- Investment professionals on CNBC’s “Final Trades” recommended UnitedHealth Group, Visa, and Lockheed Martin based on recent financial and analyst updates.
- UnitedHealth reported better-than-expected Q2 adjusted earnings of $6.38 per share and revenue of $112.03 billion, while Visa posted Q2 earnings of $3.32 per share alongside $11.63 billion in revenue.
- Lockheed Martin received a price target increase from $641 to $691 by Citigroup analyst John Godyn while maintaining a Buy rating.
- Lockheed Martin, Verizon, NVIDIA, Keysight, ODC, and Astris AI successfully demonstrated the NetSense™ system in Miami to detect and track unmanned aerial systems using existing 5G networks and commercial technologies.
- The AI-enabled NetSense solution transforms existing telecommunications infrastructure into a real-time sensing platform to protect public spaces and critical infrastructure without requiring cellular network recapitalization.
- Pilot deployments are scheduled for late 2026 and early 2027, with commercial general availability planned for 2027 as a subscription service.
- CoreWeave shares jumped 12% as its revenue doubled from a year earlier, driven by a mounting order book of $ 104 billion.
- Blackstone and La Caisse agreed to acquire a 25% stake in Air Canada's Aeroplan loyalty program for nearly $ 2 billion.
- Sony Group and TSMC agreed to form a $ 4.7 billion joint venture to produce next-generation image sensors for smartphones.