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Apple Inc. declined 3.8% to $205.25 despite the smartphone maker reporting higher sales and earnings in the second quarter.

Sales jumped to $95.36 billion from $90.75 billion, net income climbed to $24.78 billion from $23.64 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.65 from $1.53 a year ago.

Sales increased in all geographic regions except in Greater China, where sales eased to $16.0 billion from $16.37 billion a year earlier.

All product categories registered higher sales except for wearables, home, and accessories, where sales declined to $7.52 billion from $7.91 billion a year ago.

The company proposed a cash dividend of 26 cents per share, an increase of 4%, payable on May 15 to shareholders on record as of May 12.


02 May, 2025

 

Humana Inc. traded up 0.3% to $263.10 after the health insurance company reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue edged up to $32.11 billion from $29.61 billion, net income surged to $1.24 billion from $741 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $10.30 from $6.11 a year ago.

The company guided fiscal 2025 earnings per share to be approximately $16.25, compared to $16.21 a year ago, while revising GAAP earnings per share to approximately $14.68 from the previous estimate of $15.88 and compared to $9.98 in 2024.


01 May, 2025

 

Yum! Brands Inc. eased 0.2% to $150.17 after the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue increased 12% to $1.79 billion from $1.60 billion, net income slipped 19% to $253 million from $314 million, and diluted earnings per share fell 18% to 90 cents from $1.10 a year ago.

Global same-store sales in the quarter jumped 3%, led by Taco Bell up 9% and KFC up 2%, while Pizza Hut’s same-store sales declined 2%.

Yum! Brands continued expanding its business, opening 528 new KFC restaurants, 24 new Taco Bell restaurants, and 198 new Pizza Hut restaurants in various locations.

The company proposed a dividend of 71 cents per share, up from 67 cents per share in 2024.


01 May, 2025

 

Public Storage Inc. traded flat at $300.43 after the owner and operator of self-storage facilities reported results for the three months ending in March.

Revenue inched up to $934.54 million from $934.03 million, net income slumped to $358.23 million from $459.21 million, and diluted earnings per share declined to $2.04 from $2.60 a year ago.

During the quarter, the company acquired nine self-storage facilities for $141.0 million, and subsequent to March 31, the company had added another five self-storage facilities for $43.2 million.

The company opened three newly developed facilities and completed various expansion projects during the quarter.


01 May, 2025

 

Qualcomm Inc. dropped 5.7% to $140.01 after the wireless technology company reported second-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue edged up to $10.98 billion from $9.39 billion, net income climbed to $2.81 billion from $2.33 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $2.52 from $2.02 a year ago.

During the quarter, the company returned $2.7 billion to stockholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases.

Qualcomm guided third-quarter revenue to range between $9.9 billion and $10.7 billion, compared to $9.39 billion in 2024, and GAAP diluted earnings per share to be between $2.14 and $2.34, compared to $2.06 a year ago.

The company estimated non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in the third quarter to range between $2.60 and $2.80, compared to $2.44 a year earlier.


01 May, 2025

 

Meta Platforms Inc. advanced 5.4% to $578.40 after the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue edged up 16% to $42.31 billion from $36.45 billion, net income jumped 35% to $16.64 billion from $12.37 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose 37% to $6.43 from $4.71 a year ago.

The company said the number of daily active family members was 3.43 billion on average for March, an increase of 6% from a year earlier.

Meta guided second-quarter revenue to be between $42.5 billion and $45.5 billion, compared to $39.07 in 2024.

The company raised its capital expenditure outlook, as it continues to invest in artificial intelligence to boost its data centers, also expecting an increased cost of infrastructure hardware.


01 May, 2025

 

Microsoft Corp. advanced 0.3% to $395.26 after the software company reported third-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue increased to $70.07 billion from $61.86 billion, net income jumped to $25.82 billion from $21.94 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $3.46 from $2.94 a year ago.

“We delivered a strong quarter with Microsoft Cloud revenue of $42.4 billion, up 20, and up 22% in constant currency, year-over-year, driven by continued demand for our differentiated offerings,” said Amy Hood, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Microsoft.

During the quarter, the company returned $9.7 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases.


01 May, 2025

 

PayPal Holdings Inc. eased 0.3% to $66.15 after the online payment platform operator reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue jumped to $7.79 billion from $7.70 billion, net income surged to $1.29 billion from $888 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.29 from 83 cents a year ago.

“This is our fifth consecutive quarter of profitable growth with progress across branded checkout, PSP, omnichannel, and Venmo,” the company said in a release to investors.


30 Apr, 2025

 

CoStar Group Inc. eased 0.6% to $82.24 after the technology provider to the property markets reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue jumped to $732 million from $656 million, net income swung to a loss of $14.8 million from a profit of $6.7 million, and diluted earnings per share swung to a loss of 4 cents from a profit of 2 cents a year ago.

The company guided fiscal 2025 revenue to be between $3.11 billion and $3.15 billion, compared to $2.74 billion in 2024.

