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Apr 28, 2025
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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%. -
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. -
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.
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