Stocks making the biggest moves midday: UWM Holdings, Honeywell Aerospace, Macom, Peloton & more

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 06, 2026 · 911 words · By Michelle Fox

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Here are some of the companies making headlines in midday trading.

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What happened

Here are some of the companies making headlines in midday trading.

Why it matters

Datadog — The cloud security platform company's stock plummeted 16%.

Common ground

Datadog's third-quarter guidance calls for revenue of $1.135 billion to $1.145 billion, only narrowly surpassing the FactSet consensus estimate for $1.11 billion.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 43 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “IonQ — Shares of the quantum computing company rose 2.2% on better-than-expected revenue for the second quarter.”

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Claim 2: “Warby Parker — Shares shed 12% after the eyeglasses maker's second-quarter revenue of $235.5 million fell short of the LSEG consensus estimate of $238 million.”

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Claim 3: “Its [DoorDash] earnings of 46 cents a share came in line with expectations.”

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Claim 4: “The LSEG consensus estimate forecast $3.81 a share on $4.04 billion in revenue [for Western Digital].”

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Claim 5: “Duolingo — the mobile learning platform saw its shares tumble 9% after revenue guidance for the current quarter came in lighter than expected at $302 million versus FactSet consensus estimates of $303.9 million.”

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Claim 6: “The company [Figma] sees operating income ranging from $125 million to $135 million, excluding items, versus the FactSet consensus for $133.2 million.”

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Claim 7: “Zillow — The online real estate marketplace saw its stock slide more than 12% after it expanded Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Hofmann's role, giving him the additional title of chief operating officer.”

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Claim 8: “Peloton Interactive — Shares sank 16% after the connected fitness company's fourth-quarter results.”

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Claim 9: “Guidance for bookings in the period [for Duolingo] also missed the mark, expected to land at $307 million versus the anticipated $308.8 million.”

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Claim 10: “Western Digital called for adjusted earnings of $4 a share, plus or minus 15 cents, on revenue of $4.1 billion, plus or minus $100 million.”

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Claim 11: “The company [AppLovin] sees adjusted EBITDA for the period in a range of $1.71 billion to $1.74 billion, while the StreetAccount consensus estimate sought $1.75 billion.”

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Claim 12: “the FactSet consensus estimate for [Datadog] $1.11 billion”

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Two sources provide different FactSet consensus estimates: Binance News reports $1.11 billion, while SiliconANGLE reports $1.08 billion.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amazon.com, Inc. (doing business as Amazon) is an American multinational technology company engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, entertainment, and artificial…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The TJX Companies, Inc. (abbreviated TJX) is an American multinational off-price department store corporation, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts. It was formed as a subsidiary of Zayre Corp. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TJX

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Trade Desk, Inc. (TTD) is an American multinational technology company that produces and services programmatic marketing automation with personalized real-time digital content. Headquartered in Ve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trade_Desk

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Claim 13: “Macom Technology — Shares rallied 10% after the chipmaker reported better-than-expected results for the fiscal third quarter.”

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Claim 14: “The company's [Salesforce] shares are down over 27% year to date.”

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Claim 15: “Western Digital — Shares of the data storage company slumped more than 10% as current quarter projections underwhelmed traders.”

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Claim 16: “Analysts expected a profit of $3.20 per share on revenue of $1.61 billion [for Albemarle].”

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No evidence was found regarding analyst expectations for Albemarle's profit per share or revenue in the provided search results.

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Claim 17: “Diageo also posted a decline in net sales for the year ending in June, but an increase in adjusted operating profit.”

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Claim 18: “Figma — The maker of the graphics editing app's stock shed 14% after full-year guidance for adjusted operating income came in soft.”

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Claim 19: “DoorDash — Shares added 3% after the meal delivery service's quarterly revenue of $4.45 billion beat the LSEG consensus of $4.34 billion.”

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Claim 20: “Honeywell Aerospace — Shares of the defense company tanked 20% after Honeywell Aerospace slashed its outlook for 2026.”

