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UiPath’s PATH first-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings matched the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 15 cents per share and increased 36.4% year over year, while revenues of $418.4 million topped the consensus mark by 5.3%. Revenues rose 17% year over year, supported by strong demand for AI-driven automation and orchestration offerings. UiPath, Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | UiPath, Inc. Quote The company continued to benefit from expanding enterprise adoption of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. Annualized renewal run rate (ARR) rose 12% year over year to $1.901 billion, while the dollar-based net retention rate was 109%. UiPath generated $49 million in net new ARR during the quarter, reflecting steady customer expansion activity. Subscription services revenues were $252.9 million, while license revenues reached $149.3 million. Per management, 16 of the company’s top 20 deals included AI capabilities. AI-related expansion deals were six times larger than non-AI deals, highlighting rising enterprise demand for automation tied to generative AI workflows. UiPath continued investing in agentic automation and process-orchestration initiatives during the quarter. Management said adoption of its agentic products has shifted from pilot programs to production deployments over the past year. At its DevCon event, the company introduced UiPath for Coding Agents, enabling developers to connect coding agents with the UiPath platform to create, deploy and manage automations. Management believes the offering could reduce implementation timelines and maintenance burdens in complex enterprise environments. The company also launched industry-focused AI workflow solutions spanning finance, retail, manufacturing and financial services. New offerings address use cases including purchase-to-pay workflows, inventory management, loan origination and financial crime compliance. UiPath highlighted several large customer wins and expansions tied to process orchestration and AI automation deployments. A Fortune 500 energy company reportedly positioned UiPath at the center of a $70 million cost-reduction initiative. Management also cited a large healthcare distribution customer expected to achieve multi-million-dollar annual savings through workflows combining AI agents and deterministic automation. The deployment contributed to a seven-figure expansion during the quarter....

Nutanix (NTNX) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.47 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.35 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.42 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +35.10%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this enterprise cloud platform services provider would post earnings of $0.44 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.56, delivering a surprise of +27.27%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. Nutanix, which belongs to the Zacks Computers - IT Services industry, posted revenues of $703.07 million for the quarter ended April 2026, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.53%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $638.98 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Nutanix shares have lost about 9.9% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 9.8%. While Nutanix has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Nutanix was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks...

Semtech (SMTC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.51 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.45 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.38 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +12.51%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this chipmaker would post earnings of $0.43 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.44, delivering a surprise of +2.33%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times. Semtech, which belongs to the Zacks Semiconductor - Analog and Mixed industry, posted revenues of $291 million for the quarter ended April 2026, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.73%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $251.1 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates four times over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Semtech shares have added about 112.8% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 9.2%. While Semtech has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Semtech was favorable. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to outperform the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. It...

Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. MARA reported unimpressive first-quarter 2026 results, with both earnings and revenues missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate. MARA’s first-quarter 2026 loss per share was 61 cents, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 46 cents and the year-ago loss of 40 cents per share. Revenues of $174.6 million missed the consensus mark of $192.7 million and declined 18.4% year over year. The stock has barely moved since the release of results on May 11, reflecting poor quarterly earnings performance and low confidence among shareholders. Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. Quote The weaker results reflected lower bitcoin prices, higher operating expenses and unfavorable mark-to-market adjustments on digital assets. During the quarter, MARA increased its energized hashrate (EH) 33% year over year to 72.2 EH/s and mined 2,247 bitcoins (BTC). MARA continued scaling its mining platform despite a tougher pricing environment. Energized hashrate rose to 72.2 EH/s from 54.3 EH/s in the year-ago quarter, while average daily bitcoin production reached 25 BTC. The company won 653 blocks in the quarter, down 2% year over year. Higher global network difficulty offset gains from fleet expansion and reduced bitcoin mined per unit of energy consumed. MARA deployed roughly 5,000 new miners and acquired 2.4 EH of next-generation used Application-Specific Integrated Circuit miners to improve fleet efficiency at lower capital costs. Marathon Revenues Fall on Bitcoin Weakness Marathon’s revenues decreased to $174.6 million from $213.9 million in the prior-year quarter. Management attributed most of the decline to an 18% drop in average bitcoin prices, which reduced revenues by approximately $33.1 million. Bitcoin production declined modestly from the year-ago period, contributing additional pressure on sales. Other revenues fell $3.7 million, primarily due to lower contributions from digital asset hosting services and other digital assets. Bitcoin holdings were 35,303 BTC at quarter-end, down from 47,531 BTC a year earlier. MARA’s purchased energy costs increased to $44.7 million from $43.5 million in the prior-year quarter, reflecting expanded owned mining operations and higher power usage. Purchased energy cost per bitcoin increased to $40,047 from $35,728 a year ago due to growt...

