Corning Inc. (GLW) Soars 11.8% on Impressive Q2, Optimistic Outlook

We recently published 10 Shock Winners on Wall Street. Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) is one of the best-performing stocks on Monday.

Corning Inc. surged by 11.86 percent on Tuesday to close at $61.98 apiece as investors cheered its strong earnings performance in the second quarter and optimistic business outlook for the rest of the year.

In its earnings release, Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) said it achieved a 351-percent jump in net income in the second quarter of the year, at $469 million, versus the $104 million in the same period last year. Net sales also increased by 19 percent to $3.86 billion from $3.25 billion year-on-year.

“Looking ahead, we expect our strong Springboard performance to continue. We’re seeing remarkable customer response to both our new Gen AI and US-made solar products. And we’re driving more Corning content into our Mobile Consumer Electronics, Display, Automotive, and Optical Communications platforms,” said Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) Chairman and CEO Wendell Weeks, adding that the company also expects additional growth drivers to emerge in the next few months as customers leverage its large US advanced manufacturing footprint.

“In total, we are positioned to deliver durable growth that will serve us well through 2026 and beyond,” he noted.

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