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May 7, 2025
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Marriott International surged 2.6% to $253.83 after the hotel chain operator reported first-quarter 2025 results.
Net fee revenue jumped 5% to $1.28 billion from $1.19 billion, net income edged up 18% to $665 million from $564 million, and diluted earnings per share rose 24% to $2.39 from $1.93 a year ago.
The company added 12,200 net rooms during the quarter, an increase of 4.6% from a year earlier.
At the end of the quarter, Marriott’s worldwide development pipeline totaled 3,800 properties and over 587,000 rooms, an increase of 7.4% from the prior year.
The company repurchased 2.8 million shares for $0.8 billion in the quarter, and year to date through April 29, the company has returned over $1.2 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases.
Marriott guided second-quarter revenue to be between $1.38 billion and $1.39 billion, compared to $1.34 billion in 2024, and adjusted diluted earnings per share to be between $2.57 and $2.62, compared to $2.50 a year earlier.
The hotel company estimated revenue per available room in the second quarter to grow between 1.5% and 2.5% from the prior year.
For the full year 2025, the company expects revenue to be between $5.36 billion and $5.47 billion, compared to $5.17 billion in 2024, and adjusted diluted earnings per share to be between $9.82 and $10.19, compared to $9.33 a year ago.
Marriott expects net rooms to grow nearly 5%, with worldwide revenue per available room increasing between 1.5% and 3.5% in 2025. -
Electronic Arts Inc. advanced 5.2% to $162.55 after the video game company reported fourth-quarter 2025 results.
Revenue jumped to $1.89 billion from $1.78 billion, net income climbed to $254 million from $182 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to 98 cents from 67 cents a year ago.
The company proposed a quarterly cash dividend of 19 cents per share, payable on June 18 to shareholders on record as of May 28.
Electronic Arts guided fiscal 2026 revenue to be between $7.10 billion and $7.50 billion, compared to $7.46 billion in fiscal 2025; net income to be between $795 million and $974 million, compared to $1.12 billion; and diluted earnings per share to be between $3.09 and $3.79, compared to $4.25 a year ago.
For the first quarter of fiscal 2026, the company estimated revenue to be between $1.55 billion and $1.65 billion, compared to $1.66 billion in 2025; net income to be between $125 million and $169 million, compared to $280 million; and diluted earnings per share to be between 49 cents and 66 cents, compared to $1.04 in the prior year. -
Arista Networks Inc. dropped 3.8% to $87.32 after the computer networking company reported first-quarter 2025 results.
Revenue edged up to $2.00 billion from $1.57 billion, net income jumped to $813.8 million from $637.7 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to 64 cents from 50 cents a year ago.
The company authorized an additional program to repurchase up to $1.5 billion.
Arista estimated second-quarter revenue to be approximately $2.1 billion, compared to $1.69 billion in the prior year; non-GAAP gross margin to be 63%, compared to 65.4%; and non-GAAP operating margin to be 46%, compared to 46.5% a year earlier. -
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. gained 1.7% to $100.32 after the high performance and adaptive computing company reported first-quarter 2025 results.
Revenue jumped to $7.44 billion from $5.47 billion, net income edged up to $709 million from $123 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to 44 cents from 7 cents a year ago.
Data center segment revenue was up 57% in the quarter, client sales were up 68%, gaming sales were down 30%, and embedded segment sales were down 3% from the prior year.
The company guided second-quarter revenue to be approximately $7.4 billion, plus or minus $300 million, compared to $5.8 billion in 2024, and non-GAAP gross margin is estimated to be 43%, compared to 53% in the prior year. -
Air Lease Corp. advanced 2.3% to $49.90 after the aircraft leasing company reported first-quarter 2025 results.
Revenue increased to $738.28 million from $663.31 million, net income jumped to $364.75 million from $97.44 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $3.26 from 87 cents a year ago.
“To date, we have no aircraft delivering to any country that has announced reciprocal tariffs applicable to aircraft,” said John L. Plueger, the company’s CEO and president.
The company continues to benefit from strong global aircraft demand in both leasing and aircraft trading as significant aircraft supply constraints persist, Plueger added in the statement to investors. -
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. advanced 0.2% to $54.55 after the semiconductor company reported first-quarter 2025 results.
Revenue increased to $120.15 million from $117.42 million, net income plunged to $5.02 million from $16.51 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to 4 cents from 12 cents a year ago.
The company guided second-quarter revenue to be between $118.5 million and $128.5 million, compared to $124.1 million in 2024, and non-GAAP earnings per share to be between 22 cents and 26 cents, compared to 23 cents a year earlier. -
Cummins Inc. traded flat at $302.30 after the provider of diesel and alternative fuel engines reported first-quarter 2025 results.
Net sales edged down 3% to $8.17 billion from $8.40 billion, net income plunged to $824 million from $1.99 billion, and diluted earnings per share fell to $5.96 from $14.03 a year ago.
“Sales in North America decreased 1%, and international revenues decreased 5% due to lower demand in Latin America and Asia Pacific, partially offset by higher sales in China,” the company said in a release to investors.
The company proposed a quarterly dividend of $1.82 per share, compared to $1.68 per share a year earlier. -
Terex Corp. traded flat at $39.83 after the industrial equipment provider reported first-quarter 2025 results.
Net sales declined to $1.23 billion from $1.29 billion, operating profit plunged to $111 million from $163 million, and earnings per share fell to 83 cents from $1.74 a year ago.
The company guided fiscal 2025 net sales to range between $5.30 billion and $5.50 billion, compared to $5.13 billion in 2024, and earnings per share to be between $4.70 and $5.10, compared to $4.96 a year earlier. -
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. inched down 0.05% to $91.60 after the investment management company reported first-quarter 2025 results.
Revenue edged up to $1.76 billion from $1.75 billion, net income declined to $490.5 million from $573.8 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to $2.15 from $2.49 a year ago.
Quarter-end assets under management increased 1.6% to $1.57 trillion from $1.54 trillion a year earlier.
The company returned $506 million to shareholders in the quarter from the recurring quarterly dividend and stock repurchases. -
Chevron Corp. eased 0.07% to $138.40 after the energy company reported first-quarter 2025 results.
Revenue declined to $47.61 billion from $48.72 billion, net income plunged to $3.50 billion from $5.50 billion, and diluted earnings per share fell to $2.00 from $2.97 a year ago.
“Included in the quarter was a net loss of $175 million related to legal reserves and a tax charge due to changes in the energy profits levy in the United Kingdom that were partially offset by the fair value measurement of Hess Corporation shares,” the company said in a release to investors.
Foreign currency effects decreased earnings by $138 million, the company added in the statement.
Over the last three years, Chevron has returned more than $78 billion of cash to shareholders, and during the first quarter, the company returned $6.9 billion of cash, including share repurchases of $3.9 billion and dividends of $3.0 billion.
The energy company proposed a quarterly dividend of $1.71 per share, payable on June 10 to stockholders on record as of May 19.
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