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Interested in SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust? Here are five stocks we like better. Q3 earnings season, starting in October, is expected to again beat a lowball consensus of 28.5% growth after Q1 and Q2 results far exceeded estimates. Energy and technology sectors, fueled by high oil prices and AI-related spending from companies like NVIDIA and AMD, are driving much of the earnings outperformance. Analysts may be underestimating 2027 earnings growth, with the S&P 500 potentially advancing to 8,500 or higher, though falling oil prices pose a key risk. Q3 earnings reporting, which kicks off in October, looks set to be another solid season for the market. While factors including geopolitics, oil, inflation, and the FOMC point to volatility, earnings trends and seasonal trends suggest a robust rally will follow. Seasonally, Q4 is typically the strongest of the year, often starting off slow and then ending with a bang, usually capped off by a Santa Claus Rally. This year, the stage is set for significant outperformance and an affirmation of next year’s results that may lead to a substantial market reset. → 3 Under-the-Radar Defense Stocks With Record Backlogs The S&P 500 historically outperforms its consensus estimates, but outperformance tends to run in the low-single-digit range. Today's narrative is that Q1 and Q2 results were so far above consensus that they revealed a major market disconnect. Q1 results outperformed consensus by 1,750 bps versus the low set just ahead of peak season, topping out at just over 28.5% average earnings per share (EPS) growth, while Q2 results reflected acceleration, outperforming by 2,750 bps from the low to the high and peaking above 47%. With this in play, the Q3 consensus of 28.5% growth is a lowball estimate, likely to be surpassed and compounded by healthy guidance. → Ride-Share Reckoning: Tesla Drives Into Uber's Lane Oil has been a primary driver of outperformance. High oil prices are juicing energy company profits at all levels, with high prices aiding upstream operations and wide crack spreads and demand aiding downstream ops. The critical takeaway is that the energy sector, which grew EPS by 146% in Q2 and outperformed by 2,400 bps, is expected to remain strong in Q3 and potentially into Q4 and Q1 2027, underpinning market strength. The forecast for energy sector earnings growth is just over 100% for Q3. As robust as the energy outlook is, AI is what's driving the S&P 500 today. The information technology sector's earnings were the second-fastest-growing in Q2. NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) underpinned the gains, along with a broad group of infrastructure companies and a widening group of software companies successfully monetizing the technology. The Q3 forecast is for another 62% growth; the revision trend is positive, and outperformance is likely to be substantial. → High Gas Prices Aren't Budging—Here Are 3 Stocks That Benefit While NVIDIA is the primary driver, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is unleashing another wave of GPU capacity. The MI450/Helios launch is expected to show strongly in Q3 results, including for AMD's ecosystem partners. Early signs, including from Hewlett Packard International (NYSE: HPE) (the primary source for Helios racks), show strength and momentum, with 42% new-order growth, backlog at record levels, and a pipeline suggesting exponential strength in upcoming quarters. Software could come back into the spotlight in a good way. Q2 results from names such as Salesforce (NASDAQ: CRM), Snowflake (NASDAQ: SNOW), and a host of cybersecurity companies showed how misplaced the SaaS-pocalypse fears were. Salesforce, for one, reported explosive growth in its AI offerings, with clients flocking to its platform rather than abandoning it. Key details include its data moat, data-handling capacity, and agentic automation. Profits, cash flow, and capital return also help. Seasonal factors suggest the market will continue moving sideways, potentially correcting ahead of the upcoming earnings season. JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) kicks off the peak season with a mid-October report, but momentum may not build until early November, after big tech begins reporting and Election Day results are in. As it stands, community-based pushback against AI data centers is growing and delaying the buildout. Elections may come down to which candidates support data centers, although the build is likely to continue regardless of the outcome. The major hurdles are land, power, and water, with power and water more easily overcome. Companies such as Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) and AirJoule (NASDAQ: AIRJ) provide hurdle-sidestepping technologies, and Bloom Energy, at least, is in high demand. AirJoule is waiting on UL product certification, which is anticipated soon. Another trigger for stock price action will be long-term forecasts and hints as to what 2027 will produce. Forecasts suggest another solid year but may be underestimating growth by a wide margin. Assuming the trends from the first half of the year remain in place, Q3 and Q4 will be strong, setting the stage for a solid first half of 2027, which analysts are not forecasting. Consensus as of early September suggests a good start, with Q1 2027 earnings expected to grow by nearly 18%, but a quick slowdown to nearly flat in Q2. In this scenario, the market is on track for at least four more quarters of S&P 500 earnings growth, outperformance, and upward revisions to drive stock price action. With this in play, the index is likely to trend higher and could easily advance to 8,500 or higher by early 2027. The biggest risk is the impact of oil prices on the earnings outlook—WTI is expected to revert to the $60 range sometime in 2027, which would cause a sharp slowdown in average growth. The article "Q3 Earnings Could Be the Catalyst the Market Has Been Waiting For" was originally published by MarketBeat. View MarketBeat's top stocks for September 2026.

Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) is set to join the S&P 500 index in the upcoming quarterly rebalancing, replacing Molson Coors Beverage. The index change is expected to draw interest from institutional investors and passive funds that track the S&P 500. Inclusion reflects Bloom Energy's market capitalization and eligibility under the index provider's criteria. This kind of index inclusion highlights how investor attention clusters around key parts of the market. It can be useful to compare Bloom Energy with other companies tied to the build out of the computing backbone that powers modern AI through 55 AI infrastructure stocks. Bloom Energy designs, manufactures, sells, and installs solid oxide fuel cell systems that provide on site power generation for customers in the US and internationally, which places the US$69.4b company within the electrical industry segment that many investors track for energy and infrastructure exposure. See which insiders are buying and selling Bloom Energy following this latest news. For Bloom Energy, S&P 500 inclusion reinforces the bull narrative that the company has moved into the mainstream of large cap US equities. It aligns with the existing catalyst around growing AI and cloud data center demand and the larger power grid theme, because index status usually reflects scale, liquidity, and sustained investor attention. It also tends to channel more capital from passive and benchmark aware investors, which can support trading volumes and keep the AI power story visible. If we take a look at the community Narrative for Bloom Energy, we can see how this news fits into the bigger investment story. The bear side does not disappear here. The stock still carries risks already flagged, including a very volatile share price, reliance on external funding, shareholder dilution, and execution risk on large AI data center projects. For this index news to matter in a sustained way, investors will want to watch how Bloom Energy’s upcoming earnings, backlog updates, and progress on major contracts such as Nebius and Oracle relate to actual cash generation and whether volatility starts to settle as index capital flows in. For the full picture including more risks and rewards, check out the complete Bloom Energy analysis. This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned. Companies discussed in this article include BE. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email [email protected]

If they make the cut, the two companies will be the first energy inclusions in the index since 2022. Bloom and Cheniere are the largest companies by market value that are eligible for inclusion in the index, with market values of about $60 billion, well above the current minimum requirement of $22.7 billion. Apart from BE and LNG, Roberts has reportedly named Astera Labs and Everpure among the top candidates for admission to the index. The S&P 500 rebalancing for the third quarter is due at the end of the month, with announcements expected on Friday. As per market participants and investors, two energy companies are likely to make the list. Bloom Energy Corp. (BE) and Cheniere Energy Inc. (LNG) are two of the most likely inclusions in the benchmark index, according to Stephens analyst Melissa Roberts, a report from Barron’s said. See what 10M+ investors are talking about. Get the Stocktwits Daily Rip for what retail is watching right now, free to your inbox If they make the cut, the two companies will be the first energy inclusions in the index since 2022. The energy sector has boomed in recent months due to the ongoing energy supply crunch amid the Iran war. In a note to clients, Roberts said she expects two or three changes in the index to be announced along with the rebalancing. Bloom and Cheniere are the largest companies by market value that are eligible for inclusion in the index, with market values of about $60 billion, well above the current minimum requirement of $22.7 billion. As of Thursday’s close, Bloom Energy has a market capitalization of $69.25 billion, as per data from Robinhood. Cheniere has a market capitalization of $60.05 billion. According to Roberts, Cheniere has been eligible for some time and could finally be added this quarter, given the strength in the energy sector this year. To qualify for inclusion in the S&P 500, a company must be based in the U.S., have a market capitalization of at least $22.7 billion, have positive GAAP earnings in the latest quarter and cumulatively over the past four quarters, and have at least 10% of its shares available to the public. It must also meet minimum liquidity and trading-volume requirements, have been publicly traded for at least 12 months, issue common stock, and meet S&P’s requirements on multiple share classes. Companies added to the S&P 500 command prestige and often see their stock price rise after the announcement. For instance, Marvell Technology (MRVL), which was included in the index on June 22, saw its stock jump about 9% immediately after the announcement. The companies also benefit from index funds buying as part of requirements. As per Barron’s, an estimated 30% or more of the S&P 500 is held by index funds. Apart from BE and LNG, Roberts has reportedly named Astera Labs Inc. (ALAB) and Everpure Inc. (P) as being among the top candidates for admission into the index. Other possible companies that can make the cut include are Credo Technology Group Holdings Ltd. (CRDO), Heico Corp. (HEI), Rocket Companies Inc. (RKT), and Royalty Pharma Inc. (RPRX), Roberts reportedly noted. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around BE stock improved from ‘neutral’ to ‘bullish’ over 24 hours amid ‘high’ message volumes. One user said, “$BE uhhhhh i think they might get included in s&p,apparently they sre the top runner. 44% chnace of inclusion! WOW!!” Retail sentiment around LNG stock improved from ‘bullish’ to ‘extremely bullish’ at the time of writing amid ‘normal’ message volumes. One user said, “SP500 rebalancing tomorrow and they are going to add $LNG.” BE stock is up more than 138% so far in 2026, while LNG stock has gained about 47% in the same time. For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com. Aashika Suresh has no position in any of the stocks mentioned in this article. StockTwits' news team content is for informational purposes only and is not intended as investment advice. For more, see our editorial policy. This article was originally published on StockTwits. Related: SoFi's Kraken Deal Grows Its Stablecoin Reach — Analyst Calls It 'Another Positive Development' But Still Sees 13% Downside SoFi's Kraken Deal Grows Its Stablecoin Reach — Analyst Calls It 'Another Positive Development' But Still Sees 13% Downside TSLA Stock Slips Overnight As Safety Regulator Scrutinizes Cybercab — Retail Fumes Over Event Blackout

