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Aug 22, 2025
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Zoom Communications Inc. jumped 5.7% to $77.35 after the communication platform operator reported an 8% rise in its earnings in the fiscal second quarter ending in July.
Consolidated revenue edged higher to $1.22 billion from $1.16 billion, net income advanced to $471.3 million from $436.4 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.16 from 70 cents a year ago.
Zoom Communications guided third-quarter revenue to be between $1,210 million and $1,215 million, non-GAAP operating income between $465 million and $470 million, and non-GAAP earnings per share between $1.42 and $1.44.
Zoom Communications guided full-year revenue to be between $4.82 billion and $4.83 billion, non-GAAP operating income between $1.91 billion and $1.92 billion, and non-GAAP earnings per share between $5.81 and $5.84. -
Intuit Inc. declined 5.6% to $659 despite the financial technology platform operator’s net income swinging to a profit in the fiscal fourth quarter.
Consolidated revenue inched higher to $3.8 billion from $3.2 billion, net income swung to a profit of $381 million from a loss of $20 million, and diluted income per share swung to a profit of $1.35 from a loss of 7 cents a year ago.
Intuit repurchased $2.8 billion of its stock during the fiscal year; additionally, the board approved a new $3.2 billion share repurchase authorization, increasing the company’s total authorized repurchases to $5.3 billion.
The company's board approved a quarterly dividend of $1.20 per share, payable on October 17 to shareholders on record on
As of July 31, the company reported a total cash and investments balance of approximately $4.6 billion and total debt of $6.0 billion.
Intuit provided GAAP guidance for the fiscal first-quarter revenue to be between $3.74 billion and $3.78 billion, operating income between $440 million and $460 million, and diluted earnings per share between $1.19 and $1.26.
Intuit provided non-GAAP guidance for the fiscal first-quarter revenue to be between $3.74 billion and $3.78 billion, operating income between $1.15 billion and $3.18 million, and diluted earnings per share between $3.05 and $3.12.
Intuit provided GAAP guidance for full-year revenue to be between $21 billion and $21.2 billion, operating income between $5.78 billion and $5.86 billion, and diluted earnings per share between $15.49 and $15.69.
The software and the lending company estimated non-GAAP full-year revenue to be between $21 billion and $21.2 billion, operating income between $8.61 billion and $8.69 billion, and diluted earnings per share to range between $22.98 and $23.18. -
Walmart Inc. dropped 4.9% to $97.59 despite the retailer reporting a 52% increase in net income in the fiscal second quarter ending in July.
Consolidated revenue increased 4.8% to $177.4 billion from $169.3 billion, net income jumped 51.8% to $7.02 billion from $4.5 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to 88 cents from 56 cents a year ago.
Walmart returned a total of $6.2 billion to shareholders through the repurchase of 67.4 million shares.
The general merchandise retailer guided fiscal third-quarter net sales to increase between 3.75% and 4.75%, operating income to rise between 3% and 6%, and adjusted earnings per share to range between $0.58 and $0.60.
The company guided full-year net sales to increase between 3.75% and 4.75%, operating income to rise between 3.5% and 5.5%, and adjusted earnings per share to range between $2.52 and $2.62.
The retail giant, which imports about one-third of its goods from overseas, said it is absorbing higher import duties for now, helping it to gain market share and increase sales.
Walmart U.S. sales, excluding fuel sales, rose 4.8% to $120.9 billion, driven by a rise of 4.6% in comparable same-store sales, a total transaction increase of 1.5%, and an advance of 3.1% in average ticket sales. -
Target Corp. plunged 9.5% to $96.90 after the big-box retailer reported a decline in sales in the second quarter, and same-store sales and consumer transactions also declined.
Consolidated revenue in the fiscal second quarter ending on August 2 edged down 0.9% to $25.2 billion from $25.4 billion, net income plunged 22% to $935 million from $1.2 billion, and diluted earnings per share fell to $2.06 from $2.58 a year ago.
During the second quarter, Target increased dividends per share by 1.8% and paid $509 million to its shareholders.
Comparable sales declined 1.9% in the fiscal second quarter, driven by a 3.2% drop in comparable store sales, partially offset by a 4.3% increase in comparable digital sales.
For the fiscal year, the company retained its outlook of a single-digit decline in sales and earnings per share between $8.0 and $10.0.
The retailer estimated adjusted earnings per share, which excludes gains from litigation settlements in the first quarter, to fall between $7.0 and $9.0.
In addition, the company announced that the longtime CEO Brian Cornell would retire in February, and chief operating officer Michael Fiddelke, a two-decade veteran at the company, will assume the post on February 1.
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Lowe's Companies Inc. rose 2.5% to $264.13, and the home improvement retailer reported a rise in net income in the second quarter.
Consolidated revenue inched higher to $24 billion from $23.6 billion, net income climbed to $2.40 billion from $2.38 billion, and diluted earnings per share soared to $4.28 from $4.18 a year ago.
During the quarter, the company invested $1.3 billion for the acquisition of Artisan Design Group and paid $645 million in dividends.
Lowe's estimated full-year total sales to be between $84.5 billion and $85.5 billion, comparable sales to increase by 1%, and diluted earnings per share to be between $12.10 and $12.35, with the effective tax rate to be approximately 24.5% and the operating margin to range between 12.1% and 12.2% a year earlier, respectively. -
TJX Companies Inc. inched higher 2.2% to $139.24, and the off-price apparel and home fashion retailer reported a 9% increase in its earnings in the latest quarter.
Consolidated revenue in the fiscal second quarter ending on August 2 increased 4% to $14.4 billion from $13.5 billion, net income jumped to $1.2 billion from $1.1 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.10 from 96 paise a year ago.
Consolidated comparable same-store sales rose 4% from a year ago, surpassing the management's expectations.
Comparable store sales at the U.S. Marmaxx locations, which include Marshalls and TJ Maxx stores, rose 5% compared to 3%; Home Goods slowed to 2% from 5%; and in Canada eased to 2% from 9% a year ago, respectively.
During the second quarter, TJX returned a total of $1.0 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends, including the repurchase of 4.1 million shares for $515 million, and paid $474 million in shareholder dividends.
During the first half of fiscal 2026, TJX returned a total of $2.0 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends, including the repurchase of 9.2 million shares for $1.1 billion, and paid $894 million in shareholder dividends.
TJX guided fiscal third-quarter consolidated comparable sales to increase between 2% and 3%, with a pretax profit margin between 12.0% and 12.1%, and diluted earnings per share between $1.17 and $1.19 a quarter ago.
TJX guided full-year consolidated comparable sales to increase by 3%, with a pretax profit margin between 11.4% and 11.5%, and diluted earnings per share between $4.52 and $4.57 a year ago.
The company projects share repurchases between $2.0 and $2.5 billion during the fiscal year ending January 31, 2026. -
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. -
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. -
Home Depot Inc. increased 0.1% to $407.69 after the home improvement retailer reported a slight increase in revenue and a marginal decline in net income in the latest quarter.
Consolidated revenue increased 4.9% to $45.3 billion from $43.2 billion, net income inched lower 0.2% to $4.55 billion from $4.56 billion, and diluted earnings per share edged down 0.4% to $4.58 from $4.60 a year ago.
Home Depot estimated full-year total sales to increase by 2.8%, comparable sales to increase by 1%, but diluted earnings per share to decline by 3% from a year ago to $14.91.
The company said it plans to open approximately 13 new stores during the fiscal year 2025. -
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.
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