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1. Dollar General (DG)
DG Lowers Full-Year Guidance, Stock Slumps 30%
Alert Summary: Dollar General (NYSE:DG) stock hit new 52-week lows last week after the company reported underwhelming earnings. Revenue for the period ending Aug. 2 totaled $10.2 billion and was up 4.2% year over year, but same-store sales rose by only 0.5%. The chain also cut its full-year outlook, with CEO Todd Vasos citing "financially constrained" consumers as a major factor for the store's overall softening sales figures.
🔴 Alert Sentiment: Bearish
🚨 7D Alert Price Change: -33% ▼
AFRM Beats Expectations, Positive Outlook Ahead
Summary: Affirm shares soared nearly 32% on Thursday, notching their best day in almost three years, after the provider of buy now, pay later loans beat on the top and bottom lines in its earnings report. Affirm CEO Max Levchin said it expects "to achieve operating income profitability on a GAAP basis in fiscal Q4 2025." Mizuho projects that a new Apple Pay partnership could add $12 billion to Affirm’s total addressable market once it goes live later this year.
🟢 Alert Sentiment: Bullish
🚨 7D Alert Price Change: +39% ▲
3. Pure Storage (PSTG)
PSTG Beats Estimate, Stock Falls on Guidance
Summary: Pure Storage PSTG reported non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) of 44 cents for second-quarter fiscal 2025, which beat consensus estimates by 15.8%. Revenues also beat estimates by 1%, soaring 11% from the year-ago quarter to $763.8 million. Despite this, PSTG cut revenue guidance across its subscription service offerings. It now expects TCV sales to be $500 million, implying 25% growth from a year ago. Earlier, the company forecasted TCV sales to be $600 million, implying 50% growth from a year ago.
🔴 Alert Sentiment: Bearish
🚨 7D Alert Price Change: -14% ▼
4. Best Buy (BBY)
BBY Beats Earnings as Sales Decline Stabilizes
Summary: Best Buy (BBY) posted better-than-expected results after a series of disappointing quarters. The company reported revenue of $9.29 billion, compared to estimates of $9.24 billion. Adjusted earnings per share jumped 10% year over year to $1.34, more than the $1.16 anticipated. Investors reacted positively as same-store sales declined 2.3%, the smallest drop since Q4 2022.
🟢 Alert Sentiment: Bullish
🚨 7D Alert Price Change: +14% ▲
5. Okta Inc. (OKTA)
OKTA Beats Earnings Estimates, Falls on Guidance
Summary: Shares of OKTA, the cloud-based identity software company, were taking a dive after the company reported third-quarter numbers that beat headline estimates, but its guidance missed the mark in some key metrics. Okta has reported solid financial results, achieving GAAP profitability for the first time in its history. Okta's guidance for cRPO in the third quarter was below consensus expectations. There was also a noted decrease in quarter-over-quarter net dollar retention rate (NDRR).
🔴 Alert Sentiment: Bearish
🚨 7D Alert Price Change: -18% ▼
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