Genpact G reported impressive first-quarter 2026 results, with both earnings and revenues beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company’s adjusted earnings of 98 cents per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 93 cents and increased 16.7% year over year. Revenues of $1.30 billion surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.29 billion and rose 6.7% year over year, driven by strong momentum in Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS), particularly agentic and AI-led offerings. However, the better-than-expected results failed to impress investors, as the stock has declined 9.4% since the earnings release on May 7 due to weak second-quarter 2026 revenue guidance. Genpact Limited price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Genpact Limited Quote Genpact expects revenues to be between $1.324 billion and $1.336 billion for the second quarter of 2026, suggesting year-over-year growth of 5.5-6.5%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the same is $1.34 billion. Advanced Technology Solutions' revenues increased 24.3% year over year to $345 million, representing 27% of total net revenues. The company has witnessed significant ATS pipeline growth lately, fueled by demand for data, AI and agentic solutions Core Business Services revenues increased 1.4% year over year to $951 million and accounted for 73% of total revenues. Gross profit rose 9.9% year over year to $471.7 million. Gross margin expanded 110 basis points year over year to 36.4%, marking the company’s 12th consecutive quarter of gross margin expansion. Adjusted income from operations increased 6.6% year over year to $223.7 million. However, the adjusted operating margin remained flat year over year at 17.3% as Genpact continued to invest in growth initiatives. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $270.3 million from $241.1 million reported in the year-ago quarter. Net income increased 13.1% year over year to $148 million. GAAP earnings per share increased 17.8% year over year to 86 cents. Genpact highlighted strong traction in its agentic operations business. Management stated that agentic solutions nearly doubled the total contract value generated in full-year 2025 within a single quarter. The company signed six large deals in the quarter, each with a total contract value exceeding $50 million. More than 50% of the cumulative awarded contract value came from new clients. Partner-related revenues...

Aptiv PLC APTV reported impressive first-quarter 2026 results. Adjusted earnings of $1.71 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.62 per share and increased 1.2% year over year. Revenues of $5.1 billion topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5 billion and rose 5.4% year over year. The company’s adjusted revenues improved 1% year over year. However, adjusted revenues fell 7% in Europe and 2% in China, while growing 7% in North America, 3% in Asia Pacific and 7% in South America. Aptiv PLC price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Aptiv PLC Quote The Electrical Distribution Systems and Engineered Components Group’s revenues of $2.2 billion and $1.7 billion rose 9% and 5% year over year, respectively. The Intelligent Systems (formerly Advanced Safety and User Experience) segment’s revenues grew 1% on a year-over-year basis to $1.4 billion. Adjusted operating income was $562 million, down 1.7% from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter. The adjusted operating income margin was 11%, down 90 basis points year over year. The company reported results excluding its Electrical Distribution (EDS) segment, which completed its spin-off into a new publicly traded company, Versigent, on April 1, 2026. Aptiv exited the quarter with a cash and cash equivalents balance of $3.2 billion compared with $1.8 billion in the December-end quarter of 2025. Long-term debt was $9.2 billion compared with $7.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025. The company used $143 million of cash in operating activities during the quarter, compared with $818 million of cash generated in the fourth quarter of 2025. For the second quarter of 2026, Aptiv expects revenues to be between $3.2 billion and $3.4 billion. Adjusted EPS is expected to be between $1.30 and $1.50. The adjusted EBITDA margin is expected to be 17.6%, and the tax rate is projected to be 18.5%. For 2026, Aptiv expects revenues to be between $12.8 billion and $13.2 billion. Adjusted EPS is expected to be between $5.70 and $6.10. The adjusted EBITDA margin is projected to be 18.6%. The adjusted effective tax rate is expected to be around 18.5%. Currently, Aptiv carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Accenture plc ACN reported impressive second-quarter fiscal 2026 results. ACN’s earnings were $2.93 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by...

