Check out the companies making headlines for noon deals. NVIDIA – The heavyweight chipmaker fell 0.1% after market sentiment after being spurred by a tense exchange between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Voldimia Zelenkie, which spiked geopolitical concerns. Nvidia attempted a comeback early in the session, following an 8.5% loss from the previous session. The stock lost momentum this week after AI Darling posted that its quarterly revenue beat in its most recent period was the lowest in two years. Crypto Stocks – Stocks related to Bitcoin prices rose on Friday after cryptocurrency went positive on Friday, thanks to aid that the latest personal consumption expenditure price index was released in line with forecasts. Bitcoin has been below the $80,000 level for the first time in three months. Coinbase and MicroStrategy stocks added 2% and 5% respectively. Minor Mala Holdings was around 3.9%. Dell Technologies – PC makers have flowed more than 4% following their fourth quarter revenue errors. Dell reported quarterly revenue of $23.93 billion against an LSEG consensus estimate of $245.6 billion. Adjusted earnings of $2.68 per share exceeded analysts’ forecast of $2.53 per share. Voya Financial – The New York-based insurance and investment company rose 2.3% after Morgan Stanley upgraded Voya from equal weight to overweight. The company said since Voya’s full-year revenue mistake in 2024, management has taken steps to improve the company’s performance and set a strong growth profile for the company after 2026. AES – Energy Utility Company stock accounted for 12% of the year results that beat analysts’ expectations. In 2024, the company acquired $2.14 per share, adjusted with revenue of $12.28 billion. Analysts voted by FactSet were expecting a profit of $1.91 per share against revenue of $12.13 billion. Asia Stocks – Hong Kong’s Hangsen index fell 3.3% on Friday, with US stocks in Chinese companies falling after the Chinese president swore as necessary that on March 4, US stocks in Chinese companies had imposed a 10% tariff on goods from China. Automakers Li Auto and Nio have also declined. Duolingo – Stock in the online language learning platform plunged 17% after Duolingo’s guidance on EBITDA adjusted for the current quarter fell below analyst expectations. However, subscribers and revenue for the fourth quarter still broke forecasts. NetApp – Tech companies fell 16% behind NetApp’s soft revenue prints in the third quarter. According to LSEG, NetApp reported revenue of $1.644 billion below the estimated LSEG consensus estimate of $1.69 billion by analysts. Adjusted earnings of $1.91 per share were announced in line with estimates, but the company’s fourth quarter guidance was based on analyst forecasts between $1.94 and $1.99 per share. Soundhound AI – Sharing rose by around 15%. The voice recognition company posted fourth quarter revenue of $34.5 million, surpassing the $33.7 million fact set consensus estimate. It also increased its full-year revenue guidance to the $157 million and $177 million range. Autodesk – The stock slipped around 4.7% after the software company announced it was planning to fire 1,350 employees, or 9% of its workforce. Autodesk also delivered a fourth-quarter result that beats Wall Street estimates, posting adjusted earnings of $1.64 billion, earnings of $2.29 per share, while analysts surveyed by LSEG sought adjusted earnings of $2.14 per share and $1.63 billion. Walgreens – The struggling drugstore chain stock has sold 5% behind the downgrade downgrade of Deutsche Bank. According to a Financial Times report, Sycamore Partners is planning a three-way split for the Walgreens Boots Alliance. Shares in Computer Products Company fell more than 2% after Logitech International – Bank of America downgraded from Neutral to underperformance. The investment company said Logitech’s revenue growth could be slower in the coming years, partly due to new tariffs from the US government. – Reported by CNBC’s Sean Conlon, Jesse Pound, Lisa Han, Sarah Minh, Yun Lee, Lisa Han and Michelle Fox.
