What a time it’s been for Playa Hotels & Resorts. In the past six months alone, the company’s stock price has increased by a massive 71.1%, reaching $13.28 per share. This was partly due to its solid quarterly results, and the performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
Haemonetics has gotten torched over the last six months - since October 2024, its stock price has dropped 20.1% to $63.39 per share. This was partly due to its softer quarterly results and might have investors contemplating their next move.
Over the past six months, Appian’s shares (currently trading at $28.55) have posted a disappointing 16.2% loss while the S&P 500 was down 1.7%. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Semrush (NYSE:SEMR) and the rest of the sales and marketing software stocks fared in Q4.
Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q4 behind us, let’s have a look at ON24 (NYSE:ONTF) and its peers.
Although the S&P 500 is down 1.7% over the past six months, Packaging Corporation of America’s stock price has fallen further to $196.44, losing shareholders 8.8% of their capital. This might have investors contemplating their next move.
Let’s dig into the relative performance of Braze (NASDAQ:BRZE) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q4 sales and marketing software earnings season.
Steven Madden has gotten torched over the last six months - since October 2024, its stock price has dropped 46.5% to $26.58 per share. This was partly driven by its softer quarterly results and might have investors contemplating their next move.
Even during a down period for the markets, OPENLANE has gone against the grain, climbing to $19.36. Its shares have yielded a 16.4% return over the last six months, beating the S&P 500 by 18.1%. This was partly thanks to its solid quarterly results, and the performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
Since March 2020, the S&P 500 has delivered a total return of 113%. But one standout stock has nearly doubled the market - over the past five years, Snap-on has surged 201% to $327.91 per share. Its momentum hasn’t stopped as it’s also gained 13.2% in the last six months, beating the S&P by 17.3%.
Shareholders of Seagate Technology would probably like to forget the past six months even happened. The stock dropped 23.3% and now trades at $84. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
Over the last six months, Hillman shares have sunk to $8.52, producing a disappointing 19.3% loss - worse than the S&P 500’s 4.1% drop. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
Over the last six months, Marcus & Millichap shares have sunk to $35.58, producing a disappointing 10.2% loss - worse than the S&P 500’s 1.4% drop. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
Teradata has gotten torched over the last six months - since September 2024, its stock price has dropped 23.8% to $23.11 per share. This was partly due to its softer quarterly results and may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
Large-cap stocks are known for their staying power and ability to weather market storms better than smaller competitors.
However, their sheer size makes it more challenging to maintain high growth rates as they’ve already captured significant portions of their markets.