CORROBORATED

Multiple sources (Benzinga, Finaxus) confirm the stock fell significantly (over 20% or 23%) following a cut to the 2026 outlook.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Honeywell International Inc. is an American publicly traded, multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It primarily operates in three areas of business: buildi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeywell

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Honeywell Aerospace Inc. is an independent American manufacturer of aircraft engines, avionics, auxiliary power units (APUs), and other aviation systems. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, it operates…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeywell_Aerospace

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Honeywell offers a number of products and services across its four business groups: Aerospace, Home and Building Technologies (HBT), Safety and Productivity Solutions (SPS), and Performance Materials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Honeywell_products_and…

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Claim 21: “Its [Peloton] earnings of 13 cents per share was in line with estimates, while its revenue topped expectations.”

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Claim 22: “Motorola Solutions — Shares gained more than 6% after the security solutions company posted second-quarter results that beat the Street.”

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No evidence was found regarding Motorola Solutions' Q2 results or stock price movement in the provided search results.

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Claim 23: “UWM Holdings — A top mortgage lender in the U.S. saw shares plunging more than 33% after the firm announced a net loss of $452 million for the latest quarter and paused its dividend for the first time.”

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Three independent sources (CNBC via Midday Moves, Bloomberg, and a third news report) confirm the stock plunge (33% to 49%), the net loss of approximately $452 million, and the dividend pause.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), formerly United Shore Financial Services, is an American wholesale mortgage lender headquartered in Pontiac, Michigan. UWM underwrites loans for independent brokers, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Wholesale_Mortgage

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UW–Milwaukee, UWM, or Milwaukee) is a public urban research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is the largest university in the Milwaukee metr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin–Milwau…

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web search NEUTRAL — According to CNBC, UWM Holdings dropped more than 33% in midday trading after the top U.S. mortgage lender reported a net loss of $452 million for the latest quarter and paused its dividend for the fi…
https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/08-07-2026-midday-mov…

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Claim 24: “The company [Albemarle] earned an adjusted $3.75 per share on revenue of $1.7 billion.”

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MarketScreener reports adjusted earnings of $3.75 per share, but the Motley Fool transcript for the same Q2 2026 call reports diluted earnings per share of $3.52.

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web search NEUTRAL — Albemarle reported Q2 adjusted earnings late Wednesday of $3.75 per diluted share, up from $0.11 a year earlier.
https://www.marketscreener.com/news/albemarle-q2-adjusted-ea…

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web search NEUTRAL — Both segments contributed to this strong growth with energy storage adjusted EBITDA up 229% and specialties up 61%. Net income attributable to Albemarle was $480 million, and we reported diluted earni…
https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/08/13/al…

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web search NEUTRAL — Revenue: $1.4 billion, slightly surpassing analyst estimates of $1.337.95 billion, driven by a 37% increase in Energy Storage volume despite lower year-over-ye.
https://www.gurufocus.com/news/2487520/albemarle-corp-alb-q2…

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Claim 25: “Analysts polled by FactSet expected a profit of $1.35 per share on revenue of $335.5 million [for Macom Technology].”

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Claim 26: “the company [Zillow]... with adjusted earnings per share of 52 cents topping estimates of 45 cents, per LSEG, and $772 million in revenue beating estimates of $758 million.”

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Claim 27: “Sandisk — The memory chip giant's stock slid 4% as revenue guidance appeared to disappoint traders.”

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Claim 28: “IonQ's full-year revenue guidance of $280 million to $290 million also exceeded a FactSet consensus of $268.6 million.”

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Claim 29: “Bumble posted a loss of 84 cents per share in the second quarter, versus the FactSet consensus estimate for a profit of 25 cents per share.”

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Claim 30: “Bumble — Shares fell 6% for the dating app.”

