Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include Cisco (CSCO) 62.27 (0.00%), Goldman Sachs (GS) 655.90 (-0.35%), JPMorgan (JPM) 275.80 (-0.40%) and Walmart (WMT) 101.15 (-1.65%). Dow stock 52-week lows include Merck (MRK) 87.28 (-0.87%) and Nike (NKE) 68.68 (-4.27%).
The Market
Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be up +253 points.
Friday the Dow closed down -125.65 (-0.28%) at 44,747.63.
Year-to-date the Dow is up +4.14%.
Friday, (4) Dow stocks were up, (2) made 52-week lows, and (4) made 52-week highs.
The Dow stock winners Friday were led by Nvidia (NVDA) 129.84 (+0.90%), Coca Cola (KO) 63.84 (+0.76%) and Chevron (CVX) 152.62 (+0.47%). 16.
The Dow stock losers Friday were led by Nike (NKE) 68.68 (-4.27%), Amazon (AMZN) 229.15 (-4.05%) and Apple (AAPL) 227.63 (-2.40%).
The VIX closed Friday at 16.54 (+10.34%) and the 10 YR at 4.492 (+0.02%). The VIX is currently at 16.10 (-2.60%). The 10YR is at 4.477 (-0.09%).
McDonald’s (MCD) posted slightly worse-than-expected sales in its fourth quarter, as an E. coli outbreak linked to its Quarter Pounder burgers hit its U.S. business. The company’s worldwide same-store sales climbed 0.4%, compared to the 1% decline Wall Street expected. But the burger giant’s U.S. business performed worse than expected: same-store sales fell 1.4%, compared with Wall Street’s estimate of a 0.6% drop. The company earned an adjusted $2.83 per share, matching estimates. Revenue, meanwhile, came in at $6.39 billion, slightly below a consensus forecast of $6.44 billion. McDonald’s shares were up 1% in premarket.
This week we get the January consumer price index report on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. ET, followed by initial weekly jobless claims and the producer price index on Thursday. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will also speak before Congress on Monday morning.
U.S. futures are mostly higher, European stocks are higher and Asian markets ended mostly higher.
The national average price of gasoline is up three-tenths of a cent at $3.139 per gallon.
Earnings Reports
Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 12/19/24 after the market close with $0.78, beating estimates for $0.63 per share.
JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 1/15/25 before the market open with $4.81, beating estimates for $4.025 per share.
Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 1/15/25 before the market open with $7.99 per share.
UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 1/16/25 before the market open with $6.81, beating estimates for $6.708 per share.
3M (MMM) reported earnings on 1/21/25 before the market open with $1.68, beating estimates for $1.661 per share.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reports earnings on 1/22/25 before the market open with $2.04, beating estimates for $2.003 per share.
Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 1/22/25 before the market open with $1.88, beating estimates for $1.863 per share.
Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 1/22/25 before the market open with $9.15, beating estimates for $6.562 per share.
American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 1/24/25 before the market open with $3.04, beating estimates for $3.029 per share.
Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 1/24/25 before the market open with $1.10, beating estimates for $1.094 per share.
Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 1/28/25 before the market open with -$5.90, missing estimates for -$3.221 per share.
IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 1/29/25 after the market close with $3.90, beating estimates for $3.728 per share.
Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 1/29/25 after the market close with $3.23, beating estimates for $3.11 per share.
Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 1/30/25 before the market open with $5.14, beating estimates for $4.967 per share.
Visa (V) reported earnings on 1/30/25 after the market close with $2.75, beating estimates for $2.659 per share.
Sherwin Williams (SHW) reported earnings on 1/30/25 before the market open with $2.09, beating estimates for $2.069 per share.
Apple (AAPL) reported earnings on 1/30/25 after the market close with $2.40, beating estimates for $2.355 per share.
Chevron (CVX) reported earnings on 1/31/25 before the market open with $2.06, missing estimates for $2.191 per share.
Merck (MRK) reported earnings on 2/4/25 before the market open with $1.72, beating estimates for $1.694 per share.
Amgen (AMGN) reported earnings on 2/4/25 after the market close with $5.31, beating estimates for $5.029 per share.
Disney (DIS) reported earnings on 2/5/25 before the market open with $1.76, beating estimates for $1.437 per share.
Honeywell (HON) reported earnings on 2/6/25 before the market open with $2.47, beating estimates for $2.314 per share.
Amazon (AMZN) reported earnings on 2/6/25 after the market close with $1.86, beating estimates for $1.518 per share.
McDonald’s (MCD) reported earnings on 2/10/25 before the market open with $2.83, matching estimates for $2.835 per share.
Coca Cola (KO) reports earnings on 2/11/25 before the market open.
Cisco (CSCO) reports earnings on 2/12/25 after the market close.
Walmart (WMT) reports earnings on 2/20/25 before the market open.
Home Depot (HD) reports earnings on 2/25/25 before the market open.
Nvidia (NVDA) reports earnings on 2/26/25 after the market close.
Salesforce (CRM) reports earnings on 2/26/25 after the market close.
Today’s Featured Dow Stock
Honeywell (HON) 205.52 (-2.05%) is down -9.02% in 2025.
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