Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) reported record second-quarter results and announced an agreement to acquire electronic bond-trading platform MarketAxess for $167 per share, a transaction valued at $5.7 billion in enterprise value. Chair and CEO Jeff Sprecher said the proposed acquisition woul
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Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) reported higher second-quarter sales, margins and cash flow as commercial aircraft production rates increased, led by demand on wide-body programs including the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787. Second-quarter sales totaled $529 million, up 8% from the prior-year period, while adjusted
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reported second-quarter 2026 sales of $3.4 billion and diluted earnings per share of $5.27, as higher volumes at its shipbuilding operations helped drive revenue growth and prompted the company to raise its full-year shipbuilding outlook. Chief Executive Off
Investing.com -- Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) reported second-quarter earnings before the open on Friday, topping consensus expectations.
Same-store sales continue to rise.
Ahead of its second-quarter earnings report, McDonald's is in a correction, but risk-tolerant dividend investors may want to sink their teeth into the stock.
The supplier to major automakers, including BMW, Volkswagen and Ford slashed its medium-term sales expectations against a darkening backdrop for the industry.
Recently, Analog Devices drew increased investor interest as analysts raised their earnings estimates and Zacks assigned the company a Rank #2, often interpreted as a signal of potentially stronger near-term performance. This revision trend highlights how shifting profit expectations can reshape perceptions of Analog Devices’ earnings power across key end markets like industrial and automotive. Now we’ll examine how these upward earnings revisions may influence Analog Devices’ existing...
Waste Management (WM) is back in focus after its second quarter earnings, where management paired an earnings beat with a slight trim to full year revenue guidance and highlighted improving margins despite softer volumes. See our latest analysis for Waste Management. At a share price of US$226.33, Waste Management has seen the stock fall 4.3% on a 1 day share price return and 4.6% over the past week, even as its 5 year total shareholder return of 65.0% points to momentum that has built over a...
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Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) reported second quarter 2026 results that exceeded Wall Street expectations, with revenue and earnings per share ahead of forecasts and management raising full year guidance for both measures. See our latest analysis for Bristol-Myers Squibb. The strong Q2 surprise has come on top of an already solid run for Bristol-Myers Squibb, with a 1-month share price return of 12.57% and a year to date share price return of 21.32%. Over a longer horizon, total shareholder...
In late July 2026, Amphenol Corporation reported second-quarter 2026 results showing record sales of US$8.76 billion and net income of US$1.77 billion, alongside higher earnings per share versus the prior year. The company also issued upbeat third-quarter guidance, projecting US$9.30 billion to US$9.40 billion in sales, underpinned by strong AI-related IT datacom demand and contributions from recent acquisitions, including CommScope. We’ll now examine how this AI-driven demand surge and...
The Cigna Group recently reported past second-quarter 2026 results showing higher sales of US$67.03 billion, revenue of US$71.67 billion, and net income of US$1.66 billion, alongside increased earnings per share from continuing operations versus a year earlier. Alongside raising its full-year adjusted earnings outlook, Cigna continued capital returns through share repurchases and affirmed a quarterly dividend of US$1.56 per share, while pressing ahead with its rebate-free Signature pharmacy...
SLB’s second quarter results were met with a significant positive market reaction, as the company’s performance exceeded Wall Street’s expectations despite a year-on-year revenue decline. Management credited broad-based international growth and a rebound in North American operations as primary contributors to the quarter. CEO Olivier Le Peuch highlighted “higher offshore activity in Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia,” as well as increased demand in U.S. land for production and recovery sol
The tech rebound has legs. Stock futures were rising early Friday as the technology sector looked set to end a bad July on a positive note despite disappointing earnings from Apple. S&P 500 futures rose 0.
Positive figures from two key areas could send the stock higher.
The automaker put a date on autonomy, and its latest results raised guidance again. The stock's price barely acknowledges either.
In late July 2026, Starbucks reported fiscal third-quarter revenue of US$9,322.7 million, net income of US$1,045.3 million, and sharply higher earnings per share, while also raising full-year guidance to expect flat to slightly higher consolidated net revenues and diluted GAAP EPS of US$2.14 to US$2.24. Behind the headline numbers, a 7.9% rise in global comparable-store sales, margin expansion and early benefits from store remodels and international licensing moves pointed to the early...
Floor & Decor (NYSE:FND) reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.58, unchanged from a year earlier, as the company managed expenses and generated free cash flow despite continued softness in large discretionary flooring projects. Total sales increased 3% ye
Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) reported higher production, record metal sales and a sharp increase in mine operating cash flow during the second quarter, as the Terronera mine continued ramping up and the Kolpa operation achieved higher throughput. Chief Executive Officer Dan Dickson said the company
July 31 (Reuters) - European shares hit a record high on Friday, powered by improving investor appetite for tech shares globally, while corporate earnings buoyed markets through a week of central bank
Walt Disney’s stock is down about 0.1% in July, after posting declines in May and June.
Sony hiked its profit forecasts for the current year on Friday, helped by the Japanese consumer electronics giant's video games division and the weak yen.Sony on Friday indicated that it has sufficient components to meet planned production levels for its PlayStation 5 during the current fiscal year.
EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) reported record second-quarter revenue, operating income and remaining performance obligations, driven by strong demand in data centers, institutional projects, manufacturing and industrial work, and other end markets. The company also raised its full-year 2026 revenue and ear
Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) reported higher second-quarter revenue, earnings and adjusted EBITDA as improved charter rates, lower interest expense and gains on equity securities supported profitability. For the quarter ended June 30, 2026, time charter revenue rose to $57.3 million from $54.7 million
Morningstar maintained an $850 fair value estimate for META, implying a 58% upside from current levels.
Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $305 million, within its prior guidance range, as strength in Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision and imaging patents was partly offset by deal timing and foundational audio revenue. Non-GAAP earnings per share were $0.69, slightly a
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, July 31 (Reuters) - Asian markets rallied hard with Wall Street on Friday as South Korea's battered market made a record comeback, stirring hopes that a recent rout in AI-related
The Future Fund‘s Gary Black said Meta Platforms Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:META) post-earnings selloff could mirror Google parent Alphabet Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) recovery over this week, as investors look past conservative guidance and one-time items. Alphabet Playbook Repeating Black, in a post on X Thursday, pointed to Google’s parent initially falling about 10% after reporting quarterly results before recovering about 5% over the course of this week as investors reassessed the numbers. He s