Dividends
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Canada Goose, UnitedHealth, Target, Carter’s and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Target — The big-box retailer fell 4% on disappointing first-quarter results . Target also cut its full-year sales outlook, partly blaming falling consumer sentiment and uncertainty about tariffs. Toll Brothers — The stock added 2.8% after the homebuilder beat on both the top and bottom lines […]
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Top Wall Street analysts prefer these dividend stocks for stable returns
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Volatile markets call for stability within portfolios, and investors are shopping for dividend stocks to provide a combination of upside potential and solid income. While the U.S. and China’s recent agreement to slash tariffs for 90-days provided some relief to investors, the threat of steep duties under the […]
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Cava revenue beats estimates as Mediterranean chain reports double-digit same-store sales growth
A customer exits a Cava restaurant in New York City on June 22, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Cava on Thursday reported better-than-expected sales in its latest fiscal quarter, shaking off the malaise the broader restaurant industry has felt as consumers have cut back on dining. The Mediterranean chain said its same-store sales grew 10.8% […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Coinbase, UnitedHealth, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Boot Barn and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Walmart — Shares of the big-box retailer dropped 1% after Walmart fell slightly short of first-quarter sales expectations and management warned that consumers could see higher prices caused by tariffs. Walmart reported revenue of $165.61 billion, while the consensus forecast was $165.84 billion, per LSEG. The retailer earned 61 […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Walmart, Dick’s Sporting Goods, UnitedHealth, Alibaba and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Walmart – The discount retailer reported better-than-expected earnings , but shares were slightly lower in the premarket. Walmart posted an adjusted profit of 61 cents per share, beating an LSEG estimate of 58 per share. Revenue of $165.61 billion was about in line with the consensus […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves before the bell: UnitedHealth, Rigetti Computing, Coinbase, Hertz and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. UnitedHealth — Shares dropped 7% in the premarket Tuesday after the company announced it was suspending its 2025 outlook due to higher-than-expected medical expenditures. UnitedHealth also announced CEO Andrew Witty was stepping down, effective immediately, for personal reasons. Stephen Hemsley will replace Witty as chief executive. […]
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These dividend stocks are ‘unsung heroes,’ UBS Asset Management says
Investors looking to strike a balance between offense and defense in this market should turn to companies that consistently grow their dividends, according to Jeremy Zirin, head of UBS Asset Management’s private client U.S. equity team. When stocks slid in April following President Donald Trump ‘s tariff policy announcement, investors scooped up dividend stocks — […]
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Saudi oil giant Aramco posts 5% dip in first-quarter profit on weaker crude prices
Members of media chat before the start of a press conference by Aramco at the Plaza Conference Center in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia November 3, 2019. Hamad I Mohammed | Reuters Saudi Aramco’s first-quarter net profit fell 5% year-on-year amid lower oil prices and production. Net income for the three months to March 31 came in […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Pinterest, Lyft, Coinbase, BP, Affirm and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Coinbase — The cryptocurrency exchange slipped 2% following disappointing top-line results for the first quarter . Coinbase reported revenue of $2.03 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG were expecting $2.12 billion. Earnings fell to 24 cents per share from $4.40 per share a year ago. Expedia […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: AppLovin, Carvana, MercadoLibre, Crocs and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. AppLovin — The mobile ad tech company jumped 12% after first-quarter results that beat analyst expectations. AppLovin also announced it would sell its mobile gaming business in a $400 million deal. Carvana — Shares jumped more than 11% after the online used car marketplace posted better-than-expected […]
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