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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Krispy Kreme, Cinemark, Western Digital and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Shockwave Medical — The medical device stock rose 1.6% after Johnson & Johnson announced it would buy the company for $12.5 billion. Krispy Kreme — Shares of the doughnut chain surged 5% in premarket trading after Piper Sandler upgraded the stock to overweight from neutral. Fox Corporation Class A — The stock rose 1% following an upgrade to buy from neutral at Seaport Research. Western Digital — The semiconductor stock rose nearly 3.5% after an upgrade to buy from neutral by Rosenblatt Securities. Agilent Technologies — The life sciences applications company rose more than 1% after receiving an upgrade to buy from hold at Stifel.

Persons: Johnson, Piper Sandler, Krispy Kreme, McDonald's, Omar Mejias, Wells, Steven Cahall, Ollie's, Gro —, Rosenblatt, Daniel Arias, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Hakyung Kim, Yun Li, Sarah Min, Jesse Pound Organizations: Johnson, USA, Scotts Miracle, Gro, Fox Corporation, Seaport Research, Rosenblatt Securities, Western, Technologies, Stifel Locations: Wells Fargo

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves before the bell: Boeing, Masimo, Cleveland-Cliffs, Baidu, Disney and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Masimo — Shares soared nearly 12% following the medical technology company's announcement late Friday it is considering a spinoff of its consumer business. In addition, Wells Fargo upgraded the stock Monday, citing the potential separation of the businesses. Baidu — Shares of the technology company climbed 1.4% following news that Baidu is reportedly engaged in talks with Apple for a potential collaboration on artificial intelligence services in China. Disney — Shares rose 1.2% after Barclays upgraded the media company to overweight from equal weight, saying Disney has further upside even after its outperformance this year. Foot Locker — The shoe retailer rose 2.9% after Evercore ISI upgraded the stock to outperform from in line.

Persons: Dave Calhoun, Larry Kellner, Masimo, Quentin Koffey, Wells, Baidu, Nelson Peltz, Locker, Tesla, Raymond James, Jesse Pound, Tanaya Macheel, Michelle Fox, Brian Evans, Sarah Min Organizations: Boeing —, Street Journal, Politan Capital Management, Department of Energy, Chipmakers, Intel, Financial Times, Nvidia, Baidu —, Apple, Disney, Barclays, Blackwells, ISI, Mizuho Securities, Scotts Miracle, Gro Locations: Wells Fargo, Cleveland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, China, U.S, Europe

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: SolarEdge Technologies, Humana, Starbucks, Robinhood and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

SolarEdge Technologies — The solar stock tumbled about 19% after the company reported $991 million in revenue, missing analysts' estimates of $992 million, according to Refinitiv. CVS Health — The retail pharmacy stock gained 4% during midday trading Wednesday after the company posted strong earnings and revenue for the second quarter. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.29, topping the $1.10 expected from analysts polled by StreetAccount. Starbucks' adjusted earnings per share for the fiscal third quarter was $1, versus the 95 cents expected by analysts, per Refinitiv. Chinese tech stocks — Shares of Chinese technology stocks dropped after regulators in China proposed limits on smartphone use for minors.

Persons: SolarEdge, Norwegian's, Emerson Electric's, Pinterest, Generac, Freshworks, Genuity, Robinhood, CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Pia Singh, Alex Harring Organizations: SolarEdge Technologies, CVS Health, CVS, Wall Street, Cruise, Susquehanna, Emerson, StreetAccount, Revenue, Wall, FactSet's, Starbucks, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Scotts Miracle, Gro, Scotts, JD.com, Baidu, Tencent Locations: Refinitiv, China

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Shutterstock, Newell Brands, Zillow and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Shutterstock — Shares of the stock image, video and music provider jumped 10% after Shutterstock announced a six-year, expanded partnership with OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT. Newell Brands — Shares of the consumer goods company jumped more than 10% after Canaccord initiated its coverage with a buy rating. Salesforce — Shares gained more than 2% after the software company announced it would hike prices across its cloud-based offerings starting in August. Scotts Miracle-Gro — Scotts Miracle-Gro shares gained 7% after Truist upgraded the stock to buy from hold. U.S. Bancorp — Shares gained more than 3% after Bank of America upgraded them to buy from neutral, saying earnings and strong execution should foster outperformance.

Persons: Shutterstock, ChatGPT, Canaccord, Zillow, Piper Sandler, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Xpeng, JPMorgan Chase, Jefferies, Wegovy, Gro —, Generac, —, Alex Harring, Michelle Fox, Sarah Min, Yun Li Organizations: OpenAI, Newell, Bank of America, Amazon, Amazon Web Services, Prime, JetBlue Airways —, American Airlines, JPMorgan, Novo Nordisk — Novo Nordisk, Reuters, Scotts Miracle, Gro, Miracle, Truist, Argus Research, Bancorp — Locations: underperform, Xpeng —, Xpeng, U.S

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Berkshire Hathaway, Catalent, Tyson Foods, Zscaler and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Berkshire Hathaway — The conglomerate's A shares rose more than 1% as investors cheered a strong earnings report from Warren Buffett's company. Tyson Foods — Shares plummeted 15% after the food production company posted an unexpected loss for the recent quarter and cut its revenue outlook for the year. PacWest - The regional bank stock held on to a gain of about 3% on Monday. Six Flags posted a narrower-than-expected loss of 84 cents per share, compared to expectations of a per-share loss of 89 cents, according to FactSet. Six Flags posted revenue of $142.2 million, greater than the expectation of $132.6 million, with CEO Selim Bassoul calling the results "proof points" that its new strategy is working.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: JPMorgan Chase, General Motors, Exxon Mobil & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 24: A person walks past a First Republic bank branch in Manhattan on April 24, 2023 in New York City. First Republic , JPMorgan Chase — First Republic shares and were halted after JPMorgan Chase acquired the ailing bank and most of its assets after regulators seized control. General Motors — The automaker gained 2% after Morgan Stanley upgraded General Motors to overweight from equal weight and called the stock oversold. — Regional bank stocks were volatile on Monday as investors reacted to the seizure and sale of First Republic Bank over the weekend. However, management said on the company earnings call Monday that demand for loans originating from the fourth quarter would see a lower monetization level due to higher interest.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Peloton, AMD, Altria, Snap and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Advanced Micro Devices — Shares of chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices jumped 7.9% after the company reported earnings that beat Wall Street's expectations, according to Refinitiv. AMD also showed relative strength after competitor Intel's disappointing quarter, analysts said. Snap — Shares of the social media company plunged 14% after the firm reported quarterly revenue that missed Wall Street's expectations, according to Refinitiv. Stryker — Shares rallied about 7% after the company reported adjusted fourth-quarter earnings of $3 per share, above FactSet's estimate of $2.84. The Chili's parent company reported 76 cents in adjusted earnings per share on $1.02 billion in revenue.

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