Hot or Not, Stock Market Edition: 07/24/2025

• Hot: Revvity (RVTY) gains following a positive earnings report; an important disclosure from Illumina (ILMN)
• Not: General Motors (GM) has a big drop; MSCI (MSCI) dips despite good earnings

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🔥 HOT: Scientific instrument manufacturer Revvity (NYSE: RVTY) gained 6.0% on Tuesday as investors positioned themselves for next week’s earnings report. The consensus is that the company’s EPS will be lower than it was for the same quarter of last year, but its revenue will be higher. We’re not big on earnings plays, but we’re also bullish on RVTY. The stock’s current price is attractive and earns it a B rating in Value. If you can stomach a little extra pre-earnings volatility, we give RVTY a Buy recommendation and a B Zen Rating.

🥶 NOT: MSCI (NYSE: MSCI) posted a narrow earnings beat on Tuesday but lost 8.9% by the close. The company’s full-year guidance included enough uncertainty to unsettle some investors, triggering a mini selloff. Our assessment of MSCI is that it is thoroughly average. The stock gets C ratings in all metrics except for Financials, which gets a B rating. The company’s earnings report, while positive, wasn’t enough of a boost to save it from underperforming its fintech brethren. We still feel that the stock deserves a place in some portfolios, so we give it a C Zen Rating and a Hold recommendation.

🔥 HOT: Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) gained 7.6% on Tuesday after a lobbying disclosure revealed that the company spent just over $400,000 on lobbying in the second quarter. With the company’s earnings report just nine days away, the market is starting to make up its mind about how things will go. SEC filings reveal that all recent transactions on Illumina from company insiders and members of Congress have been buys. Our analysis also paints an optimistic picture for ILMN. The stock gets an A rating in Growth and B ratings in Safety and Financials. The only blemish on its record is the D rating in Momentum due to recent choppiness. We give ILMN a B Zen Rating and a Buy recommendation.

🥶 NOT: Shares of General Motors (NYSE: GM) fell by 8.1% on Tuesday after its second-quarter earnings report revealed that tariffs took a $1 billion chunk out of its quarterly revenue. GM is a U.S. company, but it sources much of its material and parts from countries subjected to tariffs. The auto industry has been taking a beating this year, and GM ranks seventh out of 22 auto stocks that we cover. We’re not optimistic about GM’s future as long as tariffs remain a threat. We give it an A rating in Value but C ratings for all other metrics. For now, GM gets a Zen Rating of C and a Hold recommendation.

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