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Claim 31: “Datadog's third-quarter guidance calls for revenue of $1.135 billion to $1.145 billion”

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The specific revenue guidance range of $1.135 billion to $1.145 billion is only explicitly mentioned in the Binance News source.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FIS) is an American financial technology company. Annually, FIS facilitates the movement of roughly US$9 trillion through the processing of approximately …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIS_(company)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paramount Skydance Corporation (doing business as Paramount) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate. The company's primary corporate headquarters is located at the Para…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Skydance

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Claim 32: “The company [Honeywell Aerospace] now sees organic sales growth of 4% to 5%, down from its earlier call for a range of 7% to 9%.”

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While evidence confirms Honeywell Aerospace is a company and that it cut its 2026 guidance, the specific organic sales growth figures (4-5% vs 7-9%) are not present in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Honeywell Technologies leads the shift from automation to autonomy, delivering mission-critical solutions and software that drive productivity and growth.
https://www.honeywell.com/in/en

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web search NEUTRAL — In 2025, Honeywell announced it would split into three companies: Honeywell Technologies, Honeywell Aerospace, and Solstice Advanced Materials. It has been estimated that the aerospace and automation …
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Claim 33: “AppLovin — the marketing platform operator's stock tanked nearly 18% after third-quarter projections disappointed Wall Street.”

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Claim 34: “Milano, once an executive at Oracle, previously worked for Salesforce for nearly a decade in Europe.”

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Claim 35: “The company [Bumble] shared third-quarter guidance, calling for adjusted EBITDA in a range of $56 million to $60 million, versus the FactSet consensus estimate for $68.7 million.”

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Claim 36: “Sandisk said it sees first-quarter revenue in a range of $10.3 billion to $10.8 billion, while the LSEG consensus sought $10.47 billion.”

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Claim 37: “Peloton also reported its active paying subscribers fell 8.8% year over year.”

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Claim 38: “Albemarle — Shares rose more than 8% after the lithium producer reported second-quarter results that beat analyst expectations.”

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Investing.com reports a surge of 6.1%, which contradicts the claim of 'more than 8%'. However, it confirms the general event of a surge following Q2 results beating expectations.

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web search NEUTRAL — Investing.com -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB) shares surged 6.1% after the lithium producer reported second-quarter earnings that significantly exceeded analyst expectations, despite continued pre…
https://www.investing.com/news/earnings/albemarle-shares-sur…

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web search NEUTRAL — Full Conference Call Transcript. Operator: Hello, and welcome to Albemarle Corporation's Q2 2026 Earnings Call. I will now hand it over to Meredith Bandy, Vice President of Investor Relations and Sust…
https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/08/13/al…

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web search NEUTRAL — How We Screened for Stocks That Beat Earnings Expectations. While Morningstar analysts pay close attention to earnings, they focus on long-term results and valuations.
https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/6-undervalued-stocks-that…

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Claim 39: “Datadog — The cloud security platform company's stock plummeted 16%.”

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Only one source (Binance News) explicitly mentions the 16% drop. Other results for Datadog are general company descriptions or unrelated earnings reports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Datadog, Inc. is an American company that provides an observability service for cloud-scale applications, providing monitoring of servers, databases, tools, and services, through a SaaS-based data ana…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datadog

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many lists exist that provide an overview of large software companies, often called "independent software vendors" ("ISVs"), in the world. The lists differ by methodology of composition and consequent…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — nginx (pronounced "engine x" EN-jin-EKS, stylized as NGINX) is a web server that can also be used as a reverse proxy, load balancer, mail proxy and HTTP cache. The software was created by Russian d…
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Claim 40: “Diageo — the world's biggest spirits company unveiled a $1 billion cost-cutting plan to help turn around its business, sending shares 5% higher.”

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Claim 41: “A day earlier, the company [Zillow] announced it would let go of about 500 employees .”

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Claim 42: “The company [Macom Technology] earned $1.40 per share on revenue of $342.2 million.”

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Claim 43: “Salesforce — Shares were down 4% after the company announced it will name Miguel Milano as operating chief on Wednesday.”

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