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    Feb 14, 2025
    • Airbnb Inc. jumped 14% to $161.01, and the online vacation rental company reported sharply higher revenue and earnings in the fourth quarter.

      Revenue increased to $2.48 billion from $2.22 billion, net income swung to a profit of $461 million from a net loss of $349 million, and earnings per share rose to 73 cents from a loss of 55 cents a year ago.

      The company repurchased $838 million of class A common stock in the quarter, and a total of $3.4 billion worth of shares during the full year 2024.

      Full-year revenue jumped to $11.10 billion from $9.92 billion, net income dropped to $2.65 billion from $4.79 billion, and earnings per diluted share declined to $4.11 from $7.24 a year ago.

      For the first quarter of 2025, the company estimated revenue between $2.23 billion and $2.27 billion, below some analysts’ expectations, and compared to $2.14 billion a year ago.

       
    • Hyatt Hotels Corp. gained 0.4% to $148.0 despite the international hotels operator reporting losses in the fourth quarter ending in December.

      Revenue dropped to $1.60 billion from $1.66 billion, net income swung to a loss of $56 million from a profit of $26 million, and loss per diluted share was 58 cents, compared to a profit of 25 cents a year ago.

      For fiscal 2025, the company estimated net income between $190 million and $240 million, compared to $1.30 billion a year ago, and net rooms growth between 6% and 7%, compared to 7.8% a year earlier.
    • DexCom Inc.  gained 0.9% to $84.89 after the provider of monitoring systems for diabetes management reported an 8% revenue growth in the fourth quarter ending in December.

      Revenue increased to $1.11 billion from $1.03 billion, net income fell to $151.7 million from $256.3 million, and earnings per diluted share dropped to 38 cents from 62 cents a year ago.

      For fiscal 2025, the company estimated revenue of $4.60 billion, up 14% from $4.03 billion a year ago.
    • Palo Alto Networks Inc. dropped 5.1% to $191.59 after the cyber security company reported declining profit in the second quarter of 2025 ending in January.

      Revenue jumped 14% to $2.26 billion from $1.97 billion, net income plunged to $267.3 million from $1.75 billion, and earnings per diluted share fell to 38 cents from $2.44 a year ago.

      For the third quarter of 2025, the company estimated revenue between $2.26 billion and $2.29 billion, up 14%-15% from $2.0 billion a year ago, and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share between 76 cents and 77 cents, compared to $1.32 a year ago.

      For fiscal 2025, the company expects revenue between $9.14 billion and $9.19 billion, up 14% from $8.03 billion a year ago, and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share between $3.18 and $3.24, compared to $5.67 a year earlier.
    • Moody's Corp. surged 4.4% to $527.48 after the financial services and credit ratings company reported strong revenue and earnings growth in the fourth quarter ending in December.

      Revenue increased to $1.67 billion from $1.48 billion, net income jumped to $395 million from $340 million, and earnings per diluted share rose to $2.17 from $1.85 a year ago.

      For fiscal 2025, the company estimated earnings per diluted share between $12.75 and $13.25, compared to $11.26 a year ago.
    • Applied Materials Inc. dropped 5% to $175 after the software applications provider reported a 7% revenue growth in the first quarter ended January 26, but profit declined.

      Revenue jumped 7% to $7.17 billion from $6.71 billion, net income declined 41% to $1.18 billion from $2.02 billion, and earnings per diluted share dropped 40% to $.145 from $2.41 a year ago.

      For the second quarter, the company estimated revenue of $7.10 billion, compared to $6.65 billion a year ago, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $2.30, compared to $2.09 a year earlier.

      Non-GAAP gross margin is estimated at 48.4% in the second quarter, compared to 47.5% in the same quarter last year.
    Feb 13, 2025
    • HubSpot Inc. surged 5.7% to $830.57 after the software company reported a 20% sales increase in the fourth quarter ending in December.

