Since last Friday, shares of D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS) fell nearly 15% as of the market close on Thursday. The stock also traded lower on Friday. While the quantum computing sector experienced some good news this week, D-Wave also announced an at-the-market (ATM) stock offering to potentially raise new capital.

A potentially dilutive event

D-Wave's ATM offering is with several brokerages and investment banks and will allow the company from time to time to conduct the "issuance and sale" of common stock for up to $400 million. The word issuance indicates that new shares could be offered to raise capital, which would be dilutive to existing shareholders.

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In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission( SEC), D-Wave also said that cash balances on hand as of March 31 are enough "to fund the company to profitability." D-Wave plans to use any potential proceeds for general corporate purposes, including funding capital expenditures (capex), acquiring new companies, or expanding the business, as well as for general working capital purposes.

The news is disappointing because it comes during a week when Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang praised quantum computing. "We are within reach of being able to apply quantum computing in areas that can solve some interesting problems in the coming years," he said. Few CEOs can move the market, but Huang is one of them, being one of the most influential people in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. Other quantum computing stocks jumped this week.

What a run it's been

Shareholders never like to see dilutive capital raises, but with D-Wave trading at an extremely high valuation, this is often when management will try and bring in additional capital to fund growth. Either way, it's been an incredible run. D-Wave's stock is up 1,268% over the last year and currently trades at 191 times forward sales.

While D-Wave appears to be making real progress toward eventually mass producing quantum computers, it's very difficult to buy stocks at these kinds of meteoric valuations. I wouldn't recommend anything more than a small, speculative position at this time.

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A badly received quarterly earnings report was the major news item exerting gravity on Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) stock over the past few days. As a result, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence, the company's share price had slumped by almost 15% week-to-date as of Thursday evening.

Investors didn't like the latest milk bone

That sell-off happened even though Chewy actually topped analyst estimates for revenue and profitability, albeit not by vast amounts.

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In its first quarter, the company managed to grow its net sales by more than 8% year over year to $3.1 billion, while its non-GAAP (adjusted) net income improved at a slightly higher rate to just under $149 million ($0.35 per share). Analysts had collectively been modeling a bit below $3.1 billion on the top line and $0.32 per share for adjusted profitability.

While those aren't bad numbers at first glance, Chewy is an expensive stock to own; even after the post-earnings sell-off it was trading at a rich forward P/E of almost 36. For more than a few investors, that's awfully pricey for a company posting single-digit percentage improvements, and at thin profit margins to boot.

Tepid reactions

Meanwhile, as analysts tracking a stock often do, several pundits following Chewy adjusted their takes on the stock. Most of these adjusters raised their price targets, but there were several less bullish updates, too. One was published by Mizuho's David Bellinger, who now feels Chewy is worth $44 per share, down from his previous $47. He maintained his neutral recommendation on the stock.

It's hard to ignore how pricey this stock is at the moment, and to some degree that's a shame. Chewy has been posting good results from its Autoship program lately, a feature that still has plenty of potential to boost valuable recurring revenue. I'm not necessarily hot on this stock, but there might be some upside to it if it can post more convincing quarterly earnings beats.

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Independent oil and gas producer APA (NASDAQ: APA) gained 3.8% through 1:30 p.m. ET as news continues to pour in concerning Israel's attacks on Iran, and Iran's response to same.

Israeli warplanes struck multiple targets in Iran last night, prompting drone strike reprisals from Iran, and threats of more of the same. Investors worry oil supplies from Middle East producers could be at risk, and oil prices are on the rise in anticipation of this.

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What this means for oil prices

So far this afternoon, OilPrice.com is clocking a 6.5% rise in the price of WTI crude oil to $72.50 per barrel. International benchmark Brent Crude oil is up 6.4% and selling for just under $74 a barrel.

It's a knee-jerk reaction to the Israel-Iran news, to be sure, but don't expect these price rises to disappear anytime soon. To the contrary, as the conflict continues and potentially widens to include neighboring countries, worries could rise even further -- and oil prices along with them.

Is APA stock a buy?

