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On Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that Alphabet Inc.'s (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>) Google and AI startup Character.AI must face a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a Florida mother who claims the chatbot encouraged her teenage son to take his own life.
What Happened: U.S. District Judge Anne Conway rejected the companies' motion to dismiss the lawsuit, stating they failed to prove that the chatbot's responses are protected under the First Amendment, reported Reuters.
The lawsuit, filed by Megan Garcia, alleges that her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer, became obsessed with Character.AI's chatbot, which engaged in harmful roleplay.
The complaint claims the chatbot portrayed itself as "a real person, a licensed psychotherapist and an adult lover," ultimately leading to the boy's suicide in February 2024.
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According to the filing, Setzer died moments after telling the chatbot—<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/04/31729836/character-ai-lets-people-talk-with-a-celebrity-receives-350-million-in-andreessen-horowitz-funding-r">impersonating the character</a> Daenerys Targaryen from &#8220;Game of Thrones&#8221;—that he would "come home right now."
Character.AI argued its chatbot&#8217;s outputs were constitutionally protected speech. However, Judge Conway wrote that the company "fail[ed] to articulate why words strung together by an LLM (large language model) are speech."
The startup said it plans to continue defending the case and maintains it uses safeguards to prevent harmful conversations, the report noted.
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&nbsp;A Google spokesperson said that the tech giant is "entirely separate" from Character.AI and did not build or manage the platform. Last year, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/10/41141844/after-googles-2-7b-acquisition-of-founders-and-staff-this-ai-startup-abandons-large-language-model-p">Character.AI signed an agreement</a> with Google granting the search giant a non-exclusive license to its large language model technology. As part of the deal, Google provided additional funding to Character.AI, although the startup did not disclose the amount.
Still, Garcia's legal team argues that Google played a role by licensing the startup's technology and rehiring its founders. Attorney Meetali Jain called the ruling "historic" and a step forward in "legal accountability across the AI and tech ecosystem."
Price Action: Alphabet Inc.&#8217;s Class A shares rose 2.79% on Wednesday, while Class C shares climbed 2.87%, based on <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro data</a>.
According to Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings, Alphabet holds a growth score of 88.76%. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">Click here to see how it stacks up against other companies</a>.
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UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UNH#NYSE">UNH</a>) has lost nearly $140 billion from its market capitalization following a series of events such as downbeat Q1 results, CEO Andrew Witty stepping down and a potential criminal investigation by the Department of Justice.
What Happened: &nbsp;The health insurance giant&#8217;s shares plummeted by 22% after Witty&#8217;s alarming first-quarter results announcement in April.&nbsp;Witty resigned on May 13, citing personal reasons. The stock took another hit following reports of a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into potential criminal Medicare fraud by UnitedHealth, <a href="https://fortune.com/article/unitedhealth-group-andrew-witty-stephen-helmsley-stock/">reported </a>Fortune.
According to data from companies marketcap.com, UnitedHealth lost $140.53 billion in market capitalization since April 19. 
&nbsp;"This is a stock that every growth-oriented portfolio manager in the world owned for a decade and made money on it like clockwork," stated Whit Mayo from Leerink Partners, a health care investment bank. "It's stunning. It's unthinkable,&#8221; he added.
Meanwhile, Jared Holz, a health care analyst at Mizuho Group stated, &nbsp;"They've been completely incapable of forecasting their own business." Holz added that the repeated missteps—not just this week but since 2023—indicate that other key members of the management team may also need to be replaced.
Furthermore, some analysts speculate that relaxed prior authorization controls may be driving up costs. As Bernstein analyst Lance Wilkes told The Wall Street Journal, "UNH may be relaxing prior authorization and other claims controls in response to policy pressures."
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Why It Matters: Between 2013 and 2023, UnitedHealth's net income quadrupled from $5.6 billion to $22 billion, and its stock delivered a 715% return—far outpacing the S&amp;P 500's 158% gain. However, now things have deteriorated. 
