U.S. Consumer Finance Stock News

The Carlyle Group reported its second quarter 2025 earnings, revealing revenue of US$1.57 billion and net income of US$319.7 million, both higher than the prior year. This substantial year-over-year growth in both revenue and net income demonstrates enhanced earnings power and operational momentum for the company. We'll explore how Carlyle’s strong quarterly performance and profit growth shape its broader investment narrative and future expectations. Outshine the giants: these 18 early-stage...

Crane NXT, Co. recently released its second quarter 2025 earnings, reporting higher sales of US$404.4 million but a decline in net income to US$24.9 million compared to a year earlier. Despite mixed financial results, the company maintained its full-year sales growth guidance and reaffirmed its quarterly dividend, signaling management’s confidence in its business outlook. With the company reaffirming its sales growth guidance, we'll examine how these latest results may influence Crane NXT's...

Hyundai Motor Company and General Motors recently unveiled plans to co-develop five new vehicles, including four combustion or hybrid vehicles for Central and South America and a US-built electric van, marking a new phase in their partnership. Noveon Magnetics announced a multi-year supply agreement with General Motors to provide rare earth magnets, enhancing GM's domestic supply chain for electric and gasoline vehicle production in the United States. We'll explore how this collaboration...

In the past week, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts announced it surpassed 720 operating hotels across Europe, the Middle East, Eurasia, and Africa, adding more than 4,700 rooms and signing 27 new deals in the first half of 2025. This milestone reflects Wyndham's ongoing international expansion and underlines continued investor interest in its growing global development pipeline despite headwinds in the U.S. market. Let's explore how Wyndham's rapid hotel openings and development growth...

Global Net Lease, Inc. recently announced the successful refinancing of its US$1.8 billion revolving credit facility, extending its maturity to August 2030 and securing lower interest costs, alongside the completion of a share buyback and second-quarter earnings results reporting US$124.91 million in sales and a net loss of US$24.14 million. The refinancing extends the company's debt maturity profile, reduces annual interest expenses, and enhances liquidity, marking a significant improvement...

Clear Secure recently announced strong second quarter earnings, ongoing share repurchases, and a quarterly dividend, while unveiling healthcare security partnerships including a collaboration with Nordic and expanding integrations with Epic to automate identity verification for patients and providers. These moves highlight Clear Secure's growing presence in healthcare technology, underlining its commitment to strengthening information security and simplifying access across health systems for...

Domino’s Pizza recently announced that its subsidiaries completed a refinancing transaction, issuing US$1.0 billion of new securitized notes and establishing a new US$320 million variable funding note facility to retire and replace older debt instruments. This refinancing is intended to enhance Domino's debt structure, lower potential interest expenses, and provide increased financial flexibility to support ongoing operational initiatives. We’ll explore how this move to streamline Domino’s...

Healthcare Realty Trust recently reported financial results for the first half of 2025, highlighting a revenue decline to US$287.07 million and a net loss of US$157.85 million, alongside higher impairments on real estate assets and a reduced dividend of US$0.24 per share to be paid later this month. The company also lowered its full-year earnings guidance and extended the maturity of its US$1.5 billion revolving credit facility, aiming to improve financial flexibility as leadership changes...

Kennametal Inc. recently reported its full-year results for the period ended June 30, 2025, showing a decline in both sales and net income compared to the previous year, and also issued sales guidance for the first quarter and full fiscal year of 2026. An important development is the company's completion of its previously announced share buyback program, repurchasing nearly 2.5 million shares for a total of US$59.93 million. We'll explore how management's cautious sales outlook for the...

Helmerich & Payne recently reported third quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2025, showing revenue of US$1.04 billion but recording a net loss of US$162.76 million, largely influenced by a US$173.26 million goodwill impairment charge. Despite the company delivering higher revenues compared to the previous year, the shift from profit to loss highlights the material impact of non-cash impairments and ongoing industry headwinds. We'll assess how the sizeable goodwill impairment...

Frontier Group Holdings recently announced its second quarter 2025 earnings, reporting revenue of US$929 million and a net loss of US$70 million, compared to a net income of US$31 million in the same period last year. This marks a significant reversal from last year’s profitability, highlighting a challenging period marked by declining revenue and a shift to negative earnings. To assess how a swing from profit to loss impacts Frontier’s investment outlook, we’ll review implications for its...

Exelon Corporation recently reported its second-quarter 2025 results, revealing revenue of US$5.43 billion and net income of US$391 million, with earnings per share from continuing operations at US$0.39. A noteworthy aspect is that Exelon reaffirmed its multi-year guidance, maintaining its target for 5% to 7% compounded annual growth in operating earnings per share through 2028. Given the company's reaffirmed multi-year earnings growth targets in the latest update, we'll examine the...