FuelCell Energy FCEL is slated to release fiscal third-quarter 2026 results on Sept. 2, before market open. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $39.1 million, implying a decrease of 16.3% from the year-ago quarter. The consensus bottom line mark of -$0.32 per share has remained unchanged over the past seven days, suggesting a 66.3% jump from the year-ago reported number. For full fiscal year 2026, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for FCEL’s revenues is pegged at $153.7 million, implying a decline of 2.8% year over year. The consensus mark for fiscal 2026 loss per share stands at $1.58, indicating a surge of 64.2%. FCEL's Earnings Surprise History In the last reported quarter, the company delivered an earnings surprise of -20.5%. FuelCell Energy’s results beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters and missed in the other, with the average surprise being 14.4%. FuelCell Energy, Inc. price-eps-surprise | FuelCell Energy, Inc. Quote Q3 Earnings Whispers for FuelCell Energy The proven Zacks model does not conclusively show that FCEL is likely to beat estimates in the fiscal third quarter. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of beating estimates. But that’s not the case here. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter. Earnings ESP: FuelCell Energy has an Earnings ESP of 0.00%. This is because the Most Accurate Estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate are pegged at -$0.32 per share each. Zacks Rank: FCEL currently carries a Zacks Rank of 3, which increases the predictive power of ESP. However, the company’s 0.00% ESP makes surprise prediction difficult this earnings season. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here. Factors Shaping FCEL’s Upcoming Q3 Results FuelCell Energy’s Product business likely benefited from planned deliveries to customers in South Korea. The company expected six Gyeonggi Green Energy modules to be delivered in the fiscal third quarter, which were projected to generate about $18 million in Korean repowering revenues during the period. This matches the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $18 million for product revenues. The scheduled shipments gave FuelCell Energy better visibility into quarterly sales and may have reduced uncertainty around this part of the business. Broader demand for reliable, on-site power also remained encouraging, with Bloom Energy BE seeing strong data-center demand and Plug Power PLUG expecting a stronger second half of 2026. FuelCell Energy’s ‘Advanced Technologies’ business may have also contributed positively. The consensus mark is $4.95 million compared with $4.72 million reported in the fiscal second quarter. The company delivered two carbon-capture modules to Rotterdam for work with ExxonMobil, moving the project closer to a planned demonstration in late 2026. FuelCell Energy also had $15.4 million of Advanced Technologies backlog at the end of April, with most of it connected to the ExxonMobil program. These projects could have supported steady research and development revenues. Meanwhile, Bloom Energy and Plug Power also reported continued activity across clean-power and hydrogen projects, pointing to healthy interest in alternative-energy technologies. But on a somewhat bearish note, FCEL’s Generation business likely remained under pressure because its 7.4-MW Groton Navy project was not operating and required an equipment upgrade. The company had already said that lower output from Groton reduced generation revenues in the fiscal second quarter. That weakness could have continued into the quarter to be reported if repairs and upgrades took longer than expected. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for generation revenues is $11.31 million, noticeably above the $8.68 million reported in the preceding quarter, so achieving that recovery may be challenging. Service revenues may not have provided much help either, as the next scheduled long-term service agreement module replacement is expected only in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2026. FCEL Price Performance & Stock Valuation Shares of FuelCell Energy have gone up 142.9% in the year-to-date period compared with Bloom Energy’s growth of 142.5%. Meanwhile, Plug Power stock has gained a modest 11.1%. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research From a valuation perspective — in terms of trailing price-to-book ratio — FCEL is trading at a discount compared to the industry average. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research How Should You Play FuelCell Energy Pre-Q3 Earnings? FuelCell Energy heads into its fiscal third-quarter report with a mixed setup. Planned South Korean deliveries, including six Gyeonggi Green Energy modules expected to generate about $18 million in quarterly repowering revenues, could have supported the Product business. Advanced Technologies may also have benefited from continued work with ExxonMobil, backed by $15.4 million of backlog and progress on the Rotterdam carbon-capture project. However, the Generation segment likely remained a weak spot as the 7.4-MW Groton Navy project stayed offline for upgrades, potentially making the $11.31 million consensus revenue target difficult to achieve. With overall revenues expected to decline year over year, an Earnings ESP of 0.00% and shares already up sharply year to date, the near-term risk-reward appears balanced despite FCEL’s discounted valuation and longer-term opportunities in data centers and carbon capture. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. 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Bloom Energy (BE) appears an attractive pick given a noticeable improvement in the company's earnings outlook. The stock has been a strong performer lately, and the momentum might continue with analysts still raising their earnings estimates for the company. Analysts' growing optimism on the earnings prospects of this developer of fuel cell systems is driving estimates higher, which should get reflected in its stock price. After all, empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements. Our stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- has this insight at its core. The five-grade Zacks Rank system, which ranges from a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) to a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive externally-audited track record of outperformance, with Zacks #1 Ranked stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 2008. For Bloom Energy, there has been strong agreement among the covering analysts in raising earnings estimates, which has helped push consensus estimates considerably higher for the next quarter and full year. The chart below shows the evolution of forward 12-month Zacks Consensus EPS estimate: The company is expected to earn $0.68 per share for the current quarter, which represents a year-over-year change of +353.3%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Bloom Energy has increased 34.62% over the last 30 days, as three estimates have gone higher compared to no negative revisions. For the full year, the company is expected to earn $2.58 per share, representing a year-over-year change of +239.5%. The revisions trend for the current year also appears quite promising for Bloom Energy, with six estimates moving higher over the past month compared to no negative revisions. The consensus estimate has also received a boost over this time frame, increasing 34.36%. The promising estimate revisions have helped Bloom Energy earn a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). The Zacks Rank is a tried-and-tested rating tool that helps investors effectively harness the power of earnings estimate revisions and make the right investment decision.You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Our research shows that stocks with Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and 2 (Buy) significantly outperform the S&P 500. Investors have been betting on Bloom Energy because of its solid estimate revisions, as evident from the stock's 14.3% gain over the past four weeks. As its earnings growth prospects might push the stock higher, you may consider adding it to your portfolio right away. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Bloom Energy Corporation (BE) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com). Zacks Investment Research

