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Cisco, Applied Materials And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Friday

Avi Kapoor 18 hours ago

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Stocks in focus: Applied Materials and Cisco beat estimates and raised guidance; Flowers Foods missed and cut outlook. Mizuho and SMFG report earnings.

With U.S. stock futures trading in the red this morning on Friday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows:

  • Wall Street expects Mizuho Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:MFG) to report quarterly earnings at 21 cents per share on revenue of $6.72 billion before the opening bell, according to data from Benzinga Pro. Mizuho Financial shares gained 0.7% to $10.19 in after-hours trading.
  • Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) reported upbeat financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026. Applied Materials posted fourth-quarter revenue of $10.41 billion, beating analyst estimates of $10.30 billion, according to Benzinga Pro. The chip equipment manufacturer reported adjusted earnings of $4.16 per share for the quarter, beating estimates of $4.05 per share. Applied Materials shares gained 0.9% to $384.22 in the after-hours trading session.
  • Analysts are expecting Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Grp, Inc. (NYSE:SMFG) to post quarterly earnings at 24 cents per share on revenue of $8.07 billion for the latest quarter. The company will release quarterly earnings before the markets open. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial shares fell 1.5% to close at $24.37 on Thursday.

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  • Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and raised its FY27 guidance. The company boosted its fiscal year 2027 revenue guidance from a range of $72.2 billion to $73.4 billion to a new range of $74.8 billion to $75.8 billion, versus estimates of $73.02 billion. The company also raised its full-year adjusted earnings outlook from a range of $5.05 to $5.11 per share to a new range of $5.47 to $5.53 per share, versus estimates of $5.11 per share. Cisco shares rose 0.2% to $102.20 in the after-hours trading session.
  • Flowers Foods Inc. (NYSE:FLO) reported worse-than-expected third-quarter financial results and cut its FY26 guidance. Flowers Foods reported quarterly earnings of 10 cents per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of 15 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.169 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.180 billion. Flowers Foods shares dipped 8.2% to $5.52 in after-hours trading.

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