Witty&#8217;s explanation for the poor Q1 results failed to appease analysts, with the company&#8217;s financial statements revealing issues across multiple divisions, particularly in its Medicare Advantage health care insurance business. This was due to an unexpected increase in the rate of health care usage by beneficiaries
Despite the disappointing results, some analysts remained bullish on UnitedHealth for the long term because it remains a dominant player in the industry, employing nearly 400,000 people and serving millions. 
However, the recent events, including the DOJ probe and the CEO&#8217;s resignation, have led to a loss of confidence in the company, with some key asset managers even&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/05/45533883/exclusive-unitedhealth-gets-dumped-why-this-asset-manager-says-insurer-is-no-longer-a-safe-bet">dumping the stock</a>. Tom Hulick, CEO of Strategy Asset Managers shared an exclusive insight with Benzinga wherein he mentioned &#8220;a deterioration in fundamentals&#8221;&nbsp;as the primary reason for liquidating his position in the stock. 
Analyst Whit Mayo opined that the only way new CEO Stephen J. Hemsley can restore investor, customer, and employee confidence in UHG is by letting results speak for themselves.
Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings shows that UnitedHealth has a weak price trend over the short, medium and long term. Its quality ranking is moderate at the 58th percentile, whereas its momentum ranking is poor at the 12th percentile; the details of other metrics are available <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/UNH">here</a>.
On Monday, the stock fell 5.78% to close at $302.98. On a year to date basis, it plunged nearly 40%, according to data from<a href="http://pro.benzinga.com"> Benzinga Pro</a>. 
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As housing affordability reaches a critical point, homebuilding company Toll Brothers Inc.  (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TOL#NYSE">TOL</a>) CEO Douglas Yearley gave insights about the customer base during the <a href="https://benzinga.com/25/05/45536617/why-toll-brothers-shares-are-trading-higher-by-over-6-here-are-20-stocks-moving-premarket">second-quarter earnings</a> call on Wednesday. What Happened: Yearly said, &#8220;Over 70% of our business serves the move-up and empty-nester segments.&#8221; He revealed that &#8220;these buyers are wealthier, have greater financial flexibility, and most have equity in their existing homes,&#8221; highlighting the affluence of Toll&#8217;s average buyer.
According to the company, the average price of homes in its backlog has climbed to $1.13 million, a record high, and on top of the base pricing, buyers spent an additional $200,000 on upgrades.
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&#8220;The average spend on design studio selections, structural options, and lot premiums was approximately $200,000 per home in Q2,&#8221; Yearley said, &#8220;these upgrades benefit our margins as they tend to be highly accretive.&#8221;
When asked about mortgage rates and their impact on the business, Yearley said, &#8220;a little tick in mortgage rate&#8221; doesn&#8217;t affect the company&#8217;s clientele all that much. This is because 24% of its buyers pay in cash, and even those who rely on financing have an average loan-to-value ratio of just 70%.
Yearley also added that &#8220;a good part of the 30% of first-time buyers we sell to are getting some help from mom and dad with generational wealth transfer,&#8221; underscoring the financial strength of its core customer base.
Despite the recent <a href="https://benzinga.com/25/02/43891619/home-sales-tick-down-as-prices-hit-all-time-high-affordability-a-major-challenge-economist-says">softness in housing demand</a>, Toll reaffirmed full-year guidance and raised its stock buyback target to $600 million.
Why It Matters: This comes at a time when the U.S. is experiencing a housing affordability crisis, with buyers having to spend 42.4% of their monthly income to make payments on their homes, according to John Burns Research &amp; Consulting, underscoring the sharp divide between the entry-level and luxury housing segments.
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Lance Lambert, the co-founder of the ResidentialClub newsletter, shared the Burns Affordability Index chart on X, highlighting that housing affordability is at its &#8220;most strained level in nearly four decades,&#8221; and is only exceeded by the early 1980s, when mortgage rates touched 18%.
Recently, BMO Bank said <a href="https://benzinga.com/news/25/05/45311797/the-financial-hurdles-to-owning-a-home-have-rarely-been-higher-says-bmo-as-fed-holds-rates-extending-wait-for-homebuyers">in a report</a> that &#8220;the financial hurdles to owning a home have rarely been higher, especially for young households that don't yet have their foot in the door,&#8221; highlighting the fact that the median first-time homebuyer age reached 38 last year. 