The fuel cell maker's earnings multiple is measured on a trailing year, while the guidance management has raised describes a far bigger business. That mismatch moves the buy decision onto delivery rather than demand. Bloom Energy (BE) has returned about 530% over the trailing twelve months and still trades roughly 31% below its 52-week high. At about $237 a share it changes hands at 278 times trailing earnings, against 23.8 for the S&P 500. Whether that gap is a warning or a lag depends on what the trailing figures measure. The Business Changed Faster Than The Trailing Window Bloom sells solid oxide fuel cell systems for on-site power generation. By its own account it took nearly a decade to become the standard supplier to hospitals, factories and university campuses, and less than a year to become one for AI data centers, where every major U.S. hyperscaler and more than a dozen neoclouds, AI labs, and colocation operators have validated its power solutions. Revenue over the trailing twelve months was $3.1 billion, up from $1.6 billion a year earlier, while the second quarter of 2026 alone brought $1.065 billion, up 166% year over year. A multiple measured across that window is priced against quarters that predate the ramp, which is why the raised full-year 2026 outlook matters more: revenue of $3.9 billion to $4.2 billion, and non-GAAP diluted earnings of $2.55 to $2.85 a share. Where The Twenty-Five Billion Actually Sits Most customers never buy the equipment outright. A financier purchases the energy servers and serves the end customer under the contract Bloom originated. Brookfield anchors that financing shelf: the partnership was formed last fall at $5 billion and expanded fivefold in June to $25 billion. That commitment is available project capital rather than an order book. What the trailing year shows is mixed: the business turns 23.7% of revenue into operating cash flow against 21.8% for the market, while its operating margin of 11.2% still trails the market's 18.4%. Holdings in the Trefis High Quality Portfolio tend to be businesses where growth, strong margins and cash generation already sit together. Lumpy Deliveries And A Withdrawn Cash Flow Guide The company flags the fragile part of its model: large campus deliveries are lumpy, and revenue can look concentrated in one or two customers in any single quarter, a concentration management attributes to delivery timing rather than backlog composition. Alongside the raised revenue and operating income outlooks, free cash flow guidance is no longer part of the presentation, a change the CFO described as aligning it with what the company truly guides, while saying conversion from operating income into cash remains strong. Separately, a securities class action covering stock purchases from February 2025 through July 2026 alleges false or misleading statements by the company and certain of its top executives. And when markets have broken this stock has fallen harder: down 78% in the 2020 pandemic crash against 34% for the S&P 500. The options market prices implied volatility at 98, the 15th percentile of its own trailing one-year range: high by most standards, low by this stock's own. At 278 times trailing earnings the price already pays for deliveries landing on schedule and the cash arriving behind them, making this a delivery question rather than a demand one. A slipped campus quarter with no conversion is where the multiple turns from a lag into a warning, and the same five factors on every stock are where both would show. Buy It Or Fear It, How Much Of It Should You Own? Whichever way the call lands, the bigger question is how much of any single stock belongs in a portfolio at all. A position that has grown large enough to matter is worth sizing deliberately rather than by accident. What a position that size would do to your net worth is exactly what the Trefis Wealth team computes, with the same rules-based systematic discipline that runs our High Quality Portfolio. Request a free vulnerability audit of your biggest positions.

Interested in Brookfield Corporation? Here are five stocks we like better. Brookfield reported strong Q2 growth: Distributable earnings before realizations rose 15% year over year to $1.4 billion, or $0.61 per share. The company raised $98 billion, deployed $100 billion and monetized $40 billion of assets in the first half of 2026. Asset management fundraising reached a record $77 billion, lifting fee-bearing capital 19% to $672 billion. Brookfield also completed its Oaktree integration, expanding its global credit platform and ending the quarter with $210 billion in deployable capital. AI infrastructure, nuclear power and insurance are key growth areas: Brookfield is advancing a planned $100 billion Kentucky AI project, citing opportunities in data centers and energy, while Westinghouse benefits from new nuclear financing. Wealth Solutions earnings rose 23%, and Brookfield targets more than $300 billion in insurance assets by 2030. Why Bloom Energy May Be the Most Important AI Infrastructure Stock Brookfield (NYSE:BN) reported second-quarter distributable earnings before realizations of $1.4 billion, or $0.61 per share, up 15% per share from a year earlier, as growth in asset management and wealth solutions supported results. Total distributable earnings, including realizations, were $1.5 billion, or $0.66 per share, for the quarter. Over the past 12 months, distributable earnings before realizations totaled $5.7 billion, or $2.39 per share. → AST SpaceMobile Earnings Just Reminded Investors How Risky Space Can Be Beyond the AI Trade: 3 Defensive Stocks Built for Stability Chief Executive Officer Bruce Flatt said the company raised $98 billion of capital, deployed $100 billion and monetized $40 billion of assets during the first half of 2026. It also completed $130 billion of financings across the franchise. Flatt said the company sees a constructive environment despite geopolitical conflict, higher energy prices and uncertainty around interest rates. He pointed to rising demand for assets with low obsolescence risk and said digitalization, decarbonization and