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Today's Stock Market News & Events: 1/25/2021

Today's market-moving economic data and earnings schedule

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The first month of 2021 is set to end with a packed schedule, full of economic data and loads of earnings reports. Though today will start the week off on a slow note, Tuesday features the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) home price index, amongst other notable indexes. Midweek, there will be a press conference with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, and another fresh batch of jobless data is due out. A plethora of data is slated for Friday, including the latest Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI). Plus, did we mention it's full-blown earnings season right now??

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI - 30,996.98) dropped 0.6% for the day on Friday, and added 0.6% for the week last week. The S&P 500 Index (SPX - 3,841.47) dropped 0.3% lower on Friday, but added 2% last week, while the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC - 13,543.06) added 0.09% on Friday, and 4.2% last week. The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX - 21.91) added 2.8% for the day on Friday and dropped nearly 10% last week.

The following companies are slated to release quarterly earnings reports today, January 25:

Bank of Hawaii, Inc. (NYSE:BOH -- $84.11) operates as the bank holding company for Bank of Hawaii. Bank of Hawaii will report its fourth-quarter earnings of 2020 before the bell today.

Cadence Bancorporation (NYSE:CADE -- $20.46) provides commercial banking products and services. Cadence Bancorp will report its fourth-quarter earnings of 2020 before the bell today.

Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE:CBU -- $70.58) operates as the bank holding company for Community Bank, N.A. Community Bank will report its fourth-quarter earnings of 2020 before the bell today.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB -- $132.21) manufactures and markets personal care and consumer tissue products. Kimberly-Clark will report its fourth-quarter earnings of 2020 before the bell today.

Koninklijke Philips N.V. (NYSE:PHG -- $55.56) operates as a health technology company. Philips will report its fourth-quarter earnings of 2020 before the bell today.

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC -- $16.14) operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT). AGNC Investment will report its fourth-quarter earnings of 2020 after the market closes today.

BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE:BXS -- $30.37) provides commercial banking and financial services. BancorpSouth will report its fourth-quarter earnings of 2020 after the market closes today.

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BOOT -- $58.35) operates specialty lifestyle retail stores. Boot Barn Holdings will report its fourth-quarter earnings of 2020 after the market closes today.

Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO -- $47.49) markets and sells insurance products and services. Brown & Brown will report its fourth-quarter earnings of 2020 after the market closes today.

Crane, Co. (NYSE:CR -- $80.66) manufactures and sells engineered industrial products. Crane will report its fourth-quarter earnings of 2020 after the market closes today.

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE:ELS -- $63.28) is a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust. Equity Lifestyle Properties will report its fourth-quarter earnings of 2020 after the market closes today.

Graco, Inc. (NYSE:GGG -- $75.83) designs, manufactures, and markets systems and equipment used to move, measure, control, dispense, and spray fluid and powder materials. Graco will report its fourth-quarter earnings of 2020 after the market closes today.

H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE:FUL -- $52.73) formulates, manufactures, and markets adhesives, sealants, coatings, polymers, tapes, encapsulants, additives, and other specialty chemical products. H.B. Fuller will report its fourth-quarter earnings of 2020 after the market closes today.

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLF -- $52.73) provides commercial, small business, and consumer banking services. Heartland Financial will report its fourth-quarter earnings of 2020 after the market closes today.

Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL -- $48.34) develops, manufactures, and markets structural materials for use in commercial aerospace, space and defense, and industrial markets. Hexcel will report its fourth-quarter earnings of 2020 after the market closes today.

J & J Snack Foods Corporation (NASDAQ:JJSF -- $153.09) manufactures, markets, and distributes various nutritional snack foods and beverages. J & J Snack Foods will report its fourth-quarter earnings of 2020 after the market closes today.

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD -- $38.70) operates as a steel producer and metal recycler. Steel Dynamics will report its fourth-quarter earnings of 2020 after the market closes today.

Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX -- $142.94) designs and develops programmable devices and associated technologies. Xilinx will report its fourth-quarter earnings of 2020 after the market closes today.

Here is a quick recap of how Friday's earnings reports compared to Wall Street's expectations:

Ally Financial, Inc. (NYSE:ALLY -- $39.94) provides various digital financial products and services. Earnings per share increased 68.42% year over year to $1.60, which beat the estimate of $1.05. Revenue of $1,879,000,000 up by 14.36% from the same period last year, which beat the estimate of $1,670,000,000.

First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ:FHB -- $25.45) operates as a bank holding company for First Hawaiian Bank. Earnings per share fell 7.41% year over year to $0.50, which beat the estimate of $0.44. Revenue of $188,825,000 up by 1.34% year over year, which beat the estimate of $184,380,000.

First Horizon Corporation (NYSE:FHN -- $14.34) operates as the bank holding company for First Horizon Bank. Earnings per share fell 2.13% year over year to $0.46, which beat the estimate of $0.33. Revenue of $810,000,000 higher by 63.74% year over year, which beat the estimate of $783,280,000.

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBAN -- $14.51) operates as a holding company for The Huntington National Bank. Earnings per share fell 3.57% over the past year to $0.27, which missed the estimate of $0.29. Revenue of $1,234,000,000 higher by 7.12% year over year, which missed the estimate of $1,250,000,000.

Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU -- $212.99) provides domestic and international rail transportation services. Earnings per share increased 3.85% over the past year to $1.89, which missed the estimate of $1.92. Revenue of $693,400,000 declined by 4.95% year over year, which missed the estimate of $695,770,000.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE:EDU -- $182.89) provides private educational services under the New Oriental brand. Earnings per share rose 19.44% year over year to $0.43, which beat the estimate of $0.34. Revenue of $887,689,000 up by 13.05% from the same period last year, which beat the estimate of $885,600,000.

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF -- $17.79) provides banking and bank-related services. Earnings per share were up 52.50% over the past year to $0.61, which beat the estimate of $0.42. Revenue of $1,655,000,000 higher by 11.67% year over year, which beat the estimate of $1,560,000,000.

Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB -- $24.19) supplies technology for reservoir characterization, drilling, production, and processing to the oil and gas industry. Earnings per share fell 43.59% over the past year to $0.22, which beat the estimate of $0.17. Revenue of $5,532,000,000 decreased by 32.77% from the same period last year, which beat the estimate of $5,250,000,000.

Looking ahead to tomorrow, the market picks up the pace, with the Case-Shiller home price, FHFA home price, and consumer confidence indexes all due out. All economic dates listed here are tentative and subject to change.

 
 

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