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$269.08 -1.09 (-0.40%) As of 4/30/2026 9:33 AM ET
- Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will be releasing its Q2 2026 earnings after the market closes on Thursday, April 30. (View Earnings Report)
- Big Tech Earnings, Fed Rate Decision Nudge US Equity Futures Higher Pre-Bell4/30 – YAHOO
- Should iShares S&P 500 Value ETF (IVE) Be on Your Investing Radar? 4/30 – ZACKS
- Morgan Stanley Sees CEO Shift as Potential Sentiment Catalyst for Apple Inc. (AAPL)4/30 – INSIDERMONKEY
- Apple Has Given Up on the Vision Pro After M5 Refresh Flop – MacRumors 4/30 – GOOGLE
- Apple Inc. (AAPL): One of the 20 Stocks with the Biggest Share Buybacks4/30 – INSIDERMONKEY
$268.32 +5.28 (+2.01%) As of 4/30/2026 9:33 AM ET
- Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced its quarterly results after the market closed on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the previous quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.62 EPS by $1.16. The company had revenue of $181.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $176.98 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.59 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. View earnings press release. View earnings slide deck.
- Amazon.com’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) earnings conference call is now available on MarketBeat. Listen to the conference call audio or read the transcript now.
- Amazon.com (AMZN) had its price target raised by Telsey Advisory Group ( ) from $300.00 to $315.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock. This represents a 19.8% upside from the current price of $263.04.
- Should iShares S&P 500 Value ETF (IVE) Be on Your Investing Radar? 4/30 – ZACKS
- Should Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL) Be on Your Investing Radar?4/30 – ZACKS
- Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Given New $315.00 Price Target at Telsey Advisory Group 4/30 – MARKETBEAT
- Oppenheimer Highlights AWS as Key Growth Engine for Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) 4/30 – INSIDERMONKEY
- 1 Billion Same-Day Orders: Amazon’s Delivery Strategy: Earnings Call4/30 – YOUTUBE
$375.53 +25.59 (+7.31%) As of 4/30/2026 9:33 AM ET
- Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) announced its quarterly results after the market closed on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $5.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the previous quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.64 EPS by $2.47. The company had revenue of $109.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $106.59 billion.
- Alphabet (GOOGL) had its price target raised by analyst Laura Martin at Needham & Company LLC ( ) from $400.00 to $450.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. This represents a 28.6% upside from the current price of $349.94.
- Alphabet (GOOGL) had its price target raised by analyst Youssef Squali at Truist Financial Corporation ( ) from $385.00 to $415.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. This represents a 18.6% upside from the current price of $349.94.
- Alphabet (GOOGL) had its price target raised by analyst Barton Crockett at Rosenblatt Securities ( ) from $357.00 to $393.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock. This represents a 12.3% upside from the current price of $349.94.
- Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Price Target Raised to $393.00 4/30 – MARKETBEAT
- Truist Financial Increases Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Price Target to $415.004/30 – MARKETBEAT
- Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript 4/30 – INSIDERMONKEY
- Dow Jones and Nasdaq to rebound as Alphabet and Amazon earnings welcomed4/30 – PROACTIVEINVESTORS
- OGE Energy unit to power three new Google data centers in Oklahoma4/30 – REUTERS
$608.33 -60.79 (-9.09%) As of 4/30/2026 9:33 AM ET
- Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) announced its quarterly results after the market closed on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $10.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the previous quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.67 EPS by $3.77. The company had revenue of $56.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $55.36 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $6.43 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 33.1% on a year-over-year basis. View earnings press release. View earnings slide deck.
- Meta Platforms’ (NASDAQ:META) earnings conference call is now available on MarketBeat. Listen to the conference call audio or read the transcript now.
- COO Javier Olivan sold 629 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $670.84, for a total transaction of $421,958.36. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 2,372 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,591,232.48. This represents a 20.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
- COO Javier Olivan sold 926 shares of Meta Platforms stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $670.84, for a total value of $621,197.84. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 8,705 shares in the company, valued at $5,839,662.20. This trade represents a 9.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
- UBS Highlights Generative AI as Key Revenue Driver for Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) 4/30 – INSIDERMONKEY
- Big Tech Takeaways: Google Sees Gains and Meta Loses Trust as AI Spending Rush Accelerates 4/30 – BARRONS
- Why Meta Platforms (META) Just Hit An Unexpected Obstacle 4/30 – INSIDERMONKEY
- AI drives growth, but here’s why investors lauded GOOG but punished META4/30 – INVEZZ
- Ex-Meta manager says just 2% of engineers are winning the AI era 4/30 – BUSINESSINSIDER
$413.04 -11.42 (-2.69%) As of 4/30/2026 9:33 AM ET
- Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced its quarterly results after the market closed on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $4.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the previous quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.04 EPS by $0.23. The company had revenue of $82.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $81.30 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.46 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. View earnings press release. View earnings slide deck.
- Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) earnings conference call is now available on MarketBeat. Listen to the conference call audio or read the transcript now.
- Microsoft (MSFT) had its price target raised by analyst Billy Fitzsimmons at Piper Sandler ( ) from $500.00 to $540.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock. This represents a 27.2% upside from the current price of $424.46.
- Microsoft (MSFT) had its price target lowered by analyst Patrick Colville at Scotiabank ( ) from $600.00 to $550.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock. This represents a 29.6% upside from the current price of $424.46.
- Microsoft (MSFT) had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ( ). The current price is $424.46.
- Microsoft (MSFT) had its price target lowered by Evercore Inc ( ) from $580.00 to $510.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock. This represents a 20.2% upside from the current price of $424.46.
- Microsoft (MSFT) had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus ( ) from $392.00 to $415.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock. This represents a 2.2% downside from the current price of $424.46.
- Microsoft (MSFT) had its price target lowered by DA Davidson ( ) from $650.00 to $550.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. This represents a 29.6% upside from the current price of $424.46.
- Microsoft (MSFT) had its price target raised by President Capital (Not Ranked) from $500.00 to $520.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. This represents a 22.5% upside from the current price of $424.46.
- Microsoft expects strong cloud business growth, plans record capital spending4/30 – MSN
- Microsoft CFO says supply chain limits can be managed as MSFT lifts CapEx outlook to nearly $190 billion for 2026: ‘We are doing our best’ 4/30 – MSN
- Listen to the Microsoft (MSFT) Q3 2026 earnings call here 4/30 – SHACKNEWS
- Microsoft (MSFT) Q3 FY26 earnings results beat EPS and revenue expectations4/30 – SHACKNEWS
- Microsoft slips even as Azure, AI, boost results, guidance: What Wall Street’s saying4/30 – MSN
Analysts’ Upgrades
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) was upgraded by Bank of America Corporation from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $234.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 12.1% upside from the current price of $208.66.Blackbaud (NASDAQ:BLKB) was upgraded by Robert W. Baird from “neutral” to “outperform”. They now have a $50.00 price target on the stock, down from $60.00. This represents a 27.3% upside from the current price of $39.28.Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG) was upgraded by Guggenheim from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $160.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 14.8% upside from the current price of $139.33.Lennox International (NYSE:LII) was upgraded by Vertical Research from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a $600.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 12.8% upside from the current price of $532.09.Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) was upgraded by Bank of America Corporation from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $82.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 9.0% upside from the current price of $75.21.Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) was upgraded by Summit Insights from “hold” to “buy”. The current price is $167.57.Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) was upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “neutral” to “overweight”. They now have a $400.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 20.0% upside from the current price of $333.42.Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR) was upgraded by Cantor Fitzgerald from “neutral” to “overweight”. They now have a $62.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 26.6% upside from the current price of $48.98.
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Analysts’ Downgrades
CGI Group (NYSE:GIB) (TSE:GIB.A) was downgraded by Royal Bank Of Canada from “outperform” to “sector perform”. The current price is $64.03.Constellium (NYSE:CSTM) was downgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “overweight” to “neutral”. They now have a $34.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 5.9% upside from the current price of $32.10.Etsy (NYSE:ETSY) was downgraded by B. Riley Financial, Inc. from “buy” to “neutral”. They now have a $75.00 price target on the stock, up from $70.00. This represents a 12.5% upside from the current price of $66.69.Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) was downgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “neutral” to “underweight”. They now have a $142.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 14.6% downside from the current price of $166.30.Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) was downgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “overweight” to “neutral”. They now have a $725.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 18.8% upside from the current price of $610.03.Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) was downgraded by B. Riley Financial, Inc. from “buy” to “neutral”. They now have a $30.00 price target on the stock, down from $42.00. This represents a 11.1% upside from the current price of $27.00.Reliance (NYSE:RS) was downgraded by Bank of America Corporation from “neutral” to “underperform”. They now have a $365.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 2.1% upside from the current price of $357.35.Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) was downgraded by Bank of America Corporation from “buy” to “neutral”. They now have a $250.00 price target on the stock. This represents a 11.3% upside from the current price of $224.67.
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