Stock Talk With CK

  CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. ($CRWD) Earnings and Opinion: CrowdStrike is a company in the Technology sector and operates in the Software-Infrastructure industry. The company provides cloud-delivered protection across endpoints and cloud workloads, identity, and data. CrowdStrike was incorporated in 2011 and is currently headquartered in Austin, Texas. The company made its debut on the stock market in the middle of 2019. CrowdStrike Financial Results: Revenue of $581M beating estimates of $575M Operating Income of $90M beating expectations of $77M Adj EPS of $0.40 beating expectations of $0.32 Opinion: CrowdStrike is currently plummeting after hours. The stock is down about 18% despite a pretty strong financial quarter. The main reason for the drop has to be the slowdown in subscriptions, as well as the management coming out saying the ARR (annual recurring revenue) is expected to come in lower in the next quarter. CrowdStrike is blaming a lot of this mess on the macro headwinds fa...

  Keysight Technologies, Inc. ($KEYS)  What is Keysight Technologies: Bloomberg: Keystone Technologies offers electronic measurement services using wireless, modular, and software solutions. Yahoo Finance: Keystone Technologies provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries all over the world.  The company is located in Santa Rosa, California.  The company was founded in 1939 and made its debut on the stock market in October of 2014. Who are Keysight Technologies Clients: Bloomberg SPLC: The ones that stick out most are Samsung, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Cisco, Intel. Google, Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Broadcom, Meta Platforms, Mercedes Benz, LG Electronics, Toyota, TSM, Verizon, HP, AT&T, Amazon, Microsoft, Ford, and Texas Instruments.  The company currently serves 139 customers in total, while getting materials a...

  Thoughtworks Holdings, Inc. ($TWKS) Background: Thoughtworks is a company in the Technology sector and operates in the Information Technology Sector. The company provides technology consultancy services. Thoughtworks has been around since the 1990s, but has just recently went public last year. The company doesn't have much of a customer base, but its main ones are Cielo Inc., Deere & Co, and Ritchie Bros Auctioneers. Using the Bloomberg 5 year default probability, we can see that the company has about a 5% chance to default. Thoughtworks is trading way below its IPO price, and is down about 70% this year. However Analysts are jumping all over this one and are claiming to see a double of investment on todays price.  Analysts Recommendation: According to Bloomberg, this company has 8 buy ratings and 3 hold ratings. The implied upside is 82.7% with a target price of $15.22. The stock is currently trading at $8.33 (price is from the close of the market today).  Moody's ...

  Airbnb, Inc. ($ABNB) Earnings and Opinion: Airbnb is a company in the Consumer Cyclical sector and operates in the Travel Services industry. The company operates as a platform that enables hosts to offer stays and experiences to guests worldwide. Airbnb was founded in 2007 and is currently headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company made its debut on the stock market in 2020.  Airbnb Earnings Results:  Revenue of $2.88B beating expectations of $2.83B Adj Operating Income of $1.33B beating expectations of $1.19B Adj EBITDA of $1.46B beating expectations of $1.39B Adj Net Income of $1.21B beating expectations of $1.04B Adj Diluted EPS of $1.79 beating expectations of $1.53 Opinion: Airbnb is down about 7% in the after-hours market. The company reported earnings after the market closed this afternoon. The earnings report was very solid, but it was the outlook that is throwing the stock through a loop. The bookings in Q4 are showing a disappointing number, which...

  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($AMD) Earnings and Opinion: Advanced Micro Devices is a company in the Technology sector and operates in the Semiconductors industry. The company operates as a semiconductor company worldwide. Advanced Micro Devices was incorporated in 1969 and is currently headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company made its debut on the stock market in 1972. Advanced Micro Devices Earnings Results: Revenue of $5.57B missing expectations of $5.58B Adj Operating Income of $1.26B missing expectations of $1.29B Operating Margin of 19.68% missing expectations of 20.16% Adj Diluted EPS of $0.67 beating expectations of $0.65 Opinion: AMD is up almost 5% in the after-hours market. The company reported earnings after the market closed this afternoon. AMD have a downbeat forecast for Q4, which dictated the change early, but has rebounded into positive territory. The market has been tough for AMD, as the demand for computers has seen a fall. AMD is the second-larges...

  Uber Technologies, Inc. ($UBER) Earnings and Opinion: Uber is a company in the Technology sector and operates in the Software-Application industry. Uber develops and operates proprietary technology applications globally. Uber was founded in 2009 and is currently headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company made its debut on the stock market in the middle of 2019. Uber Earnings Results:  Revenue of $8.343B beating expectations of $8.099B Adj EBITDA of $516M beating expectations of $458.71M EBITDA Margin of 1.80% missing expectations of 5.66% Adj Net Income of -$1.21B missing expectations of -$90.5M Adj Diluted EPS of -$0.61 missing expectations of -$0.06 Opinion: Uber was up over 11% in todays trading session. The company reported earnings before the market opened this morning. Uber saw some nice growth on a year-over-year basis. The CEO claims that they are not seeing any signs in consumer weakness. A lot of this is credited to the reopening of cities and the trav...

  SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($SOFI) Earnings and Opinion: SoFi is a company in the Financial Services sector and operates in the Credit Services industry. The company provides digital financial services. SoFi was founded in 2011 and is currently headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company made it debut on the stock market in early 2021. SoFi Earnings Results: Adj Net Revenue of $419.3M beating expectations of $392.3M Adj EBITDA of $44.3M beating expectations of $29.93M Net Interest Income of $157.85M beating expectations of $145.65M Adj Diluted EPS of -$0.09 beating expectations of -$0.10 Opinion: SoFi traded 5% higher in todays trading session. The company reported earnings before the market opened this morning. SoFi had a solid earnings report and forecasted future revenues higher. They also are seeing profitability rise as well with some EPS numbers coming in higher than anticipated. The lending company has seen some high quality deposits benefited from a lower cost of...