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Top Midday Stories: Dell Q1 Earnings Results, Guidance Top Estimates; Autodesk to Acquire MaintainX in $3.6 Billion All-Cash Deal

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All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Friday, as President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that he will soon make a final determination regarding the proposed memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran.

In company news, Dell Technologies (DELL) reported fiscal Q1 non-GAAP net income late Thursday of $4.86 per diluted share, up from $1.55 a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus analyst estimate of $2.96. Fiscal Q1 revenue was $43.84 billion, up from $23.38 billion a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $35.74 billion. For fiscal Q2, the company said it expects non-GAAP EPS of $4.80 at the midpoint and revenue of $44 billion to $45 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet expect $2.99 and $35.10 billion, respectively. For fiscal 2027, Dell said it expects non-GAAP EPS of $17.90 at the midpoint on revenue of $165 billion to $169 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet expect $13.12 and $143.19 billion, respectively. Dell shares were up 29.4% around midday.

Autodesk (ADSK) reported fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings late Thursday of $2.99 per diluted share, up from $2.29 a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus of $2.84. Fiscal Q1 revenue was $1.93 billion, up from $1.63 billion a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $1.89 billion. For fiscal Q2, the company said it expects adjusted EPS of $3.10 to $3.14 on revenue of $2.00 billion to $2.02 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet expect $3.04 and $1.99 billion, respectively. For fiscal 2027, Autodesk said it expects adjusted EPS of $12.40 to $12.65 on revenue of $8.16 billion to $8.22 billion. Analysts expect $12.42 and $815 billion, respectively. Additionally, the company said late Thursday it has agreed to acquire MaintainX, a modern maintenance and operations business, in an all-cash deal valued at about $3.6 billion. Autodesk shares were down 4%.

Amazon (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos said Thursday on X that all personnel are safe and accounted for after his Blue Origin company's New Glenn rocket exploded Thursday night during a hot-fire test at a Space Force facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Amazon shares were down 0.5%.

MongoDB (MDB) reported fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings late Thursday of $1.32 per diluted share, up from $1.00 a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus of $1.19. Fiscal Q1 revenue was $687.6 million, up from $549.0 million a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $664.5 million. For fiscal Q2, the company said it expects adjusted EPS of $1.58 to $1.61 on revenue of $729 million to $734 million. Analysts polled by FactSet expect $1.29 and $700.5 million, respectively. For fiscal 2027, the company said it expects adjusted EPS of $5.95 to $6.14, up from its previous guidance of $5.75 to $5.93 and above the FactSet consensus of $5.92. Fiscal 2027 revenue is expected to be between $2.92 billion and $2.96 billion, above its previous guidance and the FactSet consensus of $2.90 billion. MongoDB shares were down 5.8%.

Activist hedge fund Toms Capital Investment Management has built a significant stake in McCormick (MKC) as the US food company works on its planned acquisition of Unilever's (UL) food business, Reuters reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The size of the stake, which Toms acquired in Q2, and what Toms intends to do with it, could not be determined, Reuters reported. McCormick shares were up 1.2%, while Unilever shares were down 0.4%.

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