Will Netflix earnings on Thursday shock the market?
Right now Wall Street analysts project that on Thursday, January 19, Netflix (NFLX) will report earnings of just 44 cents a share for the fourth quarter of 2022. That would be a huge drop from the $1.33 the company reported in the fourth quarter of 2021. If Netflix...
This should be enough to keep the rally going for another day: Netflix beats on earnings, new subscribers
After the close today, Octob er 18, Netflix (NFLX) reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street projections and added far more subscribers than analysts had expected. After falling 1.73% in the regular session, the stock added 14.02% in after-hours...
Please watch my new YouTube video: “Trend of the Week Are Food Delivery Stocks the Next Netflix?”
My one-hundredth-and-twenty-sixth YouTube video “Trend of the Week Are Food Delivery Stocks the Next Netflix” went up today. Will continued inflation and demand destruction from the Fed’s rate hikes added to changes in consumer behavior now that the...
Please watch my new YouTube video: Netflix, Inflation, and Demand Destruction”
My one-hundredth-and-twenty-third YouTube video “Netflix, Inflation, and Demand Destruction” went up today. Today I’m covering Netflix’s (NFLX) crash after releasing subscriber numbers showing the loss of 200K subscribers for the quarter and...
Lessons from Netflix for all consumer stocks
Today, as we watch Netflix (NFLX) edge toward a drop of 35% at the close on yesterday’s huge earnings disappointment, the name of the game is “Find the new Netflix.” Other streaming service companies? Sure. An obvious choice. Shares of Disney (DIS)...
Two up days for chip stocks–did they just get too cheap?
Here’s what caught my eye yesterday, April 18. For a big change from recent losses, the chip group of stocks was all in the green. And not just by a pinch either. Yesterday Nvidia (NVDA) was up 2.47%: NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) was up 1.91%; Synaptics (SYNA) was...
Please watch my new YouTube video: Three Recession Stock Sells
I’m starting up my video again–this time using YouTube as a platform. My one-hundredth-and fourteenth YouTube video “Three Recession Sells” went up today. This week’s video takes a look at what I’m calling consumer discretionary...
Beating low expectations isn’t enough–Netflix drops after Tuesday earnings report
Shares of Netflix (NFLX) were down today, closing 2.17% lower, even through the company reported after the close yesterday that it had added 4.38 million new subscribers. That was well above the company’s own forecast of 3.5 million new subscribers and Wall...
Investors buy the dip; Delta variant is forgotten for a day
Today investors and traders ran to buy all the re-opening, post-vaccine recovery, cyclical stocks that they dumped yesterday. Macy’s (M) is up 4.29% as of 3:30 p.m. New York time after plunging 4.90% yesterday. Amusement park operator Cedar Fair (FUN) is up...
Stocks extend growth fears, selling today–how far does this go?
Today, Monday, July 19, stocks accelerated their retreat from the end of last week on fears that a fourth wave of the pandemic, fueled by the Delta variant, will crush hopes that the economy is headed back to normal. As of the close New York the Standard &...
Disney drop in after-hours session after streaming subscriber number misses
Disney (DIS) shares tumbled by 3.64% in after-hours trading after the company reported fiscal second quarter numbers that beat Wall Street estimates on earnings but missed projections on revenue and on subscribers to the company’s Disney+ streaming service....
Netflix misses badly on subscription growth
This won’t help an already nervous market one bit. Today, April 20, after the close Netflix (NFLX) reported first-quarter subscriber growth way below projections. The stock was down 1.21% in after-hours trading as of 4:30 p.m. New York time. Revenue of $7.16...
The rotation gets extreme–Dow hits record intraday high while NASDAQ Composite falls into a correction
Two indexes will tell you what you need to know about today’s stock market action. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, driven by cyclicals, vaccine recovery stocks, and consumer stocks rose to an intraday record high. After a slight retreat at the end of the...
GameStop “effect” spreads–how much did it contribute to today’s stock market tumble?
