Lowe's shares may be a better pick than Home Depot's right now, Oppenheimer says. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Close Key Takeaways The market may be expecting too much from both Home Depot and Lowe's, according to Oppenheimer analysts, but one of the home improvement retailer's shares look a little less lofty. Shares of both companies are trading at relatively high prices, given that their sales will likely remain soft for some time, Oppenheimer analysts said Thursday. A rebound in the stagnant housing ma ...

Dick's Sporting goods closed the acquisition of Foot Locker earlier this month. Brandon Bell / Getty Images Close Key Takeaways Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS) stock is getting cheers from Goldman Sachs after the retailer's $2.4 billion purchase of rival Foot Locker closed earlier this month. The analysts wrote in a note to clients that a "strong sporting goods industry backdrop along with the global reach and scale of the combined company should result in even stronger vendor relationships which will further d ...

Close Intel's stock has added a quarter of its value in the past week alone, though it remains well off its 2021 highs. CFOTO / Future Publishing / Getty Images Key Takeaways Intel has reportedly set its sights on a deal with Apple, a move that could further boost the struggling chipmaker. Shares of Intel (INTC) surged over 6% Wednesday following a Bloomberg report that it's solicited support from the iPhone maker. Neither company responded to Investopedia's request for comment in time for publication. Shar ...

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday called stocks "fairly highly valued". Sha Hanting / China News Service / VCG via Getty Images Close Key Takeaways The present AI frenzy is often compared with the Dotcom Bubble of the 1990s, a parallel that some investors think was invoked, intentionally or not, by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday. "Equity prices are fairly highly valued,†said Powell when asked during an appearance in Rhode Island about the Fed's risk tolerance. Nonetheless, ...

Shares of Intel continued their recent move upward on Wednesday. CFOTO / Future Publishing via Getty Images Close Shares of Axon Enterprise (AXON) fell 10% after the provider of less-lethal weapons and other law enforcement technology announced the acquisition of Prepared, an emergency communications platform powered by artificial intelligence. Needham analysts reiterated their "buy" rating on Axon stock but noted the complexities involved in a potential return to the computer-aided dispatch market. Piper S ...

Sandisk's stock has nearly tripled in value since it was spun off from Western Digital in February. Thomas Fuller / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Getty Images Close Citi analysts boosted their price target for drive maker Sandisk (SNDK) by over 50% to $125 from $80 on Wednesday, citing "further-improving industry fundamentals" after memory chip maker Micron Technology (MU) posted record quarterly sales driven by gains from its data center business. The analysts added they see better margins from Sandisk thank ...

More data centers to power artificial intelligence are coming to the U.S. as part of the government's half-trillion-dollar Stargate AI infrastructure plan announced in January. ...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (right) speaks at the White House beside President Donald Trump on April 30, 2025. Jim Watson / AFP / Getty Images Close Key Takeaways Technology executives have been vocal this week in response to President Donald Trump's changes to the H-1B visa program. CEOs like Jensen Huang of Nvidia (NVDA) and others have offered arguments both for and against the changes. Huang, in an interview with CNBC alongside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Monday, said that Nvidia wants "all the brightest minds ...

Investors have gotten a kick out of owning shares of Nike in recent months. Marc Atkins / Getty Images Close Key Takeaways Nike has just about done it. By that, we mean neither teamed up with a Kardashian nor reworked the brand's legendary tagline—though that stuff is happening too. We're talking about the sneaker and athleticwear company's shares, which finished 2024 above $75 apiece and closed below $54 in April, have almost round-tripped, finishing Tuesday just under $71. They're still more than a thir ...

核心观点 - 好市多即将公布第四季度财报 分析师认为股价波动可能带来投资机会 公司有望实现可持续增长 [2][3][9] 业绩表现 - 第四季度销售额达844亿美元 同比增长8% 可比门店销售额同比增长57% [10] - 预计净利润260万美元 较上年同期的240万美元有所增长 [10] - 第三季度销售增长同比放缓 部分月度销售数据显示增长势头减弱 [3] 股价表现 - 今年迄今股价上涨26% 过去五年累计上涨约170% [11] - 当前股价约944美元 华尔街共识目标价看涨至1080美元 [11] - 今年股价走势波动 3月至6月间上涨后再次回落 [5] 影响因素 - 非食品品类面临艰难的同比对比 可能对近期每股收益造成压力 [5] - 高管会员仓储时间延长可能影响年度同比数据 [6] - 去年港口罢工前消费者囤货行为可能对数据产生影响 [6] 分析师观点 - 奥本海默建议投资者利用股价波动机会买入 [5][9] - 尽管竞争加剧 公司仍能实现可持续增长 [9] - 分析师普遍看好公司前景 但预计波动将持续 [4]