      Revenue increased to $703.17 million from $581.91 million, net income swung to a profit of $4.93 million from a loss of $12.41 million, and earnings per diluted share rose to 9 cents from a loss of 25 cents a year ago.

      For the first quarter of 2025, the company estimated revenue between $697.0 million and $699.0 million, up 13% from the same period in 2024, and non-GAAP earnings per share between $1.74 and $1.76, compared to diluted $1.68 a year ago.

      Non-GAAP operating income is expected to be between $98.0 million and $99.0 million, representing a 14% operating profit margin.

      For fiscal year 2025, revenue is guided between $2.98 billion and $2.99 billion, up 14% year over year, and non-GAAP earnings per share between $9.11 and $9.19, compared to diluted $8.12 a year ago.

      Non-GAAP operating income is expected to be between $543.0 million and $547.0 million, representing an 18% operating profit margin.
    • MGM Resorts International gained 9.2% to $37.53 after the hospitality, sports, and entertainment company said revenue declined in the fourth quarter ending in December, despite the company’s strong annual performance in China.

      Consolidated revenue decreased 1% to $4.3 billion, net income dropped to $157 million from $313 million, and earnings per diluted share fell to 52 cents from 92 cents a year ago.

      While revenue in the Las Vegas Strip resorts declined in 2024, MGM China performed better, with an adjusted EBITDA rising to $1.09 billion from $866.89 million a year earlier.

      The company repurchased over 33 million shares in 2024, reducing shares outstanding by more than 40% since 2021.

      During the fourth quarter, MGM repurchased approximately 3 million shares for $121 million, and the remaining availability under the November 2023 repurchase plan was $826 million as of December 31, 2024.
    • Deere & Company dropped 4.7% to $454 after the agricultural machinery manufacturer reported lower-than-expected earnings in the first quarter of 2025 ending on January 26.

      Revenue declined 30% to $8.51 billion from $12.18 billion, net income plunged 50% to $869 million from $1.75 billion, and earnings per diluted share dropped to $3.19 from $6.23 a year ago.

      For fiscal 2025, the company estimated net income between $5.0 billion to $5.5 billion, compared to $7.1 billion a year ago.
    • Cisco Systems Inc. gained 6.5% to $66.62 after the networking company reported a 9% revenue increase in the second quarter of fiscal 2025 ending in January.

      Revenue jumped to $14 billion from $12.8 billion, net income dropped 8% to $2.42 billion from $2.63 billion, and earnings per diluted share fell 6% to 61 cents from 65 cents a year ago.

      The company proposed to pay a quarterly dividend of 41 cents per share on April 23 to stockholders on record as of April 3.

      In addition, Cisco approved a $15 billion increase to the authorization of its stock repurchase program, with a total remaining amount of $17 billion.

      During the second quarter, the company acquired Deeper Insights AI Ltd., a privately held AI services company.

      Looking into the fiscal third quarter, Cisco estimated revenue between $13.9 billion and $14.1 billion, compared to $12.7 billion a year ago, and GAAP earnings per share between 57 cents and 61 cents, compared to 46 cents a year earlier.

      For the full year 2025, the company guided revenue between $56.0 billion and $56.5 billion, compared to $53.8 billion a year ago, and GAAP earnings per share between $2.40 and $2.52, compared to $2.54 a year earlier.
    Feb 12, 2025
    • Zillow Group Inc. dropped 6.3% to $80.90 despite the tech real estate marketplace company reporting better-than-expected results in the fourth quarter ending in December.

      Revenue increased 17% to $554 million from $474 million, net loss shrank to $52 million from a loss of $73 million, and loss per diluted share shrank to 22 cents from 32 cents a year ago.

      Fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA was $112 million, or 20% of revenue, driven primarily by higher-than-expected residential sales and steady rental revenue.

