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The Mag 7 Stock Charts: Which are Hot?


Earnings season is rolling on and the Magnificent 7 stocks, minus NVIDIA which reported earnings a few weeks ago, are in the spotlight.

 

Some are calling the Mag 7 stocks “defensive plays.” But are they?

 

None are classic value stocks with low price-to-earnings (P/E) or price-to-sales (P/S) ratios. But all of them are trillion-dollar companies in diverse industries that have become a staple of modern life.

 

Two Mag 7 Companies Are Earnings All-Stars

 

Two of the six have great earnings surprise track records and are earnings all-stars with just 1 miss in the last 5 years. It’s not easy, even for a Mag 7 stock, to beat nearly every quarter for 5 years.

 

If it’s not the pandemic, it’s the emergence of new technologies like the AI Revolution, that can trip up even the best companies.

 

Who has the best chart among the Mag 7 stocks soon to report earnings? It’s a close call in October 2025.

 

The Best Charts of the Mag 7 Stocks

 

1.    Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)

 

Tesla will be the first to report earnings on Oct 22, 2025. However, it has the worst earnings surprise track record out of the Mag 7. Tesla has only beat 2 out of the last 4 quarters, but it is coming off a beat last quarter.

 

Shares of Tesla have rebounded this year and are up 17.6% year-to-date. It’s not cheap. Tesla is trading with a forward P/E of 270 with a P/S ratio of 15. A P/S ratio over 10 is considered expensive.

 

Earnings are expected to fall 32.6% this year. It would be the third year in a row Tesla’s earnings have declined.

 

Is the Street pricing in a turnaround in Tesla in 2026?

 

2.    Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)

 

Microsoft is an earnings all-star. It has only missed one time in the last 5 years, and it was in 2022. That’s impressive.

 

Microsoft is expected to grow earnings by 12.9% this fiscal year and another 16.1% next year. However, it’s P/S ratio is still stretched, at 13.5.

 

Shares of Microsoft are up 23.5% year-to-date.


Is Microsoft the top chart out of the Mag 7 stocks?

 

3.    Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL)

 

Alphabet has missed on earnings 4 times in the last 5 years, in 2022 and the first quarter of 2023.

 

Shares of Alphabet are hitting new all-time highs again heading into this earnings report. Earnings are expected to jump 23.6% in 2025. Alphabet is still attractively priced with a forward P/E of 25.

 

Alphabet shares are up 35.5% year-to-date.

 

Forget Microsoft, is Alphabet the true winner among these stocks?

 

4.    Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)

 

Meta Platforms has missed just 3 times in the last 5 years, all of the misses in 2022. It has beat on earnings 11 quarters in a row.

 

Shares of Meta Platforms are up 21.7% year-to-date. It is expected to grow earnings this year by 18%. But it’s not cheap. Meta Platforms has a P/S ratio of 10.1. A P/S over 10 means a company is expensive.

 

Is Meta Platforms the Mag 7 stock that few are talking about in 2025?

 

5.    Apple Inc. (AAPL)

 

Apple has a great earnings surprise record. It has only missed one time in the last 5 years, and it was in 2023.

 

Apple shares have broken out to another new all-time high as the earnings date approaches. Earnings are expected to be up 9% in 2025 and another 6.7% in 2026.

 

It’s not cheap. Apple has a forward P/E of 32.

 

Could Apple have the best chart of the Mag 7 stocks?

 

What else should you know about the Mag 7 Stocks?

 

Amazon is the worst performer of all the Mag 7 stocks this year. Shares are down 2.4% year-to-date.

 

But it’s also the cheapest on a P/S ratio basis. Amazon’s P/S ratio is just 3.4. While that’s not a value P/S ratio under 1.0, it’s still the cheapest of the Mag 7 stocks.

 

Make sure you tune into the video to have all your questions about the Mag 7 stocks answered.

 

[In full disclosure, Tracey owns shares of MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN in her own personal portfolio.]


 

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