- Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week.
- Last week's bullish calls included the iPhone maker, the EV leader and a big bank.
- A top automaker, a casino stock and a REIT were among the bearish calls seen.
The second-quarter earnings-reporting season began this past week, with the big banks mostly crushing expectations. That did little to lift their stocks though, partly due to the latest Consumer Price Index reading revealing stronger than expected inflation, and also because investors were waiting to hear from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
So the three main U.S. indexes ended the week in the red. The Dow Jones industrials were only fractionally lower, while the S&P 500 was down about 1% and the Nasdaq pulled back around 2%.
The week's other big news was House Democrats introducing a federal marijuana legalization bill.
Through it all, Benzinga continued to examine the prospects for many of the stocks most popular with investors. Here are a few of this past week's most bullish and bearish posts that are worth another look.
The Bulls
Also read Apple Stock Consolidates For Another Bullish Break: A Technical Analysis.
Be sure to check out Has Tesla Stock Decoupled From Big Tech Stocks Like Apple, Facebook Due To Bitcoin? as well.
Despite the current headwinds, limited competition and high demand means Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) is well positioned in the long run. So says Adam Eckert's "Why Boeing Is A Bad Trade, But A Good Investment."
The Bears
Why It's Still 'Too Early To Bottom Fish' In Virgin Galactic Stock offers more on this aerospace stock.
On the other hand, see Why This Analyst Is Optimistic Ahead Of Ford, GM, Tesla Earnings.
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