CrowdStrike's Net New AAR

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CrowdStrike's Net New AAR

Cybersecurity technology company CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD) jumped 6.75% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after posting strong financial results.

Financials: CrowdStrike reported earnings of 93 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $921 million; both were better than expected.

Powering the Story: The highlight for this quarter was net new AAR (annual recurring revenue), which grew 22% year-over-year to $212 million.

Outlook: The company also expects revenue in the current quarter to be between $958.3 million to $961.2 million.

Stock Price: CrowdStrike is up 23% this year, although the stock is down 3% in the last 30 days.

Final Thoughts: While some investors thought the outlook was a bit conservative, most were pleased with the results from the past quarter.

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Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Lululemon Athletica (Nasdaq: LULU), Dollar Tree (Nasdaq: DLTR), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (Nasdaq: OLLI), ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT), United Natural Foods (NYSE: UNFI), Victoria's Secret (NYSE: VSCO), Brown-Forman (NYSE: BF.B), Hibbett (Nasdaq: HIBB), Five Below (Nasdaq: FIVE), Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB), Semtech (Nasdaq: SMTC), Greif (NYSE: GEF), Thor Industries (NYSE: THO), Sprinklr (NYSE: CXM), Couchbase (Nasdaq: BASE), Smartsheet (NYSE: SMAR), REV Group (NYSE: REVG), Douyu International Holdings (Nasdaq: DOYU), Global Blue (NYSE: GB), Lands’ End (Nasdaq: LE), ReNew Energy Global (Nasdaq: RNW).

Notable IPOs Today: Chenghe Acquisition II Co. (NYSE American: CHEB), BlackRock Large Cap Growth ETF (Nasdaq: BGRO).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: N/A.

Notable Economic Events Today: ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (8:15 a.m. ET), S&P Global Services PMI (9:45 a.m. ET), S&P Global Composite PMI (9:45 a.m. ET), ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI (10:00 a.m. ET), ISM Non-Manufacturing Prices (10:00 a.m. ET), ISM Non-Manufacturing Employment (10:00 a.m. ET), Crude Oil Inventories (10:30 a.m. ET).

Hewlett Packard's AI Systems

Shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) soared by 15.28% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after the company posted good financial results.

Financials: Hewlett Packard reported earnings of 42 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $7.2 billion; both were better than expected.

Quote: “AI systems revenue more than doubled from the prior quarter,” - CEO Antonio Neri.

Outlook: The company also raised its revenue and earnings guidance for the full year.

Final Thoughts: Hewlett Packard was only up 3.96% this year before the results. Now, it’s using the AI hype to turn things around.

Uniswap Jumps Due to Teaser

The price of the cryptocurrency Uniswap jumped 18% on Tuesday thanks to a social media post.

Details: On Tuesday, Uniswaps Labs, the organization behind the Uniswap coin, posted a social media teaser of a video countdown with the text “Get ready for something Super.”

Final Thoughts: Uniswap is up over 50% this year, but it still carries a lot of risk for investors.

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