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Plenty of earnings reports have hit the tape since the market closed a short time ago. Let's get everyone up to speed on the results, and see how the stocks are trading in the after-market:
Facebook posted a typically strong quarter for its Q4 2017, with $2.21 per share and $12.98 billion in revenues not only beating the respective Zacks consensus estimates of $1.96 per share and $12.58 billion but also posting 50% growth year over year on the top line and even a bigger percentage on the bottom.
The social media colossus posted 14% growth in both Daily Active Users (DAU, 1.40 billion) and Monthly Active Users (MAU, 2.13 billion), with Mobile Ad Revenue now making up 89% of total ad revenue for the company. This is a 5% jump from the year-ago total. Yet shares are trading down in the after-market today, roughly 4.8% and sinking. For more on FB's earnings, click here.
Microsoft (MSFT - Free Report) also topped expectations on both top- and bottom-lines this afternoon, with 96 cents per share beating the 86 cents in the Zacks consensus, and $28.9 billion in quarterly sales outpacing the $28.35 billion expected. These are up significantly from year-ago levels, and Microsoft is another company that routinely beats earnings estimates. Shares are also trading down on the news, near -2%. For more on MSFT's earnings, click here.
Qualcomm (QCOM - Free Report) put up an 8-cent beat to 98 cents per share, with $6.1 billion in revenues beating the $5.95 billion expected and swinging to growth year over year. This marks the fourth straight earnings beat for Qualcomm, even though earnings are actually negative year over year. After-hours activity is only slightly to the negative -- only about a quarter of a percentage point. For more on QCOM's earnings, click here.
Paypal (PYPL - Free Report) also outperformed expectations for earnings and revenues -- 55 cents per share and $3.74 billion compared favorably to the 52 cents and $3.63 billion Zacks consensus -- as well as posted big growth numbers year over year. Yet guidance was below analyst estimates for both its top- and bottom-lines; as a result, we are seeing PayPal shares selling off 3.9% in late trading. For more on PYPL's earnings, click here.
Finally AT&T (T - Free Report) put out its impressive earnings and revenue beats this afternoon, with 78 cents per share easily surpassing the 65 cents expected (and also swinging from a negative growth estimate year over year to a positive one) on $41.7 billion in revenues that beat our estimated $41.2 billion. Full-year earnings was estimated at $3.50 per share, and the company reported strong quarterly cash flow. Shares are up 2.8% in the after-market. For more on T's earnings, click here.
The Hottest Tech Mega-Trend of All
Last year, it generated $8 billion in global revenues. By 2020, it's predicted to blast through the roof to $47 billion. Famed investor Mark Cuban says it will produce "the world's first trillionaires," but that should still leave plenty of money for regular investors who make the right trades early.
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Truckload of Q4 Earnings: FB, MSFT, QCOM & More
Plenty of earnings reports have hit the tape since the market closed a short time ago. Let's get everyone up to speed on the results, and see how the stocks are trading in the after-market:
Facebook posted a typically strong quarter for its Q4 2017, with $2.21 per share and $12.98 billion in revenues not only beating the respective Zacks consensus estimates of $1.96 per share and $12.58 billion but also posting 50% growth year over year on the top line and even a bigger percentage on the bottom.
The social media colossus posted 14% growth in both Daily Active Users (DAU, 1.40 billion) and Monthly Active Users (MAU, 2.13 billion), with Mobile Ad Revenue now making up 89% of total ad revenue for the company. This is a 5% jump from the year-ago total. Yet shares are trading down in the after-market today, roughly 4.8% and sinking. For more on FB's earnings, click here.
Microsoft (MSFT - Free Report) also topped expectations on both top- and bottom-lines this afternoon, with 96 cents per share beating the 86 cents in the Zacks consensus, and $28.9 billion in quarterly sales outpacing the $28.35 billion expected. These are up significantly from year-ago levels, and Microsoft is another company that routinely beats earnings estimates. Shares are also trading down on the news, near -2%. For more on MSFT's earnings, click here.
Qualcomm (QCOM - Free Report) put up an 8-cent beat to 98 cents per share, with $6.1 billion in revenues beating the $5.95 billion expected and swinging to growth year over year. This marks the fourth straight earnings beat for Qualcomm, even though earnings are actually negative year over year. After-hours activity is only slightly to the negative -- only about a quarter of a percentage point. For more on QCOM's earnings, click here.
Paypal (PYPL - Free Report) also outperformed expectations for earnings and revenues -- 55 cents per share and $3.74 billion compared favorably to the 52 cents and $3.63 billion Zacks consensus -- as well as posted big growth numbers year over year. Yet guidance was below analyst estimates for both its top- and bottom-lines; as a result, we are seeing PayPal shares selling off 3.9% in late trading. For more on PYPL's earnings, click here.
Finally AT&T (T - Free Report) put out its impressive earnings and revenue beats this afternoon, with 78 cents per share easily surpassing the 65 cents expected (and also swinging from a negative growth estimate year over year to a positive one) on $41.7 billion in revenues that beat our estimated $41.2 billion. Full-year earnings was estimated at $3.50 per share, and the company reported strong quarterly cash flow. Shares are up 2.8% in the after-market. For more on T's earnings, click here.
The Hottest Tech Mega-Trend of All
Last year, it generated $8 billion in global revenues. By 2020, it's predicted to blast through the roof to $47 billion. Famed investor Mark Cuban says it will produce "the world's first trillionaires," but that should still leave plenty of money for regular investors who make the right trades early.
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