Dubbed the Magnificent Seven stocks, Apple, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon.com, Nvidia, Meta Platforms and Tesla lived up to their name in 2023 with big gains. But the third quarter of 2024 showed their returns diverging and the whole group came under selling in recent weeks before rebounding.
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Due to their outsized market capitalizations, Magnificent Seven stocks hold a disproportionate influence on the market-cap weighted Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 indexes.
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Magnificent Seven Stocks Performance
| Company Name | Symbol | 2024 YTD Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet | (GOOGL) | +17.2% |
| Amazon | (AMZN) | +9.9% |
| Apple | (AAPL) | +12.3% |
| Meta Platforms | (META) | +46.3% |
| Microsoft | (MSFT) | +8.0% |
| Nvidia | (NVDA) | +111.5% |
| Tesla | (TSLA) | -19.5% |
Source: IBD Data as of Aug. 12
Nvidia Stock Slides
Nvidia (NVDA) declined 3.7% Thursday, threatening to erase the week’s gains. Shares are above the key 50-day line. The company will report earnings on Aug. 28.
Nvidia stock was having a strong year, and soared after the AI giant beat Wall Street’s targets for its fiscal first quarter and guided higher than views for the current period. It also announced a 10-for-1 stock split that took effect on June 10.
The tech titan is an IBD Leaderboard stock. Nvidia stock topped a split-adjusted handle buy point at 92.22, and shares gapped up to all-time highs. Nvidia stock also moved above a split-adjusted entry at 97.40, but gave up of its gains from those buy triggers in recent weeks before rebounding.
Magnificent Seven Stocks: Amazon Retakes Key Level
Amazon.com (AMZN) is back above its long-term 200-day line, as shares dropped 2.2% Thursday. Shares are testing their 50-day line, a key resistance level.
In recent weeks, the e-commerce giant reported mixed second quarter results.
Earnings beat expectations but revenue came in short of projections, despite a stronger-than-expected contribution from Amazon’s cloud computing division. The tech giant’s sales forecast was also lower than expected.
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Dow Jones Stocks In Magnificent 7: Apple, Microsoft
Two Dow Jones names are among the Magnificent Seven: Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT).
Apple stock moved down 0.8% Wednesday, still above its 50-day line. On Aug. 5, the stock briefly sank below the 199.62 buy point of a June 11 breakout, causing a round-trip sell signal.
In recent weeks, Apple beat expectations for its fiscal third quarter thanks to record services revenue and strong iPad sales.
On July 30, software giant Microsoft reported fiscal fourth-quarter results that edged above Wall Street’s targets. But Azure cloud-computing growth disappointed. Also, Microsoft’s sales guidance for the current quarter was light.
Shares moved down 2% in Wednesday’s trading, still above the 200-day line.
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