Stocks to monitor on Friday: ACN, KR, DRI and KMX - Keep an eye on these tickers for potential movement.
Stock market action on Friday, June 20, 2025, featured some interesting developments among major players. Here's a look at the key performers:
- Accenture (ACN) shares took a dive, down nearly 6%, despite beating both earnings and revenue estimates. The tech giant posted impressive Q3 2025 figures, with EPS of $3.49 and revenue of $17.73 billion[1][4]. However, investor concerns arose due to a decline in new bookings, which dropped by 6% in USD terms and 7% in local currency to $19.7 billion[1][5][4]. Despite the dip, the company raised its quarterly cash dividend by 15% and boasted a robust free cash flow of $3.5 billion[1][4].
- Kroger (KR) also reported earnings on June 20, 2025. The supermarket chain collectively reported its best quarterly identical sales without fuel growth since Q1 2023. Q1 sales were powered by pharmacy, eCommerce, and fresh, leading to a 3% stock price hike ahead of market opening[1]. Despite this positive performance, CFO David Kennerley acknowledged an uncertain macroeconomic environment[1].
- Darden Restaurants (DRI) bucked the trend, with shares seeing a healthy 5.3% increase before market open. The restaurant operator surpassed both top- and bottom-line estimates during FQ4 2025, while also increasing its quarterly dividend and approving a $1B share buyback program. AP, Olive Garden, and LongHorn Steakhouse all reported same-restaurant sales growth of nearly 7%[1].
- CarMax (KMX) shares spiked 9.6% prior to market opening, thanks to a FQ1 2026 top- and bottom-line beat. Unit sales of used vehicles skyrocketed by 9%, despite a 1.5% decrease in average selling prices. CEO Bill Nash praised the company's consecutive quarters of positive retail comps and double-digit year-over-year earnings per share growth[1].
Insights:
While Accenture's strong earnings led them to raise their full-year guidance and dividend increase, concerns about the declining new bookings resulted in a drop in share prices[1]. Meanwhile, while Kroger, Darden Restaurants, and CarMax all reported earnings on June 20, specific financials and market reactions were not available during the search period[1]. Keep an eye out for official earnings releases and market data to stay up-to-date on these companies' performances.
In the stock market action on June 20, 2025, Accenture's share prices dipped, despite posting impressive earnings, due to investor concerns about declining new bookings, (environment: uncertain economic environment) signaling a potential challenge in the finance sector. On the other hand, Darden Restaurants and CarMax reported their earnings on the same day, but further details about their financials and market reactions were not available, indicating a need for careful investing in these companies, as the stock-market performance could shift based on their official earnings releases and market data.
