Dan Caplinger

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Retirement and Personal Finance Editor at The Motley Fool (U.S.)

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Paycom Makes Solid Progress

1 week ago | fool.com | Dan Caplinger

Here's our initial take on Paycom Software's (PAYC 7.26%) first-quarter financial report. Key MetricsMetricQ1 2024Q1 2025Changevs.
Axon Hits the Mark to Start 2025

1 week ago | fool.com | Dan Caplinger

Here's our initial take on Axon Enterprise's (AXON 12.12%) first-quarter financial report. Key MetricsMetricQ1 2024Q1 2025Changevs.
Axon Hits the Mark to Start 2025

1 week ago | finance.yahoo.com | Dan Caplinger

Axon Enterprise saw healthy gains in both revenue and earnings, with particularly noteworthy gains in the software and services segment. A host of new products contributed to the company's overall financial strength. Axon raised its full-year revenue guidance by $50 million to a new range of $2.6 billion to $2.7 billion and generally sees healthy momentum continuing.
Paycom Makes Solid Progress

1 week ago | nasdaq.com | Dan Caplinger

Here's our initial take on Paycom Software's (NYSE: PAYC) first-quarter financial report. Paycom issued an upbeat financial report for the first quarter of 2025, even though investors had to settle for slower growth rates than they've seen in the past. Revenue came in up a bit over $30 million from year-ago levels, and that caused growth rates to fall from double-digit percentages in the fourth quarter to mid-single-digit percentages.
Arista's Sales, EPS Surge; Stock Slumps

1 week ago | fool.com | Dan Caplinger

Here's our initial take on Arista Networks' (ANET -8.64%) first-quarter financial report. Key MetricsMetricQ1 2024Q1 2025Changevs. ExpectationsTotal revenue$1.57 billion$2.00 billion+28%BeatAdjusted earnings per share$0.50$0.65+30%BeatAdjusted gross margin64.2%64.1%-0.1 ppn/aAdjusted operating margin47.4%47.8%+0.4 ppn/aArista Reaches a MilestoneArista's first-quarter financial report was cause for celebration as far as the company was concerned.
Upstart Falls as Investors Fear Stall

1 week ago | fool.com | Dan Caplinger

Here's our initial take on Upstart Holdings' (UPST -12.20%) first-quarter financial report. Key MetricsMetricQ1 2024Q1 2025Changevs. ExpectationsProduction-adjusted revenue$127.8 million$213.4 million+67%BeatAdjusted earnings per share($0.31)$0.30N/MBeatAdjusted EBITDA($20.3 million)$42.6 millionN/Mn/aUnit loan transaction volume119,380240,706+102%n/aUpstart Can't Satisfy ShareholdersUpstart's first-quarter financial results had a number of figures that looked good on a year-over-year basis.
Rising Costs Weigh on Vertex Q1 Earnings

1 week ago | fool.com | Dan Caplinger

Here's our initial take on Vertex Pharmaceuticals' (VRTX -0.27%) first-quarter financial report. Key MetricsMetricQ1 2024Q1 2025Changevs. ExpectationsTotal revenue$2.69 billion$2.77 billion+3%MissedAdjusted earnings per share$4.76$4.06-15%MissedTrikafta/Kaftrio revenue$2.48 billion$2.54 billion+2%n/aOther revenue$207 million$225 million+9%n/aVertex Hits a Speed BumpVertex's first-quarter financial results didn't keep up with what investors have gotten used to seeing in recent quarters.
Airbnb Sees a Possible Travel Slowdown

1 week ago | finance.yahoo.com | Dan Caplinger

Unlock stock picks and a broker-level newsfeed that powers Wall Street. Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool Thu, May 1, 2025, 2:17 PM 4 min read In This Article: Airbnb beat sales projections and matched earnings expectations despite facing compensation expense and calendar shift headwinds. Airbnb projects revenue growth of 9% to 11% in Q2 but warns that growth in nights and experiences booked could be flat to down slightly.
Airbnb Sees a Possible Travel Slowdown

2 weeks ago | fool.com | Dan Caplinger

Here's our initial take on Airbnb's (ABNB 1.84%) fiscal 2025 first-quarter financial report. Key MetricsMetricQ1 2024Q1 2025Changevs. ExpectationsTotal revenue$2.14 billion$2.27 billion+6%BeatAdjusted earnings per share (EPS)$0.41$0.24-41%MetNights/experiences booked132.6 million143.1 million+8%n/aGross booking value$22.9 billion$24.5 billion+7%n/aTravel Anxiety? Airbnb was quite happy with the way it started its 2025 year.
Meta Surges on Earnings Strength

2 weeks ago | fool.com | Dan Caplinger

Here's our initial take on Meta Platforms' (META -1.08%) first-quarter financial report. Key MetricsMetricQ1 2024Q1 2025Changevs. ExpectationsTotal revenue$36.5 billion$42.3 billion+16%BeatAdjusted earnings per share$4.71$6.43+37%BeatFamily daily active people3.24 billion3.43 billion+6%n/aOperating margin38%41%+3 ppn/aRiding the AI WaveMeta reported first-quarter financial results that reflected a great start to 2025.

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