Qualcomm's AI Forecast 🚀

Plus, Carvana's surprise Q1 profit.

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Qualcomm's AI Forecast 🚀 

Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) posted good financial results on Wednesday, causing the stock to jump 4.11% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Qualcomm reported earnings of $2.44 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $9.38 billion; both were better than expected.

Powering the Story: The company expects revenue in the current quarter to be in the range of $8.8 billion to $9.6 billion, which is better than anticipated. Qualcomm said it was  “enabling leading on-device AI capabilities across multiple product categories.”

Final Thoughts: Qualcomm was up nearly 17% in 2024 before these results. It is riding the AI wave.

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Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), Coinbase Global (Nasdaq: COIN), Peloton Interactive (Nasdaq: PTON), Block (NYSE: SQ), Moderna (Nasdaq: MRNA), DraftKings (Nasdaq: DKNG), Zoetis (NYSE: ZTS), Live Nation (NYSE: LYV), PENN Entertainment (Nasdaq: PENN), Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK), Bill.com (NYSE: BILL), Fortinet (Nasdaq: FTNT), ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO), GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY), Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN), U.S. Steel (NYSE: X), Booking Holdings (Nasdaq: BKNG), Wayfair (NYSE: W), Expedia Group (Nasdaq: EXPE), Sabre (Nasdaq: SABR), Cloudflare (NYSE: NET), Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), Utz Brands (NYSE: UTZ), WW (Nasdaq: WW), The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI), Wendy's (Nasdaq: WEN), Hologic (Nasdaq: HOLX), Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI), Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT), AAON (Nasdaq: AAON), AGCO Corp (NYSE: AGCO), Agios Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: AGIO), Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS), Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO), Aptiv (NYSE: APTV), ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT), Ares Management (NYSE: ARES), Arrow Electronics (NYSE: ARW), Asure Software (Nasdaq: ASUR), Baxter (NYSE: BAX), Beacon Roofing Supply (Nasdaq: BECN), Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE: BDX), BJ Restaurants (Nasdaq: BJRI), BorgWarner (NYSE: BWA), Bright Horizons (NYSE: BFAM), BrightSpring Health Services (Nasdaq: BTSG), Cable ONE (NYSE: CABO), Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE: CNQ), Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH), Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD), Cinemark (NYSE: CNK), CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI), Cognex (Nasdaq: CGNX), Cohu (Nasdaq: COHU), Cummins (NYSE: CMI), CyberArk Software (Nasdaq: CYBR), DaVita (NYSE: DVA), Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR), Dolby Labs (NYSE: DLB), Dominion Energy (NYSE: D), Driven Brands (Nasdaq: DRVN), El Pollo Loco (Nasdaq: LOCO), Enovis Corporation (NYSE: ENOV), Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES), Exelon (Nasdaq: EXC), ExlService (Nasdaq: EXLS), Federal Realty (NYSE: FRT), Five9 (Nasdaq: FIVN), Floor & Decor (NYSE: FND), Fox Factory Holding (Nasdaq: FOXF), Frontdoor (Nadaq: FTDR), Frontier Group Holdings (Nasdaq: ULCC), Howmet Aerospace (NYSE: HWM), Huntington Ingalls (NYSE: HII), IdaCorp (NYSE: IDA), InMode (Nasdaq: INMD), Illumina (Nasdaq: ILMN), Insight Enterprises (Nasdaq: NSIT), InterDigital (Nasdaq: IDCC), IQVIA (NYSE: IQV), Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM), Itron (Nasdaq: ITRI), ITT (NYSE: ITT), Janus Henderson Group (NYSE: JHG), Kellanova (NYSE: K), Kimbell Royalty Partners (NYSE: KRP), Kimco Realty (NYSE: KIM), Kontoor Brands (NYSE: KTB), Lamar Advertising (Nasdaq: LAMR), Lancaster Colony (Nasdaq: LANC), Lincoln National (NYSE: LNC), Linde (Nasdaq: LIN), LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE: LXP), Malibu Boats (Nasdaq: MBUU), Moody's (NYSE: MCO), MP Materials (NYSE: MP), Murphy Oil (NYSE: MUR), Opendoor Technologies (Nasdaq: OPEN), Organon (NYSE: OGN), Parker-Hannifin (NYSE: PH), Paylocity (Nasdaq: PCTY), Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU), Pinnacle West (NYSE: PNW), Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI), Quanta Services (NYSE: PWR), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: REGN), Sealed Air (NYSE: SEE), SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI), Tandem Diabetes Care (Nasdaq: TNDM), Texas Roadhouse (Nasdaq: TXRH), Turning Point Brands (NYSE: TPB), Universal Display (Nasdaq: OLED), Viavi (Nasdaq: VIAV), Vontier (NYSE: VNT), Vulcan Materials (NYSE: VMC), Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD), Workiva (NYSE: WK), Xenia Hotels (NYSE: XHR), XPEL (Nasdaq: XPEL), Xponential Fitness (NYSE: XPOF), Xylem (NYSE: XYL).

Notable IPOs Today: Sow Good Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: SOWG), Holdco Nuvo Group D.G Ltd. Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: NUVO), Churchill Capital Corp IX Unit (Nasdaq: CCIXU).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: N/A.

Notable Economic Events Today: Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m. ET), Trade Balance / Imports / Exports (8:30 a.m. ET), Unit Labor Costs (8:30 a.m ET), Nonfarm Productivity (8:30 a.m. ET), Factory Orders (10:00 a.m. ET).

Carvana's Surprise Q1 Profit

Online used car retailer Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) posted a surprise profit on Wednesday and the shares surged by 32.54% in after-hours trading.

Final Thoughts: The company had record Q1 income, record adjusted EBITDA, and record Q1 gross profit per unit. Carvana was up 78% in 2024 before these results.

DoorDash Still Losing Money

DoorDash (Nasdaq: DASH) fell 15.20% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after posting mixed financial results.

Final Thoughts: Despite records for total orders and revenue, the company still lost money in the quarter. The stock was up 32% in 2024 before these results.

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