Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) reported higher first-quarter fee-related earnings and said it expects 2026 to be a record year for fundraising, supported by large capital mandates, flagship fund launches and the pending full integration of Oaktree.
Chief Executive Officer Connor Teskey said
American States Water (NYSE:AWR) reported higher first-quarter earnings as all three of its operating segments posted year-over-year gains, supported by rate increases at its regulated utilities and stronger construction activity in its contracted services business.
President and Chief Executive Of
Barings Bdc (NYSE:BBDC) reported stable first-quarter results for the period ended March 31, 2026, as management said the business development company’s portfolio remained resilient despite heightened scrutiny of the private credit sector and emerging dispersion across credit markets.
Chief Executi
Avient (NYSE:AVNT) reported first-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings per share of $0.83, modestly ahead of the company’s expectations, as pricing and productivity actions helped offset softer demand in several end markets and rising inflationary pressure.
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
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Virtuix (NASDAQ:VTIX) executives outlined the company’s consumer, enterprise and defense strategy during an investor webinar, while also addressing recent volatility in the company’s share price.
Founder, CEO and Chairman Jan Goetgeluk said the stock’s recent decline was “gut-wrenching,” noting tha
Ardmore Shipping (NYSE:ASC) reported higher first-quarter adjusted earnings and raised its dividend payout ratio, while management said disruption in the Middle East is tightening an already firm product tanker market and accelerating momentum into the second quarter.
Chief Executive Officer Gernot
Aspen Aerogels (NYSE:ASPN) said it expects revenue to improve sequentially through 2026 despite a first-quarter sales decline, a temporary shutdown at its East Providence, Rhode Island, manufacturing facility and continued volatility in electric vehicle-related demand.
On the company’s first-quarte
AdvanSix (NYSE:ASIX) reported higher first-quarter 2026 sales but sharply lower adjusted earnings as the chemical and fertilizer producer faced higher raw material costs, winter storm impacts and continued softness in some industrial end markets.
On the company’s earnings call, President and Chief
Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) raised its fiscal 2026 earnings guidance after reporting higher first-half profit, citing rate increases, customer growth, benefits from Texas regulatory changes and stronger revenue from its Atmos Pipeline-Texas through-system business.
The natural gas utility reported fisc
Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) reported sharply higher first-quarter 2026 results, with management pointing to broad-based demand recovery in components, continued strength tied to AI and data center spending in its enterprise computing business, and improved operating leverage from prior cost actions
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