      For the first quarter of 2025, the company estimated revenue between $575 million and $590 million, compared to $529 million in the same quarter last year.
    • Marriott International Inc. gained 0.04% to $288.12 after the worldwide hotel operator reported revenue growth in the fourth quarter ending in December, but profit declined.

      Revenue increased 5% to $6.43 billion from $6.09 billion, net income dropped 46% to $455 million from $848 million, and earnings per diluted share fell 43% to $1.63 from $2.87 a year ago.

      Growth in the U.S. and Canada was 4.1%, and international markets expanded by 7.2% from a year ago.

      At the end of the year, Marriott's worldwide development pipeline totaled nearly 3,800 properties and over 577,000 rooms.

      The company returned over $4.4 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases in 2024.

      For the first quarter of 2025, Marriott estimated adjusted earnings per diluted share between $2.20 and $2.26, compared to $1.93 in the same quarter last year.
    • Shopify Inc. eased 0.1% to $123.45 after the Canada-based e-commerce company posted a 31% revenue growth in the fourth quarter ending in December.

      Revenue increased to $2.81 billion from $2.14 billion, non-GAAP net income jumped to $1.29 billion from $657 million, and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share rose to 44 cents from 34 cents a year ago.

      For fiscal 2025, the company estimated revenue growth at a mid-20% rate, compared to $8.88 billion in 2024, operating expense as a percentage of revenue between 41% and 42%, and stock-based compensation of $120 million.

      Gross profit is expected to increase at a low-20% point from $4.47 billion a year ago, and compared to $3.51 billion in 2023.
    • S&P Global Inc. surged 4.9% to $540.51 after the provider of financial information and analytics reported strong revenue growth in the fourth quarter ending in December.

      Revenue increased 14% to $3.59 billion from $3.15 billion, net income jumped 50% to $967 million from $644 million, and earnings per diluted share rose 56% to $2.85 from $1.83 a year ago.

      For fiscal 2025, the company estimated revenue growth between 5% and 7%, compared to $14.21 billion in 2024, and earnings per diluted share between $14.20 and $14.45, compared to $12.35 last year.
    • DoorDash Inc. gained 5.7% to $204.11 after the online food delivery platform operator reported steady revenue growth in the fourth quarter ending in December.

      Revenue jumped to $2.87 billion from $2.30 billion, net income swung to a profit of $141 million from a loss of $154 million, and earnings per diluted share rose to 34 cents from a loss of 39 cents a year ago.

      Total orders increased 19% to $685 million from $574 million a year earlier.

      DoorDash repurchased 2.1 million shares of its class A common stock for $224 million, under its $1.1 billion program, and in February 2025, the company’s board authorized the repurchase of up to $5.0 billion of the class A common stock.

      For the first quarter of 2025, the company estimated adjusted EBITDA between $550 million and $600 million, compared to $371 million in the same quarter last year.

      For fiscal 2025, the company estimated stock-based compensation expense between $1.1 billion and $1.2 billion and depreciation and amortization expense between $580 million and $600 million.
    Feb 11, 2025
    • Coty Inc. dropped 2.4% to $6.61 after the cosmetics company reported slower sales in the second quarter of fiscal 2025 ending in December.

      Revenue declined to $1.67 billion from $1.73 billion, net income fell to $23.7 million from $180.9 million, and earnings per diluted share dropped to 2 cents from 20 cents a year ago.

      Sales in the company’s Prestige segment decreased 1% to $1.12 billion from $1.23 billion, and in Consumer Beauty revenue was down 8% to $553.8 million from $605.0 million a year earlier.

      In the first half of 2025, the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region represented 49% of total sales, the Americas stake was 40%, and Asia Pacific took a 40% share.

      In full year 2025, the company estimated declining sales in the low single digits percentage, impacted by a weakness in China and Travel Retail Asia. 

      The company expects same-store sales in the second half of 2025 to drop between 1% and 2%.

