Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Coinbase, Palo Alto Networks, Toll Brothers and more

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Coinbase, Palo Alto Networks, Toll Brothers and  more


In this article

  • KEYS
  • PANW
  • COIN
  • TOL
Brian Armstrong, CEO and Co-Founder, Coinbase, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference on May 2, 2022. in Beverly Hills, California.
Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images

Check out the companies making headlines in the premarket:

Palo Alto Networks — The software company added 9.3% after posting adjusted earnings and revenue for the fiscal second quarter that topped Wall Street expectations. It was the third consecutive quarter of profitability after a decade of losses. Palo Alto Networks’ forecast for fiscal third-quarter adjusted earnings also beat expectations.

Coinbase – Shares of the cryptocurrency exchange rose more than 1% after Coinbase reported a smaller-than-expected loss for the fourth quarter. Coinbase’s loss was $2.46 per share on $629 million of revenue. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv were expecting a loss of $2.55 per share on $590 million of revenue. Subscription and services revenue helped offset a quarter-over-quarter decline in trading volumes.

Keysight Technologies — The electronics company dropped 7.9% after issuing a weaker-than-expected outlook for the fiscal second quarter. Keysight expects earnings per share to be in the range of $1.91 and $1.97 with revenue in the range of $1.37 billion to $1.39 billion, which fall short of FactSet analysts’ estimates of $1.94 and $1.4 billion, respectively.

Toll Brothers — Shares of the homebuilder rose more than 2% on the back of better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter results. Toll Brothers earned $1.70 per share, beating a Refinitiv consensus estimate of $1.41 per share. Home sales revenue of $1.75 billion also topped expectations of $1.73 billion.

Logitech — Logitech’s U.S.-listed shares dipped about 1% after UBS downgraded the computer peripherals maker to neutral from buy. “The environment for Logitech is getting incrementally tougher,” UBS said.

Alcoa — Shares of the aluminum maker climbed nearly 2% after Citi upgraded Alcoa to buy from neutral, citing optimism around China’s economic reopening.

Intel — Intel shares fell about 1% after the chipmaker cut its quarterly dividend to 12.5 cents per share.  “Prudent allocation of our owners’ capital is important to enable our IDM 2.0 strategy and sustain our momentum as we rebuild our execution engine,” CEO Pat Gelsinger said.

Stellantis — Shares of the auto group rose more than 2% after Stellantis reported full-year results that beat analyst expectations. The company also approved a 1.5 billion euro share repurchase program.

CoStar Group — The commercial real estate stock plummeted tumbled 15% in early morning trading after the company issued guidance for the current quarter that fell short of analysts’ estimates, according to StreetAccount. The move also followed confirmation from News Corp. that the two companies are no longer engaged in discussions regarding a potential sale by CoStar of Realtor.com.

La-Z-Boy — The furniture stock gained 4.6% after its adjusted earnings per share for the fiscal third quarter came in at 91 cents, topping analysts’ estimates of 66 cents, according to StreetAccount. Revenue was $572.7 million, versus the $529.6 million expected.

Garmin — The fitness tracker maker’s stock gained 4.3% after the company posted fourth-quarter earnings that beat consensus estimates. The company reported consolidated revenue of $1.31 billion, a 6% decrease compared to the prior year quarter, and earnings per share of $1.35. Analysts served by StreetAccount had expected a $1.3 billion in revenue and earnings per share of $1.19.

— CNBC’s Jesse Pound, Tanaya Macheel and Michelle Fox contributed reporting.



Source

China to crack down on AI chatbots around suicide, gambling
Finance

China to crack down on AI chatbots around suicide, gambling

Key Points China’s cybersecurity regulator on Saturday proposed rules to limit the ability of artificial intelligence to influence human emotions. The draft rules come just days after two Chinese AI chatbot startups filed to list in Hong Kong. China, in the past year, has announced efforts to lead global AI governance. Source

Read More
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Freeport-McMoran, Coupang, Target & more
Finance

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Freeport-McMoran, Coupang, Target & more

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Freeport-McMoRan — The miner rose 3.1% as gold and other metals scaled to record levels. Target — The retailer rose more than 1% after The Financial Times reported, citing sources, that hedge fund Toms Capital Investment Management made a big investment in Target. Pressure from the […]

Read More
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, Micron, SanDisk & more
Finance

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, Micron, SanDisk & more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Nvidia — The semiconductor firm’s stock rose 0.5% after it agreed to pay $20 billion to acquire assets from artificial intelligence startup Groq, marking its largest purchase ever. Micron Technology , SanDisk — The digital memory firms’ stocks were up after DigiTimes reported , citing industry […]

Read More