On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Merck (MRK) shares are higher this morning despite the company cutting its adjusted earnings per share forecast for the year and saying it expects to lose $200 million to already-announced tariffs in 2025 amid a roiling trade war between the US and China. Still, the company's first-quarter results beat estimates.
- PepsiCo (PEP) shares are down after lowering its full-year profit outlook due to unpredictable US trade policy and worsening consumer sentiment, driving up costs and denting demand for its products. PepsiCo expects 2025 earnings per share to be about even with 2024, and a low single-digit rise in organic revenue, citing volatility and uncertainty in global trade developments.
- Texas Instruments (TXN) is on the upswing premarket as it offered a better-than-anticipated forecast for the current period due to improved demand for industrial and automotive components. The company's sales grew last quarter for the first time since 2022.
- Chipotle (CMG) is sliding in the premarket as it lowered its full-year outlook after quarterly sales declined for the first time in almost five years, citing economic uncertainty and consumer concerns about tariffs. Chipotle expects tariffs to hit second-quarter results by about 20 basis points, but is not planning to raise menu prices, and is looking to open as many as 345 restaurants this year despite potential tariff-related increases in building costs.
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