deglobalization are expanding investment opportunities in artificial intelligence infrastructure, energy, supply-chain reorganization and data sovereignty. → Nebius’ Q2 Beat Shows the AI Bottleneck Is Capacity, Not Demand 3 Stocks to Ride the Manufacturing Sector's Big Comeback Brookfield’s Asset Management business generated distributable earnings of $740 million, or $0.31 per share, during the quarter. The segment raised a record $77 billion of capital, including $17 billion across flagship strategies. The fundraising total included $7 billion for the seventh vintage of Brookfield’s private equity strategy and $9 billion for the sixth vintage of its infrastructure strategy. President Nick Goodman said both funds are on track to become the largest in their respective series. → On Holding's Price Stumble May Be an Opening for a Company Built to Run Fee-bearing capital increased 19% year over year to $672 billion, while fee-related earnings rose 20%. Goodman said Brookfield expects another record fundraising year. In July, Brookfield completed the acquisition of Oaktree, bringing the firms fully together and expanding its global credit platform. Flatt said the combined credit business is now among the most comprehensive globally. The company said its capital base, which includes public-market, institutional, private-wealth, insurance and balance-sheet capital, gives it flexibility to match capital sources with investments across market cycles. Brookfield ended the quarter with $210 billion of deployable capital. Management highlighted AI infrastructure as a major opportunity spanning Brookfield’s real estate, energy, infrastructure and credit operations. Flatt said the company is bringing together power generation, transmission, land entitlement, financing and customer relationships to support AI-related development. Brookfield recently announced a planned $100 billion AI factory project in Kentucky with the U.S. government. Flatt said the U.S. Department of Energy selected Brookfield to repurpose a federally owned industrial site for an AI campus, with the site requiring relatively few additional approvals because of its existing Department of Energy uses. Goodman said Brookfield expects much of its AI-related activity to be funded through its client funds, co-investments from large institutions and listed affiliates rather than relying primarily on corporate balance-sheet capital. He added that stabilized data-center assets could be recycled to long-duration institutional owners, helping fund further development. Brookfield also cited Westinghouse as a beneficiary of demand for energy security and nuclear generation. Flatt said the U.S. Department of Energy made a further $17.5 billion financing commitment, alongside utility partners, to acquire long-lead items for reactor construction. Westinghouse has 14 reactors in various stages of construction, line of sight on another 40, and an additional 100 potential projects, according to Flatt. Wealth Solutions generated distributable earnings of $480 million, or $0.20 per share, up 23% from the prior-year quarter. The business originated $5 billion of annuity sales, while insurance assets rose to more than $190 billion, aided by the acquisition of U.K.-based Just Group, which added $45 billion of insurance assets. Chief Executive Officer of Wealth Solutions Sachin Shah said Just Group contributed approximately $29 million of earnings during Brookfield’s first full quarter of ownership, representing an initial return on equity of about 12%. Shah said Brookfield has exited Just’s early-stage direct-to-consumer initiative and is simplifying the business around pension risk transfer and retail annuities. He said Just’s cost structure is two to three times that of some competitors and identified cost reductions and portfolio repositioning as key levers for improving returns. Brookfield expects its investment origination capabilities in real estate, infrastructure and energy to support higher investment yields for Just’s long-duration pension liabilities. Shah said there is at least 50 basis points of potential spread improvement through cost reductions, with a longer-term path toward a spread closer to 200 basis points. The company’s North American insurance operations deployed $5 billion into real-asset investments during the quarter, producing an average net investment income yield of 5.7%. Its property-and-casualty business recorded a 99% combined ratio, while the overall gross spread was 2.2%. Shah said Brookfield sees a path to more than $300 billion of insurance assets by the end of the decade. He also said new bank distribution channels contributed about $200 million of annuity sales in the quarter, and that the company sees potential to add $10 billion to $12 billion of annual sales through bank channels over the next several years. Brookfield’s operating businesses generated $361 million of distributable earnings, or $0.15 per share. Its super-core and core-plus real estate portfolios ended the quarter with occupancy above 95%. In retail, nearly 1 million square feet of leases commenced at rents 12% above expiring levels. In office, Brookfield signed 4.5 million square feet of leases globally at average net rents 19% above expiring rents. The company completed several asset sales during the first half, including the initial public offering of Csquare, its U.S. colocation data-center platform, generating about $1.2 billion of proceeds. Brookfield retained a 64% stake. It also sold One Churchill Place in Canary Wharf for £750 million and completed the $650 million sale of construction business Multiplex. Brookfield realized $121 million of net carried interest during the quarter and ended the period with $12.5 billion of accumulated unrealized carried interest. Goodman said the company expects carry realization to build over time as earlier-vintage infrastructure and Oaktree funds return capital and clear preferred-return thresholds. The company returned $270 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases during the quarter. Year to date, it repurchased approximately $580 million of shares at an average price of $42 per share. The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share, payable at the end of September to shareholders of record on Sept. 14, 2026. Brookfield Corporation (NYSE:BN) is a global alternative asset manager that specializes in real assets. The company invests in and operates businesses across real estate, infrastructure, renewable power and energy, private equity and credit. Its activities span both ownership and active management of physical assets as well as the operation of investment funds and vehicles that provide institutional and retail investors access to long‑lived, cash‑generating assets. Brookfield's services include asset management, direct investing, property development and the operation of infrastructure and energy businesses. This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to [email protected]. The article "Brookfield Q2 Earnings Call Highlights" was originally published by MarketBeat. View MarketBeat's top stocks for August 2026.

