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Shares of blockchain infrastructure company Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) fell 5% in the afternoon session after the company announced it got emails from hackers who claimed they broke into user accounts, accessed customer data, found internal documents, and took notes tied to help desk tools and account management systems. 

Shares of footwear and apparel retailer Foot Locker (NYSE:FL) jumped 85.2% in the morning session after the company agreed to be acquired by DICK'S for an equity value of approximately $2.4 billion (enterprise value of $2.5 billion). The offer of $24 per share in cash or 0.1168 shares of DICK'S stock represented a substantial 66% premium over Foot Locker's average trading price for the previous 60 days.

Shares of fast-food chain Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK) fell 9.4% in the morning session after the company reported weak first-quarter 2025 results as revenue and same-store sales fell slightly short of Wall Street's estimates. Sales fell nearly 5% across both the Jack in the Box and Del Taco brands, mainly because fewer people visited their restaurants. 

Shares of IT services provider DXC Technology (NYSE:DXC) fell 7.4% in the morning session after the company reported weak first quarter 2025 results as its full-year revenue and EPS guidance fell short of Wall Street's estimates. Sales dipped over 6%, and even after adjusting for acquisitions and currency swings, organic revenue was still down more than 4%. On the other hand, DXC beat analysts' revenue, EPS, and EBITDA expectations. Overall, this quarter could have been better.

Shares of boutique fitness studio franchisor Xponential Fitness (NYSE:XPOF) fell 18.6% in the morning session after Chief Executive Officer, Mark King, informed the Board of Directors that he intended to retire as the Company's CEO and Director due to health reasons. While he remained in office until the Board found his successor, his departure introduced uncertainty about the company's future leadership.

Shares of networking technology giant Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) jumped 6.7% in the morning session after the company reported impressive first quarter 2025 (fiscal Q3) results which beat analysts' sales and earnings estimates. In addition, Cisco increased its EPS guidance for the next quarter. The main story here was the steady growth, with revenue up 11% thanks to strong demand for AI and security products. On the other hand, its EBITDA missed, but this print still had some key positives.

Shares of health insurance company UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) fell 16% in the morning session after the Wall Street Journal reported that the Justice Department was investigating the company for possible Medicare fraud. Such investigations typically trigger investor concern due to the potential for significant financial penalties, legal costs, and reputational damage.

Shares of agricultural and construction machinery company Deere (NYSE:DE) jumped 5% in the morning session after the company turned in an impressive second quarter, with both sales and earnings beating expectations, even though sales overall were down quite a bit from the previous year. 

Shares of solar tracker company Nextracker (NASDAQ:NXT) jumped 12.9% in the morning session after the company reported impressive first quarter 2025 (fiscal fourth quarter) results which blew past analysts' revenue, EPS, and EBITDA expectations. In addition, its full-year revenue guidance outperformed Wall Street's estimates. Sales grew 26% year-over-year, driven by booming demand for its Hail Pro and XTR solar trackers. 

Shares of clothing and footwear retailer Boot Barn (NYSE:BOOT) jumped 19.3% in the morning session after the company reported strong fourth-quarter results as its profit margins and EBITDA beat expectations, but its sales and earnings per share came in a bit short. The company's top-line growth, driven by store openings and nearly 10% growth in online sales, helped explain the strength in EBITDA. Looking ahead, the company's guidance suggested sales will keep growing at a steady pace, but mostly from adding stores. However, earnings forecast looked pretty modest, and were below consensus estimates. Still, management noted demand was holding up well, and they felt good about handling trade pressures. So overall, it was a strong quarter, even if the outlook felt a bit cautious.

Shares of sporting goods retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) fell 14.2% in the morning session after the company announced the acquisition of footwear retailer Foot Locker for $2.4 billion. DKS would pay with some of its cash and take on new debt. 

Higher education company Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) reported Q1 CY2025 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, but sales fell by 14.2% year on year to $236.2 million. The company expects the full year’s revenue to be around $1.57 billion, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP loss of $0.13 per share was 31.6% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Healthcare company Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 5.4% year on year to $2.63 billion. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $2.82 billion, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.55 per share was 14.8% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Aerospace and defense company Huntington Ingalls (NYSE:HII) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales falling 2.5% year on year to $2.73 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $3.31 per share was 17.8% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Biotech company Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 6.1% year on year to $2.43 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $3.02 per share was 1.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Pool equipment and automation systems manufacturer Hayward Holdings (NYSE:HAYW) reported Q1 CY2025 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 7.7% year on year to $228.8 million. The company expects the full year’s revenue to be around $1.08 billion, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.10 per share was 17% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Marine transportation service company Kirby (NYSE:KEX) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales falling 2.8% year on year to $785.7 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.33 per share was 3.7% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Satellite radio and media company Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales falling 4.3% year on year to $2.07 billion. On the other hand, the company’s outlook for the full year was close to analysts’ estimates with revenue guided to $8.5 billion at the midpoint. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.67 per share was 1.8% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Boat and marine products retailer OneWater Marine (NASDAQ:ONEW) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales flat year on year at $483.5 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $1.75 billion at the midpoint came in 3.8% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.13 per share was 61.2% below analysts’ consensus estimates.

