US Stock of the Day

On October 9, 2026, the most talked-about US stock online is AT&T<T>.
Background: On October 8, Elon Musk's SpaceX announced that it will acquire a nationwide portfolio of 800 MHz spectrum licenses (up to 14 MHz of paired spectrum) from Grain Management. The deal is seen as a foothold for its Starlink satellite service to move fully into the mobile phone business, and The Wall Street Journal reported the price at $8 billion in cash. It is subject to approval by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In response, AT&T shares fell about 6% in after-hours trading on October 8 and were down 7% at $22.87 after the open on October 9. Verizon and T-Mobile also fell sharply, while tower companies such as American Tower rose 5% to 6%. The three major carriers had just formed a joint venture the previous week for services connecting satellites directly to devices, and Starlink was not part of it.

On October 7, 2026, the most talked-about US stock online is Constellation Brands<STZ>.
Background: In its fiscal 2027 second-quarter (June to August) results released after the close on October 6, revenue came to $2.633 billion (up 6% year over year) and adjusted EPS to $3.74 (up 3%), both beating consensus ($2.54 billion and $3.56). Beer net sales rose 5%, outperforming the overall beer category by 4 percentage points in both dollar and volume sales. However, depletion volumes, which track shipments from distributors to retailers, slipped 0.6%, with Modelo Especial down about 2% and Corona Extra down about 5%. Beer operating margin fell 1.6 percentage points from a year earlier, and the full-year outlook it maintained was below market expectations. In response, the shares fell about 5% in premarket trading on October 7.

On October 6, 2026, the most talked-about US stock online is Constellation Brands<STZ>.
Background: The company, known for selling Mexican beers such as Corona and Modelo in the U.S., is scheduled to report its fiscal 2027 second-quarter (June to August) results after the market closes on October 6. Consensus calls for EPS of $3.62 (down 0.3% year over year) and revenue of $2.57 billion (up 3.6%). The beer business continues to perform well on premiumization and capacity expansion in Mexico, while wine and spirits sales plunged 47% in the first quarter. Higher packaging and raw material costs and depreciation from brewery expansion are also weighing on results. The shares have fallen 17.8% over the past three months, and the forward P/E of 9.39 is about half its five-year high of 18.33. The earnings call will be held at 8 a.m. ET on October 7.

On October 5, 2026, the most talked-about US stock online is PTC<PTC>.
Background: On October 5, France's Schneider Electric announced that it will acquire U.S. industrial software company PTC for $205 per share in cash. The deal is valued at $22.6 billion, a 42.3% premium to PTC's previous close of $144.03. PTC provides software for managing product design data, among other things, and Schneider expects both cost and revenue synergies by combining it with its own industrial and energy software. The transaction is expected to close in the July-September quarter of 2027, subject to approval by PTC shareholders and regulators, and the breakup fee is reported to be $700 million. Following the announcement, PTC shares rose 36% in premarket trading on October 5.

On October 2, 2026, the most talked-about US stock online is Tesla<TSLA>.
Background: On October 2, the company announced that it delivered 486,532 vehicles in the July-September quarter of 2026. Although that was down 2.1% from 497,099 a year earlier, it beat the company-compiled consensus of 461,974 by 24,558 vehicles, or about 5.3%. The Model 3 and Model Y accounted for 478,237 of the deliveries, and energy storage deployments came to 13.7 GWh. The figures were seen as a sign that demand remains solid even after the U.S. tax credit for electric vehicles expired in September 2025, and the shares closed up 4.65% at $370.59. That day, a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report for September dampened expectations of an October rate hike, lifting tech stocks, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.23%. The company plans to report its July-September results after the market closes on October 21.

On October 1, 2026, the most talked-about US stock online is Accenture<ACN>.
Background: In its fiscal 2026 fourth-quarter (June to August) results released before the market opened on October 1, revenue came to $18.7 billion (up 6% year over year, or 7% in local currency), exceeding both the top end of the company's guidance ($17.75 billion to $18.4 billion) and consensus estimates. New bookings were $22.2 billion (up 4%), and the number of clients with quarterly bookings of more than $100 million reached a record 141. EPS rose 46% to $3.29, and the operating margin improved 3.7 percentage points to 15.3%. CEO Julie Sweet said growth was broad-based across all geographic markets, industry groups, and types of work, and that the company returned a record $11.5 billion to shareholders for the year. In response, the shares rose more than 10% in premarket trading, with gains reported to have reached 17%.