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Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE:BBY) is one of the 11 Stocks Racking Up Monstrous Gains.

Best Buy saw its share prices jump by 15.80 percent on Thursday to close at $74.74 apiece after posting a stellar earnings performance and beating its sales outlook for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027.

In an earnings call during the day, the company said that it was able to grow comparable sales during the period by 2 percent, beating its earlier outlook of a 1-percent uptick. On the other hand, comparable sales in the same period last year dipped by 0.7 percent year-on-year.

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Net earnings also grew by 36.6 percent to $276 million from $202 million in the same period a year earlier, while revenues inched up by 1.4 percent to $8.9 billion from $8.77 billion.

Looking ahead, Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE:BBY) posted an upbeat outlook for the second quarter of the year, with comparable sales expected to increase by 1 percent, with May figures already coming strong. Adjusted operating income rate is targeted at 3.9 percent, which is flat from last year.

For the full fiscal 2027, Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE:BBY) is targeting to rake in revenues between $41.2 billion and $42.1 billion, or an implied 1.2 percent dip or flat from the $41.7 billion in fiscal year 2026.

Comparable sales are projected to either dip or grow by 1 percent year-on-year.

In line with the strong results, Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE:BBY) announced that its board of directors approved the distribution of $0.96 in dividends per common share held by its shareholders on record as of June 18, 2026. Payments will be made on July 9.

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