Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Lowe's, Cava, Target & more

Cnbc · May 20, 2026 · 418 words · By Davis Giangiulio

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Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Lowe's — Shares slipped almost 2% after despite the company slightly beating estimates for earnings and revenue in its first-quarter financial report.

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Why it matters

While the company reaffirmed its full-year guidance, it acknowledged a challenging macro housing market backdrop.

Common ground

Toll Brothers — The homebuilder added 3% after reporting fiscal second-quarter earnings of $2.72 per share, beating the $2.57 analysts polled by LSEG had expected.

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Claim 1: “The company's $378.3 million revenue also beat the anticipated $362.1 million.”

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Claim 2: “Toll Brothers — The homebuilder added 3% after reporting fiscal second-quarter earnings of $2.72 per share, beating the $2.57 analysts polled by LSEG had expected.”

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Multiple sources confirm Toll Brothers reported GAAP profit of $2.72 per share, which beat analyst estimates. One source explicitly mentions shares picking up in after-hours trading following the beat.

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web search NEUTRAL — Toll Brothers, Inc. TOL is scheduled to report its second-quarter fiscal 2026 (ended April 30, 2026) results on May 19, after market close.
https://www.tradingview.com/news/zacks:a8b0e5223094b:0-toll-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Toll Brothers shares picked up in after-hours trading Tuesday. The move came as the luxury homebuilder topped profit estimates for the quarter and lifted some full-year targets. Earlier, the stock had…
https://ts2.tech/en/toll-brothers-stock-pops-after-earnings-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Its GAAP profit of $2.72 per share was 5.6% above analysts’ consensus estimates. Is now the time to buy Toll Brothers? Find out by accessing our full research report, it’s free.
https://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/article/stocksto…

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Claim 3: “Lowe's — Shares slipped almost 2% after despite the company slightly beating estimates for earnings and revenue in its first-quarter financial report.”

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The provided web search results do not contain the specific stock price movement or the first-quarter financial report details for Lowe's mentioned in the claim. One result mentions Q4 2025, which does not align with the Q1 claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — Financial Information. Quarterly Earnings.Lowe's Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 Sales and Earnings Results. Short Title. press release. Display Date.
https://corporate.lowes.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 — WMB - Free Report) reported first-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings per share of 73 cents, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 65 cents. The bottom line increased from the year-ago period’s level …
https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2919069/williams-companies-…

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Claim 4: “Analysts expected a profit of $1.46 per share on revenue of $24.64 billion, per LSEG.”

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While LSEG is identified as a data provider, there is no evidence provided regarding the specific analyst expectations for Target.

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web search NEUTRAL — London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) is a British global provider of financial markets data and infrastructure headquartered in London, England. It owns the London Stock Exchange (on which it is als…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Stock_Exchange_Group

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · LSEG is a leading global financial infrastructure and data provider. We play a vital social and economic role in the world's financial system. With our open approach, trusted expertise and…
https://www.lseg.com/en

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web search NEUTRAL — LSEG is a leading global financial infrastructure and data provider.
https://lseg.group/m/LSEG

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Claim 5: “Red Robin Gourmet Burgers — The burger chain surged more than 9% after posting first-quarter adjusted earnings of 13 cents per share, while analyst polled by FactSet were expecting Red Robin to break even.”

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Claim 6: “Cava — Shares popped almost 7% after the Mediterranean fast-casual chain hiked its adjusted EBITDA guidance for the full year to between $181 million to $191 million, versus its prior outlook of $176 million to $184 million.”

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Two independent sources (Benzinga and another news source) confirm the adjusted EBITDA guidance was raised to $181 million - $191 million from $176 million - $184 million.

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web search NEUTRAL — Adjusted EBITDA guidance got the same lift - $181 million to $191 million, up from a prior $176 million to $184 million.
https://www.briefs.co/news/cava-just-raised-its-2026-outlook…

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web search NEUTRAL — Cava expects fiscal 2026 same-restaurant sales growth to be between 4.5% and 6.5%, up from prior guidance of 3% to 5%. The company also raised its adjusted EBITDA guidance from a range of $176 million…
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/earnings/26/05/52677833/qua…

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web search NEUTRAL — Looking ahead, the company's full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance of $155.5 million at the midpoint was below analyst forecasts of $159.1 million. The combination of slowing growth at existing restauran…
https://stockstory.org/us/stocks/nyse/cava/news/why-up-down/…

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Claim 7: “Nvidia — Joining the chip rally was Nvidia, which was up more than 1.5%.”

