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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Microsoft, Netflix, Waste Management, Align Technology and Eni
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For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – September 3, 2021 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Microsoft Corporation (MSFT - Free Report) , Netflix, Inc. (NFLX - Free Report) , Waste Management, Inc. (WM - Free Report) , Align Technology, Inc. (ALGN - Free Report) and Eni S.p.A. (E - Free Report) .
Here are highlights from Thursday’s Analyst Blog:
Top Research Reports for Microsoft, Netflix and Waste Management
The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Microsoft Corp., Netflix, and Waste Management. These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.
Shares of Microsoft have outperformed the S&P 500 in the year-to-date period (+36.3% vs. +23%), a trend that should remain in place on the back of the ongoing enterprise refresh cycle, new subscription model, Azure and strength in Teams and Gaming segments.
The company is also witnessing growth in the user base of its different applications including Microsoft 365 suite and Dynamics. Microsoft, however, expects Surface revenues to decline in the fiscal first quarter due to supply chain disruptions. Increased spending on Azure enhancements amid intensifying competition in the cloud space is likely to weigh on its margins.
Netflix shares have gained +14.3% over the last six months against the Zacks Broadcast Radio and Television industry's gain of +0.3%. The Zacks analyst believes that a growing subscriber base, content strength, focus on originals across various genres and languages, rapid international expansion and partnerships with telcos have been the key growth drivers for Netflix.
The launch of low-priced mobile plans is likely to expand its subscriber base in Asia Pacific. A solid content slate and resumption of production is expected to aid the company's growth in the third quarter of 2021. Rising competition from other major players in the streaming space remains a major headwind. Netflix's leveraged balance sheet and higher streaming obligation are major concerns.
Shares of Waste Management have gained +10.7% in the past three months against the Zacks Waste Removal Services industry's loss of -2.2%. The Zacks analyst believes that strength across traditional solid waste businesses has been boosting the company's revenues and growth.
Successful cost-reduction initiatives have also helped it achieve better margins. The company operates in a highly competitive and consolidated industry and this limits its top line growth. High debt casts a doubt on the company's future expansion and worsen its risk profile too.
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Microsoft, Netflix, Waste Management, Align Technology and Eni
For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – September 3, 2021 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Microsoft Corporation (MSFT - Free Report) , Netflix, Inc. (NFLX - Free Report) , Waste Management, Inc. (WM - Free Report) , Align Technology, Inc. (ALGN - Free Report) and Eni S.p.A. (E - Free Report) .
Here are highlights from Thursday’s Analyst Blog:
Top Research Reports for Microsoft, Netflix and Waste Management
The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Microsoft Corp., Netflix, and Waste Management. These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.
You can see all of today's research reports here >>>
Shares of Microsoft have outperformed the S&P 500 in the year-to-date period (+36.3% vs. +23%), a trend that should remain in place on the back of the ongoing enterprise refresh cycle, new subscription model, Azure and strength in Teams and Gaming segments.
The company is also witnessing growth in the user base of its different applications including Microsoft 365 suite and Dynamics. Microsoft, however, expects Surface revenues to decline in the fiscal first quarter due to supply chain disruptions. Increased spending on Azure enhancements amid intensifying competition in the cloud space is likely to weigh on its margins.
(You can read the full research report on Microsoft here >>>)
Netflix shares have gained +14.3% over the last six months against the Zacks Broadcast Radio and Television industry's gain of +0.3%. The Zacks analyst believes that a growing subscriber base, content strength, focus on originals across various genres and languages, rapid international expansion and partnerships with telcos have been the key growth drivers for Netflix.
The launch of low-priced mobile plans is likely to expand its subscriber base in Asia Pacific. A solid content slate and resumption of production is expected to aid the company's growth in the third quarter of 2021. Rising competition from other major players in the streaming space remains a major headwind. Netflix's leveraged balance sheet and higher streaming obligation are major concerns.
(You can read the full research report on Netflix here >>>)
Shares of Waste Management have gained +10.7% in the past three months against the Zacks Waste Removal Services industry's loss of -2.2%. The Zacks analyst believes that strength across traditional solid waste businesses has been boosting the company's revenues and growth.
Successful cost-reduction initiatives have also helped it achieve better margins. The company operates in a highly competitive and consolidated industry and this limits its top line growth. High debt casts a doubt on the company's future expansion and worsen its risk profile too.
(You can read the full research report on Waste Management here >>>)
Other noteworthy reports we are featuring today include Align Technology and Eni.
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.