Manufacturing company IDEX (NYSE:IEX) reported Q1 CY2025 results exceeding the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 1.7% year on year to $814.3 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.75 per share was 6.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Pharmaceutical company Organon (NYSE:OGN) reported Q1 CY2025 results exceeding the market’s revenue expectations, but sales fell by 6.7% year on year to $1.51 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.02 per share was 14.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Financial technology provider Broadridge (NYSE:BR) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025 as sales rose 4.9% year on year to $1.81 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.44 per share was 1.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Fast-food chain Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales rose 10.5% year on year to $320.9 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.14 per share was 12.4% below analysts’ consensus estimates.

Heating and cooling solutions company AAON (NASDAQ:AAON) reported Q1 CY2025 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 22.9% year on year to $322.1 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.37 per share was 57% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Steel and waste handling company Enviri (NYSE:NVRI) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales falling 8.7% year on year to $548.3 million. Its non-GAAP loss of $0.15 per share was 29.7% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Hospitality company Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) reported Q1 CY2025 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, but sales were flat year on year at $1.72 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.46 per share was 29% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Building materials company Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales fell by 6% year on year to $3.66 billion. On the other hand, the company’s full-year revenue guidance of $16.55 billion at the midpoint came in 0.9% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.51 per share was 6.4% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Household products company Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales falling 2.4% year on year to $1.47 billion. On the other hand, next quarter’s outlook exceeded expectations with revenue guided to $1.5 billion at the midpoint, or 1.3% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.91 per share was 1.4% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Infrastructure solutions provider Quanta (NYSE:PWR) reported Q1 CY2025 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 23.9% year on year to $6.23 billion. The company expects the full year’s revenue to be around $26.95 billion, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.78 per share was 6.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Railcar products and services provider Trinity (NYSE:TRN) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales falling 27.7% year on year to $585.4 million. Its GAAP profit of $0.29 per share was 9.4% below analysts’ consensus estimates.

Electronic products manufacturer AMETEK (NYSE:AME) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales flat year on year at $1.73 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.75 per share was 3.5% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

American motorcycle manufacturing company Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales falling 23.1% year on year to $1.33 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.07 per share was 38.7% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Construction and construction materials company Granite Construction (NYSE:GVA) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025 as sales rose 4.1% year on year to $699.5 million. On the other hand, the company’s outlook for the full year was close to analysts’ estimates with revenue guided to $4.3 billion at the midpoint. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.01 per share was significantly above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Healthcare distributor and services company Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales flat year on year at $54.88 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.35 per share was 9.4% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Tanking company Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q1 CY2025, but sales fell by 47.6% year on year to $204.2 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.03 per share was 38.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Retail behemoth Walmart (NYSE:WMT) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 2.5% year on year to $165.6 billion. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $176.1 billion, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.61 per share was 5.7% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Water management company Advanced Drainage Systems (NYSE:WMS) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales falling 5.8% year on year to $615.8 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $2.9 billion at the midpoint came in 7.6% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.03 per share was 6.2% below analysts’ consensus estimates.

Agricultural and construction machinery company Deere (NYSE:DE) reported Q1 CY2025 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, but sales fell by 6.2% year on year to $12.76 billion. Its GAAP profit of $6.64 per share was 17.8% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Bearings manufacturer RBC Bearings (NYSE:RBC) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow before market open. Here’s what to expect.

Packaged bakery food company Flower Foods (NYSE:FLO) will be reporting earnings tomorrow before market open. Here’s what to expect.

Identification solutions manufacturer Brady (NYSE:BRC) will be reporting results tomorrow before market hours. Here’s what to expect.

Business services providers thrive by solving complex operational challenges for their clients, allowing them to focus on their secret sauce. But increasing competition from AI-driven upstarts has tempered enthusiasm, and over the past six months, the industry has pulled back by 3.1%. This drawdown was disheartening since the S&P 500 stood firm.

A company that generates cash isn’t automatically a winner. Some businesses stockpile cash but fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their ability to expand.

Hitting a new 52-week low can be a pivotal moment for any stock. These floors often mark either the beginning of a turnaround story or confirmation that a company faces serious headwinds.

Business services providers play a critical role for enterprises, assisting them with everything from new hardware integrations to consulting and marketing. Still, investors are uneasy as firms face challenges from AI-driven disruptors and tightening corporate budgets. These doubts have caused the industry to lag recently as services stocks have collectively shed 3.1% over the past six months. This performance was discouraging since the S&P 500 held steady.

While strong cash flow is a key indicator of stability, it doesn’t always translate to superior returns. Some cash-heavy businesses struggle with inefficient spending, slowing demand, or weak competitive positioning.

The best-performing stocks typically have robust sales growth, increasing margins, and rising returns on capital, and those that can maintain this trifecta year in and year out often become the legends of the investing world.

Stability is great, but low-volatility stocks may struggle to deliver market-beating returns over time as they sometimes underperform during bull markets.

