Top Midday Stories: Target Beats Q1 Estimates, Ups Sales Guidance, But Shares Fall; Intuit Laying Off 17% of Global Workforce
All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Wednesday, a day after a jump in long-dated US Treasury yields caused equities to retreat, and ahead of Nvidia's (NVDA) highly anticipated earnings results in the afternoon.In company news, Target (TGT) reported fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings of $1.71 per diluted share, up from $1.30 a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus analyst estimate of $1.47. Fiscal Q1 net sales were $25.44 billion, up from $23.85 billion a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $24.66 billion. For fiscal 2026, the company said it expects adjusted EPS to be near the high end of its prior guidance range of $7.50 to $8.50, compared to the FactSet consensus of $8.12. Full-year net sales are projected to grow around 4% from 2025, up from its prior guidance of 2% growth. Analysts expect net sales of $107.15 billion. Target shares were down 4.4% around midday.Intuit (INTU) is laying off about 17% of its global workforce, or roughly 3,000 workers, Reuters reported, citing an internal memo. The company also plans to close its Reno and woodland Hills offices, the report said. Intuit shares were down 3.5%.TJX (TJX) reported fiscal Q1 earnings Wednesday of $1.19 per diluted share, up from $0.92 a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus of $1.02. Fiscal Q1 net sales were $14.32 billion, up from $13.11 billion a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus of $14.02 billion. For fiscal Q2, the firm said it expects EPS of $1.15 to $1.17, compared with the consensus of $1.17. TJX expects comparable sales to grow 2% to 3% in fiscal Q2. For fiscal 2027, the company expects EPS of $5.08 to $5.15, up from its prior guidance of $4.93 to $5.02, and compared with the consensus of $5.13. Full-year comparable sales are expected to grow 3% to 4%, up from 2% to 3% previously. TJX shares were up 6%.Lowe's (LOW) reported fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings of $3.03 per diluted share, up 3.8% from a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus of $2.97. Fiscal Q1 net sales were $23.08 billion, up from $20.93 billion a year ago and above the consensus of $22.98 billion. Shares were down 0.4%.Analog Devices (ADI) reported fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings of $3.09 per diluted share, up from $1.85 a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus of $2.88. Fiscal Q2 revenue was $3.62 billion, up from $2.64 billion a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $3.51 billion. For fiscal Q3, the firm expects adjusted EPS of $3.30, plus or minus $0.15, above the consensus of $2.99. Fiscal Q3 revenue is expected to be $3.9 billion, plus or minus $100 million, above the FactSet consensus of $3.61 billion. Analog Devices shares were down 5.8%.Price: $225.58, Change: $+4.97, Percent Change: +2.25%
