Small-cap stocks can be incredibly lucrative investments because their lack of analyst coverage leads to frequent mispricings.
However, these businesses (and their stock prices) often stay small because their subscale operations make it harder to expand their competitive moats.
Business services providers play a critical role for enterprises, assisting them with everything from new hardware integrations to consulting and marketing. Still, investors are uneasy as firms face challenges from AI-driven disruptors and tightening corporate budgets.
These doubts have caused the industry to lag recently as services stocks have collectively shed 3.1% over the past six months. This performance was discouraging since the S&P 500 held steady.
IT services provider DXC Technology (NYSE:DXC) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales fell by 6.4% year on year to $3.17 billion. On the other hand, next quarter’s revenue guidance of $3.07 billion was less impressive, coming in 1.4% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.84 per share was 8.6% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Raymond James opined that Super Micro has positioned itself in a sweet spot between the branded IT suppliers, such as Dell and HP Enterprises, and contract manufacturers, such as Quanta.
(BPT) - Small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) are tiny but mighty. From garage offices to weekend side hustles, small-business owners are constantly turning big ideas into thriving enterprises.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how HP (NYSE:HPQ) and the rest of the hardware & infrastructure stocks fared in Q4.
Senator Elizabeth Warren has criticized Apple CEO Tim Cook for allegedly securing tariff exemptions from the Trump administration through behind-the-scenes influence, raising concerns about corporate favoritism.
The stocks in this article have caught Wall Street’s attention in a big way, with price targets implying returns above 20%.
But investors should take these forecasts with a grain of salt because analysts typically say nice things about companies so their firms can win business in other product lines like M&A advisory.
HP has gotten torched over the last six months - since October 2024, its stock price has dropped 33.9% to $23.95 per share. This was partly due to its softer quarterly results and might have investors contemplating their next move.
In a recent dialogue with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook discussed the potential ramifications of President Trump's tariffs on iPhone prices.
Stay tuned for the market movements in the S&P500 index on Monday. Check out the gap up and gap down stocks in the S&P500 index during today's session.
Goldman Sachs analysts raised earnings forecasts for top U.S. tech giants due to a White House decision exempting key electronics from Chinese tariffs.
