Visa swiped for missed earnings; Estee Lauder looking pretty; HP officially splits

Time for your daily dose of trending tickers, the stocks you're following based on your Yahoo Finance ticker searches.

Visa

Visa (V) held back the Dow Jones Industrial Average from making further gains. Shares dropped after Visa missed quarterly estimates by a penny coming in at $0.62 a share. Revenue, however were slightly above expectations. The credit card issuer authorized a new $5 billion share buyback program. Visa, also confirmed its deal to acquire Visa Europe - which would bring the company's global operations all under one roof.

Estee Lauder 

Estee Lauder (EL) looked pretty to investors. The stock rose after its quarterly profit beat estimates by 12 cents at $0.82 a share. Sales were also above expectations. The beauty products maker was able to post impressive results despite the stronger dollar. Estee Lauder also increased its quarterly dividend by 25 percent to $0.30 a share.

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Hewlett-Packard 

Hewlett-Packard is now officially trading as two separate companies. Hewlett-Packard will keep ticker symbol (HPQ) and will consist of the tech giant's PC and printer units. HP Enterprises will also trade on the New York Stock Exchange under (HPE). The company led by Meg Whitman will be responsible for the data storage and servers business.

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