That's not necessarily bad news if you're invested in oil stocks, however. Logically, if the price of oil rises, then the profits of companies that sell oil, and their stock prices, will also rise. In the case of APA, we're looking at a mid-cap energy stock that earned $804 million in profit last year even before prices began rising, and that trades for only about 7.2 times trailing earnings today.

APA also pays a generous 5% dividend yield. Arguably best of all, APA generates superior free cash flow of $1.2 billion, or about 20% more than reported trailing-12-month earnings. This is unusual for an energy stock. It's a strong argument in favor of buying APA stock, whatever happens in the Middle East.

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Shares of Quantum Computing (NASDAQ: QUBT) are surging this week, up 24.2% as of 1:22 p.m. ET. The jump comes as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) both had modest gains.

At his company's GTC Paris developer conference on Wednesday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang indicated that he thinks quantum computing is reaching an "inflection point," boosting stocks across the industry.

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Jensen changes his tune

Earlier this year, Huang sent quantum stocks sliding after he said he believes useful quantum computers were 15 years or more away. He later qualified his remarks and walked them back somewhat, even hosting executives from around the industry to "tell him why he was wrong."

On Wednesday, however, he went much further, making the most directly bullish comments thus far. Huang said that he believes the industry is nearing an "inflection point" and that "we are within reach" of being able to apply the technology "in areas that can solve some interesting problems in the coming years."

A long road ahead

As much as this seems a significant departure from his original stance, it seems to me that investors may be reading past what Huang actually said. There's a difference between solving "some interesting problems" and the full maturation of quantum technology that delivers on its transformative promise. There is plenty of reason to believe Huang's original timeline for the latter.

And given the enormous market capitalizations of these quantum stocks, including Quantum Computing, the technology must be transformative. I think we are still a very long way from a quantum computer that is robust, powerful, and stable enough to generate a return on the current level of investment. I would stay away from Quantum Computing stock for the time being.

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Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is one of the most valuable companies in the world, but it's running into operational challenges as auto demand stalls and autonomous robotaxis have yet to reach operations. In five years, the company will likely look very different and that may not be great for the stock.

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Ask Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW) why its stock price is going down today, and your reply will probably be to ask Citigroup instead.

This morning, the investment bank downgraded shares of the paint maker from buy to neutral, and Sherwin-Williams stock is down 3.3% through 12:20 p.m. ET in response.

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What Citi thinks about Sherwin-Williams stock

"Housing dynamics" look "suppressed," warns Citi analyst Pat Cunningham in a note covered on StreetInsider.com today. Interest rates are high, and the likelihood of Federal Reserve cuts that would lower those rates looks slim. (Earlier today, J.P. Morgan's chief economist predicted the next Fed meeting will vote "unanimously" to leave rates unchanged.)

In the current economic environment, therefore, Citi says it has little "confidence in a material 2H25 US housing market recovery," nor a "favorable risk/reward" for buying Sherwin-Williams stock at its present price.

Is Sherwin-Williams stock a buy?

With its fortunes tied largely to the health of the residential housing market, Sherwin-Williams stock looks pricey at 34 times earnings, a projected growth rate of only 10%, and a meager dividend yield of just 0.9%. A better bet in the housing sector, thinks Citi, might be construction products company RPM International (NYSE: RPM), whose business is less tied to residential.

Despite its slower (8%) growth rate, RPM pays a dividend twice as big as Sherwin-Williams' (1.8%). And with its price-to-earnings ratio only 23, RPM stock costs half as much.

I'm personally not thrilled with these numbers either (paying 23x earnings for 10% growth doesn't seem much of a bargain). But Citi is right: As expensive as RPM stock looks, at least it's cheaper than Sherwin-Williams.

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Shares of oil and gas services firm Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) rallied as much as 4.7% on Friday, before settling into a 3.4% gain as of 12:30 p.m. ET.

Halliburton is the third-largest oilfield services company in the world, so any time oil prices go up, it's a recipe for potential further investment by oil companies in exploration, completion, and production enhancement services.

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So, it's no surprise that Halliburton was rising when oil prices spiked on Friday, following Israel's strike on OPEC+ country Iran.

