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Netflix subscriber numbers in spotlight after big password sharing crackdown
Thursday 13 Jul 2023All eyes will be on global streaming platform’s Netflix (NFLX: NASDAQ) subscriber numbers when the company reports second quarter earnings on 19 July. The last set of subscriber additions, 1.75 million in the first three months of 2023, disappointed investors and caused its shares to fall 10% on...
Could property market pressures tell on Howden Joinery?
Thursday 13 Jul 2023First-half results from Howden Joinery ( HWDN ) on 20 July will reveal the impact a slowdown in the housing market is having on its trading. The trade kitchen supplier last updated in the spring, with a trading statement covering the 16-week period to 15 April. Like-for-like revenue was flat on the...
Robert Walters warning casts a big shadow over Hays’ fourth quarter update
Thursday 06 Jul 2023A big profit warning on 14 June from Hays’ ( HAS ) rival Robert Walters ( RWA ) has created nervousness ahead of the former’s fourth quarter and full-year trading update on 13 July. The recruitment space is often a bellwether for the wider economy and, with economic clouds gathering, the portents...
What to expect from PepsiCo’s second quarter earnings
Thursday 06 Jul 2023Soft drinks-to-snacks powerhouse PepsiCo (PEP:NASDAQ) has a track record of beating earnings forecasts then raising guidance. This means investors will be counting on another round of upwards earnings revisions when the company serves up second quarter results on 13 July. However, there are no...
Investors hope Jet2 results on 6 July will trigger a new share price rally
Thursday 29 Jun 2023Airline and package holidays provider Jet2 ( JET2:AIM ) is expected to report between £387 million and £395 million pre-tax profit before foreign exchange adjustments on 6 July when it publishes full-year results to 31 March 2023. The company last updated on trading on 20 April when it came across...
Bud Light backlash set to boost Constellation Brands’ earnings
Thursday 29 Jun 2023A consumer boycott of Anheuser-Busch Inbev’s (BUD:NYSE) Bud Light brand following a backlash over its social media promotion with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney appears to have benefited smaller rival Constellation Brands (STZ:NYSE) . Constellation’s Modelo Especial Mexican lager brand has...
Stocks to watch over the next 7 days: Associated British Foods and Nike
Thursday 22 Jun 2023Can Primark-owner Associated British Foods continue to beat the squeeze? The diversified conglomerate has shown resilience in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, but its customers are feeling the pinch FTSE 100 foods-to-fashion conglomerate Associated British Foods ( ABF ) updates on trading on...
Week Ahead Diary
Thursday 15 Jun 2023Higher prices set to dominate Tesco’s first-quarter earnings update Bargain-hunting and promotions means margins could be lower Supermarket giant Tesco ( TSCO ) is due to report its results for the period from March to May on 16 June, with analysts expecting higher prices to be the main driver of...
Week Ahead Diary
Thursday 08 Jun 2023Will Ashtead continue to benefit from a US infrastructure boom? Tool hire firm reported its end-markets were ‘robust with ongoing momentum’ in March US-focused construction equipment hire group Ashtead ( AHT ) is set to report its full-year results on 13 June with investors hoping for its recent...
Stocks to watch over the next 7 days: Wizz Air and Campbell Soup
Thursday 01 Jun 2023Wizz Air expected to report a loss for the year but hopes for recovery Budget carrier is looking for a return to profit in the current financial year The European budget airline Wizz Air ( WIZZ ) is expected to report an overall net loss for the year ending 31 March 2023 on 8 June, hit by a range...