During its <a href="https://benzinga.com/25/05/45536617/why-toll-brothers-shares-are-trading-higher-by-over-6-here-are-20-stocks-moving-premarket">second quarter results</a> on Tuesday, Toll Brothers reported $2.71 billion in revenue, beating consensus estimates of $2.48 billion. It posted a profit of $3.50 per share, significantly ahead of estimates at $2.92 per share.
Price Action: Toll Brothers shares were down 0.48% on Wednesday, trading at $104.01 per share, and are up 0.09% after hours.
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According to Benzinga&#8217;s Edge Stock Rankings, Toll Brothers scores well across the board, except for Momentum. It has a favorable price trend in the short term, but lags in the medium and long term. Click <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">here</a> for deeper insights into the stock. 
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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) advocate Anthony Pompliano believes it is clear to him that America will not balance its budget and that a weaker dollar will keep pushing up the prices of financial assets.
What Happened: Pompliano posted on X, stating that the odds of a U.S. balanced budget are now "near zero" and warns that "dollar debasement will drive asset prices until they bury me six feet under."
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&mdash; Anthony Pompliano &#x1f32a; (@APompliano) <a href="https://twitter.com/APompliano/status/1924970551585476917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Pompliano's stark warning landed the same day <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/regulations/25/05/45550324/us-bond-market-flashing-red-30-year-yield-tops-5-prices-tank-to-october-2023-lows">investors snubbed</a> a $16 billion sale of 20-year Treasury bonds. The auction's weak demand drove the 30-year yield above 5%, a level not seen since late 2023, and sent long-dated bond prices to 19-month lows.
The sell-off rippled across markets: major stock indexes fell and the U.S. dollar slipped, signaling fresh nerves over how Washington will finance its growing debt pile.
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Why It Matters: Debt worries were already on edge after Moody's last week <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45492889/americas-credit-strength-just-got-cut-again-should-you-panic">stripped</a> the U.S. of its final triple-A credit rating, citing soaring deficits and rising interest costs. The downgrade puts Moody's in line with earlier cuts from Fitch and S&amp;P.
Pompliano isn&#8217;t the only one sounding the &#8216;dollar debasement&#8217; alarm. During the 2025 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, Warren Buffett lamented the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/market-summary/25/05/45218040/warren-buffett-expresses-disappointment-over-dollar-depreciation-dont-want-to-own-assets-in-a-currency-that-is-really-going-to-hell">depreciating U.S. dollar</a> and warned that investors would avoid holding assets in a currency losing value.
On Capitol Hill, House Republicans are <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/05/45550447/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-advances-heres-who-wins-and-loses">rallying around</a> President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," a tax-and-spending package that analysts say would widen the deficit by as much as $4.9 trillion over the next decade.
Pompliano, whose venture fund holds sizable Bitcoin stakes, has <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/03/44273077/bitcoin-is-digital-sound-money-in-the-safest-most-prosperous-time-in-history-anthony-pompliano-says">long argued</a> that scarce digital assets outperform in eras of fiscal excess. With yields surging and credit quality slipping, his latest salvo taps into a growing chorus, from Wall Street strategists to veteran <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/bonds/25/05/45557372/jim-cramer-says-bonds-will-overshoot-and-then-settle-predicts-turbocharged-economy-from-budget-agreement">hedge-fund managers</a>, warning that Washington's spending path could crowd out investment and <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/personal-finance/financial-advisors/25/05/45484549/inflation-still-tops-americans-financial-concerns-but-worries-are-shifting">keep inflation</a> sticky.
Notably, Pompliano has recently launched a SPAC that targets the financial services sector. He took Pro Cap Acquisition (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PCAPU#NASDAQ">PCAPU</a>) public this week. The blank check company <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45553587/bitcoin-bull-anthony-pompliano-launches-spac-targeting-financial-services-my-reputations-on-this">has raised $220 million</a>.