Israel pummels Iran's nuclear and military capabilities

Last night and early this morning, Israel struck Iran's nuclear facilities and military complexes, along with targeted assassinations of top Iran Revolutionary Guard military officials and nuclear scientists.

While details are still becoming known, it's pretty clear the Israeli strikes have been very devastating for Iran. Of note, Iran is the fourth-largest oil producer in the OPEC+ cartel, and the world's third-largest producer of natural gas.

On Friday, oil prices were up 6.3% on the news of the strikes, even though a spokesperson for Iran said that the Israeli strikes hadn't targeted oil production facilities or refineries within the country -- only military and nuclear facilities. Nevertheless, the prospect of an escalating regional war in the oil-rich Middle East still led to a spike in oil prices today, which had fallen substantially to begin the year.

Halliburton stock is cheap, but also for a reason

Amid the recent downturn in oil prices, Halliburton has delivered fairly lackluster results, with revenue down 6.7% in its recent quarter. That being said, Halliburton's stock valuation is also very low, at just 9.2 times trailing earnings and about 8.6 times this year's earnings estimates, with a dividend yield of 3.1%.

Like most oil stocks, Halliburton doesn't have great growth prospects, and is also cyclical. However, Halliburton and other oil stocks can effectively serve as a hedge against global wars that threaten oil supplies, as we're seeing today, while also paying a dividend along the way.

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ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) stock is on the rise Friday morning, up 2.5% through 10:55 a.m. ET, on worrisome news from the Middle East.

On Thursday evening, Israeli warplanes struck multiple targets in Iran, resulting in drone strikes from Iran on Israel. Investors are nervous that conflict in the Middle East will threaten the supply of oil from Mideast suppliers, raising oil prices.

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What this means for oil prices

So far, investors seem to be right about that. According to the latest data from OilPrice.com, WTI crude oil shot up nearly $5 today, the biggest one-day gain since 2022, to $72.70 per barrel. International benchmark Brent Crude is up a similar amount, selling for just under $74 a barrel.

While this might be a blip, it's a big one. And my hunch is it's not a temporary adjustment, as the conflict between Israel and Iran is likely to get worse before it gets better, and could even draw in neighboring countries, affecting oil supplies from the broader region.

Is ConocoPhillips stock a buy?

From an investors' perspective, of course, these kinds of worries do encourage a focus on oil stocks, which may benefit as oil prices rise, and oil profits increase. In the case of Conoco, we're looking at a global giant that earned $9.2 billion in profit last year even before prices began rising, and that trades for only about 12.6 times trailing earnings today

With a 3.3% dividend yield, the stock should perform well so long as Conoco can maintain a 10% or better earnings growth rate. Mideast tensions should help make that more likely, and lift the stock past analyst forecasts for 7% long-term earnings growth.

All things considered, I think Conoco stock looks like a reasonable way to play the situation.

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Target (NYSE: TGT) made it official on Thursday. The mass-market retailer lived to keep its Dividend King crown another year. Target boosted its quarterly dividend rate, something that the chain operator has now done for 54 consecutive years.

It wasn't much of an increase. The new quarterly distribution rate of $1.14 a share is just a pair of pennies -- or 1.8% -- higher than the old dividend. Target stock has moved exactly 2% higher just through the first four trading days of this week, so its forward yield of 4.6% is just a smidgeon lower than it was when the week started.

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This is still a pretty big move for Target. Let's zoom in on the retailer's storefront logo to see if it hit the bull's-eye this week.

My two cents

The timing of the payout boost isn't a surprise. As I pointed out earlier this week, Target has announced its annual increase between June 9 and June 15 over the last several years. If it was going to go through with another hike it was going to happen this week.

The new rate also isn't a surprise. Target also moved its quarterly dividend two pennies higher last June. Target has the earnings wiggle room to go higher, but it's the wrong message to send when the "cheap chic" chain has some issues to figure out. Thursday's move was about checking a box, keeping income investors satisfied until it drums up a way to win back the growth investors that have meandered elsewhere.

