What Happened?
Shares of IT services provider DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) fell 7.4% in the morning session after the company reported weak first quarter 2025 results as its full-year revenue and EPS guidance fell short of Wall Street's estimates. Sales dipped over 6%, and even after adjusting for acquisitions and currency swings, organic revenue was still down more than 4%. On the other hand, DXC beat analysts' revenue, EPS, and EBITDA expectations. Overall, this quarter could have been better.
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What The Market Is Telling Us
DXC’s shares are somewhat volatile and have had 14 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.
The previous big move we wrote about was 3 days ago when the stock gained 5.2% on the news that the major indices popped (Nasdaq +3.4%, S&P 500 +2.5%) in response to the positive outcome of U.S.-China trade negotiations, as both sides agreed to pause some tariffs for 90 days, signaling a potential turning point in ongoing tensions. This rollback cuts U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods to 30% and Chinese tariffs on U.S. imports to 10%, giving companies breathing room to reset inventories and supply chains.
However, President Trump clarified that tariffs could go "substantially higher" if a full deal with China wasn't reached during the 90-day pause, but not all the way back to the previous levels. Still, the agreement has cooled fears of a prolonged trade war, helping stabilize expectations for global growth and trade flows and fueling renewed optimism. The optimism appeared concentrated in key trade-sensitive sectors, particularly technology, retail, and industrials, as lower tariffs reduce cost pressures and restore cross-border demand.
DXC is down 20.2% since the beginning of the year, and at $15.77 per share, it is trading 30.9% below its 52-week high of $22.83 from November 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of DXC’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,032.
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