Microsoft Corp. posted its fiscal second quarter earnings on Tuesday that surpassed analysts’ expectations. However, the technology behemoth mentioned a modestly slowing growth rate in its key cloud unit Azure, leading to its shares falling in extended-hours trading. Microsoft's adjusted earnings for the three months ending December climbed +22.1% from the year-ago period to $2.48 per share,...
IBM posted adjusted earnings of $3.35 per share for the fourth quarter, beating the $3.30 per share expected by analysts polled by Refinitiv. The tech/cloud company’s revenue came in at $16.70 billion also surpassed analysts’ expectations of $15.96 billion. IBM streamlined its reporting segments for the fourth quarter amid its spin-off of infrastructure services business Kyndryl. Revenue from...
Alcoa posted its fourth quarter results that surpassed analysts’ expectations. The aluminum producer’s fourth-quarter loss widened to -$2.11 a share, compared with a loss of -2 cents a share in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings, which exclude stock-based compensation expenses and other items, came in at $2.50 a share, compared with 26 cents a share in the year-ago period. Analysts polled...
Estee Lauder posted second quarter earnings that fell short of analysts' forecasts. The beauty company’s earnings for the quarter came in at $2.62, behind the $2.64 expected by analysts polled by Investing.com. Revenue was $5.49 billion, vs. $5.5 billion expected by the analysts. Estee Lauder shares are down around -18% year-to-date, and about -19.55% below from its 52 week high of $374.20...
U.S. Bancorp reported fourth-quarter 2021 earnings per share of $1.07, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.11. The figure was 95 cents in the year-ago quarter. The bank holding company’s total revenues fell -1.2% from the year-ago quarter to $5.6 billion. It marginally missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.76 billion. Tax-equivalent NII was $3.2 billion in the reported...
Procter & Gamble posted fiscal second-quarter earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ expectations. The consumer goods company’s earnings came in at $1.66, vs. $1.65 expected Revenue of $20.95 billion also surpassed analysts’ expectations of $20.34 billion. Net sales rose 6% to $20.95 billion, exceeding expectations of $20.34 billion. Organic revenue, which strips out the impact of foreign...
Peloton Interactive shares climbed on Friday, following Thursday’s plunge that wiped $2.5 billion off the fitness equipment maker’s market value. The company refuted reports that it will suspend production of its bikes and treadmills. Thursday's CNBC report cited an internal memo suggesting that the group was planning to halt production for two months production due to a post-pandemic...
Netflix posted its fourth-quarter earnings, which surpassed analysts’ expectations. However, the streaming giant reported slowing subscriber growth. The company’s earnings came in at $1.33, compared to 82 cents expected by analysts polled by Refinitiv. Revenue of $7.71 billion was in line with analysts’ expectations. Global paid net subscriber additions was 8.28 million vs 8.19 million...
U.S. Bancorp posted adjusted earnings of $1.07 per share for the quarter ended December 2021, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.11 per share. Earnings were $0.95 per share a year ago. Over the last four quarters, the company has exceeded consensus EPS estimates thrice. Revenue of $5.66 billion for the quarter missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by -1.76%. The figure was $5.73 billion...
Beyond Meat shares climbed higher Thursday, after McDonald's announced that it would expand the test market for its plant-based burger next month onwards. McDonald's said it would begin offering the McPlant created in collaboration with Beyond Meat, at around 600 test locations in U.S. restaurants, beginning on February 14. Location would mostly be in and around San Francisco and Dallas...
Ford Motor shares got a rating downgrade from analysts at Jefferies, ahead of the carmaker’s fourth quarter earnings early next month. Jefferies analyst Philippe Houchois lowered his rating on Ford shares to “hold” from “buy”. Houchois mentioned that it is too early to re-rate the carmaker based on its expected expansion into electric vehicle production. Ford aims to double the pace of its...
Unilever shares climbed higher on Wednesday, after the consumer goods company announced that it won't increase its offer for the consumer healthcare division of GlaxoSmithKline above £50 billion. GSK's health products business owns brands such as Panadol, Sensodyne toothpaste, and Centrum vitamins. According to GSK, Unilever's bid valued at around $68 billion has "fundamentally undervalued"...
On Tuesday, Activision Blizzard shares climbed, after Microsoft announced that it would buy video game maker for close to $69 billion. According to the terms of the all-cash deal, Activision will be valued at $95.00 a share, which is a 45% premium to its Friday closing price. The deal would make Microsoft the world's third largest gaming group behind Tencent and Sony. After the deal goes...
Dollar Tree is now selling goods at a buck and a quarter. According to several social media posts, consumers are not satisfied about the discount retail company’s planned price increase. In November, Dollar Tree said that it planned to implement price hikes that would lead to a midpoint of $1.25. In late September, the company revealed plans to test the sale of goods priced at $3 and $5,...
Most investors by now are aware of the cryptocurrency craze. Bitcoin’s price is soaring, and investors all over the world are caught in the mire of “do I invest? Or is this a bubble waiting to burst?” Nobody has the definitive answer to those questions, and there are plenty of risks involved with investing in cryptocurrency. But many investors are just looking for some basic answers first,...
Citigroup posted a sharp drop in earnings for the fourth quarter. The banking giant’s earnings came in at $1.46 a share, compared to $1.38 expected by analysts polled by Refinitiv. Revenue of $17 billion also was higher than analysts’ expectations of $16.75 billion expected The company’s net income plunged -26% to $3.2 billion. Citigroup attributed that to an increase in expenses for a...
Streaming giant Netflix is set to raise its subscription prices in the U.S. and Canada. The subscription cost of the standard Netflix plan will rise to $15.49 from $13.99 in the U.S,. and C$16.49 from C$14.99 in Canada. The basic plan, will increase in the U.S. by $1 to $9.99 per month. The premium plan is increasing by $2 to $19.99 per month. According to Netflix, the higher prices will help...
Wealth management behemoth BlackRock has crossed the $10 trillion mark for assets under management. It ended 2021 at $10.01 trillion. It was largely actively managed funds that pushed Blackrock’s assets under management to breach the $10 trillion mark. Active funds comprised almost 50% of the $211.7 billion net new money last quarter for the company. “We generated a record $267 billion of net...
Wells Fargo posted fourth-quarter 2021 results that exceeded analysts’ expectations. The banking behemoth’s adjusted earnings per share grew +109% from the year-ago quarter to $1.38, surpassing the $1.11 expected by analysts polled by FactSet. Total revenue of $20.86 billion (+13% YoY) was above FactSet consensus estimate of $18.79 billion. Net interest income rose +4% quarter-over-quarter...
U.S. retail sales plunged in December, amid inflation pressures According to data from the Commerce Department, December retail sales fell -1.9% from the previous month to $626.8 billion, well below the Street consensus forecast of flat reading. The figure is +19.3% higher from the COVID-hit period in the fall of last year. Excluding auto and gasoline sales, December retail sales fell -2.5%,...