3+ hour, 36+ min ago (636+ words) Let's dig into the relative performance of FactSet (NYSE:FDS) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q3 financial exchanges & data earnings season. The 10 financial exchanges & data stocks we track reported a satisfactory Q3. As a group, revenues beat analysts' consensus estimates by 0.9%. While some financial exchanges & data stocks have fared somewhat better than others, they have collectively declined. On average, share prices are down 1% since the latest earnings results. Founded in 1978 when financial data was still primarily delivered through paper reports, FactSet (NYSE:FDS) provides financial data, analytics, and technology solutions that investment professionals use to research, analyze, and manage their portfolios. FactSet reported revenues of $596.9 million, up 6.2% year on year. This print exceeded analysts' expectations by 0.6%. Despite the top-line beat, it was still a slower quarter for the company with full-year EPS guidance meeting analysts' expectations and a significant…...

8+ hour, 56+ min ago (301+ words) Spend Management Software company American Express Global Business Travel (NYSE:GBTG) jumped 3.7%. Is now the time to buy American Express Global Business Travel? Access our full analysis report here, it's free for active Edge members. Developer Operations company JFrog (NASDAQ:FROG) jumped 2.6%. Is now the time to buy JFrog? Access our full analysis report here, it's free for active Edge members. Vertical Software company Alarm.com (NASDAQ:ALRM) jumped 4.6%. Is now the time to buy Alarm.com? Access our full analysis report here, it's free for active Edge members. Endpoint Security company CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) jumped 3.2%. Is now the time to buy CrowdStrike? Access our full analysis report here, it's free for active Edge members. Alarm.com's shares are not very volatile and have only had 5 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today's move indicates the…...

19+ hour, 56+ min ago (410+ words) One of the best investments we can make is in our own knowledge and skill set. With that in mind, this article will work through how we can use Return On Equity (ROE) to better understand a business. To keep the lesson grounded in practicality, we'll use ROE to better understand CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDW). So, based on the above formula, the ROE for CDW is: 41% = US$1.1b " US$2.5b (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2025). The 'return' is the amount earned after tax over the last twelve months. Another way to think of that is that for every $1 worth of equity, the company was able to earn $0.41 in profit. Check out our latest analysis for CDW By comparing a company's ROE with its industry average, we can get a quick measure of how good it is. Importantly, this is…...

12+ hour, 21+ min ago (286+ words) Professional Staffing & HR Solutions company Alight (NYSE:ALIT) jumped 6.5%. Is now the time to buy Alight? Access our full analysis report here, it's free for active Edge members. Enterprise Networking company Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) jumped 11.8%. Is now the time to buy Applied Digital? Access our full analysis report here, it's free for active Edge members. Hardware & Infrastructure company Pure Storage (NYSE:PSTG) jumped 4.1%. Is now the time to buy Pure Storage? Access our full analysis report here, it's free for active Edge members. Digital Media & Content Platforms company WEBTOON (NASDAQ:WBTN) jumped 3.9%. Is now the time to buy WEBTOON? Access our full analysis report here, it's free for active Edge members. Hardware & Infrastructure company Xerox (NASDAQ:XRX) jumped 4.4%. Is now the time to buy Xerox? Access our full analysis report here, it's free for active Edge members. Applied Digital's…...

19+ hour, 25+ min ago (83+ words) As 2025 heads toward a close, one sector is starting to attract defensive-minded investors: consumer staples. The stock is also testing a bullish inverse head-and-shoulders breakout from August 2019. Oops, something went wrong Consumer Staples Stocks Take the Spotlight. What the Charts of Walmart, Target, Coca-Cola Say. As 2025 heads toward a close, one sector is starting to attract defensive-minded investors: consumer staples. The stock is also testing a bullish inverse head-and-shoulders breakout from August 2019....

