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HCA Healthcare Inc. gained 0.02% to $328.00 after the hospital and clinic operator reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue edged up to $18.32 billion from $17.34 billion, net income jumped to $1.61 billion from $1.59 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $6.45 from $5.93 a year ago.

The company announced a quarterly cash dividend of 72 cents per share, payable on June 30 to shareholders on record as of June 16.

During the first quarter, the healthcare company repurchased 7.762 million shares at a cost of $2.506 billion, and as of March 31, it had $8.259 billion remaining under repurchase authorization.


28 Apr, 2025

 

AutoNation Inc. traded flat at $175.09 after the automotive retailer reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue jumped 3% to $6.69 billion from $6.48 billion, net income edged down 8% to $175.5 million from $190.1 million, and diluted earnings per share fell 1% to $4.45 from $4.49 a year ago.

Same-store sales rose 4% in the quarter, driven by new vehicle growth of 10%, while used vehicle unit sales declined 2%.

The company completed acquisitions worth $70 million, adding $220 million of annualized revenue to the domestic and import segments.

AutoNation repurchased $225 million of stock during the quarter, and more than $607 million remained under repurchase authorization.


28 Apr, 2025

 

PepsiCo Inc. gained 0.3% to $133.74 after the beverage company reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue declined to $17.92 billion from $18.25 billion, net income slipped to $1.83 billion from $2.04 billion, and diluted earnings per share fell to $1.33 from $1.48 a year ago.

The company guided fiscal 2025 revenue to increase by a low single-digit percent, compared to $91.85 billion in 2024, implying a 3% decline in core earnings per share, compared to $8.16 per share in 2024.

PepsiCo also estimated total cash returns to shareholders of approximately $8.6 billion, comprised of dividends of $7.6 billion and share repurchases of $1.0 billion.


28 Apr, 2025

 

Alphabet Inc. eased 0.2% to $161.70 after the parent company of the Google search engine reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue surged to $90.23 billion from $80.54 billion, net income jumped to $34.54 billion from $23.66 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $2.81 from $1.89 a year ago.

The company announced a quarterly cash dividend of 21 cents per share, an increase of 5% from the prior dividend of 20 cents per share, payable on June 16 to shareholders on record as of June 9.

During the quarter, Alphabet paid a total of $2.4 billion in dividends, and on April 23, the company issued an authorization to repurchase $70.0 billion of Class A and Class C shares.


28 Apr, 2025

 

Valero Energy Corp. gained 0.4% to $113.87 after the energy company reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue edged down to $30.26 billion from $31.76 billion, net income swung to a loss of $595 million from a profit of $1.24 billion, and diluted earnings per share swung to a loss of $1.90 from a profit of $3.75 a year ago.

The company returned $633 million to shareholders through dividends and stock buybacks, and it announced a quarterly cash dividend of $1.13 per share.


28 Apr, 2025

 

Intel Corp. eased 0.1% to $20.02 after the technology company reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue inched down to $12.67 billion from $12.72 billion, net loss widened to $821 million from a loss of $381 million, and diluted loss per share widened to 19 cents from a loss of 9 cents a year ago.

The company guided second-quarter 2025 revenue to be between $11.2 billion and $12.4 billion, compared to $12.83 billion in 2024, and net loss per share of 32 cents, compared to a loss of 38 cents a year earlier.


28 Apr, 2025

 

VeriSign Inc. dropped 2.2% to $247.00 after the domain name services provider reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue edged up 4.7% to $402.3 million from $384.3 million, net income jumped to $199.3 million from $194.1 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $2.10 from $1.92 a year ago.

During the quarter, the company repurchased 1.0 million shares for a total of $230 million, and as of March 31, there was $793 million remaining for repurchases in authorization.

The company proposed a cash dividend of 77 cents per share, payable on May 28 to shareholders on record as of May 19.

VeriSign guided fiscal 2025 revenue to be between $1.63 billion and $1.65 billion, compared to $1.56 billion in 2024, and operating income between $1.11 billion and $1.12 billion, compared to $1.06 billion a year earlier.


25 Apr, 2025

 

CBRE Group Inc. dropped 1.7% to $120.03 despite the property developer reporting higher revenue in the first quarter of 2025.

Revenue edged up to $8.91 billion from $7.93 billion, net income climbed to $163 million from $126 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to 54 cents from 41 cents a year ago.

The company has repurchased nearly $600 million worth of shares since year-end 2024.

In January, the company established two new business segments: building operations and experience, and project management, following strategic acquisitions.

CBRE guided fiscal 2025 core earnings per share to be between $5.80 and $6.10, compared to $5.10 in 2024.


