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Can Coca-Cola demonstrate its resilience?
Thursday 24 Apr 2025Investors will expect resilient first-quarter figures and potentially another earnings beat from Coca-Cola (KO:NYSE) when the beverages giant serves up first quarter results on 29 April. Iconic brands including ‘Coke’, the world’s most recognised soft drink, unparalleled distribution capabilities...
Investors will scrutinise 2025 earnings guidance from the ‘Big Four’ US banks
Thursday 10 Apr 2025Although we previewed this Friday’s upcoming first-quarter results (11 April) from the world’s largest bank JPMorgan (JPM:NYSE) in last week’s magazine, these days an awful lot can change in markets in the course of a week. Previously, chief executive Jamie Dimon had been upbeat about the outlook...
Sainsbury’s has become a beacon of calm in a turbulent market
Thursday 10 Apr 2025Judging by how well shares in Sainsbury’s (SBRY) have held up during the global market sell-off, investors are betting the UK’s second-largest supermarket chain won’t deliver a nasty surprise when it reports its results for the year to the end of March on 17 April. The firm published an ‘aide-...
Analysts predict double-digit sales and earnings growth at Tesco
Thursday 03 Apr 2025As we have been documenting in Shares over the last few weeks, the big winner in the supermarket sector over the last year or so has been Tesco (TSCO) , which has been steadily growing its market share at the expense of Asda and Morrisons while simultaneously holding off the threat from the...
Hopes are riding on a good performance from bellwether JPMorgan
Thursday 03 Apr 2025One thing investors will be hoping they can rely on, amidst all the uncertainty over tariffs, the economy and interest rates, is a solid trading update from JPMorgan Chase (JPM:NYSE) when it reports first-quarter earnings on 11 April. Results for the final quarter of 2024 were driven not by the...
‘Category killer’ Costco has a lot riding on this month’s trading update
Thursday 27 Mar 2025After a string of warnings from consumer discretionary companies and big-box retailers in recent weeks, all eyes are on discount warehouse chain Costco (COST:NASDAQ) when it reports third-quarter sales and earnings on 29 March. In the second quarter, which took in the 12 weeks to 16 February, the...
Can Moonpig achieve its targeted double-digit revenue growth?
Thursday 27 Mar 2025The upcoming trading update on 3 April from online greetings card outfit Moonpig (MOON) needs to demonstrate it is on track with its ambitious medium-term targets. Moonpig is the leading online designer, printer and retailer of greetings cards in the UK through its eponymous platform, and in the...
Business services group Cintas has been an outstanding performer
Thursday 20 Mar 2025If we took a straw poll, we’re fairly sure not many UK investors would be familiar with Mason, Ohio-based Cintas (CTAS:NASDAQ) , which provides workwear, mops and cleaning products. We’re also fairly sure not many people would know Cintas shares have outperformed five of the ‘Magnificent Seven’...
Can Next pull another rabbit out of the hat?
Thursday 13 Mar 2025Business and consumer confidence has been rocked by Rachel Reeves’ Budget decisions, yet shares in Next (NXT) remain firmly in positive territory year-to-date with the stock trading close to all-time highs. To retain interest in the story the fashion-to-homewares giant will need to deliver some...
All eyes on economic bellwether FedEx’s third-quarter earnings next week
Thursday 13 Mar 2025Logistics giant FedEx (FDX:NYSE) is due to report earnings for the third quarter to the end of February on 20 March after the closing bell, and given its status as a bellwether of US and global economic activity investors will be looking for clues as to the strength of consumer and corporate demand...