JHVEPhoto U.S. stock index futures on Friday pointed to a marginally lower open, a day after Wall Street's rally stalled following another historic milestone.
Here are some stocks to watch on Friday: Shares of FactSet Research Systems ( FDS ) gained around 4% in pre-market trading, after the company delivered a strong quarterly performance that overshadowed a reduction to its annual revenue guidance. Norwalk, Conn.-based FactSet ( FDS ) creates data and software solutions for investment professionals to provide them with financial data and analytics.
FactSet's ( FDS ) FQ3 2024 organic annual subscription value (ASV) plus professional services increased 5% Y/Y to $2.22B. ASV represents forward-looking revenues for the next 12 months from all subscription services currently supplied to clients.
CarMax ( KMX ) stock was holding on to slight gains ahead of the opening bell, last up nearly 1% . The used car retailer announced a FQ1 2025 top-and-bottom-line beat, despite a fall in retail used unit sales and comparable store used unit sales. CarMax ( KMX ) bought 314K vehicles from consumers and dealers in the quarter, down 8.
6% Y/Y. "I am encouraged by the trends we saw in the first quarter including continued year-over-year price declines, improvements in vehicle value stability, and ongoing growth in upper funnel demand," CarMax ( KMX ) top boss Bill Nash said. Shares of Spirit AeroSystems ( SPR ) climbed about 5% ahead of market open, following a Reuters report that the company .
