Top Midday Stories: Citi CEO Fraser Gives New ROTCE Targets; Datadog Shares Soar After Strong Earnings, Bullish Guidance

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05/07

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down, while the S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite were up in late-morning trading Thursday, as oil prices fell below $100 on hopes that the US and Iran are nearing an agreement to end their war.

In company news, Citigroup (C) Chief Executive Jane Fraser said Thursday at the bank's Investor Day that Citi expects its return on tangible common equity to hit a range of 11% to 13% in 2027 and 2028, up from 10% to 11% currently, before rising further to 14% to 15% from 2029 to 2031, according to a slide deck the company published. Citigroup shares were up 2.1% around midday.

Datadog (DDOG) reported Q1 non-GAAP net income Thursday of $0.60 per diluted share, up from $0.46 a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus of $0.51. First-quarter revenue was $1.01 billion, up from $761.6 million a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $960.1 million. For Q2, the company said it expects non-GAAP EPS of $0.57 to $0.59 on revenue of $1.07 billion to $1.08 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet expect $0.50 and $994 million, respectively. For full-year 2026, Datadog said it expects non-GAAP EPS of $2.36 to $2.44 on revenue of $4.30 billion to $4.34 billion, up from the previous guidance ranges of $2.08 to $2.16, and $4.06 billion to $4.12 billion, respectively. Analysts polled by FactSet expect earnings of $2.16. Datadog shares were up 29.6%.

McDonald's (MCD) reported Q1 adjusted earnings Thursday of $2.83 per diluted share, up from $2.67 a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus of $2.74. First-quarter revenue was $6.52 billion, up from $5.96 billion a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $6.47 billion. McDonald's shares were down 0.4%.

Zoetis (ZTS) reported Q1 adjusted earnings Thursday of $1.53 per diluted share, up from $1.41 a year earlier but below the FactSet consensus of $1.60. First-quarter revenue was $2.26 billion, up from $2.20 billion a year ago but below the FactSet consensus of $2.30 billion. For full-year 2026, the company said it expects adjusted EPS of $6.85 to $7.00, down from its previous guidance of $7.00 to $7.10 and below the FactSet consensus of $7.03. The company also lowered its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $9.68 billion to $9.96 billion from $9.83 billion to $10.03 billion previously. Analysts polled by FactSet expect $9.89 billion. Zoetis shares were down 22%.

Arm (ARM) reported fiscal Q4 adjusted earnings late Wednesday of $0.60 per diluted share, up from $0.55 a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus of $0.58. Fiscal Q4 revenue was $1.49 billion, up from $1.24 billion a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $1.47 billion. For fiscal Q1, the company said it expects adjusted EPS of $0.40, plus or minus $0.04, on revenue of $1.26 billion, plus or minus $50 million. Analysts polled by FactSet expect $0.37 and $1.25 billion, respectively. Arm shares were down 8.4%.

Whirlpool (WHR) reported a Q1 adjusted loss late Wednesday of $0.56 per diluted share, swinging from adjusted earnings of $1.70 a year earlier and compared with the FactSet consensus of earnings of $0.38. First-quarter revenue was $3.27 billion, down from $3.62 billion a year ago and below the FactSet consensus of $3.44 billion. For fiscal 2026, the company said it expects adjusted EPS of $3 to $3.50, down from its previous guidance of $7 and below the FactSet consensus of $4.83. Full-year revenue is expected to be about $15 billion, down from its prior guidance of $15.30 billion to $15.60 billion and below the FactSet consensus of $15.26 billion. The company said the war in Iran has triggered a "recession-level industry decline in the US." Whirlpool shares were down 12.3%.

Shake Shack (SHAK) reported breakeven fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings Thursday, compared with $0.14 per diluted share a year earlier and below the FactSet consensus of $0.12. Fiscal Q1 revenue was $366.7 million, up from $320.9 million a year ago but below the FactSet consensus of $372.4 million. Shake Shack also said it has appointed Michelle Hook as chief financial officer, effective May 11. Shares of the company were down 28.6%.

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