25 Apr, 2025

 

Nasdaq Inc. gained 1.01% to $74.24 after the securities index marketplace reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue surged to $2.09 billion from $1.67 billion, net income jumped to $395 million from $234 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to 68 cents from 40 cents a year ago.

The company returned $138 million to shareholders through dividends and $115 million through repurchases of common stock and also repurchased $279 million of senior unsecured notes in the quarter.

The company updated its 2025 guidance for non-GAAP operating expense to be between $2.26 billion and $2.32 billion, compared to $2.16 billion in 2024, and non-GAAP tax rate to be between 22.5% and 24.5%.


25 Apr, 2025

 

Union Pacific Corp. dropped 4% to $211.00 after the railroad shipment company reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue inched down to $6.027 billion from $6.031 billion, net income declined to $1.63 billion from $1.64 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $2.70 from $2.69 a year ago.

The railroad company paid a dividend of $1.34 per share in the quarter, compared to $1.30 per share a year earlier.

The company guided fiscal 2025 earnings per share to grow by a high-single- to low-double-digit percentage and announced share repurchases of $4.0 billion to $4.5 billion.


25 Apr, 2025

 

Procter & Gamble eased 0.8% to $164.38 after the consumer goods company reported third-quarter 2025 results.

Net sales declined 2% to $19.78 billion from $20.19 billion, net earnings inched up to $3.77 billion from $3.75 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.54 from $1.52 a year ago.

The company paid a dividend of $1.0065 per share, an increase from 94.07 cents a year ago.

Procter & Gamble guided fiscal 2025 organic sales growth to be approximately 2% from $80.04 billion in the prior year and diluted earnings per share to grow between 6% and 8%, compared to $6.02 a year ago.


25 Apr, 2025

 

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. slipped 2.05% to $47.76 after the fast-casual restaurant operator reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue jumped to $2.87 billion from $2.70 billion, net income edged up to $386.60 million from $359.29 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to 28 cents from 26 cents a year ago.

Comparable restaurant sales decreased 0.4% in the quarter, driven by bad weather and a slowdown in consumer spending.

Food, beverage, and packaging costs in the first quarter were 29.2% of total revenue, an increase from 28.8% in the first quarter of 2024, but the increase was partially offset by higher menu prices.

The company opened 57 company-owned restaurants with 48 locations, including a Chipotlane, and two international licensed restaurants during the quarter.

Chipotle guided fiscal 2025 comparable sales growth in the low single-digit range, and it plans to open between 315 and 345 new company-owned restaurants, with over 80% having a Chipotlane.


24 Apr, 2025

 

Lam Research Corp. advanced 2.6% to $68.50 after the supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry reported results for the quarter ending in March.

Revenue edged up to $4.72 billion from $3.79 billion, net income jumped to $1.33 billion from $965.83 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.03 from 73 cents a year ago.

The company guided for the quarter ending in June revenue to be $5.00 billion, compared to $3.87 billion in 2024, and diluted earnings per share to be $1.20, compared to $7.78 a year earlier.


24 Apr, 2025

 

O'Reilly Automotive Inc. traded flat at $1,380.50 after the auto parts retailer reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Sales increased 4% to $4.14 billion from $3.98 billion, net income declined 2% to $538.48 million from $547.24 million, and diluted earnings per share jumped 2% to $9.35 from $9.20 a year ago.

Comparable store sales climbed 3.6% in the first quarter, on top of 3.4% in the prior year.

During the quarter, the company repurchased 0.4 million shares at an average price of $1,297.15 for a total investment of $559 million, and approximately $1.81 billion remained under share repurchase authorization.

O’Reilly guided fiscal 2025 comparable store sales to increase between 2% and 4%, revenue to be between $17.4 billion and $17.7 billion, compared to $16.71 billion in 2024, and diluted earnings per share to be between $42.90 and $43.40, compared to $40.66 a year ago.

The company plans to open 200 to 210 new stores in 2025.


24 Apr, 2025

 

Texas Instruments Inc. surged 4.8% to $159.53 after the semiconductor company reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue jumped to $4.07 billion from $3.66 billion, net income edged up to $1.18 billion from $1.10 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.28 from $1.20 a year ago.

"Over the past 12 months we invested $3.8 billion in research and development and selling general and administrative expenses, invested $4.7 billion in capital expenditures, and returned $6.4 billion to owners,” the company said in a release to investors.

The company guided second-quarter revenue to be between $4.17 billion and $4.53 billion, compared to $3.82 billion in 2024, and earnings per share between $1.21 and $1.47, compared to $1.22 a year earlier.


24 Apr, 2025