9+ hour, 52+ min ago (193+ words) The U.S. stock market rallied. The S&P 500 climbed 1.5% Monday for one of its best days since the summer and added to its jump from Friday, finding some strength following a shaky few weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 2.7%. Stocks got a lift from rising hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut its main interest rate again in December, which could boost the economy and investment prices. The market also benefited from strength for stocks caught up in the artificial-intelligence frenzy, particularly for Alphabet. Trading this week will be shortened by the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. The S&P 500 rose 102.13 points, or 1.5%, to 6,705.12. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 202.86 points, or 0.4%, to 46,448.27. The Nasdaq composite rose 598.92 points, or 2.7%, to 22,872.01. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 44.70 points, or 1.9%, to 2,414.28. The S&P 500 is up 823.49 points,…...

21+ hour, 57+ min ago (271+ words) A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after renewed enthusiasm for Alphabet reinvigorated the artificial intelligence trade, propelling a market rebound heading into the Thanksgiving holiday. E-commerce Software company Shopify (NASDAQ:SHOP) jumped 5.7%. Is now the time to buy Shopify? Access our full analysis report here, it's free for active Edge members. Data Analytics company Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) jumped 4.2%. Is now the time to buy Strategy? Access our full analysis report here, it's free for active Edge members. Content Delivery company Fastly (NYSE:FSLY) jumped 4.7%. Is now the time to buy Fastly? Access our full analysis report here, it's free for active Edge members. Content Delivery company Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) jumped 3.5%. Is now the time to buy Cloudflare? Access our full analysis report here, it's free for active Edge members. Shopify's shares are very volatile and have had…...

21+ hour, 56+ min ago (308+ words) A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after renewed enthusiasm for Alphabet reinvigorated the artificial intelligence trade, propelling a market rebound heading into the Thanksgiving holiday. The Nasdaq index jumped 2.6% and the S&P 500 gained 1.6%, driven by a 5% rally in Alphabet following the announcement of its upgraded Gemini 3 AI model. This optimism spilled over into the broader tech sector. The rally built on momentum from the previous trading session, sparked by the New York Fed president keeping the door open for a December interest rate cut. Real Estate Services company Compass (NYSE:COMP) jumped 6.3%. Is now the time to buy Compass? Access our full analysis report here, it's free for active Edge members. Real Estate Services company The Real Brokerage (NASDAQ:REAX) jumped 5.7%. Is now the time to buy The Real Brokerage? Access our full analysis report here,…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago (590+ words) Aerospace and defense company Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) reported Q3 CY2025 results exceeding the market's revenue expectations , with sales up 16.5% year on year to $995.3 million. Its GAAP profit of $2.23 per share was 18.6% above analysts' consensus estimates. Is now the time to buy WWD? Find out in our full research report (it's free for active Edge members). Revenue: $995.3 million vs analyst estimates of $939.6 million (16.5% year-on-year growth, 5.9% beat) EPS (GAAP): $2.23 vs analyst estimates of $1.88 (18.6% beat) Adjusted EBITDA: $198.2 million vs analyst estimates of $188.8 million (19.9% margin, 5% beat) EPS (GAAP) guidance for the upcoming financial year 2026 is $7.75 at the midpoint, missing analyst estimates by 2.2% Operating Margin: 17%, up from 11.2% in the same quarter last year Defense OEM momentum: Defense original equipment manufacturing (OEM) sales rose sharply as the company delivered on smart defense programs like JDAM, benefiting from price increases and healthy end-market demand. Management expects continued strength, with…...

9+ hour, 16+ min ago (242+ words) Consumer Electronics company Sonos (NASDAQ:SONO) jumped 4.1%. Is now the time to buy Sonos? Access our full analysis report here, it's free for active Edge members. Apparel and Accessories company ThredUp (NASDAQ:TDUP) jumped 3.4%. Is now the time to buy ThredUp? Access our full analysis report here, it's free for active Edge members. Real Estate Services company RE/MAX (NYSE:RMAX) jumped 3.7%. Is now the time to buy RE/MAX? Access our full analysis report here, it's free for active Edge members. Travel and Vacation Providers company United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) jumped 3.5%. Is now the time to buy United Airlines? Access our full analysis report here, it's free for active Edge members. Leisure Products company Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) jumped 3.2%. Is now the time to buy Acushnet? Access our full analysis report here, it's free for active Edge members. Sonos's shares…...