While strong cash flow is a key indicator of stability, it doesn’t always translate to superior returns. Some cash-heavy businesses struggle with inefficient spending, slowing demand, or weak competitive positioning.

Large-cap stocks are known for their staying power and ability to weather market storms better than smaller competitors. However, their sheer size makes it more challenging to maintain high growth rates as they’ve already captured significant portions of their markets.

Low-volatility stocks may offer stability, but that often comes at the cost of slower growth and the upside potential of more dynamic companies.

From novel pharmaceuticals to telemedicine, most healthcare companies are on a mission to drive better patient outcomes. But speed bumps such as inventory destockings have persisted in the wake of COVID-19, and over the past six months, the industry has pulled back by 7.5%. This drop was discouraging since the S&P 500 held steady.

A company with profits isn’t always a great investment. Some struggle to maintain growth, face looming threats, or fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their future potential.

Generating cash is essential for any business, but not all cash-rich companies are great investments. Some produce plenty of cash but fail to allocate it effectively, leading to missed opportunities.

Exciting developments are taking place for the stocks in this article. They’ve all surged ahead of the broader market over the last month as catalysts such as new products and positive media coverage have propelled their returns.

Stability is great, but low-volatility stocks may struggle to deliver market-beating returns over time as they sometimes underperform during bull markets.

A company that generates cash isn’t automatically a winner. Some businesses stockpile cash but fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their ability to expand.

From fast food to fine dining, restaurants play a vital societal role. But the side dish is that they’re quite difficult to operate because high inventory and labor costs generally lead to thin margins at the store level. This leaves little room for error if demand dries up, and it seems like the market has some reservations as the industry has tumbled by 7.2% over the past six months. This performance was discouraging since the S&P 500 held its ground.

Value stocks typically trade at discounts to the broader market, offering patient investors the opportunity to buy businesses when they’re out of favor. The key risk, however, is that these stocks are usually cheap for a reason – five cents for a piece of fruit may seem like a great deal until you find out it’s rotten.

Expensive stocks typically earn their valuations through superior growth rates that other companies simply can’t match. The flip side though is that these lofty expectations make them particularly susceptible to drawdowns when market sentiment shifts.

The stocks in this article have caught Wall Street’s attention in a big way, with price targets implying returns above 20%. But investors should take these forecasts with a grain of salt because analysts typically say nice things about companies so their firms can win business in other product lines like M&A advisory.

Many investors pay attention to mid-cap stocks because they have established business models and expansive market opportunities. However, their paths to becoming $100 billion corporations are ripe with competition, ranging from giants with vast resources to agile upstarts eager to disrupt the status quo.

Wall Street is overwhelmingly bullish on the stocks in this article, with price targets suggesting significant upside potential. However, it’s worth remembering that analysts rarely issue sell ratings, partly because their firms often seek other business from the same companies they cover.

Great things are happening to the stocks in this article. They’re all outperforming the market over the last month because of positive catalysts such as a new product line, constructive news flow, or even a loyal Reddit fanbase.

Small-cap stocks can be incredibly lucrative investments because their lack of analyst coverage leads to frequent mispricings. However, these businesses (and their stock prices) often stay small because their subscale operations make it harder to expand their competitive moats.

Wall Street has set ambitious price targets for the stocks in this article. While this suggests attractive upside potential, it’s important to remain skeptical because analysts face institutional pressures that can sometimes lead to overly optimistic forecasts.

Volatility cuts both ways - while it creates opportunities, it also increases risk, making sharp declines just as likely as big gains. This unpredictability can shake out even the most experienced investors.

Wall Street has set ambitious price targets for the stocks in this article. While this suggests attractive upside potential, it’s important to remain skeptical because analysts face institutional pressures that can sometimes lead to overly optimistic forecasts.

Stocks that outperform the market usually share key traits such as rising sales, expanding margins, and increasing returns on capital. The select few that can do all three for many years are often the ones that make you life-changing money.

The performance of consumer discretionary businesses is closely linked to economic cycles. Over the past six months, it seems like demand trends are working against their favor as the industry has tumbled by 5.2%. This drawdown was disheartening since the S&P 500 stood firm.

Small-cap stocks can be incredibly lucrative investments because their lack of analyst coverage leads to frequent mispricings. However, these businesses (and their stock prices) often stay small because their subscale operations make it harder to expand their competitive moats.

Many small-cap stocks have limited Wall Street coverage, giving savvy investors the chance to act before everyone else catches on. But the flip side is that these businesses have increased downside risk because they lack the scale and staying power of their larger competitors.

Stocks trading between $10 and $50 can be particularly interesting as they frequently represent businesses that have survived their early challenges. However, investors should remain vigilant as some may still have unproven business models, leaving them vulnerable to the ebbs and flows of the broader market.

Growth is a hallmark of all great companies, but the laws of gravity eventually take hold. Those who rode the COVID boom and ensuing tech selloff in 2022 will surely remember that the market’s punishment can be swift and severe when trajectories fall.

Small-cap stocks can be incredibly lucrative investments because their lack of analyst coverage leads to frequent mispricings. However, these businesses (and their stock prices) often stay small because their subscale operations make it harder to expand their competitive moats.