The Weekly Brief (As of January 29)
- Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) reported EPS of $2.53, beating estimates of $2.27. Revenue came in at $2.87 billion, also ahead of consensus of $2.74 billion. The company reported that the solid results were driven by global procedures using da Vinci systems, which rose around 18% during the quarter.
- Amazon (AMZN) announced a second round of corporate layoffs of up to 16,000 jobs as part of an ongoing initiative to trim its global workforce.
- Microsoft (MSFT) announced the launch of its Maia 200 AI chip, aiming to reduce reliance on Nvidia (NVDA).
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ASML (ASML) reported net sales of €9.72 billion, beating estimates of €9.57 billion, while EPS came in at €7.34, a slight miss compared to consensus of €7.56. With that said, the company also reported record bookings of €13.2 billion, significantly beating estimates of €6.8 billion, indicating healthy future demand.
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Meta (META) reported solid results for Q4-2025, beating both top and bottom lines. EPS and revenue came in at $8.88 and $59.9 billion, ahead of expectations of $8.18 and $58.4 billion, respectively. In addition, the company raised Q1-2026 revenue guidance to growth of around 30%, while anticipating 2026 capital expenditures in the range of $115–135 billion, driven by increased investment in Meta Superintelligence Labs efforts and its core business.
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Microsoft (MSFT) reported Q2-2026 EPS of $4.14, ahead of expectations of $3.93, while revenue came in strong at $81.27 billion, beating estimates of $80.23 billion. MSFT also reported solid commercial remaining performance obligation growth of 110% to $625 billion, indicating healthy revenue growth for its cloud computing segment.
*Analysts of 5i Research responsible for this report have a financial or other interest in AMZN, META, NVDA, and MSFT. The i2i Fund does not have a financial or other interest in securities mentioned.
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