Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Walmart, Deere, CrowdStrike, Moderna & more

Cnbc · Aug 20, 2026 · 544 words · By Scott Schnipper

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Check out some of the companies making the biggest moves midday: Walmart — Shares of the largest brick-and-mortar retailer in the nation tumbled 9%.

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What happened

Check out some of the companies making the biggest moves midday: Walmart — Shares of the largest brick-and-mortar retailer in the nation tumbled 9%.

Why it matters

Walmart's second-quarter revenue topped estimates, but same-store sales grew 2.6%, short of the 3.5% expected by analysts polled by FactSet.

Common ground

Earnings per share guidance for the fiscal third quarter and full year also fell short of expectations.

Perspective signals

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Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Walmart, Deere, CrowdStrike, Moderna & more?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Shares of the tractor maker jumped almost 9% after Deere fiscal third quarter trounced estimates?
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Claim 1: “Shares of the tractor maker jumped almost 9% after Deere fiscal third quarter trounced estimates.”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of results for 'Online Stopwatch' and is completely irrelevant to Deere shares or fiscal results.

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web search NEUTRAL — Online stopwatch. Easy to use and accurate stopwatch with lap times and alarms. Optional split intervals and alarm sound.
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web search NEUTRAL — Use the Online Stopwatch Full Screen. Go Ad Free! Remove all Ads and make your Apps Bigger and Better!
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web search NEUTRAL — The online stopwatch counts the time to the millisecond that passes after you click the Start button. It allows you to add laps.
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Claim 2: “U.S.-listed shares of the Chinese tech company lost 5% after quarterly earnings missed analyst estimates.”

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Claim 3: “Nordson now sees adjusted earnings of $11.80 to $12 a share, up from an earlier forecast of $11.30 to $11.80 per share.”

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Claim 4: “The trial showed the experimental vaccine, developed with Merck, in combination with Keytruda, met key goals in patients with high-risk or advanced melanoma whose detectable cancer had been completely removed through surgery.”

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Claim 5: “Deere also lifted the lower end of its net income guidance for the full year, to $4.75 billion to $5 billion, compared to the FactSet consensus estimate for $4.88 billion.”

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Three independent sources (Deere's Construction Boom, Deere Stock Price Forecast, and 24/7 Wall St.) confirm the net income guidance raise to a range of $4.75 billion to $5 billion.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Air Commodore Alan Christopher Deere, (12 December 1917 – 21 September 1995) was a New Zealand fighter ace with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He was also known for several ne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Deere

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — FactSet Research Systems Inc., trading as FactSet, is an American financial data and software company headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. The company provides integrated data and sof…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FactSet

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deere & Company (doing business as John Deere) (), is an American corporation that manufactures agricultural machinery, heavy equipment, forestry machinery, diesel engines, drivetrains (axles, transmi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deere

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Claim 6: “same-store sales grew 2.6%, short of the 3.5% expected by analysts polled by FactSet.”

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web search NEUTRAL — A Walmart Supercenter in Argentina in February 2019 Walmart Argentina was founded in 1995 and operates stores under the banners Walmart Supercenter, Changomas, Mi Changomas, and Punto Mayorista. On No…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart

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web search NEUTRAL — Shop Walmart.com today for Every Day Low Prices. Join Walmart+ for unlimited free delivery from your store & free shipping with no order minimum. Start your free 30-day trial now!
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop for null. Buy products such as Airthings Corentium Home Radon Detector 2350 Portable, Lightweight, Easy-to-Use, (3) AAA Battery Operated, USA Version, pCi/L at Walmart and save.
https://www.walmart.com/browse

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Claim 7: “Earnings per share guidance for the fiscal third quarter and full year also fell short of expectations.”

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CNBC corroborates that EPS guidance fell short of expectations. However, 24/7 Wall St. and The Motley Fool report that Walmart beat expectations and raised the outlook for the full year, directly contradicting the claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — Wal-Mart reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings this morning and raised the outlook for the full year, sending shares of the retail giant soaring 10.9% to an all-time high.EPS guidance f…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/11/16/what-happened-in-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — Walmart earnings preview: WMT reports Q2 fiscal 2027 results on August 20, with Wall Street modeling $0.74 EPS on $186.8 billion in revenue. The true test is whether Walmart’s advertising and.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/324995/20260819/walmart-e…

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web search NEUTRAL — Walmart reported fiscal second-quarter results Thursday morning that beat expectations. Along with improved guidance, investors are liking what they've seen.
https://247wallst.com/retail/2019/08/15/will-walmart-earning…

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Claim 8: “Second-quarter adjusted operating income totaled $62.6 million, above the $33.5 million analysts were estimating, according to FactSet.”

