Why Best Buy Stock Is Rising Today
Shares of Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) jumped as much as 10.2% higher on Tuesday, boosted by a strong second-quarter earnings report.
Best Buy's sales increased 20% year over year, landing at $11.9 billion. Adjusted earnings jumped from $1.71 to $2.98 per share over the same time frame. Your average analyst would have settled for earnings near $1.85 per share on top-line revenue in the neighborhood of $11.5 billion.
Management also set optimistic revenue targets for the third quarter and full year, encouraged by improving business trends.
Source Fool.com


