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Valero Energy vyhlásila čtvrtletní dividendu 1,20 USD na akcii
VLO Valero Energy Corporation
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SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO, “Valero”) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.20 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable on August 31, 2026, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 31, 2026.

About Valero

Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries (collectively, Valero), is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels and petrochemical products, and sells its products primarily in the United States (U.S.), Canada, the United Kingdom (U.K.), Ireland, and Latin America. Valero operates 14 petroleum refineries located in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.0 million barrels per day. Valero is a joint venture member in Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLC, which produces low-carbon fuels including renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with a production capacity of approximately 1.2 billion gallons per year in the U.S. Gulf Coast region. See the annual report on Form 10-K for more information on SAF. Valero also owns 12 ethanol plants located in the U.S. Mid-Continent region with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.7 billion gallons per year. Valero manages its operations through its Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol segments. Please visit investorvalero.com for more information.

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Alcoa oznámila rekordní tržby a kupuje aktiva od South32
AA Alcoa
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PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa Corporation (NYSE: AA; ASX: AAI) (Alcoa or the Company) today reported results for the second quarter 2026 that included record quarterly revenue, strong operational performance, and progress on multiple smelter capacity restarts, in addition to the announced acquisition of South32 Limited’s (South32) interests in its bauxite, alumina, and aluminum assets.

Financial Results and Highlights

M, except per share amounts

2Q26

1Q26

2Q25

Revenue

$

3,966

$

3,193

$

3,018

Net income attributable to Alcoa Corporation

$

407

$

425

$

164

Earnings per common share

$

1.53

$

1.60

$

0.62

Adjusted net income attributable to Alcoa Corporation

$

562

$

373

$

103

Adjusted earnings per common share

$

2.12

$

1.40

$

0.39

Adjusted EBITDA excluding special items

$

901

$

595

$

313

Revenue increased to a quarterly record of $4 billion, a 24 percent increase sequentially Recorded net income attributable to Alcoa Corporation of $407 million, or $1.53 per share Adjusted net income attributable to Alcoa Corporation increased 51 percent sequentially to $562 million, or $2.12 per share Adjusted EBITDA excluding special items increased 51 percent sequentially to $901 million Generated $608 million in cash from operations; free cash flow was $422 million Finished the second quarter 2026 with a cash balance of $1.4 billion, including the redemption of the remaining $219 million of outstanding 6.125% Senior Notes due 2028 (2028 Notes) Set year-to-date production records at four aluminum smelters and at one alumina refinery Completed negotiations for new collective bargaining agreements in Australia, the U.S., and Canada Executed on strategic initiatives, including: Entered into definitive agreement to acquire South32’s interests in its bauxite, alumina, and aluminum assets (referred to as AliGroup) Reached final investment decision for gallium production plant in Australia Announced $65 million capital investment at the Mosjøen smelter in Norway “During the second quarter, in addition to delivering strong financial results that captured favorable aluminum prices, our team executed on strategic initiatives, most notably the announced agreement with South32,” said Alcoa President and CEO William F. Oplinger. “We continue to demonstrate operational excellence and positive momentum in our disciplined approach to maximize value creation.”

Second Quarter 2026 Results

Production: Alumina production decreased 6 percent sequentially to 2.2 million metric tons primarily related to lower production at the Pinjarra, Australia refinery as instability that began in late March was further exacerbated by gas supply disruptions associated with Cyclone Narelle. In the Aluminum segment, production increased 5 percent sequentially to 636,000 metric tons primarily due the completion of the San Ciprián, Spain smelter restart on April 7, 2026, continued progress on the Alumar, Brazil smelter restart, and completion of capacity restarts at the Lista, Norway and Portland, Australia smelters. Shipments: In the Alumina segment, third-party shipments of alumina were flat sequentially at 1.6 million metric tons, as shipments in Australia delayed from March 2026 were completed in the second quarter 2026, partially offset by decreased trading activity and lower production at the Pinjarra refinery. In Aluminum, total shipments increased 18 percent sequentially primarily due to shipments of inventory repositioned within North America in the first quarter 2026 and increased production related to capacity restarts. Revenue: The Company’s total third-party revenue of $4.0 billion increased 24 percent sequentially. In the Alumina segment, third-party revenue decreased 3 percent on lower volumes and price from bauxite offtake and supply agreements, partially offset by favorable currency impacts. In the Aluminum segment, third-party revenue increased 31 percent on higher shipments, including higher value add product sales, and an increase in average realized third-party price, partially offset by impacts from certain energy contracts linked to metal pricing and lower third-party energy sales. Net income attributable to Alcoa Corporation was $407 million, or $1.53 per share. Sequentially, the results reflect unfavorable mark-to-market changes on the Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) shares and energy contracts; unfavorable currency impacts, primarily due to the non-recurrence of gains recognized in Other income in the first quarter 2026; unfavorable energy impacts; and higher production costs in the Alumina segment; partially offset by higher aluminum prices and shipments. Adjusted net income attributable to Alcoa Corporation was $562 million, or $2.12 per share, excluding the impact from net special items of $155 million. Notable special items include a mark-to-market loss on the Ma’aden shares of $123 million and mark-to-market losses on energy contracts of $45 million. Adjusted EBITDA excluding special items was $901 million, a sequential increase of $306 million primarily due to higher aluminum prices and shipments, partially offset by higher production costs in the Alumina segment primarily at the Pinjarra refinery; increased tariff costs on imported aluminum; higher energy prices, primarily fuel oil and diesel increases associated with the Middle East conflict; and lower third-party energy sales. Cash: Alcoa ended the quarter with a cash balance of $1.4 billion. Cash provided from operations was $608 million. Cash used for financing activities was $353 million, primarily related to the $219 million redemption of outstanding 2028 Notes, $109 million of payments on short-term borrowings primarily associated with inventory repositioning in the first quarter 2026, and $26 million of cash dividends on stock. Cash used for investing activities was $203 million, primarily related to capital expenditures of $186 million and equity investment contributions of $40 million. Free cash flow was $422 million. Working capital: For the second quarter, Receivables from customers of $1.5 billion, Inventories of $2.3 billion and Accounts payable, trade of $1.9 billion comprised DWC working capital. Alcoa reported 46 days working capital, a sequential decrease of 2 days primarily due to a decrease in inventory days, partially offset by a decrease in accounts payable days, both on higher sales. Key Actions

Strategic

AliGroup acquisition: On June 30, 2026, Alcoa entered into a definitive agreement to acquire South32’s interests in its bauxite, alumina, and aluminum assets in Australia, Brazil, and South Africa for upfront consideration of approximately $4.1 billion, plus a contingent value right of up to $750 million. The transaction reinforces Alcoa’s position as a leading pure-play upstream aluminum company, while strengthening its global portfolio, enhancing competitiveness, and creating long-term value for shareholders by unlocking synergies. Gallium joint venture: On July 14, 2026, Alcoa and the government and industry partners of Australia, Japan, and the United States announced a final investment decision for a gallium production plant to be co-located at the Wagerup refinery in Australia. Mosjøen casthouse: On May 11, 2026, Alcoa announced a $65 million investment to expand foundry production capabilities to include recycled content in the casting process at its Mosjøen smelter in Norway. The upgrade project is expected to be completed in phases, with commissioning and ramp-up scheduled to progress throughout 2028. Financial

Note redemption: On May 15, 2026, the Company redeemed the remaining $219 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 6.125% notes due in 2028 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The redemption was funded using cash on hand. Operational

Western Australia collective bargaining agreement: On July 2, 2026, a new four-year collective bargaining agreement was ratified with the Australian Workers Union (AWU), representing approximately 1,400 employees across the mining and refining operations in Western Australia. USW collective bargaining agreement: On June 15, 2026, Alcoa announced the ratification of a new four-year collective bargaining agreement with the United Steelworkers (USW) at the Company’s U.S. smelters, representing approximately 1,000 employees at Warrick, Indiana and Massena, New York. ABI collective bargaining agreements: On May 5, 2026, the Company announced that new five-year collective bargaining agreements were ratified with the United Steelworkers in Canada (Syndicat des Métallos) at the ABI smelter in Québec, Canada, representing approximately 1,000 employees. 2026 Outlook

The Company does not provide reconciliations of the forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income, including transformation, intersegment eliminations and other corporate Adjusted EBITDA; operational tax expense; and other expense; each excluding special items, to the most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measures because it is impractical to forecast certain special items, such as restructuring charges and mark-to-market contracts, without unreasonable efforts due to the variability and complexity associated with predicting the occurrence and financial impact of such special items. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.

The Company has decreased its 2026 projection for alumina production to range between 9.5 and 9.6 million metric tons, a reduction of between 0.2 and 0.3 million metric tons from the prior projection. The Company has also decreased its 2026 projection for alumina shipments to range between 11.5 and 11.6 million metric tons, a reduction of between 0.3 and 0.4 million metric tons from the prior projection. The reductions are primarily due to lower production at the Pinjarra refinery as instability that began in late March was further exacerbated by gas supply disruptions associated with Cyclone Narelle. The overall difference between production and shipments reflects trading volumes and externally sourced alumina to fulfill customer contracts.

Alcoa expects 2026 total Aluminum segment production and shipments to remain unchanged from its prior projection, ranging between 2.4 and 2.6 million metric tons, and between 2.6 and 2.8 million metric tons, respectively.

Within the third quarter 2026 Alumina Segment Adjusted EBITDA, the Company expects sequential favorable net impacts of approximately $10 million due to recovered stability at the Pinjarra refinery and lower energy prices, partially offset by planned maintenance at the Alumar refinery and Juruti mine in Brazil.

For the third quarter 2026 Aluminum Segment Adjusted EBITDA, Alcoa expects sequential favorable impacts from efficiencies at higher production rates to fully offset higher carbon prices and seasonally lower third-party energy sales in Brazil. Based on recent pricing and expected lower shipments, Section 232 tariff costs on U.S. imports of aluminum from Canada are expected to decrease by approximately $10 million sequentially. Alumina costs in the Aluminum segment are expected to be unfavorable by approximately $10 million sequentially.

Based on current alumina and aluminum market conditions, Alcoa expects third quarter 2026 operational tax expense to approximate $80 million to $90 million, which may vary with market conditions and jurisdictional profitability.

Conference Call

Alcoa will hold its quarterly conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) / 7:00 a.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) on Thursday, July 16, 2026 / Friday, July 17, 2026, to present second quarter 2026 financial results and discuss the business, developments, and market conditions.

The call will be webcast via the Company’s homepage on www.alcoa.com. Presentation materials for the call will be available for viewing on the same website at approximately 4:15 p.m. EDT on July 16, 2026 / 6:15 a.m. AEST on July 17, 2026. Call information and related details are available under the “Investors” section of www.alcoa.com.

Dissemination of Company Information

Alcoa intends to make future announcements regarding company developments and financial performance through its website, www.alcoa.com, as well as through press releases, filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, conference calls, media broadcasts, and webcasts. Alcoa does not incorporate the information contained on, or accessible through, its corporate website or such other websites or platforms referenced herein into this press release.

About Alcoa Corporation

Alcoa Corporation is a global industry leader in bauxite, alumina and aluminum products with a vision to build a legacy of excellence for future generations. With a values-based approach that encompasses integrity, operating excellence, care for people and courageous leadership, our purpose is to Turn Raw Potential into Real Progress. Since developing the process that made aluminum an affordable and vital part of modern life, our talented Alcoans have developed breakthrough innovations and best practices that have led to greater safety, efficiency, sustainability and stronger communities wherever we operate.

Discover more by visiting www.alcoa.com. Follow us on our social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that relate to future events and expectations and as such constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include those containing such words as “aims,” “ambition,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “develop,” “endeavors,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “goal,” “intends,” “may,” “outlook,” “potential,” “plans,” “projects,” “reach,” “seeks,” “sees,” “should,” “strive,” “targets,” “will,” “working,” “would,” or other words of similar meaning. All statements by Alcoa that reflect expectations, assumptions or projections about the future, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding Alcoa’s proposed transaction to acquire South32 Limited’s interests in bauxite mine, alumina refinery, and aluminum smelter operations (the proposed transaction); the ability of the parties to complete the proposed transaction on the expected timeline or at all considering the closing conditions; the expected benefits of the proposed transaction, including the anticipated synergies and earnings per share and free cash flow accretion; the competitive ability and position following completion of the proposed transaction; the ability to complete any proposed debt financing in connection with the proposed transaction; forecasts concerning global demand growth for bauxite, alumina, and aluminum, and supply/demand balances; statements, projections or forecasts of future or targeted financial results, or operating performance (including our ability to execute on strategies related to environmental, social and governance matters); statements about strategies, outlook, and business and financial prospects (including related to production and shipments); and statements about capital allocation and return of capital. These statements reflect beliefs and assumptions that are based on Alcoa’s perception of historical trends, current conditions, and expected future developments, as well as other factors that management believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Although Alcoa believes that the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that these expectations will be attained and it is possible that actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: (a) the non-satisfaction or non-waiver, on a timely basis or otherwise, of one or more closing conditions to the proposed transaction; (b) the prohibition or delay of the consummation of the proposed transaction by a governmental entity; (c) the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed in the expected time frame or at all; (d) unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the proposed transaction; (e) uncertainty of the expected financial performance following completion of the proposed transaction; (f) uncertainty of any contingent payment required to be made in connection with the proposed transaction following completion; (g) failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction; (h) the occurrence of any event that could give rise to termination of the proposed transaction; (i) potential litigation in connection with the proposed transaction or other settlements or investigations that may affect the timing or occurrence of the contemplated transaction or result in significant costs of defense, indemnification and liability; (j) the impact of global economic conditions on the aluminum industry and aluminum end-use markets; (k) volatility and declines in aluminum and alumina demand and pricing, including global, regional, and product-specific prices, or significant changes in production costs which are linked to the London Metal Exchange (LME) or other commodities; (l) the disruption of market-driven balancing of global aluminum supply and demand by non-market forces; (m) competitive and complex conditions in global markets; (n) our ability to obtain, maintain, or renew permits or approvals necessary for our mining operations; (o) rising energy costs and interruptions or uncertainty in energy supplies; (p) unfavorable changes in the cost, quality, or availability of raw materials or other key inputs, or by disruptions in the supply chain; (q) economic, political, and social conditions, including the impact of trade policies, tariffs, and adverse industry publicity; (r) legal proceedings, investigations, or changes in foreign and/or U.S. federal, state, or local laws, regulations, or policies; (s) changes in tax laws or exposure to additional tax liabilities; (t) climate change, climate change legislation or regulations, and efforts to reduce emissions and build operational resilience to extreme weather conditions; (u) disruptions in the global economy caused by ongoing regional conflicts and wars; (v) fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates, inflation and other economic factors in the countries in which we operate; (w) global competition within and beyond the aluminum industry; (x) our ability to achieve our strategies or expectations relating to environmental, social, and governance considerations; (y) claims, costs, and liabilities related to health, safety and environmental laws, regulations, and other requirements in the jurisdictions in which we operate; (z) liabilities resulting from impoundment structures, which could impact the environment or cause exposure to hazardous substances or other damage; (aa) dilution of the ownership position of the Company’s stockholders (including as a result of the proposed transaction), price volatility, and other impacts on the price of Alcoa common stock by the secondary listing of the Alcoa common stock on the Australian Securities Exchange; (bb) our ability to obtain or maintain adequate insurance coverage; (cc) our ability to execute on our strategy to reduce complexity and optimize our asset portfolio and to realize the anticipated benefits from announced plans, programs, initiatives relating to our portfolio, capital investments, and developing technologies; (dd) our ability to integrate and achieve intended results from joint ventures, other strategic alliances, and strategic business transactions; (ee) significant declines in the market value of our marketable securities; (ff) our ability to fund capital expenditures; (gg) deterioration in our credit profile or increases in interest rates; (hh) impacts on our current and future operations due to our indebtedness and our ability to reduce indebtedness; (ii) our ability to continue to return capital to our stockholders through the payment of cash dividends and/or the repurchase of our common stock; (jj) cyber attacks, security breaches, system failures, software or application vulnerabilities, or other cyber incidents; (kk) labor market conditions, union disputes and other employee relations issues; and (ll) the other risk factors discussed in Alcoa’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 and other reports filed by Alcoa with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Certain illustrative pro forma information included in certain investor materials may differ materially from pro forma information included in SEC filings, including the Registration Statement (as defined below). Alcoa cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. These risks, as well as other risks associated with the proposed transaction, will be more fully discussed in the Registration Statement. Alcoa disclaims any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Neither Alcoa nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any of these forward-looking statements.

No Offer or Solicitation

This press release is for informational purposes and is not intended to, and shall not, constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote of approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

This press release relates to the proposed transaction. In connection with the proposed transaction, Alcoa plans to file with the SEC relevant materials, including a registration statement on Form S-4 that will include a prospectus of Alcoa (including documents incorporated by reference therein, the Registration Statement). This communication is not a substitute for the Registration Statement or any other document that Alcoa may file with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. Before making any investment decision, Alcoa’s investors and shareholders are urged to read the Registration Statement and all relevant documents filed or to be filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, when they become available, because they will contain important information about Alcoa and the proposed transaction.

Alcoa’s investors and shareholders will be able to obtain a free copy of the Registration Statement, as well as other filings containing information about Alcoa, free of charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). Copies of the Registration Statement and other documents filed by Alcoa with the SEC may be obtained, without charge, by contacting Alcoa through its website at https://investors.alcoa.com/.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains reference to certain financial measures that are not calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). Alcoa Corporation believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors because such measures provide both additional information about the operating performance of Alcoa Corporation and insight on the ability of Alcoa Corporation to meet its financial obligations by adjusting the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for the impact of, among others, “special items” as defined by the Company, non-cash items in nature, and/or nonoperating expense or income items. The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be a substitute for, and should not be considered in isolation from, the financial measures reported in accordance with GAAP. Certain definitions, reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and additional details regarding management’s rationale for the use of the non-GAAP financial measures can be found in the schedules to this release.

Alcoa Corporation and subsidiaries

Statement of Consolidated Operations (unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except per-share amounts)

Quarter Ended

June 30, 2026

March 31, 2026

June 30, 2025

Sales

$

3,966

$

3,193

$

3,018

Cost of goods sold (exclusive of expenses below)

2,967

2,512

2,652

Selling, general administrative, and other expenses

101

83

82

Research and development expenses

11

10

12

Provision for depreciation, depletion, and amortization

173

162

153

Restructuring and other charges, net

(4

)

18

14

Interest expense

36

35

56

Other expenses (income), net

200

(126

)

(112

)

Total costs and expenses

3,484

2,694

2,857

Income before income taxes

482

499

161

Provision for income taxes

73

82

10

Net income

409

417

151

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

2

(8

)

(13

)

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ALCOA CORPORATION

$

407

$

425

$

164

EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ALCOA CORPORATION COMMON SHAREHOLDERS(1):

Basic:

Net income

$

1.54

$

1.61

$

0.63

Average number of common shares

263,888,206

263,650,023

258,900,166

Diluted:

Net income

$

1.53

$

1.60

$

0.62

Average number of common shares

265,957,129

265,689,699

260,344,776

Alcoa Corporation and subsidiaries

Statement of Consolidated Operations (unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except per-share amounts)

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2026

June 30, 2025

Sales

$

7,159

$

6,387

Cost of goods sold (exclusive of expenses below)

5,479

5,090

Selling, general administrative, and other expenses

184

153

Research and development expenses

21

24

Provision for depreciation, depletion, and amortization

335

301

Restructuring and other charges, net

14

19

Interest expense

71

109

Other expenses (income), net

74

(138

)

Total costs and expenses

6,178

5,558

Income before income taxes

981

829

Provision for income taxes

155

130

Net income

826

699

Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

(6

)

(13

)

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ALCOA CORPORATION

$

832

$

712

EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ALCOA CORPORATION COMMON SHAREHOLDERS(1):

Basic:

Net income

$

3.15

$

2.71

Average number of common shares

263,769,772

258,824,453

Diluted:

Net income

$

3.13

$

2.69

Average number of common shares

265,781,941

260,283,168

Alcoa Corporation and subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheet (unaudited)

(in millions)

June 30, 2026

December 31, 2025

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,352

$

1,597

Receivables from customers

1,538

1,064

Other receivables

176

204

Inventories

2,340

2,177

Fair value of derivative instruments

83

49

Prepaid expenses and other current assets(1)

396

378

Total current assets

5,885

5,469

Properties, plants, and equipment

21,102

20,537

Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization

14,203

13,837

Properties, plants, and equipment, net

6,899

6,700

Investments

527

477

Noncurrent marketable securities

1,360

1,397

Deferred income taxes

677

687

Fair value of derivative instruments

25

34

Other noncurrent assets(2)

1,480

1,365

Total assets

$

16,853

$

16,129

LIABILITIES

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable, trade

$

1,860

$

1,938

Accrued compensation and retirement costs

370

383

Taxes, including income taxes

275

294

Fair value of derivative instruments

494

467

Other current liabilities

834

718

Long-term debt due within one year

1

1

Total current liabilities

3,834

3,801

Long-term debt, less amount due within one year

2,224

2,438

Accrued pension benefits

242

257

Accrued other postretirement benefits

408

427

Asset retirement obligations

1,025

1,120

Environmental remediation

209

206

Fair value of derivative instruments

880

1,134

Noncurrent income taxes

64

65

Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits

530

487

Total liabilities

9,416

9,935

MEZZANINE EQUITY

Noncontrolling interest

67

76

EQUITY

Common stock

3

3

Additional capital

11,594

11,575

Retained earnings (deficit)

508

(271

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(4,735

)

(5,189

)

Total equity

7,370

6,118

Total liabilities, mezzanine equity, and equity

$

16,853

$

16,129

Alcoa Corporation and subsidiaries

Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows (unaudited)

(in millions)

Six Months Ended June 30,

2026

2025

CASH FROM OPERATIONS

Net income

$

826

$

699

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash from operations:

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

335

301

Deferred income taxes

(59

)

72

Equity loss (income), net of dividends

9

(4

)

Restructuring and other charges, net

14

19

Net loss from investing activities – asset and investment sales



2

Mark-to-market loss on noncurrent marketable securities

35



Net periodic pension benefit cost

13

9

Stock-based compensation

30

23

Loss (gain) on mark-to-market derivative financial contracts

58

(82

)

Other

31

49

Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of divestitures and foreign currency translation adjustments:

(Increase) decrease in receivables

(440

)

149

Increase in inventories

(128

)

(111

)

Decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets

53

127

Decrease in accounts payable, trade

(101

)

(233

)

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses

34

(148

)

Increase (decrease) in taxes, including income taxes

11

(106

)

Pension contributions

(6

)

(14

)

Increase in noncurrent assets

(131

)

(97

)

Decrease in noncurrent liabilities

(155

)

(92

)

CASH PROVIDED FROM OPERATIONS

429

563

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Additions to debt

104

1,040

Payments on debt

(332

)

(990

)

Dividends paid on Alcoa preferred stock



(1

)

Dividends paid on Alcoa common stock

(53

)

(52

)

Payments related to tax withholding on stock-based compensation awards

(11

)

(5

)

Financial contributions for the divestiture of businesses



(5

)

Contributions from noncontrolling interest



27

Other

(1

)

(4

)

CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

(293

)

10

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Capital expenditures

(305

)

(224

)

Proceeds from the sale of assets

5



Additions to investments

(55

)

(29

)

Sale of investments

2

11

Other

21

2

CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES

(332

)

(240

)

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH

(2

)

35

Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

(198

)

368

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year

1,692

1,234

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF PERIOD

$

1,494

$

1,602

Alcoa Corporation and subsidiaries

Segment Information (unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except realized prices; dry metric tons in millions (mdmt); metric tons in thousands (kmt))

1Q25

2Q25

3Q25

4Q25

2025

1Q26

2Q26

Alumina:

Bauxite production (mdmt)

9.5

9.3

9.3

9.4

37.5

9.1

8.3

Third-party bauxite shipments (mdmt)

3.0

2.9

1.7

2.4

10.0

2.1

1.5

Alumina production (kmt)

2,355

2,351

2,453

2,481

9,640

2,355

2,218

Third-party alumina shipments (kmt)

2,105

2,195

2,205

2,324

8,829

1,611

1,618

Intersegment alumina shipments (kmt)

1,093

1,089

1,112

1,177

4,471

1,186

1,142

Produced alumina shipments (kmt)

2,316

2,384

2,448

2,514

9,662

2,206

2,288

Average realized third-party price per metric ton of alumina

$

575

$

378

$

377

$

341

$

415

$

324

$

334

Adjusted operating cost per metric ton of produced alumina shipped

$

312

$

323

$

318

$

314

$

317

$

334

$

368

Third-party bauxite sales

$

243

$

208

$

113

$

173

$

737

$

124

$

85

Third-party alumina sales

1,220

843

841

806

3,710

533

552

Intersegment alumina sales

712

467

474

457

2,110

445

453

Adjusted operating costs(1)

723

770

779

789

3,061

737

843

Other segment items(2)

788

609

582

635

2,614

405

343

Segment Adjusted EBITDA(3)

$

664

$

139

$

67

$

12

$

882

$

(40

)

$

(96

)

Depreciation and amortization

$

76

$

80

$

88

$

86

$

330

$

86

$

96

Equity income (loss)

$

15

$

(9

)

$



$



$

6

$



$



Aluminum:

Aluminum production (kmt)

564

572

579

604

2,319

607

636

Total aluminum shipments (kmt)

609

634

612

667

2,522

613

726

Produced aluminum shipments (kmt)

567

581

576

625

2,349

580

680

Average realized third-party price per metric ton of aluminum

$

3,213

$

3,143

$

3,374

$

3,749

$

3,376

$

4,209

$

4,752

Adjusted operating cost per metric ton of produced aluminum shipped

$

2,775

$

2,718

$

2,441

$

2,478

$

2,600

$

2,468

$

2,481

Third-party sales

$

1,901

$

1,956

$

2,040

$

2,462

$

8,359

$

2,536

$

3,330

Intersegment sales

4

5

5

6

20

5

5

Adjusted operating costs(1)

1,574

1,578

1,406

1,549

6,107

1,430

1,688

Other segment items(2)

197

286

332

399

1,214

417

574

Segment Adjusted EBITDA(3)

$

134

$

97

$

307

$

520

$

1,058

$

694

$

1,073

Depreciation and amortization

$

67

$

66

$

67

$

70

$

270

$

71

$

71

Equity (loss) income

$

(6

)

$

3

$



$



$

(3

)

$



$



Reconciliation of Total Segment Adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated net income attributable to Alcoa Corporation:

Total Segment Adjusted EBITDA(3)

$

798

$

236

$

374

$

532

$

1,940

$

654

$

977

Unallocated amounts:

Transformation(4)

(12

)

(21

)

(20

)

(27

)

(80

)

(27

)

(23

)

Intersegment eliminations

103

135

(39

)

53

252

7

2

Corporate expenses(5)

(37

)

(45

)

(42

)

(26

)

(150

)

(39

)

(60

)

Provision for depreciation, depletion, and amortization

(148

)

(153

)

(160

)

(162

)

(623

)

(162

)

(173

)

Impairment of goodwill







(144

)

(144

)





Restructuring and other charges, net

(5

)

(14

)

(885

)

(14

)

(918

)

(18

)

4

Interest expense

(53

)

(56

)

(33

)

(16

)

(158

)

(35

)

(36

)

Other income (expenses), net

26

112

1,034

(115

)

1,057

126

(200

)

Other(6)

(4

)

(33

)

(62

)

(13

)

(112

)

(7

)

(9

)

Consolidated income before income taxes

668

161

167

68

1,064

499

482

(Provision for) benefit from income taxes

(120

)

(10

)

51

134

55

(82

)

(73

)

Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest



13

14

11

38

8

(2

)

Consolidated net income attributable to Alcoa Corporation

$

548

$

164

$

232

$

213

$

1,157

$

425

$

407

The difference between segment totals and consolidated amounts is in Corporate.

(1) Adjusted operating costs include all production related costs for alumina or aluminum produced and shipped: raw materials consumed; conversion costs, such as labor, materials, and utilities; and plant administrative expenses.

(2) Other segment items include costs associated with trading activity, the Alumina segment’s purchase of bauxite from offtake or other supply agreements, the Alumina segment’s commercial shipping services, and the Aluminum segment’s energy assets; other direct and non-production related charges, including tariff costs; Selling, general administrative, and other expenses; and Research and development expenses.

(3) Alcoa Corporation’s definition of Adjusted EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) is net margin plus an add-back for depreciation, depletion, and amortization. Net margin is equivalent to Sales minus the following items: Cost of goods sold; Selling, general administrative, and other expenses; Research and development expenses; and Provision for depreciation, depletion, and amortization. The Adjusted EBITDA presented may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

(4) Transformation includes, among other items, the Adjusted EBITDA of previously closed operations.

(5) Corporate expenses are composed of general administrative and other expenses of operating the corporate headquarters and other global administrative facilities, as well as research and development expenses of the corporate technical center.

(6) Other includes certain items that are not included in the Adjusted EBITDA of the reportable segments.