       
    • Coca-Cola Company jumped 6.8% to $66.97 after the beverage maker’s fourth quarter revenue and earnings surpassed market expectations, driven by higher prices and a slight increase in case volumes.

      Revenue increased 6% to $11.54 billion from $10.85 billion, net income jumped 11% to $2.19 billion from $1.97 billion, and earnings per diluted share rose 12% to 51 cents from 46 cents a year ago.

      For fiscal year 2025, the company estimated organic revenue growth between 5% and 6% and comparable earnings per share growth between 2% and 3%, versus $2.88 in 2024.
    • Lattice Semiconductor Corp. surged 13.9% to $62.04 despite the maker of low-power field-programmable gate arrays reporting weak fourth-quarter results.

      Revenue declined by 31.2% to $117.4 million from $170.6 million, net income slumped 83.3% to $16.5 million from $98.7 million, and earnings per diluted share dropped to 12 cents from 71 cents a year ago.

      For the first quarter of 2025, the company estimated revenue between $115 million and $125 million, compared to $140.8 million in the same quarter last year, and non-GAAP earnings per share between 20 cents and 24 cents, compared to 29 cents a year ago.

      The company’s board authorized the repurchase of an additional $100 million of its outstanding common stock through the end of December 2025.

      The company has repurchased approximately 6 million shares since the fourth quarter of 2020, thereby reducing dilution by 4.3%.
    • Astera Labs Inc. dropped 4.5% to $98.65 despite the plug-and-play data network switches for artificial intelligence servers provider reporting strong fourth-quarter results.

      Revenue increased to $141.1 million from $50.5 million, net income jumped to $24.7 million from $14.3 million, and earnings per diluted share rose to 14 cents from zero cents a year ago.

      For the first quarter of 2025, the company estimated revenue between $151 million and $155 million, compared to $65.3 million in the same quarter last year, and GAAP earnings per diluted share between 3 cents and 4 cents, compared to a loss of $1.77 a year ago.
    • Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. dropped 0.4% to $467.98 after the biotech company posted lower income in the fourth quarter ending in December.

      Revenue increased to $2.91 billion from $2.52 billion, net income dropped to $913.0 million from $968.8 million, and earnings per diluted share fell to $3.50 from $3.71 a year ago.

      Revenue growth was primarily driven by the continued performance of TRIKAFTA/KAFTRIO, a prescription medicine used for cystic fibrosis treatment.

      For fiscal 2025, the company estimated revenue between $11.75 billion and $12.0 billion, compared to $11.02 billion in 2024.
    Feb 10, 2025
    • McDonald’s Corp. surged 2.8% to $302.46 despite the fast food chain reporting a 1.4% drop in comparable store sales in the U.S. during the fourth quarter ending in December.

      Revenue declined to $6.39 billion from $6.41 billion, net income dropped to $2.02 billion from $2.04 billion a year ago, and earnings per diluted share were flat at $2.80.

      The fast food operator said traffic was slightly higher than usual at U.S. locations, but high prices kept consumers spending less.

      In the fourth quarter, global comparable sales increased 0.4%, same-store sales at U.S. locations declined 1.4%, and international markets increased 0.1%.

      The company’s board proposed a quarterly cash dividend of $1.77 per share, payable on March 17 to holders of record on March 3.

      In the first half of 2024, McDonald’s introduced a $5 value meal and extended the bargain offering until December.

      However, the company had to go through and settle an FDA investigation into its raw yellow onions, which caused E. coli among customers.
    • Rockwell Automation Inc gained 7.7% to $289.11 after the industrial automation company said orders increased by 10% in the first quarter of 2025 ending in December.

      Revenue declined to $1.88 billion from $2.05 billion, net income fell to $178 million from $213 million, and earnings per diluted share dropped to $1.61 from $1.86 a year ago.

