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Apr 18, 2025
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Ally Financial Inc. gained 0.4% to $31.77 after the bank holding company reported first-quarter 2025 results.
Revenue edged up to $1.48 billion from $1.47 billion, net income swung to a loss of $253 million from a profit of $115 million, and diluted loss per share was 82 cents compared to a profit of 37 cents a year ago.
The company announced a quarterly dividend of 30 cents per share for the fiscal second quarter, unchanged from a year earlier. -
D.R. Horton Inc. rose 2.3% to $124.03 despite the home builder reporting a decline in revenue and earnings in the first quarter.
Revenue declined to $7.73 billion from $9.11 billion, net income edged down to $810.4 million from $1.17 billion, and diluted earnings per share dropped to $2.58 from $3.52 a year ago.
The company repurchased 9.7 million shares for $1.3 billion and announced a new share repurchase authorization of $5.0 billion.
In addition, the home builder paid cash dividends of $125.5 million in the quarter.
The company proposed a quarterly cash dividend of 40 cents per share, payable on May 9 to shareholders on record as of May 2.
D.R. Horton guided fiscal 2025 revenue to be between $33.3 billion and $34.8 billion, compared to $36.8 billion in 2024, and the company expects to sell between 85,000 and 87,000 homes.
The company estimated share repurchases of approximately $4.0 billion and dividend payments of approximately $500 million in fiscal 2025. -
Blackstone Inc. inched up 0.01% to $130.40 after the asset management company reported first-quarter 2025 results.
Revenue declined to $3.29 billion from $3.69 billion, net income dropped to $614.85 million from $847.39 million, and diluted earnings per share slipped to 80 cents from $1.11 a year ago.
Total assets under management increased 10% from the prior year to $1.17 trillion, with $61.6 billion of inflows in the quarter and $199.1 billion over the last twelve months.
The company repurchased 0.2 million shares in the quarter and 3.5 million shares over the last twelve months, with a remaining authorization of $1.8 billion at March 31.
Blackstone proposed a quarterly dividend of 93 cents per share, payable on May 5 to shareholders on record as of April 28. -
American Express gained 0.3% to $252 after the financial services company reported first-quarter 2025 results.
Revenue climbed 7% to $16.97 billion from $15.80 billion, net income edged up 6% to $2.58 billion from $2.44 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose 9% to $3.64 from $3.33 a year ago.
Consolidated expenses were $12.5 billion, an increase of 10% compared to the first quarter in 2024, as operating expenses increased, while marketing expenses were roughly flat from a year earlier. -
Charles Schwab Corp. gained 0.2% to $76.29 after the brokerage and advisory services company reported first-quarter 2025 results...
Revenue surged to $5.60 billion from $4.74 billion, net income edged up to $1.80 billion from $1.25 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to 99 cents from 68 cents a year ago.
The company added $137.7 billion in core net new assets during the quarter, an increase of 44% from a year earlier, bringing the total client assets up 9% to $9.93 trillion.
“New brokerage account openings increased 8% year-over-year to 1.2 million for the quarter, propelling total active brokerage accounts to 37.0 million,” the company said in a release to investors.
The brokerage company increased its quarterly dividend by 8% and repurchased $1.5 billion worth of common stock. -
CSX Corp. eased 0.04% to $27.34 after the rail transportation services provider reported first quarter 2025 results.
Revenue declined 7% to $3.42 billion from $3.68 billion, net earnings edged down 27% to $646 million from $880 million, and diluted earnings per share dropped 24% to 34 cents from 45 cents a year ago.
Total cargo volume of 1.52 million units for the quarter was 1% lower compared to 1.53 million units in the prior year, while intermodal volume was 2% higher at 0.72 million from 0.70 million a year ago.
The rail services company said the constantly shifting tariff landscape is adding uncertainty to a soft automotive market. -
Citigroup Inc. gained 0.6% to $63.58 after the banking company reported results for the first quarter of 2025.
Revenue increased 3% to $21.60 billion from $21.02 billion, net income jumped 21% to $4.06 billion from $3.37 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.96 from $1.58 a year ago.
The company’s operating expenses were down 5% to $13.4 billion compared to the prior year.
The financial services company returned a total of approximately $2.8 billion to common shareholders during the quarter in the form of dividends and share repurchases. -
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. eased 0.4% to $502.06 after the financial service reported first-quarter 2025 results.
Revenue climbed to $15.06 billion from $14.21 billion, net earnings edged up to $4.58 billion from $3.93 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $14.12 from $11.58 a year ago.
Operating expenses were $9.13 billion in the quarter, 5% higher than the same period a year earlier and 10% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024.
Equities revenue increased to $4.19 billion from $3.31 billion, and investment banking fees edged down to $1.92 billion from $2.08 billion a year earlier.
Commissions and fees in the quarter jumped to $1.23 billion from $1.08 billion a year ago.
Total assets under supervision climbed to $3.17 trillion from $2.85 trillion, with equity increasing to $771 billion from $713 billion and fixed income rising to $1.22 trillion from $1.14 trillion a year ago.
The company proposed a dividend of $3.00 per share, payable on June 27 to shareholders on record as of May 30.
In addition, Goldman Sachs approved a share repurchase program for up to $40 billion of common stock.
During the first quarter, the bank repurchased $4.36 billion of its common stock, 7.1 million shares at an average cost of $610.57, and paid $976 million in dividends. -
The Children’s Place Inc. plunged 6.3% to $6.35 after the struggling children’s specialty retailer reported results for the fiscal fourth quarter of 2024 ending in February.
Net sales declined to $408.56 million from $455.03 million, net loss shrank to $7.99 million from a loss of $128.84 million, and diluted loss per share narrowed to 62 cents from a loss of $10.24 a year ago.
For the full year, revenue edged down to $1.39 billion from $1.60 billion, net loss narrowed to $57.82 million from a loss of $154.54 million, and diluted loss per share shrank to $4.53 from a loss of $12.34 a year earlier.
The company reported “the lowest level of selling, general, and administrative spending in more than 15 years during the fourth quarter and full year.”
“Looking ahead for fiscal 2025, we remain determined to deliver profitable top-line sales as we continue to refine our omni-channel strategy and rebalance our product mix by offering relevant products that resonate with parents,” Muhammad Umair, the company’s president and interim CEO, said in a release to investors. -
Fastenal Co. dropped 0.1% to $80.53 after the distributor of industrial and construction supplies reported results for the fiscal first quarter of 2025 ending in March.
Net sales increased 3.4% to $1.96 billion from $1.89 billion, net income inched up 0.3% to $298.7 million from $297.7 million, and diluted earnings per share remained flat at 52 cents per share compared to a year ago.
The company returned $246.7 million to shareholders in the form of dividends during the quarter, compared to $223.2 million a year earlier.
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