Amazon is set to release its Q2 earnings report after the market closes this Thursday. According to analyst forecasts, Amazon’s revenue for the second quarter of 2026 is expected to reach $196.994 billion, with adjusted earnings per share projected at $2.299. In terms of valuation, Amazon’s current price-to-earnings ratio stands at 32.91, placing it at a relatively low level compared with the past five years. Amazon’s revenue is primarily composed of six segments: Online Stores, Physical Stores, Retail Third-Party Seller Services, Advertising Services, Retail Subscription Services, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Among these, Online Stores, Third-Party Seller Services, and AWS are the company’s major revenue contributors. AWS revenue is expected to grow 31.34% year over year in the second q
Apple Q3 Earnings Preview: Can Growth Momentum Sustain Its $5 Trillion Valuation ?
Apple is set to release its Q3 FY2026 earnings report after the market closes this Thursday. According to analyst forecasts, Apple’s revenue for Q3 FY2026 is expected to reach $108.853 billion, adjusted earnings per share are projected to reach $1.886. In terms of valuation, Apple’s current price-to-earnings ratio stands at 40.74, placing it at a relatively high level compared with the past five years. Apple's revenue is primarily generated from two major business segments: Services and Products. The Products segment, which includes iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Wearables, Home & Accessories, remains the dominant contributor to revenue. Among these, iPhone continues to be Apple’s largest revenue source, with sales expected to grow 20.22% year over year in the third fiscal quarter. Notably, Ap
Qualcomm's Q3 Earnings Preview:Earnings Under Pressure, but a Potential Turning Point for Handset Bu
Qualcomm is set to release its Q3 earnings report after the market closes this Wednesday. According to analyst forecasts, Qualcomm’s revenue in Q3 is expected to reach $9.627 billion, representing a 7.1% year-over-year decline. Adjusted earnings per share are projected to reach $2.215, down 20% year over year. In terms of valuation, Qualcomm’s current price-to-earnings ratio stands at 18.46x, which is relatively low compared with its historical levels over the past decade. Qualcomm’s revenue is primarily generated from three major business segments: CDMA technologies (QCT), including Handsets, IoT, and Automotive; Technology Licensing (QTL); and Strategic Initiatives (QSI). Among these, CDMA Technologies (QCT) is expected to remain the largest revenue contributor in the third quarter. Acco
Last night, the U.S. chip stocks plummeted: Nvidia fell 5%, losing its crown as the world’s most valuable company by market capitalization. SK hynix plunged more than 7.4%, while ASML declined over 5.8%. The panic extended into today. SK hynix and Samsung Electronics both fell more than 13%, while South Korea’s KOSPI index triggered circuit breakers multiple times. Meanwhile, NAND flash memory leader Kioxia plunged 17%, crashing nearly 60% from its recent all-time high. In Hong Kong stocks, AI large-model leader Zhipu dropped 16% today, falling from its record high of HK$2,980 to HK$1,070 in just over a month, representing a decline of approximately 64%. $Z.AI(02513)$ This sharp decline appears difficult to explain as a normal mar
As the AI Rally Cools, This Sector Is Quietly Gaining Strength
Over the past month, the AI sector has shown signs of a major pullback. For example: SK Hynix, the memory chip giant, has plunged 40% from its peak; ARM has fallen 43% from its highs, and Japan’s NAND flash memory leader Kioxia has dropped 55%. $SK hynix(SKHY)$$ARM Holdings(ARM)$ It is worth noting that Kioxia’s market capitalization once exceeded $368.2 billion, surpassing Toyota Motor by more than $100 billion in June this year and making it the largest company by market value in Japan. However, in just one month, Kioxia’s market capitalization has evaporated by approximately $180 billion. As the AI trade cools off, another sector is quietly gaining strength, biopharmaceu
Microsoft’s P/E Ratio Hits a 10-Year Low: Is It Time to Buy the Dip?
Microsoft is set to release its Q4 FY2026 earnings report after the market closes this Wednesday. According to analyst forecasts, Microsoft’s revenue in Q4 FY2026 is expected to reach $87.724 billion, representing a 14.8% year-over-year increase. Adjusted EPS is projected to reach $4.25, up 16.4% year-over-year. In terms of valuation, Microsoft’s current price-to-earnings ratio stands at 24.12, which is relatively low compared with its levels over the past decade. Microsoft’s revenue is primarily generated from four major business segments: Productivity & Business Processes, including Office 365, LinkedIn, Dynamics, and so on; Intelligent Cloud; More Personal Computing, and Azure AI revenue. Among these, Intelligent Cloud revenue is expected to become the largest contributor to revenue
AMD Launches New Products with Strong Performance, Yet Its Stock Plunges — What Happened?
Yesterday, $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$ released its latest GPU and CPU products. The company claimed that the performance exceeds $NVIDIA(NVDA)$, yet AMD’s stock price still dropped nearly 5% during the regular trading hours. Several key data points mentioned by AMD at the launch event are worth noting: First, the data center market is projected to reach $2 trillion by 2030, with the GPU segment accounting for approximately $1.4 trillion and the CPU segment for about $220 billion. Second, over the next few years, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for GPUs is expected to be approximately 18%, in line with expectations. The real surprise came from server CPUs. Back in M
South Korean Stocks Plunge Again — Are Memory Chip Fundamentals Really Deteriorating?
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Intel is set to release its Q2 earning report after the market closes today. According to analyst forecasts, Intel’s revenue for the second quarter of 2026 is expected to reach $14.431 billion, representing a 12.2% year-over-year increase. In terms of valuation, Intel’s current P/B ratio of 4.63 is at the higher end of its five-year historical range. Intel Q2 2026 Financial data forecasts Intel 's price-to-book ratio over the past five years $Intel(INTC)$
I think $SpaceX(SPCX)$ still has further room to fall. On August 4, SpaceX will release its Q2 earnings report. Two days later, 910 million shares, valued at approximately $112.5 billion, will become available for trading. After that, more restricted shares will gradually become eligible for sale. By the end of this year, $SpaceX(SPCX)$ tradable shares are expected to increase from the current 639 million to 5.33 billion. Elon Musk owns 60% of SpaceX's equity. Since the lock-up period for his shares expires one year after the IPO, he is not expected to reduce his stake once the lock-up expires. The upcoming wave of lock-up expirations has encouraged investors to aggressivel