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With U.S. stock futures trading slightly higher this morning on Thursday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows:
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<li>Zoom Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZM#NASDAQ">ZM</a>) reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter after Wednesday&#8217;s closing bell. Zoom also raised its fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS guidance from $5.34 to $5.37 to $5.56 to $5.59, versus the $5.41 analyst estimate, and raised its revenue outlook from a range of $4.79 billion to $4.79 billion to a new range of $4.8 billion to $4.81 billion, versus the $4.79 billion estimate. Zoom shares slipped 0.2% to $82.14 in the after-hours trading session.</li>
<li>Analysts are expecting Analog Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ADI#NASDAQ">ADI</a>) to post quarterly earnings at $1.70 per share on revenue of $2.51 billion. The company will release earnings before the markets open. Analog Devices shares rose 1.3% to $225.00 in after-hours trading.</li>
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<li>Snowflake Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SNOW#NYSE">SNOW</a>) posted better-than-expected earnings and sales results for the first quarter. The company also said it expects second-quarter product revenue in the range of $1.035 billion to $1.04 billion, up approximately 25% year-over-year. The company anticipates full-year product revenue of $4.33 billion, representing 25% year-over-year growth. Snowflake shares climbed 7.5% to $192.50 in the after-hours trading session.</li>
<li>Analysts expect Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WSM#NYSE">WSM</a>) to report quarterly earnings at $1.76 per share on revenue of $1.67 billion before the opening bell. Williams-Sonoma shares fell 0.1% to $167.80 in after-hours trading.</li>
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The House Rules Committee advanced President Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8220;One Big Beautiful Bill Act&#8221; in an 8-4 vote following a marathon 22-hour hearing, setting up a potential overnight floor vote as Republicans push forward with the $4.9 trillion legislative package despite internal GOP divisions.
What Happened: House Republicans made key concessions to appease conservative and moderate holdouts before advancing the megabill, as <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/committee-advances-trump-megabill-full-house-after-aimed/story?id=122059925">reported</a> by ABC News.
The committee approved accelerated Medicaid work requirements starting December 31, 2026, instead of 2029, while raising the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap to $40,000 for incomes under $500,000, up from the current $10,000 limit established in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
The revised bill also expedites cuts to Biden-era clean energy tax credits, requiring new projects to break ground within 60 days or be &#8220;placed in service&#8221; by end-2028.
Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security receives $12 billion through September 2029 for border security reimbursements to states.
Texas Rep. Chip Roy was notably absent from the committee vote, while Democrats employed stalling tactics on the House floor to slow the bill&#8217;s progress. The changes came after Trump met Wednesday with House Speaker Mike Johnson and Freedom Caucus members following failed Tuesday negotiations, with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt calling the meeting &#8220;productive.&#8221;
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Why It Matters: The bill&#8217;s passage would significantly <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/regulations/25/05/45506863/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-advances-heres-who-wins-and-loses">impact multiple sectors</a>. Defense contractors including RTX Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RTX#NYSE">RTX</a>), Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LMT#NYSE">LMT</a>), Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NYSE">PLTR</a>), and Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BAH#NYSE">BAH</a>) could benefit from increased military spending provisions.
Conversely, Medicaid managed care organizations face enrollment volatility risks, potentially affecting UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UNH#NYSE">UNH</a>), Centene Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CNC#NYSE">CNC</a>), and Elevance Health Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ELV#NYSE">ELV</a>).
Clean energy stocks, including First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FSLR#NASDAQ">FSLR</a>), Enphase Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ENPH#NASDAQ">ENPH</a>), and Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RUN#NASDAQ">RUN</a>), dropped on Monday as investors weighed reduced tax credit impacts.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects the legislation would increase the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/05/45536595/big-beautiful-bill-will-explode-the-deficit-and-make-the-rich-richer-congressional-budget-office-estimates-4-income-fall-for-lowest-decile-of-americans-by-2033">federal deficit by $3.8 trillion</a> while reducing Medicaid subsidies by $698 billion and SNAP spending by $267 billion.
The CBO analysis shows that the lowest income decile would lose approximately 2% of household resources in 2027 and 4% by 2033, while the highest decile gains 4% in 2027.
Senate Republicans have already signaled plans for additional changes, creating uncertainty for the final passage of Trump&#8217;s signature legislative priority.
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The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed a decline in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the &#8220;Greed&#8221; zone on Wednesday.
