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11 stocks that mattered most this earnings season

Josh Schafer
·Reporter
Updated ·4-min read

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is wrapping up its two busiest weeks of earnings reports this quarter, with more than half of the index reporting results. Companies have largely surprised to the upside, with the index pacing at earnings growth of 5.5% this quarter, per Evercore ISI.

Stock reactions have been mixed, though, as the prospect of interest rates remaining high for longer than expected hangs over markets and many companies struggle to impress investors given the market's roaring rally going into the reporting period.

Below we break down some of the key companies that have reported this season.

Tesla (TSLA) stock rose more than 10% on the day following its earnings report despite the company missing Wall Street's expectations for both revenue and earnings per share in the prior quarter. Instead of a fundamentals story, CEO Elon Musk caught investor attention with an announcement that the company would accelerate its launch of a low-cost vehicle.

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Musk also emphasized the company's role in the AI world, highlighting that the company will be a leader in autonomous ridesharing.

Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) stock soared more than 10% after the company announced its first-ever cash dividend of $0.20 per share. The board of directors also approved stock repurchases of up to an additional $70 billion.

The company's market cap surpassed $2 trillion following the report.

25 April 2024, Lower Saxony, Hanover: Trade fair visitors walk past a Google logo at the Google stand at Hannover Messe 2024. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa (Photo by Julian Stratenschulte/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Trade fair visitors walk past a Google logo at the Google stand at Hannover Messe 2024. (Photo by Julian Stratenschulte/picture alliance via Getty Images) (picture alliance via Getty Images)

The Facebook parent company had a different earnings reaction than its tech counterparts. The stock fell more than 10% after the midpoint of its current quarter revenue guidance range came in light compared to the Street's expectations.

Spending was also a key concern among investors, as Meta (META) said it expects the company's full-year total expenses to come in between $96 billion and $99 billion, up from a range of $94 billion to $99 billion due to higher infrastructure and legal costs.

Across all of Big Tech, spending was a large focus of quarterly reports as companies announced plans to increase capital expenditures amid the AI spending rush.

The coffee chain reported a dismal quarter of financial results, missing Wall Street's estimates across the board. Key metrics that came into focus were an 11% decline in China sales (the Street had been expecting a 1.62% decline) and a 6% decline in foot traffic compared to the 0.27% decline the Street had expected.

Starbucks stock (SBUX) fell almost 16% the next day.

The low-cost airline carrier announced it expects revenue in the current quarter to fall in a range of 6.5% to 10.5%, potentially more than double analyst estimates of a 3.8% drop. Full-year revenue is expected to fall to the low single digits compared to the prior expectation of flat sales.

JetBlue stock (JBLU) tanked in reaction, with shares falling almost 20% in the subsequent trading day.

AI hype appeared to weigh on stocks in the chip space.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) stock, which had been up more than 700% over the last year, sank by double digits after the company reported revenue slightly below Wall Street's estimates for the prior quarter. Notably, Super Micro's revenue guidance for the current quarter, which was in a range of $5.1 billion to $5.5 billion, well above Wall Street's estimates of $4.89 billion, wasn't enough to prevent the stock drop.

High expectations plagued others in the AI chip trade, too. AMD (AMD) topped Wall Street's expectations for revenue and earnings per share in the current quarter, but investors appeared more concerned that the company's Q2 revenue forecast came in lighter than analyst estimates.

A similar story played out for fellow chipmaker Intel (INTC), whose revenue guidance for the current quarter fell short of Wall Street's expectations.

Carvana stock (CVNA) soared more than 30% as the company reported a surprise profit for the prior quarter. The company reported quarterly adjusted earnings per share of $0.23 versus expectations for a loss of $0.80. Revenue came in at $3.06 billion, above Wall Street estimates of $2.76 billion.

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Shares of Snap (SNAP) jumped more than 30% after the company issued a more upbeat sales forecast than Wall Street had expected.

Pinterest (PINS) also saw a significant stock bump after it topped Wall Street's expectations for adjusted earnings per share and revenue in the prior quarter.

Josh Schafer is a reporter for Yahoo Finance. Follow him on X @_joshschafer.

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