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Here's a quick look at company earnings reports that came out after U.S. markets closed on Wednesday and before they opened again Thursday morning.
Here's a preview of four notable companies reporting quarterly earnings results late Wednesday and early Thursday.
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included AbbVie, Alcoa, Anheuser Busch, Applied Materials, CyberArk, Fox, Merck, Paychex, ViacomCBS and Waste Management.
Monday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Abercrombie & Fitch, Cabot Oil, Dollar General, L Brands, MGM Resorts, ViacomCBS and Unity Software.
Friday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included AIG, Best Buy, Carvana, Dell Technologies, HP, L Brands, Monster Beverage, Twitter and Zscaler.
Friday afternoon's analyst calls included Canadian Solar, JetBlue Airways, L Brands, Peloton Interactive and Tesla.
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L Brands shares rallied early Thursday after the company reported its most recent quarterly results late on Wednesday.
L Brands made something of a financial recovery last quarter. However, revenue from its iconic lingerie brand, Victoria's Secret, did not.
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Victoria's Secret parent L Brands has engineered a turnaround of sorts. As a consequence, it was the best performing S&P 500 stock in the third quarter.
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Tuesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Crocs, Gap, GW Pharmaceuticals, Lowe's Companies, Merck, Nio, Palo Alto Networks, Phillips 66, Starbucks and Vital Farms.
Friday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Advanced Micro Devices, Alibaba, Concho Resources, Occidental Petroleum, Palo Alto Networks, Salesforce.com, Splunk, Uber and Workday.
L Brands, owners of Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works, posted second-quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $0.25 and $2.32 billion in revenue. Analysts were expecting a net loss of $0.42 per...