Alcoa Corporation and subsidiaries

Calculation of Financial Measures (unaudited)

(in millions, except per-share amounts)

Adjusted Income

Quarter ended

June 30, 2026

March 31, 2026

June 30, 2025

Net income attributable to Alcoa Corporation

$

407

$

425

$

164

Special items:

Restructuring and other charges, net

(4

)

18

14

Other special items(1)

196

(104

)

(77

)

Discrete and other tax items impacts(2)

3

13

3

Tax impact on special items(3)

(40

)

22

1

Noncontrolling interest impact(3)



(1

)

(2

)

Subtotal

155

(52

)

(61

)

Net income attributable to Alcoa Corporation – as adjusted

$

562

$

373

$

103

Diluted EPS(4):

Net income attributable to Alcoa Corporation common shareholders

$

1.53

$

1.60

$

0.62

Net income attributable to Alcoa Corporation common shareholders – as adjusted

$

2.12

$

1.40

$

0.39

Net income attributable to Alcoa Corporation – as adjusted and Diluted EPS – as adjusted are non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes these measures are meaningful to investors because management reviews the operating results of Alcoa Corporation excluding the impacts of restructuring and other charges, various tax items, and other special items (collectively, “special items”). There can be no assurances that additional special items will not occur in future periods. To compensate for this limitation, management believes it is appropriate to consider Net income attributable to Alcoa Corporation and Diluted EPS determined under GAAP as well as Net income attributable to Alcoa Corporation – as adjusted and Diluted EPS – as adjusted.

(1)

Other special items include the following:

for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, an unfavorable mark-to-market change on the shares of Ma'aden ($123); a net unfavorable change in mark-to-market energy ($45) and foreign exchange ($14) derivative instruments; external costs related to portfolio actions ($12), primarily related to the announced agreement with South32; and, net charges for other special items ($2); for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, a favorable mark-to-market change on the shares of Ma'aden ($88), an insurance settlement for property damage incurred in 2024 ($22), a net unfavorable change in mark-to-market foreign exchange derivative instruments ($20), a net favorable change in mark-to-market energy derivative instruments ($19), costs related to the restart process at the San Ciprián, Spain smelter ($3), external costs related to portfolio actions ($3), and a net benefit for other special items ($1); and, for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, a net favorable change in mark-to-market foreign exchange ($72) and energy ($7) derivative instruments, external costs related to portfolio actions ($6), costs related to the restart process at the San Ciprián smelter ($3), a gain on sale of a non-core investment ($3), and a net benefit for other special items ($4). (2)

Discrete and other tax items are generally unusual or infrequently occurring items, changes in law, items associated with uncertain tax positions, or the effect of measurement-period adjustments and include the following:

for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, a net charge for discrete tax items ($3); for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, a net charge for discrete tax items ($13); and, for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, a net charge for discrete tax items ($3). (3)

The tax impact on special items is based on the applicable statutory rates in the jurisdictions where the special items occurred. The noncontrolling interest impact on special items represents Alcoa’s partner’s share of certain special items.

(4)

For the quarter ended June 30, 2025, dividends paid on preferred stock were $1 and undistributed earnings of $1 were allocated to preferred stock under the two-class method.

Alcoa Corporation and subsidiaries

Calculation of Financial Measures (unaudited), continued

(in millions)

Adjusted EBITDA

Quarter ended

June 30, 2026

March 31, 2026

June 30, 2025

Net income attributable to Alcoa Corporation

$

407

$

425

$

164

Add:

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

2

(8

)

(13

)

Provision for income taxes

73

82

10

Other expenses (income), net

200

(126

)

(112

)

Interest expense

36

35

56

Restructuring and other charges, net

(4

)

18

14

Provision for depreciation, depletion, and amortization

173

162

153

Adjusted EBITDA

887

588

272

Special items(1)

14

7

41

Adjusted EBITDA, excluding special items

$

901

$

595

$

313

Alcoa Corporation and subsidiaries

Calculation of Financial Measures (unaudited), continued

(in millions)

Free Cash Flow

Quarter ended

June 30, 2026

March 31, 2026

June 30, 2025

Cash provided from (used for) operations

$

608

$

(179

)

$

488

Capital expenditures

(186

)

(119

)

(131

)

Free cash flow

$

422

$

(298

)

$

357

Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes this measure is meaningful to investors because management reviews cash flows generated from operations after taking into consideration capital expenditures, which are necessary to maintain and expand Alcoa Corporation’s asset base and are expected to generate future cash flows from operations. It is important to note that Free cash flow does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures since other non-discretionary expenditures, such as mandatory debt service requirements, are not deducted from the measure.

Net Debt and Adjusted Net Debt

June 30, 2026

December 31, 2025

Short-term borrowings

$



$

9

Long-term debt due within one year

1

1

Long-term debt, less amount due within one year

2,224

2,438

Total debt

2,225

2,448

Less: Cash and cash equivalents

1,352

1,597

Net debt

873

851

Plus: Net pension / OPEB liability

573

613

Adjusted net debt

$

1,446

$

1,464

Net debt is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes this measure is meaningful to investors because management assesses Alcoa Corporation’s leverage position after considering available cash that could be used to repay outstanding debt.

Adjusted net debt is also a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes this measure is meaningful to investors because management also assesses Alcoa Corporation’s leverage position after considering available cash that could be used to repay outstanding debt and net pension/OPEB liability.

Alcoa Corporation and subsidiaries

Calculation of Financial Measures (unaudited), continued

(in millions)

DWC Working Capital and Days Working Capital

Quarter ended

June 30, 2026

March 31, 2026

June 30, 2025

Receivables from customers

$

1,538

$

1,192

$

979

Add: Inventories

2,340

2,297

2,220

Less: Accounts payable, trade

(1,860

)

(1,771

)

(1,633

)

DWC working capital

$

2,018

$

1,718

$

1,566

Sales

$

3,966

$

3,193

$

3,018

Number of days in the quarter

91

90

91

Days working capital(1)

46

48

47
2026-07-16 22:32 10d ago
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Rayonier vyplatí čtvrtletní dividendu 0,26 USD na akcii
RYN Rayonier
FMP Stock News 92
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WILDLIGHT, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN) announced today that the Company’s board of directors has declared a third quarter cash dividend of $0.26 per common share. The dividend is payable on September 30, 2026, to shareholders of record on September 16, 2026.

The Company also announced today that the Company’s board of directors, in its capacity as the board of directors of the general partner of Rayonier, L.P., has declared a third quarter cash distribution of $0.26 per operating partnership unit. The cash distribution is payable on September 30, 2026, to holders of record on September 16, 2026.

About Rayonier

Rayonier is a land resources real estate investment trust (REIT) with a portfolio comprising over four million acres in the U.S. South and U.S. Northwest. The company is focused on managing its timberlands on a sustainable basis while optimizing its overall portfolio value by delivering land to its highest and best use. Rayonier also operates six sawmills, an industrial-grade plywood mill, residential and commercial real estate developments, and a rural land sales program. Rayonier is committed to corporate responsibility, third-party forest certification, and supporting climate change mitigation through its land-based solutions business. More information is available at www.rayonier.com.

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Cohen & Steers oznámila výsledky za 2. čtvrtletí
CNS Cohen & Steers
FMP Stock News 92
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, /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS) today reported its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. The earnings release along with the accompanying earnings presentation can be viewed at Cohen & Steers Reports Results for Second Quarter 2026 and on the company's website at www.cohenandsteers.com under "Company—Investor Relations—Earnings Archive."

Conference Call and Webcast Information

The company will host a conference call tomorrow, Friday, July 17, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss these results via webcast and telephone. Hosting the call will be Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Harvey, Chief Financial Officer, Amit Muni, and President and Chief Investment Officer, Jon Cheigh.

The earnings presentation will be displayed through the live webcast and referenced by management during the conference call.

Investors and analysts can access the live conference call by dialing 800-715-9871 (U.S.) or +1-646-307-1963 (international); passcode: 8494569. Participants should plan to register at least 10 minutes before the conference call begins. Internet access to the live, listen-only webcast will be available on the company's website at www.cohenandsteers.com under "Company—Investor Relations" under "Financials." The accompanying presentation that will be used during the conference call will be available prior to the call on the company's website at the same page.

A replay of the call will be available for two weeks starting approximately two hours after the conference call concludes and can be accessed at 800-770-2030 (U.S.) or +1-609-800-9909 (international); passcode: 8494569. A replay of the webcast will be archived on the website for one month at www.cohenandsteers.com under "Company—Investor Relations" under "Financials."

About Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including listed and private real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.

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Paychex vyhlásil čtvrtletní dividendu 1,19 USD na akcii
PAYX Paychex
FMP Stock News 78
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July 16, 2026 16:15 ET  | Source: Paychex, Inc.

ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on Paychex common stock of $1.19 per share, payable on August 28, 2026, to shareholders of record as of July 28, 2026.

About Paychex
Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX) provides a comprehensive suite of expert-enabled technology and advisory solutions that help businesses manage HR, payroll, and benefits. Serving approximately 800,000 clients and paying 1 in 11 U.S. private sector workers, Paychex combines scale, trusted expertise, and innovation to help businesses succeed. Built on more than 50 years of workforce experience and one of the industry’s largest proprietary HR datasets, Paychex’s WISE agentic AI platform embeds intelligence directly into workflows to improve productivity, enhance decision-making, and deliver better outcomes. Visit www.paychex.com to learn more.

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onsemi oznámí výsledky za 2. čtvrtletí 3. srpna 2026
ON ON Semiconductor
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) plans to announce its financial results for the second quarter, which ended July 3, 2026, after market close on Monday, August 3, 2026.

The company will host a conference call at 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on August 3, 2026, following the release of its financial results. Investors and interested parties can access the conference call in the following manner:

Webcast: A live webcast of the conference call will be available via the “Investor Relations” section of the company’s website at http://www.onsemi.com. The re-broadcast of the call will be available at this site approximately one hour following the live broadcast and will remain available for 30 days.
 Teleconference: Investors and interested parties can also access the conference call by pre-registering here. About onsemi

onsemi (Nasdaq:

ON) delivers intelligent power and sensing technologies that enable electrification, energy efficiency, safety, and automation across automotive, industrial, and AI data center end markets. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi helps customers solve complex challenges to achieve higher efficiency, improved performance, and lower system cost, while supporting a safer, cleaner, and more energy-efficient world. onsemi is included in the S&P 500® index. Learn more about onsemi at www.onsemi.com.

onsemi and the onsemi logo are trademarks of Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC. All other brand and product names appearing in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.

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onsemi
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onsemi
(602) 244-3437
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Vysoké dividendy RWAY, SCM a IEP jsou ohrožené
IEP Icahn Enterprises
FMP Stock News 78
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A double-digit dividend yield is one of the most seductive numbers on a brokerage screen, and one of the most dangerous. When a payout balloons above 15%, 20%, or higher, the market is often telling you something that the yield alone cannot: the business behind that check may not be able to keep writing it. The three names below carry headline yields that look extraordinary on the surface, but the coverage math, price action, and dividend histories flash warning signs an income investor should not ignore.

A dividend is only as safe as the cash flow underneath it. For ordinary corporates, that means earnings and free cash flow versus the payout. For business development companies (BDCs), the correct coverage metric is net investment income (NII) per share, not GAAP EPS. For diversified holding companies like Icahn Enterprises, distributable cash from subsidiaries and balance-sheet capacity matter more than any single quarter’s headline. When the right coverage metric slips below the dividend, when leverage climbs, or when a payout gets “held” through obvious stress, that is when yield stops being a gift and starts looking like a warning.

Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ: RWAY) Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ:RWAY) is a venture-lending BDC focused on technology and life-sciences borrowers, now expanded through its recently closed SWK Holdings acquisition. The shares trade at $5.77, and with a trailing yield of 24.8%. That eye-popping number is powered less by a growing payout than by a collapsing price: RWAY is down 31% year to date and 40% over the past year.

The coverage read is where things get uncomfortable. Because RWAY is a BDC, the right metric is NII per share, not EPS. In Q1 2026, NII came in at $0.29, missing the $0.312 consensus by 7.05%, while the quarterly distribution held at $0.33. That is a second straight quarter of NII failing to cover the dividend, following Q4 2025 NII of $0.32 versus the same $0.33 payout. Meanwhile, the base quarterly rate has been sliding for two years, from $0.47 in May 2024, to $0.40, $0.36, $0.35, and now $0.33. NAV per share slipped to $12.13 from $13.42 at year-end 2025, and core leverage sits near 98%.

The bull case: 99.3% of loans are senior secured first-lien, the debt-yield is holding at 14.2%, and management authorized a $15 million share repurchase. For the payout to survive intact, portfolio yield and origination volume from the BC Partners platform have to offset the shrinking asset base fast.

Stellus Capital Investment (NYSE: SCM) Stellus Capital Investment (NYSE:SCM) is a monthly-paying BDC targeting private middle-market borrowers. Shares trade at $8.40, with a trailing yield of 18.9%. Like RWAY, that yield is a price-collapse story: the stock is down 29% year to date and 37% over the past year. It also sits below its book value of $12.54, at a price-to-book of 0.65.

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Stellus trimmed its monthly distribution from $0.1333 to $0.1133 with the April 30, 2026 ex-date, reverting to the same base rate it held for years between 2014 and 2019 and again from late 2022 through 2025. Unfortunately, it looks like it may not be enough. After all, Q1 2026  NII was $0.27 per share…which does not cover even a $0.1133 monthly payout.

Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ: IEP) Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ:IEP | IEP Price Prediction) is a diversified master limited partnership controlled by Carl Icahn, with exposure to energy (CVR Energy, CVR Partners), automotive, food packaging (Viskase), real estate, home fashion (WestPoint Home), and pharmaceuticals (Vivus). Units trade at $7.59 with a headline yield of 26.6%. Unlike the two BDCs above, IEP is actually up 12.81% year to date, but it is down 64.3% over five years.

The track record here is the entire warning. The quarterly distribution went from $2.00 to $1.00 in August 2024, and then from $1.00 to $0.50 in November 2024, a two-step reduction inside a single year. And a big share of that $0.50 is not even cash: the default election is additional depositary units, effectively a PIK-style payout that conserves cash but dilutes existing holders. Coverage looks stretched: Q1 2026 showed a loss of -$0.71 per unit against a $0.10 estimate, cash fell to $1.3 billion, down 67.35% year over year, shareholders’ equity dropped 55.25%, and holding-company debt sits at $4.7 billion. Indicative NAV is roughly $3.4 billion. Bulls point to $447 million in locked-in value through 2027 from NYMEX crack-spread swaps, but a partnership that is losing money, with subsidiary distribution restrictions and heavy holding-company debt, deserves to be treated as a serial cutter until proven otherwise.

If you are hunting yield for retirement income, coverage math deserves a hard look before the checks stop clearing. Income-focused readers may find our Dividend Traps research useful for spotting these patterns earlier.

What Income Investors Should Take Away A dividend cut usually takes the share price with it, so “buying the yield” on a stock that is already down 30% or 40% often means locking in both a smaller payout and a lower principal. Coverage math beats headline yield every time: NII for BDCs, distributable cash and balance-sheet capacity for holding companies. None of these three names is guaranteed to cut again, but each carries specific, measurable warning signs. Yield is only a starting question for income investors.

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IPG Photonics koupí Lumibird Medical za 300 milionů EUR
IPGP IPG Photonics Corporation
FMP Stock News 92
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 Creates a Scaled Medical Laser Platform, Accelerating IPG’s Strategic Expansion in Advanced Solutions

Expected to Be Accretive to Gross Margin, EBITDA, and Adjusted EPS

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IPGP) today announced that it has entered into a binding offer to acquire Lumibird Medical. The acquisition advances IPG’s strategy, further expanding the Advanced Solutions portfolio in attractive medical markets. The transaction is expected to deliver financial benefits by adding a high-margin business that is accretive to gross margin, EBITDA and adjusted EPS. IPG believes that the combined medical businesses will create a scaled medical laser platform for growth with complementary established leadership in ophthalmology and urology. The company expects that this also adds approximately $1 billion in addressable market for Advanced Solutions, expanding long-term value creation opportunities that leverage IPG’s capabilities.

IPG intends to acquire Lumibird Medical for a purchase price of €300 million on a cash-free, debt-free basis. The purchase price will be paid in cash at closing. A contingent earnout consideration of up to €50 million additional in cash is based on achieving certain 2026 and 2027 performance metrics. The acquisition will be funded with cash on hand.

“We expect that this acquisition will accelerate our strategic expansion in attractive medical markets in Advanced Solutions,” said Dr. Mark Gitin, IPG Photonics’ Chief Executive Officer. “Lumibird Medical’s leadership in ophthalmology complements our strength in urology, which will create a scaled medical platform with opportunities to accelerate innovation, broaden our commercial reach and deliver differentiated solutions for physicians and patients. We expect the transaction to strengthen our long-term growth profile and provide significant value creation. I am looking forward to welcoming the Lumibird Medical team to IPG.”

“I’m excited about the future of Lumibird Medical, which will benefit significantly from IPG’s scale and leadership in lasers, photonics and applications,” said Jean-Marc Gendre, CEO of Lumibird Medical. “I am convinced that becoming part of IPG will provide our teams, our technologies and our customers with outstanding opportunities to accelerate this remarkable journey while preserving the culture of innovation that has made our success.”

Lumibird Medical is a global leader in diagnostic and treatment systems for ophthalmology, a highly regulated medical laser market that is largely driven by non-discretionary spending. The company designs and produces diagnostic and therapeutic tools for conditions including cataracts, glaucoma, dry eye and age-related macular degeneration, and is a partner of choice for specialist and generalist patient care. Its proprietary laser technology delivers innovative solutions, from diagnosis to laser treatment, through market-leading brands including Quantel Medical, Ellex and Optotek Medical. Headquartered in France, the company has three major global facilities and more than 450 employees worldwide. Lumibird Medical has a track record of sales growth and EBITDA margin expansion. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, Lumibird Medical reported revenue of €112.2 million and EBITDA of €24.1 million with EBITDA margin of 21.5%1.

1 Lumibird Medical's historical financials are prepared under IFRS. Please see the reconciliation from IFRS to U.S. GAAP in the appendix of the presentation furnished with the SEC on Form 8-K.

Transaction Timing

Following completion of the information and consultation process with Lumibird Medical's works council in accordance with French law, the parties expect to enter into a definitive purchase agreement. IPG Photonics expects the transaction to close during the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

Conference Call Details

The Company will hold a conference call tomorrow, July 17, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. ET. To access the call, please dial 877-407-6184 in the US or 201-389-0877 internationally. A live webcast of the call will also be available and archived on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at investor.ipgphotonics.com.

Contact

Eugene Fedotoff
Senior Director, Investor Relations
IPG Photonics Corporation
508-597-4713
[email protected]

About IPG Photonics Corporation

Innovation is at the heart of IPG Photonics. As a global leader in laser technology, we apply light to transform the world. From manufacturing to medical and beyond, our breakthrough laser solutions power our customers’ success and expand what's possible. Discover more at www.ipgphotonics.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Information and statements provided by IPG and its employees, including statements in this press release, that relate to future plans, events or performance are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. Any statements in this press release that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including those statements related to the proposed acquisition of Lumibird Medical (the "Proposed Transaction") and the timing and completion thereof, advancing IPG’s strategy , further expanding the Advanced Solutions portfolio in attractive medical markets, delivering financial benefits by adding a high-margin business, accretive to gross margin, EBITDA and adjusted EPS, the combination creating a scaled platform for growth, adding approximately $1 billion in addressable market, expanding long-term value creation opportunities that leverage IPG’s capabilities, expecting the transaction to provide opportunities to accelerate innovation, broaden commercial reach, deliver differentiated solutions, to strengthen long-term growth profile, provide value creation and to be accretive to margin, EBITDA and adjusted EPS, the ability to complete the information and consultation process with Lumibird Medical's works council, the execution of definitive agreements relating to the Proposed Transaction, the ability to obtain required regulatory approvals and to satisfy other customary closing conditions, the ability to successfully integrate Lumibird Medical's business and retain its employees, customers and distributors, and the realization of anticipated synergies and the expected closing date. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with the strength or weakness of business conditions in industries and geographic markets that IPG serves, particularly the effect of downturns in the markets IPG serves; uncertainties and adverse changes in the general economic conditions of markets; inability to manage risks associated with international customers and operations; changes in trade controls and tariff policies; IPG's ability to penetrate new applications for fiber lasers and increase market share; the rate of acceptance and penetration of IPG's products; foreign currency fluctuations; high levels of fixed costs from IPG's vertical integration; the appropriateness of IPG's manufacturing capacity for the level of demand; competitive factors, including declining average selling prices; the effect of acquisitions and investments; inventory write-downs; asset impairment charges; intellectual property infringement claims and litigation; interruption in supply of key components; manufacturing risks; government regulations and trade sanctions; and other risks identified in IPG's SEC filings. There can be no assurance that the Proposed Transaction will be consummated on the anticipated timeline or at all. Readers are encouraged to refer to the risk factors described in IPG's Annual Report on Form 10-K (filed with the SEC on February 23, 2026) and IPG's reports filed with the SEC, as applicable. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to rely on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. IPG undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Use of Non-GAAP Adjusted Financial Information

We refer to certain financial measures that are not recognized under United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and are provided as supplemental information to enhance understanding of the Company’s financial performance. Such non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered superior to, as a substitute for or alternative to, and should be considered in conjunction with, the GAAP financial measure presented by the Company.
2026-07-16 22:12 10d ago
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GitLab 19.2 přidává řízenou agentní automatizaci
GTLB Gitlab
FMP Stock News 78
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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(All Remote)--GitLab Inc., the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, today released GitLab 19.2. As AI generates more code, dependencies, and change than developers can keep up with, GitLab 19.2 brings agentic automation to clear that load.

Developers can now use GitLab to fix vulnerable dependencies automatically, catch the logic flaws scanners miss, create custom agentic workflows, invoke agents from more surfaces they already use, and always do so under the organization’s existing controls. A Forrester Consulting study commissioned by GitLab found organizations using GitLab Duo Agent Platform can achieve 400% return on investment with payback in under six months.

Dependency Scanning Auto-Remediation, Now in Public Beta, Helps Fix Vulnerable Dependencies Automatically

A growing share of application security risk now comes from dependencies teams never chose directly. A study of the Maven ecosystem found vulnerabilities reaching roughly 63% of latest releases through transitive dependencies, and roughly one in eight dependency updates introduces a breaking change, even as compliance deadlines under PCI DSS and FedRAMP keep running.

Dependency Scanning Auto-Remediation, now in public beta, closes that gap. Security developers can now clear vulnerable dependencies without adding work for developers. When a scan finds a vulnerable package, GitLab opens a merge request with the suggested fix. If an upgrade breaks the build, agents iterate to fix the issue in the same merge request. New configuration controls let developers set the severity thresholds and version scope that remediation applies to. Every change stops at existing approval gates and leaves a full audit trail.

Security Review Flow, Now in Public Beta, Brings Security Judgment to Every Merge Request

Developers can now catch a class of vulnerabilities that pattern-based scanners structurally cannot see, on every merge request, when a fix is cheapest. Static scanners are good at identifying flaws that match a known pattern, but application-logic flaws have needed manual review that cannot scale, or penetration testing that arrives too late.

Security Review Flow, now in public beta, is a foundational flow in GitLab Duo Agent Platform. It reasons about what the code is meant to do rather than matching known patterns, and detects broken object-level and function-level authorization, missing authorization on state-changing operations, information disclosure, mass assignment, business logic errors, and race conditions. Findings include severity and a suggested fix where available. The flow never approves on its own; a person always makes the final call.

GitLab Duo CLI, Now Generally Available, Puts Agents in Every Developer’s Terminal

Developers do much of their work in the terminal, where AI assistance has usually meant reaching for tools that lack context on their GitLab projects, pipelines, and agent configurations. GitLab 19.2 closes that gap.

GitLab Duo CLI, now generally available across GitLab.com, Self-Managed, and Dedicated deployments, brings GitLab Duo Agent Platform's agents to the terminal with full project context. A developer can get oriented in unfamiliar code, diagnose a failed pipeline, or propose a fix without leaving the command line. Administrators control rollout across the organization.

Agentic Flows Extend Automation From the Individual to the Whole Team

GitLab Duo Agent Platform's agentic flows are sequences that chain agents to complete multi-step work, and in 19.2, they advance on two fronts.

Custom Flows, the flows teams build themselves, are now generally available. Build a flow once and it runs automatically on GitLab events. Custom Flows now authenticate to external services with short-lived, job-scoped tokens, so automation reaching cloud providers or internal APIs uses the same keyless pattern GitLab CI/CD pipelines already trust.

The upcoming Flow Creation Agent can turn a natural-language description into a custom flow. GitLab's foundational flows, the ones GitLab ships ready to use, also get more capable. The Fix CI/CD Pipeline Flow, now improved, classifies failures before acting and delivers targeted fixes as inline suggestions or a new merge request. GitLab Duo Agentic Chat can now delegate multi-step work to agents.

Controls That Keep the Automation Trustworthy

The point of automating this work is so that teams can trust it to run autonomously. GitLab 19.2 adds the controls that make that safe at scale. The AI Audit Event Report, now in beta, records AI-assisted actions as dedicated audit events, so compliance and security teams can include AI workflows in audit reporting, access reviews, and incident investigation.

Group-level custom instructions for GitLab Duo Code Review let administrators set review behavior across projects at once, and new MCP access controls govern which agents can run and what they can reach.

To learn more, please read the what's new page.

Supporting Quote

"Coding agents made it possible to generate far more code and moved the bottleneck downstream to reviews and security," said Manav Khurana, chief product and marketing officer at GitLab. "GitLab 19.2 puts agents to work on that bottleneck: fixing vulnerable dependencies, catching the flaws scanners miss, and automating the steps in between with a person still approving what ships."About GitLab

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and approximately 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster.

*Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab.

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2026-07-16 22:10 10d ago
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F.N.B. zvýšila zisk i EPS, tržby rekordní
FNB F.N.B.
FMP Stock News 92
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Record Revenue of $462.7 million Drove EPS Growth of 16.7% Year-Over-Year

, /PRNewswire/ -- F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE: FNB) reported earnings for the second quarter of 2026 with net income of $148.7 million, or $0.42 per diluted common share. Comparatively, second quarter 2025 net income totaled $130.7 million, or $0.36 per diluted common share, and first quarter 2026 net income totaled $137.0 million, or $0.38 per diluted common share.

"F.N.B. Corporation's second quarter results reflect the successful execution of our technology-focused strategic business model, highlighted by a 17% year-over-year increase in EPS to $0.42. Record revenue of $463 million drove a 9% year-over-year increase in pre-provision net revenue (non-GAAP) and another quarter of positive operating leverage. Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP) increased 10% compared to June 30, 2025, and return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP) equaled 14%," said F.N.B. Corporation Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vincent J. Delie, Jr. "Average loans and leases grew 7% annualized linked-quarter while maintaining our strict credit discipline and originating high-quality assets in a volatile geopolitical and macroeconomic environment. Average non-interest-bearing deposit balances grew nearly 5% annualized from the prior quarter leading to a 26% mix of non-interest-bearing to total deposits for the seventh consecutive quarter. Our investments in digital capabilities, data analytics and artificial intelligence enable us to gain efficiency and deepen household penetration, expanding our position as the primary bank for our consumer, advisory and commercial customers."

Second Quarter 2026 Highlights
(All comparisons refer to the second quarter of 2025, except as noted)

Average loans and leases totaled $35.5 billion, an increase of $1.0 billion, or 2.9%, as the growth of $1.1 billion in consumer loans more than offset a slight decrease of $66.7 million in commercial loans and leases. On a linked-quarter basis, total average loans and leases increased $601.2 million, or 6.9% annualized, driven by growth in consumer loans and commercial loans and leases of $362.6 million and $238.6 million, respectively. Average deposits totaled $38.7 billion, an increase of $1.5 billion, or 4.1%, reflecting growth in average money market deposits of $727.3 million, average interest-bearing demand deposits of $541.0 million, average non-interest-bearing demand deposits of $129.8 million, average time deposits of $71.0 million and average savings deposits of $65.4 million. On a linked-quarter basis, total average deposits increased $293.3 million, or 3.1% annualized, driven by growth in average time deposits of $119.3 million, average non-interest-bearing demand deposits of $114.0 million and average interest-bearing demand deposits of $75.8 million. The loan-to-deposit ratio was 92.5% at June 30, 2026, compared to 90.3% at March 31, 2026, and 91.9% at June 30, 2025. Net interest income totaled $365.7 million, an increase of $6.4 million, or 1.8%, linked-quarter, primarily due to growth in earning assets, lower cost of funds and the impact of one more day in the current quarter. Net interest margin (FTE) (non-GAAP) equaled 3.25%, stable to the first quarter 2026 level. Strong non-interest income totaled $97.0 million, an increase of $6.0 million, or 6.6%, linked-quarter, benefiting from our diversified business model and related revenue generation. Pre-provision net revenue (non-GAAP) totaled $209.4 million, an 8.8% increase from the prior quarter, driven by continued strong non-interest income generation and growth in net interest income. Provision for credit losses was $21.4 million, an increase of $2.9 million from the prior quarter, with net charge-offs of $17.0 million, or 0.19% annualized of total average loans, compared to $15.9 million, or 0.18% annualized, in the prior quarter. The ratio of non-performing loans and other real estate owned (OREO) to total loans and leases and OREO decreased 3 basis points from the prior quarter to 0.31%, and total delinquency decreased 3 basis points from the prior quarter to 0.71%. The allowance for credit losses (ACL) to total loans and leases ratio decreased 1 basis point to 1.25%. Overall, asset quality metrics remain at solid levels, reflecting continued proactive management of the loan portfolio. The Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) regulatory capital ratio ended the quarter at 11.4% (estimated), compared to 10.8% at June 30, 2025, and 11.4% at March 31, 2026. The tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (non-GAAP) equaled 8.9%, compared to 8.5% at June 30, 2025, and 8.9% at March 31, 2026. Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP) of $12.24 increased $1.10, or 9.9%, compared to June 30, 2025, and $0.18, or 1.5%, compared to March 31, 2026. During the second quarter of 2026, the Company repurchased $47 million, or 2.7 million shares, of common stock at a weighted average share price of $17.46. Non-GAAP financial measures referenced in this release are used by management to measure performance in operating the business that management believes enhances investors' ability to better understand the underlying business performance and trends related to core business activities. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the tables at the end of this release. For more information regarding our use of non-GAAP measures, please refer to the discussion herein under the caption, "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Performance Indicators."