Ligand Pharmaceuticals reported second quarter 2025 results with revenue of US$47.63 million and net income of US$4.85 million, reversing a net loss in the prior year, and also raised its full-year revenue guidance to US$200 million–US$225 million. These results reflect a return to profitability for the quarter and an improved outlook, potentially highlighting the strength of Ligand's core royalty-focused business model. We’ll consider how the company's raised 2025 guidance, following...

Exact Sciences Corp. recently announced an expanded partnership with Humana Inc. to enhance access to its Cologuard Plus™ colorectal cancer screening test for eligible Medicare Advantage members nationwide, with the service becoming available as an in-network option in August 2025. This collaboration positions Humana to offer advanced, guideline-supported, noninvasive cancer screening to its large Medicare Advantage member base through a test expected to significantly lower false positives...

Immunocore Holdings plc reported its second quarter 2025 results, showing revenue of US$97.96 million (up from US$75.4 million a year ago) and a reduced net loss of US$10.3 million compared to US$11.62 million previously, with basic loss per share improving to US$0.20. The earnings release also highlighted significant first-half improvements, with net loss lower at US$5.28 million and basic loss per share decreasing to US$0.11, suggesting operational progress amid continued revenue...

TransDigm Group announced a series of updates, including the appointment of Patrick J. Murphy as Co-Chief Operating Officer, the completion of another share repurchase tranche totaling US$131 million, and reporting third-quarter results that showed year-over-year increases in sales, net income, and EPS, along with raised full-year 2025 guidance. These developments highlight both management’s confidence in ongoing business performance and the company’s continued focus on operational...

Marcus & Millichap, Inc. reported second quarter 2025 earnings showing revenue of US$172.28 million alongside an increased net loss of US$11.04 million, while management reiterated an active search for acquisitions and announced the completion of its multi-year buyback program and a regular semi-annual dividend of US$0.25 per share. Leadership highlighted ongoing discussions with boutique firms and potential team integrations, signaling the company's intent to expand into new business areas...

ExxonMobil recently started production at Yellowtail, its fourth major oil project in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek block, adding the ONE GUYANA FPSO vessel with initial output of 250,000 barrels per day and expanding total installed capacity in the region to above 900,000 barrels daily. This milestone highlights ExxonMobil’s rapid execution of complex offshore developments, supporting its position as a leading operator in deepwater oil production and signaling ongoing expansion in Guyana...

XPEL, Inc. recently announced its second quarter 2025 results, reporting US$124.71 million in revenue and US$16.29 million in net income, along with third quarter revenue guidance of US$117–119 million. Net income and earnings per share both grew compared to the prior year, reflecting ongoing business momentum and operational improvements. Let's examine how the latest revenue growth and new third quarter guidance might influence XPEL's long-term investment outlook. Rare earth metals are an...

Kohl’s Corporation’s Board of Directors recently declared a regular quarterly dividend of US$0.125 per share, payable on September 24, 2025, to shareholders of record as of September 10, 2025. An influx of retail investor activity and speculative trading amid a broader meme stock rally, rather than company fundamentals, appears to have driven recent excitement around Kohl’s. We’ll explore how retail trader momentum and surging meme stock interest may influence Kohl’s longer-term investment...

Perimeter Solutions recently reported its second quarter 2025 earnings, showing sales rising to US$162.64 million from US$127.28 million a year prior, while recording a net loss of US$32.16 million for the period. Alongside these results, the company expanded its share repurchase authorization by US$100 million and revealed that it has now bought back over 25 million shares since 2021. We’ll examine how the expanded buyback program and recent earnings shift the investment narrative for...

Federal Realty Investment Trust recently reported strong second quarter results, with revenue rising to US$311.52 million and net income reaching US$155.92 million, while also announcing an increase in its regular quarterly dividend and raising full-year earnings guidance. This combination of robust financial performance and improved shareholder payout highlights management’s confidence and responsiveness to evolving market trends in the retail REIT sector. We’ll now explore how the...

Otter Tail Corporation recently reported its second-quarter and six-month 2025 earnings, with sales and net income showing year-over-year changes and the company affirming a quarterly dividend of US$0.525 per share. Alongside these results, Otter Tail raised its full-year diluted earnings per share guidance for 2025, signaling management's increased confidence in the company’s operating outlook. We’ll explore how Otter Tail’s improved earnings guidance for 2025 could influence its investment...

In August 2025, SoundHound AI reported very large year-over-year revenue growth and a swing to net income for the first half, raised its full-year revenue guidance, and launched new AI-powered products including Vision AI and the rollout of its automotive voice assistant to vehicles from major global brands. This combination of financial performance and ongoing innovation highlights SoundHound's advancement in enterprise AI, particularly as its new Vision AI platform integrates both visual...