Stocks to Watch: Meta, Microsoft, Carvana, Qualcomm, Arm Holdings
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Meta, Carvana, Qualcomm, and Arm Holdings saw stock declines after reporting earnings that missed expectations or issued weak guidance. Meta's shares fell 6.8% on lower profit and revenue guidance. Carvana slid 8% despite record Q2 results due to disappointing full-year outlook. Qualcomm dropped 4% on lower profits and soft outlook. Arm Holdings fell 6.5% despite higher profits and growing revenue. Conversely, Microsoft rose 8.8% on an 18% revenue increase and strong Azure growth.
By Elias Schisgall
Meta Platforms reported a lower profit and diminished free cash flow, and issued revenue guidance for the current quarter that failed to meet Wall Street expectations. Shares fell 6.8% to $546.01 in after-hours trading on Wednesday.
Microsoft reported an 18% increase in revenue, including accelerating revenue growth in Azure, and said Microsoft 365 Copilot has reached 30 million paid users. The stock rose 8.8% to $425.01 after Wednesday's bell.
Carvana issued full-year guidance that failed to meet investor expectations, despite reporting record sales and profits in the second quarter. Shares slid 8% to $61.05.
Qualcomm reported a lower third-quarter profit and falling revenue, and issued a soft outlook for the current quarter. Shares fell 4% to $149.46.
Arm Holdings reported a higher profit and growing revenue, and said demand is picking up for its Arm AGI CPU. Still, the stock was down 6.5% to $210.34 after-hours.
Write to Elias Schisgall at elias.schisgall@wsj.com
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July 29, 2026 19:47 ET (23:47 GMT)
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