Haliburton Rises, Meta Drops, Carnival Down After 2Q Guidance

On this episode of Stock Movers:

-  Haliburton (HAL) shares rise. JPMorgan raises its price target on the oilfield services company as it expects limited first-quarter earnings impact from the war compared to peers. Analyst Arun Jayaram notes that while Halliburton peer SLB cut its 1Q EPS guidance due to Middle East disruptions, Halliburton’s Saudi Arabia and North America guidance is maintained

- Meta Platforms (META) shares fall on concerns about AI spending and concerns about a jury verdict that found Meta and Alphabet's Google liable for harming a young user with products designed to be addictive, which may lead to increased government regulations.

-Carnival (CCL) shares are down. Carnival forecasted adjusted earnings per share for the full year of about $2.21. The company also approved a $2.5 billion share buyback.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.