Meta, McDonald’s, Teladoc, Ford and extra

Try the businesses making headlines in noon buying and selling.

Meta Platforms — Shares of the corporate previously often known as Fb surged 17% after reporting mixed first-quarter results. The corporate posted a beat in earnings however a disappointing income miss. It additionally noticed day by day lively customers develop following a decline within the fourth quarter.

McDonald’s – Shares of the restaurant chain gained 3% after first-quarter revenue topped expectations. McDonald’s reported first-quarter income of $5.67 billion versus the $5.59 billion anticipated by analysts, based on Refinitiv. The corporate noticed same-store gross sales development of three.5% within the U.S. and even greater in worldwide markets, forward of estimates compiled by StreetAccount.

Qualcomm — Qualcomm’s inventory worth surged more than 7% after its most recent earnings report confirmed all 4 of the corporate’s semiconductor companies grew throughout the latest quarter. Qualcomm posted adjusted earnings per share of $3.21 on income of $11.16 billion. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv had been forecasting earnings of $2.91 per share on income of $10.60 billion.

Ford — The automaker’s shares fell 2% after the corporate stated its stake in Rivian dragged earnings decrease within the current quarter. Ford reported adjusted earnings per share of 38 cents on $32.1 billion in revenue. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv anticipated earnings of 37 cents per share on $31.13 billion in income.  

Caterpillar – Shares of the equipment firm dropped greater than 3% regardless of a first-quarter report that beat estimates on the highest and backside strains. Caterpillar reported an adjusted $2.88 in earnings per share on $13.59 billion of income. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv had penciled in $2.60 in earnings per share on $13.40 billion of income. The corporate’s gross sales development did gradual relative to the fourth quarter, and working revenue margins shrank 12 months over 12 months.

PayPal — PayPal shares jumped 9% following a beat on income within the first quarter. The inventory rose even because the funds agency issued weak steering for the second quarter and full 12 months.

Mastercard — Mastercard shares gained 4.6% following a beat on the highest and backside strains within the current quarter. For the primary time because the begin of the pandemic, the corporate stated cross-border journey ticked above 2019 ranges.

Comcast — Shares of Comcast plummeted more than 6% despite beating analysts’ expectations on the highest and backside strains as development in broadband subscriptions slowed. The corporate beat analysts’ estimates on the metric however famous that roughly 80,000 of the subscribers had been free web clients.

Southwest Airlines — Southwest Airways’ stock rose 2% after reporting a wider-than-expected loss however a beat on income within the current quarter. The corporate reaffirmed its second-quarter forecasts and stated it expects income for that interval to outpace 2019 regardless of fewer flights.

Pinterest — Pinterest’s inventory worth jumped more than 7% following an earnings beat. On Wednesday, the image-sharing firm reported adjusted earnings of 10 cents per share and revenues of $575 million. As compared, analysts polled by Refinitiv anticipated earnings of Four cents per share on revenues of $573 million.

Eli Lilly — The drug maker’s shares 3.7% after the corporate reported outcomes from a scientific trial displaying its obesity drug tirzepatide helped patients lose as much as 22.5% of their weight. Eli Lilly additionally reported better-than-expected earnings and income for the primary quarter and boosted its full-year income steering.

Teladoc —  Shares of the telehealth service plummeted by 45% after the corporate reported an earnings miss for its most up-to-date quarter and gave weaker-than-expected income steering, after which at least six Wall Street firms issued downgrades of the inventory.

ServiceNow — Shares of ServiceNow added 7.9% following a beat on the highest and backside strains within the current quarter. The corporate noticed $1.73 adjusted earnings per share on $1.72 billion in income. Analysts anticipated $1.70 per share and $1.70 billion in income, based on FactSet’s StreetAccount.

— CNBC’s Jesse Pound, Tanaya Macheel and Sarah Min contributed reporting

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