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2 Stocks I Think Are Hands-Down Better Picks Than SpaceX Right Now

Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) has been perhaps the most talked-about stock on Wall Street since it completed the largest IPO ever in mid-June. Opinions on the company's prospects are divided. Some see an innovative company that has already disrupted the space travel industry …

Cardinal Health Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

Key Points Interested in Cardinal Health, Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better. Cardinal Health delivered strong fiscal fourth-quarter results: Revenue rose 6% to $63.7 billion, operating income increased 30% to $935 million, and adjusted EPS climbed 40% to $2.91. Results included a …

How Much Did Immunology Drugs Contribute to AbbVie's Q2 Performance?

AbbVie ABBV announced encouraging second-quarter 2026 results last month, which beat expectations for both earnings and sales. A significant portion of this growth came from the continued strength of its two blockbuster immunology medications, Skyrizi and Rinvoq, which together accounted for more than 47% …

Jim Cramer Weighs In on Sentiment Shifts Driving Accenture and Cognizant Rallies

On Monday's CNBC Mad Money episode, host Jim Cramer examined the top-performing stocks in the S&P 500, focusing on the dramatic turnaround in IT consulting leaders Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSH) and Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN). Addressing how market sentiment shifted around the "AI displacement …

Legend Biotech Gains 6% on Q2 Earnings Beat as Adjusted EPS Doubles Consensus

Quick Read LEGN surged 6% as Q2 revenue of $388M beat estimates and adjusted EPS of $0.16 doubled consensus, marking the company's first-ever profitable quarter. CARVYKTI net sales hit $657M, up 50%, with JNJ co-developer Janssen supporting management's target of over $5B in peak …

BridgeBio Q2 Earnings Miss, Revenues Beat as Attruby Sales Surge

BridgeBio Pharma BBIO reported a second-quarter 2026 loss of 78 cents per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 64 cents. Despite the miss, the figure improved compared to the year-ago loss of 95 cents. Revenues surged 120% year over …

CAH Q4 Earnings Beat on Pharma Strength, Revenues Miss, Stock Up

Cardinal Health, Inc. CAH reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.91, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 20.3%. The bottom line improved 40% year over year, aided by higher operating earnings, IEEPA tariff refunds, a lower tax rate and a …

Pfizer (PFE) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - Albert Bourla Chief Financial Officer - David Denton Incoming Interim Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President - Cecile Guegan Chief Scientific …

Stocks Finish Lower as Soaring Crude Prices Spur Inflation Fears

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down -0.06% on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.34%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -0.07%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) …

RDNT Q2 Earnings & Sales Beat on Advanced Imaging, Guidance Raised

RadNet, Inc. RDNT reported second-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings of 29 cents per share, down 14.7% year over year but ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 18 cents by 61.1%. GAAP EPS was 10 cents compared with 19 cents in the prior-year period. Growth …

Lilly Takes Its Weight-Loss Pill Battle Overseas

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY, Financials), the developer of Foundayo and Zepbound, has received U.K. approval for Foundayo, the first approval for the weight-loss medication outside of the U.S. The The strategy pits Lilly directly against Novo Nordisk's …

Existing Home Sales Data in Focus

Pre-market futures are correcting Monday's slight selloff at this hour; ultimately, as we had said in this space yesterday, we don't expect much movement either direction until inflation reports begin to hit the tape Wednesday morning with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Inflation Rate. …

Pronóstico semanal de las acciones de Johnson & Johnson: El impulso se mantiene con MACD alcista y volatilidad estable

Cardinal Health Bolts Out Of A Buy Zone Despite Mixed Earnings. Here's Why.

Cardinal Health stock jumped Tuesday after the medical wholesaler's fiscal 2027 guidance handily beat Wall Street's expectations. Continue Reading

Why Cardinal Health Stock Is Heading for a Record After Mixed Earnings

Cardinal Health reports mixed quarterly performance across its business segments as earnings get a lift from one-time tariff refunds. Continue Reading

Small Biz Index, Existing Home Sales & More Earnings

Tuesday, August 11th, 2026 Pre-market futures are correcting Monday's slight selloff at this hour; ultimately, as we had said in this space yesterday, we don't expect much movement either direction until inflation reports begin to hit the tape Wednesday morning with the Consumer Price …

Do Options Traders Know Something About AstraZeneca Stock We Don't?

Investors in AstraZeneca PLC AZN need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the Jan. 15, 2027 $115.00 Call had some of the highest implied volatility of all equity options today. What is …

AdaptHealth Sells Diabetes Unit to Sharpen Focus on Sleep, Respiratory Growth

Key Points Interested in AdaptHealth Corp.? Here are five stocks we like better. AdaptHealth is selling its roughly $600 million diabetes business to Cardinal Health and exiting certain e-commerce and drop-ship operations to simplify the company and focus on sleep, respiratory and home medical …

Hedge Funds are Bullish on AstraZeneca PLC (AZN)

AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE:AZN) topped second-quarter profit expectations, with core earnings per share of $2.63 versus the $2.48 analysts expected. The firm reiterated its target of $80 billion in annual revenue by 2030. However, the quarter also brought fresh pipeline trouble: its rare disease drug …

MRK Stock Up 5.6% in a Month as Estimates Fall: Buy, Hold or Sell?