By Leo Marchandon April 30 - French IT services group Capgemini reported a 7% rise in first-quarter ‌revenue at constant exchange rates on Thursday, in ‌line with guidance. The company, which serves government agencies, critical infrastructure operators and large regulated businesses, said growth would have been 11% without currency swings. CEO Aiman Ezzat told reporters AI is rapidly reshaping the company's business mix, with generative and ‌agentic AI accounting for ⁠more than 10% of group bookings in the quarter. He cited Capgemini's global reach and ⁠deeper partnerships with U.S. tech firms, including Google and a new "Frontier Alliance" with OpenAI, as key drivers of growth. The French IT services giant, which competes with peers such as ‌Sopra Steria and Accenture, has sidesteppedcalls for European tech autonomy, arguing that U.S. Big Tech's dominance makes any alternative unrealistic. Revenue rose to 5.9 billion euros ($6.88 billion), while bookings increased 6.2% year-on-year to 6 billion euros in the quarter. North ‌America grew 20.7% at constant exchange rates to 1.7 billion euros, driven by its recently acquired AI unit WNS. Sales fell 1% ‌in France, while the rest of Europe posted 1.7% growth. Group headcount stood at 421,000 at end-march, up 23% year-on-year, reflecting the integration of WNS. Capgemini confirmed its target ‌of revenue growth around 6.5% to 8.5%. ($1 = 0.8578 euros) (Reporting by Leo Marchandon in Gdansk; Editing by Sumana Nandy and Nivedita Bhattacharjee)

CINCINNATI, April 21, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) has announced that preliminary results from the Annual Shareholders Meeting held earlier today have indicated the following directors were re-elected: Timothy N. Spence, chairman, CEO and president, Fifth Third Bancorp. Nicholas K. Akins, retired chairman, president and CEO, American Electric Power. Priscilla Almodovar, former president and CEO, Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae). Evan Bayh III, senior advisor, Apollo Global Management. Jorge L. Benitez, retired CEO of North America, Accenture. Katherine B. Blackburn, executive vice president, Cincinnati Bengals, Inc. Linda W. Clement-Holmes, retired chief information officer, The Procter and Gamble Company. C. Bryan Daniels, co-founder and principal, Prairie Capital. Laurent Desmangles, retired senior partner and managing director, Boston Consulting Group. Mitchell S. Fieger, retired chair and CEO of Fifth Third Bank (Chicago). Gary R. Heminger, retired chair and CEO, Marathon Petroleum Corporation. Derek J. Kerr, retired vice chair and CFO, American Airlines Group, Inc. Eileen A. Mallesch, retired senior vice president and CFO, Nationwide Insurance, Property & Casualty Segment. Kathleen A. Rogers, retired executive vice president, U.S. Bank. Barbara R. Smith, retired chairman and CEO, Commercial Metals Company. Michael G. Van de Ven, executive advisor and former president and COO, Southwest Airlines Co. Preliminary results also indicated that Fifth Third shareholders ratified and/or approved the following: The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent external audit firm for 2026. By advisory vote, the Company’s executive compensation. Fifth Third expects to file a Form 8-K with final voting results within four business days. About Fifth Third Bancorp Fifth Third is a bank that’s as long on innovation as it is on history. Since 1858, we’ve been helping individuals, families, businesses and communities grow through smart financial services that improve lives. Our list of firsts is extensive, and it’s one that continues to expand as we explore the intersection of tech-driven innovation, dedicated people, and focused community impact. Fifth Third is one of the few U.S.-based banks to have been named among Ethisphere's World’s Most Ethical Companies® for several years. With a commitment to ta...