Target's net sales have declined slightly in back-to-back fiscal years, and this year is off to another challenging start. Comps declined 3.8% in the fiscal first quarter that it posted last month, and it's even worse at the physical store level. Digital comps are 4.7%, fueled by the growing success of Drive Up orders and Target's Circle 360 premium loyalty platform. Inside the actual stores, comps are down 5.7%.

Thankfully the chain remains more than profitable to cover the more than $500 million it's shelling out every three months in shareholder distributions. Target's guidance calls for adjusted earnings per share to clock in between $7 and $9 this year. The new dividend will set Target back $4.56 a share, translating into a forward payout ratio of 51% to 65%.

It's a reasonable ratio, sustainable if it can start growing again. Thankfully analysts see a return to growth on both ends of Target's income statement by next year. It's comforting to know, but investors have been burned by other retailers failing to turn things around after suffering popularity hiccups.

Shopping for a turnaround

Target's 4.6% yield is notable. The stock shedding almost a third of its value has pushed up the dividend from roughly 3% a year ago. Short-term rates on the money market funds have gone the other way, and now Target is generating more income than many short-term fixed income options. This isn't necessarily a badge worth wearing.

There are only a couple of department store operators currently dedicating a larger cut of their market caps to quarterly disbursements. Macy's is yielding 6.1%. Kohl's is at 5.7%, and that was after slashing its dividend by 75% earlier this year. Dillard's makes the cut on a trailing basis only because of a one-time distribution of $25 a share it made late last year, but the forward rate is microscopic.

This isn't a club that Target may want to be a part of right now. Those shareholders are bracing for sharp declines in profitability this year, along with sliding sales through these next two fiscal years. Cutting fat checks while their boats are taking on water isn't a financially seaworthy approach.

Target isn't in the same boat, at least not yet. It still has time. If it coughs up the Dividend King crown next June because it has a better use for its earnings -- as in making sizable investments to turn shopper perception around -- it wouldn't be a bad thing. The income investors won't be happy, but if it's a bridge to winning back the growth investors, swapping income for capital gains is a smart trade.

Target chose complacency this time. If it can't plug the leak a year from now it could be time to chart a new course.

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Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) is experiencing a massive surge in AI server demand that could fuel explosive growth, unless supply chain strains or competition cut the rally short. In this video, I dig into the drivers, the dangers, and where Super Micro stock might stand five years out.

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Investors must pay attention to the numbers that any company they own reports each quarter. They tell the story of how well the company is doing financially. Unexpected changes can significantly impact the company's value and its ability to return value to investors by distributing cash or repurchasing shares.

While some metrics are important to all companies, specific numbers matter more for certain companies. In the case of Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET), investors should keep an eye on its capital spending. Here's why that number matters most for the high-yielding master limited partnership (MLP).

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Energy Transfer is well-known for its lucrative cash distribution. At more than 7%, it's several times higher than the S&P 500's (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) dividend yield (less than 1.5%). That makes it very appealing to income-seeking investors.

The MLP generated nearly $8.4 billion of distributable cash flow last year. It paid almost $4.4 billion in distributions to investors. The MLP used its remaining excess cash to fund capital expenditures to grow its business ($3 billion) and strengthen its balance sheet.

In recent years, Energy Transfer has targeted to keep its growth capital spending within its excess free cash flow. That's partly due to prior issues with outspending its excess free cash flow to fund organic expansion projects. This necessitated the company taking on a lot of debt, which increased its leverage ratio. Everything came to a head in 2020 when the MLP had to slash its distribution to retain additional cash to repay debt.

Given the company's past problems with an elevated capital spending profile, it's a number that investors should watch. The MLP plans to spend $5 billion this year on growth capital projects. It has approved several large expansions in recent months. Energy Transfer has more projects in development, including its Lake Charles LNG project. Approving these projects would add to its capital spending outlay.

Energy Transfer must thread the needle and balance growth spending with its investment capacity. If its annual capital spending gets too high, it could start putting pressure on the company's finances.

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Everyone wants to invest in the next Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), and an examination of analyst predictions suggests Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) has the potential to be it. Sales are expected to grow by 73% this year, with another 96% growth expected in 2026.

