Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Nvidia , Alphabet , Broadcom — Nvidia shares were down 3% after The Information reported, citing sources, that Meta Platforms was considering spending billions of dollars on Alphabet’s AI chips. Alphabet shares were up 4% on the back of the report along with Broadcom. Kohl’s — The department store’s stock soared 23% after its third-quarter results beat expectations. Kohl’s adjusted earnings came in at 10 cents per share, versus the 20 cent loss expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Its revenue of $3.41 billion also topped the $3.32 billion consensus estimate. Symbotic — The robotics stock rallied 15% on fiscal fourth-quarter revenue that beat analyst expectations. The company’s top line came in at $618 million. Analysts expected revenue of $604 million, according to LSEG. Keysight Technologies — Computing and electronic firm Keysight posted stronger-than-expected earnings results, boosting its shares 14%. The company reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $1.92 per share, versus a FactSet consensus of $1.83 per share. Its communications and electronic industrial revenue came in at $990 million and $429 million, respectively, topping analysts’ forecasts. The firm also announced a new share repurchase program worth up to $1.5 billion of its common stock. Pony AI — The stock jumped 13% after the AI firm posted strong third-quarter financial results and said it would expand its robo-taxi fleet in China. Amentum Holdings — Shares rose 11% after the engineering and technology solutions firm posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter results. Revenue came in at $3.93 billion, beating the FactSet consensus of $3.61 billion. The company also reported earnings of 63 cents per share, excluding some items, well above the 59 cents per share expected. Fluence Energy — The battery storage maker rose 11% after fiscal fourth quarter adjusted EBITDA topped Wall Street analyst estimates, according to FactSet data, and its order backlog rose to about $5.3 billion as of Sept. 30 from about $4.9 billion at the end of June. Fluence also issued guidance for the coming fiscal year for the first time. Zeta Global — The marketing cloud company popped 6% after it raised its fourth-quarter revenue guidance. Zoom Communications — The video conferencing stock gained 5% on better-than-expected third-quarter results. The company earned $1.52 per share, adjusted, on revenue of $1.23 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG expected a profit of $1.44 per share on revenue of $1.21 billion. Zoom’s fourth-quarter earnings guidance also exceeded expectations. Brinker International — The casual restaurant operator and the parent company of Chili’s saw shares jump nearly 4% after Citi upgraded the stock to a buy rating from neutral. The Wall Street firm said Brazil tariffs dropping will take pressure off the firm’s beef outlook. Applied Materials — The chip equipment maker rose 2% following an upgrade to buy from neutral at UBS. “AMAT stands out as the largest beneficiary of this DRAM spending surge,” the bank wrote about Applied Materials. Alibaba — E-commerce giant Alibaba saw its stock pop 2% after reporting better-than-expected results for its second quarter. The figures were driven by a 34% in cloud sales . Agilent Technologies — The life sciences stock dipped 2% even after Agilent’s fourth quarter earnings topped expectations. The company reported earnings of $1.59 per share, excluding items, on revenues of $1.86 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG had expected per-share earnings of $1.58 on revenues of $1.83 billion. Estee Lauder — Shares fell nearly 3% after a Rothschild downgrade to sell from neutral. “Despite improving sales growth, we argue deeper investment is needed, putting the scale of the margin recovery at risk,” analysts’ said Tuesday in a note to clients. Burlington — After posting mixed third-quarter results, Burlington fell 5%. The off-price retailer reported earnings of $1.80 per share, excluding some items, topping analysts’ consensus estimate of $1.64 per share, per FactSet. However, the company’s revenue came in at $2.71 billion, or just below the Street’s expectations of $2.72 billion. Dick’s Sporting Goods — Shares pulled back almost 9% after the company announced that it’s going to close some Foot Locker stores as part of a larger restructuring so that the sneaker company doesn’t weigh on Dick’s profits. The company expects its comparable sales for the current quarter to be down in the mid- to high-single digits. However, the company’s third-quarter earnings and revenue beat analysts’ expectations. — CNBC’s Scott Schnipper, Michelle Fox-Theobald, Yun Li, Fred Imbert, Sarah Min and Sean Conlon contributed reporting.
