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Major U.S. indices ended Wednesday in the red with the Dow Jones Industrial Average marginally down at 0.01% at 52,218.58, the S&P 500 down 0.14% at 7,498.96, and Nasdaq declining 0.57% to 25,690.90.
These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors through the day:
Alphabet Inc. GOOGL GOOG
Alphabet Class A stock saw a decline of 1.46%, closing at $342.09. The stock reached an intraday high of $349.94 and a low of $341.73, with a 52-week range between $408.61 and $187.82. In after-hours trading, the Class A stock fell 3.3% to $330.76.
The company’s Class C stock fell 1.24%, closing at $341.91. The stock reached an intraday high of $349.45 and a low of $341.64, with a 52-week range between $404.44 and $188.70. The shares declined 2.92% to $331.91 in extended trading.
Alphabet shares gained after the Google parent reported second-quarter results that comfortably beat expectations, with revenue of $119.8 billion topping the $116.82 billion consensus. The company reported EPS of $9.11, surpassing estimates of $2.87. Total revenue rose 24% year over year, driven by strength across Search, YouTube and Cloud.
Google Search revenue increased to $63.27 billion, YouTube advertising revenue rose to $11.06 billion, and Google Cloud revenue surged 82% year over year to $24.77 billion. CEO Sundar Pichai said AI investments continued to drive growth, noting Gemini Enterprise is now used by nearly 90% of Fortune 100 companies, while the company ended the quarter with $242.47 billion in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.
Tesla Inc. TSLA
Tesla Inc. dropped 1.30%, ending the day at $374.01. The stock’s intraday high was $380.17, with a low of $372.90, and it has traded between $498.82 and $297.82 over the past year. The stock fell 4.13% to $358.55 in the after-hours session.
The shares of the Elon Musk-led company fell in after-hours trading after the EV maker reported second-quarter EPS of 33 cents, missing Wall Street estimates of 50 cents, despite revenue of $28.24 billion topping the $25.71 billion consensus. The company also surpassed expectations with 480,126 vehicle deliveries, up 25% year over year, and crossed $100 billion in trailing 12-month revenue for the first time.
Tesla highlighted continued progress on its AI and vehicle initiatives, with FSD subscriptions rising 56% year over year to 1.48 million, Cybercab production beginning during the quarter, and Optimus production lines being installed ahead of a planned 2026 launch. The company also said the Tesla Semi remains on track for volume production this year, while ending the quarter with $674 million in digital assets, primarily Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC).
ServiceNow Inc. NOW
ServiceNow shares experienced a significant decline of 6.47%, closing at $95.46. The stock hit an intraday high of $101.16 and a low of $94.74, with a 52-week range from $210.20 to $81.24. The stock rose 4.76% to $100 in extended trading.
Summary: ServiceNow shares fell after reports that OpenAI is expanding into enterprise software with an AI agent platform called Presence, raising concerns about increased competition for workflow automation providers. Investors also remained cautious ahead of the company’s second-quarter earnings due after the market close.
Wall Street expects ServiceNow to report second-quarter earnings of 85 cents per share on revenue of $3.93 billion.
International Business Machines Corporation IBM
IBM shares fell 2.25%, closing at $205.77. It reached an intraday high of $212.34 and a low of $204.73, with a 52-week range between $332.46 and $204.44.
IBM beat second-quarter numbers with adjusted EPS of $2.93 and revenue of $17.16 billion, driven by 5% software growth, while consulting rose 1% and infrastructure revenue fell 7%. The company generated $2.5 billion in free cash flow and ended the quarter with $8.2 billion in cash and marketable securities.
IBM reaffirmed confidence in its AI-driven growth strategy, projected full-year revenue of $70.24 billion to $70.91 billion with 4% to 5% constant-currency growth, and expects free cash flow to increase by about $1 billion year over year.
Texas Instruments Inc. TXN
Texas Instruments stock rose 0.99%, closing at $294.19. The stock’s intraday high was $296.25, with a low of $285.21, and it has traded between $334.03 and $152.76 over the past year. In after-hours trading, the shares slipped 2.86% to $285.78.
The semiconductor company reported a strong second quarter, with revenue of $5.46 billion, exceeding expectations. Texas Instruments’ cash flow from operations was $8.7 billion over the trailing 12 months, highlighting the strength of its business model.
Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings indicate Tesla stock has a Momentum score in the 36th percentile and a Value score in the 3rd percentile.
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