Here, we will introduce stocks that are attracting attention in intraday trading. Fluence Energy – The battery storage maker soared nearly 30%. HSBC and Roth Capital both upgraded Fluence after second-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization beat Wall Street analysts’ expectations, according to FactSet. The stock price soared about 40% in early trading. Corpay – Shares of the corporate payments company rose 10% after Corpay raised its full-year outlook. The company expects earnings to be in the range of $26.30 to $27.10 per share, compared with its previous guidance of $25.50 to $26.50 per share. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected $26.05. First-quarter adjusted profit and sales also exceeded expectations. Chip stocks – The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) surged more than 3% to a new 52-week high as investors bought up shares in chip companies. Micron Technology rose 13% and Qualcomm rose about 9%. Advanced Micro Devices rose 8%. MercadoLibre – The stock price fell by about 12% on the online market. MercadoLibre’s first-quarter earnings were lower than analysts expected, coming in at $8.23 per share, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.50 per share. The operating income margin for the period was also lower than expected, at 6.9%. StreetAccount’s consensus estimate was 7.7%. AppLovin – The mobile marketing company fell 5% as investors sold shares after a spike in revenue. The stock rose more than 6% a day earlier after the company reported first-quarter sales and bottom line results and second-quarter guidance that beat Street expectations. Mettler Toledo – The scale maker fell 13% after disappointing guidance. Mettler Toledo expects second-quarter adjusted earnings in the range of $10.60 to $10.85 per share, compared to the FactSet consensus of $10.95 per share. The company expects sales growth for the current quarter to be about 3% compared to the same period last year, falling short of the 5.1% expected by analysts. Motorola Solutions – The maker of critical communications devices and video security systems fell 11% after failing to impress Wall Street. Motorola expects second-quarter adjusted earnings to be in the range of $3.82 to $3.88 per share, compared to the FactSet consensus forecast of $3.84 per share. Akamai Technologies — Shares soared 20% after cybersecurity and cloud computing company Akamai announced that the leading U.S.-based frontier model provider has committed to investing $1.8 billion over seven years in its cloud infrastructure services. Akamai also reported higher-than-expected first-quarter adjusted earnings, while revenue was in line with expectations. CoreWeave — The cloud infrastructure company fell 13% after its second-quarter revenue outlook missed Wall Street’s expectations. CoreWeave’s sales are expected to be in the range of $2.45 billion to $2.6 billion. The $2.53 billion cap and midpoint were below the LSEG consensus call of $2.69 billion. IREN Limited — Shares rose about 4% after the data center owner and operator announced a deal with semiconductor manufacturing giant Nvidia to deploy up to 5 gigawatts of artificial intelligence infrastructure. Nvidia also plans to invest $2.1 billion in the company. Gen Digital — The software stock soared 10% after its current quarter and full-year revenue outlook beat analysts’ expectations, according to FactSet. Gen Digital also reported better-than-expected adjusted earnings and revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter. Upwork — Shares fell 21% after the company announced a reorganization that included a 24% reduction in its workforce. Upwork said it is ensuring it remains profitable even as work evolves. The company also reported first-quarter profits and sales that were slightly lower than expected, according to Street accounts. Trade Desk — Advertising technology stocks fell 6% after Trade Desk reported revenue guidance for the current quarter of $750 million, compared to what analysts expected to be at least $750 million, according to LSEG. First-quarter adjusted earnings were also lower than expected, coming in at 28 cents per share versus the expected 32 cents. Expedia — Shares fell 6% as the online travel agency expected second-quarter revenue of $4.11 billion to $4.19 billion, according to LSEG. This compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.12 billion. Bill Holdings — Shares of the financial operations platform rose 7% after earning an adjusted profit of 68 cents per share in its fiscal third quarter. Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of 55 cents per share. Sales also exceeded expectations, and Bill announced that it would reduce its workforce by 30% by the first quarter of fiscal 2027. Texas Roadhouse — The steakhouse chain soared 15% after reporting first-quarter earnings of $1.87 per share, beating the FactSet consensus estimate of $1.80 per share. Comparable restaurant sales for the first five weeks of the second quarter increased 6.5% compared to the same period last year. Cheers — the stock price fell 14%. Guidance for second-quarter adjusted EBITDA was $185 million to $195 million, below the FactSet consensus estimate of $204.4 million. Sales for the first quarter were $1.63 billion, in line with expectations. Rocket Lab — The aerospace manufacturer posted a 27% profit after first-quarter sales beat analyst estimates and its order backlog increased 20% sequentially to a record $2.2 billion. Rocket Lab also announced plans to acquire Motiv Space Systems. The company also won a $30 million contract for three HASTE hypersonic test launches, marking the company’s largest launch contract with a confidential customer. Block — stock price rose 7%. The fintech platform delivered second-quarter and full-year adjusted earnings that beat FactSet consensus estimates. Monster Beverage — Beverage stocks rose 15% after Monster posted adjusted earnings of 58 cents on revenue of $2.35 billion in the first quarter. Analysts had expected a profit of 53 cents and revenue of $2.16 billion, according to FactSet. Illustration — The medical scrub retailer plunged 27% after posting earnings of 3 cents a share in the first quarter, narrowly beating the 1 cent estimate of analysts surveyed by FactSet. Cloudflare — Internet services stock plunged 23%. Cloudflare has announced plans to reduce its workforce by approximately 1,100 employees. The second-quarter adjusted earnings outlook was in line with LSEG’s consensus call for 27 cents per share. The company expects sales to be in the range of $664 million to $665 million, compared to expectations of $665 million. Synaptics — Internet of Things solutions provider soared 20%. Synaptics reported third-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.09 per share, beating the FactSet consensus estimate of $1.01 per share. Revenue also exceeded expectations, coming in at $294.2 million, compared to Street expectations of $290.5 million. JFrog — The supply chain-focused software company soared 23% after reporting better-than-expected full-year earnings. LSEG said the company expects adjusted earnings to be in the range of 93 cents to 97 cents per share, while analysts expect 90 cents per share. Second quarter sales and bottom line guidance also exceeded expectations. SoundHound AI — Stock price fell 11%. The voice AI platform provider reported a first-quarter adjusted loss before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $26.7 million, which was higher than the $12 million loss that analysts had expected, according to FactSet. SoundHound also reaffirmed revenue of $225 million to $260 million, compared to consensus estimates of $232.8 million. — CNBC’s Darla Mercado and Scott Schnipper contributed reporting. Markets change and headlines fade, but the fundamental principles of building long-term wealth remain the same. Join us for the third annual CNBC Pro LIVE. Investors from all backgrounds, from financial professionals to individuals, come together to cut through the noise and gain actionable strategies for smarter, more disciplined investing. No matter where you start, you’ll leave with clearer thinking and a stronger strategy. Enter your email address here to get your discount code.
