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Nvidia Corp jumped 3.8% to $488.05 after the chipmaker reported sharply higher sales and earnings in its latest quarter. 

Nvidia reported quarterly sales soared 88% to $13.51 billion and net income jumped eight-fold to $6.1 billion from $656 million and diluted earnings per share advanced to $2.48 from 26 cents a year ago. 

Gross margin jumped to 70.1% from 43.5% in the quarter a year ago. 

Nvidia said it will pay its next quarterly cash dividend of4 cents per share on September 28 to all shareholders of record on September 7.

The company's earnings exceeded high expectations of earnings and also forecasted revenue above market expectations. 

During the second quarter of fiscal 2024, NVIDIA returned $3.38 billion to shareholders  through the sale of 7.5 million shares repurchased for $3.28 billion, and cash dividends. 

As of the end of the second quarter, the company had $3.95 billion remaining under its share repurchase authorization. 

On August 21, the Board of Directors approved an additional $25 billion in share repurchases, without expiration. and the company plans to continue share repurchases this fiscal year.

The maker of graphics processing chips benefited from the surge in AI-driven demand for its chips as device makers rushed to release products that can process AI queries. 

The company expected revenue in the current quarter around $16 billion with a band of 2% and gross margin of 71.5% with a band of 50 basis points.  

  • 24 Aug, 2023

 

T-Mobile US Inc declined 1.9% to $133.77 and the company said in an 8-K filing with the SEC that it plans to take a one-time pre-tax charge of $450 million in the third quarter to account for 5,000 job cuts, about 7% of its workforce. 

  • 24 Aug, 2023

 

Boeing Company declined 3.5% to $220.43 after the company said fastener holes on after pressure bulkheads were improperly drilled on some versions of 737 Max jets, this will further delay deliveries of these planes. 

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc plunged 15% to $19.45 after Boeing highlighted manufacturing defects on the fuselage made by the company.  

  • 24 Aug, 2023

 

Foot Locker Inc plunged 29.7% to $16.71 after the specialty retailer reported sales declined almost 10% from a year ago and the company also suspended its quarterly dividend. 

  • 23 Aug, 2023

 

Nike Inc declined 2.7% to &98.76 and the athletic shoemaker extended losses to the 10th session in a row after Foot Locker reported weaker-than-expected sales.  

  • 23 Aug, 2023

 

Analog Devices, Inc rose 0.6% to $177,75 after the company reported fiscal third quarter results that evoked mixed reactions from investors. 

Stock recovered from the slump of 5% in pre-market trading after the company forecasted fiscal fourth quarter revenues of $27 billion and adjusted earnings per share of $2.0.  

  • 23 Aug, 2023

 

Peloton Interactive Inc dropped 23.3% to $5.38 after the fitness equipment company reported wider-than-expected and the company forecasted weak sales outlook in its fiscal first quarter. 

The company's sales guidance between $580 million and $600 million fell short of market expectations of at least $620 million. 

The company also said that the cost of the recent recall also exceeded its estimates and expects additional expenses in the future. 

  • 23 Aug, 2023

 

Palo Alto Networks Inc jumped 14.5% to $242.84 after the cyber security and network infrastructure company reported better-than-expected quarterly results. 

Revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter ending in July rose 26% to $2.0 billion and net income increased $227.7 million from $3.3 million and   diluted earnings per share jumped to 64 cents from 1 cent a year ago. 

The company guided fiscal first quarter revenue in the range between $1.82 billion and $1.85 billion and diluted non-GAAP earnings per share between $11.15 and $1.17.  

  • 21 Aug, 2023

 

VMware Inc jumped 4.2% to $161.28 after Broadcom said it got the UK's Competition and Market Authority gave its final approval of the purchase of the cloud computing company. 

Broadcom Inc jumped 2.4% to $845.25. 

  • 21 Aug, 2023

 

Earthstone Energy Inc soared 13.8% to $18.42 after the company agreed to be acquired by  Permian Resources in an all-stock deal that valued the company at $4.5 billion, including the company's debt. 

Each share of Earthstone common stock will be exchanged for 1.446 shares of Permian Resources common stock.

 

  • 21 Aug, 2023

 

Walmart Inc declined 1.4% to $156.95 despite the retailer reporting better-than-expected quarterly results.

Revenue in the second quarter increased 5.7% to $161.6 billion and net income advanced to $7.9 billion from $5.1 billion and diluted earnings per share rose to $2.92 from $1.88 a year ago. 

Walmart U.S. sales increased 5.7% to $110.9 billion and comparable sales excluding fuel increased 6.4% after number of transactions rose 2.9% and average ticket size increased 3.4%.  

The company guided third quarter revenue to increase 3% and adjusted earnings per share between $1.45 and $1.50 and revenue growth in fiscal year 2024 between 4.0% and 4.5% and adjusted earnings per share between $6.36 and $6.46. 

  • 17 Aug, 2023

 

CVS Health Corp decreased 9.5% to $66.10 after Blue Shield of California dropped the company's pharmacy services. 

The company said it will partner with Cost Plus Drug Company and Amazon pharmacy services to save drug costs for its 5 million members. 

  • 17 Aug, 2023

 

Cisco Systems Inc rose 3.8% to $55.02 after the networking gear maker reported better-than-expected revenue and earnings in its latest quarter. 

Revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter ending in July increased 16% to $15.2 billion from $13.1 billion and net income rose to $4 billion from $2.8 billion and diluted earnings per share increased to 97 cents from 68 cents a year ago. 

For the full-year fiscal 2023, revenue increased 11% to $57 billion from $51.5 billion and net income rose to $12.6 billion from $11.8 billion and diluted earnings per share increased to $3.07 from $2.82 a year ago. 

The networking company guided revenue in the fiscal first quarter 2024 between $14.5 billion and $14.7 billion and GAAP earnings per share between 79 cents and 84 cents.  

  • 17 Aug, 2023

 

Home Depot Inc jumped 2.2% to $126.0 after the do-it-yourself retailer reported sales declined 2% to $42.9 billion and comparable sales in the period across the company and in the U.S. declined 2%. 

Sales were under pressure after customers delayed bid-ticket purchases. 

Net income in the quarter declined 9.9% to $4.6 billion from $5.2 billion and diluted earnings per share fell to $4.65 from $5.05 a year ago. 

The retailer reaffirmed its 2023 sales and comparable sales to decline between 2% and 5% and diluted earnings per share to fall between 7% and 13% from a year earlier. 

  • 15 Aug, 2023

 

Discover Financial Services dropped 7.7% to $94.66 after the company announced the resignation of chief executive Roger Hochschild.   

The company's board appointed John Owen as interim president and chief executive and Hochschild will remain as an advisor through the end of the year. 

  • 15 Aug, 2023