Stocks to Watch Friday: SoFi, Cloudflare, Ulta Beauty, HPE -- WSJ

Dow Jones12-05 22:39

By WSJ Staff

DocuSign $(DOCU)$: The digital document-signing company raised its annual sales outlook after quarterly results topped forecasts, boosted by subscription growth. However, the stock fell about 8%.

SoFi Technologies $(SOFI)$: The financial-services company announced a public offering of $1.5 billion of shares. Shares fell 8%.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise $(HPE)$: The server and cloud-software company logged lower-than-expected revenue as customers hit delays in developing their AI products. Shares dropped nearly 4%.

Ulta Beauty $(ULTA)$: The cosmetics and fragrances retailer raised annual earnings and sales guidance, as quarterly results trumped expectations. Shares rallied nearly 11%.

Southwest Airlines $(LUV)$: The carrier cut its annual profit guidance, citing rising fuel costs and lost revenue from the U.S. government shutdown. Shares gained nearly 3%.

Meta Platforms (META): The Facebook parent plans to shift spending toward artificial-intelligence wearables, The Wall Street Journal reported. Shares rallied Thursday after Bloomberg reported Meta was planning cuts to its group building the "metaverse."

Cloudflare (NET): Shares in the cloud-based cybersecurity provider edged lower following media reports of another outage.

Apple $(AAPL)$: The iPhone maker said its general counsel and head of policy will both retire next year, adding to a wave of executive departures.

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