Earnings season is the heartbeat of the market, and every day brings fresh signals about where money is flowing.
With each report, we learn not just how companies are performing, but how investors are reacting.
In the Daily Beat, we spotlight the most important S&P 500 earnings moves from the prior session: the winners, the losers, and the reactions that reveal what really matters to the market right now.
Whether it’s a bellwether with broad economic implications or a niche name making waves, we cut through the noise to focus on the setups that matter most.
Here are the latest earnings stats from the S&P 500 👇
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At the top of Tuesday's Beat Sheet was the $12B building products and equipment stock, Builders FirstSource $BLDR. The company missed expectations across the board, but had a muted reaction score.
BLDR reported $3.36B in revenue, missing the expected $3.45B, and earnings per share of $1.12, missing the expected $1.31.
At the bottom of Tuesday's list was the $17B auto parts stock, Genuine Parts $GPC. Following a double miss, shareholders were punished with a -7.98 reaction score.
GPC's revenues came in at $6.00B, missing the expected $6.06B, and earnings per share of $1.55, missing the expected $1.82.
Let's talk about what else happened 👇
BLDR has been punished for 4 of its last 5 earnings reports🩸
Builders FirstSource had a muted post-earnings reaction, and here's what happened:
Net sales fell 12% year-over-year, led by a 20% decline in multi-family sales over the same period.
As profitability eroded, earnings per share cratered 52% year-over-year.
In addition to the weak quarter, the management team issued weak forward guidance. However, they expect the second half of 2026 to be stronger.
As the housing market continues to face myriad problems, this company is taking the brunt of them.
But this isn't anything new...
Shareholders have been consistently punished for the company's earnings events over the past year.
And in addition, the stock has carved out a textbook multi-year distribution pattern.
With the technicals and fundamentals in well-established downtrends, we think it's only a matter of time before the bears take control of BLDR.
GPC snapped a 3-quarter beat streak🩸
Genuine Parts had a -14.6% post-earnings reaction, and here's what happened:
The company announced a plan to separate into two independent public companies, Global Automotive and Global Industrial, with completion targeted for Q1 2027, and the transaction will be tax-free for shareholders.
They completed the termination of a U.S. pension plan and incurred a $742M noncash settlement charge. This led to a massive bottom-line miss.
While it wasn't a good quarter, the management team's forward guidance wasn't bad. They expect mid- to upper-single-digit top- and bottom-line growth with margin expansion.
Over the past 3 quarters, things seemed to be turning in the right direction for this company.
The stock was carving out a textbook bearish-to-bullish reversal pattern, while earnings sentiment remained consistently positive.
However, this quarter changed that significantly.
Not only did the earnings sentiment shift to the downside, but so did the technicals.
Now, it appears only a matter of time before the bears knock GPC down to fresh multi-year lows and resume the long-term primary downtrend.
Stay safe out there,
-The Beat Team
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