Shares of infrastructure investment and operations firm FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) fell 16.6% in the morning session after the company reported disappointing second-quarter financial results, with both revenue and earnings per share falling significantly short of analyst expectations. The infrastructure firm reported a loss of $0.73 per share for the second quarter, which was significantly worse than the analyst consensus estimate for a loss of only $0.37 per share. Revenue also fell short, coming in at $122.3 million against expectations of $135.6 million. Furthermore, Adjusted EBITDA of $45.92 million missed forecasts by 21.5%. While the company highlighted a strong 44.1% year-over-year increase in revenue, the substantial misses on key profitability metrics appeared to drive the negative investor sentiment.
Infrastructure investment and operations firm FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2025, but sales rose 44.1% year on year to $122.3 million. Its GAAP loss of $0.73 per share was 95.5% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Shares of infrastructure investment and operations firm FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) jumped 3.3% in the afternoon session after the company announced an agreement to acquire The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company for $1.05 billion in cash. The acquired company, The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway, was a Class II regional freight railroad. To finance the purchase and refinance existing debt, FTAI Infrastructure secured commitments for $2.25 billion in total capital. This financing included $1.25 billion in new debt and $1 billion in preferred stock. The company's CEO stated that growing its freight rail platform was a key focus, and the deal added scale and diversification. Investors also learned the company expected the combined freight business to generate approximately $200 million of annual Adjusted EBITDA by the end of 2026.
Infrastructure investment and operations firm FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) will be reporting results this Thursday afternoon. Here’s what to look for.
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FTAI Infrastructure has been treading water for the past six months, recording a small loss of 4.6% while holding steady at $6.70. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500’s 5.8% gain during that period.
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Shares of infrastructure investment and operations firm FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) jumped 3.2% in the morning session after the stock gained ground amid broader positive market sentiment ahead of a busy week for corporate earnings. Notably, the earnings season got off to a strong start: More than 85% of the S&P 500 stocks that reported earnings exceeded expectations, according to FactSet data. This robust performance fueled positive sentiment, suggesting that corporate profitability remained resilient despite ongoing economic uncertainties.
Investors can certainly boost their returns by concentrating on stocks trading between $1 and $10.
However, a disciplined approach is necessary because many of these businesses are speculative and lack the underlying fundamentals to support their prices.
Infrastructure investment and operations firm FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales rose 16.5% year on year to $96.16 million. Its GAAP profit of $0.89 per share was significantly above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Small-cap stocks can be incredibly lucrative investments because their lack of analyst coverage leads to frequent mispricings.
However, these businesses (and their stock prices) often stay small because their subscale operations make it harder to expand their competitive moats.
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This unpredictability can shake out even the most experienced investors.
Whether you see them or not, industrials businesses play a crucial part in our daily activities. Still, their generally high capital requirements expose them to the ups and downs of economic cycles, and the market seems to be baking in a prolonged downturn
as the industry has shed 11.8% over the past six months. This drop was worse than the S&P 500’s 2.2% fall.
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after the major indices rebounded (Nasdaq +2.0%, S&P 500 +1.5%) as President Trump postponed the planned 50% tariff on European Union imports, shifting the start date to July 9, 2025.
As the US market prepares to open on Friday, let's get an early glimpse into the pre-market session and identify the stocks leading the pack in terms of gains and losses.
After the conclusion of the US market's regular session on Thursday, let's examine the after-hours session and unveil the notable performers among the top gainers and losers.
As the Q1 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the energy products and services industry, including FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) and its peers.
Investors can certainly boost their returns by concentrating on stocks trading between $1 and $10.
However, a disciplined approach is necessary because many of these businesses are speculative and lack the underlying fundamentals to support their prices.
Infrastructure investment and operations firm FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales rose 16.5% year on year to $96.16 million. Its GAAP profit of $0.89 per share was significantly above analysts’ consensus estimates.
