Shiver Me Timbers! Banks Be Sinkin' But Tech's A-Floatin' - What Be the Loot?

BOK Financial's Booty Be Short!

Blast and barnacles! It seems BOK Financial that Oklahoma bank be shy a few doubloons! Their shares took a tumble a whole 3% they did after their earnings per share missed the mark set by those Wall Street landlubbers. A measly $1.86 per share when the soothsayers at FactSet predicted $1.99! And their net interest margin? Don't even get me started – 2.78% when 2.84% was the whispered promise. It's enough to make a pirate weep...almost.

Zions Bancorporation Hits the Reef!

Avast! Zions Bancorporation hailing from Utah felt the sting of disappointment too. Their shares plummeted near 6% after weaker than a sea biscuit earnings per share. A paltry $1.13 EPS when the LSEG crystal ball showed $1.18. Clearly someone needs to recalibrate their spyglass! It seems they lost the wind in their sails aye?

Calix Catches the Wind!

But hold! Not all be doom and gloom on the high seas of finance! Calix a tech services scallywag be flyin' high! A 14% jump in shares thanks to earnings that exceeded expectations and a promising forecast for the current quarter. Nineteen whole cents a share excluding the odd barnacle on $220.2 million in revenue! The FactSet fortune tellers only saw 13 cents and $207.1 million. Savvy? They've found the Isla de Muerta of profits!

MongoDB's Mutiny in the Ranks!

Blimey! Trouble brewing at MongoDB! Shares retreated 2% after that Srdjan Tanjga fellow resigned as interim CFO. Effective May 8th he walks the plank. They say they'll announce a new finance swashbuckler in the next seven to ten days. A change of hands at the helm perhaps a new course charted? Only time and a bottle of rum will tell.

Western Alliance Bancorp: A Pyrrhic Victory?

Shiver me timbers! Western Alliance Bancorp those Arizona buccaneers saw their shares dip 2%. Despite a slight beat on earnings per share their net interest income and net interest margin were lower than those pesky analysts anticipated. Seems like they won the battle but lost the war...or at least a few chests of gold. As I always say "Why is the rum always gone?" Sometimes the profits just vanish!

Medpace Holdings: The Tide Turns Sour!

Heave ho! Medpace Holdings those clinical research lubbers saw their shares slide 6%. Net new business awards in the first quarter came in at $500 million reflecting a decline of nearly 19% from the year ago period. Seems the tide has turned against them. Perhaps they need a bit of...persuasion? No no I jest! Mostly.