Costco Stock Extends Losses. Why Wall Street Thinks the Downturn Won’t Last. — Barrons.com

By Sabrina Escobar Costco Wholesale stock was on track for its second straight day of losses Monday following backlash from a lackluster fiscal second-quarter earnings report. Take advantage of the dip, some analysts said, but be wary of the stock’s valuation. Shares of Costco were falling 1.6% to $713.83 on Monday after closing around 7% lower Friday in the stock’s worst trading day in nearly two years. The past two trading days essentially have erased the stock’s nearly 9% gain over the past month. At the heart of the pullback was Costco’s slight revenue miss for the holiday quarter, which ended in mid-February. As Barrons’ Andrew Bary noted this weekend, a quarterly sales increase of 6% was hardly enough to justify the stock’s lofty valuation. Before Thursday’s earnings report, Costco traded at a record 48 times forward earnings. On Monday, Costco’s price-to-earnings ratio had ticked down to 43.6 — but […]

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Adobe to Meet or Exceed Fiscal First-Quarter Views, Sentiment Will Hinge on AI Progress, RBC Says

Adobe Systems (ADBE) should meet or exceed fiscal first-quarter expectations amid digital media upside, though sentiment will likely hinge on the underlying drivers of the results, notably progress with generative artificial intelligence, according to RBC Capital Markets. In a Monday note reiterating an outperform rating and $650 price target on the stock, RBC analysts including Matthew Swanson and Matthew Hedberg said they expect solid results from the cloud-based software company on March 14. The “focus metric” for Adobe is net new annual recurring revenue, which the analysts said has the potential for outperformance in digital media. Management guided NNARR at $410 million, while the consensus is $414.5 million, according to the brokerage’s report. From a seasonality perspective, the guidance puts first-quarter ARR in line with the three-year average. “We’d note the average beat over the past four quarters has been 10%, which would point to $455 million,” Swanson and Hedberg

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Nike Could Use a Win. Why One Analyst Is Bullish Ahead of Earnings. — Barrons.com

By Teresa Rivas Nike shares were higher on Monday, and at least one analyst thinks the company can snap its losing streak ahead of earnings next week. The stock was up 2.3% to $101.50 after Guggenheim analyst Robert Drbul named Nike shares his Best Idea, writing he sees it breaking out in 2024. He reiterated a Buy rating and $130 price target on the shares, arguing Nike’s recent underperformance — down more than 7% year to date — creates a compelling entry point. He believes “management is laying the groundwork for many launches of product to deliver an acceleration in top line growth in the second half of 2024 and into 2025.” In particular, Drbul is upbeat about Nike’s ability to make a comeback in the running category — a space that has become increasingly competitive with entrants such as On Holding and the Hoka brand from Deckers Outdoor. He

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Oracle Announces Fiscal 2024 Third Quarter Financial Results

Oracle Announces Fiscal 2024 Third Quarter Financial Results PR Newswire AUSTIN, Texas, March 11, 2024 — Q3 GAAP Earnings per Share $0.85, Non-GAAP Earnings per Share up 16% to $1.41 — Q3 Total Revenue $13.3 billion, up 7% in both USD and constant currency — Q3 Total Remaining Performance Obligations up 29% to $80 billion — Q3 Cloud Revenue (IaaS plus SaaS) $5.1 billion, up 25% in USD, up 24% in constant currency — Q3 Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS) Revenue $1.8 billion, up 49% in both USD and constant currency — Q3 Cloud Application (SaaS) Revenue $3.3 billion, up 14% in both USD and constant currency — Q3 Fusion Cloud ERP (SaaS) Revenue $0.8 billion, up 18% in both USD and constant currency — Q3 NetSuite Cloud ERP (SaaS) Revenue $0.8 billion, up 21% in USD, up 20% in constant currency AUSTIN, Texas, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Oracle Corporation (NYSE:

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Oracle Q3 Earnings: Revenue Miss, EPS Beat, Cloud Infrastructure Business In ‘HyperGrowth,’ Strong AI Demand And More

Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL) reported fiscal third-quarter financial results after the market close on Monday. Here’s a look at the key metrics from the quarter. What Happened: Oracle’s third-quarter revenue increased 7% year-over-year to $13.3 billion, which missed the consensus estimate of $13.306 billion, according to Benzinga Pro. The company reported quarterly earnings of $1.41 per share, which beat average estimates of $1.38 per share. Total remaining performance obligations were up 29%. Total cloud revenues were up 25%, cloud infrastructure revenues were up 49%, cloud application revenues were up 14%, Fusion cloud revenue was up 18% and NetSuite Cloud ERP revenues were up 20% in the quarter. “We expect to continue receiving large contracts reserving cloud infrastructure capacity because the demand for our Gen2 AI infrastructure substantially exceeds supply—despite the fact we are opening new and expanding existing cloud datacenters very, very rapidly,” said Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle. “We expect that 43% of

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Oracle Fiscal Q3 Non-GAAP Earnings, Revenue Increase — Shares Rise After Hours

Oracle (ORCL) reported fiscal Q3 non-GAAP earnings late Monday of $1.41 per diluted share, up from $1.22 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $1.38. Revenue for the quarter ended Feb. 29 was $13.28 billion, up from $12.40 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $13.29 billion. The company kept the quarterly dividend at $0.40 per share, payable April 24 to shareholders of record on April 10. The company’s shares were rising past 6% in recent after-hours activity.

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Oracle Can’t Build Out Capacity Fast Enough

Oracle can’t seem to add data center capacity fast enough. The company is working “as quickly as we can” to get its cloud capacity up because of its enormous backlog, CEO Safra Catz says on a call with analysts. Catz says the company has at least 40 new AI bookings worth over $1 billion that are yet to come online. Oracle is trying to focus on “much larger chunks of data center capacity” as it looks to keep pace with surging cloud demand. The company expects revenue growth to accelerate as supply constraints ease in the future, with cloud revenue already up 25% in 3Q. Shares rise 14% to $129.88 after-hours.

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Oracle Announces Fiscal 2024 Third Quarter Financial Results

Oracle (ORCL) today announced fiscal 2024 Q3 results. Total quarterly revenues were up 7% year-over-year in both USD and constant currency to $13.3 billion. Cloud services and license support revenues were up 12% in USD and up 11% in constant currency to $10.0 billion. Cloud license and on-premise license revenues were down 3% in both USD and constant currency to $1.3 billion. Here are some financial highlights: Q3 GAAP Earnings per Share $0.85, Non-GAAP Earnings per Share up 16% to $1.41 Q3 Total Revenue $13.3 billion, up 7% in both USD and constant currency Q3 Total Remaining Performance Obligations up 29% to $80 billion Q3 Cloud Revenue (IaaS plus SaaS) $5.1 billion, up 25% in USD, up 24% in constant currency Q3 Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS) Revenue $1.8 billion, up 49% in both USD and constant currency Q3 Cloud Application (SaaS) Revenue $3.3 billion, up 14% in both USD and constant

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Oracle Says GPU Availability Not a Problem

Oracle has had no problems getting access to high-speed chips needed for new data centers. CEO Safra Catz says on a call with analysts that the company is “very good” in its graphic processing unit access and capability. Instead, the bottleneck in building data centers is physical infrastructure. Co-founder and CTO Larry Ellison says on the call that “the long pole in the tent is actually building the structure, connecting the electricity and connecting the communication links.” The software company has been trying to build new data centers at lightning speed to match surging AI-related demand.

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Amazon’s Australian Growth Poses Risk to Local Retailers

Amazon’s Australian business is growing faster than previously expected by Jarden analysts, who see growing risk for local electronics, home and garden, and general-merchandise retailers. Jarden’s analysts estimate that Amazon could take 18% of Australia’s non-food online sales in the country’s 2024 fiscal year, which runs through June. That’s up from 15% in fiscal 2023, they add. Australian shoppers are seen increasingly using Amazon as a first point of purchase, hitting local retailers’ sales and increasing pressure on them to invest in things like centralized fulfillment and regional distribution centers. They see JB Hi-Fi, Kogan.com, Wesfarmers and Myer as among those at risk.

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