Shares of uniform rental provider Vestis Corporation (NYSE:VSTS) fell 37.5% in the afternoon session after the company reported disappointing first-quarter 2025 results, which missed across the board and included guidance that fell well short of expectations. The big hit came from lost deals and weaker sales to current clients, along with the loss of a big national account. Revenue dropped 6%, and even after removing a one-time charge, profit still fell from last year. The company gave a weak outlook for next quarter and pulled its full-year forecast, pointing to shaky demand. There were no redeeming qualities here.
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Uniform rental provider Vestis Corporation (NYSE:VSTS) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales falling 5.7% year on year to $665.2 million. Next quarter’s revenue guidance of $678 million underwhelmed, coming in 4.8% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP loss of $0.05 per share was significantly below analysts’ consensus estimates.
The regular session of the US market on Tuesday is now over, but let's get a preview of the after-hours session and explore the top gainers and losers driving the post-market movements.
The US market is yet to commence its session on Thursday, but let's get a preview of the pre-market session and explore the top gainers and losers driving the early market movements.
Uber shares fell 0.9% to settle at $73.77 on Wednesday. Vestis shares gained 3.4% to close at $8.30 during the session. Paycom shares climbed 3.7% to settle at $219.23 on Wednesday. Interactive Brokers shares gained 2.7% to close at $161.71 during the session. CRH shares gained 2.4% to close at $87.81 on Wednesday.
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