周四值得关注的股票：AVGO、COST等

U.S. stock index futures on Thursday slipped, after key producer inflation data came in hotter than anticipated. Here are some stocks to watch on Wednesday: 

• Shares of Lovesac (LOVE) slumped nearly 25% in pre-market trading, after the U.S. furniture retailer reported a FQ3 2025 decline in net sales and a wider loss, and cut its annual guidance. The Stamford, Conn.-based company - which sells couches, sofas, bean bags and accessories such as pillows and blankets - saw its quarterly omni-channel comparable net sales fall 8.3%. "Near-term headwinds for our category clearly persisted through the pre-election period," Lovesac (LOVE) top boss Shawn Nelson noted. LOVE cut its fiscal 2025 net sales outlook to $660M-$680M from $700M-$735M previously.
• Broadcom (AVGO) stock will be in focus, ahead of the chipmaker's FQ4 2024 results after the closing bell. Wall Street expects the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company to earn $1.39 per share on revenue of $14.06B. Broadcom's (AVGO) top-line is anticipated to surge more than 51% Y/Y, helped by a recovery in its core semiconductor and non-artificial intelligence related businesses. Chief executive Hock Tan on the FQ3 earnings call noted three key factors for AVGO's performance: growing AI revenue, accelerating VMware bookings, and a stabilization in non-AI semiconductor revenue.
• Costco (COST) stock will also garner some attention, with the discount retailing giant on tap to announce FQ1 2025 numbers after market close. Wall Street expects the Issaquah, Wash.-based firm to earn $3.79 per share on revenue of $62B. Costco's (COST) results and commentary will give an idea about consumer trends heading into the all-important holiday season, especially with inflation continuing to remain sticky. "Inflation was once again effectively flat in the quarter across all core merchandise," COST finance chief Gary Millerchip said in the FQ4 2024 earnings call.
• Shares of Coca-Cola (KO), PepsiCo (PEP), and Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) rose more than 1% each, after Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating on the stocks to Buy. "If there is one area where we are more optimistic on the potential for accelerating trends heading into 2025 it resides in restaurant/c-store traffic and more impulse purchasing - dynamics that should work to the advantage of companies operating in the beverage (and snacks) industry with elevated exposure to such channels. KO, PEP, and KDP (plus MNST) all fit this profile, in our view," the brokerage said.

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