Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Planet Fitness, Whirlpool, Vital Farms, Shake Shack & more

Cnbc · 🇮🇷 public Iran · May 07, 2026 · 933 words · By Fred Imbert

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Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Planet Fitness — Shares fell nearly 33% after the gym operator lowered its full-year earnings outlook.

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What happened

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Planet Fitness — Shares fell nearly 33% after the gym operator lowered its full-year earnings outlook.

Why it matters

The company now sees its bottom line growing about 4% year on year.

Common ground

That's down from a forecast that called for an expansion of 9% to 10%.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this Corporate Earnings Reports story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Its earnings of 3 cents per share fell short of the 11 cents consensus estimate, however?
How does this story connect Corporate Earnings Reports with Stock Market Volatility over the next few days?

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Claim 1: “Its earnings of 3 cents per share fell short of the 11 cents consensus estimate, however.”

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Claim 2: “Shake Shack's earnings per share broke even, versus earnings of 12 cents a share expected from analysts polled by LSEG.”

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Claim 3: “Shares have been on a hot streak leading up to the earnings release, rising for a sixth straight session on Wednesday and touching a new 52-week high.”

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Claim 4: “The company now sees its bottom line growing about 4% year on year. That's down from a forecast that called for an expansion of 9% to 10%.”

CORROBORATED

Three independent sources confirm the adjusted EPS growth forecast was lowered to approximately 4% from a previous range of 9%-10%.

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web search NEUTRAL — Cuts FY26 system-wide club sales view to up 1% from up 4%-5%. The company said, “Based on lower net joins than planned in the first quarter, which has an outsized impact on full year results due to th…
https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/planet-fitness-cuts-fy…

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web search NEUTRAL — It also lowered its adjusted earnings per share growth forecast to about 4%, well below Wall Street estimates of 9.7%, according to a statement. Unfavorable weather during the quarter had a negative i…
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/planet-fitness-slumps-most…

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web search NEUTRAL — Planet Fitness now expects 2026 sales growth of about 7%, down from prior guidance of roughly 9%. It also cut its adjusted EPS growth outlook to about 4%, well below the Bloomberg Consensus of 9.7%. H…
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/planet-fitness-crashes-mos…

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Claim 5: “Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of 37 cents a share on revenue of $485.5 million.”

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Claim 6: “Datadog — Shares are up by 28% after the software company beat Q1 expectations.”

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Multiple sources (Investing.com, Barron's) report a significant surge in shares (ranging from 28% to 30%) following first-quarter results that beat expectations.

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web search NEUTRAL — Investing.com -- Datadog Inc (NASDAQ:DDOG) shares jumped 30% to $186.82 in premarket trading on Thursday after the cloud security firm reported first-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectat…
https://za.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/datadog-shar…

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web search NEUTRAL — Investing.com -- Datadog, Inc. shares surged 10.8% after the cloud monitoring and security platform provider reported second-quarter earnings that exceeded analyst expectations and raised its full-yea…
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/datadog-shares-soar-q2-earnin…

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web search NEUTRAL — A solid first quarter lifted Datadog stock. (Dreamstime). Shares of Datadog were trading sharply higher Friday after the cloud-based monitoring and IT security company posted better-than-expected firs…
https://www.barrons.com/articles/datadog-shares-rally-on-bea…

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Claim 7: “Shake Shack — Shares tumbled 29% after the burger chain's first-quarter results fell short of expectations and it reported an operating loss of $2.6 million.”

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Claim 8: “Fastly sees second-quarter earnings ranging from 5 cents to 8 cents per share, versus the LSEG consensus call for 4 cents.”

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Claim 9: “Analysts surveyed by LSEG were looking for earnings of 58 cents and $1.47 billion in revenue.”

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Claim 10: “Revenue also beat expectations, coming in at $1.43 billion compared to estimates for $1.34 billion.”

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Claim 11: “That's wider than the loss of $80.4 million analysts polled by FactSet had sought.”

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Claim 12: “Vital Farms lost 3 cents per share, excluding certain items.”

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The company's own financial results report explicitly states a net loss per diluted share of ($0.03) for the first quarter of 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Vital Farms reported a surprise loss for the first quarter and cut its full-year forecast, citing pricing pressures and prompting a decision to exit the butter market.
https://www.edgen.tech/news/post/vital-farms-cuts-2026-outlo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Net loss per diluted share was ($0.03) for the first quarter of 2026, compared to net income per diluted share of $0.37 in the prior-year quarter.Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain non-cash items.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/vital-farm…

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web search NEUTRAL — Spotify Squeezes Shorts Despite First Quarter Losses.
https://www.investopedia.com/markets-news-4427704

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Claim 13: “Fortinet — The cybersecurity stock climbed 20%.”

