On August 27, Best Buy fell 8.64% in regular trading, trading at $78.055/share with turnover of $108 million. The stock reversed earlier pre-market gains despite delivering Q2 results that materially exceeded expectations across all key metrics.

Best Buy reported fiscal Q2 adjusted EPS of $1.47, beating the consensus estimate of $1.38 by 6.5%. Revenue came in at $9.779 billion versus the $9.593 billion estimate, while comparable sales surged 4.1%, far exceeding the company's prior guidance of approximately 1%. The company raised its full-year revenue guidance to $42.3-$42.8 billion from $41.2-$42.1 billion and lifted adjusted EPS guidance to $6.70-$6.90 from $6.30-$6.60, both above FactSet estimates.

However, the sell-off reflects a classic buy-the-rumor, sell-the-news dynamic. Multiple analysts, including Wedbush, had warned ahead of the report that Best Buy shares had already rallied approximately 15% since Q1 earnings and that Q2 upside was largely priced in, with risk/reward adequately reflected at pre-report levels. The stock had been trading near $87 before earnings, well above the average analyst target of $82.79.

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