Netflix Chills Sub Reporting

And, Intuitive Surgical's Covid impact.

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Netflix Chills Sub Reporting

Despite posting strong financial results on Thursday, shares of Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) fell 4.85% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Netflix reported earnings of $5.28 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $9.37 billion; both were better than expected.

Details: The streaming giant added 9.3 million subscribers in the quarter, which was better than expected. Netflix’s ad membership grew by 65%.

Outlook: Netflix expects revenue in the current quarter to grow by 16%, which is also good.

Yes, But: Starting next year, Netflix said it will no longer report on its quarterly subscriber numbers. This announcement disappointed investors.

Stock Price: Before these results, Netflix was up 30% in 2024. The stock is down 1.5% in the last 30 days.

Final Thoughts: Netflix continues to dominate its competition by rolling out new types of content. But, the decision to no longer report subscriber numbers is unpleasant to investors.

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Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), American Express (NYSE: AXP), SLB (NYSE: SLB), Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB), Huntington Bancshares (Nasdaq: HBAN), Regions Financial (NYSE: RF), Wipro (NYSE: WIT).

Notable IPOs Today: Linkers Industries Limited Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: LNKS), Tungray Technologies Inc Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: TRSG), YY Group Holding Limited Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: YYGH), Sushi Ginza Onodera, Inc. (NYSE American: ONDR), Solaris Resources Inc. (NYSE American: SLSR).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: HG Sply Co. - Alliance (Mainvest), RealWorld (Netcapital), Ghosted Concepts (Mainvest), Valo (Wefunder), Enviro Water Minerals Company (Netcapital).

Notable Economic Events Today: N/A.

Intuitive Surgical's Covid Impact

Source: Intuitive Surgical / Instagram

The combination of strong financial results and an analysis of the pandemic sent Intuitive Surgical shares (Nasdaq: ISRG) up 3.42% in after-hours trading on Thursday.

Financials: Intuitive Surgical reported earnings of $1.50 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $1.89 billion; both were better than expected.

Details: The company produces robotic and surgical products. Procedures involving its flagship product (called da Vinci) grew 16% in the quarter. Overall revenue increased by 11%.

Powering the Story: During the quarter, Intuitive Surgical did not have any procedure volume disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic. A year ago, the pandemic’s resurgence in China caused da Vinci procedures to drop.

Quote: “We believe that the high patient treatment backlogs that developed during the COVID-19 pandemic contributed positively to the 2023 procedure volumes, as those patients returned for diagnosis and treatment.” - Intuitive Surgical.

Final Thoughts: Intuitive Surgical is up 12.6% this year, but down 4.5% in the last 30 days. This is one of the few healthcare-related stocks to grow in the past year.

KB Home Expands Buyback, Grows Dividend

Shares of the homebuilding company KB Home (NYSE: KBH) ticked up 2.63% in after-hours trading on Thursday after disclosing a new $1 billion stock buyback and a 25% increase in the dividend.

Final Thoughts: Amid a rough housing market, KB Home is down 2% this year.

Bitcoin’s Big Weekend: This Bitcoin Halving Is Different. But Is It 'Priced In'? (CoinDesk)

The Future is Here: Boeing aims to bring flying cars to Asia by 2030 (Nikkei Asia)

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