No Strength in Unity
Live Blog Update #3 Published
In (even more) earnings news, Unity Software (NYSE: U | FOX Price Prediction), which makes software for 3-D visualization, reported Q2 earnings of $0.18 per share, a nickel better than promised. Revenue for the quarter was $440.9 million, also ahead of expectations, and guidance was pretty close to analyst forecasts for $445.1 million in Q3.
Despite all this good news, Unity stock sank more than 10%. The Voo, on the other hand, is now up 0.7%.
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Shopify (Nasdaq: SHOP) reported Q2 revenue of $2.7 billion this morning, ahead of analysts’ forecast $2.55 billion. The company did not break out EPS numbers, but noted that its sales grew 31%, free cash flow expanded 27%, and operating profits rose 21% year over year.
Earnings news continues to roll in. Next up: Commercial kitchen equipment giant Middleby (Nasdaq: MIDD) earned $2.35 in Q2, six cents better than expected. Revenue came in a bit short at $977.9 million however, and guidance looks weak: $2.04 to $2.19 in Q3 earnings, and revenue ranging from $950 to 975 million, versus a consensus for $971.4 million.
Middleby stock is down 4%, while the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is now up 0.4%.
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