What Happened This Week In The Stock Market?
Going over the market moves during the week of 3/28/2022
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AMD DOWNGRADED!
"We would rather move to the sidelines until we have better clarity" on the pressures facing AMD, Barclays analysts Blayne Curtis said Thursday.
Barclays analysts Blayne Curtis lowered his rating on AMD to 'equal weight' from 'overweight', while cutting his price target on the group by around 22% to $115 per share, citing "cyclical risk across several end markets" looming in 2023.
The stock ended the week down 8.6% to $107.
EV Power in France
Sales of new electrified vehicles in France overtook petrol-powered equivalents for the first time in the first quarter, a major milestone for lower-emission vehicles amid high prices at petrol pumps and government subsidies for electrified models.
Sales of fully electric and hybrid models accounted for nearly 40% of new car sales, versus 38.3% for conventional petrol models, according to industry data provided by the Plateforme automobile (PFA).
Big milestone!
Jobs Jobs Jobs (not Steve)
The U.S. created a robust 431,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate took another step toward a half-century low to 3.6%.
UiPath to nowhere…
The company reported revenue of $290M (+39% YoY) vs $283M consensus. As for next Q, it guided for $224M vs $247M consensus. ARR of $925M (+59%).
DBNR came in at 145%. 86% GM and (3%) FCF Margin.
The stock ended the week down 23% to $22. It’s down 50% YTD.
Metaverse Economy As Large As $13T by 2030
The total addressable market (TAM) for the metaverse economy could be between $8 trillion and $13 trillion by 2030, with up to five billion users, but getting to that market level is going to require sizable infrastructure investment, Citi said in a report on Thursday.
The virtual world could be the next generation of the internet, the bank’s analysts said in a report. But large investments will be required in areas such as storage, network infrastructure, consumer hardware, and game development platforms.
Some articles I wrote this week.
The Trade Desk — https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/03/31/is-the-trade-desk-stock-a-buy-now/
Nvidia — https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/03/29/why-nvidia-is-a-buy-and-forget-stock/
Rivian — https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/03/28/rivian-is-down-55-but-its-still-no-buy/
Apple — https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/03/23/will-apple-ever-make-a-car-or-is-this-just-noise/
That’s all folks! See you next week.