Over the past six months, Hercules Capital’s stock price fell to $17.50. Shareholders have lost 9.6% of their capital, which is disappointing considering the S&P 500 has climbed by 10.2%. This might have investors contemplating their next move.
Nvidia is reportedly nearing a record $20 billion investment in OpenAI as part of a massive funding round, even as both companies dismiss reports of partnership strain and concerns over Nvidia's latest AI chips.
Measurement equipment distributor Transcat (NASDAQ:TRNS) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, with sales up 25.6% year on year to $83.86 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.26 per share was 17.5% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Mexican fast-food chain Chipotle (NYSE:CMG) reported Q4 CY2025 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 4.9% year on year to $2.98 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.25 per share was 4.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after fears of disruption from artificial intelligence spooked investors, leading to a broad-based sell-off.
Shares of professional staffing firm Kforce (NYSE:KFRC) fell 5.7% in the afternoon session after the company reported fourth-quarter results that missed profit expectations, overshadowing a slight revenue beat. The company’s revenue for the quarter came in at $332 million, a 3.4% decline compared to the same period in the previous year, though this was slightly ahead of analyst expectations. The main concern for investors was the company's profitability. Kforce’s GAAP earnings per share were $0.30, a figure that fell 35.6% short of consensus estimates. This earnings miss was coupled with a significant decrease in the company's operating margin, which dropped to 2.6% from 4.5% a year earlier, pointing to ongoing profitability pressures.
