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Stellantis dives after announcing €22 billion (~$26 billion) charge related to its EV pullback

Stellantis shares are tumbling on Friday, down as much as 25% in trading in Milan and its US listing suffering similarly in the premarket, after the Jeep owner announced it would take €22 billion (~$26.5 billion) worth of charges related to scaling down its electric vehicle ambitions.

Announcing a “reset” of its business, Stellantis detailed that the charges “largely reflect the cost of over-estimating the pace of the energy transition that distanced us from many car buyers’ real-world needs, means and desires,” as well as “previous poor operational execution.” The company’s board has also authorized the company to issue up to €5 billion of nonconvertible subordinated perpetual hybrid bonds, in order to preserve “a strong balance sheet and liquidity position” while the business looks to get back to positive free cash flow generation.

The breakdown of the losses are as follows:

  • €14.7 billion for changing product plans (largely reflecting significantly reduced expectations for battery electric vehicle products).

    • Write-offs related to canceled products of €2.9 billion.

    • Impairment of platforms of €6.0 billion.

    • €5.8 billion of the sum will be cash payments spread over the next four years, relating to “cancelled products as well as other ongoing BEV products whose volumes are now expected to be considerably below prior projections.”

  • €2.1 billion of charges related to the resizing of the EV supply chain.

    • €0.7 billion of that will be cash payments also spread over the next four years.

  • €5.4 billion related to other changes in the company’s operations.

Stellantis’ strong bet on electric vehicles under former boss Carlos Tavares has been de-emphasized since Antonio Filosa became the CEO in June 2025, but this morning’s announcement suggests a much more significant shift in strategy.

The company also noted that these initial measures have returned its business to positive volume growth, sharing in a separate report that the company notched 1.5 million units shipped in Q4 2025, up 9% year on year.

Stellantis will host a call at 8 a.m. ET to discuss the preliminary results, before releasing its full-year report on February 26.

The company also said it will not pay an annual dividend in 2026 and announced that it agreed to sell its 49% stake in battery manufacturer NextStar Energy to LG Energy Solution.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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Nike sinks to lowest level since 2014 after warning of “challenged” sales environment in Q4 report

Did Nike do it?

Investors had a mixed reaction after the global sports apparel company reported its fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday after the bell. Shares initially rose 5% as Nike beat out Wall Street expectations amid a hefty tariff refund bonus. However, the stock then sank to its lowest level since August 2014 in postmarket trading.

Here are the Q4 numbers:

  • Revenue of $11.0 billion (estimate: $10.8 billion).

  • Adjusted earnings per share of $0.20 (estimate: $0.12).

Ahead of this report, Nike warned that results would be flattered by a one-time tariff refund (now estimated at roughly $0.52 per share for the bottom line). That gave the company an extra cushion in snapping its streak of seven quarters of year-over-year profit declines.

Over the past year, the company had been punished by tariffs on imported goods, stagnant consumer spending, and increasing competition from other footwear brands like New Balance, Adidas, and Hoka.

Outgoing CFO Matthew Friend deemed it an “increasingly challenging operating environment, where sell-through remains challenged.”

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