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United Microelectronics (UMC) shares were up 4.1% in afternoon trading on Friday after the company reported sales of 25.04 billion New Taiwan dollars ($790.6 million) in August, up 30.71% from a year earlier.
For the period of Jan. to Aug., sales increased 14.66% year-over-year to NT$178.66 billion.
Price: $20.69, Change: $+0.83, Percent Change: +4.18%
Vaxcyte (PCVX) appointed Luis Jodar as chief medical officer and David McAvoy as chief legal officer, the company said on Thursday.Jodar spent 17 years at Pfizer (PFE), most recently as senior vice president and chief medical officer for Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, the company said.McAvoy joins the company from Teva Pharmaceutical (TEVA), according to a statement.The vaccine developer also said it now expects to report topline data from its phase 3 OPUS-1 trial of VAX-31 in adults by the end of October, narrowing its previous guidance of a Q4 data release.
EGain (EGAN) reported fiscal Q4 adjusted earnings late Thursday of $0.08 per diluted share, down from $0.09 a year earlier.Three analysts polled by FactSet projected $0.03.Revenue in the three months ended June 30 fell to $22.2 million from $23.2 million a year earlier.Three analysts projected $21.7 million.The company expects fiscal Q1 adjusted EPS of $0.05 to $0.08 on revenue of $20.9 million to $21.4 million. Three analysts project EPS of $0.08 on revenue of $22.3 million.For fiscal 2027, eGain expects adjusted EPS of $0.04 to $0.07 on revenue of $84.5 million to $86 million. Three analysts project EPS of $0.43 on revenue of $94.1 million.EGain shares slumped 29% in after-hours trading.
American Outdoor Brands (AOUT) reported fiscal Q1 non-GAAP earnings late Thursday of $0.03 per diluted share, swinging from a loss $0.26 year earlier.Two analysts polled by FactSet expected a loss of $0.24.Net sales for the quarter ended July 31 were $37.3 million, up from $29.7 million a year earlier.Two analysts expected $35.6 million.For fiscal 2027, the company maintained its net sales forecast of $200 million to $210 million. Two analysts expect $205.1 million.Shares of the company rose over 16% in after-hours trading.