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    Aug 20, 2025
    • Toll Brothers Inc. declined 1.7% to $130, and the expensive home builder reported a decline in profit in the fiscal third quarter ending in July.

      Consolidated revenue in the quarter increased to $2.95 billion from $2.72 billion, net income declined to $369.6 million from $374.6 million, and diluted earnings per share edged higher to $3.73 from $3.60 a year ago.

      On July 25, the company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share to shareholders on record on July 11. 

      During the fiscal third quarter, Toll Brothers returned a total of $226 million to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends, including the repurchase of 1.8 million shares at an average price of $112.40 per share. 

      For the fiscal fourth quarter, Toll Brothers expects the average delivered price per home to be between $0.97 million and $0.98 million, the adjusted home sales gross margin to be 27%, and SG&A to be 8.3% of revenue.

      The company delivered 2,959 homes at an average price of $974,000, generating record fiscal third-quarter home sales revenue of $2.9 billion, said chairman and chief executive officer Douglas C. Yearley Jr.

      In the quarter, the company signed home sales contracts worth $2.41 billion, matching the contract value a year ago, but contracted home units fell 4% to 2,388. 

      The average sale price of a new home contract was $1.0 million, up 4.5% from a year ago. 

      The backlog value decreased 10% to $6.38 billion at the end of the third quarter, and homes in backlog were 5,492, down 19% from a year ago, respectively.
      • Medtronic Plc. rose 0.2% to $90.04 after the medical device maker reported a marginal decline in profit in the fiscal first quarter ending on July 25.

        Consolidated revenue in the quarter increased 8.4% to $8.6 billion from $7.9 billion, net income inched lower to $1.047 billion from $1.049 billion, and diluted earnings per share edged higher to 81 cents from 80 cents a year ago.

        The company guided full-year revenue to rise between 6.5% and 6.8% and non-GAAP earnings per share to rise approximately 4.5% and range between $5.60 and $5.66.
        • Aug 19, 2025
        • Palo Alto Networks Inc. rose 4.9% to $184.80 after the cybersecurity company reported a slight increase in revenue and a 29% decrease in profit in the latest quarter.

          Consolidated revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter ending in July increased to $2.5 billion from $2.2 billion, net income dropped to $253.8 million from $357.7 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to 36 cents from 51 cents a year ago.

          Palo Alto guided fiscal 2026 first quarter revenue to rise by 15% to between $2.45 billion and $2.47 billion, and diluted non-GAAP earnings per share between $0.88 and $0.90, using 709 million to 712 million shares outstanding.

          Palo Alto guided full-year revenue to rise 14% to between $10.47 billion and $10.52 billion, and diluted non-GAAP earnings per share between $3.75 and $3.85, using 710 million to 716 million shares outstanding.
          • Freightos Ltd. declined 0.6% to $3.59 after the digital freight booking and logistics platform provider reported a 32% increase in revenue, and net loss shrank in the latest quarter.

            Consolidated revenue in the June quarter advanced to $7.4 million from $5.6 million, net loss shrank to $4.3 million from $5.3 million, and diluted loss per share shrank to 9 cents from 11 cents a year ago.

            Freightos guided third-quarter revenue to be between $7.6 million and $7.7 million and adjusted EBITDA to be between $2.6 million and $2.5 million.

            The booking platform operator estimated full-year revenue to be between $29.5 million and $30.0 million and adjusted EBITDA between $10.9 million and $10.5 million.

            Compared to a year ago, the processed transactions rose 26% to a record high of 397,000 transactions, with Gross Booking Value jumping 56% to $317 million and revenue rising 32% to $7.4 million, driven by new carrier additions, Shipsta integration, and improved customs services.
            • Aug 18, 2025
            • Advance Auto Parts Inc. advanced 0.7% to $49.50 after the automotive aftermarket parts provider company reported a 67% drop in quarterly profit from a year ago.

              Consolidated revenue edged down to $2 billion from $2.2 billion, net income dropped to $15 million from $45 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to 25 cents from 75 cents a year ago.

              The company's board declared a regular cash dividend of $0.25 per share, payable on October 24 to shareholders on record on October 10. 

              During the second quarter the comparable store sales increased by 0.1%.

              Advance Auto Parts guided full-year revenue to be between $8.4 billion and $8.6 billion, and adjusted diluted earnings per share for continuing operations between $1.2 and $2.20.
              • Aug 14, 2025
              • Cisco Systems Inc. fell 0.03% to $70.37 despite the networking company reporting a 30% increase in net income in the fourth quarter.