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FactSet FDS has reported impressive results for second-quarter fiscal 2026, wherein both earnings and revenues surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. FDS’ earnings per share of $4.46 beat the consensus mark by 2.1% and increased 4.2% from the year-ago quarter. Revenues of $611 million beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a slight margin and rose 7.1% from the year-ago quarter. The company’s shares have lost 54.4% in the past year compared with the 25.7% fall of the industry it belongs to. However, the Zacks S&P 500 composite has increased 18% during the same timeframe. FactSet Research Systems Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | FactSet Research Systems Inc. Quote Organic revenues increased 6.8% year over year to $606.2 million. Region-wise, organic revenue growth was 7.4% for the Americas, 4% for the EMEA and 9.7% for the Asia Pacific. Revenues generated from the Americas segment were $399.7 million, up 8.1% from the year-ago quarter, surpassing our estimate of $396.2 million. Revenues from the EMEA were $149.1 million, an increase of 4% from the year-ago quarter. The figure beat our estimate of $145.2 million. Revenues from the Asia Pacific were $62.2 million, marking 8% growth on a year-over-year basis, surpassing our estimate of $61.8 million. FactSet’s Annual Subscription Value (ASV) plus professional services was $2.5 billion. Organic ASV was $2.4 billion, up 6.7% from the year-ago quarter. Organic ASV generated from the United States was $1.6 billion, increasing 7% from the year-ago quarter. Organic ASV from the EMEA was $594.2 million, gaining 4.3% year over year. Organic ASV from the Asia Pacific was $249.1 million, up 10% on a year-over-year basis. FactSet added 98 clients in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, driven by corporate and wealth management clients, taking the total to 9,101. The annual client retention rate is 91%. The adjusted operating income was $214.1 million, which moved up marginally from the year-ago quarter and missed our estimate of $216.3 million. The adjusted operating margin of 35% declined 230 basis points from the year-ago quarter. The company exited the quarter with a cash and cash-equivalent balance of $268.3 million compared with $275.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2026. The long-term debt was $1.4 billion, flat with the preceding quarter. FDS generated $211.7 million in cash from operating activities....

Accenture's (ACN) fiscal Q2 financial results were "solid" and ahead of analyst expectations, but it

Accenture plc ACN has reported impressive second-quarter fiscal 2026 results, wherein earnings and revenues surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimates. ACN’s earnings were $2.93 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.5%. The metric increased 3.9% from the year-ago quarter. Total revenues of $18 billion beat the consensus estimate by 1.2% and rose 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. The company’s shares have lost 38.4% in a year compared with the industry’s 21.7% fall and the Zacks S&P 500 composite’s 21.8% rally. Accenture PLC price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Accenture PLC Quote Based on the type of work, managed services’ revenues of $9.2 billion increased 10% from the year-ago quarter on a reported basis and 5% in local currency. It surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $9 billion. Consulting revenues gained 7% year over year on a reported basis and 3% in local currency to $9 billion. The metric outpaced the consensus mark of $8.7 billion. Segment-wise, health and public service revenues of $3.7 billion increased 2% year over year on a reported basis but declined 1% in local currency. This segment failed to beat the consensus estimate of $3.8 billion. Revenues from the resources segment amounted to $2.4 billion, rising 7% from the year-ago quarter on a reported basis and 2% on a local currency basis. The metric met the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Revenues from the product segment amounted to $5.5 billion, up 8% year over year on a reported basis and 3% on a local currency basis. This segment surpassed the consensus mark of $5.4 billion. Communications, media and technology revenues of $3.1 billion increased 13% year over year on a reported basis and 10% in terms of local currency. The metric beat the consensus estimate of $2.9 billion. Financial services revenues of $3.4 billion rose 13% from the year-ago quarter on a reported basis and 7% in local currency. The segment outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.3 billion. Geographically, revenues of $8.9 billion from the Americas rose 4% from the year-ago quarter on a reported basis and 3% on a local currency basis, surpassing the consensus mark of $9.2 billion. Revenues of $6.6 billion from the EMEA grew 13% on a reported basis and 2% in local currency. The metric surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.4 billion. Revenues of $2.6 billion from the Asia Pacific increased 12% year over y...