S&P 500 inches towards the record, Dow Dips, while investors react to the flood of profit reports

Palantir shares climb to an all-time high on Thursday

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The shares of Palantir (BlTR) rose to an all -time high on Thursday and extended the profits at the beginning of the week after the company had provided more prospects for the growing demand for its platform for artificial intelligence.

Palantir’s shares rose by almost 10% on Thursday to a final record of $ 111.28 after more than quarter value was quadrupled last year. The stock led to win in the Nasdaq 100 and was one of the best shares on Thursday S&P 500.

Several analysts have raised their price targets for the share since Palantir made a strong forecast for 2025 on Monday. Bank of America, Citi, UBS, Wedbush, Morgan Stanley and others increase their goals.

Palantir also announced on Thursday that Grok, the Chatbot of Elon Musk’s Xai, would integrate into his artificial intelligence platform.

In a reference to customers on Tuesday, analysts of the Bank of America suggest that Elon Musk’s new Ministry of Government Discrimens could be efficiency and the focus of the Trump government on artificial intelligence an “important opportunity” for Palantir.

-Kara Greenberg

Hilton Stock meets all -time hit, according to CEO, says that business travel question is increasing

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The shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) achieved an all -time high on Thursday when the managers said that the hotel chain had increased business demand.

Hilton reported the fourth quarter with an adjusted profit per share (EPS) of $ 1.76 on the estimates of the analysts, which were compiled by visible alpha. The comparable sales per available space (Revpar), an important metric for hotels, was also about the expectations of the analysts with a growth of 3.5% compared to the previous year.

“All segments have made the outperformance of Revpar with strong trends in leisure occupancy and in continuing growth in the company’s overallowing and group results, and we expect cheap trends to continue in 2025”

During the company’s profit calling, Nassetta added that Hilton expects that the business cycling could be continuously improved “from further dynamics in large companies in connection with a steady demand in small and medium -sized companies,” said a transcript provided by alphasense.

Nassetta attributed the increase in business demand to the expectations of a greater certainty in the regulatory environment after the presidential election in November.

“When they speak with a large, medium, small (company), people on the whole say that they will travel more,” said Nassetta. “And on the whole they understand that they will pay more for their travels because they understand that the environment in which they live.

The shares rose over 5% to around $ 271 on Thursday afternoon. They increased almost 40% last year.

-Aaron racing

Ford shares drop when soft prognosis is optimistic Q4 results

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The Ford (F) parts remembered on Thursday after the car manufacturer had a downbeat outlook that was burdened by losses in his electric vehicle business, which exceeds over quarterly results.

The in Dearborn, me. Local car manufacturers, predicted adjusted profits before interest and taxes (EBIT) between $ 7.0 and $ 8.5 billion in 2025, which characterized a severe decline compared to $ 10.2 billion in 2024. The company attributed the soft prospects to “headwind in connection with market factors”.

Ford Model E, the EV department of the company, reported an EBIT loss of 2024 5.1 billion US dollars “since the company continues to invest in future products” and an EBIT loss of 2025 of 5.0 billion US dollars projected to 5.5 billion US dollars. Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley said in a winning call on February 5 -a protocol made available by alphasense -that the EV market is exposed to “increased competition with increasing price pressure”.

Nevertheless, the company reported sales of $ 48.2 billion in the fourth quarter, an increase of 5% compared to the previous year and an adjusted result per share (EPS) of 39 cents. Both exceeded consensus estimates from visible alpha.

Farley said during the profit that the proposed tariffs of the Trump government for American trading partners would influence the industry as well as “higher prices for customers”.

“There is no question that tariffs with 25% from Canada and Mexico, if they are boring, have an enormous impact on our industry, with billions of dollars of industry gains and adverse effects on the US jobs and on which the entire value system In our industry, ”said Farley.

The Ford shares decreased by more than 6% on Thursday afternoon. You have lost more than A fifth of their value last year.

-Sisha Gopalan

Philip Morris Stock meets always to operate smoke -free options

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The shares of Philip Morris International (PM) acted on Thursday with an all -time high after the tobacco giant had better than expected results and instructions for increasing demand for its non -smoking alternatives.

The manufacturer of Marlboro-cigarettes and cyn-nicotine bags reported the fourth quarter of the fourth quarter of USD 1.55, with sales rose by $ 9.7 billion compared to the previous year. Both exceeded visible alpha forecasts.

The turnover of its smoke-free products rose by 9% to $ 3.9 billion, while the turnover of fuels increased 6% to $ 5.8 billion. The shipment volume rose by 2% to 193.1 billion, with oral smoke -free products rose by 22% to 4.6 billion, tobacco products rose by 5% to 35.7 billion and cigarettes by 1% higher to 152.8 billion.