Quarterly Results Summary

2Q26

1Q26

2Q25

Reported results (b)

Net income available to common shareholders (millions)

$   148.7

$   137.0

$   130.7

Earnings per diluted common share

0.42

0.38

0.36

Book value per common share

19.34

19.12

18.17

Pre-provision net revenue (non-GAAP) (millions)

209.4

192.4

192.0

Average diluted common shares outstanding (thousands)

357,414

360,235

362,259

Capital measures

Common equity tier 1 (a)

11.4 %

11.4 %

10.8 %

Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)

8.93

8.91

8.47

Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP)

$   12.24

$   12.06

$   11.14

(a) Estimated for 2Q26.

(b) Operating results equaled reported results as there were no significant items impacting earnings for the periods presented.

Second Quarter 2026 Results – Comparison to Prior-Year Quarter
(All comparisons refer to the second quarter of 2025, except as noted.)

Net interest income totaled $365.7 million, an increase of $18.5 million, or 5.3%, reflecting growth in average earning assets and lower interest-bearing deposit costs, partially offset by lower yields on earning assets. The net interest margin (FTE) (non-GAAP) increased 6 basis points to 3.25%. The yield on earning assets (non-GAAP) decreased 20 basis points to 5.13%, driven by a 27 basis point decline in yields on loans to 5.52%. Total cost of funds decreased 27 basis points to 1.99%, with a 50 basis point decrease in total borrowing costs to 4.21%, and a 30 basis point decrease in interest-bearing deposit costs to 2.36%. The Federal Open Market Committee FOMC has lowered the target federal funds rate by 175 basis points since August 2024.

Average loans and leases totaled $35.5 billion, an increase of $998.9 million, or 2.9%, including growth of $1.1 billion in consumer loans which more than offset a decrease of $66.7 million in commercial loans and leases. Average commercial and industrial loans increased $599.6 million, or 7.9%, and average commercial leases increased $20.8 million, or 2.7%, partially offsetting the decline in average commercial real estate loans of $668.1 million, or 5.2%. Solid commercial and industrial loan growth in the Charlotte and South Carolina markets was offset by expected commercial real estate loan payoffs. Equipment Finance also produced strong loan growth. Average consumer loans included an $858.4 million, or 10.3%, increase in residential mortgage loans largely due to the continued successful execution in key markets and long-standing strategy of serving the purchase market, partially offset by the sale of approximately $200 million of performing residential mortgage loans in February 2026. Average consumer lines of credit increased $181.5 million, or 12.9%, and indirect auto loans increased $43.1 million, or 5.5%, both reflecting solid organic growth in the respective portfolios.

Average deposits totaled $38.7 billion, an increase of $1.5 billion, or 4.1%, with growth in average money market deposits of $727.3 million, average interest-bearing demand deposits of $541.0 million, average non-interest-bearing demand deposits of $129.8 million, average time deposits of $71.0 million and average savings deposits of $65.4 million. The mix of non-interest-bearing demand deposits to total deposits was stable at 26% at both June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2025. The loan-to-deposit ratio was 92.5% at June 30, 2026, compared to 91.9% at June 30, 2025.

Non-interest income totaled $97.0 million, an increase of $5.9 million, or 6.5%. Wealth management revenues increased $1.6 million, or 7.8%, as trust services income and securities commissions and fees increased 8.5% and 7.0%, respectively, through continued strong contributions across the geographic footprint. Capital markets income increased $1.1 million, or 16.2%, reflecting solid revenue from international banking income, customer interest rate derivatives and debt capital markets, and early contributions from investment banking and public finance. Bank-owned life insurance increased $1.5 million, reflecting higher life insurance claims. Other non-interest income increased $1.0 million, or 16.8%, primarily due to higher residual gains on equipment leases.

Non-interest expense totaled $253.2 million, increasing $7.0 million, or 2.9%. Salaries and employee benefits increased $5.8 million, or 4.4%, primarily reflecting normal annual merit increases and strategic hiring associated with our efforts to grow market share and support strategic technology initiatives. Outside services increased $2.9 million, or 11.6%, driven by higher third-party legal and consulting costs. Net occupancy and equipment increased $2.4 million, or 5.1%, primarily due to technology-related investments and higher occupancy costs.

The ratio of non-performing loans and OREO to total loans and OREO decreased 3 basis points to 0.31%. Total delinquency increased 9 basis points to 0.71%. Overall, asset quality metrics remain at solid levels.

The provision for credit losses was $21.4 million, compared to $25.6 million. The second quarter of 2026 reflected net charge-offs of $17.0 million, or 0.19% annualized of total average loans, compared to $21.8 million, or 0.25% annualized, reflecting continued proactive management of the loan portfolio. The ACL was $447.3 million, an increase of $15.3 million, with the ratio of the ACL to total loans and leases remaining stable at 1.25%.

The effective tax rate was 20.9%, compared to 21.5% in the second quarter of 2025.

The CET1 regulatory capital ratio was 11.4% (estimated) at June 30, 2026, and 10.8% at June 30, 2025. Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP) was $12.24 at June 30, 2026, an increase of $1.10, or 9.9%, from $11.14 at June 30, 2025. AOCI reduced the current quarter's tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP) by $0.29, compared to a reduction of $0.26 at the end of the year-ago quarter.

Second Quarter 2026 Results – Comparison to Prior Quarter
(All comparisons refer to the first quarter of 2026, except as noted.)

Net interest income totaled $365.7 million, an increase of $6.4 million, or 1.8%, primarily due to growth in earning assets, lower cost of funds and the impact of one more day in the current quarter. The total yield on earning assets (non-GAAP) decreased 1 basis point to 5.13%, and the total cost of funds decreased 2 basis points to 1.99%, as the cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased 4 basis points to 2.36%. The resulting net interest margin (FTE) (non-GAAP) was 3.25%, stable to the prior quarter.

Average loans and leases totaled $35.5 billion, an increase of $601.2 million, or 6.9% annualized, as average consumer loans increased $362.6 million and average commercial loans and leases increased $238.6 million. For consumer lending, average residential mortgages increased $288.9 million driven by seasonal growth in mortgage originations. Average consumer lines of credit increased $55.3 million and indirect auto loans increased $35.9 million, both reflecting solid organic growth in the respective portfolios. Average commercial loans and leases growth reflected an increase of $336.5 million in average commercial and industrial loans and $9.8 million in average commercial leases, partially offset by a decline of $103.2 million in average commercial real estate loans due to continued expected payoff activity. Commercial and industrial loan growth was primarily driven by lower risk-rated, high-quality lending in the Mid-Atlantic, Pittsburgh and Charlotte markets.

Average deposits totaled $38.7 billion, an increase of $293.3 million, due to organic growth in new and existing customer relationships. The growth was primarily driven by average time deposits of $119.3 million, average non-interest-bearing demand deposits of $114.0 million, and average interest-bearing demand deposits of $75.8 million. The mix of non-interest-bearing demand deposits to total deposits was stable at 26% for both June 30, 2026, and March 31, 2026. The loan-to-deposit ratio totaled 92.5% at June 30, 2026, compared to 90.3% at March 31, 2026, as loan growth exceeded deposit growth at quarter end.

Non-interest income totaled $97.0 million, an increase of $6.0 million, or 6.6%, from the prior quarter. Capital markets income increased $1.2 million, or 17.8%, with solid revenue from customer interest rate derivatives, international banking and debt capital markets, and early contributions from investment banking and public finance. Bank-owned life insurance increased $1.2 million, reflecting higher life insurance claims. Service charges increased $1.0 million, or 4.3%, and interchange and card transaction fees increased $0.8 million, or 6.5%, both driven by strong treasury management activity, as well as seasonally-higher consumer transactions. Mortgage banking operations income decreased $1.0 million, or 16.2%, driven by net fair value adjustments from pipeline hedging activity given the volatility of interest rates during the quarter. Other non-interest income increased $2.8 million, or 66.9%, primarily due to higher residual gains on equipment leases.

Non-interest expense totaled $253.2 million, a decrease of $4.6 million, or 1.8%, compared to the prior quarter. Salaries and employee benefits expense was flat as the declines from the seasonally-elevated long-term compensation and employer-paid payroll taxes expense in the first quarter were offset by increases in production-related compensation and merit-related increases in salaries in the current quarter. Net occupancy and equipment decreased $1.0 million, or 2.0%, primarily due to unusually high snow removal costs in the prior quarter. Outside services increased $1.8 million, or 6.7%, primarily due to higher third-party legal costs. The decline in linked-quarter other non-interest expense of $6.3 million, or 21.6%, reflected lower costs related to fraud losses, litigation, and the Community Uplift program. The efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) totaled 53.7%, compared to 56.1% in the prior quarter.

The ratio of non-performing loans and OREO to total loans and OREO decreased 3 basis points to 0.31%, and delinquency decreased 3 basis points to 0.71%. Overall, asset quality metrics remain at solid levels.

The provision for credit losses was $21.4 million, compared to $18.5 million. The second quarter of 2026 reflected net charge-offs of $17.0 million, or 0.19% annualized of total average loans, compared to $15.9 million, or 0.18% annualized, reflecting continued proactive management of the loan portfolio. The ACL was $447.3 million, an increase of $4.3 million, with the ratio of the ACL to total loans and leases decreasing 1 basis point to 1.25%.

The effective tax rate was 20.9%, compared to 21.2%.

The CET1 regulatory capital ratio was 11.4% (estimated), stable to 11.4% at March 31, 2026. Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP) was $12.24 at June 30, 2026, an increase of $0.18 per share. AOCI reduced the current quarter-end tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP) by $0.29 as of June 30, 2026, compared to $0.24 at the end of the prior quarter.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Performance Indicators
To supplement our Consolidated Financial Statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as return on average tangible common equity, return on average tangible assets, tangible book value per common share, the ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets, pre-provision net revenue (reported), efficiency ratio, and net interest margin (FTE) to provide information useful to investors in understanding our operating performance and trends, and to facilitate comparisons with the performance of our peers. Management uses these measures internally to assess and better understand our underlying business performance and trends related to core business activities. The non-GAAP financial measures and key performance indicators we use may differ from the non-GAAP financial measures and key performance indicators other financial institutions use to assess their performance and trends.

These non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as supplemental in nature, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included later in this release under the heading "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Performance Indicators to GAAP."

To facilitate peer comparisons of net interest margin and efficiency ratio, we use net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis in calculating net interest margin by increasing the interest income earned on tax-exempt assets (loans and investments) to make it fully equivalent to interest income earned on taxable investments (this adjustment is not permitted under GAAP). Taxable-equivalent amounts for 2026 and 2025 were calculated using a federal statutory income tax rate of 21%.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward‑looking statements are those that do not relate to historical facts and that are based on current assumptions, beliefs, estimates, expectations and projections, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Forward-looking statements may relate to various matters, including our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance, business or industry, and usually can be identified by the use of forward-looking words, such as "anticipates," "assumes," "believes," "can," "continues," "could," "enable," "estimates," "expects," "forecasts," "goal," "intends," "likely," "may," "might," "objective," "plans," "positioned," "potential," "projects," "remains," "should," "target," "trend," "will," "would," or similar words or expressions or variations thereof, and the negative thereof, but these terms are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as they are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described below. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind these risks and uncertainties, as well as any cautionary statements we may make.

There are various important factors that could cause future results to differ materially from historical performance and any forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences, include, but are not limited to:

the credit risk associated with the substantial amount of commercial loans and leases in our loan portfolio; the volatility of the mortgage banking business; changes in market interest rates, U.S. federal government shutdowns and the unpredictability of monetary, tax and other policies of government agencies, including tariffs or the imposition and enforceability of tariffs, trade wars, barriers or restrictions, threats of such actions or related uncertainties; the impact of changes in interest rates on the value of our investment securities portfolios; changes in our ability to obtain liquidity as and when needed to fund our obligations as they come due, including as a result of adverse changes to our credit ratings; the risk associated with uninsured deposit account balances; regulatory limits on our ability to receive dividends from our subsidiaries and pay dividends to our shareholders; our ability to recruit and retain qualified banking professionals; the financial soundness of other financial institutions and the impact of volatility in the banking sector on us; changes and instability in economic conditions and financial markets, in the regions in which we operate or otherwise, including a contraction of economic activity, economic downturn or uncertainty and international conflict, including in the Middle East, disruption of supply chain and energy supply markets and capital markets, changes to inflation expectations and other related uncertainties; our ability to continue to invest in technological improvements as they become appropriate or necessary; any interruption in or breach in security of our information systems, or other cybersecurity risks; risks associated with reliance on third-party vendors and artificial intelligence; risks associated with the use of models, estimations and assumptions in our business; the effects of adverse weather events and public health emergencies; the risks associated with acquiring other banks and financial services businesses, including integration into our existing operations; the extensive federal and state regulations, supervision and examination governing almost every aspect of our operations, and potential expenses associated with complying with such regulations; our ability to comply with the consent orders entered into by First National Bank of Pennsylvania with the Department of Justice and the North Carolina State Department of Justice, and related costs and potential reputational harm; changes in federal, state or local tax rules and regulations or interpretations, or accounting policies, standards and interpretations; the effects of climate change and related legislative and regulatory initiatives; and any reputation, credit, interest rate, market, operational, litigation, legal, liquidity, regulatory and compliance risk resulting from developments related to any of the risks discussed above. FNB cautions that the risks identified here are not exhaustive of the types of risks that may adversely impact FNB and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied as a result of these risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risk factors and other uncertainties described under Item 1A. Risk Factors and the Risk Management sections of our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K (including the MD&A section), our subsequent 2026 Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (including the risk factors and risk management discussions) and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which are available on our corporate website at https://www.fnb-online.com/about-us/investor-information/reports-and-filings or the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. We have included our web address as an inactive textual reference only. Information on our website is not part of our SEC filings.

You should treat forward-looking statements as speaking only as of the date they are made and based only on information then actually known to FNB. FNB does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation to update, or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of events or circumstances after the date of such statements except as required by law.

Conference Call
F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE: FNB) announced the financial results for the second quarter of 2026 after the market close on Thursday, July 16, 2026. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vincent J. Delie, Jr., Chief Financial Officer, Vincent J. Calabrese, Jr., and Chief Credit Officer, Gary L. Guerrieri, plan to host a conference call to discuss the Company's financial results on Friday, July 17, 2026, at 8:30 AM ET.

A live listen-only webcast of the conference call will be available under the Investor Relations section of the Corporation's website at www.fnbcorporation.com. Participants can access the link under the "About Us" tab and clicking on "Investor Relations" then "Investor Conference Calls." The live webcast will open approximately 30 minutes prior to the start of the call.

To participate in the Q&A portion of the call, dial 844-802-2440 (for domestic callers) or 412-317-5133 (for international callers). Pre-registration can be accessed at https://dpregister.com/sreg/10210232/1045fa3ff88. Callers who pre-register will be provided a conference passcode and unique PIN to bypass the live operator and gain immediate access to the call.

Presentation slides and the earnings release will also be available under the Investor Relations section of the Corporation's website at www.fnbcorporation.com.

Following the call, a replay of the conference call will be available via the webcast link under the Investor Relations section of the Corporation's website at www.fnbcorporation.com.

About F.N.B. Corporation
F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE: FNB), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a diversified financial services company operating in seven states and the District of Columbia. FNB's market coverage spans several major metropolitan areas including: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; Cleveland, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and the Piedmont Triad (Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point) in North Carolina; and Charleston, South Carolina. The Company has total assets of $51 billion and more than 355 banking offices throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, D.C. and Virginia.

FNB provides a full range of commercial banking, consumer banking and wealth management solutions through its subsidiary network which is led by its largest affiliate, First National Bank of Pennsylvania, founded in 1864. Commercial banking solutions include corporate banking, small business banking, investment real estate financing, government banking, business credit, capital markets and lease financing. The consumer banking segment provides a full line of consumer banking products and services, including deposit products, mortgage lending, consumer lending and a complete suite of mobile and online banking services. FNB's wealth management and advisory services include asset management, private banking and insurance.

The common stock of F.N.B. Corporation trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "FNB" and is included in Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index with the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) Regional Banks Sub-Industry Index. Customers, shareholders and investors can learn more about this regional financial institution by visiting the F.N.B. Corporation website at www.fnbcorporation.com.

F.N.B. CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

% Variance

2Q26

2Q26

For the Six Months Ended
June 30,

%

2Q26

1Q26

2Q25

1Q26

2Q25

2026

2025

Var.

Interest Income

Loans and leases, including fees

$ 493,541

$ 485,913

$ 500,767

1.6

(1.4)

$    979,454

$    981,341

(0.2)

Securities:

   Taxable

63,808

61,140

57,168

4.4

11.6

124,948

112,018

11.5

   Tax-exempt

6,685

6,903

6,918

(3.2)

(3.4)

13,588

13,858

(1.9)

Other

13,979

15,325

17,788

(8.8)

(21.4)

29,304

34,861

(15.9)

     Total Interest Income 

578,013

569,281

582,641

1.5

(0.8)

1,147,294

1,142,078

0.5

Interest Expense

Deposits

169,114

168,681

181,190

0.3

(6.7)

337,795

367,018

(8.0)

Short-term borrowings

19,522

17,934

20,132

8.9

(3.0)

37,456

34,235

9.4

Long-term borrowings

23,654

23,388

34,123

1.1

(30.7)

47,042

69,784

(32.6)

     Total Interest Expense

212,290

210,003

235,445

1.1

(9.8)

422,293

471,037

(10.3)

       Net Interest Income

365,723

359,278

347,196

1.8

5.3

725,001

671,041

8.0

Provision for credit losses

21,361

18,462

25,601

15.7

(16.6)

39,823

43,090

(7.6)

      Net Interest Income After

      Provision for Credit Losses

344,362

340,816

321,595

1.0

7.1

685,178

627,951

9.1

Non-Interest Income

Service charges

23,749

22,770

22,930

4.3

3.6

46,519

45,285

2.7

Interchange and card transaction fees

13,303

12,487

13,254

6.5

0.4

25,790

25,624

0.6

Trust services

12,574

12,831

11,591

(2.0)

8.5

25,405

23,991

5.9

Insurance commissions and fees

5,410

6,224

5,108

(13.1)

5.9

11,634

10,901

6.7

Securities commissions and fees

9,503

8,982

8,882

5.8

7.0

18,485

17,702

4.4

Capital markets income

8,014

6,801

6,897

17.8

16.2

14,815

12,220

21.2

Mortgage banking operations

5,319

6,345

6,306

(16.2)

(15.7)

11,664

13,299

(12.3)

Dividends on non-marketable equity
securities

6,733

6,245

6,168

7.8

9.2

12,978

11,728

10.7

Bank owned life insurance

5,331

4,110

3,838

29.7

38.9

9,441

9,188

2.8

Net securities gains (losses)

27

2

58

n/m

(53.4)

29

58

(50.0)

Other

6,988

4,188

5,983

66.9

16.8

11,176

8,785

27.2

     Total Non-Interest Income

96,951

90,985

91,015

6.6

6.5

187,936

178,781

5.1

Non-Interest Expense

Salaries and employee benefits

135,603

135,707

129,842

(0.1)

4.4

271,310

264,977

2.4

Net occupancy

20,755

22,637

19,299

(8.3)

7.5

43,392

39,057

11.1

Equipment

28,962

28,091

27,988

3.1

3.5

57,053

53,873

5.9

Outside services

28,246

26,461

25,317

6.7

11.6

54,707

51,658

5.9

Marketing

3,954

3,601

5,017

9.8

(21.2)

7,555

9,590

(21.2)

FDIC insurance

8,278

7,450

8,922

11.1

(7.2)

15,728

17,405

(9.6)

Bank shares tax

4,442

4,577

3,960

(2.9)

12.2

9,019

8,096

11.4

Other

23,009

29,341

25,880

(21.6)

(11.1)

52,350

48,380

8.2

     Total Non-Interest Expense

253,249

257,865

246,225

(1.8)

2.9

511,114

493,036

3.7

Income Before Income Taxes

188,064

173,936

166,385

8.1

13.0

362,000

313,696

15.4

Income tax expense (benefit)

39,343

36,890

35,715

6.6

10.2

76,233

66,511

14.6

Net Income

$ 148,721

$ 137,046

$ 130,670

8.5

13.8

$    285,767

$    247,185

15.6

Earnings per Common Share

Basic

$       0.42

$       0.38

$       0.36

10.5

16.7

$          0.80

$          0.68

17.6

Diluted

0.42

0.38

0.36

10.5

16.7

0.80

0.68

17.6

Cash Dividends per Common Share

0.13

0.12

0.12

8.3

8.3

0.25

0.24

4.2

n/m - not meaningful

F.N.B. CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

% Variance

2Q26

2Q26

2Q26

1Q26

2Q25

1Q26

2Q25

Assets

Cash and due from banks

$       426

$       452

$       535

(5.8)

(20.4)

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

1,949

2,207

1,892

(11.7)

3.0

Cash and Cash Equivalents

2,375

2,659

2,427

(10.7)

(2.1)

Securities available for sale

3,758

3,775

3,580

(0.5)

5.0

Securities held to maturity

4,251

4,183

4,115

1.6

3.3

Loans held for sale

290

321

296

(9.7)

(2.0)

Loans and leases, net of unearned income

35,769

35,112

34,679

1.9

3.1

Allowance for credit losses on loans and leases

(447)

(443)

(432)

0.9

3.5

Net Loans and Leases

35,322

34,669

34,247

1.9

3.1

Premises and equipment, net

564

566

557

(0.4)

1.3

Goodwill

2,480

2,480

2,480





Core deposit and other intangible assets, net

30

33

44

(9.1)

(31.8)

Bank owned life insurance

674

671

665

0.4

1.4

Other assets

1,255

1,271

1,314

(1.3)

(4.5)

Total Assets

$  50,999

$  50,628

$  49,725

0.7

2.6

Liabilities

Deposits:

Non-interest-bearing

$  10,056

$  10,003

$    9,872

0.5

1.9

Interest-bearing

28,623

28,898

27,876

(1.0)

2.7

  Total Deposits

38,679

38,901

37,748

(0.6)

2.5

Short-term borrowings

2,681

2,157

1,876

24.3

42.9

Long-term borrowings

2,002

2,001

2,692



(25.6)

Other liabilities

798

768

885

3.9

(9.8)

Total Liabilities

44,160

43,827

43,201

0.8

2.2

Shareholders' Equity

Common stock

4

4

4





Additional paid-in capital

4,691

4,698

4,691

(0.1)



Retained earnings

2,539

2,437

2,112

4.2

20.2

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(103)

(86)

(92)

19.8

12.0

Treasury stock

(292)

(252)

(191)

15.9

52.9

Total Shareholders' Equity

6,839

6,801

6,524

0.6

4.8

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

$  50,999

$  50,628

$  49,725

0.7

2.6

F.N.B. CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

2Q26

1Q26

2Q25

Interest

Interest

Interest

Average

Income/

Yield/

Average

Income/

Yield/

Average

Income/

Yield/

Balance

Expense

Rate

Balance

Expense

Rate

Balance

Expense

Rate

Assets

Interest-bearing deposits with
banks

$              1,611,087

$           13,979

3.48 %

$              1,748,445

$           15,325

3.55 %

$              1,723,351

$           17,788

4.14 %

Taxable investment securities (1)

7,011,619

63,611

3.63

6,876,738

60,936

3.55

6,587,352

56,955

3.46

Tax-exempt investment
securities (1) (2)

958,948

8,460

3.53

991,913

8,735

3.52

1,004,672

8,737

3.48

Loans held for sale

327,705

5,974

7.29

437,086

7,572

6.93

225,509

4,156

7.37

Loans and leases (2) (3)

35,501,370

489,113

5.52

34,900,157

479,857

5.56

34,502,493

498,078

5.79

Total Interest Earning
Assets (2)

45,410,729

581,137

5.13

44,954,339

572,425

5.14

44,043,377

585,714

5.33

Cash and due from banks

377,777

373,240

395,418

Allowance for credit losses

(452,987)

(446,932)

(437,130)

Premises and equipment

567,661

567,938

555,889

Other assets

4,490,908

4,505,350

4,548,082

Total Assets

$            50,394,088

$            49,953,935

$            49,105,636

Liabilities

Deposits:

Interest-bearing demand

$ 6,617,287

18,393

1.11

$ 6,541,455

18,173

1.13

$ 6,076,305

16,373

1.08

Money market

11,691,192

84,878

2.91

11,700,669

85,030

2.95

10,963,843

92,276

3.38

Savings

3,096,095

6,421

0.83

3,102,399

6,787

0.89

3,030,706

6,831

0.90

Certificates and other time

7,312,462

59,422

3.26

7,193,173

58,690

3.31

7,241,453

65,710

3.64

Total interest-bearing deposits

28,717,036

169,114

2.36

28,537,696

168,680

2.40

27,312,307

181,190

2.66

Short-term borrowings

2,106,129

19,522

3.71

1,978,660

17,934

3.67

1,876,526

20,132

4.29

Long-term borrowings

2,001,579

23,654

4.74

1,984,936

23,388

4.78

2,741,561

34,123

4.99

Total Interest-Bearing
Liabilities  

32,824,744

212,290

2.59

32,501,292

210,002

2.62

31,930,394

235,445

2.96

Non-interest-bearing demand
deposits

9,942,298

9,828,293

9,812,486

Total Deposits and
Borrowings

42,767,042

1.99

42,329,585

2.01

41,742,880

2.26

Other liabilities

806,700

816,738

883,637

Total Liabilities

43,573,742

43,146,323

42,626,517

Shareholders' Equity

6,820,346

6,807,612

6,479,119

Total Liabilities and
Shareholders' Equity

$            50,394,088

$            49,953,935

$            49,105,636

Net Interest Earning Assets

$            12,585,985

$            12,453,047

$            12,112,983

Net Interest Income (FTE) (2)

368,847

362,423

350,269

Tax Equivalent Adjustment

(3,124)

(3,145)

(3,073)

Net Interest Income

$         365,723

$         359,278

$         347,196

Net Interest Spread

2.54 %

2.52 %

2.37 %

Net Interest Margin  (2)

3.25 %

3.25 %

3.19 %

(1)

The average balances and yields earned on securities are based on historical cost.

(2)

The interest income amounts are reflected on an FTE basis (non-GAAP), which adjusts for the tax benefit of income on certain tax-exempt loans and investments using the federal statutory tax rate of 21%. The yield on earning assets and the net interest margin are presented on an FTE basis (non-GAAP).

(3)

Average loans and leases consist of average total loans, including non-accrual loans, less average unearned income.

F.N.B. CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30,

2026

2025

Interest

Interest

Average

Income/

Yield/

Average

Income/

Yield/

Balance

Expense

Rate

Balance

Expense

Rate

Assets

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

$               1,679,386

$    29,304

3.52 %

$                1,732,129

$    34,861

4.06 %

Taxable investment securities (1)

6,944,551

124,547

3.59

6,512,930

111,590

3.43

Tax-exempt investment securities (1) (2)

975,340

17,195

3.52

1,007,379

17,501

3.47

Loans held for sale

382,093

13,546

7.09

214,605

8,040

7.49

Loans and leases (2) (3)

35,202,425

968,971

5.54

34,277,885

976,142

5.73

Total Interest Earning Assets (2)

45,183,795

1,153,563

5.13

43,744,928

1,148,134

5.28

Cash and due from banks

375,521

394,636

Allowance for credit losses

(449,976)

(433,039)

Premises and equipment

567,798

547,190

Other assets

4,498,089

4,541,924

Total Assets

$             50,175,227

$              48,795,639

Liabilities

Deposits:

Interest-bearing demand

$ 6,579,581

36,567

1.12

$ 6,187,745

35,199

1.15

Money market

11,695,904

169,908

2.93

10,809,047

182,300

3.40

Savings

3,099,230

13,208

0.86

3,087,255

14,941

0.98

Certificates and other time

7,253,147

118,112

3.28

7,232,714

134,578

3.75

Total interest-bearing deposits

28,627,862

337,795

2.38

27,316,761

367,018

2.71

Short-term borrowings

2,042,746

37,456

3.69

1,626,785

34,235

4.23

Long-term borrowings

1,993,303

47,042

4.76

2,784,543

69,784

5.05

Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities  

32,663,911

422,293

2.61

31,728,089

471,037

2.99

Non-interest-bearing demand deposits

9,885,610

9,730,677

Total Deposits and Borrowings

42,549,521

2.00

41,458,766

2.29

Other liabilities

811,692

910,946

Total Liabilities

43,361,213

42,369,712

Shareholders' Equity

6,814,014

6,425,927

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

$             50,175,227

$              48,795,639

Net Interest Earning Assets

$             12,519,884

$              12,016,839

Net Interest Income (FTE) (2)

731,270

677,097

Tax Equivalent Adjustment

(6,269)

(6,056)

Net Interest Income

$  725,001

$  671,041

Net Interest Spread

2.52 %

2.29 %

Net Interest Margin (2)

3.25 %

3.11 %

(1)

The average balances and yields earned on securities are based on historical cost.

(2)

The interest income amounts are reflected on an FTE basis (non-GAAP), which adjusts for the tax benefit of income on certain tax-exempt loans and investments using the federal statutory tax rate of 21%. The yield on earning assets and the net interest margin are presented on an FTE basis (non-GAAP).

(3)

Average loans and leases consist of average total loans, including non-accrual loans, less average unearned income.

