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Brookfield Renewable

Brookfield Renewable is a globally diversified, multitechnology owner and operator of clean energy assets. The company's portfolio consists of hydroelectric, wind, solar, and storage facilities in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, and totals over 40 gigawatts of installed capacity. Brookfield Renewable invests in assets directly, as well as with institutional partners, joint venture partners, and through other arrangements. The company offers two separate listings for investors: Brookfield Renewable Partners LP and Brookfield Renewable Corp.

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CIBC analyst Anita Soni maintains Iamgold (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IAG#NYSE">IAG</a>) with a Outperformer and raises the price target from $8.4 to $9.2.

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CIBC Maintains Outperformer on Iamgold, Raises Price Target to $9.2

Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods analyst Sanjay Sakhrani maintains Evertec (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EVTC#NYSE">EVTC</a>) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $42 to $44.

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Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains Outperform on Evertec, Raises Price Target to $44

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Benzinga Market Summary: S&P Rises As Trump Unveils UK Trade Framework, Bitcoin Surpasses $100K, Chip Stocks Higher Following Wednesday Report Suggesting Trump Will Rescind Global Chip Curbs

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Nvidia (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), Wall Street&#8217;s AI poster child and heart of the generative tech revolution, may have just experienced a voltage dip. The company&#8217;s largest growth driver, its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/nvidia">data center revenue</a>, is reportedly heading for a $9.8 billion-sized pothole should capital spending grind to a halt and Chinese demand continue to flatline, according to a new note from Piper Sandler.
Analyst Harsh Kumar cautioned that, worst case, around 6.45% of Nvidia&#8217;s data center revenue might be in jeopardy, exposed to capex cuts across data center end markets. If that materializes, he expects the share price to drop to $76.25, assuming a 25x multiple. That&#8217;s a far cry from the company&#8217;s reaffirmed $150 price target.
So, what&#8217;s an ETF investor to do when their artificially intelligent knight starts showing signs of rust? Here&#8217;s a glance at the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/etfs">funds that might mitigate the pain</a>, or grab the opportunity.
Also Read: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/etfs/specialty-etfs/25/04/44854262/chipwrecked-nvidias-export-ban-triggers-etf-meltdown-and-one-big-winner">Chipwrecked: Nvidia&#8217;s Export Ban Triggers ETF Meltdown (And One Big Winner)</a>
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VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMH#NASDAQ">SMH</a>) – With more than 20% of its positions in NVDA, SMH is essentially a fan club. Wonderful during an AI bubble; dangerous when storms brew.
iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SOXX#NASDAQ">SOXX</a>) – Likewise Nvidia-heavy at about 8–10% exposure, it&#8217;s a diversified play but still has significant downside risk if the GPU king falls.
Direxion Daily NVDA Bull 1.5X Shares (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDU#NASDAQ">NVDU</a>) – For those who prefer their risk leveraged and their stomachs iron-clad.
The bottom line is that these are high-octane plays—gorgeous on the way up, but can&#8217;t wait for a seatbelt on the way down.
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<li>The Gentle Gliders</li>
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ROBO Global Robotics and Automation ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ROBO#NYSE">ROBO</a>) – Holds Nvidia, sure, but also a global buffet of robotics, automation, and industrial AI plays.
Global X Robotics &amp; Artificial Intelligence ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BOTZ#NASDAQ">BOTZ</a>) – Nvidia&#8217;s in there, but BOTZ offers more geographic diversification.
WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund (BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WTAI#BATS">WTAI</a>) – A thematic newcomer that bets on AI's long-term arc without going all-in on Nvidia.
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<li>Safety First: Dividend &amp; Low-Volatility Tech Funds</li>
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First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TDIV#NASDAQ">TDIV</a>) – Taps income-tech with light exposure to Nvidia.
Invesco S&amp;P 500 Low Volatility ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPLV#NYSE">SPLV</a>) – Not tech-narrow, but defensive sanctuary should markets turn down.
Invesco QQQ ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>) – Still owns Nvidia, but watered down by a who&#8217;s-who of mega-cap tech; more of a tech index security blanket.
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Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SOXS#NYSE">SOXS</a>) – Triple-leveraged short exposure to semis. Not for the faint of heart or long-term holders.
AXS Short Innovation Daily ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SARK#NASDAQ">SARK</a>) – Playing against the ARK Innovation ETF (BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARKK#BATS">ARKK</a>), which typically reflects sentiment across names such as Nvidia, Tesla (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>), etc.
Caveat emptor: These aren&#8217;t hedges; they&#8217;re tactical nukes. It&#8217;s wise to assess your risk appetite before investing.
Also Read: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/05/45235394/nvidia-broadcom-lead-fund-manager-buys-even-as-semiconductor-sector-cools-analysts">Nvidia, Broadcom Lead Fund Manager Buys Even As Semiconductor Sector Cools: Analysts</a>
The Bigger Picture
Piper Sandler issued a cautionary note, but they remain bullish on Nvidia in the long run, reiterating its Overweight rating. The firm is still the unchallenged leader in AI infrastructure, with increasing sales of its Blackwell AI supercomputers and a strong lead in GPU-based AI acceleration.
However, future Q1 earnings and trade headwinds, particularly new U.S. export controls on AI chips, may test investors&#8217; conviction.
Nvidia will report Q1 in late May, with the Street looking for EPS of $0.89 (a 45% YoY increase) and revenue of $43 billion (a 65% gain), according to Forbes. If these figures hold or even beat to the upside, current pessimism could prove short-lived.
Final Byte
For ETF investors, the Nvidia wobble is not a cause for alarm. It&#8217;s a reminder to examine exposure, diversify carefully and perhaps have a few hedges up one&#8217;s sleeve. As with everything AI, the future is rosy but perhaps best seen through a slightly risk-adjusted pair of glasses.
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Alarm Bells For Nvidia As $9.8 Billion Blow Threatens A Crash: ETFs With Most Risk Or Opportunity