U.S. stocks settled lower on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 800 points during the session as investors remained cautious amid renewed concerns over fiscal policy.
Lowe&#8217;s Companies Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LOW#NYSE">LOW</a>) reported mixed results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025. Target Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TGT#NYSE">TGT</a>) reported weaker-than-expected first-quarter results.
On the economic data front, U.S. mortgage application volumes declined by 5.1% from the previous week in the week ending May 16.
Most sectors on the S&amp;P 500 closed on a negative note, with real estate, health care, and financial stocks recording the biggest losses on Wednesday. However, communication services stocks bucked the overall market trend, closing the session higher.
The Dow Jones closed lower by around 817 points to 41,860.44 on Wednesday. The S&amp;P 500 fell 1.61% to 5,844.61, while the Nasdaq Composite declined 1.41% to 18,872.64 during Wednesday's session.
Investors are awaiting earnings results from BJ&#8217;s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BJ#NYSE">BJ</a>), Analog Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ADI#NASDAQ">ADI</a>), and Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WSM#NYSE">WSM</a>) today.
What is CNN Business Fear &amp; Greed Index?
At a current reading of 66.2, the index remained in the &#8220;Greed&#8221; zone on Wednesday, versus a prior reading of 68.7.
The Fear &amp; Greed Index is a measure of the current market sentiment. It is based on the premise that higher fear exerts pressure on stock prices, while higher greed has the opposite effect. The index is calculated based on seven equal-weighted indicators. The index ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents maximum fear and 100 signals maximum greediness.
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The shares are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on May 22, 2025, under the ticker symbol "HNGE." The offering is expected to close on May 23, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

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Reported Earlier, Hinge Health Prices Initial Public Offering Of 13.7M Shares At $32/Share

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Reported Earlier, TAT Technologies Expands APU MRO Partnership With Leading Cargo Carrier In $40M–55M, 5-Year Global Deal Covering Boeing 737, 757, 767, 777 And Airbus A300 Fleets

The units are expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market ("Nasdaq") and begin trading tomorrow, May 22, 2025, under the ticker symbol "OYSEU." Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one right (the "Share Right") to receive one tenth (1/10) of one Class A ordinary share upon the consummation of an initial business combination

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Reported Earlier, SPAC Oyster Enterprises II Prices Upsized $220M Initial Public Offering Of 22M Units At $10/Unit

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ADI#NASDAQ">ADI</a>) will release its second-quarter earnings results before the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ADI/earnings">opening bell on Thursday, May 22.</a>
Analysts expect the Wilmington, Massachusetts-based company to report quarterly earnings at $1.70 per share, up from $1.40 per share in the year-ago period. According to data from <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a>, Analog Devices projects to report quarterly revenue at $2.51 billion, compared to $2.16 billion a year earlier.
On Feb. 19, Analog Devices reported better-than-expected first-quarter EPS and revenues.
Analog Devices shares fell 1% to close at $222.22 on Wednesday.
Benzinga readers can access the latest analyst ratings on the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/22/09/28888638/exclusive-study-finds-benzinga-analyst-ratings-data-yields-market-beating-strategie">Analyst Stock Ratings</a> page. Readers can sort by stock ticker, company name, analyst firm, rating change or other variables.
Let's have a look at how Benzinga's most-accurate <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/adi/analyst-ratings">analysts have rated the compan</a>y in the recent period.
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<li>Stifel analyst Tore Svanberg maintained a Buy rating and raised the price target from $225 to $248 on May 20, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.</li>
<li>Citigroup analyst Christopher Danely maintained a Buy rating and boosted the price target from $235 to $260 on May 19, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 79%.</li>
<li>Cantor Fitzgerald analyst C J Muse maintained a Neutral rating and increased the price target from $230 to $250 on May 19, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.</li>
<li>Oppenheimer analyst Rick Schafer maintained an Outperform rating and boosted the price target from $225 to $265 on May 16, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 79%.</li>
<li>UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri maintained a Buy rating and slashed the price target from $300 to $295 on May 12, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 78%</li>
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Considering buying ADI stock? Here&#8217;s what analysts think:
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