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Nvidia’s next earnings report shaping up as very, ahem, “interesting”

Nvidia’s next earnings report shaping up as very, ahem, “interesting”

Nvidia (NVDA) doesn’t report earnings until May 22. But the report is already shaping up as critical for the stock. Analysts see the company reporting earnings of $5.13 a share for the quarter, up from just 88 cents a share in the same quarter of 2023.
But the short-term earnings numbers aren’t what’s most importance right now. Nvidia has roughly 90% share in the market for AI-accelator chips. That’s put a big target on the company’s back. No one expects Nvidia is maintain that 90% share–which is okay since the market is growing so fast. Last month, analysts at Bank of America said the market could reach anywhere between $250 billion and $500 billion over the next three to five years. That was a big jump from their earlier estimate of less than $250 billion. The question is How fast all the efforts to compete with Nvidia will eat into that market share.

Special Report It’s a New World for Dividend Income Investors Stock Pick #8 Verizon

Special Report It’s a New World for Dividend Income Investors Stock Pick #8 Verizon

Bookkeeping. I added Verizon (VZ) as Pick #8 for my New World for Dividend Investing Special Report (You can find it in the Special Report section of this site along with all the content on this market and its trends for Dividend Income investors. But I’m reposting it as a stand alone pick so no one misses it. Dividend Pick #8: Verizon (VZ) The question for Verizon–and for dividend investors–is remarkably similar to the question for AT&T (T): Can a management that has run up a huge debt load find the discipline to use the company’s immense cash flows to pay down debt?

Tesla shocks Wall Street with size of quarterly sales drop

Tesla shocks Wall Street with size of quarterly sales drop

Today, Tesla (TSLA) reported that it delivered just 386,810 vehicles in the first three months of the year. That was the biggest difference between actual sales and Wall Street sales estimates in data going back seven years, according to Bloomberg. Most analysts expected Tesla to sell more vehicles than a year ago. Instead, deliveries ended up dropping 8.5% year-over-year. And it was the first drop in year-over-year sales since the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Special Report It’s a New World for Dividend Income Investors Pick #5 Visa

Special Report It’s a New World for Dividend Income Investors Pick #5 Visa

Bookkeeping. I added Visa as Pick #5 for my New World of Dividend Investors Special Report (You can find it in the Special Report section of this site along with all the content on this market and its trends for Dividend Income investors. But I’m reposting it as a stand alone pick so no one misses it.

Apple shareholders looking at an even more volatile six months–buy, sell, or hold (and when)

Apple shareholders looking at an even more volatile six months–buy, sell, or hold (and when)

Apple is likely to take its shareholders on an even wilder ride in the next six months than they’ve been on since the December all-time high at $199.62. The end result, I think is likely to be a renewed rally beginning in the fall–if you can either hold on through the volatility until then or see your way clear to timing when to buy and sell.

Counter-counter-attack from Viking Therapeutics in the GLP-1 diabetes/weight loss drug war

Counter-counter-attack from Viking Therapeutics in the GLP-1 diabetes/weight loss drug war

First, it was Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) on the attack with trial results that shows its GLP-1 dibetes/weight loss drug out performing current leader of the pack drugs fro Novo Nordisk (NVO) and Eli Lilly (LLY). On the news Viking soared.

Then Novo Nordisk struct back with data of its own showing progress on an oral formulation of its rugs. (All existing GLP-1 drugs are delivered by injection.) That cratered Viking Shares. Now, March 26, Viking has released new Phase 1 trial data from a multiple ascending dose study of the oral version of VK2735, a dual agonist of the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptors.

Please Watch My New YouTube Video: Quick Pick Digital Realty Trust

Please Watch My New YouTube Video: Quick Pick Digital Realty Trust

Today’s Quick Pick is Digital Realty Trust (DLR). This dividend stock, currently pays at 3.46% (previously a bit higher) but the stock has done well on price appreciation too. This is a different way to play the AI boom–by investing in the data center realty space. Data centers are the hottest part of the real estate market at the moment and AI data center capacity is likely to double in the next 6-10 years. Digital Realty has about 300 data centers worldwide with 40 million square feet of rentable space. They recently made a deal with Brookfield in order to raise more capital to build out more facilities and expand their business. The stock is up only about 5.6% year to date which isn’t great if you’re looking at the AI boom. It is up 43% over the last year but recent guidance from the company disappointed investors. The “meh” stock performance recently marks a good time to get in on a stock that has good dividends and a potential for capital appreciation when growth picks up again. The stock has been a member of my Dividend Portfolio since March 16, 2019. The shares are up 161% since then as of March 25.Â