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To gain an edge, this is what you need to know today.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Devil Is In The Details</h4>
Please <a href="https://thearorareport.com/stock-market-chart-analysis-chip-restrictions-uk-trade-deal-nvda-mc-05082025">click here</a> for a chart of NVIDIA Corp (NVDA).
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<li>This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock.&nbsp; The chart of NVDA stock is being used to illustrate the point.</li>
<li>The chart shows that NVDA stock moved above the top band of zone 3.&nbsp; Zone 3 was previously a resistance zone.&nbsp; Now, it has become a support zone.</li>
<li>The trigger behind the move in NVDA stock along with other semiconductor stocks is President Trump's plan to rescind chip export restrictions from the Biden era.&nbsp; These restrictions were designed to limit export of advanced chips to prevent China from catching up with the U.S.</li>
<li>In our analysis, buying is coming into semiconductors mostly from the momo crowd as the momo crowd rejoices in the removal of chip restrictions.  As usual, the momo crowd is not doing any analysis.</li>
<li>In our analysis, President Trump is not going to go any easier on the export of advanced chips to China than Biden.  President Trump is simply overhauling Biden era restrictions to make them simpler and more effective.  There is a high probability that new restrictions may turn out to be harsher than the old restrictions.  </li>
<li>As the momo crowd aggressively buys semiconductors, the momo crowd is also ignoring disappointing revenue projection from Arm Holdings PLC &#8211; ADR (ARM).  This information from Arm is important because Arm designs are in over 90% of smartphones.  ARM stock is falling about 7% as of this writing in the premarket.</li>
<li>Adding to the aggressive buying in the stock market this morning is a trade deal with the U.K.&nbsp; President Trump will announce the details of the trade deal at 10am ET.</li>
<li>In our analysis, prudent investors need to keep in mind the following key points:
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<li>The trade deal with the U.K. was expected to be the easiest.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>A trade deal with the E.U. will not be as easy.&nbsp; The reason is trade between the U.K. and the U.S. has been mostly balanced, even before any trade deal.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>President Trump is promising the U.K. deal will be full and comprehensive, but there is speculation that the U.K. trade deal may turn out to be somewhat limited.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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<li>The most important trade deal will be with China, and it will be difficult.&nbsp; As an indication of what is to come, China's President Xi and Russia's President Putin met and are promising to fight what they are calling international bullying by the U.S.</li>
<li>Pharmaceutical stocks, such as Pfizer Inc (PFE), Merck &amp; Co Inc (MRK), Eli Lilly And Co (LLY), Novo Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY), and Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD), and Moderna Inc (MRNA), may come under pressure as President Trump plans to significantly cut drug costs.</li>
<li>Initial jobless claims came at 228K vs. 238K consensus.&nbsp; This indicates that for the time being, the jobs picture remains strong.</li>
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<h4 class="wp-block-heading">India And Pakistan</h4>
As India and Pakistan try to de-escalate, they are also attacking each other with drones.&nbsp; Stocks in India fell by 0.4% but by 7% in Pakistan.&nbsp; Prudent investors need to keep an eye on the situation.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Bank Of England</h4>
The Bank of England (BOE) cut interest rates to 4.25%.&nbsp; This was inline with expectations.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Magnificent Seven Money Flows</h4>
In the early trade, money flows are positive in Nvidia (NVDA), Apple Inc (AAPL), Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Alphabet Inc Class C (GOOG), Meta Platforms Inc (META), Microsoft Corp (MSFT), and Tesla Inc (TSLA).
