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We recently compiled a list of the Impressive Earnings, Fresh Deals Propel Prices of These 10 Firms. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Peloton Interactive Inc. (NASDAQ:PTON) stands against the other stocks.
Wall Street’s main indices ended mixed on Thursday, with the Dow Jones the sole decliner, losing 0.28 percent.
In contrast, both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite registered gains, rising by 0.36 percent and 0.51 percent, respectively.
Amid the earnings season, 10 companies saw significant increases in their valuations, thanks to stronger-than-expected earnings reports. Additionally, several firms enjoyed rallies fueled by newly secured deals.
To come up with Thursday’s biggest advancers, we considered only the stocks with at least $2 billion in market capitalization and $5 million in daily trading volume.
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Peloton Interactive Inc. (NASDAQ:PTON)
Peloton Interactive Inc. grew its share prices for a second day, jumping 12.01 percent to finish Thursday’s trading at $8.49 apiece as investors welcomed the company’s improved earnings performance for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025.
In its latest earnings release, Peloton said it trimmed its net loss for the period by 53 percent to $92 million from the $194.9 million registered in the same period a year earlier. Net loss in six months ending December also narrowed by 74 percent to $92.8 million from $354.1 million year-on-year.
Revenues for both periods also registered declines, by 9 percent for the quarter and by 5.9 percent for periods July to December.
Peloton expects even lower revenues for the upcoming quarter—between $605 million and $625 million, as well as for the full year—between $2.43 billion and $2.48 billion.
Overall PTON ranks 5th on our list of Thursday's biggest advancers. While we acknowledge the potential of PTON as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than PTON but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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