There's just one problem with buying the stock at the moment: Lucid shares trade at 6.7 times sales, a pricey valuation for a business that might be unprofitable for at least the next several years. If you dig deeper, however, Lucid shares might be wildly undervalued despite the high price-to-sales ratio (P/S).

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This chart shows Lucid Group's true potential

Despite generating less than 1% of Tesla's revenue, Lucid Group still trades at roughly half the valuation of Tesla on a price-to-sales basis. That could all change when the company releases its "mass market" vehicles. Management has previously teased three new vehicle models that will all sell for less than $50,000 a piece.

While these vehicles are still a year or two away from production, they should eventually put Lucid's growth in overdrive. Tesla released its Model 3 in 2017, with the Model Y following in 2020. These two affordable vehicles now account for more than 90% of Tesla's sales -- the primary reason that Tesla's sales have gone from a few billion dollars to more than $95 billion today.

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Lucid has a very long way to go before matching Tesla's revenue numbers. But releasing more affordable models is the key to closing the gap. If management is to be believed, the first of several mass market models will arrive sometime in 2026, with more on the way in 2027 and beyond.

It should be stressed that Lucid's financial position isn't incredibly strong right now. It has less than $1.9 billion in cash on the balance sheet, yet it lost nearly $2.4 billion over the last 12 months.

More cash will need to be raised to get these new models to market. However, Tesla's success shows Lucid's true potential.

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Uber's (NYSE: UBER) path to profitability, growing dominance in mobility and delivery, and big bets on autonomy and advertising could supercharge its future, unless regulation or competition slows it down. In this video, I unpack the upside, the risks, and where Uber stock could be in five years.

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The Nasdaq-100 market index holds a lot of volatile stocks. Some of its top performers seem overvalued today, while others seem to have room for further growth. The index as a whole rose 9.1% last month, outpacing the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) return of 6.3%.

But what about the other end of the spectrum? Let's take a quick look at the two worst performers on the Nasdaq-100 in May 2025.

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Regeneron: Down 18% in May

Biotech giant Regeneron (NASDAQ: REGN) was on track for a quiet May, holding almost exactly steady with just a couple of days left in the month. A disappointing earnings report changed that story in a hurry, driving Regeneron's stock 18% lower on the last trading day in May.

Regeneron's first-quarter sales fell 4% year over year, while adjusted earnings per share dropped 14% lower.

This is one of the most affordable large-cap biotech stocks today, but arguably for good reasons. The stock is down 48% over the last year, so I understand if you want to buy the dip. Just remember that the company is facing unprecedented challenges right now, and a strong development pipeline doesn't always result in blockbuster products.

Copart: Down 15.6% in May

Online auto auction specialist Copart (NASDAQ: CPRT) also fell after reporting earnings in May. All the headline numbers were up year over year and roughly in line with analyst expectations, but market makers were looking for something more. Copart's stock trades at lofty valuation multiples such as 10.6 times sales and 33 times earnings. It doesn't take much of a miss to inspire a large price drop under these conditions.

Copart's stock is down 5% over the last year, but it remains a long-term winner with a market-beating three-year return and a stellar 1,030% gain over the last decade. Management argues that the company might benefit from tariff-based uncertainty, as expensive repair parts could result in more "total loss" insurance claims. If so, Copart's stock may be a great buy today -- but only time will tell how this theory works out.

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There's still time for a Hollywood ending for AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC). The multiplex operator may be trading more than 99% below the split-adjusted high it reached four summers ago, but momentum is on its side these days. AMC stock has risen 28% since bottoming out two months ago.

The bullish turn might not seem apparent at first. Revenue declined last year, and it has now clocked in negative in four of the last five quarters. Trailing revenue is 17% below its 2019 peak. AMC hasn't delivered an annual profit since 2018. One can argue that AMC is simply rallying alongside the overall market, but there are some potential catalysts fueling the lift. Eyes on the screen. The movie could be just getting started.

