Most Anticipated Earnings Reports This Week MSFT TSLA AAPL and HOOD

Key pointsMicrosoft and Apple are likely to post solid earnings, as usual. However, for the Big Tech group, it may take more than great results to impress the market. Tesla beat car deliveries estimates in 2021 and will likely top earnings estimates. New product launches and updates can serve as a positive catalyst. Robinhood is unlikely to report impressive results, as was the case in fiscal Q3. The outlook concerns investors.(Read also from Wall Street Memes: Is Former Meme Stock Favorite Vinco Ventures Making a Vicious Comeback?)It's earnings season. While dealing with intense bearishness so far in 2022, investors will turn their attention to business fundamentals and look for potential surprises and disappointments. This week, trillionaire-club member Microsoft will report earnings on Tuesday, while Tesla will take center stage on Wednesday. Big Tech Apple and commission-free broker Robinhood will follow up on Thursday. Microsoft earnings overviewOn Tuesday, January 25, after the closing bell, tech giant Microsoft reports on its fiscal second quarter. The Redmond-based company made the headlines recently after acquiring Activision Blizzard, the iconic producer of games like Call of Duty and Candy Crush. The all-cash transaction was valued at $68.7 billion. Figure 1: Microsoft (MSFT) acquiring Activision Blizzard (ATVI). MicrosoftFor the second fiscal quarter, Wall Street expects Microsoft to report earnings per share of $2.32, up 14% year-over-year, and revenue of $50.7 billion, up nearly 18% year-over-year. For this to happen, Microsoft is counting on robust revenue growth across all segments. Figure 2: Microsoft's EPS surprise & estimates by quarter. Seeking AlphaMost of Microsoft’s revenues are expected to come from Intelligent Cloud, fueled in part by the success of the Azure platform, at between $18.1 billion and $18.3 billion in sales. More Personal Computing should bring in $16.3 billion to $16.7 billion, led in part by strength in Xbox amid the current video game console refresh. Lastly, Productivity and Business Processes should produce $15.7 billion to $15.9 billion in sales, propelled by Office and LinkedIn. Tesla earnings overviewOn January 26, after the closing bell, it will be Tesla's turn to report Q4 results. The management team is focused on growing production capacity as fast as possible. The company aims to achieve 40% average annual growth in vehicle deliveries by increasing production at its gigafactory plants in Berlin, Germany, and Austin, Texas. On cash and profit, Tesla assures investors that it has sufficient liquidity to fund the product roadmap in line with its ability to grow production over the long term, with operating margins continuing to grow over time. As announced by the company on January 2, Tesla achieved production of over 305,000 vehicles and deliveries of over 308,000 vehicles in Q4. This was far above the 263,000 that experts had expected.

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