Post Earnings Clarity: Now Investors Know How to View Microsoft and Meta
Microsoft topped revenue estimates and said Azure surpassed $100 billion in annual revenue, while Meta missed EPS expectations and fell in extended trading.
- Microsoft reported Azure annual revenue surpassed $100 billion for the first time, while Meta Platforms shares tumbled 8.47% after posting adjusted earnings per share of $6.18, missing analyst estimates by $1.04.
- Investors scrutinized the costly artificial intelligence buildout as Microsoft hit "the jet stream while Meta is still building the runway," Jefferies analysts wrote.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot exceeded 30 million paid seats, while Meta guided third-quarter revenue to $61 billion–$64 billion and raised full-year expense forecasts for artificial intelligence.
- Steep declines in shares of major artificial intelligence boom winners spooked investors seeking concrete signs that heavy corporate spending on technology is starting to pay off.
- Rising Treasury yields hit a 19-year high while Middle East tensions complicate the inflation outlook, as the Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady at 3.50%–3.75% through September.
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Meta, a US technology company, saw its revenue rise by 28 percent between April and June, while Microsoft's revenue increased by 18 percent.
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Post Earnings Clarity: Now Investors Know How to View Microsoft and Meta
Microsoft and Meta both reported earnings the same day, but the two results tell completely different stories about where AI spending actually leads. One company printed a backlog. The other printed costs.
Tech giants Meta and Microsoft presented their quarterly figures on Wednesday. While Microsoft convinced investors with strong growth, Meta took a hit on the stock market. According to Reinder Wietsma, portfolio manager at Centive, the company is indeed growing ‘fantastically’, but the massive AI investments are weighing on profits and it remains unclear what they will ultimately yield. ‘Things are not going entirely smoothly for Meta.’
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