Regional banking company United Community Banks (NYSE:UCB) will be reporting earnings this Wednesday before market hours. Here’s what you need to know.
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Shares of cloud computing platform DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN) jumped 4.4% in the afternoon session after Barclays analyst Raimo Lenschow maintained an "Overweight" rating on the stock but raised the price target to $63 from $49.
Shares of language-learning app Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL)
fell 6.6% in the afternoon session after the company announced a CFO transition and provided preliminary fourth-quarter results that appeared to concern investors.
Shares of wireless chipmaker Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM)
fell 3.4% in the afternoon session after Mizuho Securities downgraded the company to Neutral from Outperform, citing challenges in the handset business.
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Shares of fuel cell technology Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) fell 7.3% in the morning session after an analyst at TD Cowen downgraded the stock to Hold from Buy and lowered the price target to $2 from $4.
Shares of digital infrastructure provider Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) jumped 12.9% in the morning session after the stock's positive momentum continued as it reported impressive second-quarter growth metrics that significantly beat Wall Street expectations.
Shares of aerospace and defense company AerSale (NASDAQ:ASLE)
jumped 4.8% in the morning session after Truist Financial raised its price target on the company's shares to $8 from $6.
Shares of insurance software provider Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) jumped 3.2% in the morning session after the company announced it completed a prior share repurchase program and that its board of directors approved a new plan to buy back up to $500 million of its common stock.
Shares of business software provider Freshworks (NASDAQ:FRSH) jumped 4.8% in the morning session after the company implemented a significant price increase for its Freshdesk plans, a move that could potentially boost future growth.
Shares of composite decking and railing products manufacturer Trex Company (NYSE:TREX)
jumped 4% in the morning session after BMO Capital reiterated its Outperform rating on the stock.
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The global maintenance products market received a jolt this morning as the WD-40 Company (NASDAQ: WDFC), the San Diego-based titan of lubricants and household chemicals, reported a surprising earnings miss. While the company is widely regarded as a "boring" but reliable compounder, its fiscal 2026 first-quarter results have sparked significant debate on Wall Street. Today [...]
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