June jobs data missed estimates, tempering Fed rate hike bets. PepsiCo (PEP) and Delta Air Lines (DAL) report next week alongside FOMC minutes. Alpha Score: PEP 52, DAL 57.
U.S. stocks opened higher Thursday after June's jobs report came in well short of expectations. The economy added 57,000 jobs, below the 115,000 economists had forecast. The miss tempered expectations for further Federal Reserve rate hikes, though the unemployment rate dipped to 4.2% from 4.3%.
The coming week brings the next batch of earnings and a Fed check. The FOMC releases the minutes of its June meeting on Wednesday. The minutes will show how the committee squared its dot-plot forecast of one cut this year with the slowing data.
Earnings calendar: Levi Strauss reports Wednesday, PepsiCo (PEP) on Thursday, and Delta Air Lines (DAL) on Friday.
PepsiCo faces a softening consumer backdrop. The decline is not a collapse. The company's Alpha Score sits at 52 out of 100, a mixed reading. The question for the quarter is whether volume in North American beverages and snacks has stabilized after last year's price-driven declines. Input costs for commodities like corn and vegetable oils have eased. Wage and freight inflation remain a margin headwind.
Delta is the first major airline to report, setting the tone for travel demand into the summer peak. Its Alpha Score of 57 reads moderate. The market will focus on unit revenue and fuel cost guidance. Corporate travel bookings are another key metric. Delta has guided for record second-quarter revenue. Airlines have been cautious on the second half.
Levi Strauss reports Wednesday. Options activity has picked up on SpaceX and Palantir (PLTR) over the past week, according to the volatility watch. Overbought names include Churchill Capital and Inno Holdings. Oversold stocks include SITE Centers and Hertz Global.
The IPO calendar includes SK hynix, which is expected to price and start trading during the week. The quiet period ends on SpaceX, freeing up analysts to publish coverage.
The FOMC minutes alongside PepsiCo and Delta's reports will give traders a clearer read on the economic trajectory and corporate health heading into the second half.
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