Major Wall Street indices closed in the red on Thursday as concerns over the Federal Reserve's future policy moves took precedence. Tech stocks wobbled with $Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$ closing over 4% lower, dragged by concerns regarding competition in the artificial intelligence space, while $Meta Platforms (META.US)$ lost over 3%. The Nasdaq Composite closed 1.02% lower, while the S&P 500 ended Thursday's session 0.88% down. The Dow Jones closed 0.73% lower. Meanwhile, here are the five stocks that are drawing investors' attention:
1. $Tesla (TSLA.US)$: Shares of the EV-maker closed over 3% higher on Thursday. The stock has also gained a whopping 91.79% since the beginning of 2023 following its price cuts in early January. Wedbush tech analyst Dan Ives told Yahoo Finance that the demand outlook for 2023 has surpassed even the bull case scenario and caused a short covering for the ages.
2. $PayPal (PYPL.US)$: Shares of PayPal closed 1.63% lower on Thursday. The company's fourth-quarter revenue increased 7% year-over-year to $7.38 billion, which missed average analyst estimates of $7.39 billion. It reported quarterly earnings of $1.24 per share, which beat consensus estimates of $1.20 per share.
3. $Lyft Inc (LYFT.US)$: Shares of Lyft closed 3.16% lower and lost another 30.21% in extended trading after it provided weak guidance in its earnings report. The company said for the first quarter of 2023, it expects revenue of approximately $975 million, lower than the $1.09 billion estimate by analysts, according to Benzinga Pro. The company's net loss widened to $588.1 million during the fourth quarter from $283.2 million a year earlier.
4. $Cloudflare (NET.US)$: Shares of the tech firm gained over 10% in extended trading on Thursday. The company's fourth-quarter revenue increased 42% year-over-year to $274.7 million, beating the consensus estimate of $274.02 million. It reported quarterly earnings of 6 cents per share, which beat estimates of 4 cents per share.
5. $Expedia (EXPE.US)$: Shares of Expedia closed 1.21% lower and lost another 2.09% in extended trading. The company reported fourth-quarter revenue of $2.618 billion, up 15% year-over-year. It reported quarterly earnings of $1.26 per share, which missed average analyst estimates of $1.65 per share.
華爾街主要股指週四收盤出現虧損,原因是對美聯儲未來政策舉措的擔憂佔上風。科技股震盪$谷歌-A (GOOGL.US)$受對人工智能領域競爭的擔憂拖累,收盤下跌逾4%,而$Meta Platforms (META.US)$損失超過3%。納斯達克綜合指數收盤下跌1.02%,標準普爾500指數週四收盤下跌0.88%。道瓊斯指數收盤下跌0.73%。與此同時,以下是吸引投資者關注的五隻股票:
1. $特斯拉 (TSLA.US)$:這家電動汽車製造商的股價週四收盤上漲逾3%。自2023年初以來,該股也在1月初降價後大幅上漲了91.79%。韋德布什科技分析師丹·艾夫斯雅虎財經表示,2023年的需求前景甚至超過了牛市假設,並引發了多年來的空頭回補。
2. $PayPal (PYPL.US)$:貝寶股價週四收盤下跌1.63%。該公司第四季度營收同比增長7%,至73.8億美元,低於分析師平均預期的73.9億美元。該公司公佈的季度收益為每股1.24美元,超過了普遍預期的每股1.20美元。
3. $Lyft Inc (LYFT.US)$:Lyft的股價收盤下跌3.16%,在盤後交易中再次下跌30.21%,此前該公司在收益報告中提供了疲弱的指引。該公司表示,根據Benzinga Pro的數據,預計2023年第一季度的收入約為9.75億美元,低於分析師預測的10.9億美元。該公司第四季度淨虧損從去年同期的2.832億美元擴大至5.881億美元。
4. $Cloudflare (NET.US)$:這家科技公司的股價在週四的盤後交易中上漲了10%以上。該公司第四季度營收同比增長42%,至2.747億美元,超過了普遍預期的2.7402億美元。該公司公佈的季度收益為每股6美分,超過了預期的每股4美分。
5. $Expedia (EXPE.US)$:Expedia的股價收盤下跌1.21%,在盤後交易中又下跌2.09%。該公司公佈第四季度營收為26.18億美元,同比增長15%。該公司公佈的季度收益為每股1.26美元,低於分析師平均預期的每股1.65美元。