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May 30, 2025
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Li Auto Inc. gained 0.7% to $28.70 despite the China-based electric vehicle maker reporting sharply lower net earnings in the fiscal first quarter 2025.
Revenue declined to 25.63 billion yuan from 44.27 billion yuan, net income slumped to 592.56 million yuan from 3.52 billion yuan, and diluted earnings per share fell to 0.28 yuan from 1.65 yuan a year ago.
The company delivered 92,864 vehicles in the quarter, an increase of 15.5% from 80,400 vehicles a year earlier.
Li Auto guided second-quarter revenue to be between 32.5 billion yuan and 33.8 billion yuan, an increase of 2.5% to 6.7% from 31.7 billion yuan a year earlier.
The company also expects to deliver between 123,000 and 128,000 vehicles during the second quarter, an increase of 13.3% to 17.9% from 108,581 vehicles in the previous year. -
Burlington Stores Inc. traded flat at $227.80 after the off-price department store retailer reported strong results for the fiscal first quarter of 2025.
Revenue increased to $2.50 billion from $2.36 billion, net income jumped to $100.83 million from $78.51 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.58 from $1.22 a year ago.
Comparable store sales were flat, at the midpoint of guidance, and on top of 2% last year.
The company repurchased 445,285 shares of its own stock for $105 million during the quarter, and $158 million remained under repurchase authorization.
In addition, the company’s board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $500 million, which is authorized to be executed through May 2027.
Burlington Stores guided second-quarter sales to increase between 5% and 7%, compared to $2.46 billion, assuming comparable store sales will be breakeven to up 2%, and adjusted earnings per share between $1.20 and $1.30, compared to $1.24 a year ago, respectively.
For the full year, the retailer estimated sales to grow between 6% and 8%, compared to $10.62 billion, assuming comparable store sales will be breakeven to up 2%, and adjusted earnings per share between $8.70 and $9.30, compared to $8.35 in the previous year, respectively. -
GAP Inc. plunged 14.8% to $23.80 after the specialty apparel company failed to meet analyst expectations in the fiscal first quarter of 2025 and warned of tariff-related costs in the future.
Revenue increased to $3.46 billion from $3.39 billion, net income climbed to $193 million from $158 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to 51 cents from 41 cents a year ago.
Comparable sales were up 2% from a year earlier, and online sales increased 6%, representing 39% of total net sales.
Excluding the potential impact from imposed tariffs, the company guided full-year net sales to grow between 1% and 2% from $15.1 billion and net interest income to decline to $15 million from $25 million in the previous year, respectively.
Furthermore, GAP plans to close approximately 35 stores during 2025, after closing 56 stores last year.
For the second quarter, the retailer estimated net sales to remain flat year-over-year. -
Foot Locker Inc. traded flat at $23.93 after the footwear and apparel retailer swung to a loss in the fiscal first quarter of 2025.
Total sales were down 4.6% to $1.79 billion from $1.87 billion, net income swung to a loss of $363 million from a profit of $8 million, and diluted earnings per share swung to a loss of $3.81 from a profit of 9 cents a year ago.
Comparable sales decreased 2.6%, with comparable sales in the North American region declining 0.5% and in the international segment they were down 8.5%, led by softness in Foot Locker Europe.
Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. has agreed to acquire Foot Locker for $2.4 billion. -
NVIDIA Corp. surged 4.9% to $141.40 after the advanced chipmaker reported strong first-quarter 2026 results.
Revenue jumped to $44.06 billion from $26.04 billion, net income edged up to $18.77 billion from $14.88 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to 76 cents from 60 cents a year ago.
Data center revenue was $39.1 billion, an increase of 73% from the prior year.
The company was unable to ship an additional $2.5 billion of its H20 product revenue in the first quarter due to a special license requirement by the U.S. government to enter the China market.
NVIDIA will pay its next quarterly cash dividend of 1 cent per share on July 3 to shareholders on record on June 11.
The chip maker guided second-quarter revenue to be $45.0 billion, plus or minus 2%, compared to $30.0 billion a year ago.
The outlook reflects a loss in H20 revenue of approximately $8.0 billion due to the recent export control limitations.
