Fifth Third Bancorp Reports Second Quarter 2025 Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.88 — Neutral
FITB Business Wire — July 17, 2025CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB): Key Financial Data Key Highlights $ in millions for all balance sheet and income statement items 2Q25 1Q25 2Q24 Stability: Net charge-off ratio(b) declined 1 bp sequentially and 4 bps compared to 2Q24; NPAs decreased 11% sequentially, including commercial NPAs down 18% Interest-bearing liabilities costs down 2 bps compared to 1Q25; 4% DDA growth year-over-.

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer plan to sell the widely used blood thinner Eliquis directly to patients at a discounted cash price — Positive
BMY PFE WSJ — July 17, 2025The joint venture is launching a direct-to-consumer service of Eliquis after discussions with the Trump administration.

MOUNT AIRY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Insteel Industries Inc. (NYSE: IIIN) (“Insteel” or the “Company”), the largest manufacturer of steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction applications in the United States, today announced financial results for its third quarter of fiscal 2025 ended June 28, 2025. Third Quarter 2025 Highlights Net earnings of $15.2 million, or $0.78 per share Net sales of $179.9 million Gross profit of $30.8 million, or 17.1% of net sales Operating cash flow of.

KENOSHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Snap-on announces second quarter 2025 results including sales of $1,179.4 million and diluted EPS of $4.72 in the quarter.

SoundHound AI: Cautiously Optimistic On Emerging AI Play — Positive
SOUN Seeking Alpha — July 17, 2025SoundHound AI offers a high-risk, high-reward opportunity as an emerging leader in customizable, enterprise-grade voice AI solutions across diverse industries. The company's proprietary technology and early-mover advantage position it well in a massive, rapidly expanding TAM, driven by secular AI adoption trends. Revenue growth has been impressive, but profitability remains a distant priority, and valuation is demanding.

Parsons Wins ACEC New York Diamond Award for Brooklyn Bridge Rehabilitation Project — Neutral
PSN GlobeNewsWire — July 17, 2025CHANTILLY, Va., July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) is proud to announce that its leadership as prime design consultant on the Brooklyn Bridge Rehabilitation Project has been honored with the prestigious Diamond Award in the Structural Systems category from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of New York (NY). This award represents the highest recognition given by ACEC NY and celebrates projects that demonstrate innovation, technical excellence, and benefit to the public. This award places the Brooklyn Bridge Rehabilitation among North America's most distinguished infrastructure projects.

The Day Ahead: Markets Focus on Economic Data, Netflix Momentum Today — Positive
NFLX FXEmpire — July 17, 2025Markets today await key retail sales, jobless claims, and earnings data as Fed speakers shape rate outlook.

EFA offers broad developed market exposure but lacks compelling growth prospects, with Europe and Japan facing structural headwinds and limited innovation. Diversification benefits are muted, as EFA excludes emerging markets and many US stocks already provide global exposure, making EFA feel redundant. Yield is stable (2.5%-3%) and drawdown risk is moderate, but better alternatives like IPKW, IDVO, and CGDG offer superior risk-reward and growth potential.

Wipro reported better-than-expected revenue on Thursday for the first quarter, supported by strong growth in the Americas, including its communication and consumer businesses.

Tesla enters Q2 2025 at a critical juncture, balancing short-term earnings pressure with long-term growth potential driven by expansion in China and India.

New Strong Sell Stocks for July 17th — Negative
CDZI FNF MOH Zacks Investment Research — July 17, 2025FNF, MOH and CDZI have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on July 17, 2025.

Alarm.com to Announce 2025 Second Quarter Results on August 7, 2025 — Neutral
ALRM Business Wire — July 17, 2025TYSONS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alarm.com to Announce 2025 Second Quarter Results on August 7, 2025.

United Airlines: I Am Lowering My Price Target After Earnings — Positive
UAL Seeking Alpha — July 17, 2025United Airlines beat Q2 earnings expectations but faces persistent operational and macroeconomic headwinds, dampening investor enthusiasm and pressuring unit revenues and margins. Capacity expansion outpaced revenue growth, leading to margin compression as higher costs, especially labor, offset modest revenue gains across most markets except the Pacific. I have lowered my price target from $154 to $121.51 due to downward revisions in EBITDA and free cash flow, reflecting a more challenging outlook.

Whirlpool has faced significant challenges, including revenue declines, divestitures, and tariff concerns, leading to a 30% stock drop since my 2022 'buy' call. Despite recent struggles, the company is aggressively paying down debt, trading at low valuation multiples, and showing signs of profitability improvement post-divestitures. Management's cost-cutting, price increases, and product launches aim to offset tariff impacts and drive organic growth, with a focus on margin expansion and debt refinancing.

PepsiCo Inc.'s stock rises after revenue surprisingly increases and the outlook was maintained — Positive
PEP Market Watch — July 17, 2025Shares of PepsiCo Inc. PEP+1.15% were climbing 1.2% toward a three-month high in premarket trading Thursday, after the beverage and snack giant reported surprise growth in second-quarter revenue, as volume declines slowed, and kept its full-year outlook intact.

PepsiCo's quarterly earnings and revenue beat Wall Street's expectations. The company reiterated its full-year outlook.

Golden Entertainment: Downgrade Misses The Forest For The Trees — Neutral
GDEN Seeking Alpha — July 17, 2025Golden Entertainment's deleveraging and strong cash flow support robust buybacks and dividends, offering at least 7% annual shareholder returns even in conservative scenarios. Despite a downgrade from Truist Securities citing Strat weakness and muted M&A prospects, I maintain my $32 price target and 'Buy' rating, seeing the downgrade as an opportunity. Q2 headwinds are real but manageable; room occupancy and slot performance show resilience, and FCF coverage for dividends and buybacks remains solid under all scenarios.

Investor Andreessen to take stand to defend his role in Facebook privacy case — Negative
META Reuters — July 17, 2025Famed investor Marc Andreessen is scheduled to take the stand on Thursday to defend his role on the Facebook board of directors when it was hit with a $5 billion fine in 2019 for alleged violations of an agreement with a U.S. regulator to protect user privacy.

Best Growth Stocks to Buy for July 17th — Positive
AFYA PAHC QFIN Zacks Investment Research — July 17, 2025QFIN, AFYA and PAHC made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) growth stocks list on July 17, 2025.

Sarepta Stock Soars 30%. Why Layoffs and a ‘Black-Box' Warning Are Good News. — Positive
SRPT Barrons — July 17, 2025The pharma company said it would lay off a third of its workforce and add a black-box warning to its controversial gene therapy Elevidys.
