Shares of electronic equipment provider Vontier (NYSE:VNT) jumped 12.1% in the morning session after the company reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that significantly beat revenue expectations, though it provided a mixed outlook.
Shares of aerospace and defense company Howmet (NYSE:HWM)
jumped 8.9% in the morning session after it reported fourth-quarter 2025 financial results that surpassed analyst expectations and provided a strong revenue forecast for the upcoming quarter.
Shares of machine vision technology company Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) jumped 33.5% in the morning session after the company reported strong fourth-quarter 2025 results that beat analyst expectations and provided an optimistic forecast for the upcoming quarter. Cognex's revenue for the quarter grew 9.9% year-over-year to $252.3 million, surpassing Wall Street's estimates. Adjusted earnings per share also came in strong, rising 35% from the same period in the previous year to $0.27, which was also well ahead of projections. Looking forward, the company offered a positive outlook, forecasting first-quarter 2026 revenue between $235 million and $255 million. The midpoint of this range was more than 7% above what analysts had anticipated, signaling accelerating demand for its machine vision systems.
Shares of water management manufacturer Watts Water (NYSE:WTS)
jumped 6.8% in the morning session after the company reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that surpassed Wall Street's revenue and earnings estimates. For the quarter, sales grew 15.7% year-over-year to $625.1 million, beating expectations by 2.3%. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $2.62, which was 12% above analysts' consensus estimates. The company's profitability also showed improvement, with its operating margin increasing to 18.2% from 16.5% in the same period of the prior year. This was supported by a notable expansion in gross margin, which rose to 49.5%. Overall, the strong top- and bottom-line beats, coupled with expanding margins, drove positive investor sentiment.
Shares of aerospace and defense company Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW)
jumped 8.1% in the morning session after the company reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that beat analyst expectations and provided an optimistic outlook for 2026. For the fourth quarter, revenue grew 14.9% year-over-year to $947 million, surpassing Wall Street's estimates. The company's adjusted earnings per share of $3.79 also came in ahead of consensus. Looking ahead, Curtiss-Wright's guidance for the full year 2026 was also strong, projecting full-year revenue of $3.74 billion and adjusted earnings per share of $14.93 at the midpoints of its ranges, with both figures exceeding analysts' forecasts.
As the first quarter of 2026 unfolds, the technology sector is asserting its dominance with a vigor that has caught even the most optimistic market spectators by surprise. Following a two-year period characterized by what analysts described as a "necessary digestion" of the explosive gains from the early 2020s, the
In a move that underscores the high-stakes reality of the global artificial intelligence "arms race," Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) successfully closed a massive $20 billion bond offering this week, meeting a tidal wave of investor appetite that exceeded $100 billion in total orders. The capital raise, which was upsized from
As the global economy stabilizes into a period of disinflationary growth, Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) has released a robust 2026 stock market outlook, forecasting a 12% total return for the S&P 500. This optimistic projection, which places the index target between 7,200 and 7,600 by year-end, suggests
Shares of Micron Technology (Nasdaq: MU) soared more than 9% in heavy trading on Thursday after Chief Financial Officer Mark Murphy announced that the company has officially commenced volume production and shipments of its next-generation High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM4). The announcement, which came during a key investor update on February 11,
This artificial intelligence (AI) stock fell hard following its latest quarterly report, giving savvy investors a great opportunity to buy before it starts soaring.
Shares of infrastructure and defense services provider Parsons (NYSE:PSN) fell 13.6% in the afternoon session after the company reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings and revenue that fell short of Wall Street expectations. Parsons announced quarterly earnings of $0.75 per share, which was below the average analyst estimate of $0.79 per share. The infrastructure and defense services provider also posted revenue of $1.6 billion for the period, missing the consensus forecast of $1.67 billion. This revenue figure marked a 7.5% decline from the same quarter in the previous year. The dual miss on both top and bottom lines prompted a negative reaction from investors.
Shares of data center products and services company Vertiv (NYSE:VRT)
jumped 18.3% in the afternoon session after it reported solid fourth-quarter results and provided an optimistic forecast for the upcoming year. For the fourth quarter, Vertiv's revenue of $2.88 billion met Wall Street's expectations, while its adjusted earnings per share of $1.36 surpassed consensus by 4.9%. The main catalyst for the stock's surge was the company's forward-looking guidance. Vertiv projected first-quarter revenue to be about $2.6 billion, beating forecasts. More significantly, its full-year 2026 adjusted earnings guidance of $6.02 per share at the midpoint was a substantial 12.9% higher than what analysts had anticipated. This strong earnings outlook, coupled with a robust free cash flow margin that more than doubled year-over-year, signaled to investors that the company's profitability and demand trends remain exceptionally strong.
Astera Labs (Nasdaq: ALAB) has solidified its position as the primary barometer for the next phase of the artificial intelligence revolution. In its latest Q4 earnings report, released yesterday, February 10, 2026, the connectivity specialist shattered analyst expectations and provided a 2026 revenue outlook that suggests the 'AI Supercycle' is
In a powerful display of the technology sector's resilience, the Nasdaq Composite surged 1.17% today, Feb 11, 2026, marking a decisive turning point in what has been a volatile start to the year. This rally was fueled by a "vibe shift" across Wall Street, as investors moved past January's
Today, February 11, 2026, GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ: GFS) finds itself at the center of the semiconductor narrative following a high-stakes Q4 2025 earnings release that has sent ripples through the industry. Despite a broader climate of cautious tech spending, the Malta, New York-based foundry delivered a significant "beat and raise" on profitability, underscored by a fresh [...]
