Mag 7 Earnings Series | AI Payoff for MSFT & META? Predict & Win Tiger Coins!
The Q4 earnings season hits its peak this week! Over 300 companies are set to report, including four powerhouse members of the ‘Magnificent 7’.
While the Mag 7 led the market higher last year, momentum has shifted lately. Meta and Microsoft have shown relative weakness, while Apple and Tesla, despite marginally better performance, face mounting questions over their growth premiums.
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Wednesday, Jan 28 (Post-Mkt): $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ , $Microsoft(MSFT)$ , and $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ report simultaneously.
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Thursday, Jan 29 (Post-Mkt): $Apple(AAPL)$ takes the stage.
1. Key Focus: The AI Spending vs. Return Balancing Act
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MSFT & META: All eyes are on AI Capital Expenditure. Investors are looking for tangible returns from Azure Cloud and AI-driven ad algorithms.
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AAPL: After being perceived as "missing in action" in the AI race, investors are anxious for a clear roadmap on Apple Intelligence and its long-term competitive edge.
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TSLA: Will auto gross margins finally bottom out? Can FSD progress and Energy business sustain the valuation narrative? Analysts have slashed 2026 net profit forecasts by 56% to $6.1B, yet price targets were raised to around $410.
2. Earnings Estimates at a Glance
As we kick off our Mag 7 series, we invite you to predict the price movement for the first trading day following each report!
3. How to Participate
Leave your forecast for the four stocks in the comments using the letter codes below.
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A. Bullish (> 5%)
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B. Slight Gain (0% to 5%)
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C. Slight Dip (0% to -5%)
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D. Bearish (> -5%)
Example
TSLA-A, MSFT-B, META-D, AAPL-B.
Reason: I'm bullish on MSFT's cloud growth but worried about Meta's high spending.
Rewards
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The Ultimate Winner: 200 Tiger Coins for correctly predicting all 4 price ranges!
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Top Analyst: 100 Tiger Coins for the 3 most insightful comments!
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Participation Prize: 5 Tiger Coins for every valid comment!
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Tesla (TSLA): Investors are monitoring whether auto gross margins have bottomed out. While Q4 deliveries reached 418,227, this was a 15.6% year-over-year decline and fell below most Wall Street estimates.
Microsoft (MSFT): The focus is on Azure cloud growth and AI-driven products. Analysts expect a year-over-year EPS increase of roughly 20%.
Meta Platforms (META): Heavy AI investment is heightening cost pressures, with 2026 total spending projected between $153 billion and $160 billion. Investors are looking for AI to improve ad accuracy and efficiency across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to offset these capex worries.
Apple (AAPL): Reporting for the critical holiday period, Apple expects net sales to grow 10%–12% year-over-year. Key areas of focus include iPhone demand (expected to grow in double digits), Services growth, and the impact of a projected $1.4 billion tariff impact on gross margins.
MSFT和元：所有的目光都集中在人工智能資本支出.投資者正在從Azure雲和人工智能驅動的廣告算法中尋求切實的回報。
蘋果公司：在被認爲在人工智能競賽中“缺席”之後，投資者渴望蘋果智能及其長期競爭優勢的明確路線圖。
特斯拉：汽車毛利率最終會觸底嗎？FSD進展和能源業務能否維持估值敘事？分析師大幅削減2026年淨利潤預測增長56%至$6.1 B，然而目標價上調至410美元左右.
MSFT-B
APPL-B
META-C
(TSLA) – Q4 2025
Consensus: Revenue ~$24.75–$24.8B (down ~3–4% YoY); EPS ~$0.33–$0.45 (down 30–50% YoY).
Deliveries down ~16% YoY amid competition and demand weakness; Energy storage a bright spot. Watch: FSD/Robotaxi/Optimus updates and tough 2026 outlook.
(MSFT) – Fiscal Q2 2026
Consensus: Revenue ~$80.2–$80.3B (up ~15% YoY); EPS ~$3.88–$3.92 (up ~20% YoY).
Azure growth in mid-to-high 30s% (constant currency) from AI/Copilot demand. Key: Capex rise and ROI amid heavy AI investments.
(AAPL) – Fiscal Q1 2026 (Dec quarter)
Consensus: Revenue ~$138–$139B (up ~10–12% YoY); EPS ~$2.65–$2.67 (up ~10–11% YoY).
Strong iPhone holiday sales and Services drive rebound. Focus: China trends, AI/Siri progress, and forward catalysts.
META – Q4 2025
Consensus: Revenue ~$58.4–$58.45B (up ~20–21% YoY); EPS ~$8.15–$8.21 (up modestly YoY).
Ads strong via AI; heavy 2026 capex and Reality Labs losses under scrutiny. Watch: Ad efficiency and spending justification.
For MSFT and META, the AI CapEx debate is front and center, but I think this quarter shifts the focus toward monetization. Signs of improving ROI from Azure AI workloads, Copilot adoption, and Meta’s AI-driven ad efficiency could quickly flip sentiment and trigger relief rallies.
AAPL & TSLA look like sentiment laggards with asymmetric upside. Apple just needs to outline a credible Apple Intelligence roadmap tied to its ecosystem, not dominate AI headlines. Tesla appears close to a margin & expectations trough; any stabilization in auto margins or positive FSD and Energy updates could justify a sharp re-rating. Overall, I see a setup where narratives matter more than perfection — and that favors bulls.
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Apple - C: Slight Dip. This is because of investor anxiety over profit margins and a lack of clear monetisation AI strategy. Concerns about a potential slowdown in iPhone demand in key markets like China.
Tesla - B Slight Gain: Despite declining vehicle sales & margin pressures, TSLA found support in investor optimism about future ventures like Robotaxi business & AI initiatives. Energy storage division is a bright spot with higher profit margins.
Microsoft - C: Slight Dip. MSFT is weighed down by investor unease regarding rising capital expenditure needed to build AI & Cloud infrastructure at large scale.
Meta - C Slight Dip: This reflects investor anxiety on the massive spending on AI infrastructure. This would pressure its profitability short term without a clear immediate return on investment.
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TSLA-C, MSFT-B, META-C, AAPL-B.
Reason:
TSLA - self driving and human robots are all in the future. What if they fail to launch like Cybertruck?
MSFT - it's AI Cape eats into profits.
META - weak use case for AI application. Still burning money on Metaverse. Just shut it dwn already.
GOOG - front runner in both AI and Quantum. What's not to like.
Read my Friday post for details. You will thank me later.
1月28日星期三（盘后）：$特斯拉(TSLA)$,$微软(MSFT)$，和$元平台公司(META)$同时报告。
1月29日星期四（盘后）：$苹果(AAPL)$走上舞台。
reason: AI is now the tend, with all the investment put in, its time to reap the seed
Reason: Profit taking for the first trading day following each report.
I'm bullish on Tesla's Musk influence, buy worried about AAPL sales.
Reason: bull market