CEO Jacek Olczak said that Philip Morris has “strong dynamics in all categories”, and it was confident that his “smoke -free transformation and the unprecedented brand portfolio will continue to create and value the shareholders”.

Before the visible alpha estimate of $ 7.01, the company sees an adjusted EPS between $ 7.04 and $ 7.17 in the year.

Philip Morris’s shares rose by 10% to $ 144 in the afternoon after they had previously touched a record of $ 146.78. You added more than 50% of your value last year.

-Bill McColl

Tapestry hits are recorded with increasing coach sales

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Tapestry (TPR) parts rose to a record high on Thursday when the owner of Fashion Retail Brand’s record holiday quarter put up for revenue and increased his instructions for the strong sale of his coach products.

Among the parents of brands, which also include Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman, stated that this in the second quarter of the 2025 financial year was adjusted an adjusted result per share (EPS) of $ 2.00, where sales of 5% the previous year to $ 2.20 billion an increase of 5%. Both stood above visible alpha estimates.

Coach’s turnover rose by 11% to $ 1.71 billion compared to the previous year, while sales in Kate Spade decreased by 10% to $ 416.4 million and at Stuart Weitzman by 15% to 69.7 million US Dollar went back.

The company stated that during the period it exceeded its strategic priorities, “which leads to accelerated income and an adjusted EPS growth and a significant generation of cash flow against a complex global economic and consumer environment”.

Tapestry now records an EPS of the 2025 year of $ 4.85 to 4.90 compared to $ 4.50 to 4.55. A turnover of 6.85 billion US dollars awaits, about 3% over 2024 and before the growth of 1% to 2% predicted in the previous prospects.

The tapestry shares have recently increased by $ 84 after they had touched an all-time high of $ 87.87 at the beginning of the session. The stock doubled last year.

– –Bill McColl

Supermicro levels to observe how the stock continues to rise

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Super Micro Computer (SMCI) moved much higher for the third time in a row on Thursday.

The share jumped yesterday when the competitive server manufacturer announced that the complete availability of its latest AI data center server solution of the production took advantage of the full availability of AI -Rechenzentrum. At the beginning of the week, the news followed that the company would like to present a business in the second quarter next Tuesday. Investors are excited to see whether the company will stay on the right track to make a period specified by the Nasdaq on February 25 for submitting several delayed regulatory registration that are obliged to meet the requirements for the exchange lists.

Supermicro shares have weakened in a descending widening wedge since mid-July, with the price since then the upper and lower trend lines of the pattern have been marked several times since then. In recent times, the share has acted the top of education and increased the possibility of an attempt to break out.

In another victory for the bulls, the jump on Wednesday has occurred on the highest volume since the beginning of December, which indicated that the purchase conviction by larger market participants and institutional investors had the purchase conviction. It is also worthwhile to point out that the relative strength of index (RSI) has been folded back over the 50 threshold, which confirms the improvement of the price impulse.

Investors should look important overlying over 34.50, $ 50 and 70 US dollars in the chart of Supermicro.

The stock increased by 7% in recent trading at $ 33.70.

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– –Timothy Smith

Eli Lilly rises according to mixed Q4 results

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The shares of Eli Lilly (LLY) moved higher in early trade after the drug maker recorded a better adjusted profit, even if the turnover was soft.

The company generated sales of $ 13.53 billion in the fourth quarter, compared to the expected analysts of $ 13.56 billion, based on visible alpha data. After adapting the one -off costs, Eli Lilly’s adjusted result per share (EPS) of $ 5.32 issued the expectations of USD 5.11.

The company’s sales of the company’s blockbuster weight loss, Mounjaro and Zepbound, rose to $ 3.53 billion or $ 1.91 billion below the expectations of $ 3.65 billion or $ 2.04 billion Dollar.

Eli Lilly expects a turnover of 2025 between 58.0 and 61.0 billion US dollars, with an adjusted EPS of USD 22.50 and $ 24.00 admitted. These areas largely match or about expectations.

The results come one day after the competition of Novo Nordisk (NVO), the Danish company behind weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, estimates in his fourth quarter report.

Eli Lilly’s shares rose by 2%in the opening minutes of the meeting on Thursday.

– –Aaron McDade

Main index -futures centimeter higher

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The futures, which were connected to the industrial average of Dow Jones, rose by 0.1%in recent trade.

S&P 500 -Futures added 0.2%.

Nasdaq 100 -Futures were in fractional.