earnings, while SpaceX earnings are due.
Stoke Therapeutics (STOK) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -13.42% and +69.55%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Diamondback (FANG) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +8.73% and +16.82%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Many investors pay attention to mid-cap stocks because they have established business models and expansive market opportunities. However, their paths to becoming $100 billion corporations are ripe with competition, ranging from giants with vast resources to agile upstarts eager to disrupt the status quo.
For Cat’s second quarter, Wall Street projects earnings per share of $6.22, up from $4.72 a year ago.
Cisco Systems stock has delivered strong multi year gains, yet current valuation checks suggest the shares now sit close to an intrinsic value estimate rather than standing out as a bargain. The Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) intrinsic value and market based multiples both point to a price that looks about right given what the market knows today. Over the last 5 years Cisco Systems has returned roughly 140%, which puts fresh focus on whether the current share price already reflects much of that...