{"id":2254,"date":"2025-10-24T16:25:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finznest.com\/blog\/f-googl-alk-coin-sam-and-more\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T16:25:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:25:45","slug":"f-googl-alk-coin-sam-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finznest.com\/blog\/f-googl-alk-coin-sam-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"F, GOOGL, ALK, COIN, SAM and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\">\n<p><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ArticleBody-extraData\"><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ArticleBody-extraData\"><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"xyz-data\">Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ford Motor \u2014 The Detroit automaker surged 10.7% following its third-quarter earnings beat . Ford&#8217;s adjusted earnings of 45 cents per share topped the 36 cents expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Revenue came in at $47.19 billion, versus the $43.08 billion consensus estimate. Alphabet \u2014 Shares of the tech giant popped 2.5% after artificial intelligence company\u00a0Anthropic\u00a0and Alphabet&#8217;s Google officially announced their cloud partnership . The deal, worth tens of billions of dollars, gives Anthropic access to up to one million of Google&#8217;s custom-designed Tensor Processing Units, or TPUs. Intel \u2014 The chip stock ticked 1.1% higher before surrendering gains, after the company reported better-than-expected revenue as demand for its core x86 processors for PCs recovered. Advanced Micro Devices \u2014 Shares of the chipmaker jumped 6.6% after IBM on Friday said it can run a key quantum computing error correction algorithm on AMD&#8217;s chips, Reuters reported . Newmont \u2014 Newmont shares slid nearly 4% after the company gave disappointing guidance, weighing on shares even as it reported better-than-expected third-quarter results. NFor the third quarter, Newmont earned $1.71 per share, excluding items, ahead of the $1.44 per share FactSet estimate. Revenue of $5.52 billion was higher than $5.19 billion analysts had called for. Comfort Systems \u2014 The HVAC stock soared 15.6% following a better-than-expected third-quarter earnings report and a dividend increase. Comfort Systems earned $8.25 per share on $2.45 billion, while analysts polled by FactSet anticipated $6.29 a share and $2.16 billion, respectively. Deckers Outdoor \u2014 The Hoka and Ugg maker fell 12% after its revenue forecast fell short of expectations. Deckers expects full-year revenue of roughly $5.35 billion, lower than the $5.45 billion analysts surveyed by LSEG were estimating. Alaska Air \u2014 Shares dropped 5% after reporting earnings of $1.05 per share, excluding items, in the third quarter, missing the analyst forecast of $1.13 a share, per LSEG. Alaska also reported a tech outage on Thursday night that grounded and cancelled flights. Coinbase \u2013 Shares rallied 8% after JPMorgan upgraded the cryptocurrency exchange&#8217;s stock to overweight from neutral and lifted its price target on shares to $404 from $342. The bank cited Coinbase&#8217;s exploration of a token launch linked to its decentralized finance platform, Base, and an initiative to attract more customers to the exchange&#8217;s subscription service, Coinbase One, as potential catalysts for the stock&#8217;s growth. Procter &amp; Gamble \u2014 Shares gained 1% after the consumer packaged goods company&#8217;s fiscal first-quarter financial results topped Wall Street&#8217;s expectations. Procter &amp; Gamble reported adjusted earnings of $1.99 per share on revenue of $22.39 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG had expected EPS of $1.90 on revenue of $22.18 billion. Boston Beer \u2014 Shares climbed 6% after the maker of Samuel Adams beer and Twisted Tea beverage posted third quarter earnings that topped expectations, and raised its full year guidance. Third quarter earnings of $4.25 per share exceeded the earnings of $3.33 per share expected by analysts, according to FactSet. Full-year earnings guidance, including tariffs, came in the range of $7.80 to $9.80 per share, more than prior guidance between $6.72 and 9.54 per share. Boyd Gaming \u2014 Shares dropped 5% after the online gaming and casino company posted third-quarter results that got a boost from a FanDuel stake sale. Boyd Gaming posted earnings of $1.72 per share on revenue of $1 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet were anticipating earnings of $1.62 per share on revenue of $875.1 million. SLM Corp \u2014 The consumer bank&#8217;s stock rose 4.6% after the firm\u00a0raised full-year earnings guidance, while investors cheered solid buyback activity. However, SLM&#8217;s third-quarter earnings per share of 63 cents missed FactSet&#8217;s estimate of 80 cents. Beyond Meat \u2014 The alternative meat maker&#8217;s shares slid 6.5% following a price target cut by Mizuho. The bank said that Beyond, which has become a meme stock that has seen wild swings in recent sessions, is facing weakening demand trends. Albemarle \u2014 The chemicals manufacturing company saw shares jump more than 8% after\u00a0Wall Street research firm Rothschild &amp; Co initiated coverage on the stock with a buy rating. The firm said higher lithium prices will lift Albemarle&#8217;s sales and margins going forward. General Dynamics \u2014 The aerospace and defense stock added 1% after posting third-quarter earnings of $3.88 per share, beating the $3.70 analysts polled by LSEG had expected. General Dynamics&#8217; $12.91 billion revenue was also higher than the forecast $12.57 billion. MNTN \u2014 The performance TV software platform provider was upgraded at Citi to buy from neutral, sending shares nearly 13% higher. Citi said it believes MNTN can see customer growth and margin expansion. \u2014 CNBC&#8217;s Sarah Min, Michelle Fox, Pia Singh, Lisa Kailai Han and Elizabeth Napolitano contributed reporting.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ford Motor \u2014 The Detroit automaker surged 10.7% following its third-quarter earnings beat . Ford&#8217;s adjusted earnings of 45 cents per share topped the 36 cents expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Revenue came in at $47.19 billion, versus the $43.08 billion consensus estimate. 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