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The evidence provided consists of a general list of financial services and information about Luxottica, which is irrelevant to Webull's operating income.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luxottica Group S.p.A. was an Italian eyewear multinational corporation headquartered in Milan. A merger with Essilor happened in January 2017 which made Luxottica a subsidiary of the French company E…
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Claim 9: “Shares dropped 9% after the cosmetics maker reported a larger quarterly loss than expected and called fiscal 2027 a "transition year."”

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Claim 10: “the auto parts provider's stock slid 25% following mixed second-quarter results.”

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Claim 11: “The semiconductor components maker's stock declined 15%.”

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Claim 12: “The cybersecurity provider's stock dropped 4% after Axios reported that chief technology officer Elia Zaitsev is leaving to start an AI-focused cyber venture fund called Cognition.”

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Claim 13: “Walmart — Shares of the largest brick-and-mortar retailer in the nation tumbled 9%.”

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Two independent sources (Nypost and a web search result) explicitly state that Walmart shares sank/plunged more than 9%.

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web search NEUTRAL — Today we analyze #WALMART #WMT #Stock which just reported Q1 earnings today. The company saw record Sams Club membership, which helped bolster the companies ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Walmart stock plunged more than 9% after a rare US sales miss overshadowed stronger revenue, e-commerce growth and a raised 2027 outlook. Danielle Walgenbach 2 min read.
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Claim 14: “Walmart's second-quarter revenue topped estimates”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries and store links, none of which mention second-quarter revenue estimates or results.

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Claim 15: “The online trading platform provider's stock gained more than 4%.”

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The evidence provided relates to Webull Premium features and unrelated YouTube videos; there is no mention of stock price movement.

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web search NEUTRAL — Webull Premium provides access to reduced margin rates, lowering borrowing costs and increasing financial flexibility when looking for the perfect setup. Whether leveraging margin or optimizing return…
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web search NEUTRAL — Meme Stock By Adam Hayes Updated Feb 22, 2022.
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Claim 16: “Shares of the biotechnology company that uses messenger RNA plunged 25% one day after soaring 177% on the back of promising late-stage trial results for a skin cancer vaccine.”

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Claim 17: “Quarterly revenue of $149.6 million fell short of FactSet's $150 million consensus estimate.”

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Claim 18: “Coty lost an adjusted 2 cents per share in its fiscal fourth quarter, double the 1 cent loss expected by analysts polled by LSEG.”

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Claim 19: “Shares rose about 7% after the maker of equipment used to apply coatings and adhesives raised full-year guidance.”

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Claim 20: “The outlook surpassed a FactSet consensus call for $11.60 a share.”

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Claim 21: “Advance Auto Parts posted revenue of $2 billion, short of the $2.04 billion expected from analysts polled by LSEG”

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Claim 22: “The Illinois-based company earned $5.10 per share on revenue of $11 billion, versus the LSEG consensus estimate of $4.70 per share and $10.73 billion.”

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Multiple sources confirm the $5.10 EPS figure. One source explicitly mentions the consensus was $4.70. While the $11 billion revenue figure is not explicitly matched in a single snippet, the EPS and general beat are corroborated across multiple reports.

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web search NEUTRAL — Fiscal 2026 revenue is seen at $111.2 billion to $112.2 billion, versus a forecast of $105 billion to $109 billion previously. Its guidance for adjusted earnings per share was also lifted to $9.92.
https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/splintering-ai-t…

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Claim 23: “Revenue of $198.8 million also beat expectations of $183 million.”

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The evidence provided consists of general Wikipedia definitions of trading platforms and a description of Webull, but contains no financial data regarding revenue figures.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Webull Corporation, commonly known as Webull, is an American financial services holding company headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. It owns and operates the Webull electronic trading platform fo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of electronic trading platforms which are computer systems or online applications used to place, route, or execute financial market orders electronically. These electronic trading platf…
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Claim 24: “a same-store sales decline of 0.5% against an estimated gain of 1.4%, based on consensus analyst forecasts, according to FactSet.”

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Claim 25: “Shares rose 2% after the offshore drilling service contractor signed a $300 million , two-year contract for an ultra-deepwater drillship with ONGC of India, with options out to 2031.”

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Claim 26: “Shares of Coinbase , Strategy and Circle Internet each gained about 8%, while shares of Mara Holdings climbed 12% and shares of American Bitcoin added 7%.”

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