Stock Movers

Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.
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- Syensqo starts strategic review of its Performance & Care segment, as part of its intention to focus on becoming pure play specialty materials and advanced technologies company today, according to a statement. Shares in the firm gain as much as 5.3%.
- EasyJet shares erase initial losses and gain as much 1.1% after the low-cost airline reported a wider headline pretax loss than expected in the first half, although within the firm’s guided range. The stock had been weak leading into the print, having hit a 2023 low earlier this week.
- Generali shares rose as much as 2.9%, the best performer on the Stoxx 600 Insurance Index, after the Italian insurer reported what analysts say are strong 1Q earnings. Shares are now 7.4% higher YTD.
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Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.
On this episode of Stock Movers:
- QinetiQ shares jump as much as 11%, the biggest daily rise in over a year, after earnings showed a profit beat and a buyback initiative. The British defence tech firm’s stock has now erased losses for the year. Analysts welcomed QinetiQ assessing the strategic fit of its US business and the £200m of share buybacks.
- EasyJet shares erase initial losses and gain as much 1.1% after the low-cost airline reported a wider headline pretax loss than expected in the first half, although within the firm’s guided range. The stock had been weak leading into the print, having hit a 2023 low earlier this week.
- Generali shares rose as much as 2.9%, the best performer on the Stoxx 600 Insurance Index, after the Italian insurer reported what analysts say are strong 1Q earnings. Shares are now 7.4% higher YTD.
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Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market, a look at the notable movers for the week:
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- Nvidia (NVDA) the world’s most valuable company, delivered a sales forecast that drew a lukewarm reaction from investors, even as revenue from data center operators continued to surge. Sales in the three months ending in July will be about $91 billion, the company said in a statement late Wednesday. Though analysts estimated $87 billion on average, projections ranged as high as $96 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

- Intuit (INTU) shares are down 11% in extended trading, after the tax-preparation software company reported its third-quarter results and gave an outlook. It also said it is cutting about 17% of its staff, confirming an earlier Reuters report.

- E.l.f. Beauty (ELF) shares were up 1.7% in extended trading after the cosmetics company beat the average analyst estimate on major profit and revenue estimates. Meanwhile, the company forecast adjusted earnings per share for 2027 that fell short of expectations.
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- TJX (TJX) raised its sales growth expectations for the year as cautious shoppers spend on the lower priced goods at the company’s discount chains. Comparable sales from its stores and e-commerce sites operating at least two years are now seen expanding as much as 4%, the company said in a statement Wednesday, up from previous guidance for an increase of as much as 3%. Analysts had forecast 3.3% growth.
-Constellation Energy (CEG) shares rise 2.2% as analysts see PJM’s accelerated timeline and streamlined reforms for power load growth as beneficial. Constellation's (CEG) and Vistra's (VST) stocks jumped more than 6%, while gains for NRG's stock (NRG) topped 5%. A close around current levels would be the highest in four months for NRG and the highest in a week for Constellation and Vistra.
- Lowe’s (LOW) shares are down 2.1% ahead of the bell after the home improvement retailer reported a slight miss in comp. sales and operating margin, but a small beat in adjusted EPS, a similar result to Home Depot on Tuesday. RBC says reiterated guidance may present concerning targets given a weakening consumer environment. Morgan Stanley does note that Lowe’s has recently narrowed its valuation gap vs Home Depot, but after these 1Q reports, the “gap narrowing may pause.”
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- Target (TGT) shares fall as much as 6.5% premarket, erasing an earlier gain of about 3%, as executives warn that second-quarter comparisons are the “hardest” of the year. “Notably, in the quarter just ended, we faced the easiest prior year comparison of the year and will be facing the hardest comparison in Q2, a nearly two percentage point difference as we begin lapping last year’s launch of the Nintendo Switch two,” CFO James Lee said on the conference call.

- Cava Group (CAVA) shares rise. Cava Group Inc. raised its annual sales outlook after diners flocked to its restaurants in the first quarter, defying the crunch in consumer budgets. The Mediterranean chain expects same-store sales to rise as much as 6.5%, up from an earlier forecast of 5% growth at most.

- Hasbro (HAS) shares were down more than 7% on Wednesday morning after the company maintained a sales forecast for the year that was on the low end of what analysts expected.The toymaker, home to GI Joe action figures and Magic: The Gathering playing cards, reported that sales in the first quarter rose 13% to $1 billion. Revenue for the company’s games unit rose 26%, was flat in traditional toys and declined in its entertainment business.
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