What Happened?
Shares of medical device company CooperCompanies (NASDAQ:COO) fell 8.1% in the pre-market session after the company reported weak fourth quarter results: revenue missed, which is never a good sign. EPS was in line while the company reiterated full-year sales guidance. Markets typically reward companies that beat and raise guidance. Overall, the results could have been better.
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What The Market Is Telling Us
CooperCompanies’s shares are not very volatile and have only had 2 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful, although it might not be something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.
CooperCompanies is down 7.5% since the beginning of the year, and at $83.81 per share, it is trading 24.7% below its 52-week high of $111.23 from September 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of CooperCompanies’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,057.
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