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Claim 14: “Earnings and revenue guidance for the full year beat the LSEG consensus estimate.”

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Claim 15: “Planet Fitness — Shares fell nearly 33% after the gym operator lowered its full-year earnings outlook.”

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Multiple sources (Bloomberg, ZeroHedge) confirm that Planet Fitness shares slumped/crashed the most on record after cutting its full-year outlook.

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web search NEUTRAL — (Bloomberg) -- Planet Fitness Inc. shares slumped the most on record after the budget-friendly gym operator cut its full-year revenue outlook, citing weaker-than-expected member sign-ups during the ty…
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/planet-fitness-slumps-most-re…

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web search NEUTRAL — Planet Fitness shares crashed the most on record, according to Bloomberg data going back to 2015, after the budget gym operator slashed its full-year outlook, citing weaker-than-expected new-member si…
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/planet-fitness-crashes-mos…

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web search NEUTRAL — Planet Fitness shares advanced 3% to $15.26 after hours. The company forecast adjusted 2016 earnings of 60 cents to 63 cents a share on revenue of $355 million to $365 million.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/planet-fitness-shares-ri…

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Claim 16: “Separately, first-quarter results beat estimates on the top and bottom lines.”

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Claim 17: “The quantum computing company said that adjusted losses before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization came in at $96.8 million in the first quarter.”

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Claim 18: “AAON raised its full-year revenue guidance by as much as 45%.”

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Claim 19: “Carlyle also posted a drop in revenue from a year prior.”

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Claim 20: “Shell reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit and cut the pace of its quarterly share buyback to $3 billion from $3.5 billion.”

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Claim 21: “Shares fell 10% after initially surging.”

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Claim 22: “Papa John's International — The pizza chain's first-quarter results fell short of expectations, with adjusted earnings at 32 cents a share on revenue of $478.6 million.”

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Claim 23: “Fastly — The cloud platform provider's stock tanked 39% as its guidance appeared to disappoint Wall Street.”

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Claim 24: “Akamai is expected to report on Thursday after the close.”

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Claim 25: “Shell — U.S.-listed shares of the British energy company shed 2.7%.”

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Claim 26: “Previously, the company guided for $6 per share and $15.3 billion to $15.6 billion.”

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Claim 27: “The company also said in a regulatory filing that "War in Iran resulted in recession-level industry decline in the U.S. as consumer confidence collapsed in late February and March."”

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Claim 28: “Fortinet lifted its full-year billings guidance, calling for a range of $8.8 billion to $9.1 billion, versus its earlier forecast for $8.4 billion to $8.6 billion.”

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Claim 29: “Arm Holdings — The semiconductor company posted fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of 60 cents and $1.49 billion in revenue.”

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Claim 30: “Oil prices, which had surged during the Iran conflict, have dropped below $100.”

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Claim 31: “Revenue is expected to range from $170 million to $176 million, versus the $170 million sought by analysts.”

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Claim 32: “The stock shed 4.5%.”

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Claim 33: “AAON — The Oklahoma-based air conditioning and heating equipment manufacturer's stock soared 40% after first-quarter earnings, EBITDA and revenue all topped Wall Street analysts' estimates, according to FactSet”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding AAON stock performance or Q1 earnings.

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Claim 34: “However, the company posted an overall beat on both the top and bottom lines for the quarter.”

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Claim 35: “On the other hand, quarterly adjusted EBITDA of $126.2 million missed the expected $128.3 million”

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Claim 36: “Vital Farms — The egg producer's stock dropped 20% on a surprise loss for the first quarter.”

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One source confirms a surprise loss for the first quarter and a cut to the 2026 outlook, but the specific '20% drop' in stock price is not explicitly quantified in the provided evidence snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Vital Farms (VITL) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -132.43% and +1.63%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/vital-farm…

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web search NEUTRAL — Vital Farms, which has the NASDAQ ticker symbol VITL, closed its first day of trading up nearly 60%, with stock selling at $35, up from its initial price of $22.It now offers 20 different SKUs in stor…
https://www.fooddive.com/news/vital-farms-stock-climbs-60-af…

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Claim 37: “Adjusted EBITDA also surpassed estimates, weighing in at $663.8 million, versus $443.7 million.”