F.N.B. CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

(Unaudited)

For the Six Months Ended
June 30,

2Q26

1Q26

2Q25

2026

2025

Performance Ratios

Return on average equity

8.75 %

8.16 %

8.09 %

8.46 %

7.76 %

Return on average tangible

common equity (1) 

14.07

13.20

13.57

13.64

13.11

Return on average assets

1.18

1.11

1.07

1.15

1.02

Return on average tangible assets (1) 

1.27

1.19

1.15

1.23

1.10

Net interest margin (FTE) (2)

3.25

3.25

3.19

3.25

3.11

Yield on earning assets (FTE) (2)

5.13

5.14

5.33

5.13

5.28

Cost of interest-bearing deposits

2.36

2.40

2.66

2.38

2.71

Cost of interest-bearing liabilities 

2.59

2.62

2.96

2.61

2.99

Cost of funds 

1.99

2.01

2.26

2.00

2.29

Efficiency ratio (1)

53.68

56.08

54.83

54.86

56.61

Effective tax rate

20.92

21.21

21.47

21.06

21.20

Capital Ratios

Equity / assets

13.41

13.43

13.12

Common equity tier 1 (3)

11.4

11.4

10.8

Leverage

9.25

9.22

8.78

Tangible common equity / tangible assets (1)

8.93

8.91

8.47

Common Stock Data

Average diluted common shares outstanding

357,413,941

360,234,607

362,258,964

358,819,030

362,663,795

Period end common shares outstanding

353,560,084

355,670,905

359,123,010

Book value per common share

$         19.34

$         19.12

$         18.17

Tangible book value per common share (1)

12.24

12.06

11.14

Dividend payout ratio (common)

31.23 %

31.71 %

33.34 %

31.46 %

35.42 %

(1)

See non-GAAP financial measures section of this Press Release for additional information relating to the calculation of this item.

(2)

The net interest margin and yield on earning assets (all non-GAAP measures) are presented on a fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis, which adjusts for the tax benefit of income on certain tax-exempt loans and investments using the federal statutory tax rate of 21%. 

(3)

June 30, 2026 Common Equity Tier 1 Capital ratio is an estimate.

F.N.B. CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

(Dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

% Variance

2Q26

2Q26

2Q26

1Q26

2Q25

1Q26

2Q25

Balances at period end

Loans and Leases:

Commercial real estate (1)

$  12,035

$  12,164

$  12,686

(1.1)

(5.1)

Commercial and industrial

8,194

8,032

7,556

2.0

8.4

Commercial leases

802

778

774

3.1

3.6

Other

140

87

182

60.9

(23.1)

Commercial loans and leases

21,171

21,061

21,198

0.5

(0.1)

Direct installment

2,654

2,655

2,671



(0.6)

Residential mortgages

9,471

9,038

8,595

4.8

10.2

Indirect installment

852

805

780

5.8

9.2

Consumer LOC

1,621

1,553

1,435

4.4

13.0

Consumer loans

14,598

14,051

13,481

3.9

8.3

Total loans and leases

$  35,769

$  35,112

$  34,679

1.9

3.1

Note: Loans held for sale were $290, $321 and $296 at 2Q26, 1Q26, and 2Q25, respectively.

(1) Commercial real estate is made up of 68% non-owner occupied and 32% owner-occupied at June 30, 2026.

% Variance

Average balances

2Q26

2Q26

For the Six Months
Ended
June 30,

%

Loans and Leases:

2Q26

1Q26

2Q25

1Q26

2Q25

2026

2025

Var.

Commercial real estate 

$  12,099

$  12,202

$  12,767

(0.8)

(5.2)

$  12,152

$  12,749

(4.7)

Commercial and industrial

8,192

7,855

7,592

4.3

7.9

8,022

7,578

5.9

Commercial leases

797

787

776

1.2

2.7

792

771

2.7

Other

140

144

159

(3.1)

(12.0)

142

154

(7.5)

Commercial loans and leases

21,227

20,988

21,294

1.1

(0.3)

21,108

21,251

(0.7)

Direct installment

2,649

2,667

2,667

(0.7)

(0.7)

2,658

2,665

(0.3)

Residential mortgages

9,210

8,921

8,352

3.2

10.3

9,066

8,200

10.6

Indirect installment

823

788

780

4.6

5.5

806

770

4.6

Consumer LOC

1,592

1,536

1,410

3.6

12.9

1,564

1,391

12.4

Consumer loans

14,274

13,912

13,209

2.6

8.1

14,094

13,027

8.2

Total loans and leases

$  35,501

$  34,900

$  34,502

1.7

2.9

$  35,202

$  34,278

2.7

F.N.B. CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

(Dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

% Variance

2Q26

2Q26

Asset Quality Data

2Q26

1Q26

2Q25

1Q26

2Q25

Non-Performing Assets

Non-performing loans

$  110

$   118

$   117

(6.8)

(6.0)

Other real estate owned (OREO)

2

3

2

(33.3)



Non-performing assets

$  112

$   121

$   119

(7.4)

(5.9)

Non-performing loans / total loans and leases

0.31 %

0.33 %

0.34 %

Non-performing assets plus 90+ days past due / total loans and leases
plus OREO

0.46

0.49

0.38

Non-performing loans plus OREO / total loans and leases plus OREO

0.31

0.34

0.34

Delinquency

Loans 30-89 days past due

$    92

$     93

$     86

(1.1)

7.0

Loans 90+ days past due

51

50

13

2.0

292.3

Non-accrual loans

110

118

117

(6.8)

(6.0)

Past due and non-accrual loans

$  253

$   261

$   216

(3.1)

17.1

Past due and non-accrual loans / total loans and leases

0.71 %

0.74 %

0.62 %

F.N.B. CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

(Dollars in millions)

% Variance

(Unaudited)

2Q26

2Q26

For the Six Months
Ended
June 30,

%

Allowance on Loans and Leases and Allowance for Unfunded Loan
Commitments Rollforward

2Q26

1Q26

2Q25

1Q26

2Q25

2026

2025

Var.

Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans and Leases

Balance at beginning of period

$ 443.0

$ 439.5

$ 428.9

0.8

3.3

$ 439.5

$ 422.8

4.0

Provision for credit losses 

21.3

19.4

25.0

10.1

(14.7)

40.6

43.6

(6.7)

Net loan (charge-offs) / recoveries

(17.0)

(15.9)

(21.8)

7.2

(22.0)

(32.8)

(34.3)

(4.3)

Allowance for credit losses on loans and leases

$ 447.3

$ 443.0

$ 432.1

1.0

3.5

$ 447.3

$ 432.1

3.5

Allowance for Unfunded Loan Commitments

Allowance for unfunded loan commitments balance at beginning of period

$   19.2

$   20.1

$   20.3

(4.6)

(5.3)

$   20.1

$   21.4

(5.9)

Provision (reduction in allowance) for unfunded loan commitments / other
adjustments

(0.1)

(0.9)

0.7

91.2

(111.8)

(1.0)

(0.4)

(135.0)

Allowance for unfunded loan commitments

$   19.1

$   19.2

$   21.0

(0.4)

(8.9)

$   19.1

$   21.0

(8.9)

Total allowance for credit losses on loans and leases and allowance for
unfunded loan commitments

$ 466.4

$ 462.2

$ 453.0

0.9

3.0

$ 466.4

$ 453.0

3.0

Allowance for credit losses on loans and leases / total loans and leases

1.25 %

1.26 %

1.25 %

Allowance for credit losses on loans and leases / total non-performing loans

404.3

376.8

370.7

Net loan charge-offs (annualized) / total average loans and leases

0.19

0.18

0.25

0.19 %

0.20 %

F.N.B. CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

(Unaudited)

RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TO GAAP

We believe the following non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding our operating performance and trends, and facilitate
comparisons with the performance of our peers. The non-GAAP financial measures we use may differ from the non-GAAP financial measures other financial institutions 
use to measure their results of operations. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, our reported results prepared in 
accordance with U.S. GAAP. The following tables summarize the non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release and derived from amounts reported in our
financial statements.

For the Six Months Ended
June 30,

2Q26

1Q26

2Q25

2026

2025

Return on average tangible common equity

(dollars in thousands)

Net income available to common shareholders
(annualized)

$     596,518

$     555,798

$     524,116

$     576,271

$     498,467

Amortization of intangibles, net of tax (annualized)

9,761

10,733

12,607

10,245

12,614

Tangible net income available to common
shareholders (annualized) (non-GAAP)

$     606,279

$     566,531

$     536,723

$     586,516

$     511,081

Average total shareholders' equity

$  6,820,346

$  6,807,612

$  6,479,119

$  6,814,014

$  6,425,927

Less: Average intangible assets (1)

(2,511,122)

(2,514,310)

(2,525,338)

(2,512,707)

(2,526,481)

Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

$  4,309,224

$  4,293,302

$  3,953,781

$  4,301,307

$  3,899,446

Return on average tangible common equity
(non-GAAP)

14.07 %

13.20 %

13.57 %

13.64 %

13.11 %

Return on average tangible assets

(dollars in thousands)

Net income (annualized)

$      596,518

$      555,798

$      524,116

$      576,271

$      498,467

Amortization of intangibles, net of tax
(annualized)

9,761

10,733

12,607

10,245

12,614

Tangible net income (annualized) (non-GAAP)

$      606,279

$      566,531

$      536,723

$      586,516

$      511,081

Average total assets

$ 50,394,088

$ 49,953,935

$ 49,105,636

$ 50,175,227

$ 48,795,639

Less: Average intangible assets (1)

(2,511,122)

(2,514,310)

(2,525,338)

(2,512,707)

(2,526,481)

Average tangible assets (non-GAAP)

$ 47,882,966

$ 47,439,625

$ 46,580,298

$ 47,662,520

$ 46,269,158

Return on average tangible assets (non-GAAP)

1.27 %

1.19 %

1.15 %

1.23 %

1.10 %

(1) Excludes loan servicing rights.

F.N.B. CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

(Unaudited)

2Q26

1Q26

2Q25

Tangible book value per common share

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Total shareholders' equity

$   6,838,456

$   6,800,671

$   6,523,791

Less:  Intangible assets (1)

(2,509,651)

(2,512,732)

(2,524,005)

Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

$   4,328,805

$   4,287,939

$   3,999,786

Common shares outstanding

353,560,084

355,670,905

359,123,010

Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP)

$          12.24

$          12.06

$          11.14

Tangible common equity to tangible assets

(dollars in thousands)

Total shareholders' equity

$   6,838,456

$   6,800,671

$   6,523,791

Less:  Intangible assets (1)

(2,509,651)

(2,512,732)

(2,524,005)

Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

$   4,328,805

$   4,287,939

$   3,999,786

Total assets

$ 50,998,603

$ 50,628,037

$ 49,724,837

Less:  Intangible assets (1)

(2,509,651)

(2,512,732)

(2,524,005)

Tangible assets (non-GAAP)

$ 48,488,952

$ 48,115,305

$ 47,200,832

Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)

8.93 %

8.91 %

8.47 %

(1) Excludes loan servicing rights.

F.N.B. CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

(Unaudited)

For the Six Months Ended
June 30,

2Q26

1Q26

2Q25

2026

2025

Pre-provision net revenue

(in thousands)

Net interest income

$  365,723

$  359,278

$  347,196

$  725,001

$  671,041

Non-interest income

96,951

90,985

91,015

187,936

178,781

Less: Non-interest expense

(253,249)

(257,865)

(246,225)

(511,114)

(493,036)

Pre-provision net revenue (reported) (non-GAAP)

$  209,425

$  192,398

$  191,986

$  401,823

$  356,786

Pre-provision net revenue (reported) (annualized)
(non-GAAP)

$  840,000

$  780,281

$  770,055

$  810,305

$  719,485

Efficiency ratio (FTE)

(dollars in thousands)

Total non-interest expense

$  253,249

$  257,865

$  246,225

$  511,114

$  493,036

Less: Amortization of intangibles

(3,081)

(3,350)

(3,979)

(6,431)

(7,918)

Less: OREO expense

(147)

(236)

(316)

(383)

(631)

Adjusted non-interest expense

$  250,021

$  254,279

$  241,930

$  504,300

$  484,487

Net interest income

$  365,723

$  359,278

$  347,196

$  725,001

$  671,041

Taxable equivalent adjustment

3,124

3,145

3,073

6,269

6,056

Non-interest income

96,951

90,985

91,015

187,936

178,781

Less:  Net securities losses (gains)

(27)

(2)

(58)

(29)

(58)

Adjusted net interest income (FTE) + non-interest
income

$  465,771

$  453,406

$  441,226

$  919,177

$  855,820

Efficiency ratio (FTE) (non-GAAP)

53.68 %

56.08 %

54.83 %

54.86 %

56.61 %

SOURCE F.N.B. Corporation
2026-07-16 22:02 10d ago
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USA Compression Partners vyplatí 0,525 USD na jednu kmenovou jednotku
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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE: USAC) (“USA Compression”) today announced a cash distribution of $0.525 per common unit ($2.10 on an annualized basis) for the second quarter of 2026. The distribution will be paid on August 7, 2026 to unitholders of record as of the close of business on July 27, 2026.

Second-Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call

In addition, USA Compression will release its second-quarter 2026 results prior to the opening of U.S. financial markets on Tuesday, August 4. Management will conduct an investor conference call the same day starting at 11 a.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. Central Time) to discuss financial and operating results. The call will be broadcast live over the internet. Investors may participate by audio webcast, or if located in the U.S. or Canada, by phone. A replay will be available shortly after the call via the “Events & Presentations” page of USA Compression’s Investor Relations website.

ABOUT USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS, LP

USA Compression Partners, LP is one of the nation’s largest independent providers of natural gas compression services in terms of total compression fleet horsepower. USA Compression partners with a broad customer base composed of producers, processors, gatherers, and transporters of natural gas and crude oil. USA Compression focuses on providing midstream natural gas compression services to infrastructure applications primarily in high-volume gathering systems, processing facilities, and transportation applications. More information is available at usacompression.com.

QUALIFIED NOTICE

This release serves as qualified notice to nominees as provided for under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b)(4) and (d). Please note that one hundred percent (100%) of USA Compression’s distributions to foreign investors are attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, all of USA Compression’s distributions to foreign investors are subject to federal tax withholding at the highest applicable effective tax rate. Nominees, and not USA Compression, are treated as withholding agents responsible for withholding distributions received by them on behalf of foreign investors. For purposes of Treasury Regulation section 1.1446(f)-4(c)(2)(iii), brokers and nominees should treat one hundred percent (100%) of the distributions as being in excess of cumulative net income for purposes of determining the amount to withhold.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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Robinhood Chain spustil mainnet na Arbitrum
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What's Important This Week
⚙️ Robinhood Chain Mainnet is Now Live on the Arbitrum Platform
💳 ZeroDev Launches a New Wallet
🇬🇧 Founder House London Concludes with $300K Awarded

📣 Announcements Key updates from the Arbitrum ecosystem and Foundation.

Robinhood Chain Mainnet is Live

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ZeroDev Wallet is an embedded wallet built on ZeroDev’s programmable account infrastructure. It gives teams one stack for wallet creation, signing, smart account execution, gas sponsorship, session keys, policies, recovery options, and transaction orchestration.

Meet the Winners of Founder House London

From more than 490 registrations, 140 founders were selected to join Founder House London for three days of targeted sessions and iteration on product-market fit and go-to-market alongside mentors from across the Arbitrum ecosystem. By the end of the program, teams had submitted 64 projects competing for a share of $300,000 in prizes and grants.

📚 Learn & Build New learning drops and hands-on resources from across the Arbitrum ecosystem.

Predictable Fees for Onchain Agents

As agentic commerce grows, predictable fees become increasingly important.
This article breaks down why predictable fees matter for agentic commerce, how gas pricing works, and how Arbitrum’s dynamic pricing is evolving to support this next wave of onchain demand.

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How Smart Accounts Give Onchain AI Agents Safe Permissions

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🔦 Ecosystem Highlights Fresh launches and standout threads from around the Arbitrum ecosystem.

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Introducing Swaps by Variational

Variational just launched Swaps, bringing Wall Street's widely used trading infra onchain with institutional liquidity for tokenized markets. A big step for @variational_io toward bringing TradFi into the programmable economy.

Rialto Goes Live on Robinhood Chain

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🛠️ Dev Tooling & Infra Updates to SDKs, CLIs, and developer workflows across the stack.

ZeroDev Wallet SDK

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🗓️ Events Workshops, builder and founder programs, and ecosystem meetups to watch.

Recap: Founder House London If you’re a founder who missed the ultimate in-person mentorship experience, here’s a look at what went down at Arbitrum Founder House London 🇬🇧

We've brought teams together under one roof for a 3-day founder residency where they:

Built new financial products across tokenized capital markets, collateral and risk infrastructure, payments, tokenized equity, agentic finance and yield bringing products onchain via Arbitrum One and the Robinhood Chain Refined their product & GTM strategies Received mentorship from our ecosystem partners Competed for $300k in prizes Catch the highlights. 👇🏻

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What builders are debating and proposing this week.

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ArbitrumDAO Factsheet: Robinhood Chain Mainnet Launch Robinhood Chain went live on public mainnet on 1 July 2026, a dedicated Arbitrum chain settling to Ethereum, after a testnet that processed more than 200 million transactions.
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Sedona zavádí soukromí FHE na Arbitrum
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Sedona, a self-custodial trading platform migrating to Arbitrum, is excited to announce its strategic partnership with Fhenix, a platform that computes sensitive data with full encryption. The purpose of this partnership is to replace Sedona’s existing Trusted Execution Environment (TEE)-based security model with fully Homomorphic Encryption. Basically, both firms specialize in protecting confidential data.

This integration powers private finance on Arbitrum, ensuring that user balances, portfolio positions, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) agent spending limits remain encrypted by default. Furthermore, Sedona was founded by Tyler Maxwell, a trading-first, self-custodial neo-bank that facilitates spot trading, perpetuals, and sketched products. Both platforms are expert in providing their services all over the world in terms of security and protection.

Fhenix and Sedona Advance Cryptographic Privacy for On-Chain Finance Guy Itzhaki, CEO of Fhenix, admires Sedona in good words. He said, “Sedona is exactly the kind of application Confidential FHE was built for. Trading platforms and financial applications need privacy that extends beyond transactions to balances, positions, and increasingly the parameters that autonomous agents operate within.”

“By moving from trusted hardware to cryptographic guarantees, Sedona is showing how confidential finance can become a native capability on Arbitrum rather than an optional feature. We believe this partnership is an important step toward making privacy a default expectation for on-chain financial applications.”

Now, Sedona is shifting from the Seismic ecosystem to Arbitrum. Once that migration is finished, Sedona will deploy Fhenix’s CoFHE infrastructure, moving the platform’s privacy model from hardware-based trust assumptions to cryptographic guarantees. This integration is the first-type in its nature.

Replacing Hardware Trust with Fully Homomorphic Encryption The landmark integration of Sedona and Fhenix is much more worthy for users and developers. Existing private Decentralized Finance (DeFi) solutions primarily depend on trusted execution environments, which only require users to depend on underlying hardware or on community-based models. Homomorphic encryption permits computations to be performed directly on encrypted data, diminishing those trust dependencies.

Tyler Maxwell, Founder of Sedona, also clarifies this integration. He said, “We started with TEEs because they were the most practical way to deliver privacy, but our goal has always been to remove trust assumptions wherever possible. Fully homomorphic encryption lets us protect sensitive financial data through mathematics rather than hardware, providing a much stronger foundation for the future of self-custody. “

“For many of our users – especially those in emerging markets who rely on stablecoins as their primary savings account and payment rail- financial privacy isn’t a luxury. It’s an expectation. Bringing FHE to Sedona means they can manage their assets, automate strategies, and use AI-powered tools without exposing the information that matters most.”

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2026-07-16 21:27 10d ago
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ARB odemykání míří do treasury Arbitrum DAO
ARB Arbitrum
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Let me tell you what happens today on the highway we wrote about two days ago. Around 92 million new ARB tokens leave their vault, right as the token trades within sight of the all-time low it printed in late June. Unlock is the scariest word in a falling token’s vocabulary. But read the shipping label on this particular delivery, because where the tokens go matters more than how many there are.

ARB traded at $0.08989 on July 14 per this site’s tracking, and holds near the $0.09 area as the unlock lands on July 16, 2026, per CoinGecko. The token sits just above the all-time low set in late June, after our coverage this week flagged its 13.8% bounce as the rotation reaching the layer-2 shelf.

The Unique Angle: read the label, not the headline Here is the detail the word “unlock” hides. Today’s release of roughly 92 million ARB, about 1.65% of released supply, is directed to the Arbitrum DAO treasury, according to the project’s published vesting schedule. Not to team wallets. Not to early investors.

Why that distinction is the whole story: unlock damage comes from tokens that want to be sold. When vesting cliffs release coins to insiders and venture funds, history is unambiguous. Arbitrum’s own May 2024 unlock is the textbook case: 92.65 million ARB went to team, advisors and investors, portions flowed straight to exchanges, and the price slid on schedule. Those tokens had sellers attached.

Treasury tokens are different animals. They land in the DAO’s vault and sit there until governance votes to spend them on grants, incentives or operations. No fund manager is waiting to market-dump them this afternoon. The mechanical sell pressure from today’s event is close to zero on day one.

Now the honest other half, because unlocks earn their reputation two slower ways. First, treasury tokens are deferred supply, not cancelled supply: every grant and incentive program eventually turns some of them into sell flow, drip by drip, and that drip has run for years. Second, unlock headlines move prices all by themselves. Plenty of traders sell the word without reading the label, and in a token this beaten down, sentiment is the thinnest layer of all. Today can still print red for no mechanical reason whatsoever.

The One Number That Matters Roughly $8 million. That is the dollar value of today’s unlock at current prices, 92 million tokens times about nine cents.

Hold that against history. The May 2024 unlock of nearly identical token count was worth $92 million, because ARB traded above a dollar. Same event, one-tenth the dollar weight, and aimed at a vault instead of an exit. The number is small enough to say something bigger: after two years of decline, ARB’s unlocks have deflated from market-moving events into rounding errors. That is what capitulation pricing looks like from the supply side. Whether it also marks a bottom is a question the chart, not the calendar, will answer.

Key Levels The map from our prediction page stands. Support: $0.08, the line the whole recovery attempt rests on, now doubling as the post-unlock stress test. Resistance: the dime, $0.10, unchanged as the level where attention becomes conviction. Recent trading has also respected a tighter shelf near $0.078 on the downside. If unlock-headline selling appears, $0.08 is where it either exhausts or matters.

Supporting Context The paradox we built the ARB prediction page around got louder this month, not quieter. Robinhood launched the public mainnet of Robinhood Chain, a tokenized-stocks network built on Arbitrum’s own Orbit technology, with Uniswap integrated from day one. LG Electronics selected Arbitrum tech for a custom layer-2 aimed at advertising infrastructure. The network reports more than $18 billion in value secured. And the token that governs all of it trades within sight of its all-time low, at a $572 million cap as of this week’s reading.

Usage up, price down: the value-capture question in its purest form. Days like today feed both sides of it. Bulls point at institutions building on the highway; bears point at 92 million more tokens on a road where the toll still goes uncollected.

Bottom Line Today’s unlock is the mildest version of a scary event: small in dollars, aimed at a treasury, mechanically near-harmless on day one. The risks are the slow drip and the reflexive headline sellers, and $0.08 is the level that measures both. The story that actually matters is unchanged from our prediction page: the highway keeps winning tenants while the token waits to matter. Watch the dime above, the eight-cent line below, and let the post-unlock tape speak for itself.

This article is for information only and is not investment advice. Crypto assets are extremely volatile and you can lose your entire stake. Always do your own research.

Frequently Asked Questions What is the Arbitrum unlock today? Roughly 92 million ARB, about 1.65% of released supply, unlocks on July 16, 2026, directed to the Arbitrum DAO treasury under the published vesting schedule.

Will the ARB unlock crash the price? ARB trades near $0.09 as of July 16, 2026, just above the all-time low it set in late June, after a 13.8% bounce earlier this week.

Why is ARB so cheap if Arbitrum is widely used? The network secures over $18 billion and keeps winning institutional deployments like Robinhood Chain, but the market doubts how much of that value the governance token captures. That gap is the central ARB debate.

What are the key ARB levels to watch? Support at $0.08, with a tighter shelf near $0.078; resistance at the round $0.10. Holding $0.08 through the unlock would be the constructive outcome.

When is the next Arbitrum unlock? Arbitrum runs recurring monthly unlocks through 2027 under its vesting schedule. Check the official Arbitrum Foundation documentation for the next scheduled date and allocation.

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2026-07-16 21:17 10d ago
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Entity X drží 1,47 miliardy $KAS
GT Gate KAS Kaspa
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A wallet cluster tracked on-chain as Entity X has lifted its total Kaspa ($KAS) position to 1.47 billion tokens, valued at approximately $42.9 million at current prices, making it the largest known non-exchange holder on the Kaspa network.

Fresh Inflows From Major Exchanges The latest leg of accumulation included a fresh inflow of 6.8 million $KAS drawn from liquidity pools at @Bybit_Official, @Gate, and @Bitget. The movement confirms a pattern of deliberate, exchange-sourced buying rather than peer-to-peer transfers, suggesting the entity is actively pulling tokens off trading venues and into cold or self-custodied storage.

On-chain data shows accumulation patterns consistent with whale positioning ahead of a known catalyst, a familiar playbook in crypto, but one that tends to accelerate when the underlying technical event is concrete rather than speculative. The @kaspaunchained ecosystem has been scaling toward a broader network upgrade, adding a layer of context to the timing of these moves.

Why the Kaspa Network Is Drawing Attention Kaspa has carved out a unique place in the cryptocurrency space as a pure proof-of-work Layer 1 blockchain built on a blockDAG (Directed Acyclic Graph) structure rather than a traditional linear chain. While Bitcoin processes a single chain of blocks and discards competing ones as orphans, Kaspa's BlockDAG architecture weaves those competing blocks into the ledger itself, enabling parallel block processing at a speed that no other proof-of-work network comes close to matching.

The Toccata hard fork successfully activated on Kaspa's mainnet, marking its most significant upgrade. It transitions the network from a high-speed proof-of-work payments chain to a programmable base-layer blockchain, introducing native Layer-1 covenant systems for expressive smart contracts, zero-knowledge proof verification opcodes, and support for KRC-20 tokens, all without requiring a global virtual machine.

Following that upgrade, the network is set to scale throughput through a series of structured block rate increases, moving from the current 10 blocks per second to 25 BPS, then to 40 BPS, and ultimately targeting 100 BPS as its long-term objective. On-chain data cited by analysts indicates declining Kaspa token balances on cryptocurrency exchanges, suggesting increased movement into self-custody wallets, a pattern interpreted as indicative of long-term holding behavior rather than active trading activity.

Whether Entity X represents a single institutional player or a coordinated group remains unknown. What the on-chain record shows clearly is a sustained, directional bet on the network at scale.

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Kaspa Roadmap 2026-2027: Every Upgrade Explained, Our Crypto Talk
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2026-07-16 21:17 10d ago
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Silnější USD stlačí EUR/USD k 1,10
EURUSD EUR/USD
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The Euro to Dollar exchange rate is trading around 1.1440 after remaining relatively resilient through July, but HSBC expects renewed US Dollar strength to weigh on EUR/USD over the coming months.

HSBC argues that the recent Dollar recovery reflects a combination of resilient US growth, interest-rate expectations and the relative attractiveness of US assets.

The bank expects the Federal Reserve to remain cautious on easing policy, while the Eurozone faces weaker growth prospects and ongoing uncertainty linked to energy prices.

HSBC’s outlook is based on a view that the Dollar’s recent weakness will prove temporary as markets refocus on rate differentials and the strength of the US economy.

The bank highlights that geopolitical risks and higher energy prices remain particularly challenging for Europe, with renewed pressure on gas supplies posing a threat to Eurozone growth and inflation.

According to HSBC, the Euro’s recent resilience does not change the broader outlook, with the currency still vulnerable if investors return to favouring US assets.

The bank sees EUR/USD falling towards 1.10 as the Dollar gradually regains ground, with the widening contrast between US economic performance and European challenges expected to remain a key driver.

However, HSBC acknowledges that the path lower may not be straightforward, with periods of Dollar consolidation possible as markets continue to assess Federal Reserve policy and global risk conditions.
2026-07-16 21:15 10d ago
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fairlife po ransomwarovém útoku dočasně zastavila výrobu v USA
KO Coca-Cola
FMP Stock News 78
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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Coca-Cola Company today announced that fairlife, LLC, a dairy company owned by Coca-Cola, identified unauthorized access by a third party to a portion of its systems, including its production-related systems, in connection with a ransomware event.

After detecting the issue, the company promptly activated its incident response and business continuity protocols. The company’s investigation and assessment of the impact of the incident is ongoing, with the assistance of outside advisors and cybersecurity experts. The company has also notified law enforcement. The full scope, nature and impacts of the incident are not yet known.

Product quality and safety have not been impacted. However, as a result of the incident, production operations at fairlife in the United States are temporarily suspended. fairlife’s Canada production operations are not currently impacted.

The company is working diligently to complete the investigation and restore the systems and impacted operations.

About The Coca-Cola Company

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories. Our company’s purpose is to refresh the world and make a difference. We sell multiple billion-dollar brands across several beverage categories worldwide. Our portfolio of sparkling soft drink brands includes Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta. Our water, sports, coffee and tea brands include Dasani, smartwater, vitaminwater, Topo Chico, BODYARMOR, Powerade, Costa, Georgia, Fuze Tea, Gold Peak and Ayataka. Our juice, value-added dairy and plant-based beverage brands include Minute Maid, Simply, innocent, Del Valle, fairlife and Santa Clara. We’re constantly transforming our portfolio, from reducing sugar in our drinks to bringing innovative new products to market. We seek to positively impact people’s lives, communities and the planet through water replenishment, packaging recycling, sustainable sourcing practices and carbon emissions reductions across our value chain. Together with our bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people, helping bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide. Learn more at www.coca-colacompany.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Alphabet odkládá Gemini 3.5 Pro kvůli programování
GOOGL Alphabet
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Item 1 of 2 Google logo is displayed at Google's headquarters in New York City, U.S., July 1, 2026. REUTERS/Aleksandra Michalska/File Photo

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July 16 (Reuters) - Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google is months behind schedule on the release of Gemini 3.5 Pro, its most powerful flagship AI model, as ​the tech giant works to improve its capabilities, particularly in ‌coding, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.