In other segment information, the company’s gaming and AI PC division marked a 42% sales increase, professional visualization was up 19%, and automotive and robotics was up 72% from a year earlier. -
Salesforce.com Inc. advanced 1.3% to $279.68 after the customer management software provider reported strong results in the fiscal first-quarter 2026.
Revenue edged up to $9.83 billion from $9.13 billion, net income jumped to $1.54 billion from $1.53 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.59 from $1.56 a year ago.
During the quarter, the company returned $3.1 billion to shareholders, including $2.7 billion in share repurchases and $402 million in dividends.
The company guided second-quarter revenue to be between $10.11 billion and $10.16 billion, an increase of 8% to 9% from $9.33 billion, and GAAP diluted earnings per share between $1.80 and $1.82, compared to $1.47 a year earlier, respectively.
For the full year, the software company estimated revenue to be between $41.0 billion and $41.3 billion, up 8% to 9% from $37.9 billion, and GAAP diluted earnings per share between $7.15 and $7.21, compared to $6.36 in the previous year, respectively. -
Veeva Systems Inc. soared 16.4% to $273 after the provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life sciences industry reported strong first-quarter 2026 results.
Revenue increased to $759.04 million from $650.34 million, net income jumped to $228.19 million from $161.66 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.37 from 98 cents a year ago.
The company guided second-quarter revenue to be between $766 million and $769 million, compared to $676.2 million, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share between $1.89 and $1.90, compared to $1.62 a year earlier, respectively.
For the full year, the software company estimated revenue to be between $3.09 billion and $3.10 billion, compared to $2.75 billion, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of approximately $7.63, compared to $6.60 in the previous year, respectively. -
Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. gained 1.7% to $180.08 after the retailer reported higher revenue in the first quarter.
Net sales jumped to $3.17 billion from $3.02 billion, net income eased to $264.39 million from $275.29 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to $3.24 from $3.30 a year ago.
The company continues to expect full-year comparable sales growth in the range of 1% to 3% as it opened six new retail locations during the first quarter and agreed to acquire Foot Locker Inc.
The sporting goods retailer announced a quarterly cash dividend of $1.2125 per share payable on June 27 to shareholders on record on June 13.
For the full year, the company estimated revenue to be between $13.6 billion and $13.9 billion, compared to $13.44 billion, and diluted earnings per share between $13.80 and $14.40, compared to $14.05 a year ago, respectively. -
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. advanced 1.8% to $90.06 after the specialty retailer of apparel and accessories reported better-than-expected net sales in the first quarter.
Net sales increased to $1.10 billion from $1.02 billion, net income declined to $80.41 million from $113.85 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to $1.59 from $2.14 a year ago.
Comparable sales rose 4% in the quarter, led by the EMEA region, up 6%.
During the quarter, the company repurchased 2.6 million shares for approximately $200 million, and $1.1 billion remained under repurchase authorization.
The company guided second-quarter revenue to grow between 3% and 5% from $1.1 billion, and diluted earnings per share to be between $2.10 and $2.30, compared to $2.50 a year earlier, respectively.
For the full year, the company estimated revenue to increase between 3% and 6% from $4.95 billion, and diluted earnings per share to be between $9.50 and $10.50, compared to $10.69 in the previous year, respectively. -
Macy's Inc. advanced 1.9% to $12.23 despite the department store chain reporting lower sales and earnings in the first quarter.
Net sales declined to $4.60 billion from $4.85 billion, net income slipped to $38 million from $62 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to 13 cents from 22 cents a year ago.
The company’s comparable sales were down 2% on an owned basis, but Bloomingdale’s same-store sales increased 3%.
“Bluemercury reported comparable sales growth of 1.5%, its 17th consecutive quarter of comparable sales growth,” the company said in a release to investors.
During the quarter, the retailer returned approximately $152 million to shareholders, including $51 million in quarterly cash dividends and $101 million of share repurchases.
Macy’s has approximately $1.3 billion remaining under its $2.0 billion share repurchase authorization as of the end of the first quarter.
The company announced a regular quarterly dividend of 18.24 cents per share payable on July 1 to shareholders on record on June 13.
Looking ahead, the company estimated full-year revenue to be between $21.0 billion and $21.4 billion, compared to $23.0 billion, and adjusted diluted earnings per share between $2.05 and $2.25, compared to $3.28 a year earlier, respectively.
May 29, 2025