Ford Forecasts Weak 2025 Growth

Plus, Qualcomm's patent licensing.

February 06, 2025

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Ford Forecasts Weak 2025 Growth

The Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) produced a weak outlook that overshadowed good financial earnings results on Wednesday, sending shares down 4.49% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Ford reported earnings of 39 cents per share and revenue of $48.2 billion in the last quarter; both were better than expected. However, the company’s outlook for the year disappointed investors.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Ford could face significant challenges in 2025 due to rising warranty expenses, sluggish electric vehicle sales, and potential Trump tariffs.

Final Thoughts: After a bad 2024, this is not what Ford investors had in mind for 2025.

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Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), Roblox (NYSE: RBLX), e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE: ELF), Pinterest (NYSE: PINS), Take-Two Interactive Software (Nasdaq: TTWO), Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), Peloton Interactive (Nasdaq: PTON), ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), Cloudflare (NYSE: NET), Affirm Holdings (Nasdaq: AFRM), Under Armour (NYSE: UAA), Hershey Foods (NYSE: HSY), Fortinet (Nasdaq; FTNT), Canada Goose (NYSE: GOOS), Tapestry (NYSE: TPR), Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL), Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), Expedia Group (Nasda: EXPE), Equifax (NYSE: EFX), Microchip (Nasdaq: MCHP), Hilton (NYSE: HLT), Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON), Kenvue (NYSE: KVUE), Labcorp Holdings (NYSE: LH), Warner Music Group (Nasdaq: WMG), Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD), Skechers USA (NYSE: SKX), Monolithic Power (Nasdaq: MPWR), Kellanova (NYSE: K), Powell Industries (Nasdaq: POWL), Victory Capital (Nasdaq: VCTR), BCE Inc (NYSE: BCE), AGCO Corp (NYSE: AGCO), Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE: APD), Aptiv (NYSE: APTV), Becton Dickinson (NYSE: BDX), BorgWarner (NYSE: BWA), Clearfield (Nasdaq: CLFD), Doximity (NYSE: DOCS), First Majestic Silver (NYSE: AGCO), Fortune Brands Innovations (NYSE: FBIN), Gates Industrial (NYSE: GTES), Genpact (NYSE: G), GoPro (Nasdaq: GPRO), Huntington Ingalls (NYSE: HII), Illumina (Nasdaq: ILMN), ITT (NYSE: ITT), Lightspeed (NYSE: LSPD), Lincoln National (NYSE: LNC), MarketAxess (Nasdaq: MKTX), Omnicell (Nasdaq: OMCL), Onto Innovation (NYSE: ONTO), Paylocity (Nasdaq: PCTY), Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM),  Prestige Consumer (NYSE: PBH), Sonos (Nasdaq: SONO), SS&C Technologies (Nasdaq: SSNC), Synaptics (Nasdaq: SYNA), Tradeweb Markets (Nasdaq: TW), VeriSign (Nasdaq: VRSN), Werner Enterprises (Nasdaq: WERN), Xcel Energy (Nasdaq: XEL), XPO (NYSE: XPO), Zimmer Biomet (NYSE: ZBH).

Notable IPOs Today: EPWK Holdings Ltd. Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq EPWK), FBS Global Limited Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: FBGL).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Pet Madness (StartEngine), Red Leaf Coffee (StartEngine), Genomic Expression (StartEngine).

Notable Economic Events Today: Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m. ET), Nonfarm Productivity (8:30 a.m. ET), Unit Labor Costs (8:30 a.m. ET), Fed's Balance Sheet (4:30 p.m. ET).

Qualcomm's Patent Licensing

Despite posting good financial earnings results on Wednesday, Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) fell 4.60% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Qualcomm reported earnings of $3.41 per share and revenue of $11.7 billion in the past quarter; both were better than expected.

Powering the Story: Qualcomm expects no sales growth for its patent licensing business in 2025.

Final Thoughts: Before these results, Qualcomm’s stock was up 14% in 2025.

Costco’s January Sales

On Wednesday, Costco Wholesale (Nasdaq: COST) reported better-than-expected total comparable sales in January at 7.5%.

Final Thoughts: Costco’s stock is up 14% since the start of the year.

Chipped: Arm Beats Estimates, Gives In-Line Outlook. Stock Falls. (Investor’s Business Daily)

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