The consumer staples sector has entered the chat. Over the past five trading sessions, while tech sells off, the market’s been rotating away from growth and into defensive sectors, which were previously left out of the S&P 500’s recovery. In the past week, consumer staples (0.71%), real estate (1.16%), and healthcare (3.16%) have led the way.  Constellation Brands TodaySTZConstellation Brands$167.31 +2.38 (+1.44%) 52-Week Range$159.35▼$261.06Dividend Yield2.44%Price Target$213.74Add to WatchlistInflows int ...

Investors seek growth stocks to capitalize on above-average growth in financials that help these securities grab the market's attention and produce exceptional returns. However, it isn't easy to find a great growth stock.In addition to volatility, these stocks carry above-average risk by their very nature. Also, one could end up losing from a stock whose growth story is actually over or nearing its end.However, the Zacks Growth Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which looks beyond the trad ...

Growth investors focus on stocks that are seeing above-average financial growth, as this feature helps these securities garner the market's attention and deliver solid returns. But finding a great growth stock is not easy at all.By their very nature, these stocks carry above-average risk and volatility. Moreover, if a company's growth story is over or nearing its end, betting on it could lead to significant loss.However, it's pretty easy to find cutting-edge growth stocks with the help of the Zacks Growth S ...

Growth stocks are attractive to many investors, as above-average financial growth helps these stocks easily grab the market's attention and produce exceptional returns. However, it isn't easy to find a great growth stock.That's because, these stocks usually carry above-average risk and volatility. In fact, betting on a stock for which the growth story is actually over or nearing its end could lead to significant loss.However, the Zacks Growth Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which looks ...

Walmart Inc. WMT shares are trading lower on Friday.On Thursday, the company reported second-quarter results and raised its annual outlook.The retail giant reported adjusted earnings per share of 68 cents, missing the analyst consensus estimate of 74 cents.Also Read: 10 Stocks Rocketing After Powell’s Dovish ShiftQuarterly sales of $177.40 billion, up 4.8% year over year, outpaced the Street view of $176.16 billion. Total revenues on a constant currency basis increased 5.6%.Walmart raised its fiscal year 20 ...

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Key Takeaways Amazon emerges as the more compelling investment due to superior diversification and stronger financials.AMZN trades at a reasonable 30.61x forward P/E while SHOP commands a stretched 83.64x valuation multiple.Amazon's AWS revenues grew 18% to $30.87 billion while advertising surged 23% in the second quarter.Amazon (AMZN) and Shopify (SHOP) represent two distinct yet compelling approaches to capturing the e-commerce growth opportunity. Amazon operates as a vertically integrated e-commerce gian ...

Key Takeaways Zoom's Q2 EPS rose 10.1% to $1.53, topping estimates, with revenues up 4.7% to $1.22B.ZM's Enterprise revenues climbed 7% to $730.7M, while online revenues grew 1.4% to $486.6M.Customers generating over $100K grew 8.7% to 4,274, contributing 32% of revenues with 9% growth.Zoom Communications’ (ZM) second-quarter fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings of $1.53 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 11.68% and increased 10.1% year over year.Revenues of $1.22 billion beat the consensus mark by 1.6 ...

With D ratings across valuations and by Quant ratings, many are seeing Wix.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: WIX ) as a company hitting a slump. Nonetheless, while the Street believes WIX will face hardship along with the restAnalyst’s Disclosure:I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from ...

Key Takeaways Workday Q2 revenues rose to $2.34B, beating estimates and driven by industry-wide customer gains.Subscription services revenues grew to $2.2B, with backlog climbing double digits year over year.Operating margin improved to 29% on higher revenues, cost discipline and greater efficiencies.Workday, Inc. (WDAY) reported strong second-quarter fiscal 2026 results, with the bottom and top lines beating the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company reported revenue growth year over year, driven ...