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Top Midday Stories: Citi CEO Fraser Gives New ROTCE Targets; Datadog Shares Soar After Strong Earnings, Bullish Guidance
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Top Midday Stories: Citi CEO Fraser Gives New ROTCE Targets; Datadog Shares Soar After Strong Earnings, Bullish Guidance
May 7, 2026 9:12 AM

11:50 AM EDT, 05/07/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down, while the S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite were up in late-morning trading Thursday, as oil prices fell below $100 on hopes that the US and Iran are nearing an agreement to end their war.

In company news, Citigroup ( C/PN ) (C) Chief Executive Jane Fraser said Thursday at the bank's Investor Day that Citi expects its return on tangible common equity to hit a range of 11% to 13% in 2027 and 2028, up from 10% to 11% currently, before rising further to 14% to 15% from 2029 to 2031, according to a slide deck the company published. Citigroup ( C/PN ) shares were up 2.1% around midday.

Datadog ( DDOG ) reported Q1 non-GAAP net income Thursday of $0.60 per diluted share, up from $0.46 a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus of $0.51. First-quarter revenue was $1.01 billion, up from $761.6 million a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $960.1 million. For Q2, the company said it expects non-GAAP EPS of $0.57 to $0.59 on revenue of $1.07 billion to $1.08 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet expect $0.50 and $994 million, respectively. For full-year 2026, Datadog ( DDOG ) said it expects non-GAAP EPS of $2.36 to $2.44 on revenue of $4.30 billion to $4.34 billion, up from the previous guidance ranges of $2.08 to $2.16, and $4.06 billion to $4.12 billion, respectively. Analysts polled by FactSet expect earnings of $2.16. Datadog ( DDOG ) shares were up 29.6%.

McDonald's (MCD) reported Q1 adjusted earnings Thursday of $2.83 per diluted share, up from $2.67 a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus of $2.74. First-quarter revenue was $6.52 billion, up from $5.96 billion a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $6.47 billion. McDonald's shares were down 0.4%.

Zoetis ( ZTS ) reported Q1 adjusted earnings Thursday of $1.53 per diluted share, up from $1.41 a year earlier but below the FactSet consensus of $1.60. First-quarter revenue was $2.26 billion, up from $2.20 billion a year ago but below the FactSet consensus of $2.30 billion. For full-year 2026, the company said it expects adjusted EPS of $6.85 to $7.00, down from its previous guidance of $7.00 to $7.10 and below the FactSet consensus of $7.03. The company also lowered its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $9.68 billion to $9.96 billion from $9.83 billion to $10.03 billion previously. Analysts polled by FactSet expect $9.89 billion. Zoetis ( ZTS ) shares were down 22%.

Arm (ARM) reported fiscal Q4 adjusted earnings late Wednesday of $0.60 per diluted share, up from $0.55 a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus of $0.58. Fiscal Q4 revenue was $1.49 billion, up from $1.24 billion a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $1.47 billion. For fiscal Q1, the company said it expects adjusted EPS of $0.40, plus or minus $0.04, on revenue of $1.26 billion, plus or minus $50 million. Analysts polled by FactSet expect $0.37 and $1.25 billion, respectively. Arm shares were down 8.4%.

Whirlpool (WHR) reported a Q1 adjusted loss late Wednesday of $0.56 per diluted share, swinging from adjusted earnings of $1.70 a year earlier and compared with the FactSet consensus of earnings of $0.38. First-quarter revenue was $3.27 billion, down from $3.62 billion a year ago and below the FactSet consensus of $3.44 billion. For fiscal 2026, the company said it expects adjusted EPS of $3 to $3.50, down from its previous guidance of $7 and below the FactSet consensus of $4.83. Full-year revenue is expected to be about $15 billion, down from its prior guidance of $15.30 billion to $15.60 billion and below the FactSet consensus of $15.26 billion. The company said the war in Iran has triggered a "recession-level industry decline in the US." Whirlpool shares were down 12.3%.

Shake Shack ( SHAK ) reported breakeven fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings Thursday, compared with $0.14 per diluted share a year earlier and below the FactSet consensus of $0.12. Fiscal Q1 revenue was $366.7 million, up from $320.9 million a year ago but below the FactSet consensus of $372.4 million. Shake Shack ( SHAK ) also said it has appointed Michelle Hook as chief financial officer, effective May 11. Shares of the company were down 28.6%.

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