Welcome to Extreme Investor Network, where we provide you with the latest updates on the companies making headlines in the finance world. Today, we will be discussing some key movements in the stock market that occurred during extended trading hours.
Yelp, the popular restaurant review site, saw a 6% decrease in its stock price after posting light second-quarter revenue guidance. Despite this, the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings of 20 cents per share, exceeding analysts’ estimates. Revenue for the period met expectations, coming in at $333 million.
In contrast, Sweetgreen, the salad chain, experienced a 5% increase in its stock price following the announcement of first-quarter revenue of $158 million, which surpassed the consensus estimate. Earnings figures were not immediately comparable with estimates.
Akamai Technologies, a cloud company, faced a nearly 9% decline in its stock price due to weaker guidance for the second quarter. The company expects adjusted earnings between $1.51 to $1.56 per share on revenue of $967 million to $986 million, falling short of analysts’ expectations.
On the other hand, Array Technologies, a solar tracker tech provider, saw an 8% increase in its stock price after reporting first-quarter adjusted earnings of 6 cents per share on revenue of $153.4 million, surpassing analyst projections.
Dropbox, a cloud storage company, experienced a 2.5% increase in its stock price after beating first-quarter expectations on both the top and bottom lines. The company posted adjusted earnings of 58 cents per share on revenue of $631 million, outperforming analyst estimates.
Insulet, a medical device company, faced a 5% decline in its stock price despite exceeding first-quarter earnings and revenue expectations. Earnings per share came in at 73 cents, higher than the consensus estimate, while revenue reached $441.7 million, above the expected figure.
Unity Software, a video game software developer, saw a 2% decrease in its stock price after posting a first-quarter loss of 75 cents per share, wider than analysts’ expectations. However, revenue of $460 million surpassed the consensus estimate.
Lastly, Gen Digital, a cybersecurity software company that owns LifeLock and Norton, experienced a 5% increase in its stock price following the announcement of fiscal fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of 53 cents per share and revenue of $967 million, reflecting growth from the year-ago period.
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