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Shares of social network operator Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) jumped 7.2% in the pre-market session after the company reported strong first quarter 2025 results which exceeded analysts' expectations across revenue, EPS, and EBITDA. Revenue grew 16% year over year, driven by a 10% rise in average ad prices and a 5% increase in impressions across Meta's Family of Apps.

Shares of aerospace and defense company Howmet (NYSE:HWM) jumped 8% in the afternoon session after the company reported impressive first-quarter 2025 results. Despite in-line revenue, Howmet beat EBITDA and EPS expectations. We were also impressed by Howmet's optimistic full-year EBITDA guidance, which beat analysts' expectations. Full-year EPS guidance was also raised.

Shares of gas handling company Chart (NYSE:GTLS) jumped 14.7% in the morning session after the company reported strong first quarter 2025 results which featured full-year EBITDA guidance well above analysts' expectations and a backlog that outperformed Wall Street estimates. The key highlight for the quarter was a record $5.14 billion backlog, fueled by double-digit growth in orders across multiple segments, including nuclear, LNG, and hydrogen, an early signal that customer demand remains durab

Shares of electrical construction and infrastructure services provider MYR Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) jumped 18.9% in the afternoon session after the company reported strong first quarter 2025 results which significantly beat analysts' revenue expectations and delivered EPS above Wall Street estimates. Guidance wasn't provided, but the growing backlog, nearly 9% year-on-year, offered a clear signal of steady demand and gave investors some visibility into near-term sales stability. Zooming out, we think

Shares of health and wellness products company Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) fell 8.5% in the afternoon session after the company reported weak first quarter 2025 results which included EBITDA guidance for next quarter that missed and organic revenue that fell short of Wall Street's estimates. Sales declined 3.4% year over year, but when adjusting for currency impacts, sales rose a modest 1.4%, with strength in Latin America and EMEA offset by steep declines in China and a pullback in North America. On t

Shares of tech giant Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) jumped 10.4% in the morning session after the company reported strong first-quarter 2025 results, with revenue and operating income both beating Wall Street estimates, driven by surging demand for cloud and AI services, signaling resilient enterprise spend amid broader tech budget scrutiny.

Shares of global pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) fell 11% in the afternoon session after the company reported weak first quarter 2025 results which included an EPS miss due to lower-than-expected profitability and full-year EPS guidance that missed significantly. On the other hand, Eli Lilly narrowly topped analysts' revenue expectations, fueled by surging demand for Mounjaro and Zepbound, which together drove a 45% year-over-year increase in total sales. Still, this was a softer qua