Investing 26 February 2026 - 27 February 2026

Intuit shares rose 2.4% to $403.88 in morning trading Friday, rebounding from a drop after the company forecast third-quarter adjusted profit below Wall Street estimates. The TurboTax owner cited higher marketing and support costs as it pushes for tax-season growth. Second-quarter revenue climbed 17% to $4.65 billion. Intuit ended a $5.8 billion credit facility set up for early tax refund offerings.

Ondas Inc. shares closed up 1.46% at $10.45 on Thursday, with 67.39 million shares traded. A recent SEC filing showed CFO Neil Laird received 12,500 shares after restricted stock units vested. The company’s Sentrycs unit delivered counter-drone systems to German police, and Ondas agreed to acquire UK-based Rotron Aero. Quarterly and annual results are expected in March.

Proximus shares fell about 17% to 6.89 euros after the Belgian telecom group halved its annual dividend to 0.30 euro per share and outlined up to 1.25 billion euros in infrastructure spending. The company reported full-year EBITDA of 2.3 billion euros, beating forecasts, but flagged a 275 million euro goodwill impairment and a plan to cut 1,200 jobs by 2030.

QBE Insurance Group closed up 0.28% at A$21.73 in Sydney on Friday. The company bought back 753,934 shares on Feb. 24 for about A$16.4 million under its ongoing A$450 million buyback. QBE also issued 4.5 million shares for employee incentives and reported lapses of 416,088 conditional rights. The insurer’s final dividend record date is March 6, with payment due April 17.

Wesfarmers shares closed down 0.55% at A$79.62 on Friday, underperforming the ASX 200, which hit a new high. The company updated foreign-currency rates for its A$1.02 interim dividend, payable March 31, setting equivalents at 0.536316 pounds and 1.212066 New Zealand dollars per share. The dividend reinvestment plan will price shares using a 15-day VWAP from March 2 to March 20.

Woolworths shares fell 0.95% to A$36.01, pausing a rally after reporting a 16.4% rise in half-year net profit before significant items and declaring a 45-cent interim dividend. Coles reported a statutory net profit of A$511 million, down 11.3%, and its shares slid as much as 8.7%. The S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.25% at a record high. Woolworths trades ex-dividend March 4.

Fortescue shares closed up 1.2% at A$21.09 Friday ahead of its A$0.62 interim dividend going ex on Monday. First-half underlying EBITDA rose 23% to US$4.5 billion, with net profit at US$1.9 billion on record shipments. The dividend represents a 65% payout of first-half profit. Iron ore traded near $99 a tonne as investors watched China demand and supply talks.

Westpac shares closed down 0.4% at A$42.54 Friday, even as the S&P/ASX 200 hit a record 9,198.60. Traders cited renewed focus on interest rates after January inflation held at 3.8%. Household deposits at ADIs reached a record A$1.72 trillion in January. Markets now look to Australia’s GDP data next week and the RBA’s March policy decision.

Corning Inc (GLW) shares dropped 6.3% to $150.30 Thursday and slipped another 1% after hours, erasing gains from a record high of $160.43 set Wednesday. The decline followed a Citigroup price-target hike and tracked a broader tech selloff. An affiliate filed to sell 137,514 shares, and Corning’s next dividend record date is Friday.

Blue Owl Capital shares held near $11.35 in premarket trading Thursday after a 5.8% jump Wednesday, remaining far below last year’s $22.25 high. Deutsche Bank downgraded the stock to “Hold” and cut its price target to $10, citing weaker net flows in retail credit. Blue Owl recently altered liquidity terms for its private debt fund OBDC II but said it is not halting investor withdrawals. The company’s next dividend is due March 2.

Standard Chartered shares rose 0.4% in early London trading after the bank disclosed its first buyback purchases, acquiring 492,000 shares at an average 1,799.77 pence each. The buyback program, capped at $1.5 billion and 200 million shares, runs through August 24. Investors await Q1 results on April 30 and a strategy update in May.

Reckitt shares slipped 0.1% to 6,338 pence in early London trade Thursday after a 0.7% drop Wednesday. Volumes were light ahead of the company’s full-year results due March 5. Broader markets remain volatile amid tariff concerns and shifting rate expectations. Investors are watching for Reckitt’s 2026 guidance and any changes in cost or brand strategy.

Evolution Mining shares closed up 1.1% at A$16.40 in Sydney, nearing year highs ahead of the March 3 ex-dividend date. The stock is up 29% in 2026 and over 160% in 12 months. The S&P/ASX 200 ended at a record, while the Australian dollar hit $0.713, its strongest since August 2022. Northern Star Resources fell 2.6%.