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Aug 19, 2025
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Palo Alto Networks Inc. rose 4.9% to $184.80 after the cybersecurity company reported a slight increase in revenue and a 29% decrease in profit in the latest quarter.
Consolidated revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter ending in July increased to $2.5 billion from $2.2 billion, net income dropped to $253.8 million from $357.7 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to 36 cents from 51 cents a year ago.
Palo Alto guided fiscal 2026 first quarter revenue to rise by 15% to between $2.45 billion and $2.47 billion, and diluted non-GAAP earnings per share between $0.88 and $0.90, using 709 million to 712 million shares outstanding.
Palo Alto guided full-year revenue to rise 14% to between $10.47 billion and $10.52 billion, and diluted non-GAAP earnings per share between $3.75 and $3.85, using 710 million to 716 million shares outstanding. -
Advance Auto Parts Inc. advanced 0.7% to $49.50 after the automotive aftermarket parts provider company reported a 67% drop in quarterly profit from a year ago.
Consolidated revenue edged down to $2 billion from $2.2 billion, net income dropped to $15 million from $45 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to 25 cents from 75 cents a year ago.
The company's board declared a regular cash dividend of $0.25 per share, payable on October 24 to shareholders on record on October 10.
During the second quarter the comparable store sales increased by 0.1%.
Advance Auto Parts guided full-year revenue to be between $8.4 billion and $8.6 billion, and adjusted diluted earnings per share for continuing operations between $1.2 and $2.20. -
Dillard’s Inc. gained 15 cents to $498.73 after the department store chain reported a slight increase in revenue and a marginal decline in net income in the second quarter.
Consolidated revenue edged higher to $1.53 billion from $1.51 billion, net income fell to $72.8 million from $74.5 million, and diluted earnings per share declined to $4.66 from $4.59 a year ago.
During the second quarter, the company purchased approximately 24,500 shares of Class A shares for $9.8 million, at an average price of $398.67 per share.
During 26-week period ending on August 2, the company purchased $107.8 million, approximately 300,000 shares of Class A shares, at an average price of $359.16 per share. -
Applied Materials fell 15% to $161.84 despite the semiconductor equipment and materials engineering company reporting an increase in revenue and earnings in the fiscal third quarter ending on July 27.
Consolidated revenue increased to $7.30 billion from $6.78 billion, net income inched higher to $1.77 billion from $1.70 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $2.22 from $2.05 a year ago.
During the quarter, Applied Materials returned a total of $1.42 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends, including the repurchase of 1.05 billion shares of common stock.
Applied Materials guided fiscal fourth quarter revenue to be $6.7 billion, with a band of $500 million, compared to $7.30 billion and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share to be $2.11, with a band of 20 cents, compared to $2.48 a quarter earlier, respectively.
“We are expecting a decline in revenue in the fourth quarter driven by both digestion of capacity in China and nonlinear demand from leading-edge customers given market concentration and fab timing,” said Brice Hill, Senior Vice President and CFO. -
Brinker International decreased 0.3% to $157.38 despite the parent company of the Chili's restaurant chain reporting an 88% jump in its earnings in the fourth quarter.
Consolidated revenue inched higher to $1.5 billion from $1.2 billion, net income jumped to $107 million from $57 million, and diluted earnings per share soared to $2.30 from $1.24 a year ago.
Comparable restaurant sales increased by 21.3%, driven by a 23.7% increase at Chili's and a 0.4% decrease at Maggiano's restaurant chains.
During the fourth quarter, Brinker returned a total of $507 million to shareholders through share repurchases.
Brinker International guided full-year revenue to be between $5.60 billion and $5.70 billion and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share between $9.90 and $10.50.
Chili's franchisees generated sales of approximately $262.3 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to $230.1 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024. -
Cisco Systems Inc. fell 0.03% to $70.37 despite the networking company reporting a 30% increase in net income in the fourth quarter.
Consolidated revenue increased to $14.7 billion from $13.6 billion, net income advanced to $2.8 billion from $2.2 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to 71 cents from 54 cents a year ago.
During the fourth quarter, Cisco returned a total of $2.9 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends, including the repurchase of 1.3 million shares of common stock.
The company's board declared a cash dividend of $0.41 per share.
The company guided net sales in the next quarter to range between $14.65 million and $14.85 million, and GAAP EPS between $0.63 and $0.68.
"The AI infrastructure orders we received from webscale customers in fiscal 2025 were more than double our original target, indicating a massive opportunity ahead as we lead the required architectural shift and build the critical infrastructure needed for the AI era," said Chuck Robbins, chair and CEO of Cisco. -
CoreWeave Inc. fell 10.4% to $133.25 despite the AI-focused cloud infrastructure provider saying net loss shrank in the June quarter.
Consolidated revenue in the June quarter increased to $1.21 billion from $395 million, net loss decreased to $291 million from $323 million, and diluted losses per share declined to 60 cents from $1.62 a year ago.
CoreWeave guided third-quarter revenue between $1.26 billion and $1.30 billion, compared to $1.21 billion, and adjusted operating income between $160 million and $190 million, compared to $200 million a quarter earlier, respectively.
The company guided full-year revenue between $5.15 billion and $5.35 billion and adjusted operating income between $800 million and $830 million.
CoreWeave has announced a $4 billion expansion deal with OpenAI, building on the previously disclosed $11.9 billion agreement.
CoreWeave announced its acquisition of Core Scientific in a $9 billion all-stock transaction, aiming to vertically integrate its AI infrastructure by gaining ownership of 1.3 GW of data center capacity and eliminating approximately $10 billion in future lease obligations.
The company said it raised $2 billion through the sale of 9.25% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030, to finance its cloud computing infrastructure development. -
Trade Desk Inc. dropped 38.6% to $54.23 despite the advertising technology company reporting a slight increase in revenue and net income in the latest quarter.
Consolidated revenue in the June quarter increased to $694 million from $585 million, net income inched higher to $90 billion from $85 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to 18 cents from 17 cents a year ago.
During the second quarter, the company repurchased $261 million of its Class A common stock, and as of June 30, $375 million remained available under the share repurchase program.
For the third quarter, the company estimated revenue of "at least $717 million" and anticipates adjusted EBITDA of approximately $277 million. -
GoDaddy Inc. plunged 11.25% to $133.35 despite the domain registrar reporting a 37% increase in net income in the fiscal second quarter.
Consolidated revenue in the June quarter edged higher to $1.21 billion from $1.12 billion, net income advanced to $199.9 million from $146.3 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.41 from $1.01 a year ago.
Year-to-date through August 6, GoDaddy returned approximately $906 million to shareholders through the repurchase of 5.2 million shares of common stock at an average price of $174.42 per share.
The company guided revenue in the third quarter to range between $1.22 billion and $1.24 billion. and full-year revenue to be between $4.89 billion and $4.94 billion, an increase of 7%, respectively. -
Expedia Inc. jumped 4.1% to $195.26 after the online travel booking platform operator reported more than a two-and-a-half-fold jump in earnings in the second quarter.
Consolidated revenue in the June quarter inched higher to $3.7 billion from $3.6 billion, net income climbed to $322 million from $125 million, and diluted earnings per share soared to $2.48 from 96 paisa a year ago.
During the second quarter, Expedia returned a total of $627 million to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends, including the repurchase of 3.8 million shares in the second quarter and 5.6 million shares for $957 million for the first half of 2025.
For the second quarter of 2025, the company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.40 per share payable on September 18.
The company estimated third-quarter revenue to rise between 4% and 6%, driven by the increase in gross bookings to between 5% and 7%.
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