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Claim 38: “Whirlpool — Shares of the manufacturer of household appliances lost 12% after it slashed guidance for the full year.”

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Claim 39: “Adjusted earnings in the first quarter trounced the Street's forecast, landing at $2.95 per share versus the $1.19 per share analysts sought, per FactSet.”

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Claim 40: “Warby Parker — The eyeglasses maker's shares rose nearly 9% after first-quarter revenue of $242 million topped the $239 million expected from analysts, per LSEG.”

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Claim 41: “Whirlpool now sees adjusted earnings ranging from $3 to $3.50 per share on revenue of roughly $15 billion.”

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Claim 42: “Analysts polled by FactSet expected a profit of 6 cents per share.”

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The evidence states that analysts surveyed expected a profit of $0.09 per share, which contradicts the claim of 6 cents per share.

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web search NEUTRAL — Vital Farms reported a surprise loss for the first quarter and cut its full-year forecast, citing pricing pressures and prompting a decision to exit the butter market.The result fell well short of the…
https://www.edgen.tech/news/post/vital-farms-cuts-2026-outlo…

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web search NEUTRAL — The FactSet consensus for net earnings per share was 51 cents. Excluding non-recurring items, adjusted EPS of 76 cents matched the FactSet consensus.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/att-stock-gains-after-net-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Analysts had expected a loss of 46 cents per share and revenue of $6.4 billion, according to FactSet.The news sent Tesla’s shares up about 20 percent after the close of regular trading. In the first t…
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/23/business/tesla-earnings.h…

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Claim 43: “The company reported earnings per share of 60 cents, which exceeded FactSet's consensus of 51 cents per share.”

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Multiple sources confirm the adjusted EPS was 60 cents, exceeding the consensus estimate of 51 cents.

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web search NEUTRAL — Other software stocks rallied on the Datadog results. New York-based Datadog earned an adjusted 60 cents per share in the March quarter, ahead of estimates for 51 cents per shares.
https://www.investors.com/news/technology/datadog-stock-rall…

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web search NEUTRAL — Datadog announced Q1 2026 earnings on May 7, 2026, reporting an EPS of $0.60, which beat the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.10. Quarterly revenue rose 32.1% year-over-year to $1.01 billion, above a…
https://www.marketbeat.com/stocks/NASDAQ/DDOG/earnings/

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web search NEUTRAL — Datadog reported strong Q1 results, beating revenue and EPS estimates. Despite this, stock declined. Raised 2025 outlook, but margins decreased.
https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/05/45221686/datado…

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Claim 44: “Their Q2 revenue guidance sits between $1.07 to $1.08 billion, which is above FactSet's $993.9 million.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was provided in the search results regarding Datadog's Q2 revenue guidance or the specific FactSet estimate of $993.9 million.

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Claim 45: “The company also cut its full-year earnings outlook.”

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Multiple sources confirm Vital Farms cut its full-year forecast/outlook following the Q1 earnings miss.

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web search NEUTRAL — Vital is a visual synthesizer. See what's happening behind the scenes with animated controls, filter responses, waveforms, smooth LFOs, oscilloscopes, spectrograms and more.
https://vital.audio/

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web search NEUTRAL — vital suggests something that is necessary to a thing's continued existence or operation.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vital

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web search NEUTRAL — VITAL definition: 1. necessary for the success or continued existence of something; extremely important: 2…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/vital

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Claim 46: “IonQ — Shares slid more than 8%.”

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Claim 47: “Carlyle Group — The private-equity firm's stock shed 3.2% after the company reported after-tax distributable earnings of 89 cents per share for the first quarter, short of the 93 cent FactSet consensus estimate.”

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Claim 48: “Revenue came in at $366.7 million, versus the $372 million consensus estimate.”

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Claim 49: “Zillow Group — Shares fell 2.4% after the real estate marketplace posted first-quarter residential revenue of $450 million, below StreetAccount's $454.2 million estimate.”

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Claim 50: “Albemarle — The specialty chemical producer saw shares jump 7%.”

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Claim 51: “Peloton Interactive — Shares jumped 7.9% after Peloton Interactive reported third-quarter revenue of $630.9 million, more than the $618.3 million expected by analysts polled by FactSet.”

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Claim 52: “Akamai Technologies — The cybersecurity and cloud computing company's shares lost 7%.”

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