MCD & DIS COMING BACK WHILE AAPL PLANS TO DROP A SACK

🚀 Top Performers & Themes

🛒 Shopify (SHOP)—Global E‑Commerce Rocket

• Q2: Revenue rose 31% YoY to $2.68B; net income up 16% at $338M 🥳

• Stock Reaction: +20% — Investors rallied behind strong GMV (+30%), enterprise adoption, and AI tools

• Outlook: Q3 guide: mid–high 20% growth; enterprise momentum building

• Financials: P/S ~7–8×, P/E ~40×; no dividend, minimal debt; strong free cash flow

• Analysts: Buy/Strong Buy; PT ~$180+; composite rating 96/99

• Big Holders: Vanguard, BlackRock

💻 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) — Chip Champ or Countdown?

• Q2: Revenue beat at $7.69B; adjusted EPS ~$0.48 — mixed beat as AI hype meets guidance caution

• Stock Reaction: Dropped post-earnings — investors fear AI growth expectations may be over‑priced & issues with business in china

• Outlook: Strong GPU adoption, but limited upside teased by analysts

• Financials: P/E ~30–40× forward, P/S ~8–9×; FCF strong; debt modest; margins healthy

• Analyst Sentiment: Recent downgrade to Sell by contrarians; most still Hold/Buy

• Big Holders: Vanguard, BlackRock

🚕 Uber (UBER) — Mobility & Delivery Powerhouse

• Q2: EPS $0.63 (+34% YoY) and revenue $12.65B vs expected $12.47B; announced $20B buyback plan

• Stock Reaction: +1% — solid numbers overshadowed by auto‑tech concerns

• Outlook: Q3 bookings ~49B, EBITDA ~$2.24B; partnerships in autonomy and EV expansion underway

• Financials: P/E ~45×, no dividend; debt strong; improving margins and FCF

• Rating: Hold–Buy; long-term optimism about mobility transformation

• Big Holders: Vanguard, Fidelity

💉 Novo Nordisk (NVO) — Health Drug Growth Undercurrent

• H1: Sales up 18% CER; operating profit up 29% CER to DKK72B; but cut full-year 2025 guidance to 8–14% sales growth due to competition

• Stock Reaction: Down ~3–5% as investors worry about margin erosion and competitive disruption

• Outlook: Still massive obesity/drug market; pipeline for oral weight-loss drugs in 2026 potentially turning point

• Financials: P/E ~20×, dividend yield ~3%, low debt, margins ~30%

• Analysts: Hold–Moderate Buy; PT $85–95

• Big Holders: Vanguard, BlackRock

💰Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) — Alternative Assets Glow

• Q2: Distributable earnings up ~30% pre-realizations; fee income +26% YoY; deployable capital rose to ~$165B

• Stock Reaction: Modest uptick on strong fundamentals

• Outlook: Capital raising momentum and real assets powering future gains

• Financials: P/E ~15×, dividend ~1–2%; stable balance sheet; high capital raise ability

• Rating: Buy — especially for long-term yield + growth

• Big Holders: Brookfield insiders, Vanguard, Fidelity

🍔McDonald’s (MCD) — Burger Bounce Back

• Q2: Net income $3.19/share vs ~$3.15 expected; comps rising as pricing and faster service help turnaround

• Stock Reaction: +1–2% after steady beat

• Outlook: Designers are banking on menu innovation and tech rollout (e.g., snack wrap relaunch)

• Financials: P/E ~28×, dividend ~2.5%, low debt; margins improving

• Rating: Hold; cautious optimism from analysts

• Big Holders: Berkshire Hathaway, Vanguard

🦆Aflac (AFL) — Insurance Earnings Fluctuate

• Q2: Adjusted EPS $1.78 vs $1.70 expected; revenue $4.2B vs $4.33B forecast — revenue miss due to investment losses of $421M

• Stock Reaction: −2.2% post-results

• Outlook: Premium inflows solid, but investment volatility and lower yields hurting momentum

• Financials: P/E ~10×, dividend ~3.5%, moderate debt; operating margin stable

• Rating: Hold; income play, short-term headwinds

• Big Holders: Vanguard, BlackRock

🎢Disney (DIS) — Streaming & Theme Park Pivot

• Q3 FY2025: Net income $5.94B (boosted by tax gain) vs $2.48B YoY; revenue $23.65B slightly below est; Disney+ & Hulu up +2M subs; operating margin turned positive; raised full-year streaming ops profit to $1.3B

• Stock Reaction: −3% likely because expectations were high

• Outlook: New ESPN+ streaming bundle, content deals (WWE, NFL), parks growth in Abu Dhabi in pipeline

• Financials: P/E ~25×, no/traditional dividend; moderate debt; free cash flow improving

• Rating: Hold–Moderate Buy; success depends on content strategy execution and integration post-Iger

• Big Holders: Vanguard, BlackRock

🚨 Market Movers

• Dow Jones gained about +0.3%, S&P 500 +0.7%, and Nasdaq +0.8% on strong earnings and buzzing rate‑cut hopes.

• Apple jumped nearly 6% after announcing a bold $100B U.S. investment plan—making it the Dow’s top gainer.

• AMD sank ~6%, despite revenue topping estimates, as data‑center growth disappointed and export restrictions weighed in.

• Super Micro Computers dropped ~17% after weak guidance despite earlier rallies—pulling down tech peers.

🧾 Who Else Moved?

• Shopify soared ~20%, Arista Networks climbed 16‑17%, and Match Group jumped 11%, all on strong revenue beats and upbeat guidance.

• Meanwhile, Disney fell ~3.4% even though profit beat came, weighed down by weak traditional media revenue.

💡 What’s Driving the Momentum?

• Fed Rate Cut Speculation: Traders now assign ~85–89% chance of a September rate cut, up sharply from last week, driven by weak economic data.

• Trade & Tariff Overhang: New tariffs, especially on pharma & chips introduced by Trump, continue to rattle markets. Stocks that rely on global supply chains feel the heat.