Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: PayPal — Shares gained nearly 3% after PayPal reported first quarter earnings of $1.34 per share, on an adjusted basis, on revenues of $8.35 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG had expected per-share earnings of $1.27 on revenues of $8.05 billion. Anheuser-Busch InBev — The Budweiser parent surged more than 7% after the company reported a quarterly earnings and revenue beat. Anheuser-Busch earned 97 cents per share on revenue of $15.27 billion. Analysts expected a profit of 89 cents per share on revenue of $14.87 billion, per LSEG. Pfizer — The pharma giant reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the first quarter, giving shares a slight boost in early trading. The company earned 75 cents per share, excluding certain items, on revenue of $14.45 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG expected a profit of 72 cents per share on revenue of $13.79 billion. Intel — Shares gained more than 3% after a Bloomberg report , citing sources, said Apple has held early-stage talks with Intel about using the company’s chipmaking services. The report said the iPhone maker has also had exploratory talks with Samsung Electronics. Pinterest — The image-sharing platform popped 15%. Revenue guidance for the second quarter came in at $1.13 billion to $1.15 billion, topping the $1.11 billion expected by analysts. First-quarter results also surpassed LSEG consensus estimates, with adjusted earnings landing at 27 cents per share and revenue of $1.01 billion. Palantir — Shares slid nearly 3% even though the company’s first-quarter results surpassed estimates. Adjusted earnings of 33 cents per share beat the 28 cents a share analysts had penciled in, per LSEG. Palantir’s $1.63 billion revenue also came in above expectations of $1.54 billion. Fidelity National Information Services — Shares jumped 5% after Fidelity said it’s partnering with Anthropic to develop new artificial intelligence tools for banks, starting with an agent surveilling for financial crimes. Paramount Skydance — The entertainment stock gained 1.5% after Paramount Skydance posted first-quarter adjusted earnings of 23 cents per share on revenue of $7.35 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG had expected earnings of 15 cents and $7.28 billion in revenue. Duolingo — The maker of the language learning app dropped 7% after it reported monthly active users came in below estimates for the first quarter. Duolingo said it saw 137.8 million active users, below the 145.6 million sought by analysts, according to StreetAccount. It expects second-quarter bookings of $284 million, disappointing the $295 million expected by the Street. Diamondback Energy — The oil and gas stock slipped 1%, even after the company posted a first-quarter adjusted earnings and adjusted EBITDA beat. Diamondback also announced that its board had approved a 5% increase to the company’s base cash dividend. The stock is up more than 40% this year. Sonos — Shares rallied more than 9% after the maker of audio products reported second-quarter revenue rose 8% year over year to $281.5 million. The company guided for third-quarter revenue of $355 million to $375 million, versus the $362.2 million expected by analysts polled by FactSet. Firefly Aerospace — The aerospace and defense company surged 11% after posting a first-quarter adjusted loss of 46 cents per share, narrower than the 51 cents analysts polled by FactSet were expecting. The company’s $80.9 million revenue also exceeded the estimated $77.1 million. Fabrinet — The precision optical company plunged 11%. Revenue guidance for the fourth quarter disappointed the Street, ranging from $1.25 billion to $1.29 billion, while the FactSet consensus sought $1.26 billion. The outlook overshadowed a beat on the top and bottom lines for the third quarter. ON Semiconductor — The semiconductor stock fell more than 4%. Projections for the second quarter’s revenue narrowly topped analysts’ estimates, coming in at $1.54 billion to $1.64 billion, compared to the FactSet consensus estimate of $1.53 billion. Elsewhere, top- and bottom-line results in the first quarter surpassed expectations. IAC — Shares of the digital brands holding company now known as People Inc slid more than 7%. IAC lowered its adjusted EBITDA guidance for 2026 to between $210 million to $260 million, which also came below FactSet’s $278.4 million estimate. Previously, it had anticipated between $260 million to $335 million. The company also now sees its full-year operating income coming in between $10 million to $80 million, versus prior estimates of $95 million to $190 million and below the $126.1 million analysts had penciled in, according to FactSet. — CNBC’s Lisa Kailai Han and Fred Imbert contributed reporting
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