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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: UnitedHealth, Pitney Bowes, Apple, Amazon & more

Cnbc · · 761 words · By Sarah Min; Fred Imbert
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What to know about Stocks making the biggest moves midday: UnitedHealth, Pitney Bowes, Apple, Amazon & more

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Valmont Industries — Shares of the agricultural product and infrastructure company rallied 12% on better-than-expected results for the first quarter.

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What happened

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Valmont Industries — Shares of the agricultural product and infrastructure company rallied 12% on better-than-expected results for the first quarter.

Why it matters

The company cited strong demand in its North America utility business for the beat.

Common ground

It also hiked the lower end of its full-year earnings guidance.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “earnings of $1.56 per share beat the consensus forecast of $1.42 per share, according to LSEG.”
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Claim 2: “Revenue of $2.90 billion also beat the $2.83 billion consensus estimate.”
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Claim 3: “In the first quarter, Alaska Air lost $1.68 per share, after adjustments, on revenue of $3.3 billion.”
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Claim 4: “Valmont Industries — Shares of the agricultural product and infrastructure company rallied 12% on better-than-expected results for the first quarter.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Valmont Industries, Inc. is a large, publicly held American manufacturer of Valley center pivot and linear irrigation equipment, windmill support structures, lighting and traffic poles and steel utili…
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Claim 5: “According to LSEG, analysts anticipated the airline would lose $1.35 per share on revenue of $3.31 billion.”
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Claim 6: “It [Valmont Industries] also hiked the lower end of its full-year earnings guidance.”
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web search NEUTRAL — Valmont Industries Inc. shares rocketed more than 13% in early trading Tuesday after the infrastructure and agriculture products maker posted stronger-than-expected first-quarter results and raised it…
https://www.ibtimes.com/valmont-industries-stock-surges-14-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Key Points. Valmont beat sales and earnings expectations for fiscal Q1. The company also narrowed its earnings outlook for the year, raising the lower end of its target. Valmont Industries (VMI 2.19%)…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/04/26/why-valmont-indust…
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web search NEUTRAL — Based on the strong performance, Valmont raised its full-year 2025 adjusted earnings guidance to a range of $18.70 to $19.50 per share, up from its previous outlook of $17.50 to $19.50. The company no…
https://www.investing.com/news/earnings/valmont-industries-b…
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Claim 7: “Alaska Air Group — Shares of the airline fell more than 1% after it pulled its 2026 forecast due to the uncertainty around fuel costs.”
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Claim 8: “Quest Diagnostics posted first-quarter earnings of $2.50 per share, on an adjusted basis, exceeding the earnings of $2.37 per share expected by analysts polled by FactSet.”
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Claim 9: “But earnings of $2.78 per share came in slightly below the expected $2.79 per share.”
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Claim 10: “Zions Bancorp — Shares dipped 2.4% after the regional bank posted net interest income in its first quarter of $662 million, below the $674.5 million expected by analysts polled by StreetAccount.”
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Claim 11: “UnitedHealth — Shares popped more 9% after UnitedHealth reported first-quarter earnings and revenue that beat analyst expectations.”
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Claim 12: “This comes on top of the $8 billion Amazon has already invested in the artificial intelligence startup in recent years.”
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Claim 13: “Revenue of $5.2 billion outpaced the $5.1 billion analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting.”
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Claim 14: “D.R. Horton — Shares rose 7.2% after the homebuilder reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $2.24 per share, beating the $2.15 earnings per share expected by analysts polled by LSEG.”
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Claim 15: “Cook will assume the role of executive chairman and will be replaced by John Ternus, an insider who served as senior vice president of hardware engineering.”
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Claim 16: “Amazon — The online retailer's stock climbed 1.8% after Amazon agreed to invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic”
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Claim 17: “First-quarter revenue of $477 million was above a FactSet consensus of $465.9 million”
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Claim 18: “OFG's total core revenue grew to $185.8 million in the first quarter from $178.3 million a year ago.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OFG may refer to: Orofacial granulomatosis, an inflammatory condition of the lips and/or face OFG Bancorp, the financial holding company for Oriental Bank in Puerto Rico Oxford Falls Grammar School, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OFG Bancorp, founded in 1964, is the financial holding company for Oriental Bank, located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. OFG offers a wide range of retail and commercial banking, lending and wealth managem…
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Claim 19: “Analysts polled by FactSet expected guidance around $6.50 per share.”
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Claim 20: “Revenue of $3.59 billion missed the $3.63 billion consensus estimate from FactSet.”
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Claim 21: “First-quarter earnings of 31 cents per share came in below the 34 cents expected by analysts polled by FactSet.”
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Claim 22: “GE Aerospace — Shares fell nearly 6% after GE Aerospace lowered its flight departure outlook”
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Claim 23: “The company earned $7.23 per share, adjusted, on revenue of $111.72 billion.”
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Claim 24: “UnitedHealth also hiked its full-year earnings outlook.”
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Claim 25: “Analysts expected a profit of $6.57 per share on revenue of $109.57 billion.”
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Claim 26: “Apple — The tech stock fell less than 2% after Apple announced that Tim Cook will step down as CEO on Sept. 1.”
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Claim 27: “Pitney Bowes — Shares of the mailing equipment and services giant popped 8% after the company posted preliminary results for the first quarter.”
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web search NEUTRAL — Pitney Bowes Announces Financial Results for First Quarter 2026 and Issues CEO Letter Reports Complete Q1 Results Consistent with Strong Pre-Announced Financials and Reaffirms Upgraded Guidance ...
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web search NEUTRAL — SHELTON, Conn., May 05, 2026--Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) ("Pitney Bowes" or the "Company"), a technology-driven company that provides digital shipping solutions, mailing innovation, and ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Introduction & Market Context Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI) presented its first quarter 2026 financial results on May 6, 2026, revealing a strategic shift toward profitability and cash generation ...
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OFG Bancorp, founded in 1964, is the financial holding company for Oriental Bank, located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. OFG offers a wide range of retail and commercial banking, lending and wealth managem…
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Claim 29: “3M — Shares fell 2% after the manufacturing giant posted lackluster guidance and mixed Q1 results.”
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Claim 30: “Tractor Supply — Shares slid 9% after the rural lifestyle retailer posted earnings and revenue that disappointed expectations.”
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Claim 31: “Robert Half — The staffing company's stock rose 4% after William Blair upgraded shares to to outperform from market perform”
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Claim 32: “The company sees full-year 2026 earnings per share between $8.50 and $8.70.”
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Claim 33: “adjusted earnings per share of around 47 cents were also above estimates.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Murray D. Martin (born December 11, 1947) is and Canadian American business executive who was the former chairman, president and chief executive officer of the U.S.-based Pitney Bowes (NYSE). In 2007,…
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Claim 34: “Steel Dynamics — The stock rose 3.7% after the steel producer posted mixed first-quarter results.”
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Claim 35: “quarterly revenue of $7.56 billion came in below the forecasted $7.60 billion.”
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Claim 36: “Quest Diagnostics — Shares of the laboratory testing services company popped 5.2% following its latest results.”
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Claim 37: “OFG Bancorp — The Puerto Rico-based financial services company's stock jumped more than 5% after strong first-quarter results.”
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