Check out the companies that make headlines in the midday deal. NVIDIA – Heavyweight chipmakers increased by 1.6%, trying to make a comeback after losing 8.5% in the previous session. NVIDIA shares lost momentum this week after the company released its revenue beat, the smallest in two years. Crypto Stocks – The latest personal consumption expenditure price index matches the forecast after cryptocurrencies were positive on Friday, so the stocks associated with Bitcoin’s rise. Bitcoin is below the $80,000 level for the first time overnight in three months. Shares in Coinbase and MicroStrategy increased by 2% and 5%, respectively. Miner Mara Holdings exploded about 3.9%. Dell Technologies – PC manufacturers fell by more than 4% after the company’s fourth-quarter revenue lapse. Dell reported quarterly revenue of $23.93 billion, while LSEG consensus estimates were $24.56 billion. Adjusted EPS was $2.68, higher than analysts’ expectations of $2.53 per share. Voya Financial – New York-based insurance and investment firms rose 2.3% after Morgan Stanley upgraded Voya to overweight. The company noted that since Voya’s full-year earnings missed in 2024, management has taken steps to improve the company’s performance and has built strong growth knowledge for the company in 2026 and beyond. AES – Energy Utility shares accounted for 12% of the full-year results to beat analyst expectations. In 2024, the company had revenue of $12.28 billion and revenue per share of $2.14. Analysts surveyed through FACTSET expect profit per share of $1.91 and revenue of $12.13 billion. Asian Stocks – Hong Kong’s Han-Hong Kong index fell 3.3% on Friday, with Chinese companies’ shares vowing in China to impose an additional 10% commodity tariff on China, if necessary, on March 4, lowering 3% and 4% stakes held by Alibaba and PDD, respectively. Automakers Li Auto and Nio also declined. Duolingo – Stocks of online language learning platforms fell 17% after Duolingo’s guidance on adjusted EBITDA guidance this quarter. However, the company’s fourth-quarter subscribers and revenue still beat the forecast. NetApp – Technologies’ fiscal revenue in NetApp was significantly lowered by 16% in the third quarter. NetApp reported revenue of $1.64 billion, lower than analysts’ consensus estimate of $1.69 billion, according to LSEG. Adjusted EPS was $1.91, which fits the estimate, but the company’s fourth-quarter guidance rate was $1.94 to $1.99 per share under analyst forecasts. Soundhound AI – Shared about 15%. Voice acknowledgement’s fourth-quarter revenue was $34.5 million, up from the FactSet consensus estimate above $33.7 million. It also raised its full-year revenue guide to the range of $157 million and $177 million, up from previous guidance of $155 million and $175 million. Autodesk – Stocks fell about 4.7% after software companies announced plans to lay off 1,350 employees or 9% of their workforce. Autodesk also provided fourth-quarter results to beat Wall Street’s estimates, with revenue of $1.64 billion per share, while analysts surveyed by LSEG demanded adjusted revenue of $2.14 per share, with revenue of $1.63 billion. Walgreens – Shares of the troubled drugstore chain fell 5% after the downgrade from Deutsche Bank, which was downgraded to for sale, citing “exceptionally high level of uncertainty” around private transactions by Sycamore Partners. According to a report from the Financial Times, Sycamore Partners is planning a three-way Walgreens boot alliance. Logitech International – The Computer Products Company’s stock fell more than 2% after Bank of America downgraded its shares to neutral underperforming performance. The investment firm said Logitech’s revenue growth could slow in the coming years, partly due to new U.S. government tariffs. – Sean Conlon, Jesse Pound, Lisa Han, Sarah Min, Yun Li, Lisa Han and Michelle Fox of CNBC contributed the report.
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