Revenues from the Cloud end market (87% of total revenues) climbed 38% year over year to $2 billion, fueled by strong year-over-year growth in both revenues (+38%) and bit shipments (+32%), highlighting the demand for scalable and cost-effective storage. The cloud segment fell 4% sequentially, primarily due to a 6% drop in nearline bit shipments, though this was partly offset by a 5% increase in Cloud pricing per unit. Revenues from the Client end market (6%) were down 2% year over year and sequentially to ...

Generac Holdings Inc (GNRC) reported first-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.26, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 99 cents. GNRC reported adjusted EPS of 88 cents in the prior-year quarter. However, management revised its expectations for 2025 owing to the impact of trade policy and macroeconomic uncertainty on near-term visibility. GNRC is implementing higher pricing, supply-chain and other cost reduction initiatives to alleviate the impact of tariffs. The company also assumes ...

Quarterly results reflect healthy leasing activity with rent growth. However, the decline in occupancy and same- property net operating income (NOI) undermines the results to an extent. HIW revised its outlook for 2025. Rental and other revenues came in at $200.4 million, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $205.2 million. The figure fell by 5.4% year over year. Highwoods Properties Inc. (HIW) reported first-quarter 2025 funds from operations (FFO) per share of 83 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Esti ...

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However, the competitive landscape has intensified considerably. Established giants like Amazon (AMZN) , eBay (EBAY) , and Alibaba (BABA) have responded to PDD's expansion with their strategic initiatives. Domestically, the Chinese e-commerce market has become increasingly saturated, forcing players to compete more aggressively on price and promotions, which has pressured margins across the sector. Shares of Amazon, eBay and Alibaba have returned 0.5%, 16.8% and 21.3%, respectively, in the same time frame. ...

For 2025, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for Cigna's revenues is pegged at $252.36 billion, implying a rise of 2.1% year over year. Also, the consensus mark for 2025 EPS is pegged at $29.61, signaling growth of 8.3%, year over year. Cignabeat the earnings estimates in three of the last four quarters and missed once, with the average surprise being negative 0.4%. This is depicted in the figure below. Q1 Earnings Whispers for Cigna Global health insurance company The Cigna Group (CI) is set to report first-quar ...

Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 30, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Erik Woodring - Morgan Stanley Aaron Rakers - Wells Fargo Karl Ackerman - BNP Paribas C.J. Muse - Cantor Fitzgerald Wamsi Mohan - Bank of America Asiya Merchant - Citigroup Amit Daryanani - Evercore Thomas O'Malley - Barclays Steven Fox - Fox Advisors Mark Miller - Benchmark Company Harlan Sur - JPMorgan Ananda Baruah - Loop Capital Mehdi Hosseini - SIG Tim Arcuri - UBS Vijay Rakesh - Miz ...

W.P. Carey (WPC) reported first-quarter 2025 adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) per share of $1.17, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.19. However, the figure improved 2.6% from the year-ago quarter. Results reflect dispositions impacting revenues, though net investment activity and certain lease structuring aided the performance to some extent. Quarterly revenues of $407.4 million underperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $418.2 million. However, revenues increased 5.3% year over year. WPC' ...

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