In the early trade, money flows are positive in SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ).
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Momo Crowd And Smart Money In Stocks</h4>
Investors can gain an edge by knowing money flows in SPY and QQQ.  Investors can get a bigger edge by knowing when smart money is buying stocks, gold, and oil.  The most popular ETF for gold is SPDR Gold Trust (GLD).  The most popular ETF for silver is iShares Silver Trust (SLV).  The most popular ETF for oil is United States Oil ETF (USO).
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Bitcoin</h4>
There is jubilation as Bitcoin approaches $100K.  There is aggressive buying in bitcoin related stocks such as MicroStrategy Inc (MSTR), Coinbase Global Inc (COIN), Riot Platforms Inc (RIOT), and MARA Holdings Inc (MARA).
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Arora Protection Band And What To Do Now</h4>
It is important for investors to look ahead and not in the rearview mirror.  Our proprietary Protection Band puts all of the data, all of the indicators, all of the news, all of the crosscurrents, all of the models, and all of the analysis in an analytical framework that is easily actionable by investors.
Consider continuing to hold good, very long term, existing positions. Based on individual risk preference, consider a protection band consisting of cash or Treasury bills or short-term tactical trades as well as short to medium term hedges and short term hedges. This is a good way to protect yourself and participate in the upside at the same time.
You can determine your protection bands by adding cash to hedges.&nbsp; The high band of the protection is appropriate for those who are older or conservative. The low band of the protection is appropriate for those who are younger or aggressive.&nbsp; If you do not hedge, the total cash level should be more than stated above but significantly less than cash plus hedges.
A protection band of 0% would be very bullish and would indicate full investment with 0% in cash.&nbsp; A protection band of 100% would be very bearish and would indicate a need for aggressive protection with cash and hedges or aggressive short selling.
It is worth reminding that you cannot take advantage of new upcoming opportunities if you are not holding enough cash.&nbsp; When adjusting hedge levels, consider adjusting partial stop quantities for stock positions (non ETF); consider using wider stops on remaining quantities and also allowing more room for high beta stocks.&nbsp; High beta stocks are the ones that move more than the market.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Traditional 60/40 Portfolio</h4>
Probability based risk reward adjusted for inflation does not favor long duration strategic bond allocation at this time.
Those who want to stick to traditional 60% allocation to stocks and 40% to bonds may consider focusing on only high quality bonds and bonds of five year duration or less.&nbsp; Those willing to bring sophistication to their investing may consider using bond ETFs as tactical positions and not strategic positions at this time.
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D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QBTS#NYSE">QBTS</a>), Asset Entities, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ASST#NASDAQ">ASST</a>), Alphabet, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>), Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVAX#NASDAQ">NVAX</a>) and Carvana Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CVNA#NYSE">CVNA</a>) are the top five trending tickers on Stocktwits <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/05/45274508/bitcoin-taps-98000-ethereum-dogecoin-steady-as-fed-chair-jerome-powell-raises-trump-tariff-induced-concerns-analyst-says-eth-holding-above-crucial-level-and-begins-its">Thursday.&nbsp;</a>
Here's a look at what is grabbing retail investors' attention.&nbsp;
QBTS: D-Wave Quantum shares are rallying after the company beat analysts' estimates and reported record <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/05/b45280859/d-wave-reports-first-quarter-2025-results">quarterly revenue</a> before the opening bell. While $15 million may not sound impressive, it is a 509% increase from the prior year's quarter and retail investors are piling in.&nbsp;