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Coming attractions

This year got off to a slow start at the local multiplex, and it translated into a rough first quarter for AMC. Year-over-year revenue declined 9%. Its net loss and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) deficit widened. Thankfully traffic picked up on the heels of some tentpole releases during the current quarter.

Domestic ticket sales are currently 25% higher than they were at this point last year. This year's three highest-grossing theatrical releases -- A Minecraft Movie, Lilo & Stitch, and Sinners -- all came out in the current quarter. Analysts see AMC bouncing back with a 26% jump in revenue for the second quarter, its strongest showing in nearly two years.

Wall Street pros see a return to top-line growth for all of 2025, and the current estimate calling for a 7% increase could prove conservative. As strong as the studio slate has been since April, the rest of the year could be a murderers' row of releases. Avatar: Fire and Ash, Jurassic World: Rebirth, Wicked: For Good, and Zootopia 2 should all pull huge audiences. Fresh installments in in the Superman and Fantastic Four franchises should bring out fans of superhero action movies.

The crowds are coming. Revenue growth will follow. Investors are coming. The upticks should follow if AMC can turn its bottom line around.

Sticking to the script

Like any good superhero origin story, AMC has had to claw back from a dark place. The exhibitor has seen its share count explode on this end of the pandemic, well beyond the 1-for-10 reverse stock split two summers ago. The bloated share count is a good reason why AMC has been one of the market's worst performers over the last four years.

It's time to flip the script. This isn't a bad time for all movie theater stocks. Smaller rival Cinemark has been profitable since 2023, and things are going so well that it resumed paying a quarterly dividend this year. There's a shocking contrast, and an even more shocking similarity here.

Cinemark has moved higher in the same four-year stretch that AMC has surrendered 99% of its value. Wow? And there's this: AMC and Cinemark are somehow trading at the same enterprise-value-to-trailing-revenue multiple of 2.1.

AMC should have returned to profitability by now. Long-term debt is actually contracting for the fifth year in a row, and it's rolling out premium in-theater offerings to boost revenue per guest. Per-share profitability will be a problem with the outsize share count, but sentiment will improve once AMC is out of the red and fading to black. Analysts may not see that happening for a couple of years, but movie studios are giving multiplex operators the lifeline they need with the pipeline they feed.

The turnaround has to start somewhere. Thankfully for AMC investors, it's starting to take shape this quarter. It can't fumble the popcorn bucket again.

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Shares in nuclear power company Oklo (NYSE: OKLO) rose by a whopping 28% in the week to Friday morning. The move comes in a busy week for the company, whereby events helped encapsulate the investment case for the stock.

What does Oklo do

The company is developing what it describes as "next-generation fast fission power plants," known as Aurora. Its Aurora powerhouse has a few interesting qualities. First, it's based on a fast fission plant (Experimental Breeder Reactor-II) that the U.S. government operated from 1964 to 1994, so the technology is proven. Second, it's designed to operate either connected to the grid or independently of it -- the latter is a significant advantage when reliable power is needed in remote locations. Third, it can run on fresh or recycled nuclear fuel.

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What happened this week

The big news this week came with the announcement, on Wednesday, of a notice of intent to award (NOITA) Oklo a project to provide power to the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska -- an attractive prospect for the Department of Defense because Aurora can provide power without being connected to the grid. Oklo will provide power under a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA).

One day later, Oklo announced the pricing of a public offering intended to raise $400 million to $460 million.

Oklo's business model is to build, own, and operate its Aurora powerhouse and sell energy via power purchase agreements (PPAs), rather than selling its powerhouse designs. The upside is that it generates long-term recurring revenue; the downside is that it will require significant capital to build the powerhouses, hence the stock offering, and there is the usual risk of cost overruns in building and operating power plants. Still, the market took a positive view on matters this week.

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SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) has been a major winner in the past 12 months. Shares are up just over 100% since early June 2024, highlighting how the business is winning over investors in remarkable fashion. But to be fair, it has been a volatile stretch.

This leading digital bank hardly flies under the radar anymore. It's doing a great job bringing on new customers, especially as it continues innovating with new products. Shares currently trade 45% below their peak, though.