Though the earnings cycle is winding down, Palantir PLTR, General Motors GM, and Bloom Energy BE have been nice standouts so far in the Q2 earnings season, all raising guidance. Guidance upgrades are generally one of the most bullish things to watch for in earnings season, as renewed outlooks can often lead to positive EPS revisions, one of the strongest drivers of a stock’s near-term movement. General Motors Earnings General Motors posted a double-beat relative to our consensus expectations, with adjusted EPS of $3.57 reflecting a positive surprise of 14%. Sales of $48.0 billion came in 3% above our consensus sales estimate. The company raised its full-year 2026 EBIT adjusted guidance for the second time this year, with adjusted EPS guidance also getting raised. EPS revisions for its current fiscal year got a boost from the lifted outlook, with the trend overall remaining positive for the entire last year. The profitability picture of automotive players is always a key driver behind sentiment, and the updated guidance across key profitability metrics remains a huge positive for GM’s share momentum overall. Palantir Earnings Palantir’s overall revenue surged by 93% YoY to $1.94 billion, yet again reflecting another acceleration relative to recent periods. Huge top-line growth has been led by rock-solid demand, with Palantir closing $3.4 billion of total contract value throughout the period, jumping 49% YoY. The company lifted its guidance across many metrics, now expecting FY26 revenue in a band of $8.150 - $8.158 billion, reflective of 82% YoY growth. U.S. commercial demand is also expected to remain red-hot, with PLTR upping the guidance to reflect 134% YoY growth. The stock is a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Bloom Energy Earnings Bloom Energy delivered rock-solid results in its earnings release, easily beating our consensus expectations. The company posted record quarterly revenue of $1.07 billion, growing 166% year-over-year while also significantly raising its full-year 2026 outlook. The growth surge was driven by soaring demand for its solid-oxide fuel cell systems thanks to major U.S. hyperscalers and AI data center operators seeking reliable on-site power. Bloom Energy now expects full-year revenue in a range of $3.9 - $4.2 billion, with positive revisions also flowing in for its next fiscal year following the release. The stock sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), with EPS revisions also remaining on a bullish trajectory across the board. Bottom Line Guidance upgrades are always a bullish development to watch for in earnings releases, commonly leading to positive post-earnings share reactions. While it isn’t a guarantee that a stock will pop just because it raised its outlook, it remains a favorable fundamental factor. Companies raising guidance, particularly on the earnings front, always deserve some level of attention from investors. All three stocks above – Palantir PLTR, General Motors GM, and Bloom Energy BE – have recently upped their outlooks. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report General Motors Company (GM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Bloom Energy Corporation (BE) : Free Stock Analysis Report Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com). Zacks Investment Research

Interested in OR Royalties Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better. Strong second-quarter performance: Revenue and operating cash flow both rose 62% year over year to $97.8 million and $83.2 million, respectively, while adjusted earnings increased 78% to $60.5 million. First-half deliveries reached 43,497 GEOs, and full-year guidance of 80,000–90,000 GEOs was maintained. Canadian Malartic disruption creates near-term pressure: A rock-wall movement is expected to make roughly 370,000 ounces inaccessible over the next three years, potentially reducing OR Royalties’ GEOs by about 3,500 in 2026 and up to 7,500 annually in 2027–2028. Management said 2026 guidance and the longer-term outlook remain intact, with mining expected to resume in the fourth quarter. Expansion and shareholder returns continue: OR Royalties completed $335 million of acquisitions, added new royalty and streaming investments, raised its credit facility to $850 million, increased its quarterly dividend 18.2% to $0.065 per share, and continued share repurchases. Why Bloom Energy May Be the Most Important AI Infrastructure Stock OR Royalties (NYSE:OR) reported second-quarter revenue of $97.8 million and operating cash flow of $83.2 million, with both measures rising 62% from a year earlier as realized gold and silver prices increased and gold-equivalent-ounce deliveries grew 5%. President and CEO Jason Attew said the company delivered 43,497 gold equivalent ounces, or GEOs, during the first half of 2026, up 12% from the first half of 2025. The company maintained its full-year guidance for 80,000 to 90,000 GEOs and said its 2030 outlook of 120,000 to 135,000 GEOs remains unchanged. → Sandisk Just Delivered a Blowout Quarter—Here's Why the Stock Is Falling MarketBeat Week in Review – 07/20- 07/24 Chief Financial Officer and VP of Finance Fréd Ruel said second-quarter revenue increased from $60.4 million in the prior-year period, supported by realized prices of $4,504 per ounce of gold and $70 per ounce of silver. Cash margin totaled $94.7 million, or 96.8% of revenue, compared with $57.8 million, or 95.8% of revenue, a year earlier. Royalties contributed $62.8 million of revenue during the quarter, while streams contributed $35 million. Net earnings were $61.4 million, or $0.33 per basic share, compared with $0.17 per share a year earlier. Adjusted earnings totaled $60.5 million, or $0.32 per share, up 78% year over year. Operating cash flow was $83.2 million, or $0.44 per share, compared with $0.27 per share in the prior-year quarter. → 4 Oil and Gas ETF Plays as Prices Stay Sky-High Oracle Is One Step From Junk—Can It Afford the AI Boom? Attew said the company converted $0.968 of every revenue dollar into cash margin during the quarter. Management addressed the July 1 rock mass movement along the north wall of the Barnat open pit at Canadian Malartic. Attew said no one was injured and that Agnico Eagle’s monitoring systems had tracked the wall movement, while mining in the affected area had already been suspended as a precaution. → No Hangover: Revisiting Microsoft One Week After Earnings According to