Despite Wall Street's optimistic outlook for big tech in 2025, most technology stocks have struggled significantly during the first four months of the year. The Nasdaq-100, which consists of the 100 largest nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange, has declined by nearly 7% year-to-date at the time of this writing.
On Monday, the Nasdaq Composite opened at 17,390.90. That's down nearly 14% from the high it reached last year at around 20,174, which means it's out of bear market territory for the time being.
Following President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariff announcement on April 2, the Nasdaq Composite technology index plunged by as much as 24% from its record high, placing it in a technical bear market. The tariffs have immediately increased the price of imported goods from every country in the world, leading investors to fear an economic slowdown might be on the horizon.
Here we present five of the best stocks that powered the Nasdaq ETF last week.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 indices are still significantly below their recent highs but are now firmly out of bear market territory. As of this writing, the S&P 500 is about 10% below its 2025 peak, while the Nasdaq is still about 13% lower.
Wall Street fears a recession on the horizon, which has rattled the markets in 2025. The Nasdaq Composite is down 16% year to date at the time of writing.
Alphabet and Tesla lead gains today as tech stocks rally; Nasdaq 100 outlook strengthens despite tariff concerns and cautious consumer sentiment.
Nasdaq Inc. delivered exceptional Q1 results, with revenues and EPS growing at double-digit and higher margins. During the quarter, Shopify Inc., Domino's Pizza, and Thomson Reuters switched their listing from the NYSE to the Nasdaq. Nasdaq is at the forefront of technological innovation, and the market is not assigning it a premium despite higher growth compared to its peers.
Alphabet stock jumps 4% post-Q1 beat, unveils $70B buyback and dividend hike. Ad revenue holds strong as cloud growth slows but margins improve.
Nasdaq's Q1 results reflect higher revenues across divisions and organic growth, partially offset by higher expenses.
Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 24, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Ato Garrett - SVP and IR Officer Adena Friedman - Chair and CEO Sarah Youngwood - EVP and CFO Conference Call Participants Simon Clinch - Redburn Atlantic Craig Siegenthaler - Bank of America Alexander Blostein - Goldman Sachs Patrick Moley - Piper Sandler Benjamin Budish - Barclays Ashish Sabadra - RBC Kyle Voigt - KBW Dan Fannon - Jefferies Brian Bedell - Deutsche Bank Alex Kramm - UBS Owen Lau - Oppenheimer Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to Nasdaq First Quarter 2025 Results Conference Call.
The headline numbers for Nasdaq (NDAQ) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.