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Best Buy ticks lower after posting mixed Q1 results and trimming its full-year outlook

The electronics giant is feeling the heat from tariffs and cooling demand.

Nia Warfield

Best Buy shares fell more than 2% in premarket trading Thursday after the retailer delivered a mixed bag for Q1. Adjusted earnings per share landed at $1.15, beating the $1.09 FactSet estimate, but revenue came in a bit light at $8.77 billion versus the $8.8 billion forecast.

Home theater, appliances, and drones were the biggest drags on comparable sales this quarter. But the declines were partially offset by gains in computing, mobile phones, and tablets.

Looking ahead, Best Buy trimmed its full-year revenue forecast to $41.1 billion to $41.9 billion from $41.4 billion to $42.2 billion, saying the change reflects pressure from ongoing tariffs. EPS guidance now sits at $6.15 to $6.30, slightly ahead of analysts’ expectations.

Prior to the earnings release, Best Buy shares were down about 17% year to date.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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