On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Texas Instruments (TXN) soared in late trading after giving a surprisingly robust forecast for the first quarter, indicating that demand for industrial equipment and vehicles is recovering from a rough patch. Revenue will be $4.32 billion to $4.68 billion in the first quarter, the company said in a statement Tuesday. The midpoint of that range exceeded the average estimate of $4.42 billion. Profit in the period will be as much as $1.48 a share, compared with a projection of $1.26. The upbeat outlook signals that customers have worked through a backlog of inventory and are starting to make purchases again. Chief Executive Officer Haviv Ilan, who runs the largest maker of analog chips, said that orders improved through the fourth quarter.
- GM (GM) expects profits to grow as much as $2 billion this year and plans to return more of that to shareholders with a higher dividend and buybacks, fueled by demand for its highest-margin vehicles. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes this year will range from $13 billion to $15 billion, which is higher than last year’s $12.7 billion, the company said Tuesday in a statement that also detailed fourth-quarter results. GM made $2.51 a share in the latest quarter, a result that easily beat Wall Street analysts’ consensus forecast of $2.28. GM shares rose 5.7% to $83.96 as of 9:39 a.m. in New York. The stock posted a more than 50% gain in 2025.
- Shares of health insurers continued to fall on Tuesday following a Monday proposal from the Trump administration to limit federal payments to the plans, known as Medicare Advantage, next year. On top of that, UnitedHealth Group forecast its annual revenues will shrink this year for the first time since the 1980s — partially as a result of other federal changes over the last few years undercutting its strategy. UnitedHealth Group (UNH) was down 20% at 12:24 p.m. in New York on Tuesday, erasing more than $60 billion of market value. It’s lost nearly half its value over the last year. CVS Health (CVS) dropped about 15% on Tuesday while Humana (HUM) fell 20%.
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