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3 hours agoAfter Microsoft's Q1 Slide, Are the Bulls Still On Board?
Microsoft's stock is significantly undervalued compared to analyst price targets, despite strong revenue growth and consistent earnings performance.
Pop Mart's reliance on 'The Monsters' IP has raised concerns, as it accounted for 40% of revenue in 2025 but dropped to 23% in 2024, indicating potential volatility.
Bernstein's analysis suggests that the recent selloff creates an attractive entry point for investors, emphasizing that TurboQuant should have 'zero impact' on hard disk drive demand and 'negligible impact' on NAND demand.
AI revenue -- $42,000,000 year to date, ahead of last year's $40,000,000, with company guidance of $45,000,000-$50,000,000 for the full year. Research publishing output -- Submissions increased 26%, article output up 11%, and revenue up 4% excluding AI, outpacing the broader market.
Senatore cited menu innovation and featured value as contributing to more stable same-store traffic. On the cost side, supply-chain savings are offsetting inflation, allowing BofA to raise its FY26 adjusted EBITDA estimate to $288M from $279M.
"When you're a public company, your scorecard is your stock price, and that has a lot to do with the results you generate. If the investment community doesn't think very highly of department stores, which they don't, your multiple goes down."