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ASST: Asset Entities stock is volatile for the second day on Thursday following Wednesday's announcement that it <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/contracts/25/05/45260992/asset-entities-stock-rockets-higher-on-merger-deal-to-form-bitcoin-treasury-company">will merge</a> with Strive Asset Management to be the first publicly traded asset management Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) treasury company. Trading has been halted multiple times for volatility and the stock is up over 100% at the time of publication.&nbsp;
GOOG: Alphabet suffered its worst <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/25/05/45288753/google-at-staggering-42-discount-to-sp-500-after-150-billion-value-dive">trading day</a> since 2023, shedding nearly $150 billion in market cap, on Wednesday after Apple revealed it has been talking to ChatGPT and Perplexity about potential search partnerships. The stock is attempting to recover some losses Thursday, but Google's future search dominance remains in question.&nbsp;&nbsp;
NVAX: Retail traders are celebrating Novavax's massive<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/05/n45282885/novavax-reports-first-quarter-2025-financial-results-and-operational-highlights"> first-quarter earnings</a> beat that was released before Thursday's opening bell. The company reported earnings of $2.93 per share which beat the Street estimate of 71 cents by a whopping 312%. Novavax also reported nearly double the consensus revenue estimate and issued guidance well-above analysts' estimates.&nbsp;
CVNA: Carvana shares are driving higher on its better-than-expected Q1 earnings, as well as a slew of analysts' price target raises. The company reported<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/05/45268560/carvana-q1-earnings-revenue-eps-beat-estimates-as-vehicles-sales-jump-46-company-remains-on-track-for-significant-growth-in-fy25"> first-quarter earnings</a> of $1.51 per share, smashing analyst estimates of 60 cents per share.
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Primo Brands Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PRMB#NYSE">PRMB</a>) shares are <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/movers">trading lower on Thursday </a>after the first-quarter earnings. 
The company <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/05/n45279861/primo-brands-reports-first-quarter-2025-results">reported first-quarter</a> revenue growth of 42.1% year-on-year to $1.61 billion, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $1.62 billion.
Adjusted EPS of 29 cents <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/earnings">beat the consensus</a> estimate of 23 cents.
Gross margin was 32.3% primarily driven by gross profit attributable to&nbsp;Primo Water&nbsp;due to the merger transaction, as well as lower maintenance costs.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 49.9% to $327.8 million.
Primo Brands reported a 22.7% increase in operating income to $153.2 million with an operating margin of 9.4%.
Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter improved 56.9% to $341.5 million and the margin expanded 200 basis points to 21.2%.
Primo held cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $449.7 million as of March end.
Operating cash flow for the quarter totaled $38.8 million.
On May 1, 2025 Primo Brands announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of 10 cents per share, payable on June 17, 2025, in cash, to the holders of record of such common stock of the Company at the close of business on June 6, 2025.
Outlook Reaffirmed: For 2025, Primo sees net sales growth of 3% – 5%.The company expects adjusted EBITDA of $1.6 billion – $1.628 billion.
Primo expects adjusted free cash flow of $790 million – $810 million. 
Price Action: PRMB shares traded lower by 2.71% at $31.97 at last check on Thursday.
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Primo Brands Cools As Beverage Company Misses Wall Street Estimates

Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QSR#NYSE">QSR</a>) reported <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/05/n45279852/restaurant-brands-international-inc-reports-first-quarter-2025-results" rel="noreferrer noopener">first-quarter revenue growth</a> of 21.3% year-on-year to $2.11 billion, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $2.13 billion.
Consolidated comparable sales increased 0.1%, and net restaurants grew 3.3% versus the prior year. Consolidated system-wide sales increased 2.8%.
Comparable sales for Tim Hortons&nbsp;fell&nbsp;0.1%, Burger King decreased&nbsp;1.3%, and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen slumped&nbsp;4%. Revenue for Burger King rose 1.8%, and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen increased 9%, while that of Tim Hortons fell 3.7% year over year.
Adjusted EPS of 75 cents <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/earnings" rel="noreferrer noopener">missed the consensus</a> estimate of 78 cents, but grew compared to 73 cents last year.
General and administrative expenses increased 10.4%. The operating income for the quarter declined 20% to $435 million.
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Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $642 million, up from $627 million in the prior year.
Restaurant Brands held $899 million in cash and equivalents as of March-end. Net cash provided by operating activities for the quarter totaled $118 million.
Restaurant Brands' Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.62 per common share, payable on July&nbsp;8, 2025, to shareholders and unitholders of record at the close of business on June&nbsp;24, 2025.
"We are making solid progress executing the fundamentals of our business, despite a slower start to the year. We have clear growth plans across each of our brands and strong alignment with our franchisees," said CEO&nbsp;Josh Kobza.
"We're seeing encouraging momentum in Q2 and combined with responsible cost management, are on track to deliver stronger results through the balance of the year and achieve at least 8 percent organic adjusted operating income growth in 2025."
Outlook: Restaurant Brands&nbsp;sees FY25 capital expenditures of $400 million &#8211; $450 million.
For the long term, from 2024 to 2028, Restaurant Brands&nbsp;expects a comparable sales growth of 3% and an organic adjusted operating income growth of 8%.
Price Action: QSR shares traded lower by 0.29% at $67.70 at the last check on Thursday.
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Most Of Burger King Parent Restaurant Brands Growth Came From New Restaurants; It Plans Up To $450 Million In 2025 Capex

