As of 9:43 AM ET Thursday, S&P 500 futures are little changed, Nasdaq-100 futures are slightly lower, Dow futures are lower and Russell 2000 futures are slightly higher. Reporting today: Apple (after the close), Amazon (after the close), Lilly (before the open), Mastercard (before the open) and AbbVie. Yesterday's session: Stocks closed modestly higher yesterday. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, the Nasdaq-100 gained 0.6%, the Dow gained 0.3% and the Russell 2000 rose 0.4%. That leaves the S&P 500 up 1.6% this week and up 14.1% for the year. Beneath the index, 249 of 503 S&P 500 stocks rose and 254 fell. Technology (+0.8%) and financials (+0.4%) led, while utilities (-0.8%) and real estate (-0.7%) lagged. In the latest readings, the 10-year Treasury yield is 5.0%, the VIX is at 17.5 (-0.9) and oil is $103.4 a barrel. Macro headlines centered on the Fed and oil.
Revenue grew 11% from a year earlier and the company made money, yet the stock fell 21% around its results. What do the filings show that the headline didn't?
Sources: earnings release (8-K, 2026-10-27) · 10-Q (2026-08-06)
Revenue grew 18% from a year earlier and the company made money, yet the stock fell 18% around its results. What do the filings show that the headline didn't?
Sources: earnings release (8-K, 2026-10-27) · 10-Q (2026-07-29)
| Vertiv (VRT) After the company raised its outlook1 and a new partnership2. The biggest one-day gain since February 11, 2026; up 50% this year; 35% below its 52-week high. | +16.5% |
| Flex (FLEX) As Barron's reported “Flex Stock Rises on Earnings. Its Upcoming AI Infrastructure Spinoff May Be the Real Winner”3. The biggest one-day gain since May 6, 2026. | +11.6% |
| Oracle (ORCL) As Barron's reported “Oracle Expects to Be Cash Flow Positive by 2028. The Stock Pops”4. The biggest one-day gain since May 29, 2026; down 25% this year; 48% below its 52-week high. Next report: Dec 8. | +10.7% |
| Labcorp (LH) After the company raised its outlook5. The biggest one-day gain since April 27, 2020; up 45% this year; at a 52-week high. | +8.8% |
| Sandisk (SNDK) As Barron's reported “The AI Trade Is Back. Why Sandisk Stock Is Rising Before Big Tech Earnings”6. Up 492% this year; 40% below its 52-week high. Next report: Oct 29. | +7.7% |
| F5 (FFIV) As Yahoo Finance reported “F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) beats Q3 CY2026 sales expectations but stock drops”7. The biggest one-day drop in at least 10 years of data; up 43% this year; 24% below its 52-week high. | -20.4% |
| CoStar Group (CSGP) As Investing.com reported “CoStar Q3 2026 slides: EBITDA doubles as bookings disappoint”8. The biggest one-day drop since February 3, 2026; down 59% this year; 65% below its 52-week high. | -14.0% |
| C.H. Robinson (CHRW) Down 20% this year; 39% below its 52-week high. Next report: Nov 4. | -11.1% |
| Lennox International (LII) As Investing.com reported “Lennox tumbles on weak guidance despite revenue beat”9. Down 31% this year; 42% below its 52-week high. | -10.6% |
| Baker Hughes (BKR) As Bloomberg reported “Baker Hughes 3Q EPS Beat Falls Short of High Bar”10. The biggest one-day drop since April 4, 2025; up 21% this year; 21% below its 52-week high. | -7.4% |
Direction of the stock-index futures versus their last settlement, early this morning (words only).
| Market | Direction |
|---|---|
| S&P 500 futures | Little changed |
| Nasdaq-100 futures | Slightly lower |
| Dow futures | Lower |
| Russell 2000 futures | Slightly higher |
| Market | Move / level |
|---|---|
| S&P 500 | +0.3% |
| Nasdaq-100 | +0.6% |
| Dow | +0.3% |
| Russell 2000 | +0.4% |
| 10-yr | 5.0% |
| VIX | 17.5 |
| Oil | $103.4 |
A narrow market: the S&P 500 weights companies by size, so a few giants move it, while the average stock is the plain mean of all 500. Over these three months the 10 largest companies account for about 58% of the index's gain. Biggest contributors: Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, Inc., Amazon, Palantir Technologies.
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