The delay comes amid fierce competition among AI developers to boost model performance, cut costs and expand enterprise capabilities, fueling ​a steady, industrywide stream of new systems and reasoning models.

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The model was due to be released in June, ⁠Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai had said during Google's annual I/O developer ​conference in May.

The setback has some Google engineers, AI researchers and ​managers worried as rivals OpenAI and Anthropic release models outperforming Gemini, the report said, citing 10 current and former employees.

Google late last month updated the data ​used to train Gemini to improve those capabilities, but the results ​fell short of expectations, Bloomberg News reported.

Shares of Alphabet slipped nearly 3% following ‌the ⁠report.

"We're currently testing 3.5 Pro, an upgraded Flash model, and other models with partners, and we're productively engaged with the U.S. government," a company spokesperson told Reuters in a statement.

"We're shipping quickly across ​a wide range of ​models while ⁠keeping them highly cost-effective for customers," the spokesperson said.

OpenAI launched GPT-5.6, its most advanced model, last week ​after a delay prompted by the U.S. government's requests ​over national ⁠security concerns about the potential misuse of powerful AI tech.

Anthropic had disabled its most advanced AI models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5, for ⁠all ​users after a June 12 U.S. export ​control order citing national security concerns.

The curbs were lifted in late June after Anthropic ​added safeguards.

Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City; Editing by Pooja Desai

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2026-07-16 21:13 10d ago
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Netflix zvýšil tržby i zisk, výhled zklamal
NFLX Netflix
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This live blog is being updated by Thomas Richmond, a 24/7 Wall St. contributor. You’ll get expert analysis of Netflix’s Q2 earnings.

Simply stay on this page, and new updates will appear below automatically. We expect Netflix to release earnings shortly after 4:05 p.m. ET.

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That wraps up our initial coverage of Netflix’s Q2 results. Thank you for stopping by!

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Netflix continues to grow, with second-quarter revenue reaching $12.56 billion, net income totaling $3.4 billion, and EPS of $0.80 narrowly beating the $0.79 estimate. The company also expects advertising revenue to roughly double to $3 billion in 2026.

The problem was guidance. Netflix expects third-quarter revenue of $12.86 billion and EPS of $0.82, below estimates of $13.01 billion and $0.84, respectively.

For a stock carrying a premium valuation, continued growth is not enough when Wall Street expects even more.

The sell-off now raises the question for investors: Is Netflix undergoing a healthy valuation reset, or is the pullback creating a long-term buying opportunity?

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Overall Grade: B-. Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX | NFLX Price Prediction) beat EPS but missed on revenue, free cash flow, and Q3 guidance, muting the rebound narrative built up during earnings week.

Category Grade Notes Revenue Performance C+ Revenue of $12.56B narrowly missed the $12.58B estimate despite 13.37% YoY growth. Earnings Beat/Miss B EPS of $0.80 topped the $0.7883 consensus by 1.48%. Guidance Quality C- FY narrowed to $51.0B-$51.4B; Q3 revenue of $12.86B came in light. Margin Trends B+ Q2 operating margin of 33.4% ran slightly ahead of internal targets. Cash Flow D Free cash flow of $1.53B fell 32.73% YoY on higher cash taxes. Management Confidence A- New $25B buyback authorization; $4.7B repurchased in Q2. Resilient top-line growth and strong margins collide with softer forward metrics.

The aggressive buyback signals conviction, while FCF pressure gives bears ammunition heading into the 4:45 PM ET call.

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Netflix still expects ad revenue to roughly double year over year to about $3 billion in 2026, providing another growth engine alongside pricing and global subscriber engagement.

Netflix reported more than 97 billion viewing hours during the first half, up 2% year over year.

Regional growth was broad-based, led by a 21% revenue increase in Latin America, followed by 16% growth in Asia-Pacific, 14% in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and 10% in the United States and Canada.

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Netflix’s second-quarter revenue of $12.56 billion narrowly missed estimates, while free cash flow fell 33% to $1.53 billion, well below the $2.72 billion expected.

Netflix attributed the cash-flow pressure to higher tax payments, partly related to the Warner Bros. Discovery termination fee.

The company’s third-quarter outlook also missed across the board. Netflix expects revenue of $12.86 billion, EPS of $0.82, and a 33.2% operating margin, all below Wall Street’s forecasts.

Its full-year outlook calls for approximately $12.5 billion in free cash flow and a 31.5% operating margin, compared with estimates of $13.09 billion and 31.7%, respectively.

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Netflix just reported Q2 earnings, with shares initially up 2% following the report. Here are the key numbers:

Revenue: $12.56 billion vs. $12.58 billion expected EPS: $0.80 vs. $0.79 expected Quick Read:

Netflix delivered a small EPS beat, although revenue fell slightly short of Wall Street’s expectations.

Revenue still increased 13% year over year, while EPS rose 11%, signaling that the company’s underlying growth remains healthy.

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Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) reports Q2 earnings tonight at 4:05 PM ET, with shares at $73.72 and down 21.42% YTD.

Bull Case Ad revenue tracking to roughly double to about $3 billion in 2026, with the advertiser base up over 70% year over year. Reaffirmed FY operating margin of 31.5% on 12% to 14% revenue growth. Polymarket now assigns a 59.5% beat probability, and July 17 call volume outpaces puts 2.46:1. Bear Case Q1 EPS missed by -8.55% even with the Warner Bros. windfall. Content amortization peaks in Q2, threatening margins. Misses have averaged a -9.89% day-of drop, and insiders are net sellers across 110 recent transactions. Valuation remains full at a 24 P/E. 1 hour ago

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With shares at $73.72 and down 21.42% YTD, Netflix’s Q2 earnings call at 4:45 PM ET tonight will help to set the tone for the back half of the year.

Top Analyst Questions: Is ad revenue on track to reach the $3 billion 2026 target? How is capital being deployed post-Warner Bros., with $6.8 billion in buyback authorization remaining? Has content amortization truly peaked? What are early Netflix Playground and vertical-feed engagement metrics? Any update on the Brazilian ~$700M tax dispute? Key Topics: Free-trial reintroduction, Spain price hike, Mercado Libre bundle, InterPositive GenAI integration.

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Buzzwords: “incrementality,” “conversational discovery,” “operating leverage,” “engagement per member.”

Red Flags: Guidance below the 32%-34% margin consensus, softer H2 ad ramp, or hedged language on Lionsgate M&A speculation.

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With Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) set to report after the close, the Q1 setup remains the single most important frame for interpreting tonight’s numbers.

Here are 3 of the most important items from the April call to keep in mind ahead of tonight’s Q2 earnings:

Last Quarter’s Top 3 Takeaways: Capital return posture flipped back to normal. After walking away from the Warner Bros. deal, Netflix booked a $2.80 billion termination fee and resumed buybacks, repurchasing 13.5 million shares for $1.3 billion with $6.8 billion remaining. With shares now near $74.26, pace-of-buyback commentary matters more than usual. The ad tier inflected faster than the Street modeled. Ad-supported plans drove over 60% of sign-ups in ads countries, the advertiser base grew over 70% year over year to more than 4 thousand advertisers, and management reiterated the $3 billion ad revenue target. Any wobble tonight would dent the core bull thesis. Q2 is the margin trough, by design. Content amortization was flagged to peak in Q2 before decelerating to mid-to-high single digits in the back half, with the Q2 operating margin guide set at 32.6% on revenue of roughly $12.574 billion. FCF guidance was also raised to ~$12.5 billion from $11 billion, so any print above the 32.6% line would signal Q1’s confidence was, if anything, understated. Prediction markets currently assign a 60.5% probability of a miss, with 66.5% clustering around a 32%-34% operating margin outcome.

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Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) heads into tonight’s earnings report with Wall Street and prediction markets telling two very different stories.

The company is targeting roughly $12.57 billion in second-quarter revenue and a 32.6% operating margin, even as content amortization is expected to peak during the quarter.

Advertising remains the clearest potential catalyst, with ad revenue reportedly on track to double to approximately $3 billion in 2026.

Wall Street analysts maintain an average price target of $112.17, implying 51.5% upside. However, prediction markets assign Netflix a 60.5% probability of missing expectations, with $70 emerging as the most likely post-earnings share price.

A clean beat on advertising revenue and operating margin would revive Netflix’s long-term compounding narrative, but weakness in either metric would strengthen the bear case.

Netflix is also looking to overcome concerns that audiences for viral shows can decline 30% to 70% between seasons.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) reports Q2 earnings tonight at 4:05 PM ET, with the earnings call scheduled for 4:45 PM ET. The report lands after a Q1 EPS miss and a 41.54% one-year decline, leading investors to hope for a re-rate on margin durability and ad-tier scale.

A Valuation Reset for Netflix Stock Q1 2026 delivered revenue of $12.25 billion, up 16.19% YoY and beating consensus by 0.63%, while EPS of $1.23 missed the $1.345 estimate by 8.55%.

Management reaffirmed FY 2026 revenue guidance of $50.7B to $51.7B and lifted free cash flow to ~$12.5B. The ad-supported tier drove over 60% of Q1 sign-ups in ad markets, with advertisers up 70% YoY to over 4,000 clients.

Consensus Estimates Metric Q2 2026 Guide/Est YoY Change FY 2026 Guidance Revenue $12.574B +13% $50.7B-$51.7B Operating Margin 32.6% expansion 31.5% EPS (Est) $0.79 n/a n/a The Q2 revenue target implies 13% YoY growth (12% F/X neutral). The 32.6% margin projection exceeds the FY 31.5% target because Q2 is the peak amortization quarter, followed by expected deceleration to mid-to-high single digits in H2. Polymarket assigns a 66.5% probability to the company’s margins landing in the 32%-34% band.

Ad Scale, Amortization Peak, and Post-Warner Positioning With Netflix’s Q2 earnings tonight, ad revenue trajectory might be the single biggest swing factor. I’ll be watching whether advertiser count extended past the 4,000 client mark and how new incrementality tools are landing with buyers.

Content amortization is set to peak this quarter before decelerating. Any slippage below 32% might challenge the full-year 31.5% guidance.

Pricing power warrants attention after recent price adjustments in Spain. Commentary on member response and churn will inform whether North America and EMEA can sustain price-led ARPU growth.

The company did not acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, so the termination fee resumed the $6.8B buyback authorization, and 13.5M shares were retired for $1.3B in Q1. I’ll focus on content M&A appetite and whether GenAI investments (the InterPositive acquisition) reshape production economics.

Finally, live events and gaming. The Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua fight, Netflix Playground, and Japan’s World Baseball Classic success are new engagement vectors. Management tone on monetization pathways matters.

Earnings History Quarter EPS Surprise 1-Day Move 7-Day Move 30-Day Move Q1 2026 -8.55% -9.72% -5.00% -8.20% Q4 2025 +1.43% -0.84% -1.93% -9.84% Q3 2025 -15.79% -10.07% -1.43% -6.56% Q2 2025 +1.89% -5.10% -2.38% +0.41% On average, shares moved -2.69% seven days after earnings over the past year.

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2026-07-16 21:13 10d ago
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Netflix zklamal výhledem, akcie po skončení obchodování prudce klesly
NFLX Netflix
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Item 1 of 2 A drone view shows Netflix logos on buildings in the Hollywood neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole

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SummaryCompaniesNetflix forecast third-quarter revenue of $12.86 billion and diluted EPS of 82 centsShares drop nearly 8% in after-hours tradingIt will cut viewing-hours reports to once yearly starting in ​January 2027LOS ANGELES, July 16 (Reuters) - Netflix (NFLX.O), opens new tab offered third-quarter revenue and earnings projections on Thursday that hovered below Wall ‌Street targets and said it would reduce the amount of information it discloses on viewing hours as the streaming video pioneer seeks new avenues of growth in a competitive media landscape.

Shares of Netflix fell nearly 8% in after-hours trading to $68.45.

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The company said it expected $12.86 billion in revenue from July through September ​and diluted earnings per share of 82 cents. Analysts had forecast $13 billion in revenue and diluted EPS of 84 cents, ​according to LSEG.

Third-quarter projections "appear to reflect a combination of management caution and a naturally maturing growth profile, ⁠rather than any sudden deterioration in the business," PP Foresight analyst Paolo Pescatore said. He added that they would "reinforce the view ​that Netflix remains strong but is entering a steadier phase of growth with considerably less room for error given the always-high expectations."

Netflix said ​it would cut its biannual release of a viewing-hours report to once a year starting in January 2027 "to keep the focus on our primary financial metrics — revenue and operating profit." It stopped publishing quarterly subscriber numbers in 2025.

For the just-ended quarter, Netflix revenue and EPS were roughly in line with analyst ​estimates. Earnings per share came in at 80 cents for the three-month period, which featured hits including crime drama "I Will Find You" ​and animated feature "Swapped." Revenue totaled $12.56 billion.

"Our financial performance remains solid and we're on track to meet our objectives for the year," the company said ‌in its ⁠quarterly letter to shareholders.

COMPETITION INTENSIFIESNetflix is facing competition from all corners of the entertainment industry, from traditional media companies such as Walt Disney (DIS.N), opens new tab to YouTube, a growing presence in living rooms, and mobile viewing on apps such as TikTok.

Prior to the earnings report, the streaming giant had shed over a fifth of its value as investors worried about how the company would boost revenue and gain new customers. ​In April, Netflix said it ​had more than 325 million ⁠paying members and still had room to increase that number.

The company is building an advertising business and offering video games, two initiatives still in the early stages. It repeated an earlier forecast that ​ad revenue would reach $3 billion by the end of the year. The company is counting on ​its growing number of ⁠live events, including an expanded NFL slate, to draw more advertising dollars.

Netflix said engagement, or the amount of time people spend watching the service, was "healthy." Viewing hours grew by 2% in the first half of the year, compared with 1.5% a year ago.

It said it aimed to ⁠stay ​ahead of the competition in part by using technology to improve all aspects of ​its business. Use of generative artificial intelligence by producers is "scaling quickly" and has been used in about 300 titles, mostly in post-production, the company said.

Reporting by Lisa Richwine in Los Angeles and Ed Lee in New York; Editing by Sayantani Ghosh and Matthew Lewis

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JPMorgan hlásí rekordní čistý zisk a tržby ve 2. čtvrtletí
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Some people call big banks the bellwethers of the economy. If that's the case, things may not be all that bad, at least judging by the performance of JPMorgan Chase (JPM 1.08%) in the second quarter.

The nation's largest bank had a record quarter, crushing analysts' estimates. JPMorgan Chase generated a record net income of $21.2 billion, up 41% year over year. Earnings were $7.70 per share, up 47% year over year. On an adjusted basis, the bank earned $16.9 billion, or $6.14 per share. The adjustments were related to special items, which consisted mostly of a one-time $4.6 billion gain from its equity stake in Visa. Analysts had expected earnings of $5.59 per share, so this blew past those estimates.

Revenue also set a record, coming in at $57.3 billion, up 28% year over year and significantly above estimates of $51.1 billion. CEO Jamie Dimon said the firm had record revenue across all lines of business.

"It's getting close to as good as it gets," Dimon said on the earnings call. "We just don't know how long it's going to last."

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Improving outlook It could certainly last a bit longer, as the bank's credit quality also improved.

Net charge-offs, which are bad loans unlikely to be repaid, fell by $44 billion year over year. In Card Services, the net charge-off rate was down to 3.34% from 3.47% in the first quarter. For the full year, JPMorgan Chase lowered its net charge-off rate in Card Services to 3.2%, down from its previous guidance of 3.4%.

Further, the bank lowered its provision for credit losses, which is money set aside for potential losses. It was down 12% year over year to $2.5 billion.

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The bank also raised its net interest income guidance for fiscal 2026 from $103 billion to $105.5 billion.

Investment banking and trading revenue surge Net interest income rose a robust 10% to $25.6 billion, but the real alpha came from noninterest or fee revenue, which surged 45% to $32.4 billion.

Of JPMʻs three main businesses, Commercial and Investment Banking was the earnings driver. Revenue spiked 27%, and earnings rose 46% in this segment. The biggest boost came from investment banking, which saw revenue spike 45% year over year, and its institutional trading business, where revenue soared 33%. Within the trading business, equity market trading revenue skyrocketed 86% to $6 billion, fueled by a major market rally in April and May.

JPMorgan Chase's Asset and Wealth Management business was also a strong performer, with revenue up 19% and earnings rising 33% year over year.

Its Consumer and Community Banking business lagged, but still had a solid 8% revenue increase with net income ticking up 3%.

JPMorgan Chase stock has climbed about 7% since the earnings were reported on July 14. The stock is now up about 7% per share and is trading at 15 times forward earnings. With its strong outlook and relatively low valuation, JPMorgan Chase stock is a strong buy right now.
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United Airlines oznámila silnou poptávku navzdory vyšším cenám letenek
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United Airlines saw strong demand from travelers in the second quarter despite higher ticket prices caused by surges in the price of fuel, executives said Thursday (July 16) during an earnings call.

“In the quarter, United carried 10 of our highest passenger days in company history, with the highest being over 640,000 customers carried on June 18,” United Airlines President Brett J. Hart said during the call.

Mike Leskinen, executive vice president and chief financial officer at United, said during the call: “United has not seen a measurable demand impact based on the higher fares. In fact, if you zoom out to consider price inflation for travel over the last 10 and 20 years, airfare stands out as a tremendous value. Our customers increasingly desire a better travel experience, and we believe they will continue to pay reasonable prices for it.”

The airline saw growing demand across categories. The total revenue per available seat mile (TRASM) was up 12.1% year over year, indicating strong demand for its products, Andrew Nocella, executive vice president and chief commercial officer at United Airlines, said during the call.

“We observed minimal to no impact on demand from higher price points, a trend we see continuing,” Nocella said.

In terms of passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM), domestic was up 12.2% year over year and international was up 12.0%, according to a Thursday news release.

PRASM was up 11.6% year over year in the premium category and 11.5% in the main cabin, Nocella said during the call.

“This is the second quarter in a row where we’ve seen main cabin PRASMs positive after years of below-average performance at an industry level.”

Contracted business revenues were up 27% year over year, with the technology, financial services and professional services sectors leading the way, Nocella said.

“These same positive business demand trends continued into early July and we expect to continue for the remainder of the year,” Nocella said.

Overall, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said during the call, “Demand remains robust as we expect both 3Q and 4Q TRASM to grow faster than 2Q’s 12%.”
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Ford čelí žalobě kvůli clu a vyšším cenám
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A California man is suing Ford, alleging the automaker plans to keep a projected $1.3 billion tariff-related benefit while maintaining the higher prices it started charging customers — an “unjust windfall” according to the lawsuit.

Jason Bullock, a San Diego resident who purchased a 2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E in February, alleges Ford increased prices and destination fees to offset President Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court struck down those duties earlier this year.

According to the complaint, Bullock paid a price that reflected Ford’s tariff-driven increases and has received no reimbursement.

A proposed class action alleges Ford passed tariff costs on to consumers before planning to retain a projected $1.3 billion IEEPA-related benefit. Ford CEO Jim Farley is pictured. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect The suit does not specify how much Bullock paid for the car.

The lawsuit argues Ford is now poised to receive a “$1.3 billion adjusted EBIT benefit of IEEPA,” citing the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission — all while continuing to maintain “flat US industry pricing.”

The complaint contends those disclosures show Ford intends to retain a tariff-related boon rather than pass it on to consumers.

“If Ford retains the IEEPA benefit while also retaining the tariff-related price increases paid by consumers, Ford will receive a double recovery and unjust windfall,” the complaint states.

Bullock is seeking to represent a nationwide class of consumers who purchased or leased new Ford vehicles after the tariff-related price increases took effect.

“We are reviewing the complaint,” a Ford spokesperson told The Post.

“We have a lineup of affordable and accessible vehicles today and we’ll continue to act on that commitment in ways that make sense for customers and dealers.”

Legal experts said the filing alone is unlikely to determine the outcome of the case.

The plaintiff says he purchased a 2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E after the automaker raised prices in response to Trump-era tariffs. Getty Images “An [Earnings Before Interest and Taxes] benefit doesn’t necessarily equal cash in hand,” Bobby Taghavi, managing partner at Sweet James, told The Post.

“Discovery will likely focus on whether that figure represents a gross refund, a net financial benefit after offsets, or simply an accounting adjustment.”

Taghavi said Ford is also likely to challenge whether the case can proceed as a class action.

“Class certification is often the biggest hurdle in consumer cases,” he said.

“Ford will likely argue that pricing decisions varied by vehicle, dealership, and customer, making individual issues outweigh common ones.”

The refund is expected to boost Ford’s Blue and Pro segments rather than go back to buyers, according to the automaker’s disclosures.

President Trump’s 2025 tariff rollout sparked higher costs across the auto industry and is now at the center of a proposed class action against Ford. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein The lawsuit stems from Trump’s 2025 tariff regimen, which imposed sweeping import duties under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act on goods from Canada, Mexico and China.

The administration initially imposed 25% tariffs on most imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% tariff on Chinese goods in February 2025, later raising the rate on China to 20%.

Ford was among the automakers that warned investors the tariffs would drive up costs.

The company said in May 2025 that the trade measures would cost it roughly $1.5 billion for the year and announced price increases on Mexico-built models, including the Bronco Sport, Maverick and Mustang Mach-E, citing the added expense.

Industrywide, the tariffs rippled through the auto sector, disrupting North American supply chains that rely on parts crossing US borders multiple times before final assembly.

Analysts estimated the duties added thousands of dollars to the cost of many imported vehicles, while major automakers including General Motors, Stellantis, Toyota and Volkswagen all disclosed billions of dollars in actual or projected tariff-related costs.

The tariffs ultimately cost global automakers at least $35.4 billion through March 2026, according to an Automotive News analysis of company financial reports.
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Goldman Sachs čeká pokračování růstu výnosů
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The five biggest U.S. banks reported second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, and their results painted a very bright picture for investors. Economic activity is high across sectors, driven by incredible growth in investment banking. Goldman Sachs (GS 4.91%) was one of the biggest winners.

Goldman Sachs is the biggest investment bank in the country, and its stock is trouncing the market this year, up 31%, tripling the S&P 500's comparable gain. But the impact of a strong market and high initial public offering (IPO) activity isn't limited to Goldman Sachs and the other big banks. In his discussion of the results, CEO David Solomon remarked, "We expect this flywheel of activity to continue."

That statement is great news for all investors.

Image source: Getty Images.

The year of record IPOs Goldman Sachs tried its hand at consumer banking through its Marcus venture, but investment banking has always been its main revenue generator, and this division is a microcosm of general underwriting and mergers-and-acquisitions activity.

Here are some of the second-quarter highlights:

Revenue increased 39% year over year. Global banking and markets increased 53% year over year. Earnings per share were up 92% from last year. Return on tangible common equity (ROCTE) was 25.5%, up from 13.6% last year and 21.3% in the first quarter. Solomon noted that there's heightened activity in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure spending, and that the effect is rippling across industries. "This is creating significant opportunities for Goldman Sachs to provide structuring, financing, risk management, and capital markets execution across both public and private markets," he explained. Goldman Sachs is benefiting from the windfall; it has established itself as the leader in this industry over more than a century of operations and has strong relationships and a solid reputation.

One of its high-profile activities in the second quarter was serving as the lead underwriter for the record-shattering IPO of Space Exploration Technologies, from which it took in $100 million. It was also involved in the SK Hynix U.S.-based share offering, and it helped raise $85 billion for Alphabet in a secondary offering.

In total, equity underwriting increased 130% to $985 billion.

What it means for the everyday investor Goldman Sachs is enjoying the robust market activity, but as Solomon notes, there's a ripple effect across industries, driven by AI investment. That implies continued growth in AI and AI-adjacent companies, as well as in most companies keeping up with the trend. It also implies more upside for AI stocks.

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The latest inflation data from the Department of Labor was better than expected, with a 3.5% rise in June, and that's another sign of a strengthening economy.

Investors should still tread carefully; historically, high IPO activity has preceded market crashes. For example, there were 397 IPOs in 2000, right before the market crashed, and it took 20 years to get back to that high. There were a record 1,035 IPOs in 2021 before the S&P 500 lost 19% of its value in 2022.

For now, it looks like the AI flywheel is turning, and it's likely to continue for some time.
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Chevron zvažuje potrubí z Iráku mimo Hormuz
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Chevron reportedly plans to sign early-stage deals Friday to invest in Iraqi oil fields and consider the construction of a pipeline connecting Iraq’s reservoirs to the Syrian coast as oil majors seek workarounds for the Strait of Hormuz.

As the US and Iran have renewed strikes in the Middle East, major oil producers – including Iraq – have been desperately searching for alternatives to the strait, a vital maritime route for 20% of the world’s oil supplies that has been effectively blockaded during the war.

Nations across the Persian Gulf have poured billions of dollars into new pipelines, rail corridors and energy storage hubs to skirt around the strait – and now Chevron is considering getting in on the action, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Chevron reportedly plans to sign early-stage deals in Iraqi oil fields. Anadolu via Getty Images The Houston, Tex.-based oil major is considering rebuilding a pipeline from Kirkuk, Iraq, to the Syrian port of Baniyas on the Mediterranean Sea, a senior Chevron official told the outlet.

An oil pipeline tracing along that route has been shut down for more than two decades after it was badly damaged in 2003 during the US’ invasion of Iraq.

Chevron will join a consortium of investors that plan to conduct studies to determine whether they should build a new pipeline in its place or update existing infrastructure, according to the exec.

The company has been in talks with the Iraqi government for 12 to 18 months and the preliminary deals are a “long ways from the finish line,” he said.

On Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi visited Chevron’s headquarters in downtown Houston to meet a group led by Chevron Vice Chairman Mark Nelson.

The prime minister met with President Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

“The United States is facilitating conversation between Iraq and Syria on future energy development projects and supports the growing diplomatic relationship between the two countries,” a senior Trump administration official told The Post.

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi (above) met with President Trump in the Oval Office Tuesday. Graeme Sloan – Pool via CNP/Shutterstock Chevron confirmed it is discussing possible investments in two Iraqi oil fields, the Nasiriyah and West-Qurna-2.

“Chevron looks forward to sharing its expertise in successfully developing oil and gas projects to support Iraq in further developing its energy resources,” a spokesperson told The Post.

The company declined to comment on reported talks about a pipeline, saying it does not comment on third-party statements or commercial matters.

The news comes as strikes ramped up in the Middle East this week after President Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran was “over,” reversing declines in gasoline prices.

On Thursday, American diesel prices rose above $5 a gallon again, hitting an average price of $5.01, according to AAA.

Regular gasoline prices hit $3.94 a gallon Thursday – below its peak of $4.56 in the spring, but on the incline again and about 10 cents higher than this time last week.

Diesel prices rose above $5 a gallon again Thursday. Weston Hancock/SOPA Images/Shutterstock As the on-and-off blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has caused the worst-ever global energy supply disruption, experts have warned it could take many months for gasoline to fall below the $3 level – and that’s only if a permanent peace deal to keep the strait open is reached.

Trump said this week that the strait is reopened for all nations except Iran, but safety concerns remain as Tehran is still able to strike at commercial shipping vessels in the waterway.

Elevated energy prices have already started to weigh on households, but it has yet to be seen whether they will have a lasting inflationary effect – as economists warn higher fuel prices could hike costs for food, apparel, furniture and virtually anything that travels via truck.

Economic data released this week indicated higher energy prices have yet to fully bleed through to consumer goods – but Federal Reserve officials warned one good inflation report isn’t enough to dispel concerns.

The White House did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
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Goodyear oznámí výsledky za 2. čtvrtletí 2026
GT Goodyear Tire & Rubber
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, /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) will report second quarter 2026 financial results after market close on Wednesday, August 5, followed by a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, August 6.

The Company will publish its results on August 5, in the form of an Earnings Release and an additional presentation on its investor website: http://investor.goodyear.com. The following morning, the Company will host a conference call.

The call can be accessed on the website or via telephone by calling either (833) 419-0865 or (785) 838-9333 before 8:25 a.m. and providing the conference ID "Goodyear." A replay will be available by calling (800) 723-1517 or (402) 220-2659. The replay will also be available on the website.

About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 49 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.

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Intuitive Surgical překonala odhady, akcie klesají 7,5 %
ISRG Intuitive Surgical
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This live blog is being updated by Thomas Richmond, a 24/7 Wall St. contributor. You’ll get expert analysis of Intuitive Surgical’s Q2 earnings.

Simply stay on this page, and new updates will appear below automatically. We expect Intuitive Surgical to release earnings shortly after 4:00 p.m. ET.

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That wraps up our initial coverage of Intuitive Surgical’s Q2 results. Thank you for stopping by!

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Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG | ISRG Price Prediction) is down 7.5% after Q2 earnings.

Does the Reaction Fit the Results? The company reported a strong beat: +11.83% on EPS, revenue up 18.54%, and non-GAAP gross margin expanding to 70.0% from 67.9%.

The gross margin guidance was raised to 68.0%–69.0%, directly refuting fears about the da Vinci 5 margin.

Historical Context Prior beats averaged a +3.48% day-of move, so today matches the pattern. Yet Q1 2026 popped +7.16% then faded -9.41% over 30 days.

What the Market Is Watching Procedure guidance was held at 13.5%–15.5%, not raised, which might be a concern that drove the sell-off.

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Demand for Intuitive Surgical’s newest robotic system remained strong, with da Vinci 5 placements increasing 37% year over year to 246.

Total da Vinci placements rose 18% to 468, helping systems revenue increase 19% to $685 million.

