What Happened? Shares of construction materials supplier Martin Marietta Materials NYSE:MLM fell 5.7% in the afternoon session after the company announced a $13.5 billion cash-and-stock deal to merge with limestone supplier Lhoist North America, raising concerns about share dilution.The transaction…
What Happened? Shares of aerospace and defense company Rocket Lab NASDAQ:RKLBjumped 11.7% in the afternoon session after the company announced it would acquire satellite communications company Iridium Communications in a deal valued at approximately $8 billion.Rocket Lab would buy all outstanding s…
What Happened? Shares of video game publisher Take Two NASDAQ:TTWOjumped 3% in the afternoon session after the company saw strong pre-order numbers for its highly anticipated game, Grand Theft Auto VI, and received a bullish analyst update. GTA VI pre-orders, which opened on June 25, 2026, have alr…
What Happened? Shares of global satellite communications provider Viasat NASDAQ:VSAT jumped 21.6% in the afternoon session after sentiment improved following news of a major acquisition in the satellite communications sector involving competitor Iridium.The stock moved as investors reacted to Rocke…
What Happened? Shares of telecommunications and media company Comcast NASDAQ:CMCSAjumped 7.4% in the afternoon session after it announced plans to separate into two independent public companies by spinning off its media businesses, NBCUniversal and Sky.The transaction, expected to be completed in a…
What Happened? Shares of medical tech company CONMED NYSE:CNMDfell 4.9% in the afternoon session after BofA Securities downgraded the stock to Underperform from Neutral, citing concerns about future growth.The firm stated it expects CONMED to underperform other medical technology stocks over the ne…
What Happened? Shares of mobile app technology company AppLovin NASDAQ:APP jumped 3.8% in the afternoon session after Raymond James initiated coverage on the stock with a 'Strong Buy' rating and a $640 price target.The firm highlighted the company's expansion into the e-commerce advertising market…
What Happened? Shares of mobile power and logistics company Solaris Energy Infrastructure NYSE:SEI jumped 3.9% in the afternoon session after Needham initiated coverage on the stock with a 'Buy' rating and a $97 price target.The analyst's price target suggests a potential 26% upside from the stock'…
Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q1 behind us, let’s have a look at Under Armour NYSE:UAA and its peers.The Consumer Discretionary sector, by definition, is made up of companies selling non-essential goods and services. When economic condi…
Let’s dig into the relative performance of WaFd Bank NASDAQ:WAFD and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q1 thrifts & mortgage finance earnings season.Thrifts & Mortgage Finance institutions operate by accepting deposits and extending loans primarily for residential mortgages, earning revenue…
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how UMB Financial NASDAQ:UMBF and the rest of the regional banks stocks fared in Q1.Regional banks, financial institutions operating…
As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q1. Today, we are looking at industrial machinery stocks, starting with 3D Systems NYSE:DDD.Automation that increases efficiency and connected equipment that collects an…
The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who didn’t). Let’s take a look at how general industrial machinery stocks fared in Q1, starting with L.B. Foster NASDAQ:FSTR.Automation that increases efficiency and connected equipment that collects an…
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Universal Health Services NYSE:UHS and the rest of the hospital chains stocks fared in Q1.Hospital chains operate scale-driven bu…
Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Estée Lauder NYSE:EL and the best and worst performers in the personal care industry.While personal care products may seem more discretionary…
As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q1. Today, we are looking at beverages, alcohol, and tobacco stocks, starting with Zevia NYSE:ZVIA.These companies' performance is influenced by brand strength, marketin…
Let’s dig into the relative performance of Expedia NASDAQ:EXPE and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q1 consumer internet earnings season.The ways people shop, transport, communicate, learn and play are undergoing a tremendous, technology-enabled change. Consumer internet companies are play…
As the Q1 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the processors and graphics chips industry, including Allegro MicroSystems NASDAQ:ALGM and its peers.The biggest demand drivers for processors (CPUs) and graphics chips at the moment a…
As the Q4 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the media & entertainment industry, including EchoStar NASDAQ:ECHO and its peers.Simply put, traditional media like linear TV is losing eyeballs and as a result, ad dollars as well. On the other hand, digita…
Looking back on modern fast food stocks’ Q1 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including Shake Shack NYSE:SHAK and its peers.Modern fast food is a relatively newer category representing a middle ground between traditional fast food and sit-down restaurants. These establi…