Attew, about 1 million tons of moved material will remain in place. Agnico is expected to spend the third quarter building safety berms and access roads, with mining in the affected area anticipated to resume during the fourth quarter. Attew said approximately 370,000 ounces of gold are now considered inaccessible over the next three years, including 60,000 to 80,000 ounces in the second half of 2026 and up to roughly 150,000 ounces in each of 2027 and 2028. Applying OR Royalties’ 5% interest to those figures implies approximately 3,500 fewer GEOs in 2026 and up to roughly 7,500 fewer GEOs in each of 2027 and 2028, before any mitigation or recovery work by Agnico. Despite the near-term impact, Attew said the company’s 2026 guidance remains intact and the longer-term outlook is unaffected because Barnat was already expected to be mined out by 2028 or 2029. He said Odyssey, which is expected to be the future of Canadian Malartic, set a quarterly production record of 28,800 ounces. The first phase of shaft No. 1 sinking was completed in July at a depth of 1,586 meters, and first shaft production remains scheduled for the second quarter of 2027. Attew also noted that Canadian Malartic experienced a six-day mill shutdown during the second quarter following a fatal accident in April. He expressed condolences to those affected and said the company supported Agnico’s emphasis on worker safety. OR Royalties said the second half of 2026 is expected to be modestly lighter than the first half. In addition to the Barnat disruption, concentrate transportation logistics at CSA deferred some silver and copper GEOs into the second half, while Mantos Blancos delivered fewer GEOs than in the first quarter because silver grades were weighted toward the beginning of the year. Management expects ramp-ups at Namdini, San Gabriel, Dalgaranga, CB and CSA to partly offset the impact. OR Royalties received its first royalty payment from Dalgaranga during the quarter, while the company said its increased 2% royalty at Namdini is becoming a more significant contributor as the operation ramps up. The company currently has 23 producing assets and expects Cabral Gold’s Cuiú project in Brazil to become its 24th producing asset, with commissioning still scheduled for the fourth quarter. Attew said the company expects updates later this year from Harmony, including fiscal 2027 guidance and an updated mineral resource estimate and life-of-mine plan. He also highlighted expected first gold at Amulsar in September. OR Royalties’ stream there is expected to begin accruing from first production, although first payments are currently expected in 2028 and depend largely on commodity prices and the pace at which operator United Gold repays its loan. The company closed the Gold Fields royalty portfolio and Spring Valley acquisitions during the quarter, totaling $335 million and largely funded through its revolving credit facility. OR Royalties ended June with $75.6 million of cash and $215 million drawn on its credit facility, for net debt of $139 million. The company repaid $18 million on the facility during the quarter. Subsequent to quarter-end, OR Royalties closed a $28 million Murray Brook precious-metals stream with Canadian Copper, along with a $4 million equity subscription. It also expects to close a $15 million extension of its royalty coverage at Chile’s Costa Fuego project to include the La Verde discovery. The board increased the quarterly dividend by 18.2% to $0.065 per share in May. A further $0.065-per-share dividend was declared and is payable Oct. 15. The company repurchased more than 225,000 shares for $8 million during the second quarter and about 1 million additional shares for $29.1 million in July. Earlier this week, OR Royalties increased its revolving credit facility to $850 million from $650 million, increased its accordion feature to $350 million from $200 million, and extended the facility’s maturity to August 2030 from May 2029. Management said it will continue to prioritize accretive royalty and stream opportunities, while considering debt repayment and opportunistic share repurchases if no suitable acquisitions are completed. OR Royalties PLC (NYSE: OR) is a closed-ended investment company that specializes in acquiring and managing royalty interests in life science and pharmaceutical products. The company provides capital to biotechnology, specialty pharmaceutical and medical device companies in exchange for a share of future sales revenues. By focusing on royalties secured against marketed products, OR Royalties aims to deliver income and growth potential while minimizing the development and commercialization risks typically associated with direct equity stakes. The company's core activities include sourcing royalty transactions, structuring bespoke financing solutions and actively monitoring a diversified portfolio of assets. 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Interested in Realty Income Corporation? Here are five stocks we like better. Realty Income raised its 2026 outlook after second-quarter AFFO per share increased 3.8% to $1.09. Full-year AFFO guidance is now $4.44–$4.45 per share, while the investment-volume target rose to $10 billion. Investment activity reached approximately $2.6 billion globally in the quarter, led by industrial properties, which represented about 65% of global real estate investments. The company also expanded its European, private-capital and data-center platforms. The balance sheet remained within target leverage levels, with pro forma liquidity exceeding $5.7 billion after financing actions. Portfolio occupancy was 98.8%, and rent recapture remained strong at 102.7% overall and 105.8% for industrial leasing. 