What Happened?
Shares of medical device company CooperCompanies (NASDAQ: COO) jumped 7.6% in the morning session after the company reported third-quarter 2025 results that beat profit expectations and provided an upbeat earnings forecast for the upcoming fiscal year. For the quarter, revenue grew 4.6% year-over-year to $1.07 billion, meeting Wall Street's estimates, while adjusted earnings per share of $1.15 came in 3.2% ahead of consensus. The company's organic revenue, which filters out currency changes and acquisitions, also rose 3%, slightly better than anticipated. Looking ahead, investors were encouraged by the company's guidance for fiscal year 2026, which projects adjusted earnings per share of $4.53 at the midpoint, beating analyst expectations by 3.1%. The outlook suggested confidence in sustained profitability, outweighing a slight year-over-year contraction in quarterly operating margin.
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What Is The Market Telling Us
CooperCompanies’s shares are not very volatile and have only had 9 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.
The previous big move we wrote about was 14 days ago when the stock gained 5.6% on the news that comments from a key Federal Reserve official bolstered hopes for an interest rate cut. New York Federal Reserve President John Williams stated he sees “room for a further adjustment” in the near term, sparking a significant market rally. Following his remarks, the probability of the central bank cutting rates at its December meeting jumped from 39% to over 73%, according to the CME FedWatch tool. This positive sentiment provided relief to markets amid concerns over high valuations, particularly in AI-related stocks.
CooperCompanies is down 9.5% since the beginning of the year, and at $82.03 per share, it is trading 20.5% below its 52-week high of $103.23 from December 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of CooperCompanies’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $959.29.
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