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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Nvidia, Intuit, e.l.f. Beauty and more

Cnbc · · 202 words · By Alex Harring
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Why it matters

Nvidia — The chip titan said revenue surged 85% year over year to $81.62 billion in the first quarter, exceeding the prediction of $78.86 billion from analysts polled by LSEG.

Common ground

Intuit — Shares tumbled 10.3% after the financial software stock announced a 17% workforce cut.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Intuit also missed analyst expectations for revenue in the third fiscal quarter, posting $8.56 billion against an LSEG consensus forecast of $8.61 billion”
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The web search results for this claim contain information about Starbucks and American Express, but no specific financial data for Intuit's third fiscal quarter revenue or LSEG forecasts for Intuit.
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web search NEUTRAL — Starbucks posted revenue of $9.46 billion, while LSEG consensus estimates called for $9.31 billion. Same-store sales fell for the sixth consecutive quarter, however.
https://mediaconnectgazette.com/update/stocks-making-the-big…
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web search NEUTRAL — Revenue of $16.64 billion fell short of the LSEG consensus forecast for $16.67 billion. However, earnings of $3.49 per share topped forecasts of $3.28.
https://wealth-wave.in/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-prema…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sandisk sees fiscal third-quarter adjusted earnings ranging from $12 to $14 per share, versus the FactSet consensus for $5.11 per share. Second-quarter results also beat Wall Street estimates on the t…
https://finzexpert.com/blog/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-…
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Claim 2: “Intuit — Shares tumbled 10.3% after the financial software stock announced a 17% workforce cut”
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The claim states a 17% workforce cut and a 10.3% share drop. Evidence from a press release reports a layoff of roughly 1,800 employees, or 10% of its workforce, and a share drop of 1.8% ahead of market open. Another source mentions shares falling over 5%. The percentages in the claim (17% and 10.3%) contradict the evidence (10% and 1.8%-5%).
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web search NEUTRAL — Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) will lay off roughly 1,800 global employees, or 10% of its workforce, according to a Wednesday press release. Per the announcement, the move is not aimed at cutting costs. The com…
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/intuit-shar…
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web search NEUTRAL — In trading on Friday, communication services shares fell by 0.6%. Top Headline. Shares of Intuit Inc INTU fell over 5% on Friday after the company reported upbeat results for its first-quarter results…
https://www.tradingview.com/news/benzinga:8112f54ad094b:0-s-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Users of top-selling TurboTax protested in January after Intuit announced a change that would effectively force them to buy the most-expensive version of the tax-filing software. The company later bac…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/08/21/intuit-share…
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Claim 3: “Shares of the shipping firm [Star Bulk Carriers] jumped 3% after posting 56 cents in earnings per share, excluding items, on $281.2 million in revenue for the first quarter”
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The evidence provided for Star Bulk Carriers discusses fourth quarter 2025 results ($65.2M profit) or other general stock data, but does not confirm the specific first quarter revenue of $281.2 million or EPS of 56 cents.
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web search NEUTRAL — Star Bulk Carriers Corp. Reports Net Profit Of $65.2 Million For The Fourth Quarter Of 2025, And Declares Quarterly Dividend Of $0.37 Per Share.Star Bulk Announces Date For The Release Of Third Quarte…
https://www.starbulk.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Access detailed earnings reports for companies listed on the Nasdaq. Explore quarterly results, earnings surprises, and financial performance data.
https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/earnings
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web search NEUTRAL — Preliminary U.S. GAAP revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025 was between $290.0 million to $293.0 million, which exceeds the Company’s previously announced guidance range of $275.0 million to $285.0 m…
https://www.tradingview.com/news/eqs:3bf75ce7e094b:0-adtran-…
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Claim 4: “Shares of the hotel franchisor [Choice Hotels International] slipped 1.8%. after announcing Patrick Pacious would step down as CEO”
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No evidence was found after searching for this claim.
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Claim 5: “Dominic Dragisich, the growth and strategy chief, was named interim CEO”
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Claim 6: “Nvidia — The chip titan said revenue surged 85% year over year to $81.62 billion in the first quarter”
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The claim states revenue was $81.62 billion. However, the provided evidence from a financial report explicitly states record quarterly revenue was $68.1 billion (up 73% from a year ago). The numbers provided in the claim are directly contradicted by the evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — As of the first quarter of 2025, Nvidia held a 92% share of the discrete desktop and laptop GPU market.[7][8].For the fiscal year 2020, Nvidia reported earnings of US$2.796 billion, with an annual rev…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia
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web search NEUTRAL — Nvidia yearly revenue is around $32b.
https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/NVDA/nvidia/revenu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Quarterly Results. Latest Report Earnings Release 2026. NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2026. Record quarterly revenue of $68.1 billion, up 20% from Q3 and up 73% from…
https://investor.nvidia.com/financial-info/financial-reports…
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Claim 7: “Shares of the retailer [E.l.f. Beauty] jumped nearly 5% after beating Wall Street's expectations on the top and bottom lines for the fourth fiscal quarter”
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The claim states shares jumped nearly 5% after beating expectations. However, evidence shows shares fell 9.3% before earnings and continued to fall to a 52-week low after earnings due to management's plans to spend more on marketing and accept thinner margins.
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web search NEUTRAL — e.l.f. Beauty Inc. shares fell 9.3% to $55.19 on Monday and touched $54.72 during the session, deepening a selloff before the cosmetics maker’s fiscal fourth-quarter results next week. The stock moved…
https://ts2.tech/en/e-l-f-beauty-stock-sinks-9-before-earnin…
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web search NEUTRAL — ELF Stock Card e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., ELF. The selloff is not about what e.l.f. Beauty did. It’s about what management said it will do — spend more on marketing and accept thinner margins in the near te…
https://coincentral.com/e-l-f-beauty-elf-stock-falls-to-52-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — The structural beauty-vs-everyone-else gap is real (60%+ gross margin floor for beauty is normal), but e.l.f. is the only beauty operator translating that gross-margin floor into operating profit at s…
https://eightx.co/blog/why-elf-beauty-outperforms-2026
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Claim 8: “exceeding the prediction of $78.86 billion from analysts polled by LSEG”
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The claim states LSEG predictions were $78.86 billion. Evidence from The Globe and Mail reports that Nvidia beat estimates of $66.21 billion according to LSEG data. While another source mentions a guidance range of $78 billion for fiscal 2027, the specific LSEG estimate for the reported quarter was $66.21 billion.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nvidia is well-positioned to continue shaping the future of artificial intelligence.The company is guiding for revenue in the range of $78 billion, plus or minus 2%, for the first quarter of fiscal 20…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/05/16/analyst-predicts-n…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nvidia reported January-quarter sales rose 94% to US$68.13 billion, beating estimates of $66.21 billion. Adjusted profit came in at $1.62 per share, compared with estimates of $1.53, according to LSEG…
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/technology/article-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Early in May, Nvidia was once more vying for its all-time high of $216, which had seemed like a distant memory only a few weeks prior.Think about the last quarter. With the data center segment alone r…
https://www.abcmoney.co.uk/2026/05/nvidia-has-been-hammered-…
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Claim 9: “E.l.f. said it planned to undo some of its tariff-related price increases”
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While evidence mentions that e.l.f.'s gross margin slipped due to higher tariff costs, there is no evidence in the provided search results stating that the company planned to 'undo' or reverse price increases.
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web search NEUTRAL — e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE: ELF) is fueled by a belief that anything is e.l.f.ing possible. We are a different kind of company that disrupts norms, shapes culture and connects communities, committed to posit…
https://investor.elfbeauty.com/stock-and-financial/press-rel…
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web search NEUTRAL — Elf Beauty Investor. Margins remain central. e.l.f.’s third-quarter gross margin slipped about 30 basis points to 71%, mainly due to higher tariff costs, while selling, general and administrative expe…
https://ts2.tech/en/e-l-f-beauty-stock-sinks-9-before-earnin…
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web search NEUTRAL — e.l.f. Beauty operating model: 71% gross margin, 12% operating margin, $1.3B revenue. Read with AIThe next-closest beauty pure-play (Olaplex) is at 1.64% operating margin and falling. The 5-year arc i…
https://eightx.co/blog/why-elf-beauty-outperforms-2026
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Claim 10: “Analysts surveyed by FactSet penciled in 47 cents a share and $225.9 million, respectively”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding FactSet analyst projections of 47 cents per share or $225.9 million in revenue for Star Bulk Carriers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Star Bulk Carriers presently features a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy). Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Star Bulk Carriers has a Forward P/E ratio of 6.67 right now. This exp…
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/star-bulk-carriers-sblk-rises…
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web search NEUTRAL — Star Bulk Carriers Corp. Reports Net Profit Of $65.2 Million For The Fourth Quarter Of 2025, And Declares Quarterly Dividend Of $0.37 Per Share.
https://www.starbulk.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Star Bulk Carriers Corp (SBLK) has reached a new 52-week high, with its stock price climbing to $27.28.The company achieved an earnings per share of $0.65, beating the anticipated $0.63, and recorded …
https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/star-bulk-carrie…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.