Stocks
April 28, 2026
Trend Shift01STOCKS
Qantas absorbs 10 FY EPS cuts in 7 days as estimate falls 11% and stock sits near a 52-week low
Qantas (QAN.AX) received 10 downward FY EPS revisions in the last 7 days against just 2 upgrades, pushing the current-year consensus from A$1.09 to A$0.97 — an 11.2% cut — while the stock closed at A$8.41, just 4.7% above its 52-week low of A$8.03. The cuts follow a doubling of jet fuel costs from Middle East conflict, with next-year estimates equally hit: 0 upgrades versus 11 cuts in 7 days.
Outlier02STOCKS
TD Bank gets 11 FY EPS upgrades with zero cuts as stock approaches a 52-week high
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD.TO) received 11 upward FY EPS revisions in the last 7 days with zero cuts — the most lopsided upgrade ratio among major Canadian financials in the dataset — lifting the FY consensus to C$9.44 from C$9.14 a month ago (+3.3%). The stock closed at C$143.57 on April 24, just 1.6% below its 52-week high of C$145.90, having gained 15.3% in the past 30 days.
Trend Shift03STOCKS
Pernod Ricard faces 13 EPS cuts in 7 days as FY consensus sits 20% below the year-ago actual
Pernod Ricard (RI.PA) received 13 downward FY EPS revisions in the last 7 days with zero upgrades — and zero upgrades over 30 days — leaving the current-year EPS consensus at €5.77, down 20.5% from the year-ago actual of €7.26. The stock closed at €65.60 on April 23, sitting 39% below its 52-week high of €107.45, even as the company announced a potential India unit IPO and ongoing merger talks with Brown-Forman.
Trend Shift04STOCKS
Sodexo takes 11 EPS cuts in 7 days as FY consensus falls 36% below the prior year
Sodexo (SW.PA) received 11 downward FY EPS revisions in the last 7 days with zero upgrades, and 11 cuts over 30 days with just 1 upgrade, leaving the current-year EPS consensus at €3.43 — down 36.2% from the prior-year actual of €5.37. The stock closed at €43.20 on April 23, 30% below its 52-week high of €62.05, with next-year estimates also under siege: 0 upgrades versus 12 cuts in 7 days.
Anomaly05STOCKS
Keel Infrastructure trades 65M shares in one session, up 57% in two weeks on Bitcoin-to-AI pivot
Keel Infrastructure (KEEL), formerly Bitfarms, traded 64.7 million shares on April 23 — nearly 2x its already-elevated recent average — as the stock surged to $3.24, up 57% from its April 7 close of $2.04 in just 12 sessions. The company sold a Paraguay Bitcoin mining facility and is pivoting toward AI infrastructure, with Cantor Fitzgerald retaining Overweight despite cutting its price target to $3 from $5.
Divergence06STOCKS
Zensar Technologies gets 11 FY EPS upgrades in 7 days but the stock falls 10% in the same week
Zensar Technologies (ZENSARTECH.BO) received 11 upward FY EPS revisions in the last 7 days with just 1 cut, lifting the current-year consensus to ₹33.30 — up 4.9% in 7 days — yet the stock dropped 10% from ₹602.55 on April 20 to ₹542.40 on April 26, now sitting 39% below its 52-week high of ₹894. The gap between rising estimates and falling price mirrors the wider Indian IT pattern where macro concerns and guidance caution are overriding positive revision signals.
Divergence07STOCKS
Financials gain 1% while Energy falls 0.6% and Consumer Staples drop 0.9% on April 27
On April 27, XLF gained 1.0% to $51.81 on 25.6 million shares while XLE fell 0.6% to $56.77 and XLP dropped 0.9% to $82.34. The financial sector's outperformance coincides with strong EPS upgrade momentum at Canadian banks, with ZEB.TO (Canadian equal-weight banks ETF) also gaining 0.6% on the day.