      For fiscal 2025, the company estimated sales of $8.1 billion and earnings per diluted share between $7.65 and $8.85.
    • Monday.com Ltd. surged 23.1% to $318.03 after the Tel Aviv, Israel-based cloud platform provider reported a 32% revenue growth in the fourth quarter ending in December.

      Revenue increased to $267.98 million from $202.57 million, net income jumped to $23.0 million from $12.34 million, and earnings per diluted share rose to 43 cents from 24 cents a year ago.

      During the quarter, WCM Investment Management LLC lessened its holdings in Monday.com by 3.1%, and Entropy Technologies LP increased its stake by 521.0%.

      Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.70% of the company's stock.
    • ON Semiconductor Corp. eased 0.7% to $50.91 after the Scottsdale, Arizona-based company reported weaker-than-expected fourth quarter 2023 results.

      Revenue declined to $2.02 billion from $2.10 billion, net income dropped to $563.4 million from $604.3 million, and earnings per diluted share fell to $1.28 from $1.35 a year ago.

      For the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the company estimated revenue between $1.8 billion and $1.9 billion and earnings per share between 94 cents and $1.06.

      Last year, the company’s board approved a share repurchase program with authorization to repurchase up to $3 billion worth of shares through December 31.
    Feb 7, 2025
    • Amazon.com Inc. dropped 2.9% to $231.98 after the company posted fourth-quarter sales, and sales growth outlook disappointed some investors.

      Net sales increased to $187.79 billion from $169.96 billion, net income surged to $20.0 billion from $10.6 billion, and earnings per diluted share rose to $1.86 from $1.00 a year ago.

      For the first quarter of 2025, the company estimated net sales growth of 5% to 9% to a range of $151.0 billion to $155.5 billion.

      Operating income is expected to be between $14.0 billion and $18.0 billion, compared to $15.3 billion in the first quarter last year.

      Amazon said it plans to boost capital expenditures to $100 billion in 2025, compared to $83 billion last year, as it continues to make investments in artificial intelligence.

      The company faces increased competition from rivals, including OpenAI and Google.
    • Verisign Inc. dropped 0.08% to $220 after the provider of internet infrastructure and domain name registry services reported a 3.9% sales growth in the fourth quarter, but profit declined.

      Revenue jumped to $395.4 million from $380.4 million, net income declined to $191.5 million from $265.1 million, and earnings per diluted share fell to $2.0 from $2.60 a year ago.

      Verisign ended the fourth quarter with 169.0 million .com and .net domain name registrations in the domain name base, a 2.1% decrease from a year ago.

      In the fourth quarter, the company processed 9.5 million new domain name registrations for .com and .net, as compared to 9.0 million for the same period in 2023.

      Verisign repurchased 6.6 million shares of its common stock for $1.21 billion during the full year of 2024.

      As of December 31, there was $1.02 billion remaining for future share repurchases under the company’s program, which has no expiration date.
    • Expedia Inc. surged 10.6% to $190.80 after the travel technology company reported a 13% increase in gross bookings during the fourth quarter ending in December.

      Revenue increased 10% to $3.18 billion from $2.89 billion, net income climbed 124% to $299 million from $132 million, and earnings per diluted share jumped 139% to $2.20 from 92 cents a year ago.

      The company proposed a first quarter dividend of 40 cents per share, payable on March 27 to holders of record on March 6.

      Expedia expects 2025 gross bookings and revenue growth of 4% to 6%.

      Travel demand has remained steady in Asia Pacific, aided by the lifting of some visa restrictions in the region, as well as in Europe.

       
    • Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. gained 0.04% to $270.50 after the hotel operator reported fourth quarter and record full-year results.

      Quarterly revenue increased to $642 million from $601 million, net income surged to $505 million from $150 million, and earnings per diluted share rose to $2.06 from 57 cents a year ago.

      Hilton repurchased 3.1 million shares of its common stock during the fourth quarter, bringing the total capital return, including dividends, to $781 million for the quarter and $3.0 billion for the full year.

