Deere & Company (NYSE:DE, XETRA:DCO) shares dropped 5.2% Wednesday morning after the farm equipment giant reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings but offered a cautious outlook for fiscal 2026.
The company posted Q4 revenue of $12.39 billion, well above analysts’ estimate of $9.82 billion, marking an 11% year-over-year increase.
Workday Inc (NASDAQ:WDAY) shares slid 10.3% in early trading Wednesday, despite reporting stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue, as investors weighed concerns over the durability of growth in a slowing macroeconomic environment.
The enterprise software company posted non-GAAP earnings per share of $2.32, beating analyst expectations by $0.15. Revenue came in at $2.43 billion, slightly above the consensus forecast of $2.42 billion.
Zscaler Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) reported fiscal first quarter 2026 results that exceeded Wall Street estimates, but its shares fell amid elevated investor expectations.
the quarter ending October 31, the company posted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.96, surpassing the analyst consensus of $0.86 and representing a 23.6% increase from the prior year.
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) reported record third-quarter earnings and revenue on Wednesday, driven by broad-based growth across its brands and a surge in subscription revenue, sending shares up 12.7% in early trading.
The lifestyle retailer posted earnings per share of $1.28, beating analysts’ estimate of $1.19, while revenue rose 12.3% to a record $1.53 billion, exceeding expectations of $1.48 billion. Net income for the quarter reached $116.4 million.
Autodesk Inc (NASDAQ:ADSK) shares surged almost 8% before Wednesday's opening bell as the design software firm reported third quarter earnings that exceeded Wall Street expectations.
Adjusted earnings per share were $2.67, surpassing analyst expectations of $2.50.
Versarien PLC (AIM:VRS, OTC:VRSRF) shares sank 38% to 0.006p, valuing the troubled engineering materials group at about £330,000, after the company said a potential buyer had pulled out of a deal to acquire its remaining assets.
The group, which has been attempting a far-reaching restructuring, disclosed that a UK-listed suitor had withdrawn from non-binding heads of terms agreed last month.
Shares in 88 Energy Ltd (AIM:88E, ASX:88E, OTCQB:EEENF) gained about 5% to 1.1p after the company mapped out its 2026 production testing plans for Project Phoenix on Alaska’s North Slope.
The key step will be the Franklin Bluffs-1H horizontal well, scheduled for the third quarter of 2026. Before drilling the horizontal leg, 88 Energy will sink a pilot hole to evaluate three target zones (the SMD, SFS and BFF) followed by wireline logging and suspension while engineers design the lateral section.
Arrow Exploration Corp (TSX-V:AXL, AIM:AXL, OTC:CSTPF) shares rose about 4% to 11.22p after the company announced encouraging results from the Mateguafa 6 appraisal well on the Tapir Block in Colombia, where it owns a 50% beneficial interest.
The M-6 well hit several hydrocarbon-bearing zones and has been brought onstream in the Carbonera C7 formation, which contains around 18 feet of net oil pay.
After hours on Tuesday, Dell Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:DELL) gave Wall Street a clearer picture of what the AI hardware boom looks like from inside a very traditional PC-and-servers company.
And investors and analysts liked what they saw with the shares jumping 4.6% after hours.