Consumer Tech News (Aug 7-Aug 10): Walt Disney & Palantir Report Earnings, CrowdStrike Sued For Global Outage & More
Portfolio Pulse from Lekha Gupta
The article covers various updates in the consumer tech sector, including earnings reports from Palantir, Reddit, Walt Disney, and Bumble. It also discusses legal issues faced by CrowdStrike and Alphabet, gaming updates from Microsoft and Sony, and technology developments from Nvidia, Meta, and Apple.
August 11, 2024 | 5:00 pm
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Hidden AI prompts from Apple have been discovered in the latest macOS beta, indicating efforts to enhance its Apple Intelligence suite.
Enhancements in AI capabilities are likely to positively impact Apple's stock price in the short term.
CONFIDENCE 80
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 80
POSITIVE IMPACT
Walt Disney reported Q3 2024 revenue growth of 4% YoY to $23.16B, slightly beating estimates, and adjusted EPS of $1.39, also beating expectations.
Disney's earnings and revenue beat are likely to positively impact its stock price in the short term.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 75
RELEVANCE 100
POSITIVE IMPACT
Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg is focusing on developing Ray-Ban smart glasses, citing the current social media experience as 'anti-social.'
The focus on innovative products like smart glasses is likely to positively impact Meta's stock price in the short term.
CONFIDENCE 80
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 80
POSITIVE IMPACT
Microsoft's Blizzard Entertainment is expanding with a new AA studio and has unveiled new games for Xbox Game Pass.
Expansion and new game releases are likely to positively impact Microsoft's stock price in the short term.
CONFIDENCE 80
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 80
POSITIVE IMPACT
Palantir reported Q2 revenue of $678.13M, beating estimates, and adjusted EPS of 9 cents, also beating expectations.
Palantir's better-than-expected earnings and revenue are likely to positively impact its stock price in the short term.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 80
RELEVANCE 100
POSITIVE IMPACT
Reddit reported Q2 revenue of $281.2M, beating the consensus estimate of $253.58M.
Reddit's revenue beat is likely to have a positive short-term impact on its stock price.
CONFIDENCE 85
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 100
POSITIVE IMPACT
Sony's PlayStation 5 has sold 61.7 million units since its 2020 launch.
Strong sales figures for PlayStation 5 are likely to positively impact Sony's stock price in the short term.
CONFIDENCE 80
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 80
NEUTRAL IMPACT
Bumble reported quarterly earnings of 22 cents per share on $273.12M of revenue.
While Bumble's earnings report is positive, the impact on the stock price may be neutral due to mixed analyst reactions.
CONFIDENCE 70
IMPORTANCE 60
RELEVANCE 100
NEGATIVE IMPACT
CrowdStrike is facing legal action from air travelers affected by a global computer outage.
Legal issues related to the global outage are likely to negatively impact CrowdStrike's stock price in the short term.
CONFIDENCE 85
IMPORTANCE 80
RELEVANCE 100
NEGATIVE IMPACT
A federal judge ruled against Alphabet in an antitrust lawsuit, stating that its payments to make its search engine the default option violate U.S. antitrust law.
The antitrust ruling against Alphabet is likely to have a negative short-term impact on its stock price.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 90
RELEVANCE 100
NEGATIVE IMPACT
Nvidia has encountered delays in the production of its upcoming AI chips due to design issues.
Production delays for AI chips are likely to negatively impact Nvidia's stock price in the short term.
CONFIDENCE 85
IMPORTANCE 80
RELEVANCE 100