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Claim 8: “Target — The retailer climbed nearly 2% after it reported a beat on first-quarter numbers and hiked its full-year sales outlook.”

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The search results discuss other companies (Ondas, On Holding, Sally Beauty) but provide no information regarding Target's stock movement or Q1 outlook.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ondas lifted its 2026 revenue target to at least $390 million after first-quarter revenue rose to $50.1 million, above its own $38 million-$40 million guide. Shares traded about 14% higher before the …
https://ts2.tech/en/ondas-stock-jumps-after-big-q1-revenue-b…

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web search NEUTRAL — On Reports First Quarter 2026 Results. 17 hours ago. Save for later.On Holding shares dip despite first-quarter beat, raised margin outlook. 12 hours ago.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — The company also narrowed its full-year guidance range following the quarterly performance. Earnings and Revenue Top Estimates. For the quarter ended March 31, Sally Beauty posted adjusted earnings pe…
https://investorshub.advfn.com/market-news/article/28157/sal…

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Claim 9: “While the company reaffirmed its full-year guidance, it acknowledged a challenging macro housing market backdrop.”

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One source (Motley Fool transcript) mentions 'persistent macro headwinds' and modest growth, but it refers to Q4 2026, not specifically a reaffirmation of full-year guidance in the context of a Q1 report.

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web search NEUTRAL — the Nikkei- Japan’s main stock market index- has surged by 50.7% this year.
https://www.investopedia.com/markets-news-4427704

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web search NEUTRAL — Macro Programming Fundamentals. How do you calculate this? New Iron today.
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/categories/images-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — Lowe's (LOW 0.18%) reported modest sales and earnings growth, with strength in Pro, online, and home services segments offsetting persistent macro headwinds.
https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/05/13/lo…

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Claim 10: “Toll Brothers' $2.51 billion revenue also came in above the forecast $2.42 billion.”

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One source explicitly states revenue was $2.51 billion. However, the evidence does not provide the specific forecast of $2.42 billion to verify the 'beat' part of the claim, though it confirms the revenue figure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bruce E. Toll (born April 29, 1943) is an American businessman who co-founded the homebuilder company Toll Brothers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_E._Toll

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Irwin Toll (December 30, 1940 – October 7, 2022) was an American businessman who co-founded the luxury homebuilder company Toll Brothers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_I._Toll

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Toll Brothers, Inc. is an American homebuilding company that builds, markets, and finances for residential and commercial properties in the United States. In 2020, the company was the fifth largest h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toll_Brothers

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Claim 11: “Analog Devices — The semiconductor company fell 0.5% despite reporting better-than-expected adjusted earnings of $3.09 per share in its fiscal second quarter.”

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Claim 12: “Analog Devices also delivered revenue above estimates too.”

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Claim 13: “ZScaler fell 2.5%, while Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike were both off 1%.”

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Claim 14: “Micron Technology and Qualcomm were both higher by more than 3%.”

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Claim 15: “Analysts polled by FactSet estimated earnings of $2.88 per share.”

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Claim 16: “The world's most valuable company is set to report earnings after the bell Wednesday.”

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Claim 17: “The company also reported first-quarter earnings of 20 cents per share on $438 million in revenue, beating the earnings of 18 cents and revenue of $411 million analysts had expected, per LSEG.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to verify Cava's Q1 earnings per share or revenue figures.

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Claim 18: “semiconductor stocks rebounded with the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) up more than 2%.”

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Claim 19: “The company earned $1.71 per share on revenue of $25.44 billion.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Target's specific earnings per share or revenue for the quarter.

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web search NEUTRAL — On Holding shares dip despite first-quarter beat, raised margin outlook. 5 hours ago. By Vahid Karaahmetovic.On crosses $1 billion in quarterly sales as new CEOs push into full-look dressing.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Simon Property Group SPG is slated to report first-quarter 2026 results on May 11, after market close. The company’s quarterly results are likely to display a year-over-year rise in revenues as well a…
https://www.tradingview.com/news/zacks:8687067ac094b:0-is-a-…

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Claim 20: “Marvell Technology was up more than 5%, while Intel rose more than 4%.”

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