RFID manufacturer Impinj (NASDAQ:PI) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales fell by 3.3% year on year to $74.28 million. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $93.5 million, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.21 per share was significantly above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Semiconductor equipment maker Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 24.4% year on year to $4.72 billion. On top of that, next quarter’s revenue guidance ($5 billion at the midpoint) was surprisingly good and 9.7% above what analysts were expecting. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.04 per share was 4.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Tech investors looking to reduce their risk in an unpredictable trade environment could turn to software names like Adobe and Microsoft over tech firms that depend more on hardware sales, Morningstar analysts wrote.
Many of America’s wealthiest business leaders have lost millions — if not billions — of dollars in net worth since the start of the year, as President Donald Trump’s policies hit markets. But some might have lost even more if they hadn’t offloaded millions of dollars’ worth of stock prior to Trump’s tariff announcement in early April.
Analog chip manufacturer Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) reported Q1 CY2025 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 11.1% year on year to $4.07 billion. On top of that, next quarter’s revenue guidance ($4.35 billion at the midpoint) was surprisingly good and 5.1% above what analysts were expecting. Its GAAP profit of $1.28 per share was 20.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Enterprise workflow software maker ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 18.6% year on year to $3.09 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $4.04 per share was 5.4% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Stock indexes and the U.S. dollar rose, as investors got hints of a long-sought détente in America’s trade wars.
Specialized talent solutions company Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales falling 8.4% year on year to $1.35 billion. Its GAAP profit of $0.17 per share was 52.9% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
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A number of stocks jumped in the morning session after President Trump clarified that he had no intention of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a statement that helped calm markets. Earlier remarks had sparked fears of political interference in decision-making at the central bank. With Trump walking back his earlier comments, investors likely felt more assured that monetary policy decisions would continue to be guided by data, not drama. That kept the Fed's word credible, and more imp