Investors think the S&P 500 has already peaked for the year, JPMorgan survey says
The benchmark index won't reclaim its February all-time high in the next 12 months. Investors surveyed also see further dollar weakness ahead.
The benchmark index won't reclaim its February all-time high in the next 12 months. Investors surveyed also see further dollar weakness ahead.
The S&P 500 edged 0.1% higher on Monday, April 28, eking out a fifth straight winning session to kick off a week of key earnings reports and economic data releases.
Along with social media giant Meta, Snap and Reddit are set to report earnings this week, offering more insights into the state of the digital advertising market.
Building materials manufacturer UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales falling 2.7% year on year to $1.60 billion. Its GAAP profit of $1.30 per share was 16.9% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Semiconductor packaging and testing company Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) reported Q1 CY2025 results exceeding the market’s revenue expectations, but sales fell by 3.2% year on year to $1.32 billion. On top of that, next quarter’s revenue guidance ($1.43 billion at the midpoint) was surprisingly good and 5.6% above what analysts were expecting. Its GAAP profit of $0.09 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
Chip manufacturer NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales fell by 9.3% year on year to $2.84 billion. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $2.9 billion, coming in 1.1% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.64 per share was 1.4% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Semiconductor design software provider Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 23.1% year on year to $1.24 billion. The company’s outlook for the full year was close to analysts’ estimates with revenue guided to $5.19 billion at the midpoint. Its GAAP profit of $1 per share was 1.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Network application delivery and security specialist F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) reported Q1 CY2025 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with sales up 7.3% year on year to $731.1 million. Guidance for next quarter’s revenue was better than expected at $750 million at the midpoint, 1.6% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $3.42 per share was 10.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Manufacturing company Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales fell by 6.8% year on year to $1.02 billion. On the other hand, the company’s full-year revenue guidance of $4.15 billion at the midpoint came in 0.6% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.24 per share was 10.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Investors are still looking to potential trade deals to offer some certainty moving forward.