Barton Crockett

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported Thursday after the close better-than-expected fiscal-year third-quarter results, helped by strong iPhone and iPad sales. The installed base of active devices once again hit a record, underlining the company’s strong product traction despite the...

Analysts are sizing up Wednesday's second-quarter earnings report from Meta Platforms that cited weaker advertising spending and several macro headwinds for the social media platform. Could growth of Reels be enough to offset revenue declines?  The Meta Platforms Analysts: RBC...

Apple, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) supply chain in China was severely constrained in the June quarter, and the degree of impact could be quantified when Cupertino reports third-quarter results Thursday after the market closes. An earnings call is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET. Key Q3 Expectations: Apple...

Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) shares traded lower by 38% on Friday after the company disappointed Wall Street with its second-quarter numbers. On Thursday, Snap reported a second-quarter adjusted EPS loss of 2 cents, missing analyst estimates of a 1-cent loss. Snap's $1.11 billion in revenue for the...

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) shares gained 7.1% on Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected subscriber losses in the second quarter and detailed plans to launch a new, low-cost, ad-supported subscription tier. On Tuesday, Netflix reported second-quarter adjusted EPS of $3.20,...

A Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) analyst said Thursday their skepticism of the company has “flipped” after a review of its lawsuit against Elon Musk.  The Twitter Analyst: Barton Crockett upgraded Twitter from Neutral to Buy and raised the price target from $33 to $52. Related...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) shares are falling Monday after Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk on Friday filed to terminate his proposed deal with the social media company.  If Musk is able to successfully back out of the Twitter deal, one analyst warns that the...

Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) shares are plummeting 40% after CEO Evan Spiegel warned employees the company will miss its targets for revenue and earnings in the second quarter. In a note to employees on Monday afternoon, Spiegel said Snap will also be slowing its hiring as it looks to cut costs...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) shares traded lower by 3.7% on Thursday after the company reported first-quarter earnings and said ongoing COVID-19 disruptions are weighing on its Asia theme park business. On Wednesday, Disney reported fiscal second-quarter adjusted EPS of $1.08 on revenue of $19.25...

E-commerce giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported mixed earnings Thursday and announced guidance that came in lower than analysts' estimates for the second quarter. Here's why analysts are lowering their price targets and sound more cautious moving forward.  The Amazon Analysts...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and revenues. The sore spot was the warning regarding a $4 billion to $8 billion hit from supply disruptions in the third quarter. The Apple Analysts: KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Brandon Nispel...

Shares of social media and metaverse company Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) traded higher Wednesday after market close. The move came after the company reported first-quarter financial results. Here are the key takeaways from the earnings report from analysts. The Meta Platforms Analysts:...

The earnings season has started on a firmer footing. The percentage of S&P 500 companies reporting a positive earnings surprise is above the five-year average, but the magnitude of upside surprise is below the average for the same timeframe, FactSet said in its weekly earnings insight...

Social media platform Snapchat parent company Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) reported quarterly earnings Thursday after the market close. Shares were extremely, volatile going from red to green sharply in the after-hours trading session. So where do analysts stand with the company after the latest report?...

Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported a revenue miss and a loss of net paid adds for the first quarter. Reacting to the quarterly results, most analysts tempered their expectations for the streaming giant. The Netflix Analysts: Rosenblatt Securities analyst Barton Crockett maintained a...