Major US stock indexes closed the week with growth. The S&P 500 added just under 3% and closed the trading session on Friday at an all-time high of 4,280.7 points. The Nasdaq 100 tech index rose 2.1% over the week and hit its all-time highs, ending trading at 14,345 points. The improvement in investor sentiment was facilitated by the statements of the head of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, who on Tuesday confirmed his opinion that the rise in inflation in the country is temporary. He also noted that the Fed will continue to support the economy. At the same time, Powell acknowledged the existence of significant uncertainty amid the opening of the economy after the restrictive measures introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Powell considers it unlikely that the rate of growth in consumer prices in the country will reach the level of the 1970s, when inflation was in double digits.
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We’re upgrading Chipotle Mexican Grill
Thanks to strong second quarter earnings, we have revised Chipotle Mexican Grill’s financial model and raised our target price for Chipotle Mexican Grill from $ 2,080 to $ 2,250. We expect the company’s restaurant business profitability to rise to 27.6% by 2024. Our forecast is in the middle of the market consensus range of 27-28%. We raise our estimate for 2022 store sales growth to 6.5% from 5%, which is over 6% for Consensus Metrix. In the long term, we maintain the prospects for sales growth in stores in the region of 5% per annum. Chipotle Mexican Grill has one of the finest financial profiles in the restaurant industry.
The week ended with insignificant growth
The market capitalization of the major American indices S&P 500, Dow Jones and NASDAQ 100 over the past week increased by 0.5%, 0.6% and 0.7%, respectively. On Wednesday, following the publication of the Beige Book, major indicators closed the session near record levels. The document says that economic activity in the United States from early April to late May grew at a moderate pace, slightly higher than earlier this year. However, the next day, the market corrected on positive data on initial claims for unemployment, which continue to decline and update the minimum levels before the pandemic. On Friday, an important package of May data on the US labor market was released. The statistics turned out to be worse than expected, which was greeted with optimism by market participants. Weak numbers indicate that the labor market is far from ideal, so the Fed should not tighten monetary policy prematurely.
CrowdStrike displaces classic software from the market
CrowdStrike has posted excellent results for the second fiscal quarter of 2022. The company’s revenue grew by 70% year-on-year amid growth in new services and developments. Earnings per share were $ 0.11, beating market expectations of $ 0.09. The management of the company improved its annual outlook in connection with the entry of CrowdStrike into new adjacent markets by expanding its product portfolio with solutions in the cloud security and adding new developments such as XDR / identity to the line.