Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) released its second quarter earnings report on Monday, May 5. The company reported lower than expected sales, causing its stock to trade down 9% following the release of the report.

Tyson posted revenue of $13.07 billion for the quarter, unchanged from revenue reported in the same quarter last year. Second quarter revenue was below the $13.14 billion that analysts expected.

“We delivered another solid quarter with growth in both sales and adjusted operating income, driven by strong execution across the business,” said Tyson Foods CEO, Donnie King. “Our consistent focus on operational excellence, winning with customer and consumers, leveraging data and digital, and enhancing our financial strength has resulted in four consecutive quarters of year-over-year improvements in our top and adjusted bottom lines. Looking ahead, our diversified multi-channel, multi-protein portfolio positions us well to capitalize on consumer demand for high-quality protein and deliver continued value to our shareholders.”

For the second quarter, the company posted net income of $7 million or $0.02 per adjusted share. This is a significant decrease from net income of $145 million or $0.41 per adjusted share this time last year.

The Arkansas-based food company includes brands such as Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm and Ball Park. The company experienced a sales volume decrease in most of its segments: 1.4% in Beef, 3.8% in Pork, 2.6% in Prepared Foods and 1.5% in International Sales. The company, however, had an increase of 3% in its Chicken segment. Operating income increased 6.3% in Chicken and 10.2% in Prepared Foods while decreasing 5% and 15.7% in Beef and Pork, respectively. Tyson maintained its fiscal 2025 guidance and expects adjusted operating income to be between $1.9 and $2.3 billion and revenue to be flat to up 1%.

Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) shares ended the week at $55.30, down 4% for the week.

Rivian Drives Up Earnings

Rivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN) posted its first quarter earnings report on Tuesday, May 6. While the electric automotive company reported better-than-expected quarterly results, its stock remained largely unchanged.

Rivian reported revenue of $1.24 billion for the quarter, up from the $1.20 billion reported during the same quarter last year. Quarterly revenue exceeded analysts’ expectations of $1.01 billion.

“This quarter we hit our second consecutive gross profit and our highest gross profit to date at $206 million.” said Rivian CEO, RJ Scaringe. “We have continued to make significant progress on R2, including vehicle validation builds underway and our Normal, Illinois manufacturing facility expansion [sic] on track.”

The company posted net losses of $541 million or $0.48 per adjusted share for the quarter. This was an improvement compared to net losses of $1.45 billion or $1.48 per adjusted share during the same quarter last year.

The California-based electric vehicle manufacturer announced that it produced 14,611 EVs and delivered 8,640 vehicles during the first quarter. Rivian announced it completed over 36,000 demo drives during the first quarter, setting a record for the highest number of drives in a quarter to date. The company also announced a $1 billion investment from Volkswagen Group, following the formation of their joint venture to be funded on June 30, 2025. Rivian updated its full-year guidance and plans to deliver 40,000 to 46,000 vehicles by the end of 2025.

Rivian Automotive Inc. (RIVN) shares ended the week at $14.26, up 4% for the week.

Disney Releases Earnings

The Walt Disney Company (DIS) reported its second quarter earnings report on Wednesday, May 7. The entertainment company’s stock rose by over 10% following the release of the report.

Revenue for the second quarter was $23.62 billion. This was up 7% from $22.08 billion in revenue last year at this time. This was slightly ahead of analysts’ expectations of $23.05 billion.

“Our outstanding performance this quarter—with adjusted EPS up 20% from the prior year driven by our Entertainment and Experiences businesses—underscores our continued success building for growth and executing across our strategic priorities,” said Disney CEO, Robert A. Iger. “Following an excellent first half of the fiscal year, we have a lot more to look forward to, including our upcoming theatrical slate, the launch of ESPN’s new DTC offering, and an unprecedented number of expansion projects underway in our Experiences segment.”

Disney posted net income of $3.28 billion for the quarter or $1.81 per adjusted share. Last year at this time, the company reported a net loss of $20 million or $0.01 per adjusted share.

The company’s Experiences segment posted revenue of $8.89 billion, a 6% increase from $8.39 billion one year ago. Within the Experiences segment, domestic Parks and Experiences revenue rose to $6.50 billion, while international revenue declined by 5% to $1.44 billion. Operating income for Disney’s Entertainment segment rose to $1.3 billion, marking a 61% increase from $781 million one year ago. Disney attributes the increase in operating income to improved results from Direct-to-Consumer, Content Sales and Licensing subsegments among others. For full fiscal year 2025, Disney expects adjusted earnings per share to be $5.75, up 16% over fiscal 2024 and double-digit percentage growth in its Entertainment segment.

The Walt Disney Company (DIS) shares ended the week at $105.94, up 18% for the week.

The Dow started the week of 5/5 at 41,173 and closed at 41,249. The S&P 500 started the week at 5,655 and closed at 5,660. The NASDAQ started the week at 17,817 and closed at 17,929.

U.S. Treasury yields varied throughout the week as investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve’s policy update on interest rates. Yields trended higher at the end of the week as the latest jobs data showed a resilient labor market.

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced its latest monetary policy decision following the conclusion of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. At the meeting, policy makers agreed to hold the benchmark rate steady at a range of between 4.25% to 4.50%. Members signaled caution about a potential spike in inflation and are adopting a “wait-and-see” strategy.

“We are comfortable with our policy stance,” said Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell. “We think right now the appropriate thing to do is to wait and see how things evolve. There is so much uncertainty.”

The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield opened the week of May 5 at 4.31% and traded as high as 4.40% on Thursday. The 30-year Treasury bond opened the week at 4.79% and traded as high as 4.86% on Thursday.

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that initial claims for unemployment decreased by 13,000 to 228,000 for the week ending May 3. This came below economists’ expectations of 230,000. Continuing claims fell by 29,000 to 1.88 million.

“We believe firms have been ‘hoarding’ workers to ensure that they do not lay off skilled and trained workers by mistake, especially with the labor market still very close to full employment,” said chief economist at High Frequency Economics, Carl Weinberg. “With uncertainty still high, even after the GDP report, companies are still sitting on the fence about layoffs.”

The 10-year Treasury note yield finished the week of May 5 at 4.39% while the 30-year Treasury note yield finished the week at 4.84%.

Freddie Mac released its latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey on Thursday, May 8. While 30-year mortgage rate held steady, 15-year rate edged slightly lower.

This week, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.76%, unchanged from last week’s average. Last year at this time, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 7.09%.

The 15-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 5.89% this week, down from last week’s average of 5.92%. During the same week last year, the 15-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.38%.

“Mortgage rates stayed flat this week,” said chief economist at Freddie Mac, Sam Khater. “At this time last year, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 30 basis points higher and purchase applications were declining. Today, rates are lower and have remained stable for weeks, sparking continued increases in purchase applications.”

Based on published national averages, the savings rate was 0.41% as of 4/21. The one-year CD averaged 1.77%.

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