Tag: Marketwatch

Aug 01
Palo Alto Networks stock is positioned for ‘total platform domination,’ says analyst

Wolfe Research analyst Joshua Tilton initiated coverage of Palo Alto Networks Inc. shares PANW, +1.73% with an outperform rating and $700 price target Monday, writing that while investors seem to view Palo Alto Networks as a place to “hide out” in the current market, they don’t appropriately recognize the value and upside potential of its […]

Aug 01
Black Knight sees record slowdown in home price growth in June, and biggest jump in inventory in 12 years

Black Knight Inc. BKI, -0.84% said Monday that year-over-year home price growth in June dropped by nearly two percentage points, which the data analytics company said was the “greatest single-month slowdown on record” since at least the early 1970s. Black Knight said the slowdown to 17.3% annual home price growth in June from 19.3% was […]

Aug 01
Boeing stock surges to lead the Dow’s gainers after 787 deliveries could resume after hurdle cleared with FAA

Shares of Boeing Co. BA, +0.14% ran up 4.7% early Monday, to pace the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s DJIA, +0.97% premarket gainers, after the aerospace and defense giant reportedly cleared a hurdle with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that could allow it to resume deliveries of its 787 airliner. The FAA said it would approve […]

Jul 31
Coronavirus tally: Biden administration will halt boosters for under-50s until new ones are ready in September to attack omicron

The Biden administration has decided against offering COVID boosters to people under 50 for now, preferring to wait until retooled Pfizer PFE, -0.41% and Moderna MRNA, +3.81% shots become available in September that could perform better against the omicron BA.5 subvariant, the New York Times reported Thursday. The reasoning is that it’ll be worth it […]

Jul 31
Chevron stock surges as profit more than triples and blows past expectations, as oil prices jump

Shares of Chevron Corp. CVX, +8.90% shot up 3.5% in premarket trading Friday, after the oil giant reported second-quarter profit that more than tripled and revenue that rose more than 80% to blow past expectations, boosted by a surge in oil and natural gas prices and U.S. dollar strength. Net income rose to $11.62 billion, […]

Jul 31
Colgate-Palmolive earnings fall from year-earlier but still top estimates as company ‘acted boldly’ on pricing

Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL, -0.57% posted net income of $603 million, or 72 cents a share, for the second quarter, down from $703 million, or 83 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. Adjusted per-share earnings also came to 72 cents, a penny ahead of the 71 cent FactSet consensus. Sales rose to $4.484 billion from […]

Jul 31
P&G misses on profit

Procter & Gamble Co. PG, -6.18% shares fell 3.7% in Friday premarket trading after it reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit that missed expectations. The consumer goods giant posted net income of $3.052 billion, or $1.21 per share, up from $2.906 billion, or $1.13 per share, last year. Sales of $19.515 billion were up from $18.946 billion. […]

Jul 31
Newell Brands stock drops after profit beat expectations, but outlook was below forecasts

Shares of Newell Brands Inc. NWL, -2.32% dropped 3.0% in premarket trading Friday, after the consumer goods company, with brands including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Paper Mate and Graco, reported second-quarter profit that beat expectations but revenue that missed and provided a downbeat outlook. Net income rose to $204 million, or 49 cents a share, from $197 […]

Jul 31
Charter earnings top expectations but company shows loss of internet subscribers

Charter Communications Inc. CHTR, -0.80% topped expectations with its latest revenue and income figures Friday but disclosed that it lost internet subscribers in the second quarter. Charter posted net income of $1.47 billion, of $8.96 a share, up from $1.02 billion, or $5.48 a share, in the year-prior quarter. Analysts tracked by FactSet were anticipating […]

Jul 31
Outback parent Bloomin’ Brands beats on earnings and raises revenue outlook but revises profit guidance below expectations

Bloomin’ Brands Inc. BLMN, +3.08% reported a second-quarter net loss of $63.6 million, or 72 cents per share, after net income of $82.5 million, or 75 cents per share, last year. Adjusted EPS of 68 cents beat the FactSet consensus of 62 cents. Revenue of $1.125 billion was up from $1.077 billion last year and […]