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Apr 30 Pre-Market Earnings Release Stocks
(COP) ConocoPhillips fell after reporting first-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.89 per share on revenue of $15.76 billion, down 7.8% year-over-year. Net income came in at $2.18 billion, while production averaged about 2.31 million barrels per day, slightly lower than last quarter. The company expects second-quarter production to range between 2.19 million and 2.22 million barrels per day.
(CAT) Caterpillar, Inc. rose after reporting first-quarter earnings of $5.54 per share on revenue of $17.4 billion, up 22% year-over-year. Net income came in at $2.55 billion, with strength in its construction and energy businesses, while the company returned $5.7 billion to shareholders and noted a record backlog supporting demand.
(VLO) Valero Energy Corporation reported first-quarter earnings of $4.22 per share on revenue of $32.4 billion, up 7% year-over-year. Results were supported by refining throughput of about 2.9 million barrels per day, with improved performance in its renewable diesel and ethanol segments.
Apr 29 Post-Market Earnings Release Stocks
(MSFT) Microsoft Corp. rose after reporting fiscal third-quarter earnings of $4.27 per share on revenue of $82.9 billion, up 18% year-over-year. Cloud growth remained strong, with Azure rising 40% and Microsoft Cloud revenue reaching $54.5 billion, up 29%. The company also said it expects capital spending to exceed $40 billion next quarter and around $190 billion for the full year.
Shares slid 3.8% to $408.37 in early trading.
(AMZN) Amazon.com, Inc. reported first-quarter earnings of $2.78 per share on revenue of $181.5 billion, up 17% year-over-year. Growth was supported by AWS, with revenue up 28%, while net income reached $30.3 billion. The company guided second-quarter sales to between $194 billion and $199 billion, with operating income expected between $20 billion and $24 billion, and said capital spending totaled $44.2 billion as it continues investing heavily in AI.
(META) Meta Platforms, Inc. fell 10% after reporting first-quarter earnings of $10.44 per share on revenue of $56.3 billion, up 33% year-over-year. Excluding a tax benefit, earnings were $7.31 per share, while growth was supported by stronger ad sales.
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