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Mastercard Beats Consensus Estimates

Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) earned $0.86 per share on sales of $2.45 billion for its first quarter, beating the estimates by $0.01 per share and $70 million, respectively. Sales rose by 9.9% on the year, led by a quarterly gross dollar volume growth of 13% to $1.1 trillion in local currency. The number of processed transactions came in 14% higher over the year at 12.6 billion, while Mastercard’s operating margin stood at 55.1%. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway was among the 80 funds tracked by Insider Monkey that owned shares of Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) at the end of 2015.

UPS Reports a Mixed Quarter

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS)’s stock has inched down on the back of  mixed first-quarter results. Although the company’s EPS of $1.27 beat earnings estimates by $0.05, the logistics company’s sales missed the top-line consensus estimates by $150 million by reporting revenue of $14.42 billion, up by 3.2% on the year, as changes in fuel costs and the strong dollar weighed on growth. Free cash flow for the three months ended March 31 stood at $2.2 billion and United Parcel Service reaffirmed its full-year EPS guidance of $5.70 to $5.90. The number of funds from our database long United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) fell by four sequentially to 36 that disclosed stakes as of the end of 2015.

Celgene Lower After Missing the Top Line

Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG)’s shares are slightly higher following the company reporting first-quarter earnings of $1.32 per share on sales of $2.51 billion. Although Celgene’s bottom-line number beat estimates by $0.04, the company’s top-line missed the expectations by $70 million. Full-year guidance includes net product sales of $10.75 billion to $11 billion, up from the previous range of $10.5 billion – $11 billion, GAAP EPS between $4.26 and $4.56 (versus the previous $4.26 – $4.64 range) and adjusted EPS of $5.60 to $5.70% (versus the previous guidance of $5.50 to $5.70). A total of 64 funds that we track amassed 2.4% of Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG)’s heading into 2016.

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