More than half of da Vinci placements used operating leases, including 131 usage-based systems. This structure could limit upfront systems revenue but expand recurring revenue as utilization grows.

Intuitive Surgical now has 11,710 da Vinci systems installed worldwide, up 12% from one year ago.

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Intuitive Surgical delivered a strong second quarter, with revenue increasing 19% to $2.89 billion and adjusted EPS climbing 28% to $2.80.

Both figures exceeded Wall Street’s expectations, although EPS included an $0.08 benefit from refunds of tariffs paid in prior periods.

Total procedures increased 16% year over year, including 15% growth for da Vinci procedures and 36% growth for Ion procedures.

Management continues to expect full-year da Vinci procedure growth of 13.5% to 15.5%, likely near the midpoint of that range.

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Intuitive Surgical just reported earnings, with shares initially down 7% following the report. Here are the key numbers:

Revenue: $2.89 billion vs. $2.83 billion expected Adjusted EPS: $2.80 vs. $2.50 expected Guidance:

Worldwide da Vinci procedure growth: 13.5% to 15.5% Non-GAAP gross margin: 68.0% to 69.0% Non-GAAP operating expense growth: 11% to 13% Quick Read:

Intuitive Surgical comfortably beat expectations, with revenue rising 18.4% and adjusted EPS climbing 27.9% year over year.

Despite the beat, shares are falling as investors focus on the procedure-growth outlook and whether future growth can justify the stock’s premium valuation.

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Bull Case Beat streak intact: Four consecutive EPS beats, capped by Q1’s $2.50 vs. $2.1068 earnings report. da Vinci 5 momentum: 232 placements in Q1 with 11% higher utilization than Xi. Recurring engine: Instruments & accessories revenue reached $1.69 billion, +23%, backed by $7.98 billion cash. Sentiment lean: Composite score 65.03 (Bullish); average analyst price target of $558.01 vs current share price of $401.96. Bear Case Post-beat fade: Average 30-day change of -2.28% after prior beats. Margin compression: 1.0% tariff drag; gross margin guide 67.5%-68.5%. Macro chill: Consumer sentiment at 44.8 threatens hospital capex. Valuation reset: P/E of 49 with the stock down 31.32% YTD. 1 hour ago

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The current full-year framework for Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) calls for 13.5% to 15.5% da Vinci procedure growth and a 67.5% to 68.5% non-GAAP gross margin, embedding a 1.0% tariff drag.

Management historically guides conservatively, then walks the range up: 2025 started at 15.5%–17% and ended at 18%.

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Polymarket’s crowd assigns a 46.5% probability to Q2 procedure growth landing in the 15%–17.5% range, with 34.5% for a sub-15% result.

Bullish scenario: full-year procedure guide raised above 15.5%, margin biased toward 68%+, and softer tariff commentary.

Bearish scenario: unchanged procedure range, margin drift toward 67.5%, and hospital capex caution.

With four straight EPS beats averaging 18.66% most recently, the headline number matters less than the raise.

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With Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) set to report Q2 earnings tonight shortly after 4:00 PM ET, here’s the framework for tonight’s call.

Top 5 Analyst Questions Does FY2026 da Vinci procedure guidance of 13.5%–15.5% get raised after crowd bets favor 15%–17.5% growth? Any read-through from HCA’s July 14 surgical volume warning? Is the 1.0% tariff drag holding? da Vinci 5 mix and ASP trajectory after 232 placements in Q1? Buyback pace after $1.1B repurchased in Q1? Key Topics and Buzzwords Listen for: “quintuple aim,” “installed base leverage,” “usage-based leasing,” “capital constrained customers,” force feedback EU approval. Ion sustainability after 39% Q1 procedure growth; direct sales transition in Italy, Spain, Portugal. Red Flags Procedure miss versus guide, tariff drag expansion, gross margin cut below 67.5%, Hugo/Ottava share commentary, or hospital capex softness. 2 hours ago

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Intuitive Surgical’s (NASDAQ: ISRG) second-quarter report tonight will test whether the company can defend its premium valuation as procedure growth slows and tariffs pressure margins.

The biggest number to watch is procedure growth. After expanding 18% in 2025, management currently expects growth of 13.5% to 15.5% in fiscal 2026.

Investors will also be watching the mix of da Vinci 5 placements and utilization gains, which could determine the strength of the systems revenue narrative heading into the second half.

Management has estimated that tariffs will result in a drag equal to approximately 1% of revenue due to exposure across Mexico, Germany, and China. Any additional pressure could weigh on gross margins.

Shares have declined 21.92% over the past year. A guidance increase tonight could reinvigorate the growth-at-a-reasonable-price case, but a reduction in margin estimates would likely cement the stock’s ongoing derating.

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) reports Q2 earnings results at 4:40 PM ET tonight after the bell. The robotic surgery leader enters the earnings report tonight with a $142.05 billion market cap, while shares are down 29.3% year to date.

Momentum Meets a Valuation Reset Q1 delivered a fourth straight beat, with non-GAAP EPS of $2.50 topping the $2.11 consensus and revenue of $2.77 billion growing 23% year over year. Yet the stock has fallen 13.81% since that April 21 filing.

Q1 gross margin expanded to 67.8% from 66.4%, with da Vinci procedures up 16% and Ion procedures up 39%. Management nudged FY26 procedure growth to 13.5%-15.5%, still a step down from 2025.

The stock trades at about $400.55 as of 2:40 PM ET, against an average analyst price target of $558.01.

Consensus and Crowd Estimates Metric Value Frame FY26 da Vinci procedure growth 13.5%-15.5% Guidance FY26 non-GAAP gross margin 67.5%-68.5% Guidance Q2 procedure growth (crowd) 15%-17.5% at 36.5% Polymarket Forward P/E 39 Valuation Polymarket traders assign a 63% combined probability to Q2 procedure growth landing between 12.5% and 17.5%, and only 8% odds to a sub-12.5% miss. The setup skews toward in-range execution rather than a blowout.

Margins, Tariffs, and da Vinci 5 Take Center Stage Tonight, I’ll be watching ISRG’s gross margin closely. CFO Jamie Samath flagged that oil and memory input costs will hit harder later in the year, saying “we do expect those to have a greater unfavorable impact in the remainder of the year.” Any drift above the 1.0% of revenue tariff assumption would compress the margin story.

Investors will also focus on da Vinci 5 placement mix. Q1 delivered 232 da Vinci 5 systems out of 431 total placements, with da Vinci 5 utilization running 11% above Xi. That mix drives ASPs and downstream I&A revenue.

International tone matters too. Rosa cited “ongoing challenges in China and Japan,” with new Japanese reimbursements for 7 procedures beginning June 2026. I’ll track whether early June signal reads bullish. Ion momentum, SP procedure growth of 68%, and Force Feedback rollout round out the watchlist.

Earnings History Quarter EPS Surprise 1-Day Move 1-Week Move 30-Day Move Q1 2026 +18.66% -0.99% -6.16% -9.41% Q4 2025 +11.51% +0.92% -3.77% -3.40% Q3 2025 +20.65% +4.61% +2.00% +6.56% Q2 2025 +13.22% -2.66% -0.29% -5.14% On average, shares moved -0.50% one week after earnings across the past year.

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Insider společnosti Sea Limited prodal akcie v rámci plánu
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Yanjun Wang, the CCO and GC of Sea Limited (SE 4.62%), sold 3,000 Class A ordinary shares in an indirect transaction on July 14 and July 15, 2026, according to an SEC Form 4 filing.

Transaction summaryMetricValueTransaction value$332,310Shares sold (indirectly held)3,000Post-transaction shares (directly held)1,162,442Post-transaction shares (indirectly held)34,000Post-transaction value$133.24 millionTransaction value based on SEC Form 4 weighted average sale price ($110.77); post-transaction value based on July 15, 2026 market close ($111.36).

Key questionsWhat was the mechanism for this share disposal?
The transaction was executed via a British Virgin Islands entity under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan established in March 2026. These plans allow insiders to schedule transactions in advance to mitigate concerns regarding the possession of material non-public information.What is the current scale of the insider's equity alignment?
Following this sale, Wang maintains significant exposure to the company through about 1.2 million directly held shares and 34,000 shares held indirectly. This position indicates a high degree of ongoing alignment with shareholder interests.How does the current activity relate to total holdings?
The sale of 3,000 shares liquidated only 0.25% of the insider's total beneficial ownership. This modest reduction suggests the transaction is a routine portfolio management event rather than a shift in institutional conviction.What is the recent performance context for the security?
As of July 15, 2026, the transaction date, the company has generated a one-year total return of -30%, providing a clinical backdrop to this pre-scheduled liquidity event.Company OverviewMetricValueShare Price (as of market close 2026-07-15)$111.36Market Capitalization$68.2 billionRevenue (TTM)$25.2 billionNet Income (TTM)$1.6 billionCompany SnapshotSea Limited operates three core business segments: digital entertainment through its Garena platform offering online games and eSports events, e-commerce operations serving consumers across Southeast Asia and Latin America, and digital financial services providing payment and fintech solutions to its customer base.The company generates revenue through multiple channels, including in-game purchases and advertising within its digital entertainment platform, transaction fees and commissions from e-commerce marketplace operations, and service fees from its digital financial services offerings.Sea Limited primarily serves digital-native consumers and merchants across Southeast Asia, Latin America, and other emerging markets, with a particular focus on mobile-first users in developing economies seeking gaming entertainment, online shopping, and financial services.Sea Limited is a diversified digital platform operator with a $68.2 billion market capitalization and TTM revenues of $25.2 billion, positioning it as a leading technology conglomerate in emerging markets. The company leverages its integrated ecosystem spanning entertainment, commerce, and fintech to capture multiple revenue streams while maintaining significant scale across geographically fragmented markets. Sea's competitive advantage derives from its multi-platform approach, deep regional expertise in Southeast Asia and Latin America, and ability to cross-monetize its user base across its three core business segments.

What this transaction means for investorsThis sale ultimately looks like another scheduled slice off the same plan that Wang’s been using to sell off every few days over a period of months. Wang sold through a BVI entity, and it’s worth noting that 3,000 shares clears just a quarter of a percent of her stake while she keeps more than 1.2 million shares. When an insider sells small, regular amounts on autopilot, as is the case here, the recurring nature is itself the tell: this is programmed diversification, not someone reacting to the stock's rough year. If anything, the louder signal points the other way, since Sea has been buying back its own shares under a $1 billion program.

The business keeps outrunning its stock. Sea's first-quarter revenue jumped 47% to $7.1 billion, and adjusted EBITDA topped $1 billion for the first time, powered by Shopee's record volume and a fast-growing lending arm. CEO Forrest Li framed 2026 as a year to lean into growth while holding financial discipline. Ultimately, for long-term investors, this recurring selling is noise. More important will be whether Shopee's profitability holds and whether the firm’s expanding SME loan book, which climbed 71% to nearly $10 billion, stays clean.

Jonathan Ponciano has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Sea Limited. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
2026-07-16 21:01 10d ago
2026-07-16 16:13 10d ago
Ye Gang prodal akcie Sea Limited za 4,4 milionu USD
SE Sea Limited
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COO Ye Gang disclosed a sale of 40,000 Class A ordinary shares of Sea Limited (SE 4.62%) for about $4.4 million in a SEC Form 4 filing.

Transaction summaryMetricValueTransaction value$4.4 millionShares sold40,000Post-transaction shares (total)22.0 millionPost-transaction shares (directly held)21.6 millionPost-transaction shares (indirectly held)360,000Post-transaction value$2.45 billionTransaction value based on SEC Form 4 weighted average sale price ($110.94); post-transaction value based on July 15, 2026 market close ($111.36).

Key questionsWhat was the structural nature of this transaction?
The sale was conducted indirectly through a BVI entity and exclusively involved Class A ordinary shares, leaving the insider's direct holdings of 21.6 million shares unchanged.Does this trade indicate a shift in management's outlook?
The disposition was pre-arranged through a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan established on September 4, 2025, which suggests the transaction was a routine liquidity event rather than a discretionary response to recent company developments.How does this move align with recent price action?
Shares of Sea Limited were priced at $111.36 as of the July 15, 2026 market close, following a 12-month period in which the consumer cyclical stock saw a -30% total return.What is the status of the insider's remaining equity?
Following the sale, Ye Gang retains a 4.0% ownership interest in the Singapore-based company, which operates in the specialty retail industry across Southeast Asia and Latin America.Company OverviewMetricValueShare Price (as of market close 2026-07-15)$111.36Market Capitalization$68.2 billionRevenue (TTM)$25.2 billionNet Income (TTM)$1.6 billionCompany SnapshotSea Limited operates three core business segments: digital entertainment through its Garena platform offering online games and eSports events, e-commerce operations serving consumers across Southeast Asia and Latin America, and digital financial services providing payment and fintech solutions to its customer base.The company generates revenue through multiple channels including in-game purchases and advertising within its digital entertainment platform, transaction fees and commissions from e-commerce marketplace operations, and service fees from its digital financial services offerings.Sea Limited primarily serves digital-native consumers and merchants across Southeast Asia, Latin America, and other emerging markets, with a particular focus on mobile-first users in developing economies seeking gaming entertainment, online shopping, and financial services.Sea Limited is a diversified digital platform operator with a $68.2 billion market capitalization and TTM revenues of $25.2 billion, positioning it as a leading technology conglomerate in emerging markets. The company leverages its integrated ecosystem spanning entertainment, commerce, and fintech to capture multiple revenue streams while maintaining significant scale across geographically fragmented markets. Sea's competitive advantage derives from its multi-platform approach, deep regional expertise in Southeast Asia and Latin America, and ability to cross-monetize its user base across its three core business segments.

What this transaction means for investorsThis filing shows a billionaire co-founder taking a sliver of pocket change off the table, so it’s not really a signal to chase. Ye scheduled the trade last September under a preset plan, and while $4.4 million sounds like a lot, it's a rounding error against his fortune: he still directly holds 21.6 million shares, roughly $2.4 billion worth, and keeps a 4% stake in the company he helped build. When someone this deeply invested sells a fraction of a percent on autopilot, it’s reasonable to view this as an example of personal financial planning, even with the stock down 30% over the past year.

He's also not the only insider selling small amounts lately, though all of it has run on plans set months ago while Sea itself buys back stock under a $1 billion program. Meanwhile, the business keeps outpacing the share price: first-quarter revenue jumped 47% to $7.1 billion, and adjusted EBITDA cleared $1 billion for the first time. CEO Forrest Li called 2026 a year to lean into growth. Second-quarter earnings due out next month will be the next big important signal to watch.

Jonathan Ponciano has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Sea Limited. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
2026-07-16 20:54 10d ago
2026-07-16 16:01 10d ago
STAAR Surgical čeká tržby přes 90 milionů USD
STAA Staar Surgical
FMP Stock News 88
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LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA), the global leader in phakic IOLs with the EVO™ family of Implantable Collamer® Lenses (EVO ICL™) for vision correction, today announced strong preliminary net sales for the second quarter ended July 3, 2026. STAAR is announcing its preliminary net sales in advance of its quarterly earnings announcement, which it expects to issue on August 12, 2026.

Net sales for the second quarter of 2026 are expected to be in excess of $90 million, compared to net sales of $44.3 million for the second quarter of 2025.

The Company delivered strong second quarter net sales, led by sequential growth in China, solid growth across the broader Asia-Pacific region, and double-digit percentage growth in the Americas. In the EMEA region, net sales declined by a low single-digit percentage, reflecting ongoing turmoil in the Middle East; however, excluding the Middle East, EMEA achieved double-digit percentage growth, underscoring the strength of the Company's underlying business across that region.

Net sales in the Middle East, as well as certain parts of the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions, continued to be adversely affected by significant geopolitical and macroeconomic headwinds, resulting in sales declines in those areas. The Company is actively monitoring these conditions and cautions that, if the current headwinds persist or worsen, then sales growth could continue to be negatively affected. Furthermore, the Company notes that a broadening of macroeconomic challenges to additional regions also could affect future results.

"We are pleased to report that we expect second quarter net sales to be in excess of $90 million, reflecting the strength of our team’s execution and the diversity of our global commercial operations," said Warren Foust, Co-CEO, President and Chief Operating Officer. "While geopolitical and macroeconomic pressures continue to present headwinds in certain markets, and while our ERP system implementation presented meaningful operational challenges during the quarter, our team again rose to the occasion and delivered strong results. We remain focused on resolving the remaining system issues in the third quarter and are confident in the continued momentum of our business."

“Our three core strategic objectives for 2026 continue to be revenue growth, profit expansion, and innovation acceleration. We look forward to providing additional perspective on progress regarding these goals when we report our full second quarter results.”

As previously disclosed, net sales during the second quarter of 2025 were negatively affected as the Company shipped minimal quantities of EVO ICLs to China while distributors worked through excess inventory. As of the end of the second quarter of 2026, distributor inventory appears to be within the Company’s targeted range to appropriately service the refractive market.

The financial information in this release is unaudited and subject to adjustment and confirmation as the Company completes its quarterly review and finalizes its financial statements to be filed with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 2026, and the review of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm's consolidated financial statements for the quarterly period.

About STAAR Surgical

STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ: STAA) is the global leader in implantable phakic intraocular lenses, a vision correction solution that reduces or eliminates the need for glasses or contact lenses. Since 1982, STAAR has been dedicated solely to ophthalmic surgery, and for 30 years, STAAR has been designing, developing, manufacturing, and marketing advanced Implantable Collamer® Lenses (ICLs), using its proprietary biocompatible Collamer material. STAAR ICL’s are clinically-proven to deliver safe long-term vision correction without removing corneal tissue or the eye’s natural crystalline lens. Its EVO ICL™ product line provides visual freedom through a quick, minimally invasive procedure. STAAR has sold more than 4 million ICLs in over 85 countries. Headquartered in Lake Forest, California, the company operates research, development, manufacturing, and packaging facilities in California and Switzerland. For more information about ICL, visit www.discoverICL.com. To learn more about STAAR, visit http://www.staar.com.

We intend to use our website as a means of disclosing material non-public information about the Company and complying with Regulation FD. Such disclosures will be included on our website in the ‘Investor Relations’ sections at investors.staar.com. Accordingly, investors should monitor such portion of our website, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts. In addition, you may automatically receive email alerts and other information about the Company when you enroll your email address by visiting the Email Alerts section at investors.staar.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements often contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “continue,” “will,” “should,” “may,” and similar terms. All statements in this press release that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from what is expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: our ability to grow and generate profit; our reliance on independent distributors in international markets; a slowdown or disruption to the Chinese economy; global economic and geopolitical conditions; disruptions in our supply chain; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; international trade disputes (including involving tariffs) and substantial dependence on demand from Asia; changes in effective tax rate or tax laws; any loss of use of our principal manufacturing facility; competition; potential losses due to product liability claims; our exposure to environmental liability; data corruption, cyber-based attacks or network security breaches and/or noncompliance with data protection and privacy regulations; acquisitions of new technologies; climate changes; the willingness of surgeons and patients to adopt a new or improved product and procedure; extensive clinical trials and resources devoted to research and development; compliance with government regulations; the discretion of regulatory agencies to approve or reject existing, new or improved products, or to require additional actions before or after approval, or to take enforcement action; laws pertaining to healthcare fraud and abuse; changes in FDA or international regulations related to product approval; product recalls or failures; and other important factors set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 2026 under the caption “Risk Factors,” which is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and available in the “Investor Information” section of the Company’s website under the heading “SEC Filings,” as any such factors may be updated from time to time in the Company’s other filings with the SEC.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except as may be required under applicable law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
2026-07-16 20:51 10d ago
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Bank of America zvýšila doporučení pro Cintas na Buy
CTAS Cintas
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Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) was upgraded to ‘Buy’ from Neutral by Bank of America, which also raised its price objective to $230 from $200 after the company's better-than-expected fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 results and fiscal 2027 guidance came in above Wall Street expectations.

The analysts wrote that they are "incrementally more constructive on the setup for earnings over the next several quarters" as Cintas benefits from improving labor market conditions in key industries, continued growth in adjacent product categories, and margin expansion driven by supply chain and distribution initiatives.

Bank of America expects Cintas to deliver another year of high-single-digit revenue growth alongside stronger margins. The firm highlighted technology investments, including SmartTruck, automated sorting, garment sharing and robotics, noting these initiatives have contributed more than 400 basis points of margin expansion over the past five years.

The analysts also pointed to improving employment trends in Cintas' core customer markets, which they believe should support customer additions and stronger revenue growth.

They added that the company's First Aid and Fire Safety businesses continue to benefit from cross-selling opportunities through its recurring route-based model.

Bank of America also identified Cintas' proposed acquisition of UniFirst as a potential catalyst. While the transaction remains under a second request from the US Federal Trade Commission, the analysts wrote they remain constructive on the deal's strategic rationale and believe the estimated $375 million in synergies "could be conservative."

The firm raised its valuation multiple to 39 times earnings from 37 times, reflecting greater confidence in potential earnings upside. While this represents a premium to business services peers, Bank of America wrote the valuation is supported by Cintas' consistent high-single-digit growth profile, cross-selling momentum and technology-driven productivity improvements.

Shares of Cintas traded higher on the upgrade, up 7% at $206.
2026-07-16 20:51 10d ago
2026-07-16 16:35 10d ago
Con Edison vyhlásila čtvrtletní dividendu 88,75 centu
ED Consolidated Edison
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Resources Investor Relations Journalists Agencies Client Login Send a Release News Products Contact , /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) (NYSE: ED) declared a quarterly dividend of 88.75 cents a share on its common stock, payable September 15, 2026 to stockholders of record as of August 19, 2026.

Consolidated Edison, Inc. is a holding company that provides a wide range of energy-related products and services to its customers through the following subsidiaries: Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (CECONY), a regulated utility providing electric service in New York City and New York's Westchester County, gas service in Manhattan, the Bronx, parts of Queens and parts of Westchester, and steam service in Manhattan; Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R), a regulated utility serving customers in a 1,300-square-mile area in southeastern New York State and northern New Jersey; and Con Edison Transmission, Inc., a regulated company primarily under the oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, that develops and invests in electric transmission projects and owns interests in both electric and gas assets.

SOURCE Consolidated Edison, Inc.

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Western Digital a Seagate těží z poptávky po AI úložištích
WDC Western Digital
FMP Stock News 78
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Key Takeaways Western Digital expects stronger Q4 FY2026 revenues and higher margins on robust AI storage demand. Seagate projects higher Q4 FY2026 revenues, backed by growing data-center storage demand and cash flow.Western Digital and Seagate project strong earnings growth as AI storage demand remains robust. The boom in artificial intelligence (AI) has led to persistent demand for NVIDIA Corporation’s (NVDA - Free Report) state-of-the-art AI hardware, including graphics processing units and Blackwell chips. That demand propelled NVIDIA to become the world’s most valuable company, with a market capitalization of over $4 trillion, and its stock has delivered strong returns over the past few years.  

However, NVIDIA’s growth has led to the company trading at a premium in comparison to most of the other semiconductor players, leaving little room for disappointment if growth derails. A slowdown in AI infrastructure spending by hyperscale cloud providers could impact NVIDIA’s revenue and earnings growth, while competition from rivals like Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD - Free Report) continues to increase.  

At the same time, U.S. export curbs on cutting-edge AI chips to China have constrained NVIDIA’s entry to a key market, potentially pressuring its margins. Additionally, NVIDIA remains exposed to supply-chain disruptions due to its dependency on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSM - Free Report) for advanced chip production amid ongoing geopolitical tensions. 

Given these challenges, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for NVIDIA to meet sky-high expectations. Thus, investors seeking AI exposure should look for much smaller companies with greater room for expansion. Notable among them are Western Digital Corporation (WDC - Free Report) and Seagate Technology Holdings plc (STX - Free Report) , whose shares have soared 662.8% and 464.5%, respectively, over the past year, outpacing NVIDIA’s gain of 22.6%. 

Both Western Digital and Seagate stand to gain from the rapid growth in AI-driven demand for data storage. Let’s take a closer look at the key catalysts that could drive further upside in these AI stocks –  

Western Digital’s AI Storage Boom Could Drive Further Upside Rising demand for high-value enterprise hard disk drives and a favorable pricing environment have created a solid growth runway for Western Digital. The company’s revenues totaled $3.34 billion in the fiscal third quarter of 2026, up 45% year over year, according to the company’s press release.

Furthermore, the company expects revenues for the fiscal fourth quarter of 2026 to be about $3.65 billion, plus or minus $100 million. The upbeat guidance reflects robust demand for AI infrastructure, with cloud providers and enterprise customers continuing to invest in high-capacity storage to meet increasing AI workloads. 

In the fiscal third quarter, Western Digital’s non-GAAP gross margin rose to 50.5% from 40.1% in the prior-year period. The company projects further margin expansion, with fiscal fourth-quarter non-GAAP gross margin expected to reach 51-52%. The improving gross margin is providing Western Digital with greater financial flexibility to invest in research and development, enhance earnings growth and create long-term value for shareholders. 

As a result, the company’s expected earnings growth rate for the current year is 104.1%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate of $10.06 for WDC’s earnings per share (EPS) is up 54.8% year over year.

 

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Seagate’s AI Infrastructure Play Gains Momentum Amid Rising Demand Seagate is well-positioned to sustain its growth momentum, banking on rising data-center storage demand, expanding margins, and robust cash flows. These favorable trends could provide the required upside for Seagate’s shares, strengthening its position as a potential beneficiary of the AI infrastructure boom. 

For the fiscal fourth quarter of 2026, Seagate expects revenues of around $3.45 billion, plus or minus $100 million, more than the $3.11 billion reported in the fiscal third quarter of 2026, according to investors.seagate.com.   

Moreover, a non-GAAP gross margin of 47% in the fiscal third quarter reflected improved operational execution and enhanced profitability. Additionally, the company’s free cash flow of $953 million in the fiscal third quarter showcased the strength in its core business.  

Supported by these trends, Seagate’s expected earnings growth rate for the current year stands at 84.3%, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $14.93 for STX’s EPS represents a 47.5% increase from the prior-year period.

 

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Both Western Digital and Seagate currently have a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks Rank #1 stocks here.
2026-07-16 20:41 10d ago
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Akcie Rocket Lab klesly o 12 %, analytici zůstávají optimističtí
RKLB Rocket Lab USA
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Rocket Lab’s stock price plunged more than 12% on July 16, hitting its lowest level since April 13. The decline has pushed the shares down 55% from their peak this year, wiping out nearly half of the company’s market value as its valuation fell from $86 billion to around $40 billion. 

Despite the sharp sell-off, most analysts covering the company remain bullish, with many expecting the stock to recover as growth catalysts emerge.

RKLB stock has plunged in the past few weeks, mirroring the performance of most companies in the space industry. SpaceX, the biggest firm in the world, dropped to its IPO price this week, wiping out over $1 trillion in value.

Planet Labs has plunged to $22, down from the year-to-date high of $51, while Virgin Galactic has dived from $9 in June to $2.60 today. The popular Procure Space ETF (UFO) dived to $43 from the year-to-date high of $68.

These losses are happening as investors book profits following the strong gains they experienced before SpaceX went public. At its peak this year, UFO ETF was up by 360% from its lowest level in 2024. 

Therefore, investors are simply selling the SpaceX IPO news, which has been made worse by its performance.

Still, despite this retreat, analysts are bullish on the company, pointing to its strong performance and its growing market share in the space industry. Morgan Stanley reiterated its overweight rating, while Citigroup reiterated its outperform position. 

Bank of America, on the other hand, boosted the target from $105 to $110, while Citizens and Roth have a target of $130. All these targets are significantly higher than where it is today.

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RKLB stock has some potential catalysts in the coming months. First, its revenue growth continues this year. It made $200.3 million last quarter, up by 63% from the same period last year. Its backlog jumped by 20% to $2.2 billion, with its Electron, HASTE, and Neutron orders continuing to grow. It achieved five dedicated Neutron flights during the quarter.

The company also recently announced that it would spend $8 billion acquiring Iridium. It hopes that it will make it a vertically integrated company, with Rocket Lab designing satellites, manufacturing spacecraft components, and launching rockets. 

Iridium, on the other hand, owns a global satellite communications network. As such, it hopes that this model will help it compete further with SpaceX’s Starlink project. Additionally, Iridium will bring recurring and high-margin revenue and its globally coordinated L-band spectrum. 

Analysts suspect that the company’s business to continue growing this year. The average estimate is that its revenue will jump by 52% to $919 million, with the figure reaching $1.28 billion next year.

Rocket Lab stock chart | Source: TradingView

The weekly chart shows that the RKLB stock has plunged in the past few weeks, moving from a record high of $151 to the current $67. It has just crashed below the 50% Fibonacci Retracement level, and is slowly approaching the 61.8% retracement point, where rebounds normally happens.

The stock has just dropped below 50-week moving average, while the Relative Strength Index has moved below the neutral level of 50. Therefore, the stock will likely drop further, potentially to $60 or $50, and then bounce back, potentially when it releases its financial results.
2026-07-16 20:37 10d ago
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ARRAY kupuje AWM za 203 milionů USD
ARRY Array Technologies
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Strategic acquisition adds high-margin cable management products and extends ARRAY’s reach across utility-scale solar, distributed generation, BESS, and datacenter applications July 16, 2026 16:30 ET  | Source: Array Technologies, Inc.

Adds a highly complementary, accretive balance-of-system product portfolio spanning solar wire management, cable protection solutions, and battery energy storage solutions (BESS)Creates new growth opportunities in fast-growing adjacencies including BESS and datacenter infrastructureTotal Consideration of approximately $203 million represents an attractive multiple of 8.8x AWM's trailing twelve-month EBITDAExpected to be high single digit accretive to ARRAY's Adjusted EPS in year one before synergiesClosing expected in the third quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory clearance and customary closing conditions ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ARRAY Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRY) (“ARRAY” or the “Company”), a leading global provider of solar tracking technology and fixed-tilt products, foundation solutions, software systems and services, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Affordable Wire Management, LLC ("AWM"), a leading provider of wire management, cable protection, and balance-of-system solutions for utility-scale solar and energy storage projects. The acquisition further expands ARRAY’s portfolio of solutions for utility-scale solar customers while creating new growth opportunities in battery energy storage and datacenter markets.

