Let’s check out the companies that are becoming a hot topic for after-hours trading. Lucid Group — The electric vehicle maker’s stock price fell more than 4%. In the fourth quarter, Lucid posted a better-than-expected loss of $3.62 per share, despite higher-than-expected sales. Lucid recently cut its U.S. workforce by 12%. Workday — Shares of Workday fell nearly 10% after the AI-powered workplace platform said it expects first-quarter subscription revenue of $2.34 billion, according to LSEG. This was slightly below the $2.35 billion expected by analysts. The company also reported disappointing non-GAAP operating margin estimates for the first quarter. CoStar Group – The online real estate marketplace provider’s stock price fell 8%. The outlook for the first quarter was lower than expected, as CoStar expected adjusted earnings to range from 16 cents to 19 cents per share. FactSet’s consensus estimate had called for 25 cents a share. Cava Group — Shares of the Mediterranean restaurant chain rose 8% after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and 2026 guidance. Cava had revenue of $275 million and 4 cents per share, compared with the expectations of analysts surveyed by LSEG for revenue of $268 million and 3 cents per share. The company also reported full-year sales of more than $1 billion for the first time. Looking ahead, Cava expects sales for restaurants open at least a year to increase by 3% to 5% in 2026. First Solar — Shares of the solar power technology company fell 11% on the back of fourth-quarter earnings results and a weak full-year outlook. First Solar earned $4.84 per share in the quarter, compared to analyst estimates compiled by LSEG of $5.15 per share. However, sales came in at $1.68 billion, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.56 billion. First Solar expected full-year sales of between $4.9 billion and $5.2 billion, significantly lower than the $6.12 billion expected. Marketa – The credit card services company’s stock fell 6%. Marketa’s full-year sales growth forecast missed Wall Street’s expectations, with the company calling for 12% to 14% year-over-year growth. FactSet consensus is for 17.6% growth. MercadoLibre — Shares of the Uruguay-based e-commerce company rose about 2%. MercadoLibre’s fourth-quarter profit was lower than analysts expected, but net sales of $8.76 billion exceeded expectations of $8.47 billion, according to FactSet. Axon Enterprise — maker of Taser electroshock weapons soared 15%. LSEG said Axon expects sales to increase 27% to 30% year over year in 2026, while analysts expect a 25.8% increase. Fourth-quarter adjusted earnings were $2.15 per share on revenue of $797 million, beating estimates of $1.60 per share and $755 million. —Christina Cheddar-Berk and Darla Mercado contributed reporting.