Merck's MRK stock is up 5.6% in a month. The key reason for the increase was the strong second-quarter 2026 performance. Merck beat estimates for both earnings and sales in the second quarter. Revenues in the second quarter increased 5% to $16.61 billion as …

These stocks have some of Wall Street’s lowest short interest

[short sale] abluecup Stocks including Apple, Alphabet, Exxon Mobil, and JPMorgan are among the companies with relatively low short interest, according to a screen of stocks with market capitalizations above $2B. The screen includes stocks with short interest between 1% and 2% of shares …

Polen International Equity adds NOK, MUFG; exits AIVAF, RNMBF among Q2 moves

Polen International Equity Strategy outperformed the MSCI ACWI ex-US Index in the second quarter of 2026, returning 21.59% gross and 21.35% net of fees, respectively, versus 14.49% for the benchmark. During the quarter, the fund initiated new positions in ASPEED Technology, Ryohin Keikaku (RYKKF …

Compared to Estimates, Cardinal (CAH) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

For the quarter ended June 2026, Cardinal Health (CAH) reported revenue of $63.67 billion, up 5.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.91, compared to $2.08 in the year-ago quarter. The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of …

A Profitable Rare-Disease Prize: Who Might Snap Up BioCryst?

Quick Read BioCryst hit its first full year of profitability in 2025, with Q2 2026 revenue up 34% to $218 million, fueling acquisition speculation. Takeda (TAK) tops the buyer rankings as navenibart directly threatens its Takhzyro franchise; AstraZeneca (AZN) ranks second through its Alexion …

S&P 500 Medical Stocks: Three Trade Near Buy Points; One Rallies Despite Mixed Results

S&P 500 drug distributor Cardinal Health easily topped fiscal fourth-quarter earnings forecasts despite a revenue shortfall. Rival McKesson, which whipsawed after its earnings report last week, has climbed back near a buy point. Cencora, another big S&P 500 drug distributor, also is near a …

J&J Trading Above 200- & 50-Day SMAs: Buy, Sell or Hold the Stock?

Johnson & Johnson JNJ stock has been trading above both its 50-day and 200-day simple moving averages (SMAs) since mid-June. Trading above the 200-day SMA indicates that the stock's longer-term trend has turned positive, while staying above the 50-day SMA suggests that shorter-term momentum …

The Number One Reason I Keep Buying Intuitive Surgical Now For The Long Run

Quick Read ISRG is down 31% YTD, but its razor-and-razorblade model now delivers 85% recurring revenue across a fleet of 11,710 da Vinci systems. MDT's Hugo and JNJ's Ottava remain early or pre-commercial, leaving ISRG's $1.73 billion quarterly instruments-and-accessories stream with no real soft-tissue …

The Galien Foundation Announces 2026 Prix Galien USA Nominees for "Best Biotechnology Product," "Best Pharmaceutical Product," and "Best Product for Rare/Orphan Diseases"

A Milestone 20th Anniversary Edition Recognizing Excellence in Medical Science and Patient Care NEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Galien Foundation, the premier global institution dedicated to honoring innovators in life sciences, today announced the nominees for the 2026 Prix Galien USA …

Abbott and Google launch first-of-its-kind partnership to transform everyday health through glucose insights and AI

Multi-year collaboration combines ongoing glucose insights from Abbott's Lingo biowearable with Google Health's technology to create a more comprehensive view of personal health Partnership includes a large-scale research study to better inform artificial intelligence (AI) coaching available in the Google Health app and future …

Nucleai Advances AI-Powered Tissue Intelligence Through Large-Scale Oncology ADC Collaboration

Collaboration demonstrates how AI-powered Tissue Intelligence is transforming biomarker discovery, translational research, and precision oncology development. TEL AVIV, Israel, August 11, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nucleai, a leader in AI-powered Tissue Intelligence, which integrates multimodal tissue image analysis with clinical data to deliver translational insights, today announced …

Cardinal Health Ticks Higher Despite Medical Wholesaler's Mixed Quarter

Cardinal Health stock rose slightly early Tuesday on better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, but sales missed. Continue Reading

Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) vs. Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO): Is Lilly Pulling Ahead in the $100 Billion Obesity Market?

The duopoly dominating the multi-billion-dollar GLP-1 weight-loss market has moved from pharmacy shelves to the federal courtroom. Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New Jersey against Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) on July 21, accusing its primary rival …

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) vs. BioNTech SE (BNTX): Which Pharma Giant Is Better Positioned for the Post-COVID Era?

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX), two companies forever linked by their historic COVID-19 vaccine partnership, reported Q2 2026 earnings alongside major strategic announcements. While the European Commission authorized their updated XFG-adapted COVID-19 vaccine on July 29, the two partners are traveling down …

Thermo Fisher Scientific Collaborates with The Michael J. Fox Foundation to Advance Proteomics-Enabled Parkinson’s Precision Medicine

Olink™ Explore HT analysis of approximately 5,500 research samples completed, with data now available Key Facts Collaboration: Thermo Fisher Scientific and The Michael J. Fox Foundation expanded the Parkinson's Precision Medicine Initiative (PPMI) proteomic data resource. Scale: Approximately 5,500 research samples were analyzed using …

ILiAD Biotechnologies Expands Board of Directors and Appoints Chief Business Officer

Suha Jhaveri, Bill Warren and Jim Wassil added to ILiAD Board of Directors; Antony Blanc appointed Chief Business Officer Appointments deepen vaccine development expertise and enhance global commercial and strategic leadership WESTON, Fla., August 11, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ILiAD Biotechnologies, Inc. (ILiAD), an advanced clinical stage …

Cardinal Health Q4 Profit Climbs, Sees Growth In FY27; Approves $5 Bln Buyback

(RTTNews) - Healthcare services company Cardinal Health, Inc., while reporting significantly higher profit in its fourth quarter on revenue strength, on Tuesday issued fiscal 2027 outlook, expecting higher adjusted earnings. Further, the Board of Directors approved a $5.0 billion increase to the share repurchase …