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Battle Of The AI Billionaires

The market made up for a lackluster Super Bowl matchup with its own battle between the billionaires shaping the world of artificial intelligence. Some major earnings reports and Trump raising aluminum tariffs to 25% and reinstating 25% steel tariffs also added to today’s excitement. Despite the macro drama, tech soared on the back of semiconductor strength, dragging the major indexes higher. 👀 

Today's issue covers solid earnings from Monday.com and McDonald’s, the latest billionaire battle over AI, and other noteworthy pops and drops. 📰

Here’s the S&P 500 heatmap. 9 of 11 sectors closed green, with energy (+2.20%) leading and financials (-0.79%) lagging.

And here are the closing prices: 

EARNINGS
An “MMM Good” Monday For Earnings 😋 

Many companies reported today, but this title only works if we discuss McDonald’s and Monday.com, so let’s jump into it. 👇️ 

Starting with the work-management software company, Monday.com reported fourth-quarter revenue growth of 32% YoY and revised its 2025 revenue forecast enough to top consensus estimates. Adjusted earnings were also up 66% YoY at $1.08 per share, well ahead of the $0.79 analysts expected.

Management said its AI enterprise-service management product is now out of beta testing and available to all customers, teasing AI agents (artificial intelligence that can act autonomously) that will be launching in March. 🤖 

The company is the latest beneficiary of the recent AI rotation trade, where lower-cost AI like China’s DeepSeek has shifted the focus away from hardware like servers and semiconductors and onto software.

Stocktwits sentiment was ‘extremely bullish’ after today’s 26% rally, but respondents to our poll were less confident. Roughly half of respondents view the stock as overvalued and likely want to see more from the AI story before investing. 👎️ 

Meanwhile, McDonald’s revenue missed, driven by its worst U.S. sales drop since the pandemic. Revenues of $6.39 billion missed analyst estimates of $6.44 billion, while earnings per share of $2.83 were in line. 📊 

Overall, same-store sales growth rose 0.4%, but the U.S. figure fell 1.4% YoY, more than double Wall Street’s 0.6% estimate. Although traffic was slightly positive, customers spent less than usual, raising concerns that the value meals it relies on to drive traffic aren’t having the desired effect.

However, management pushed back on that concern, saying that the average check size on a $5 meal deal is over $10, indicating customers are adding menu items that aren’t discounted to their orders. Instead, they blamed the impact of the E. coli outbreak on its Quarter Pounder burgers, which hurt customer perception, and overall traffic is still recovering from that hit. 🤮 

Despite shares rising 5% and Stocktwits sentiment hitting ‘extremely bullish’ territory, Stocktwits poll respondents remain mixed on the results. Roughly 61% of respondents see the stock as either ‘fairly valued’ or ‘overvalued.’ 🤷 

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