                Consolidated revenue increased to $14.7 billion from $13.6 billion, net income advanced to $2.8 billion from $2.2 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to 71 cents from 54 cents a year ago.

                During the fourth quarter, Cisco returned a total of $2.9 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends, including the repurchase of 1.3 million shares of common stock. 

                The company's board declared a cash dividend of $0.41 per share.

                The company guided net sales in the next quarter to range between $14.65 million and $14.85 million, and GAAP EPS between $0.63 and $0.68.

                "The AI infrastructure orders we received from webscale customers in fiscal 2025 were more than double our original target, indicating a massive opportunity ahead as we lead the required architectural shift and build the critical infrastructure needed for the AI era," said Chuck Robbins, chair and CEO of Cisco.
                • Brinker International decreased 0.3% to $157.38 despite the parent company of the Chili's restaurant chain reporting an 88% jump in its earnings in the fourth quarter.

                  Consolidated revenue inched higher to $1.5 billion from $1.2 billion, net income jumped to $107 million from $57 million, and diluted earnings per share soared to $2.30 from $1.24 a year ago.

                  Comparable restaurant sales increased by 21.3%, driven by a 23.7% increase at Chili's and a 0.4% decrease at Maggiano's restaurant chains.

                  During the fourth quarter, Brinker returned a total of $507 million to shareholders through share repurchases.

                  Brinker International guided full-year revenue to be between $5.60 billion and $5.70 billion and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share between $9.90 and $10.50.

                  Chili's franchisees generated sales of approximately $262.3 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to $230.1 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024.
                  • Applied Materials fell 15% to $161.84 despite the semiconductor equipment and materials engineering company reporting an increase in revenue and earnings in the fiscal third quarter ending on July 27.

                    Consolidated revenue increased to $7.30 billion from $6.78 billion, net income inched higher to $1.77 billion from $1.70 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $2.22 from $2.05 a year ago.

                    During the quarter, Applied Materials returned a total of $1.42 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends, including the repurchase of 1.05 billion shares of common stock. 

                    Applied Materials guided fiscal fourth quarter revenue to be $6.7 billion, with a band of $500 million, compared to $7.30 billion and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share to be $2.11, with a band of 20 cents, compared to $2.48 a quarter earlier, respectively.

                    “We are expecting a decline in revenue in the fourth quarter driven by both digestion of capacity in China and nonlinear demand from leading-edge customers given market concentration and fab timing,” said Brice Hill, Senior Vice President and CFO.
                    • Dillard’s Inc. gained 15 cents to $498.73 after the department store chain reported a slight increase in revenue and a marginal decline in net income in the second quarter.

                      Consolidated revenue edged higher to $1.53 billion from $1.51 billion, net income fell to $72.8 million from $74.5 million, and diluted earnings per share declined to $4.66 from $4.59 a year ago.

                      During the second quarter, the company purchased approximately 24,500 shares of Class A shares for $9.8 million, at an average price of $398.67 per share.

                      During 26-week period ending on August 2, the company purchased $107.8 million, approximately 300,000 shares of Class A shares, at an average price of $359.16 per share.
                      • Aug 12, 2025
                      • CoreWeave Inc. fell 10.4% to $133.25 despite the AI-focused cloud infrastructure provider saying net loss shrank in the June quarter.

                        Consolidated revenue in the June quarter increased to $1.21 billion from $395 million, net loss decreased to $291 million from $323 million, and diluted losses per share declined to 60 cents from $1.62 a year ago.

                        CoreWeave guided third-quarter revenue between $1.26 billion and $1.30 billion, compared to $1.21 billion, and adjusted operating income between $160 million and $190 million, compared to $200 million a quarter earlier, respectively.

                        The company guided full-year revenue between $5.15 billion and $5.35 billion and adjusted operating income between $800 million and $830 million.

                        CoreWeave has announced a $4 billion expansion deal with OpenAI, building on the previously disclosed $11.9 billion agreement.

                        CoreWeave announced its acquisition of Core Scientific in a $9 billion all-stock transaction, aiming to vertically integrate its AI infrastructure by gaining ownership of 1.3 GW of data center capacity and eliminating approximately $10 billion in future lease obligations.

                        The company said it raised $2 billion through the sale of 9.25% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030, to finance its cloud computing infrastructure development.