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May 6, 2025
  • Lattice Semiconductor Corp. advanced 0.2% to $54.55 after the semiconductor company reported first-quarter 2025 results.

    Revenue increased to $120.15 million from $117.42 million, net income plunged to $5.02 million from $16.51 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to 4 cents from 12 cents a year ago.

    The company guided second-quarter revenue to be between $118.5 million and $128.5 million, compared to $124.1 million in 2024, and non-GAAP earnings per share to be between 22 cents and 26 cents, compared to 23 cents a year earlier.
    • Cummins Inc. traded flat at $302.30 after the provider of diesel and alternative fuel engines reported first-quarter 2025 results.

      Net sales edged down 3% to $8.17 billion from $8.40 billion, net income plunged to $824 million from $1.99 billion, and diluted earnings per share fell to $5.96 from $14.03 a year ago.

      “Sales in North America decreased 1%, and international revenues decreased 5% due to lower demand in Latin America and Asia Pacific, partially offset by higher sales in China,” the company said in a release to investors.

      The company proposed a quarterly dividend of $1.82 per share, compared to $1.68 per share a year earlier.
    • May 5, 2025
      • Terex Corp. traded flat at $39.83 after the industrial equipment provider reported first-quarter 2025 results.

        Net sales declined to $1.23 billion from $1.29 billion, operating profit plunged to $111 million from $163 million, and earnings per share fell to 83 cents from $1.74 a year ago.

        The company guided fiscal 2025 net sales to range between $5.30 billion and $5.50 billion, compared to $5.13 billion in 2024, and earnings per share to be between $4.70 and $5.10, compared to $4.96 a year earlier.
        • T. Rowe Price Group Inc. inched down 0.05% to $91.60 after the investment management company reported first-quarter 2025 results.

          Revenue edged up to $1.76 billion from $1.75 billion, net income declined to $490.5 million from $573.8 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to $2.15 from $2.49 a year ago.

          Quarter-end assets under management increased 1.6% to $1.57 trillion from $1.54 trillion a year earlier.

          The company returned $506 million to shareholders in the quarter from the recurring quarterly dividend and stock repurchases.
          • Chevron Corp. eased 0.07% to $138.40 after the energy company reported first-quarter 2025 results.

            Revenue declined to $47.61 billion from $48.72 billion, net income plunged to $3.50 billion from $5.50 billion, and diluted earnings per share fell to $2.00 from $2.97 a year ago.

            “Included in the quarter was a net loss of $175 million related to legal reserves and a tax charge due to changes in the energy profits levy in the United Kingdom that were partially offset by the fair value measurement of Hess Corporation shares,” the company said in a release to investors.

            Foreign currency effects decreased earnings by $138 million, the company added in the statement.

            Over the last three years, Chevron has returned more than $78 billion of cash to shareholders, and during the first quarter, the company returned $6.9 billion of cash, including share repurchases of $3.9 billion and dividends of $3.0 billion.

            The energy company proposed a quarterly dividend of $1.71 per share, payable on June 10 to stockholders on record as of May 19.
            • Exxon Mobil Corp. eased 0.06% to $106.15 after the energy company reported first-quarter 2025 results.

              Revenue edged up to $83.13 billion from $83.08 billion, net income declined to $7.71 billion from $8.22 billion, and diluted earnings per share fell to $1.76 from $2.06 a year ago.

              Cash flow from operating activities was $13.0 billion, and free cash flow was $8.8 billion.

              During the quarter, the company returned $9.1 billion to shareholders, of which $4.3 billion was in dividends and $4.8 billion in share repurchases.

              “This year, we're starting up 10 advantaged projects that are expected to generate more than $3 billion of earnings in 2026 at constant prices and margins,” the company said in a release to investors.

              Exxon proposed a second-quarter dividend of 99 cents per share, payable on June 10 to shareholders on record as of May 15.
              • Berkshire Hathaway Inc. advanced 1.8% to $539.80 after the diversified conglomerate with businesses in insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility sectors reported first-quarter 2025 results.

                Revenue edged down to $89.72 billion from $89.87 billion, net earnings plunged to $4.60 billion from $12.70 billion, and earnings per share fell to $2.13 from $5.88 a year ago.
              • May 2, 2025
                • Thomson Reuters Corp. traded flat at $185.74 after the content-driven technology company reported first-quarter 2025 results.

                  Revenue jumped to $1.90 billion from $1.88 billion, net income fell to $434 million from $481 million, and diluted earnings per share dropped to 96 cents from $1.06 a year ago.

                  The company completed the acquisition of SafeSend in January for approximately $600 million, allowing it to expand its tax automation capabilities.

                  In February, the company raised its annual dividend by 10% to $2.38 per share.

                  Thomson Reuters guided second-quarter revenue to grow by 7%, compared to $1.74 billion in 2024, and the adjusted EBITDA margin to be approximately 36%, compared to 37.1% a year ago.

                  The company estimated full-year revenue to increase between 3% and 3.5%, compared to $7.26 billion in 2024.

                  Revenue for the “Big 3” segments, namely legal professionals, corporates, and tax and accounting professionals, is expected to grow by approximately 4% in 2025.
                  • MasterCard Inc. eased 0.04% to $546.40 after the digital payment company reported first-quarter 2025 results.

                    Revenue edged up to $7.25 billion from $6.35 billion, net income jumped to $3.28 billion from $3.01 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $3.59 from $3.22 a year ago.

                    During the first quarter, the company repurchased 4.7 million shares for a total of $2.5 billion and paid $694 million in dividends.

                    Quarter-to-date through April 28, the company repurchased 1.7 million shares at a cost of $884 million, which leaves $11.8 billion under repurchase authorization.
                    • McDonald’s Corp. dropped 0.2% to $313.01 after the fast-food restaurant chain reported first-quarter 2025 results.

                      Revenue declined to $5.96 billion from $6.17 billion, net income edged down to $1.87 billion from $1.93 billion, and diluted earnings per share fell to $2.60 from $2.66 a year ago.

                      Global comparable sales decreased 1%, impacted by the 3.6% lower comparable sales in the U.S.