Second-quarter revenue is expected to range between $770 million and $775 million, compared to $678 million a year earlier.


30 Apr, 2025

 

Starbucks Corp. dropped 6.5% to $79.33 after the coffee chain retailer reported second-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue jumped 2.3% to $8.76 billion from $8.56 billion, net earnings slumped 50.3% to $384.2 million from $772.4 million, and diluted earnings per share fell 50% to 34 cents from 68 cents a year ago.

Sales in North America increased 1.5%, while international sales jumped 6.2% in the quarter.

Global comparable sales declined 1%, driven by a 2% decline in comparable transactions, partially offset by a 1% increase in average ticket.

North America comparable store sales dropped 1%, while international comparable store sales increased 2%, and comparable sales in China were flat.

The company opened 213 net new stores in the second quarter, ending the period with 40,789 stores, of which 53% are company-operated and 47% are licensed.

The U.S. and China comprised 61% of the company’s global portfolio, with 17,122 and 7,758 stores in the U.S. and China, respectively.


30 Apr, 2025

 

S&P Global Inc. traded flat at $491.76 after the financial information and analytics company reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue edged up 8% to $3.78 billion from $3.49 billion, net income jumped 10% to $1.09 billion from $991 million, and diluted earnings per share climbed 12% to $3.54 from $3.16 a year ago.

Separately, the company announced its plan to separate its Mobility division into a standalone public company in a deal to be completed within 12 to 18 months.

The data analytics company guided fiscal 2025 revenue to grow between 4% and 6%, compared to $14.21 billion in 2024, and diluted earnings per share to increase between $14.60 and $15.10, compared to $12.35 a year earlier.

The operating profit margin is expected to be between 42.5% and 43.5%, compared to 39.3% in 2024.


30 Apr, 2025

 

Visa Inc. gained 0.6% to $343.50 after the digital payment company reported second-quarter 2025 results.

Net revenue climbed to $9.59 billion from $8.77 billion, net income dropped to $4.58 billion from $4.66 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $2.32 from $2.29 a year ago.

Total cross-border volume surged 13% in the quarter, as payments volume increased 8% and the number of processed transactions jumped 9%.

The total number of cards jumped 7%, of which credit cards were up 5% and debit cards up 8%.

The company returned $5.6 billion in dividends and share repurchases and authorized a new $30.0 billion multi-year share repurchase program.

Visa guided third-quarter revenue to grow at a low double-digit percent, compared to $8.9 billion in 2024, and diluted earnings per share to increase at high teens, compared to $2.40 a year earlier.

The company estimated operating expenses to increase by a low double-digit percent in the third quarter, compared to $3.0 billion a year ago.

For the full year, the company said revenue is expected to grow at a low double-digit percent, compared to $35.9 billion in 2024, and diluted earnings per share to increase by low teens, compared to GAAP diluted earnings per share of $9.73 a year earlier.

Operating expense for the full year is expected to grow at a high single-digit to low double-digit percent, compared to $12.33 billion a year ago.


30 Apr, 2025

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., traded flat at $88.92 after the Mexican airport operator reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue slipped 5% to 3.57 billion pesos from 3.75 billion pesos, net income jumped 19.7% to 1.29 billion pesos from 1.08 billion pesos, and earnings per share rose 19.3% to 3.33 pesos from 2.79 pesos a year ago.

Passenger traffic increased by 9.1% during the quarter to 6.427 million passengers from 5.889 million passengers a year earlier.


29 Apr, 2025

 

Domino's Pizza eased 0.1% to $490.00 after the pizza restaurant operator announced first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue increased 2.5% to $1.11 billion from $1.08 billion, net income surged 18.9% to $149.7 million from $125.8 million, and diluted earnings per share rose 20.9% to $4.33 from $3.58 a year ago.

Same-store sales of U.S. company-owned stores slipped 2.9% in the quarter, U.S. franchise store sales declined 0.4%, U.S. store sales dropped 0.5%, and international store sales rose 3.7%, excluding the foreign currency impact.

The company proposed a quarterly dividend of $1.74 per share, payable on June 30 to shareholders on record as of June 13.

During the quarter, the pizza chain operator repurchased and retired 115,280 shares for a total of $50.0 million, and as of March 23, it had $764.3 million remaining under repurchase authorization.


29 Apr, 2025

 

Cadence Design Systems Inc. eased 0.6% to $284.00 after the software company reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue edged up to $1.24 billion from $1.01 billion, net income surged to $273.58 million from $247.64 million, and diluted earnings per share jumped to $1.01 from 92 cents a year ago.

The company guided fiscal 2025 revenue to be between $5.15 billion and $5.23 billion, compared to $4.64 billion in 2024, and GAAP diluted net income per share between $4.21 and $4.31, compared to $3.85 a year earlier.

The company estimated GAAP operating margin to be between 30.25% and 31.25%, compared to 29.1% in 2024, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share between $6.73 and $6.83, compared to $5.97 a year ago.


29 Apr, 2025