Wall Street Focuses on Earnings and Commodity Prices
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 3h ago
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Source: stocktwits
- Earnings Impact: Meta's strong sales forecast and $100 billion AI investment plan drove its stock up in after-hours trading, while Microsoft fell due to slowing cloud growth and soft margin guidance, indicating a divergence in market sentiment towards tech stocks.
- Commodity Market Fluctuations: Gold prices nearing $5600 and silver surpassing $120 reflect investors' demand for safe-haven assets amid economic uncertainty, simultaneously boosting trading volumes in related ETFs like GLD and SLV.
- Market Sentiment: Despite Nasdaq and S&P 500 futures rising by 0.4% and 0.3% respectively, retail sentiment towards SPY and QQQ remains extremely bearish, suggesting ongoing investor concerns about market outlook.
- Upcoming Earnings Reports: Investors are keenly awaiting Apple's earnings report, particularly for insights on iPhone demand and AI roadmap updates, while Western Digital and SanDisk are also set to report today, potentially impacting the data storage sector.
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Analyst Views on META
Wall Street analysts forecast META stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for META is 824.71 USD with a low forecast of 655.15 USD and a high forecast of 1117 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
44 Analyst Rating
37 Buy
6 Hold
1 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 672.970
Low
655.15
Averages
824.71
High
1117
Current: 672.970
Low
655.15
Averages
824.71
High
1117
About META
Meta Platforms, Inc. is building human connections, powered by artificial intelligence and immersive technologies. The Company's products enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) headsets, augmented reality (AR), and wearables. It also helps people discover and learn about what is going on in the world around them, enabling people to share their experiences, ideas, photos, videos, and other content with audiences ranging from their closest family members and friends to the public at large. The Company's segments include Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality Labs (RL). FoA segment includes Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and Threads. RL segment includes its virtual, augmented, and mixed reality related consumer hardware, software and content. Its product offerings in VR include its Meta Quest devices, as well as software and content available through the Meta Horizon Store.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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