3 Healthcare Stocks With Fresh Dividend Hikes and Different Income Profiles Realty Income (NYSE:O) raised its full-year 2026 outlook after reporting second-quarter adjusted funds from operations, or AFFO, per share growth of 3.8% to $1.09, supported by investment activity across industrial properties, Europe, private-capital vehicles and data centers. Year-to-date AFFO per share reached $2.22, up 5.2% from the same period of 2025. Chief Executive Officer Sumit Roy said the company increased the midpoint of its full-year AFFO guidance by $0.02, setting a new range of $4.44 to $4.45 per share. The midpoint implies approximately 4% annual growth. → Sandisk Just Delivered a Blowout Quarter—Here's Why the Stock Is Falling Why Bloom Energy May Be the Most Important AI Infrastructure Stock The company also lifted its 2026 investment-volume target to $10 billion from $9.5 billion, citing a robust investment pipeline. Realty Income expects approximately $9 billion of that amount to be invested at its share. Realty Income reported approximately $2.6 billion of global investments during the second quarter, or $2.1 billion at its pro-rata share, at an initial weighted average cash yield of 7.3%. → 4 Oil and Gas ETF Plays as Prices Stay Sky-High Nano Nuclear’s Air Force Contract Puts Its Short-Squeeze Setup in Focus U.S. investments accounted for roughly $1.7 billion at Realty Income's share and carried a 7.4% weighted average cash yield. Industrial assets represented about $800 million of U.S. activity and approximately 65% of global real estate investments for the quarter. Roy said industrial acquisitions were supported by improving market fundamentals and contractual rent escalators generally ranging from 2% to 3.5% annually. Nearly half of industrial acquisition net operating income came from investment-grade clients, he said. → No Hangover: Revisiting Microsoft One Week After Earnings The company invested about $400 million in Europe at a weighted average yield of 7%. Neil Abraham, chief strategy officer and president of Realty Income International, said the European pipeline includes grocery, do-it-yourself retail, industrial logistics, onshoring and advanced-manufacturing opportunities. Abraham said the company remains constructive on Europe, despite geopolitical uncertainty earlier in the year. He also said cap-rate pressure in the United Kingdom and much of Europe has generally been downward due to institutional capital inflows, with Germany an exception. Realty Income's U.S. Core Plus Fund acquired approximately $673 million of assets globally during the quarter, with industrial accounting for more than half of the volume and retail comprising the remainder. The fund's remaining cornerstone commitments were fully deployed, bringing total gross asset value to approximately $3 billion. Assets acquired by the fund in the second quarter generated a 6% weighted average cash yield. Roy said the fund enables Realty Income to pursue lower-initial-yield assets that may not be accretive on the company's balance sheet while generating management-fee income and day-one accretion for shareholders. Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Pong said management-fee income totaled approximately $3.2 million in the quarter, largely from the Core Plus Fund and a separate insurance joint venture. He said Realty Income expects roughly $10 million of management fees from the fund and another $2 million to $3 million from the insurance venture during 2026. On June 30, Realty Income announced a $6 billion programmatic hyperscale data center joint venture with Cloud Capital. Realty Income expects to invest up to $1.4 billion over time for a 45% equity interest in the venture, which includes three Northern Virginia data center properties representing less than 400 megawatts of capacity. Roy said Realty Income had closed on the first stabilized property and expects to acquire interests in two development assets when they stabilize. The company sees demand for data center capacity continuing to exceed available supply in major markets, driven by artificial intelligence, cloud computing and broader digitization. Chief Investment Officer Mark Hagan said Realty Income intends to diversify its data center tenant exposure and focus on investment-grade hyperscale and enterprise users. He said the company could invest in European data center markets and may participate at different stages of development, including through credit investments. Realty Income ended the quarter with approximately $3.5 billion of available liquidity on a pro-rata basis. Net debt to annualized pro forma adjusted EBITDA was 5.4 times, or 5.2 times including unsettled at-the-market equity forwards, within the company's target range. After quarter-end financing actions, Pong said pro forma liquidity rose above $5.7 billion. Those actions included expanding global revolving credit facilities to $5.5 billion, increasing the commercial paper program to $5.5 billion, issuing a €600 million bond at a 3.7% yield, and raising another $90 million of forward equity. Year to date, the company issued $3 billion of debt at a blended effective coupon of 3.9%, compared with $1.4 billion of maturities at a 4% blended coupon. Fitch also initiated coverage of Realty Income with an A long-term issuer default rating, Pong said. Portfolio occupancy was 98.8% at quarter-end. Realty Income re-leased 482 units at a blended rent recapture rate of 102.7%, including renewals at 104.6%. Industrial leasing generated a 105.8% recapture rate, while international recapture reached 112.9%. The company completed $161 million in dispositions during the quarter. Roy said the capital-recycling strategy is intended to reallocate capital toward property types, geographies and opportunities with stronger organic-growth prospects, pricing power and long-term value potential. Investment-grade client exposure rose to 34% of annualized rent from 32% in the prior quarter. Realty Income maintained its full-year credit-loss outlook at about 40 basis points of rental revenue and did not change its forecast for lease-termination income of $45 million to $50 million. Pong said the higher AFFO outlook reflected stronger investment volumes and yields, modest credit losses, capital-markets execution and improved visibility into deal timing. Realty Income Corporation (NYSE: O) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, owns and manages commercial properties subject primarily to long-term net lease agreements. The company's business model focuses on generating predictable, contractual rental income by leasing properties to tenants under agreements that typically place responsibility for taxes, insurance and maintenance on the tenant. Realty Income is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and markets itself as a reliable income-oriented REIT. Realty Income's portfolio is concentrated in single-tenant, retail and service-oriented properties such as drugstores, convenience stores, dollar and discount retailers, restaurants, and other essential-service businesses. This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. 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