Expensive stocks typically earn their valuations through superior growth rates that other companies simply can’t match.
The flip side though is that these lofty expectations make them particularly susceptible to drawdowns when market sentiment shifts.
Apple’s 15.6% return over the past six months has outpaced the S&P 500 by 8%, and its stock price has climbed to $261.19 per share. This was partly thanks to its solid quarterly results, and the performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
Medical device company ICU Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q4 CY2025, but sales fell by 13% year on year to $540.7 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.91 per share was 12.8% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Shares of Garmin Ltd. (NYSE: GRMN) surged nearly 12% in early trading on Thursday, February 19, 2026, after the navigation and wearable technology giant delivered a "blowout" fourth-quarter earnings report that shattered Wall Street expectations. The company reported record-breaking revenue for the final months of 2025, buoyed by unprecedented demand
The financial markets received a sobering wake-up call on February 19, 2026, as the Federal Reserve released the minutes from its January policy meeting. The documents revealed a central bank increasingly wary of "sticky" inflation, signaling a definitive pause in the interest rate-cutting cycle that many investors had hoped would
Restaurant company Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ:TXRH) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025 as sales rose 3.1% year on year to $1.48 billion. Its GAAP profit of $1.28 per share was 13.8% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Shares of cloud communications provider Bandwidth (NASDAQ:BAND) jumped 14.3% in the afternoon session after the company reported fourth-quarter results that beat Wall Street's profit estimates and provided a strong forecast for the upcoming quarter and full year.
Shares of financial technology company PROG Holdings (NYSE:PRG) jumped 11.9% in the afternoon session after the company reported fourth-quarter results that beat profit estimates and issued a strong financial outlook for 2026. Although revenue for the quarter fell short of Wall Street's expectations and declined 7.8% compared to the previous year, investors appeared to focus on the company's profitability and positive forecast. PROG Holdings reported a non-GAAP profit of $0.74 per share, which was 24.37% higher than what analysts had anticipated. The main driver for the stock's jump was the company's guidance for the upcoming year. Its full-year revenue forecast was 8% above analysts' estimates at the midpoint, and its adjusted earnings guidance beat consensus estimates by 17.5%. This strong outlook suggested confidence from management about the company's future performance, overshadowing the mixed results of the reported quarter.
The United States trade deficit widened dramatically in December 2025, surging to $70.3 billion—a staggering 32.6% increase from the previous month. This sharp imbalance highlights a volatile start to 2026, as the nation grapples with the fallout of aggressive "front-loading" by importers and the immediate impact of
As of February 19, 2026, the media landscape stands on the precipice of its most transformative realignment in decades. Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is aggressively moving forward with its $82.7 billion acquisition of the studio and streaming assets of Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD), a deal that promises to unite
In a historic milestone that has sent shockwaves through global financial markets, the price of spot gold officially breached the $5,000 per ounce mark during early morning trading on February 19, 2026. The surge represents a psychological and economic watershed moment, as the "ultimate safe haven" has nearly doubled
Global financial markets were jolted on Thursday, February 19, 2026, as escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran reached a critical flashpoint. Crude oil prices jumped 2% during midday trading following reports that the United States is actively considering military strikes against Iranian nuclear infrastructure and strategic assets. The move comes
The global financial landscape reached a historic milestone on February 6, 2026, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) breached the 50,000-point threshold for the first time in its 130-year history. Closing the session at 50,115.67, the index signaled a definitive shift in investor sentiment, marking a
Shares of fast-food chain Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK)
fell 15.5% in the morning session after the company reported weak fourth-quarter 2025 results that missed analyst expectations for revenue and earnings.
As of February 19, 2026, the global financial landscape is witnessing a historic "structural re-rating" of precious metals. Gold has successfully established a psychological and technical floor above the $5,000 per ounce mark, a level once considered a distant fantasy for even the most bullish analysts. This rally, while