      For the first quarter of 2025, the company expects a 2.5% to 3.5% growth in revenue per available room, compared to the same period last year.

      Hilton also estimated net income of $373 million to $388 million and earnings per share between $1.52 and $1.58 in the first quarter.

      For the year 2025, the company expects net unit growth of 6% to 7%.

      The company projects a full-year capital return of approximately $3.3 billion.
    Feb 6, 2025
    • Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp dropped 1.9% to $82.01 after the IT consulting and outsourcing company reported lower-than-expected profit in the fourth quarter ending in December.

      Revenue increased to $5.08 billion from $4.76 billion, net income declined to $546 million from $558 million, and earnings per diluted share fell to $1.10 from $1.11 a year ago.

      Order bookings in the fourth quarter increased 11% from a year ago.

      The company’s health sciences segment surged 10.4% to $1.54 billion, products and resources was up 11.3% to $1.29 billion, financial services jumped 2.8% to $1.43 billion, and communications, media, and technology was up 0.4% to $811 million.

      Sales in North America jumped 3.1%, while U.K. sales were down 5.1%.

      For the current quarter, the company estimated revenue growth of 6.5% to 8% in the range of $5.0 billion to $5.1 billion in constant currency.

      Full-year 2025 revenue is expected to increase by 3.5% to 6% from $20.3 billion to $20.8 billion, and earnings per share are expected to be between $4.90 and $5.06.

      Cognizant repurchased 1.8 million shares for $140 million during the fourth quarter, and as of December 31, there was $1.2 billion remaining under its share repurchase authorization.

      The company proposed a quarterly cash dividend increase of 3% to 31 cents per share, payable on February 26 to shareholders of record on February 18.
    • Toyota Motors Corp. gained 4.1% to $195.35 after the passenger car manufacturer posted improved sales for the nine-month period from April to December 2024, driven by higher demand for its hybrid electric vehicles.

      Revenue in the period increased to ¥35.67 trillion from ¥34.02 trillion, and net income jumped to ¥4.1 trillion from ¥3.95 trillion a year ago.

      Sales in Japan and North America decreased, but in Europe and Asia, they increased.

      For the fiscal year ending on March 31, Toyota estimated revenues of ¥47 trillion, compared to its previous forecast of ¥46 trillion.

      Net income is seen at ¥4.52 trillion, compared to the company’s previous forecast of ¥3.57 trillion.

      Toyota estimated vehicle sales in 2025 to decline to 10.85 million from 11.09 million units last year.

      The company proposed to repurchase up to 530 million shares for a maximum of ¥1.2 trillion from May 9, 2024 until April 30, 2025.
    • Yum! Brands Inc. gained 2.3% to $134.25 after the fast food chain reported rising Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut sales in the fourth quarter ending in December, but earnings declined.

      Revenue surged 16% to $2.36 billion from $2.04 billion, net income fell 9% to $423 million from $463 million, and earnings per diluted share dropped 8% to $1.49 from $1.62 a year ago.

      Same-store sales worldwide rose 1% in the fourth quarter ending in December, led by Taco Bell sales with a 5% increase, while Pizza Hut same-store sales declined 1%, and KFC remained flat.

      The company swung to an operating profit of $2 million in the Habit Burger & Grill division, compared to a loss of $10 million a year ago.

      Yum! The brand's board approved a 6% increase in the quarterly cash dividend to 71 cents from 67 cents per share, payable on March 7 to shareholders of record on February 21.
    • Costco Wholesale Corp. gained 2.1% to $1,042.9 after the wholesale retailer reported strong January 2025 sales.

      Net sales increased 9.2% to $19.51 billion from $17.87 billion a year ago.

      Comparable sales in January jumped 7.5%, and e-commerce sales climbed 13.6% from a year earlier.

      Excluding the changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange, comparable sales increased 9.8%, and e-commerce sales jumped 15.2% year-over-year.