AWM’s products organize, secure, and protect electrical wiring to improve system reliability, safety, installation efficiency, and long-term performance. The company has developed proprietary designs that offer greater durability, enhanced thermal management, and lower resistive losses than conventional solutions. With nearly $60 million trailing twelve months revenue, AWM has built a track record of profitable growth, based on a capital-light operating model and a culture of innovation. The acquisition of AWM is expected to be high single digit accretive to ARRAY’s Adjusted EPS in year one before synergies.

"The acquisition of AWM will further broaden our balance-of-system portfolio and deepen our relevance to our customers as well as create new growth vectors for us in the BESS and datacenter markets," said Kevin G. Hostetler, Chief Executive Officer of ARRAY. “AWM brings a proven, innovative product line and a strong reputation for quality and customer service. Together, we will be able to offer a more complete, integrated solution to our customers across the solar, battery storage, and datacenter markets."

"Becoming part of ARRAY is a tremendous opportunity for our team and our customers," said Scott Rand, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of AWM. "ARRAY’s scale, customer relationships, and global reach will make this the ideal home for our team and our products. We share a culture of innovation and a relentless focus on the customer, and that alignment will unlock real value for customers across solar, storage, and beyond.”

“Differentiating through engineering has always been at the core of how we design our products,” said Dan Smith, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of AWM. “By bringing our wire management and balance-of-system products together with ARRAY’s tracking, fixed-tilt, and foundation platform, we can deliver various integrated solutions engineered to work together – simplifying design, improving installation, and reducing costs for our customers."

Following the closing of the acquisition, AWM’s financial results will be included in the ARRAY Legacy segment. AWM's senior management team is expected to remain with the business following the closing.

Transaction Terms

The total consideration of AWM is $203 million, together representing a multiple of approximately 8.8x AWM’s trailing twelve-month EBITDA. The total consideration consists of a base purchase price of AWM of $153 million and total additional consideration of up to $50 million. The final amount of upfront cash consideration will be determined at closing subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The additional consideration of up to $50 million is comprised of $10 million payable in two equal installments on the first and second anniversary of the closing, each conditioned on the continued employment of the sellers and a performance based earnout of up to $40 million payable in three installments of up to $8 million based on 2026 performance and up to $16 million for each 2027 and 2028 performance years based on AWM’s achievement of certain EBITDA targets during the applicable period. Both components of the earnout may be paid in cash or ARRAY common stock at ARRAY’s option.

Transaction Approvals and Closing Conditions

The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to receiving any required regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. Jefferies LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor and Jones Day acted as legal advisor to ARRAY. Edelman Smithfield acted as strategic communications advisor to ARRAY. First Liberties Financial acted as exclusive financial advisor and Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. acted as legal advisor to AWM.

Additional information regarding the transaction will be included in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by ARRAY with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").

Transaction Conference Call

ARRAY will conduct a conference call today at 6:00 p.m. EDT to discuss the transaction. A live webcast will be available on the investor relations section of ARRAY's website at ir.arraytechinc.com. A replay will be available following the conclusion of the event.

Additional Resources

Associated presentation materials regarding the transaction are available on the investor relations section of ARRAY’s website.

About Affordable Wire Management, LLC

Affordable Wire Management, LLC is a provider of wire management, cable protection, and balance-of-system solutions for the solar and energy storage industries, serving utility-scale and distributed generation customers across North America and select international markets.

About ARRAY Technologies, Inc.

ARRAY Technologies (NASDAQ: ARRY) is a leading global provider of solar tracking technology and fixed-tilt systems to utility-scale and distributed generation customers, who construct, develop, and operate solar PV sites. With solutions engineered to withstand the harshest weather conditions, ARRAY’s high-quality solar trackers, fixed-tilt systems, software platforms, foundation solutions, and field services combine to optimize energy production and deliver value to our customers for the entire lifecycle of a project. Founded and headquartered in the United States, ARRAY is rooted in manufacturing and driven by technology - relying on its domestic manufacturing, diversified global supply chain, and customer-centric approach to design, deliver, commission, train, and support solar energy deployment around the world. For more news and information on ARRAY, please visit arraytechinc.com.

Investor Relations Contact:

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on our management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Forward-looking statements include statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by terms such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "seek," "should," "will," "would," or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. These include statements regarding the proposed acquisition of AWM, including the anticipated benefits and synergies, the anticipated impact on the Company's business and future financial and operating results, the expected timing and closing of the transaction, including the expected closing date of the transaction and the timing of expected synergies and returns from the transaction, the expectation that AWM’s senior management will remain with the business following the closing of the transaction, and the Company's future financial position, business strategy, revenues, earnings, free cash flow, costs, capital expenditures and debt levels of the combined company and plans and objectives of management for future operations. Our actual results and the timing of events could materially differ from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties, including without limitation: the ability to complete the transaction on anticipated terms and timetable; the Company's ability to integrate AWM's operations successfully and in the expected time period; the Company’s ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the transaction; the possibility that closing conditions may not be satisfied or waived; risks relating to any unforeseen liabilities of AWM; changes in growth or the rate of growth in demand for solar energy projects; factors outside of our control affecting the variability and demand for solar energy, including but not limited to, the retail price of electricity, availability of in-demand components like high-voltage breakers, various policies related to the permitting and interconnection costs of solar plants, and the availability of incentives for solar energy and solar energy production systems, which makes it difficult to predict our future prospects; competitive pressures within our industry, competition from conventional and renewable energy sources; a loss of one or more of our significant customers, their inability to perform under their contracts, or their default in payment; a drop in the price of electricity derived from the utility grid or from alternative energy sources; fluctuations in our results of operations across fiscal periods, which could make our future performance difficult to predict and could cause our results of operations for a particular period to fall below expectations; any increase in interest rates, or a reduction in the availability of tax equity or project debt capital in the global financial markets, which could make it difficult for customers to finance the cost of a solar energy system and reduce the demand for our products; existing electric utility industry policies and regulations, and any subsequent changes or new related policies and regulations, including as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which may present technical, regulatory and economic barriers to the purchase and use of solar energy systems and may significantly reduce demand for our products or harm our ability to compete; the interruption of the flow of materials from international vendors, which could disrupt our supply chain, including as a result of the imposition of new and/or additional duties, tariffs and other charges or restrictions on imports and exports; changes in the global trade environment, including the continuation or imposition of import tariffs or other import restrictions; geopolitical, macroeconomic and other market conditions unrelated to our operating performance including but not limited to a pandemic, the Ukraine-Russia war, attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Straight of Hormoz, conflict in the Middle East, changing trade policies, and inflation and interest rates; our ability to convert our orders in backlog into revenue; the reduction, elimination or expiration, or our failure to optimize the benefits of government incentives for, or regulations mandating the use of, renewable energy and solar energy, particularly in relation to our competitors, which could reduce demand for solar energy systems; failure to, or incurrence of significant costs in order to, obtain, maintain, protect, defend or enforce, our intellectual property and other proprietary rights; delays in construction projects and any failure to manage our inventory; significant changes in the cost of raw materials; disruptions to transportation and logistics, including increases in shipping costs; defects or performance problems in our products, which could result in loss of customers, reputational damage and decreased revenue; delays, disruptions or quality control problems in our product development operations; our ability to retain our key personnel or failure to attract additional qualified personnel; additional business, financial, regulatory and competitive risks due to our continued planned expansion into new markets; cybersecurity or other data incidents, including unauthorized disclosure of personal or sensitive data or theft of confidential information and the use of artificial intelligence by cyber threat actors; a failure to maintain an effective system of integrated internal controls over financial reporting, which may impair our ability to report our financial results accurately; our substantial indebtedness, risks related to actual or threatened public health epidemics, pandemics, outbreaks or crises; changes to laws and regulations, including changes to tax laws and regulations, that are applied adversely to us or our customers; our ability to successfully integrate APA Solar, LLC into our existing operations and realize the anticipated benefits or synergies of the acquisition; and other factors listed and described in more detail in the section captioned “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and our other documents on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, each of which can be found on our website, www.arraytechinc.com.

Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Also, forward-looking statements represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this presentation. You should read this press release with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

This press release references certain financial measures that are not presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including AWM's trailing twelve-month EBITDA. "AWM's trailing twelve-month EBITDA" means net income plus interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation, and amortization during the twelve-month period ended May 31, 2026. This presentation also refers to ARRAY's Adjusted EPS. We define Adjusted net (loss) income as net (loss) income to common stockholders plus (i) amortization of intangibles, (ii) amortization of developed technology and backlog, (iii) amortization of debt discount and issuance costs, (iv) Series A preferred stock accretion, (v) equity-based compensation, (vi) change in fair value of contingent consideration, (vii) certain legal expenses, (viii) acquisition-related expenses, and (ix) income tax expense adjustments. We define Adjusted net (loss) income per common share as Adjusted net (loss) income divided by the basic and diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding for the applicable period.
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W.R. Berkley čeká růst výnosů i EPS ve 2. čtvrtletí
WRB WR Berkley
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Key Takeaways W.R. Berkley is expected to report Q2 revenue growth of 1.7% and EPS growth of 3.8%.Premium growth and higher investment income may offset higher catastrophe losses.WRB's disciplined underwriting, expense control and share buybacks are expected to aid profitability. W.R. Berkley Corporation (WRB - Free Report) is expected to register an improvement in both top and bottom lines when it reports second-quarter 2026 results on July 20, after market close.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for WRB’s second-quarter revenues is pegged at $3.7 billion, indicating 1.7% growth from the year-ago reported figure.

The consensus estimate for earnings is pegged at $1.09 per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for WRB’s second-quarter earnings has remained unchanged over the past 30 days. The estimate suggests a year-over-year increase of 3.8%.

What the Zacks Model Unveils About WRBOur proven model predict an earnings beat for W.R. Berkley this time around. A stock needs to have the right combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy), or 3 (Hold). This is not the case, as you can see below:

Earnings ESP: W.R. Berkley has an Earnings ESP of +1.84%. This is because the Most Accurate Estimate of $1.11 is pegged higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.09. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they are reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.

W.R. Berkley Corporation Price and EPS Surprise

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Zacks Rank: W.R. Berkley currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Factors Likely to Shape Q2 Results of WRBGross premiums written in the Insurance segment are likely to have been supported by healthy momentum in other liability, short-tail lines, professional liability, workers' compensation and commercial auto. We expect the metric to be $3.6 billion, indicating an increase of 1.8% from the year-ago reported number.

The Reinsurance & Monoline Excess segment's gross premiums written are expected to have improved modestly, supported by selective underwriting, although increased competition in the property reinsurance market is likely to have tempered growth. We expect the metric to be $375 million, suggesting an improvement of 1.1% from the year-ago reported number.  

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter 2026 premiums earned is pegged at $3.16 billion, indicating an increase of 1.9% from the year-ago reported quarter. Our estimate for the metric is pegged at $3.12 billion, indicating a 0.7% upside from the year-ago reported number.

The increase in income from fixed-maturity securities, investment funds, arbitrage trading accounts, real estate and equity securities is likely to have aided net investment income. Strong operating cash flows and higher reinvestment yields are expected to have further supported investment income growth. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter 2026 net investment income is pegged at $395 million, indicating an increase of 4.3% from the year-ago reported quarter.Our estimate for the metric is pegged at $407 million, indicating a 7.3% upside from the year-ago reported number.

Higher losses and loss expenses, other operating costs and expenses, and expenses from non-insurance businesses are likely to increase costs. We expect total expenses to increased 1.7% to $3.2 billion.

Higher net premiums earned and continued expense discipline are expected to have supported the expense ratio, which management expects to remain comfortably below 30% in 2026. We estimate the metric to be 28.30 in the to-be-reported quarter.

The combined ratio is expected to have remained favorable, supported by disciplined underwriting and healthy pricing in casualty lines. However, the second quarter likely experienced elevated severe convective storm , which is likely to have increased catastrophe losses, partially offsetting these benefits. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is pinned at 92, while our estimate for the combined ratio is pegged at 93.39.

Continued share buybacks are likely to have provided additional support to the bottom line.

Stocks to ConsiderHere are three P&C insurance stocks you may want to consider, as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat:

Cincinnati Financial Corporation (CINF - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +8.84% and a Zacks Rank #2 at present. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter 2026 earnings is pegged at $1.77, indicating a year-over-year decrease of 10.1%.

CINF’s earnings beat estimates in each of the last four reported quarters.

Chubb Limited (CB - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +1.09% and a Zacks Rank #3 at present. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter 2026 earnings is pegged at $6.60, indicating a year-over-year increase of 7.4%.

CB’s earnings beat estimates in each of the last four reported quarters.

The Allstate Corporation (ALL - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +23.32% and a Zacks Rank #3 at present. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter 2026 earnings is pegged at $4.92, indicating a year-over-year decrease of 17.1%.

ALL’s earnings beat estimates in each of the last four reported quarters.
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Snap-on ve 2. čtvrtletí očekává růst tržeb i EPS
SNA Snap-On
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Key Takeaways Snap-on is expected to post second-quarter revenue growth of 3.6% and EPS growth of 3.8%.SNA is benefiting from resilient automotive repair demand and strength in critical industries.SNA's franchise expansion, innovation and efficiency initiatives are likely aiding performance. Snap-on Incorporated (SNA - Free Report) is likely to witness top and bottom-line growth when it reports second-quarter 2026 earnings on July 23, before the opening bell. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is $1.2 billion, which indicates a rise of 3.6% from the year-ago quarter’s level.

The consensus estimate for quarterly earnings has been stable over the past 30 days at $4.90 per share and shows growth of 3.8% from the year-earlier quarter’s tally.

The company has a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 1.7%, on average. It delivered an earnings surprise of 0.2% in the last reported quarter.

Key Factors Likely to Influence SNA’s Q2 ResultsSnap-on’s quarterly performance is expected to have benefited from solid demand across its core automotive repair markets, driven by the aging global vehicle fleet and increasing vehicle complexity. Healthy technician activity levels and strong repair shop utilization are likely to have supported sales growth in the Tools and Repair Systems & Information (RS&I) segments. Improved activity with customers in critical industries and the specialty torque business is expected to have aided the Commercial & Industrial (C&I) segment's performance.

SNA's robust business model enhances value creation across safety, service quality, customer satisfaction and innovation. The company’s strategic growth agenda includes expanding its franchise network, deepening relationships with repair shop owners and increasing its presence in emerging markets. Its focus on Rapid Continuous Improvement, a process aimed at boosting efficiency, controlling costs and enhancing organizational performance, is encouraging. SNA’s innovation pipeline remains strong, with ongoing investments in product development and global brand expansion.

Snap-on has been expanding its reach into critical industries including aviation, natural resources and infrastructure, where demand for precision, reliability and customized solutions is high. Growth in such areas is being supported by tailored product offerings, specialty torque solutions and deeper customer engagement. By combining customer connection, innovation, technology investments and disciplined operational execution, Snap-on continues to advance along its runways for coherent growth, supported by resilient end markets and strategic investments, positioning it for sustained sales expansion, margin resilience and value creation. All such aforesaid factors are likely to bolster the quarterly results. Our model predicts net sales rise of 3.5%, 3% and 3% for C&I, Tools and RS&I segments, respectively, for the second quarter.

Despite such strengths, Snap-on faces several external challenges. Macroeconomic headwinds, geographic pressures in critical industries and geopolitical disruptions are likely to have weighed on the company’s performance. It battles persistent cost inflation from rising raw material and operational expenses, which poses a risk to profitability.

What the Zacks Model Predicts for SNAOur proven model doesn’t conclusively predict an earnings beat for Snap-on this time around. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. But that’s not the case here. You can uncover the best stocks before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.

Snap-on has an Earnings ESP of 0.00% and a Zacks Rank of 3.

Valuation Picture of SNA StockSnap-on has a forward 12-month price-to-earnings ratio of 19.86x compared with its five-year high of 20.38x and the Tools - Handheld industry’s average of 19.65x.

The recent market movements show that SNA’s shares have gained 6.2% in the past three months compared with the industry's 5.3% growth.

Stocks Poised to Beat Earnings EstimatesHere are some companies, which according to our model, have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat:

SharkNinja, Inc. (SN - Free Report) currently has an Earnings ESP of +1.29% and a Zacks Rank of 2. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

SN is likely to register bottom and top-line growth when it reports second-quarter 2026 results. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its quarterly revenues is pegged at $1.6 billion, indicating a 13.5% increase from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.

The consensus estimate for SN’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at $1.09 per share, implying 12.4% growth from the year-ago quarter’s actual. The consensus mark has dipped a penny in the past 30 days.

MGM Resorts International (MGM - Free Report) currently has an Earnings ESP of +0.08% and a Zacks Rank of 3. MGM is likely to register a top-line increase when it reports second-quarter 2026 results. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its quarterly revenues is pegged at $4.5 billion, indicating a 1.5% rise from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.

The consensus estimate for MGM Resorts’ second-quarter earnings is pegged at 60 cents a share, implying a 24.1% decrease from the year-earlier quarter. The consensus mark has been stable in the past 30 days.

Hasbro, Inc. (HAS - Free Report) currently has an Earnings ESP of +2.46% and a Zacks Rank of 3. HAS is likely to register top-line growth when it reports second-quarter 2026 results. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its quarterly revenues is pegged at $1.1 billion, indicating 6.7% growth from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.

The consensus estimate for HAS’ second-quarter earnings is pegged at $1.15 a share, implying an 11.5% decrease from the year-earlier quarter. The consensus mark has increased 1.8% in the past seven days.
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Vicor zvýšil odhad tržeb za 2. čtvrtletí na 142 milionů USD
VICR Vicor Corporation
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Key Takeaways Vicor shares have surged 137.8% YTD as AI demand, backlog and earnings trends improved.VICR trades at 14.64X forward sales, while the $273 target offers modest upside from $260.20.Vicor raised Q2 revenue guidance to $142M, but sold-out capacity and execution risks remain. Vicor (VICR - Free Report) has become one of the more dramatic AI infrastructure stories in the power-components space. The stock’s surge reflects better demand, stronger backlog and improving earnings trends.

The question is no longer whether the business has momentum. It is whether the stock still offers enough room for new buyers after a major rerating.

VICR’s Rally Has Raised the BarVICR shares have jumped a whopping 137.8% year to date (YTD), outperforming the Zacks Computer & Technology sector’s return of 15.8%. The company has outperformed competitors, including Monolithic Power (MPWR - Free Report) , Analog Devices (ADI - Free Report) and Texas Instruments (TXN - Free Report) over the same timeframe. Shares of Monolithic Power, Analog Devices and Texas Instruments have appreciated 49.2%, 44.1% and 73.6%, respectively, YTD.

VICR Stock’s Price Performance
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A move that large can be justified when fundamentals improve, but it also raises expectations. For VICR, the market is already pricing in stronger AI demand, higher capacity utilization and smoother conversion of backlog into revenues.

Vicor’s Value Score of F suggests a premium valuation at this moment.

In terms of the forward 12-month price/sales (P/S), VICR is trading at 14.64X, higher than the broader sector’s 6.85X and Analog Devices’ 11.99X. However, Vicor is trading at a discount compared with Monolithic Power’s 16.17X and Texas Instruments’ 12.54X.

VICR Shares Trade at a Premium  
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The $273 price target is above the cited stock price of $260.20, but the implied upside is modest. That makes the setup more selective, even though end-market demand remains favorable.

VICR’s Earnings Story Has Real StrengthVicor reported first-quarter 2026 earnings of 44 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 10%. Earnings rose sharply from 6 cents in the year-ago quarter.

Revenues increased 20.2% year over year to $112.97 million. Gross margin expanded 800 basis points to 55.2%, while royalty revenues grew 39.1% to $14.97 million.

On May 26, Vicor updated its second-quarter revenue guidance from $126 million to $142 million. VICR cited rising product revenues and royalties from an additional licensee to its patented power system technology behind the revised upward guidance.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter 2026 revenues is currently pegged at $138.7 million, indicating 1.67% decline from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.

The consensus mark for earnings is pegged at 62 cents per share, up 34.8% over the past 30 days but indicates a decline of 31.87% from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.

Where the Bull Case Gets Less Comfortable for VICRDemand is not the main problem, execution is. Management has described near-term capacity as essentially sold out, while a second three-dimensional interconnect line is expected to matter more in late 2026 and beyond.

Growth now depends on debottlenecking, cycle-time gains and relocating selected process steps before larger capacity additions arrive. Customer concentration is another risk because large original equipment manufacturer, original design manufacturer and contract manufacturing forecasts can change quickly.

Margin quality also needs context. Royalties and litigation-related items have helped profitability, while legal spending tied to intellectual-property enforcement has risen. That can make margins uneven even when product demand is healthy.

How to Read Vicor’s Risk-Reward NowVicor offers direct exposure to a critical AI constraint, namely dense and efficient power delivery. Analog Devices is a broader analog and power-management peer with data-center exposure, while Monolithic Power provides another comparison point for investors watching advanced power solutions.

VICR also has a cash-rich balance sheet, ending the first quarter with $404.25 million in cash and cash equivalents. That gives the company flexibility to fund manufacturing expansion, research and development, and intellectual-property efforts.

Still, the stock-selection case is less obvious than the operating story. Investors are paying a premium for backlog support, AI optionality and licensing leverage before the timing and scale of throughput improvements are fully proven.

ConclusionThe bottom line is that Vicor looks operationally attractive but no longer obviously cheap. The company has strong demand signals, improving estimates and a balance sheet that supports expansion, but valuation and execution risk limit the margin for error.

VICR currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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Retailové REITy rostou díky silné poptávce
PECO Phillips Edison & Co
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The Zacks REIT and Equity Trust - Retail industry is positioned for growth as demand for necessity-based shopping strengthens. Properties anchored by grocers, discount retailers, healthcare providers and other essential tenants benefit from steady traffic and leasing activity. Constrained new development supports occupancy, rental growth and asset values.

Physical stores remain vital as shopping venues, pickup and return locations, and fulfillment centers, increasing the appeal of well-located retail space. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO - Free Report) , Tanger Inc. (SKT - Free Report) and American Assets Trust, Inc. (AAT - Free Report) could benefit from these trends. However, economic and geopolitical uncertainty may weigh on discretionary spending and leasing demand.

Industry Description The Zacks REIT and Equity Trust - Retail industry comprises REITs that own, develop, manage and lease various retail properties, including regional malls, outlet centers, grocery-anchored shopping venues and power centers with big-box retailers. Net lease REITs focus on freestanding properties, where tenants bear rent and most operating expenses. Retail REIT performance is significantly impacted by economic conditions, employment levels and consumer spending trends. Key drivers of demand include the geographic location of properties and the demographics of surrounding trade areas. While the industry faced significant challenges from declining foot traffic, store closures and retailer bankruptcies in the past, it is now experiencing a rebound, driven by renewed consumer interest in in-store shopping, signaling a positive shift in the retail landscape.

What's Shaping the Future of the REIT and Equity Trust - Retail Industry? Need-Based and Value Retail Will Lead Growth: Retail REITs are likely to benefit most from tenants that serve household needs. Grocery stores, discount chains, health and wellness businesses and other value-focused retailers attract customers because they offer useful products at practical prices. These businesses generate repeat visits, which helps shopping centers maintain traffic and supports nearby tenants. As retailers become careful about where they open new stores, landlords with the right tenant mix should remain in a stronger position. Properties anchored by essential and value-oriented businesses can offer stable leasing demand and are better protected when consumer confidence weakens. This trend gives landlords a chance to fill available space with tenants that match changing shopping habits. Retail REITs that focus on convenience, affordability, and everyday services should therefore be better placed to grow and maintain occupancy.

Limited New Supply Will Support Existing Properties: The limited amount of new retail construction is another positive force shaping the industry. With fewer projects entering the market, existing shopping centers face less competition for tenants. Retailers looking to expand have a limited choice of locations, which is helping landlords protect occupancy and maintain rental growth. This supply advantage is useful because the market is less likely to become oversupplied. Owners are also focused on improving properties, updating layouts and bringing in stronger tenants rather than competing with newly built centers. Well-located properties with flexible space and local traffic are expected to continue to hold their value. For retail REITs, limited construction creates a supportive operating environment and gives established landlords more control over how they improve and position their portfolios.

Consumer Pressure May Create Uneven Results: The main concern is that consumer spending may become less reliable as households face higher living costs and economic uncertainty. Shoppers may continue to spend, but they are likely to become more selective and place importance on essentials, discounts and clear value. This could create a wider gap between different types of retailers. Businesses that depend on optional purchases may delay expansion, close weaker stores, or ask for more flexible lease terms. As a result, retail REIT performance may become less even across the sector. Landlords with strong finances, adaptable properties and tenants that meet everyday needs should manage the pressure effectively. However, owners with greater exposure to discretionary retail may face slower leasing, weaker demand and a risk of vacancies if consumer caution continues.

Zacks Industry Rank Indicates Bright Prospects The Zacks REIT and Equity Trust - Retail industry is housed within the broader Zacks Finance sector. It carries a Zacks Industry Rank #95, which places it in the top 38% of 247 Zacks industries.

The group’s Zacks Industry Rank, which is the average of the Zacks Rank of all the member stocks, indicates robust near-term prospects. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.

The industry’s positioning in the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries is a result of the upward funds from operations (FFO) per share outlook for the constituent companies in aggregate. Looking at the aggregate FFO per share estimate revisions, it appears that analysts are gaining confidence in this group’s growth potential. Over the past year, the industry’s FFO per share estimates for 2026 and 2027 have moved 2.20% and 3.40% north, respectively.

Before we present a few stocks that you may want to consider for your portfolio, let’s take a look at the industry’s recent stock market performance and valuation picture.

Industry Outperforms Sector and S&P 500 The REIT and Equity Trust - Retail Industry has outperformed the broader Zacks Finance sector as well as the S&P 500 composite so far in the year.

The industry has risen 20.1% during this period compared with the S&P 500’s increase of 10.9% and the broader Finance sector’s growth of 7.1%.

Year-To-Date Price Performance

Industry's Current Valuation On the basis of the forward 12-month price-to-FFO, which is a commonly used multiple for valuing retail REITs, we see that the industry is currently trading at 16.84X compared with the S&P 500’s forward 12-month price-to-earnings (P/E) of 21.21X. The industry is trading marginally below the Finance sector’s forward 12-month P/E of 16.85X. These are shown in the chart below.

Forward 12 Month Price-to-FFO (P/FFO) Ratio

 
Over the last five years, the industry has traded as high as 18.72X and as low as 12.21X, with a median of 15.15X.

3 Retail REIT Stocks to Buy Phillips Edison & Company: This REIT, based in Cincinnati, OH, is focused on grocery-anchored neighborhood centers and complementary everyday retail. It owns 326 properties totaling 36.9 million square feet across 31 states. The portfolio is 97% leased, with 94% of annualized base rent from grocery-anchored centers and 74% from necessity-based retailers.

PECO presents a resilient growth story built on essential spending, retailer demand and disciplined capital allocation. For this retail REIT, 82% of rent comes from centers anchored by the number-one or number-two grocer by sales, while portfolio markets average $101,000 in three-mile household income. Strong occupancy supports pricing power, with comparable renewal and new-lease spreads of 21.2% and 36.2% in the first quarter of 2026. A mostly fixed-rate debt profile, liquidity and development yields near 9-12% support durable cash-flow growth.

PECO currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its 2026 and 2027 FFO per share has been revised upward to $2.76 and $2.90, suggesting increases of 6.15% and 5.14% year over year, respectively. The stock has risen 8.8% over the past three months. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

Price and Consensus: PECO

Tanger: This Greensboro, N.C.-based REIT specializes in outlet and open-air retail destinations. With 45 years of experience, it operates 38 outlet centers and four lifestyle centers spanning nearly 17 million square feet across 22 U.S. states and Canada. Its properties host more than 3,000 stores, representing more than 800 brands and retail concepts, creating diversified shopping environments.

 Tanger combines resilient operations, leasing momentum and balance-sheet flexibility. Portfolio occupancy stands near 97%, while average tenant sales reached $482 per square foot and blended rent spreads were 10.5% in the first quarter of 2026. Tenant affordability remains supported by a 9.7% occupancy-cost ratio. With net debt to adjusted EBITDAre of 4.8 times, entirely fixed-rate debt and more than $1 billion of liquidity, Tanger has the capacity to reinvest, pursue acquisitions and support shareholder returns.

Tanger currently has a Zacks Rank #2. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its 2026 FFO per share has been raised marginally over the past month to $2.48, indicating a 6.44% year-over-year increase. The stock has rallied 11% over the past three months.

Price and Consensus: SKT

American Assets Trust: This REIT, headquartered in San Diego, CA, has a diversified portfolio concentrated in high-barrier coastal markets. Its 31 properties span office, retail, multifamily and mixed-use assets across California, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii and Texas, totaling about 6.8 million square feet, 2,302 multifamily units and 369 hotel rooms. Its platform combines long-standing experience with in-house leasing, development and operations expertise.

AAT offers a compelling mix of asset quality, diversification and embedded upside. The portfolio benefits from locations with strong demographics, limited new supply and barriers to entry. An investment-grade balance sheet, 96% unsecured debt and roughly $618 million of liquidity provide flexibility, while no significant maturities until 2027 reduce refinancing pressure. Lease-up potential across the portfolio could add meaningful incremental FFO at stabilization.

