This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT), the construction-equipment and power-systems manufacturer, is delivering stronger profits, but investors want a clearer road ahead. Shares fell 3.09% to $627.39 at 1:10 p.m. ET on October 30 as attention shifted toward fourth-quarter expectations and the outlook for 2027. RBC cut its price target to $722 from

CNO Financial Group (CNO) put fresh numbers on the table with its third quarter 2026 report, pairing higher net income with raised full year operating earnings guidance and an updated capital deployment story. The reaction has been swift. CNO Financial Group’s 1-day share price return of 4.53% and 7-day share price return of 7.47% suggest

Hershey stock snapped higher, climbing 3.3% to US$165.61 by Friday’s close, even though the past week had been tough with the share price down over 2%. Traders latched onto one thing in the fresh Q3 2026 release: profit power. Basic earnings per share came in at US$2.89 on revenue of US$3.28b, pointing to a quarter

Why Arbor Realty Trust (ABR) stock is trading lower today What happened? Shares of real estate investment trust Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) fell 27.3% in the afternoon session after the company reported a GAAP net loss for the third quarter of 2026, missed estimates for revenue, net interest income, and adjusted earnings, and suspended its

PCAR Q3 deep dive: margin gains offset supply chain and revenue challenges Trucking company PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q3 2026, but sales rose 19% year on year to $7.94 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.61 per share was 7.4% above analysts’ consensus estimates. Is now the time to buy

WKC Q3 deep dive: marine volatility and land transformation drive results, outlook remains measured Energy management company World Kinect (NYSE:WKC) reported Q3 2026 results exceeding the market’s revenue expectations , with sales up 41.3% year on year to $13.27 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.99 per share was 3.5% above analysts’ consensus estimates. Is now

BlackRock has recently launched the iShares Future Robotics and Related Technologies Active ETF, expanded its presence in model portfolios through 55ip’s UMA platform, and seen subsidiary Preqin publish a forecast pointing to sizeable growth in global private capital assets under management by 2031. The mix of a new robotics and AI focused active ETF, broader

When St. Louis Fed chief Alberto Musalem and Dallas Fed’s Lorie Logan both pointed to more rate hikes ahead, the message was simple. Money is not cheap and capital will stay picky. That puts more focus on real infrastructure behind AI, like the switches, routers and server builders that keep model training running. This article

The positive sentiment engendered by Merck‘s (NYSE:MRK) solid third-quarter results posted on Thursday carried over into the following trading session. It wasn’t only the vibes; several analysts tracking the durable pharmaceutical company raised their price targets on its equity. The stock climbed more than 2% as a result, in contrast to the S&P 500 index’s

NBR Q3 deep dive: international expansion and technology drive growth despite Middle East headwinds Drilling services company Nabors Industries (NYSE:NBR) reported Q3 2026 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations , with sales up 6.6% year on year to $872.2 million. Its non-GAAP loss of $1.24 per share was significantly below analysts’ consensus estimates. Is now

Intel’s data center business just grew almost 80% in a year. Its outlook for the fourth quarter just handed the stock its worst day in more than half a century, erasing nearly $140 billion in market value Friday. Intel (INTC) stock closed down nearly 29% Friday after the chipmaker’s forecast for the final three months

Big Tech’s brutal week had one clear epicenter. Alphabet (GOOGL) lost $468 billion in market value this week, more than SpaceX, Intel and Nvidia combined. That was the Google parent’s worst week ever and the second-biggest weekly wipeout for any US-listed stock, by Yahoo Finance calculations. Only Nvidia (NVDA) has lost more, about $552 billion

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a developer of quantum computing systems, went public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) five years ago. Its stock started trading at $10.60 and eventually hit an all-time high of $82.09 on Oct. 13, 2025. Today, IonQ trades at about $29. Let’s see why it dropped 65% from

Amazon (AMZN) reported mixed results after the bell on Thursday, missing Wall Street’s targets on earnings per share and revenue, but posting better-than-anticipated Q3 AWS revenue. Operating income topped the company’s own estimates. Amazon stock fell more than 7% in premarket action Friday, but pared much of those losses as the trading day went on.