Shares of GameStop (GME) were up another 134.84% today, January 27, to close at $347.51. The stock traded at just $17.25 on January 4, 2021. The heady gains in GameStop have led traders to look for other heavily shorted stocks that might go up BIG as short sellers are...
Get ready for the earnings: I’m looking at another big week for tech stocks
After barely dragging higher over the last month, big tech stocks turned red hot this week. And next week, when we get earnings from Microsoft (MSFT), APPLE (AAPL) and Facebook (FB) could be even hotter. The rally in big tech was fueled this week by blockbuster...
Today’s rally: Was it Biden or Netflix?
Today the Standard & Poor’s 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the NASDAQ Composite all hit record highs. Likely cause? The peaceful inauguration of Joe Biden as President? Yesterday’s report of blow out gains in subscribers in the fourth...
Netflix big surprise today likely to give big boost to big tech shares tomorrow
After the market close today,January 19, Netflix (NFLX) reported that it had added 8.51 million subscribers in the fourth quarter. Wall Street was expecting an add of 6.03 million. In after hours trading shares of Netflix gained 13.13%. The quarterly results were...
Netflix earnings disappoint after the close today
Netflix (NFLX) shares fell 5.42% in after-hours trading (after closing 1% lower in the regular session) after the company reported additions to paid subscribers the missed estimates and lower guidance for the rest of 2020. Revenue for the company’s third quarter...
Are tech stocks the new hedge against slow economic growth?
The economic news today was at best “not terrible.” Initial claims for unemployment for the week showed a job market recovery that has stalled. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi adjourned their talks for another day without...
Inflection point for stocks approaches
Today what I’m calling “re-opening dependent” stock fell again. At least in the early going. Toward the end of session–like yesterday–these stocks and stocks in general rallied. Which in and of itself tells us something important about...
Jim’s Extra! 5 MORE smart, short-term moves while we wait for longer-term trends to resolve
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Down 3.58% yesterday; up 7.24% today–what does Netflix’s volatility mean for sellers or buyers?
On Tuesday after the close of trading Netflix (NFLX) smashed through fourth quarter projections by adding 8.76 million subscribers globally in the quarter. That easily beat analyst estimates for the quarter of 7.9 million new subscribers. For the quarter earnings came...
Can’t anybody run a streaming service? Netflix joins the Disney glitch parade
Netflix (NFLX) customers couldn’t log in to their accounts for about two hours on Thursday morning. Downdetector.com recorded more than 1,000 companies in the first hour. This follows on a much more serious service disruption suffered during the launch of...
Disney hits new record price on launch of streaming service
The bad news is that 10 million customers tried to sign up for Disney+ on Tuesday, intermittently crashing the website for Disney’s (DIS) new streaming service. The good news is that 10 million customers flocked to the newly launched streaming service and by Day...
How big are the problems at Netflix? Too big for bottom fishing yet
It’s not just the huge miss on subscriber growth that has sent shares of Netflix (NFLX) plunging in the two days since it reported second quarter earnings. The stock fell 10.27%, or $37.23 a share, on July 18 and it was down another 1.87% today as of 2 p.m. New...
Appeals court rules AT&T acquisition of TimeWarner can go ahead–why isn’t the stock up more today?
The U.S. Appeals Court in Washington ruled today that AT&T’s (T) $85 billion takeover of Time Warner (now known as WarnerMedia) could go ahead. The court said in a 35-page opinion that the Justice Department had failed to establish that a lower-court judge...
Why I can’t put away my bear market worries #2: Financials to tech earnings transition
The big banks have delivered to start off earnings season. And the financial sector has been a key source of strength for the uptrend in stocks since January 3. Over the last month, the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) is up 5.4% as of the close on January 17....
Last night Netflix soared on earnings and lower forward guidance didn’t count–today?
After the market close yesterday, October 16, Netflix (NFLX) announced third quarter earnings of 89 cents a share, a huge 21 cents a share above Wall Street projections. Revenues climbed 34% year over year to $4 billion against analyst estimates of $3.99 billion. The...
Sector Monday for Sector Monday Week: Streaming media market getting even more competitive, which is bad news for Netflix valuation
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