Stock Market 24 February 2026 - 25 February 2026

Axon stock jumps 16% premarket after Q4 beat, $6 billion 2028 target in view
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Axon stock jumps 16% premarket after Q4 beat, $6 billion 2028 target in view

Axon Enterprise shares jumped 16% premarket to $514.93 after quarterly results beat estimates, with adjusted profit of $2.15 per share on $796.7 million revenue. The company forecast 2026 revenue growth of 27% to 30% and set 2028 targets of $6 billion in annual revenue. Margins eased on tariffs and hardware mix. Stock closed Tuesday at $442.51, well below its 52-week high near $886.
February 25, 2026
Workday stock slides in premarket on weak outlook as AI fears hit software shares again
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Workday stock slides in premarket on weak outlook as AI fears hit software shares again

Workday shares fell 9.4% to $117.98 in premarket trading Wednesday after its fiscal 2027 subscription revenue outlook missed estimates. The company cited slower large-deal closings and increased spending on AI initiatives. Shares are down about 40% year-to-date. Evercore ISI downgraded the stock and cut its price target, citing the weaker outlook and higher AI investment.
February 25, 2026
LSEG share price rises in London trade as AI plug-ins headline and earnings near
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LSEG share price rises in London trade as AI plug-ins headline and earnings near

Shares in London Stock Exchange Group rose 1.6% to 7,802 pence by 0931 GMT Wednesday, with about 1.7 million shares traded after opening at 7,658 pence. The move followed news of Anthropic’s new enterprise plug-ins with LSEG as a partner. Investors await LSEG’s full-year results due Thursday. LSEG executives were also named to oversee the UK’s first consolidated bond tape, launching June 22.
February 25, 2026
Haleon share price slides on softer 2026 growth view as buyback fails to calm investors
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Haleon share price slides on softer 2026 growth view as buyback fails to calm investors

Haleon shares dropped 4% to 389.30 pence in early London trading after the company forecast slower 2026 organic revenue growth of 3–5%, below its medium-term target. The Sensodyne maker cited weak U.S. demand and a mild cold-and-flu season. 2025 revenue slipped 1.8% to £11.03 billion. Haleon plans a £500 million buyback and proposed a 7.1 pence dividend.
February 25, 2026
Barclays share price today: buyback update lands as traders watch BoE rate-cut timing
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Barclays share price today: buyback update lands as traders watch BoE rate-cut timing

Barclays shares rose 1.2% to 465.5 pence in early London trading Wednesday, tracking gains in European bank stocks after a sector rebound. The bank bought back 4.38 million shares for cancellation at an average 456.35 pence on Feb. 24. Barclays also published a new base prospectus for its debt issuance program, approved by the UK regulator. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said a March rate cut remains uncertain.
February 25, 2026
NatWest share price ticks up on buyback update as BoE March cut stays an open question
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NatWest share price ticks up on buyback update as BoE March cut stays an open question

NatWest shares rose 1% to 610.4 pence after the bank disclosed a new round of buybacks, repurchasing 739,078 shares at just over 601 pence each. The bank also published final terms for a €750 million bond due 2037 and recently agreed to buy Evelyn Partners for £2.7 billion. Investors await the Bank of England’s March 19 rate decision and NatWest’s next results.
February 25, 2026
HSBC share price jumps after 2025 results as returns target rises and buyback pause looms
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HSBC share price jumps after 2025 results as returns target rises and buyback pause looms

HSBC’s Hong Kong shares closed up 4% after the bank raised its profitability target and set 2026 guidance for interest income, costs, and credit charges. The bank said it will pause new share buybacks until its core capital ratio returns to the target range, following the Hang Seng Bank deal. Annual pretax profit fell 7% to $29.9 billion due to $4.9 billion in one-off charges, but beat consensus by about $1 billion.
February 25, 2026
Orica share price edges up as buyback ticks on, with March deadline closing in
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Orica share price edges up as buyback ticks on, with March deadline closing in

Orica shares closed up 0.75% at A$24.19 after the company disclosed it bought back 220,106 shares for A$5.3 million on Feb. 24. The buyback program has absorbed 22.58 million shares for about A$468.4 million, leaving roughly A$32 million under its A$500 million cap. The buyback is scheduled to end March 27. Investors are watching for any change in pace ahead of May 7 results.
February 25, 2026
Fortescue share price jumps after half-year results; 62c dividend sets up next week
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Fortescue share price jumps after half-year results; 62c dividend sets up next week

Fortescue Ltd shares rose 4.7% to A$21.14 after reporting a 23% jump in half-year net profit to US$1.91 billion and record shipments of 100.2 million tonnes. The miner declared an interim dividend of A$0.62 per share, fully franked, with an ex-dividend date of March 2. Executives declined to comment on supply talks with China. Fortescue maintained FY26 shipment and cost guidance.
February 25, 2026
Walmart stock price today: WMT rallies on Barclays target hike, then cools after hours
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Walmart stock price today: WMT rallies on Barclays target hike, then cools after hours

Walmart shares closed up 1.2% at $127.26 Tuesday after Barclays raised its price target to $132, then slipped 0.4% in after-hours trading. The move followed a quarterly report showing $190.7 billion in revenue and 24% global e-commerce growth. Investors are watching defensive retail stocks as consumer confidence rises but job market signals soften. Walmart forecast fiscal 2027 net sales growth of 3.5% to 4.5%.
February 25, 2026
Intuit stock slides 5% after-hours despite Anthropic AI deal as INTU heads into earnings
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Intuit stock slides 5% after-hours despite Anthropic AI deal as INTU heads into earnings

Intuit shares fell 5.5% to $358.71 in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company announced a multi-year AI partnership with Anthropic. The deal will let mid-market businesses build custom AI agents using Anthropic’s Claude Agent SDK on Intuit’s platform. Investors are awaiting Intuit’s fiscal Q2 results, due Feb. 26. Broader U.S. markets closed higher, with the Nasdaq up 1.05%.
February 25, 2026
UnitedHealth stock extends slide after bell as Medicare Advantage deadline nears
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UnitedHealth stock extends slide after bell as Medicare Advantage deadline nears

UnitedHealth Group shares dropped 2.6% to $273.95 in after-hours trading Tuesday, extending a two-day slide ahead of Wednesday’s deadline for comments on the proposed 2027 Medicare Advantage payment update. The stock has lost about 5.5% over two sessions as investors brace for possible changes to government reimbursement rates that could affect 2027 profits.
February 25, 2026
Sandisk stock closes down 4% after Citron short bet; what SNDK traders watch next
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Sandisk stock closes down 4% after Citron short bet; what SNDK traders watch next

Sandisk shares fell 4.2% to $638.63 after Citron Research disclosed a short position, citing risks in NAND flash memory. The stock, up 175% year-to-date, rebounded slightly in after-hours trading. Earlier, Sandisk launched a new portable SSD lineup and marked a year since splitting from Western Digital. Western Digital recently sold part of its Sandisk stake for $3.17 billion.
February 24, 2026
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