Stocks to Watch: Moderna and Merck Surge on Positive Cancer Vaccine Trial Results, While Lowe’s and La-Z-Boy Face Declines

Moderna's stock experienced a significant increase of 57% after the announcement of positive trial results for a personalized cancer vaccine developed in collaboration with Merck, which saw its shares rise over 6%. The timeline for U.S. approval applications remains uncertain.

Keysight Technologies reported third-quarter earnings of $3.07 per share, surpassing the expected $2.48, with revenue of $1.85 billion also exceeding estimates. In contrast, Lowe's shares fell 2% after it revised its full-year sales and earnings outlook to the lower end of previous guidance, citing pressure in home improvement spending.

Target's stock declined 1.5% despite better-than-expected revenues, boosted by tariff refunds, while La-Z-Boy's shares plummeted nearly 17% due to a 9% drop in first-quarter earnings and a revenue forecast that fell short of expectations.

Mercury Systems' shares dropped over 9% after its fourth-quarter earnings missed consensus estimates, despite projecting revenue for the fiscal year ending June 2027 to be around $1.1 billion. Toll Brothers saw a modest rise of just over 1% after reporting earnings and revenues that exceeded analyst expectations.

Estee Lauder's shares rose more than 7% following a strong fiscal fourth-quarter performance, with earnings guidance for fiscal year 2027 aligning with analyst estimates. Analog Devices also saw a 3% increase after reporting better-than-expected earnings and revenue, along with improved gross margins

Stocks in this article

Company Price Change Change % AI
Moderna MRNA.US 117.48 +54.52 +86.59% Hold
La-Z-Boy LZB.US 34.50 -6.33 -15.50% Buy
Estee Lauder EL.US 94.51 +10.24 +12.15% Sell
Merck MRK.US 145.58 +10.40 +7.69% Buy
Toll Brothers TOL.US 152.80 +9.97 +6.98% Hold
Keysight Technologies KEYS.US 347.49 +6.19 +1.81% Buy
Analog Devices ADI.US 373.06 -3.57 -0.95% Buy
Lowe's Companies LOW.US 215.90 +0.26 +0.12% Hold

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