Keybanc analyst Noah Zatzkin maintains Acushnet Holdings (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOLF#NYSE">GOLF</a>) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $70 to $75.

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Keybanc analyst Eric Heath maintains Fortinet (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FTNT#NASDAQ">FTNT</a>) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $120 to $115.

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Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>) shares are trading higher by 7.2% to $118.43 on Thursday. The stock has been volatile this week after the company on Monday reported first-quarter earnings and lifted its 2025 outlook.
What To Know: Revenue climbed 39% year-over-year to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/05/45208000/palantir-q1-earnings-revenue-beat-eps-in-line-customer-count-up-39-company-raises-guidance-citing-surging-and-ferocious-growth">$883.86 million</a>, surpassing analyst expectations of $862.83 million. Adjusted earnings per share matched estimates at $0.13. U.S. revenue soared 55% to $628 million, led by a 71% jump in commercial revenue. 
CEO Alex Karp <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/05/45208000/palantir-q1-earnings-revenue-beat-eps-in-line-customer-count-up-39-company-raises-guidance-citing-surging-and-ferocious-growth">highlighted</a> accelerating demand for Palantir's AI-driven enterprise software, saying, "We are in the middle of a tectonic shift."
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What Else: The company raised full-year revenue guidance to between $3.89 billion and $3.90 billion, above analyst estimates of $3.75 billion. It also <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45228456/whats-going-on-with-palantir-stock-tuesday">lifted expectations</a> for U.S. commercial growth and free cash flow. For the second-quarter, Palantir forecasts revenue of $934 million to $938 million.
Despite this week&#8217;s overall pullback, shares have climbed over 400% in the past year. Analysts <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45233062/palantir-analysts-boost-their-forecasts-after-q1-results">responded</a> with modest price target hikes, though many maintained neutral stances.
Palantir on Thursday also <a href="https://x.com/PalantirTech/status/1920466169686872401?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet">announced</a> a long-term strategic partnership with The Joint Commission, the nation&#8217;s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in U.S. healthcare.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How To Buy PLTR Stock</h2>
Besides going to a brokerage platform to purchase a share &#8211; or fractional share &#8211; of stock, you can also gain access to shares either by buying an exchange traded fund (ETF) that holds the stock itself, or by allocating yourself to a strategy in your 401(k) that would seek to acquire shares in a mutual fund or other instrument. 
For example, in Palantir Technologies&#8217; case, it is in the Information Technology sector. An ETF will likely hold shares in many liquid and large companies that help track that sector, allowing an investor to gain exposure to the trends within that segment.
According to data from&nbsp;<a href="https://benzinga.grsm.io/register174">Benzinga Pro</a>, PLTR has a 52-week high of $125.41 and a 52-week low of $63.40.

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Palantir (PLTR) Stock Gains 5% Thursday: What's Going On?

Owens &amp; Minor Inc.&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/OMI#NYSE">OMI</a>) reported first-quarter 2025 adjusted EPS of 23 cents, up from 19 cents a year ago, beating the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/calendars/earnings" rel="noreferrer noopener">consensus of 20 cents</a>.
The company reported sales of $2.63 billion, which were almost flat year over year and missed the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/05/b45279832/owens-minor-reports-first-quarter-2025-financial-results" rel="noreferrer noopener">consensus of $2.66 billion</a>.
Products &amp; Healthcare Services revenue of $1.96 billion, down 1%. Patient Direct revenue of $673.8 million, up 6% year-over-year.
In February, the company said Citi would serve as its exclusive financial advisor regarding the potential sale of the Products &amp; Healthcare Services segment.
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The company reported adjusted operating income of $61.3 million, up from $57.4 million. Adjusted EBITDA increased from $116.3 million to $121.9 million.
The Products &amp; Healthcare Services segment saw top-line growth in medical distribution, according to CEO Edward Pesicka.
&#8220;We remain actively engaged in the sale process of our Products &amp; Healthcare Services segment," he added.
Pesicka concluded, "Looking ahead, our focus remains on disciplined capital deployment, working towards our leverage target, successfully navigating potential changes in government policy, including tariffs and integrating our planned acquisition of Rotech. We remain bullish on the outlook for our Patient Direct segment and the strengthening of our P&amp;HS businesses."
Guidance:&nbsp;Owens &amp; Minor <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/02/44044604/healthcare-logistics-giant-owens-minor-reports-better-than-expected-q4-earnings-and-outlook-to-repurchase-100-million-worth-shares" rel="noreferrer noopener">reaffirmed fiscal 2025</a> adjusted earnings per share guidance of $1.60-$1.85 versus the consensus of $1.67.
The company forecasts 2025 sales of $10.85 billion-$11.15 billion compared to the consensus of $11.05 billion.
The company's outlook for 2025 excludes any impact of the previously announced Rotech acquisition, the Products &amp; Healthcare Services segment, or tariffs.
The healthcare logistics&nbsp;company expects adjusted EBITDA for 2025 to be $560 million to $590 million.
Price Action: Owens &amp; Minor&#8217;s stock is down 7.86% at $7.15 at the last check Friday.
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