Tech is cheap ahead of a big week of earnings. What it means for the stock market

Cnbc · 🇮🇷 public Iran · Apr 22, 2026 · 271 words · By Fred Imbert

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What to know about U.S. Market Superiority

"Cheap" and "tech" aren't words typically mentioned in the same sentence on Wall Street.

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Techniques found 2

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What happened

"Cheap" and "tech" aren't words typically mentioned in the same sentence on Wall Street.

Why it matters

Barclays strategist Venu Krishna pointed out that Big Tech currently trades around 26 times forward earnings.

Common ground

While that's technically a premium to the S & P 500, which trades at a multiple of 21, it's also only in the 14th percentile in terms of relative valuation over the past decade.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that While that's technically a premium to the S & P 500, which trades at a multiple of 21, it's also only in the 14th percentile in terms of relative valuation over the past decade?
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Glittering Generalities 70% confidence

Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.

Why it matters: Recognizing glittering generalities helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “While that's technically a premium to the S & P 500, which trades at a multiple of 21, it's also only in the 14th percentile in terms of relative valuation over the past decade.”

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The claim combines multiple specific data points (26x vs 21x, 14th percentile) that are not independently corroborated across the provided evidence. While the evidence discusses forward multiples for the S&P 500 and Big Tech, it does not contain the specific comparison (26x vs 21x) or the specific percentile ranking (14th percentile) needed to verify the entire statement.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the S&P 500 Index, a United States stock market index.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_S&P_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on the American stock exchanges (including th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Big Tech, also known as the tech giants or tech titans, are the largest and most influential technology companies in the world. It most commonly denotes the five dominant firms in the U.S. technology …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Tech

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Claim 2: “Of the more than 80 companies in the S & P 500 that have so far posted their latest quarterly financials, nearly 85% have topped earnings expectations, according to FactSet data.”

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The specific statistic—that nearly 85% of the more than 80 S&P 500 companies that reported so far beat expectations, citing FactSet data—is presented in the evidence but lacks corroboration from other independent sources. One web search cites a different figure (78% for positive EPS surprise) for Q1 2025.

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Claim 3: “U.S. equity funds have seen over $100 [billion] of inflows year to date.”

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The claim regarding over $100 billion in inflows year to date is supported by multiple web search results discussing fund flows, but the exact figure and the 'year to date' context are not consistently confirmed across the search results, which discuss general inflows or specific recent weeks.

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Claim 4: “Barclays strategist Venu Krishna pointed out that Big Tech currently trades around 26 times forward earnings.”

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The evidence suggests that while Barclays analysts discuss multiples, the specific claim that Venu Krishna stated Big Tech trades *exactly* at 26 times forward earnings is not directly confirmed. One web search mentions Big Tech at 29x and another mentions the S&P 500 near 22-22.5x, while a different source mentions a 24x multiple target. The evidence provides multiple, varying multiples from Barclays discussions, making the specific figure of 26x potentially misleading without direct attribution to Krishna stating that precise number.

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web search NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 trades near 22-22.5 times forward earnings, which Barclays does not see as a drag on performance. Industrials and non-mega-cap Tech appear stretched at roughly 25x and 27x, respectively, w…
https://investorshub.advfn.com/market-news/article/15807/fro…

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web search NEUTRAL — The new target is based on applying roughly a 24x multiple to FY26 earnings, with Barclays assigning about 30x to Big Tech, 28.5x to the rest of Tech, and 20.5x to the remainder of the index.
https://in.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/barclays-202…

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Claim 5: “Meta Platforms , Alphabet , Amazon and Apple are all set to post their latest results next week.”

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Multiple web search results list earnings calendars that include Meta Platforms, Alphabet, Amazon, and Apple, indicating they are key companies whose results are tracked around the same time frame.

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web search NEUTRAL — Earnings Calendar The next earnings date for NVIDIA, Tesla, Meta, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, AMD, Palantir, ASML, Micron, and SanDisk — plus consensus estimates and most recent quarterly resu…
https://techmarketbriefs.com/earnings/

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web search NEUTRAL — When is Meta Platforms' next earnings announcement? View the latest META earnings date, analysts forecasts, earnings history, and conference call transcripts.
https://www.marketbeat.com/stocks/NASDAQ/META/earnings/

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web search NEUTRAL — When the Mag 7 Report Earnings, Markets Pay Attention The Magnificent 7 Nvidia (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), Meta Platforms (META), and Tesla (TSLA) collecti…
https://www.stockoracle.com/blog/mag-7-earnings-date

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Claim 6: “Krishna sees the S & P 500 ending the year at 7,650 — implying upside of 8.3% from Tuesday's close.”

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Multiple sources confirm Venu Krishna's role at Barclays and his activity regarding S&P 500 price targets. Specifically, two web searches mention him raising the year-end target to 7,650.

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Claim 7: “Stocks were headed for a strong session early Wednesday, boosted by a U.S.-Iran ceasefire extension and solid quarterly figures from companies such as Boeing .”

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Two web search results discuss market sentiment being influenced by a U.S.-Iran ceasefire extension leading to stock increases. One source also mentions solid quarterly figures from companies.

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web search NEUTRAL — Stock Market Today highlights the latest stock market news and analysis. Updated throughout each session, it also include stock futures.
https://www.investors.com/news/stock-market-today-stock-mark…

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web search NEUTRAL — Stocks dropped on Tuesday as investors grew concerned that a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran would not be struck ahead of a ceasefire that's set to expire Wednesday. The S&P 500 closed down 0 ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/20/stock-market-today-live-upda…

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web search NEUTRAL — Stocks roared higher after President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran. Oil prices fell sharply, and gas prices are expected to follow.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/markets/iran-war-ceasefire-…

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