American Assets Trust currently carries a Zacks Rank #2. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2026 and 2027 FFO per share has witnessed upward revisions to $2.03 and $2.11, indicating a 1.50% and 3.94% increase year over year, respectively. The stock has appreciated 24.1% over the past three months.

Price and Consensus: AAT

Note: Funds from operations (FFO) is a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs rather than net income as it indicates cash flow from their operations. FFO is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization to earnings and subtracting the gains on sales.
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RDN je levný díky Inigo a vyšším výnosům
RDN Radian Group
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Key Takeaways RDN diversify through the Inigo acquisition, expanding into global specialty insurance and reinsurance.Higher investment income, lower claims and a growing mortgage insurance portfolio support earnings growth. RDN continues returning capital through dividend increases and share repurchases. Shares of Radian Group Inc. (RDN - Free Report) are trading at a discount compared with the industry. Its 12-month trailing price-to-book value of 1.04X is lower than the industry average of 2.96X, the Finance sector’s 4.47X and the Zacks S&P 500 composite’s 8.13X. The insurer has a Value Score of A.

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The insurer has a market capitalization of $5 billion. The average volume of shares traded in the last three months was 1.3 million. The insurer has a solid track record of beating earnings estimates in each of the last four quarters, with an average of 10.7%.

Shares of MGIC Investment Corporation (MTG - Free Report) , Assurant, Inc. (AIZ - Free Report) , and Old Republic International Corporation (ORI - Free Report) are also trading at a discount to the industry average.

RDN’s Price PerformanceShares of Radian Group have gained 13.9% in the past six months compared with the industry’s growth of 7.7%.

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Average Target Price for RDN Suggests UpsideBased on short-term price targets offered by six analysts, the Zacks average price target is $43.67 per share. The average suggests a potential 18.4% upside from the last closing price.

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RDN’s Encouraging Growth ProjectionsThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for Radian Group’s 2026 earnings per share (EPS) indicates a year-over-year increase of 16.2%. The consensus estimate for revenues is pegged at $2.21 billion, implying a year-over-year improvement of 81%. The consensus estimate for 2027 EPS and revenues indicates an increase of 2.8% and 11.3%, respectively, from the corresponding 2026 estimates.

RDN’s Favorable Return on Invested CapitalReturn on invested capital (ROIC) in the trailing 12 months was 7%, better than the industry average of 2.2%. This reflects RDN’s efficiency in utilizing funds to generate income. ROIC

Key Points to Note for RDNRadian Group’s heightened focus on the core business and services with higher growth potential ensures a predictable and recurring fee-based revenue stream. New business, combined with increasing annual persistency, should drive continued growth of the insurance-in-force portfolio. Radian Group’s mortgage insurance portfolio creates a strong foundation for future earnings. RDN has been witnessing a declining trend in claim filings. We expect paid claims to decline further, thus strengthening the balance sheet and improving its financial profile.

Radian Group completed its strategic acquisition of Inigo in February 2026. The Inigo acquisition has transformed Radian into a more diversified insurer, reducing its reliance on the U.S. mortgage insurance market while expanding its presence in global specialty insurance and reinsurance. The deal is expected to create more resilient earnings through multiple revenue streams.

Higher investment income is another meaningful earnings tailwind. Net investment income has been improving, benefiting from higher invested assets and the addition of Inigo's investment portfolio. The higher interest-rate environment continues to support reinvestment yields, allowing Radian Group to generate stronger investment returns, an important contributor to overall insurer profitability.

Radian Group projects mid-teens percentage growth in EPS and approximately a 200-basis point increase in return on equity in the first full year after the transaction is closed in early 2026. RDN also expects the deal to double its total annual revenues, providing flexibility to deploy capital across multiple insurance lines through various business cycles.

Radian Group has also agreed to divest Mortgage Conduit, Title and Real Estate Services businesses. With this divestiture, the insurer intends to simplify its operations and focus on the new insurance venture, a global multi-line specialty insurance business.

Radian Group's strong capital position continues to support growth initiatives and shareholder returns. The company has strengthened its capital base through capital contributions, reinsurance transactions and a healthy cash position, providing ample financial flexibility. This has enabled RDN to consistently return capital through dividend increases and share repurchases. The quarterly dividend has more than doubled over the past five years, and marks the sixth consecutive year that RDN has raised its quarterly dividend. Its current dividend yield of 2.8% exceeds the industry average of 2.4%, making the stock attractive for income-focused investors. Management also believes the shares trade below intrinsic value, making share buybacks an efficient use of excess capital that enhances per-share earnings growth.

ConclusionImproving mortgage insurance portfolio, declining claims, Inigo acquisition, rising investment income, a solid capital position and effective capital deployment should continue to favor mortgage insurers over the long term.

Its solid growth projections as well as attractive valuations are other positives. Coupled with impressive dividend history and favorable ROIC, the time appears right for potential investors to bet on this Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) insurer. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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Norfolk Southern zveřejní výsledky 23. července
NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation
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Key Takeaways Norfolk Southern will report Q2 results July 23, with earnings estimated at $3.23 per share. Intermodal revenues are expected to rise 5.7%, aided by freight demand and e-commerce volumes. Cost cuts and Precision Scheduled Railroading may support efficiency as revenues are seen falling 6.7%. Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC - Free Report)  is scheduled to report second-quarter 2026 results on July 23, before market open.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for NSC’s second-quarter 2026 earnings has been revised upward by 3.53% over the past 60 days to $3.23 per share. The consensus mark for earnings implies a 1.8% decline from the year-ago actuals. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for NSC's second-quarter 2026 revenues is pegged at $3.32 billion, indicating a 6.7% fall year over year.

Norfolk Southern has an encouraging earnings surprise history. The company’s earnings outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, delivering an average beat of 6.45%.

Let’s see how things are likely to have shaped up for Norfolk Southern this earnings season.

Factors Likely to Have Influenced NSC’s Q2 PerformanceWe expect NSC’s performance in the to-be-reported quarter to have been bolstered by an uptick in freight market demand and robust cost-cutting initiatives.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the Railway operating revenues from the intermodal segment is anticipated to have increased 5.7% from the year ago actuals.

E-commerce demand is likely to have driven NSC's shipment volumes in the to-be-reported quarter, thereby boosting the company's top line. Additionally, service quality is expected to have improved through the company's Precision Scheduled Railroading operating plan, enabling more efficient utilization of assets.

What Our Model Says About NSCOur proven model predicts an earnings beat for Norfolk Southern this time. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. Which is not the case here.

NSC has an Earnings ESP of +0.21% and a Zacks Rank #3 at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Highlights of NSC’s Q1 ResultsNSC posted earnings (excluding 22 cents from non-recurring items) of $2.65 per share for the first quarter of 2026, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.51. The adjusted figure was down 1.5% from $2.69 a year ago.

Railway operating revenues were $3.0 billion, edging past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.99 billion and rising 0.2% year over year. The adjusted operating ratio (operating expenses as a % of revenues) in the quarter landed at 68.7%, as higher costs and fuel headwinds weighed on profitability. The year-ago value of the metric was 67.9%. A lower value of the metric is preferable.

Other Stocks to ConsiderHere are a few stocks from the broader Zacks Transportation sector that investors may consider, as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to beat on earnings this reporting cycle.

CSX Corporation (CSX - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +1.31% and a Zacks Rank #2 at present. CSX is scheduled to report second-quarter 2026 results on July 22, after market close. 

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the second-quarter 2026 earnings has been revised upward by 6.38% over the past 60 days to 50 cents per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $3.82 billion, indicating a 6.90% increase from the second-quarter 2025 actuals. 

Schneider National (SNDR - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +1.50% and a Zacks Rank #2 at present. SNDR is scheduled to report second-quarter 2026 earnings on July 30.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter 2026 earnings has been remained flat at 22 cents over the past 60 days. SNDR’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in one of the preceding four quarters (missing the mark twice and met the mark once in the remaining three quarters). The average miss is 17.97%.
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WEC Energy Group vyhlásila čtvrtletní dividendu 95,25 centu na akcii
WEC WEC Energy Group
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, /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of 95.25 cents per share on the company's common stock.

The dividend is payable Sept. 1, 2026, to stockholders of record on Aug. 14, 2026. This marks the 336th consecutive quarter — dating back to 1942 — that the company will have paid a dividend to its stockholders.

WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC), based in Milwaukee, is one of the nation's premier energy companies, serving 4.8 million customers in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota.

The company's principal utilities are We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service, Peoples Gas, North Shore Gas, Michigan Gas Utilities, Minnesota Energy Resources and Upper Michigan Energy Resources. Another major subsidiary, We Power, designs, builds and owns electric generating plants. In addition, WEC Infrastructure LLC owns a fleet of renewable generation facilities in states ranging from South Dakota to Texas.

WEC Energy Group (wecenergygroup.com) is a Fortune 500 company and a component of the S&P 500. The company has approximately 31,000 stockholders of record, 7,000 employees and more than $52 billion of assets.

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Hershey čeká obnova marží, Jefferies zůstává opatrný
HSY Hershey
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Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY, XETRA:HSY) is expected to begin recovering margins in the second quarter as higher-cost cocoa inventory from last year cycles through, but Jefferies maintained a ‘Hold’ rating, citing continued weakness in consumer demand and limited evidence of a recovery in sales volumes.

Jefferies wrote that the second quarter "should be the first with meaningful year-over-year gross margin expansion," forecasting roughly 300 basis points of improvement as peak-cost inventory laps.

While cocoa prices have risen from February lows in recent weeks, the firm noted they remain well below year-ago levels and are unlikely to disrupt the near-term margin outlook because much of the company's cocoa exposure is hedged.

The firm expects shipment timing to weigh on reported results after around two percentage points of sales were pulled forward into the first quarter. As a result, it forecasts a modest decline in second-quarter organic sales despite continued pricing strength.

Jefferies expects pricing to contribute around 11 percentage points of growth in the quarter, more than offset by lower volumes. It forecasts Hershey's volumes to decline about 12% in the second quarter, noting that U.S. tracked chocolate dollar sales fell roughly 4% over the latest 12 weeks while chocolate volumes dropped nearly 19% amid continued consumer sensitivity to higher prices.

The analysts noted that competitor Mars has posted volume gains in four of the past six months, while Hershey plans to respond with increased product innovation. The company's salty snacks business, including LesserEvil and Dot's, is also expected to provide some support.

Looking to the second half of the year, Jefferies expects new marketing campaigns and product launches to support performance, including the America 250 program, a Thanksgiving film promotion, and new Reese's products. However, the firm wrote that it views 2027 as "a measured recovery rather than a snapback."

Jefferies slightly lowered its second-quarter revenue estimate to reflect softer tracked demand while leaving its full-year earnings forecast unchanged.

The firm increased its price target to $190, implying upside from current levels of $175, stating that it remains cautious "given the unresolved volume question and a valuation that already reflects the improved cost backdrop."
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Toast roste v enterprise, retailu i zahraničí
TOST Toast
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Key Takeaways Toast is expanding into enterprise, retail and international markets to broaden its growth opportunities.TOST won Hungry Howie's rollout, launched Drive-Thru and now serves 100-plus grocery locations.TOST posted 21.9% revenue growth, 26% ARR growth and added 7,000 net new locations in Q1. Toast (TOST - Free Report) is expanding beyond independent U.S. restaurants into enterprise chains, retail and international markets. Management said these newer markets are gaining traction, with annualized recurring run-rate (ARR) growing faster and software revenue per location exceeding that of Toast’s core business at a comparable stage.

Enterprise offers clear proof of Toast’s expansion strategy. Hungry Howie’s selected Toast’s enterprise technology suite for implementation across roughly 500 restaurants, including its point-of-sale (POS) terminals, Multi-Location Management, Kitchen Display System (KDS) and Toast Payment Processing. Toast also launched Toast Drive-Thru, an enterprise-grade solution designed to serve more than 140,000 U.S. locations.

Retail is another important growth path. Toast now serves more than 100 grocery locations, each generating more than $5 million in annual sales. Management estimates that more than 20,000 independent U.S. grocers generate more than $250 billion in sales, creating a sizable opportunity for Toast’s payments, inventory and supplier tools.

Internationally, Toast is focusing on dense, high-volume cities such as London, Toronto, Sydney and Melbourne. Its support for an International Chamber of Commerce UK Trade & Export initiative could raise its profile with hospitality groups expanding between the UK and the United States. Toast is backing that expansion with local teams, round-the-clock service and operating data that can be shared globally.

Toast entered 2026 with strong momentum, giving its broader expansion plan added weight. First-quarter revenues increased 21.9% to $1.63 billion, while ARR climbed 26% to $2.2 billion. It added 7,000 net new locations in the quarter, with total locations increasing 22% year over year to nearly 171,000.

How Are Block & Lightspeed Expanding?Block’s (XYZ - Free Report) Square is a strong direct competitor. Square combines restaurant POS, payments, handheld hardware, online ordering, inventory and franchise-management tools, while its Uber Eats integration is expanding internationally. Square said that food-and-beverage seller GPV grew 21% year over year in first-quarter 2026.

Lightspeed POS (LSPD - Free Report) competes across hospitality and retail. Its platform combines POS, global payments, inventory management, supplier connections, analytics and multichannel sales, helping multi-location merchants operate efficiently across physical and digital channels. Lightspeed serves businesses in more than 100 countries worldwide.

TOST’s Price Performance, Valuation & EstimatesShares of Toast have outperformed in the past three months compared with the broader industry.

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From a valuation standpoint, Toast’s shares has a Value Score of C. In terms of forward 12-month P/E, TOST stock is trading at 26.34X, which is at a discount to the Zacks Internet Software industry’s 28.50X.

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Toast’s estimate revisions reflect a positive trend. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for full-year 2026 EPS has been revised upward to $1.35 in the past two months. The consensus estimate for the metric indicates a year-over-year increase of 51.69%.

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Toast currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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Boot Barn zrychlil růst e-commerce na 14,1 %
BOOT Boot Barn Holdings
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Key Takeaways Boot Barn's e-commerce comparable sales rose 14.1% in fiscal 2026 Q4, outpacing same-store sales growth.BOOT's exclusive-brand websites for Cheyenne and CLEO & WOLF enhance product discovery & attract new shoppers.Boot Barn expects 13% e-commerce comparable sales growth in fiscal 2027 from digital investments. Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.’s (BOOT - Free Report) omnichannel strategy remains a key growth driver in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, reflecting the company's continued investments in digital capabilities, exclusive brands and customer engagement. While consolidated same-store sales increased 6.1%, e-commerce comparable sales surged 14.1%, led by double-digit growth on BootBarn.com. Management believes its integrated omnichannel model is expanding customer reach while strengthening the brand's long-term competitive position.

A major pillar of the company's strategy is the expansion of its exclusive brands through dedicated digital platforms. During the quarter, Boot Barn launched standalone websites for Cheyenne and CLEO & WOLF, following the earlier launches of Cody James and Hawx. These platforms enhance brand storytelling, improve product discovery and position the exclusive labels as standalone brands. Management said the new websites have delivered encouraging early results while helping attract new customers to the Boot Barn ecosystem.

The retailer is also leveraging artificial intelligence to strengthen its omnichannel capabilities. Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to drive incremental traffic across online and physical stores, enhance the customer experience, improve operating efficiency and allow employees to focus on higher-value activities. Meanwhile, balanced marketing investments across stores and e-commerce support customer acquisition, contributing to a 12.5% increase in the active loyalty database to 10.8 million members in fiscal 2026.

Management highlighted that approximately 70% of shoppers purchasing through its exclusive-brand websites are entirely new customers, with many later converting into Boot Barn shoppers. Social media platforms, particularly Meta and TikTok, have been instrumental in driving this discovery through targeted marketing.

Boot Barn expects e-commerce comparable sales to increase 13% in fiscal 2027, supported by continued investments in AI, digital marketing and exclusive-brand expansion, reinforcing its omnichannel as a key pillar of its long-term growth strategy.

Boot Barn’s Price Performance, Valuation & EstimatesShares of Boot Barn have lost 8.8% over the past year against the industry’s 1.8% growth.

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From a valuation standpoint, BOOT trades at a trailing price-to-sales ratio of 2.10X, above the industry’s average of 1.46X. It has a Value Score of B.

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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Boot Barn’s fiscal 2027 earnings implies year-over-year growth of 16.3%, while the same for fiscal 2028 indicates an uptick of 15.6%. Estimates for fiscal 2027 and 2028 have remained unchanged over the past 30 days.

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Boot Barn currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Other Key PicksGenesco Inc. (GCO - Free Report) is a Nashville-based specialty retailer and branded company. It sells footwear and accessories through retail stores. The company flaunts a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Genesco’s current fiscal-year earnings indicates growth of 55.2% from the year-ago actuals. GCO delivered a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 3.8%.

Designer Brands Inc. (DBI - Free Report) designs, produces and retails footwear and accessories. It offers shoes, boots, sandals, sneakers, socks, handbags and accessories. It currently carries a Zacks Rank #2.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Designer Brands’ current fiscal-year earnings and sales suggests growth of 137.5% and 0.5%, respectively, from the year-ago actuals. DBI delivered a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 112.8%.

Tapestry, Inc. (TPR - Free Report) is the designer and marketer of fine accessories and gifts for women and men in the United States and internationally. The company also holds a Zacks Rank #2 at present.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Tapestry’s current fiscal-year earnings and sales indicates growth of 36.5% and 13.9%, respectively, from the year-ago actuals. TPR delivered a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 15.6%.
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ARM roste díky Armv9 a AI procesorům
ARM Arm Holdings
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Key Takeaways ARM is benefiting from the wider adoption of Armv9 and Compute Subsystems.Arm's royalty business remains durable, with nearly half of revenue from products launched over a decade ago.ARM is broadening its AI strategy with the Arm AGI CPU to expand beyond traditional licensing. Arm Holdings (ARM - Free Report) is well-positioned to benefit from the next phase of AI adoption as customers increasingly require more advanced chip architectures. While the company's licensing and royalty model has long been a competitive advantage, the opportunity is expanding as customers adopt Armv9 and Compute Subsystems (CSS).

More sophisticated designs enable ARM to capture greater value from every chip shipped through higher royalty rates and deeper customer integration. The company's royalty stream is also highly durable, with nearly half of current royalty revenue still generated by products introduced more than a decade ago.

Looking ahead, the introduction of the Arm AGI CPU further broadens monetization opportunities by enabling ARM to participate more directly in cloud AI infrastructure rather than relying solely on intellectual property licensing.

Arm vs. Semiconductor IP PeersCompared with semiconductor IP peers Synopsys (SNPS - Free Report) and Cadence Design Systems (CDNS - Free Report) , ARM is uniquely positioned to benefit from rising AI compute demand through multiple revenue streams. While Synopsys and Cadence Design Systems primarily generate software and design-automation revenue, ARM participates in licensing, recurring royalties, and, increasingly, higher-value AI compute solutions.

As AI workloads become more complex, Synopsys, Cadence Design Systems and ARM are all expected to benefit from semiconductor innovation. However, ARM's expanding royalty economics, growing adoption of CSS, and entry into AI-focused processors provide growth avenues that differentiate it from Synopsys and Cadence Design Systems, strengthening its long-term competitive position.

ARM’s Price Performance, Valuation and EstimatesThe stock has surged a massive 153% year to date, significantly underperforming the industry’s 44% rally.

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From a valuation standpoint, ARM trades at a forward price-to-sales ratio of 44.93X, well above the industry’s 8.84X. It carries a Value Score of F.

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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the company’s fiscal 2027 earnings has declined over the past 30 days.

ARM currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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Reddit čeká překonání odhadů analytiků díky reklamě a růstu uživatelů
RDDT Reddit
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Reddit Inc (NYSE:RDDT) is expected to beat Wall Street's second-quarter revenue and EBITDA targets, according to Jefferies, which pointed to strong ad checks and improving user growth heading into the print.

The brokerage said investor conversations point to expectations for revenue and EBITDA to come in mid-single-digit and low-double-digit percent above consensus, respectively.

Jefferies also expects third-quarter guidance to beat consensus by a similar margin to last quarter, when the company's outlook topped the street by low-single-digit percent on revenue and mid-single-digit percent on EBITDA.

User growth remains the central debate for investors. Jefferies believes the market is looking for a sequential increase in quarter-over-quarter net adds in US logged-in daily active users, following growth of 200,000 in the first quarter. Its traffic analysis shows US web and app DAUs rebounded from declines in February and March to growth throughout the second quarter, while total web DAU growth improved to 16% year-over-year from 15% in the first quarter.

With Reddit set to drop its logged-in DAU disclosure starting in the third quarter, Jefferies said a strong second-quarter showing on that metric matters more for shifting investor focus back to monetization.

Jefferies said it will watch for progress on adoption of Reddit's newer low-funnel ad products and automation tools, which its Max offering is expected to help support, along with updated commentary on data licensing strategy ahead of potential 2027 renewal talks with Google and OpenAI.

Other focus areas for the earnings call include DAU growth drivers such as onboarding and personalization improvements, advertiser count growth and diversification into smaller advertisers, ARPU sustainability, and new product launches.
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GE Vernova získala dvě zakázky v Berlíně
GEV-US GE Vernova
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BofA Securities remains bullish on GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV) as strong demand for power-generation and grid equipment continues to support the company’s growth outlook.

Analyst Andrew Obin reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a $1,310 price forecast.

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Obin expects strong second-quarter order growth, driven by demand for gas-power and grid equipment. BofA Securities forecasts total orders of $19.6 billion, up 59% year over year and slightly above the $19.4 billion consensus estimate.

The projection includes $11.1 billion in Power orders, $7 billion in Electrification orders, and $1.6 billion in Wind orders.

Power: Gas Demand Drives OrdersBofA Securities expects GE Vernova to secure 13 gigawatts of gas-power equipment contracts during the quarter. The projection includes 9 gigawatts of firm orders and 4 gigawatts of net slot reservation agreements.

The firm forecasts Power revenue of $5.61 billion, up 17% year over year, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 17.9%.

Power orders could rise 57% to $11.1 billion, supported by demand for gas-turbine equipment and services.

Electrification: Key Upside DriverObin views Electrification as the segment most likely to outperform expectations.

BofA Securities forecasts segment revenue of $3.47 billion, representing 60% reported growth. The estimate includes a 25-percentage-point contribution from GE Vernova’s acquisition of the remaining interest in the Prolec joint venture.

The firm projects an 18% adjusted EBITDA margin and believes management’s guidance for modest sequential margin expansion may prove conservative.

Wind: Weakness PersistsBofA Securities expects Wind revenue to decline 16% to $1.88 billion, reflecting continued weakness in the U.S. onshore wind market.

The firm forecasts an adjusted EBITDA loss of $280 million for the segment.

Financial Outlook and ValuationBofA Securities projects second-quarter revenue of $10.84 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $1.21 billion.

For 2026, the firm forecasts revenue of $45.49 billion, adjusted EBITDA of $6.27 billion, and free cash flow of $7.35 billion.

BofA Securities bases its $1,310 price forecast on 40 times estimated 2027 adjusted EBITDA. Obin believes the premium valuation reflects GE Vernova’s above-peer earnings growth and margin-expansion outlook.

Risks include changes to wind incentives, execution challenges, weaker gas turbine demand, and contract cost overruns.

Stromnetz Berlin: GE Vernova Wins Grid ContractsSeparately, GE Vernova said Thursday that it secured two contracts from Stromnetz Berlin GmbH to design, deliver and install 110-kilovolt gas-insulated substations in Wittenau and Neukölln.

The substations will use GE Vernova’s SF₆-free g³ technology, which reduces the insulating medium’s global warming potential by about 99% compared with SF₆.

The projects will modernize sections of Berlin’s high-voltage network serving homes, businesses and public infrastructure.

The contracts expand the company’s involvement in European grid modernization and support demand for its Electrification equipment.

GEV Stock Price Activity: GE Vernova shares were down 3.36% at $1,019.80 at the time of publication on Thursday, according to Benzinga Pro data.

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D-Wave zvyšuje výhled na systémové zakázky
QBTS D-Wave Quantum
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Key Takeaways D-Wave raised its outlook to 2-3 system deals annually, with at least 2 deliveries expected this year.QBTS posted $33.4M Q1 bookings as its sales pipeline and average potential deal size more than doubled.QBTS expects multiyear service, maintenance and cloud contracts to add recurring revenue after system sales. D-Wave Quantum (QBTS - Free Report) , or D-Wave, continues to see growing interest in its Advantage2 annealing quantum computer system. During the May 2026 earnings call, management raised its annual outlook for system sales, now expecting to close 2 or 3 system deals per year, with at least 2 system deliveries anticipated this year.

The stronger outlook comes on the back of record first-quarter bookings of $33.4 million, up 1,994% from the year-ago quarter and 149% from the fourth quarter of 2025. More than two dozen commercial customers accounted for more than 31% of quarterly bookings, while educational and research organizations made up the rest.

The largest transaction was the $20 million annealing quantum computer system sale to Florida Atlantic University in January, which D-Wave views as an important collaboration to further quantum computing experimentation and innovation. During the first quarter of 2026, the dollar value of the company’s sales opportunity pipeline more than doubled from the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, while the average potential deal size also more than doubled over the same period.

Management noted that system sales typically involve multiple stages, such as site preparation, delivery, installation and calibration, before customers begin using the systems. While a significant portion of revenues is recognized when a system is delivered, additional revenues are recognized over time as installation and calibration activities progress.

D-Wave also expects most system transactions to include multiyear revenue components, such as service and maintenance contracts, as well as access to its cloud service. These recurring streams expected to complement revenue generated from the initial system sales.

QBTS’ Peer UpdatesAstera Labs (ALAB - Free Report) has announced a significant expansion of its Taiwan operations and Cloud-Scale Interop Lab. This deepens ALAB’s engineering and operational footprint, and strategic coordination with customers and ecosystem partners in one of the world’s most important semiconductor ecosystems. In collaboration with several AI platform providers, Astera Labs will strengthen the validation and system integration work required to bring purpose-built AI infrastructure to market faster.

Arista Networks (ANET - Free Report) has announced a new portfolio of 1.6T networking platforms designed specifically as the foundation for rack-scale AI infrastructure. The 7060XE7 Series represents Arista’s transition from providing high-performance switches to delivering comprehensive rack-scale systems. By addressing the extreme density, power and thermal efficiency requirements of the AI era, these platforms of ANET enable customers to build scale-up and scale-out AI fabrics optimized for air, liquid and hybrid-cooled environments, maximizing compute density per kilowatt of power.

QBTS’ Price Performance, Valuation & EarningsYear to date, QBTS shares have declined 30.1% compared with the industry’s 4.5% fall.

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D-Wave is trading at a forward, five-year Price/Sales (P/S) of 103.29X, significantly higher than its 16.25X median and the industry average of 4.06X.

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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for D-Wave’s 2026 and 2027 loss per share has remained constant in the past 60 days.

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D-Wave currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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Silence Therapeutics dokončila nábor do studie SANRECO dříve
SLN Silence Therapeutics
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Key Takeaways SLN completed SANRECO enrollment ahead of schedule, accelerating the top-line data to August 2026.SLN is seeking a strategic partner to advance phase III-ready zerlasiran after positive FDA and EMA feedback.Silence Therapeutics regained global rights to SLN312 after AstraZeneca ended the program's development. Shares of Silence Therapeutics (SLN - Free Report) have surged 107% over the past six months, driven by investor optimism around the company's advancing RNA interference (siRNA) pipeline, upcoming clinical data readouts and the long-term growth potential of its lead candidate, divesiran.

Divesiran: SLN’s Major Growth DriverInvestor sentiment has been fueled by the rapid clinical progress of divesiran, Silence Therapeutics’ first-in-class siRNA therapy targeting TMPRSS6 for the treatment of patients with polycythemia vera (PV), a rare myeloproliferative blood cancer characterized by excessive production of red blood cells and elevated hematocrit levels.

The ongoing phase II SANRECO study is evaluating divesiran at a 6 mg dose with every-six-week (Q6W) and every-12-week (Q12W) dosing schedules in patients with PV. The study completed patient enrollment ahead of schedule. As a result, the company accelerated the anticipated top-line data readout from the second half of 2026 to the third quarter of 2026 (August 2026). Positive study data could serve as a significant catalyst for the stock. Earlier phase I data demonstrated meaningful reductions in phlebotomy requirements, improvements in disease-related symptoms and quality of life and a favorable safety profile.

Year to date, shares of Silence Therapeutics have jumped 71.9% against the industry’s 1.5% drop.

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SLN’s Other Pipeline Assets on the MoveBeyond divesiran, Silence Therapeutics continues to strengthen its long-term growth outlook through a diversified RNAi pipeline. Zerlasiran (SLN360) is SLNs’ phase III-ready siRNA candidate for cardiovascular disease associated with elevated lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)], a genetically inherited risk factor for heart attack and stroke. In phase I and phase II studies, zerlasiran demonstrated substantial and durable reductions in Lp(a) with infrequent dosing and a favorable safety profile. Following positive regulatory feedback from the FDA and EMA, and the completion of key phase III readiness activities, the company is seeking a strategic partner to advance late-stage development and commercialization of the program.

SLN312 Faces Development Setback Following AstraZeneca ExitAnother promising asset, SLN312, is an siRNA therapy targeting ANGPTL3 for the treatment of dyslipidemia. However, the candidate faced a setback in March, after its former partner, AstraZeneca (AZN - Free Report) , decided to discontinue further development of the program following a phase I study. Although the study demonstrated durable, dose-dependent reductions in ANGPTL3, triglycerides and atherogenic lipoproteins, along with a favorable safety profile and the potential for infrequent dosing, AZN chose not to advance the candidate into later-stage development. As a result, Silence Therapeutics will regain global rights to SLN312 and must now determine the program's future, either by funding its development internally or securing a new strategic partner.

SLN’s Zacks Rank & Stocks to ConsiderSilence Therapeutics currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

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