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Investors should consider what the future might hold. Where will this top fintech stock be in five years?

Becoming a top 10 financial institution

CEO Anthony Noto, who has an impressive background working for the National Football League, Goldman Sachs, and Twitter (now X), has high hopes for his company. "Meeting all of a person's financial needs in one place with world-class products delivered seamlessly and digitally gives us a massive advantage," he said on the 2024 third-quarter earnings call last October. "This is why you will often hear me say it's a matter of when, not if, we become a top 10 financial institution."

It's not exactly clear what metric Noto is focused on with this goal. It could be market cap, revenue, or assets, for example. Nonetheless, it's strikingly clear that SoFi still has a long way to go.

According to Federal Reserve data, the 10th largest bank in the U.S. by assets is State Street. As of March 31, it had $368 billion in total assets on its balance sheet, more than 10 times bigger than SoFi.

It's part of every CEO's job to drive investor excitement. But from Noto's perspective, it's easy to be optimistic about what SoFi could look like in the future. That's because growth has been superb.

The business added 800,000 net new customers last quarter, with the total count approaching 11 million. And SoFi's first-quarter adjusted net revenue of $771 million was more than it brought in for all of 2020.

I'm confident that by 2030, SoFi will be a much larger financial services entity. It should have more customers, more products, higher revenue, and higher profits. Based on the company's success, it's difficult to think any other way.

However, there could still be some risks that affect SoFi's success over the next five years. For one, the culture of product innovation could weaken and pressure customer growth.

What's more, management could loosen up lending standards and its risk management in the name of faster expansion. So far, though, there's nothing concerning, but investors should be mindful of risk factors.

SoFi stock in 2030

As of this writing, this stock trades at a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 34.9. This appears to be an expensive valuation, but there's more to it than meets the eye.

Management believes that profits will soar. It's expected that in 2026, earnings per share (EPS) will be $0.68 at the midpoint. And in the years after that, the company thinks EPS will grow at a compound annual rate of 20% to 25%. Based on these forecasts, EPS will total $1.25 in 2030.

Let's assume the P/E contracts to 23.4 in 2030, which is the current multiple of the S&P 500. I believe this could be a conservative view. Then, we're looking at a stock price of $29.25 at the end of the decade.

Of course, this is a rough estimate, but it shows that SoFi Technologies shares could return 105% in the next five years. No one will argue with that kind of performance.

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In this video, Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall explains why he believes Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is primed to outperform the market over the next five years and beyond.

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As of Friday morning before market open, for the most part stocks weren't having a bad week. As always there were exceptions, however, and one of the unfortunate outliers was software development solutions provider GitLab (NASDAQ: GTLB).

On the back of a quarterly earnings report that disappointed the market, plus subsequent analyst price target cuts and even a recommendation downgrade, the company's share price sagged. As of early Friday morning, the stock had declined by more than 10% week to date, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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A forgettable first quarter?

This, despite the fact that GitLab actually posted healthy growth rates in its first quarter. Total revenue rose by almost 27% year over year to $214.5 million, while non-GAAP (adjusted) net income increased more than sixfold to $29.4 million. Both figures topped the average analyst estimates, although not spectacularly.

Investors like to concentrate on their view of the road ahead, rather than the numbers behind, so it was GitLab's guidance that had a more profound effect on sentiment.

The company's outlook for its current (second) quarter is for $226 million to $227 million in revenue, filtering down into per-share earnings of $0.16 to $0.17. While the analyst earnings estimate falls within the company's range, that for revenue is just above management expectations.

Goldman gets more bearish

And what was discouraging to investors was also dismaying to quite a few analysts tracking GitLab. A clutch of them reduced their price targets on the stock with one -- white-shoe investment bank Goldman Sachs -- even pulling the lever on a recommendation downgrade. Goldman's Kash Rangan now feels the stock is only a neutral, down from his previous buy, at a price target of $50 per share.

I feel investors and pundits alike are overreacting to the quarterly results. While GitLab's revenue growth is declining, it's still turning in very profitable results and it operates a useful service. I think GitLab is therefore worth a look as something of a bargain play in its niche.

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