adminUrban Outfitters Stock Soars After Earnings
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Urban Outfitters (URBN) shares jumped Wednesday after the company reported third-quarter results that were better than analysts had expected, thanks to rising sales across its non-Urban Outfitters brands.
After Tuesday’s closing bell, the retailer reported a third-quarter record of $1.36 billion in revenue, up from $1.28 billion the same time last year and slightly better than the $1.34 billion analysts had expected, according to estimates compiled by Visible Alpha.
The operator of its namesake Urban Outfitters stores along with other brands like Free People and Anthropologie recorded $102.9 million in net income for the quarter, up from $83 million a year ago and the $78.9 million analysts projected.
Overall comparable store sales rose 1.5% year-over-year, driven by 5.8% growth at Anthropologie stores and 5.3% at Free People, each better than expected, while comparable sales at Urban Outfitters fell more than expected at 8.9%.
CEO Richard Hayne said the company is “optimistic” about demand the company is seeing ahead of the holiday shopping season, noting in Tuesday’s earnings call that Urban Outfitters has seen a “remarkably resilient” consumer. Hayne said positive sales trends seen in October continued into the start of the fourth quarter in November despite outside events like global conflict, severe weather, and the election, according to a transcript of the call from AlphaSense.
Urban Outfitters shares were up 15% in recent trading. With today's gain, the stock is up nearly 30% year-to-date, which is slightly better than the S&P 500's increase over the period.
–Aaron McDade
Workday Price Levels to Watch as Outlook Disappoints
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Workday (WDAY) posted better-than-expected third-quarter results, but provided a current-quarter subscription revenue outlook below Wall Street expectations, sending shares in the software maker tumbling Wednesday morning.
A bearish divergence has formed between the stock's November peak and the relative strength index, a technical occurrence that signals weakening buying momentum.
Investors should monitor important support areas on Workday's chart around $237, $223, and $207 while also watching a key overhead level near $279.
The stock was down 8% at $248 in recent trading.
Read the full technical analysis piece here.
–Timothy Smith
What's the Schedule for Markets Over the Holidays?
2 hr 31 min ago
Traders will have some extra time to digest their turkey this week.
Both the stock and bond market will close on Thursday for Thanksgiving. Trading will resume on Black Friday, but wrap up early, with the stock market closing at 1 p.m. and the bond market at 2 p.m.
The markets will keep those same, shorter hours on Christmas Eve, which falls on Tuesday, Dec. 24, and remain shut on Christmas Day. The markets will return to their normal schedule on Thursday, Dec. 26th.
The bond market has another early closure scheduled on New Year's Eve, or Tuesday, Dec. 31. Both markets will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1, New Year's Day, and reopen as usual a day later.
–Sarina Trangle
Dell Price Levels to Watch as Stock Plunges After Earnings
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Dell (DELL) shares tumbled in premarket trading Wednesday after the server and personal computer maker reported fiscal 2025 third-quarter revenue that came in below Wall Street expectations.
Since bottoming out below the 200-day moving average (MA) in early August, Dell shares have trended higher within a rising wedge, a chart pattern that may signal a potential reversal upon a breakdown below the formation’s lower trendline.
While the relative strength index (RSI) indicates positive price momentum with a reading above 60, the indicator turned downwards ahead of earnings as the stock’s price ran into selling pressure near the rising wedge pattern’s top trendline.
Investors should watch key support levels on Dell's chart around $130, $105, and $87. while also monitoring an important overhead area near $180.
Dell shares were down 12% at $125 in recent premarket trading.
Read the full technical analysis piece here.
–Timothy Smith
Major Index Stock Futures Little Changed
4 hr 20 min ago
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 0.1%.
S&P 500 futures were down 0.1%.
Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.2%.
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