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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: GameStop, AMC, Boeing, Nio and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: GameStop , AMC Entertainment — The so-called meme stocks retreated significantly after a two-day rally . GameStop declined about 30%, while AMC dropped 20% as the trading frenzy seemed to fade. The sell-off in AMC shares also came after the company announced a debt-for-equity swap. Before Wednesday, GameStop and AMC were up 179% and 135% this week, respectively. According to the firm, shares could benefit from Chinese government stimulus policy and Nio's latest battery as a service, or BaaS, strategy, which could drive sales, said the bank.

Persons: Max, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Glenn Murphy, Cowen, Yun Li, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound Organizations: GameStop, AMC Entertainment, AMC, Boeing, Justice Department, Dell Technologies, JPMorgan, Tesla, Management, New York Community Bancorp, Petco, Wellness Locations: Nio

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: AMC, GameStop, Boeing, Dell and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

AMC Entertainment , GameStop — AMC and GameStop shares posted fell in early morning trading as momentum fizzled from the meme stock craze , which was reignited Monday by a social media reappearance from "Roaring Kitty." GameStop shares slid 6%. Boeing — The airplane manufacturer's shares slid 1.1% after the Justice Department said Boeing violated a 2021 settlement related to its two fatal 737 Max crashes, exposing the company to potential U.S. prosecution. SunPower — The solar stock dropped 22.3%, giving back some of its 59% surge from the prior session. On Wednesday, however, Wolfe Research downgraded the stock underperform from peer perform, noting SunPower the "most extreme example of the meme stock resurgence" within clean technology names.

Persons: Lien, Max, Nio, Dell, Morgan Stanley, Wolfe, —, Alex Harring, Fred Imbert, Jesse Pound Organizations: AMC Entertainment, GameStop, AMC, Boeing, Justice Department, JPMorgan, White House, Wolfe Research Locations: China

☆ Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Peloton, Carvana, Cigna, Qualcomm and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Carvana — The used car seller spiked 36% after posting first-quarter revenue Wednesday of $3.06 billion, above analysts' consensus estimate of $2.67 billion. Cigna — The insurer moved 1% higher after first-quarter adjusted earnings of $6.47 per share topped the $6.22 expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Zillow estimated second-quarter revenue of $525 million to $540 million, versus $559.2 million expected from analysts polled by FactSet. Freshworks — The software development company plunged 27% after projecting second-quarter revenue of $168 million to $170 million and full-year revenue of $695 million to $705 million. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $172.1 million for the quarter and $708.3 million for the year.

Persons: Barry McCarthy, Carvana, Morgan Stanley, Cardinal, Nio, Zillow, LSEG, FactSet, Qorvo, —, Jesse Pound, Lisa Han, Pia Singh, Tanaya Macheel Organizations: Qualcomm, LSEG, LSEG . Revenue, Health, FactSet, eBay Locations: Nio —, LSEG

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Warner Bros. Discovery, Rivian, Block, Live Nation and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Discovery — Shares dropped 10% after the media conglomerate posted disappointing fourth-quarter results and failed to give 2024 free cash flow guidance. Discovery reported a loss of 16 cents per share on revenue of $10.28 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv, had expected a per-share loss of 7 cents on revenue of $10.35 billion. Carvana — Shares of the used car marketplace jumped 34% after the struggling company posted its first-ever annual profit. Insulet — Shares slipped 4.5% after the company reported a disappointing revenue forecast for the first quarter.

Persons: DraftKings, Rivian, Bloomin, overshadowing, Nio, LSEG, Carvana, William Blair, Raymond James, Nextdoor, Nirav Tolia, Insulet, FactSet, EOG, —, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin, Brian Evans, Lisa Kailai Han, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox, Sarah Min Organizations: Warner Bros, —, Discovery, LSEG, Barclays, UBS, Holdings, EV, JPMorgan Locations: U.S

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Block, Live Nation, Carvana, Booking Holdings & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Live Nation Entertainment — Shares of the entertainment platform popped nearly 5% following a fourth-quarter revenue beat. On the other hand, however, the company reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue figures that surprised to the upside. Carvana — Shares of the used car marketplace surged 33% in premarket trading after the struggling company posted its first-ever annual profit. Quarterly profit and revenue results were weaker than analysts expected, although the company reported strong fourth-quarter earnings than analysts anticipated. Penumbra — The medical device maker fell more than 7% on the back of mixed fourth-quarter results and lackluster full-year guidance.

Persons: LSEG, overshadowing, Insulet, Carvana, William Blair, Raymond James, MercadoLibre, Jason Bazinet, Penumbra, DraftKings, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Hakyung Kim, Tanaya Macheel, Sarah Min, Jesse Pound, Samantha Subin Organizations: Intuit, Revenue, Holdings, FactSet, UBS, Fox, Citi, ESPN, Warner Bros, JV, JPMorgan, Barclays, Discovery

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Apple, Nio, CVS Health, GitLab and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Nio — The Chinese automaker climbed about 3% after reporting a smaller-than-expected loss in the third quarter. Nio has taken steps to bring down costs recently, including a 10% cut to its workforce last month. CVS Health — Shares gained 4% after CVS said it would overhaul the way it prices prescription drugs . GitLab — The software company's shares jumped more than 12% a day after the company reported better-than-expected results for the fiscal third quarter.

Persons: Nio, GitLab, Adecoagro, Albemarle —, Piper Sandler, —, Samantha Subin, Hakyung Kim, Sarah Min, Alex Harring, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox Organizations: Apple, Bank of America, CVS, FactSet, UBS —, UBS, Suisse, Nokia, Ericsson —, Ericsson's, Ericsson, Albemarle Locations: China, U.S, Monday's, Ericsson's U.S, Sweden, Finland

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Alcoa, Nio, Williams-Sonoma, Chefs' Warehouse and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Alcoa — Shares of the aluminum stock slipped 6.1% after the company said executive vice president William Oplinger would succeed Roy Harvey as CEO and president. Li Auto — U.S.-traded shares of the Chinese EV company dropped 10% following news that Huawei made moves in the increasingly competitive space. GE HealthCare Technologies — Shares of the medical technology gained 3.3%. JD.com — U.S.-listed shares of the Chinese e-commerce stock slid 2.1% as concerns over the state of the country's economy grew. Chefs' Warehouse — The specialty food distributor popped 1.6% after UBS initiated coverage of the stock at a buy.

Persons: William Oplinger, Roy Harvey, Oplinger, Nio, Li, Leonard Green, Canaccord Genuity, Yun Li, Jesse Pound, Pia Singh, Brian Evans, Hakyung Kim Organizations: Alcoa Inc, Davenport, Alcoa —, U.S, Li Auto, EV, Huawei, GE HealthCare Technologies, GE HealthCare, Williams, Sonoma —, Green Equity Investors, Partners, Dow Inc, JPMorgan, Technologies, Citi, Chefs, UBS, Hudson Technologies Locations: Riverdale , Iowa, Williams, Sonoma, —

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading: AstraZeneca, Paramount, Nike and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

AstraZeneca — Shares rose 1.4% after Jefferies upgraded the stock to buy from hold. Dow — Shares of the petrochemicals company rose 1.6% Monday during premarket trading. Chinese e-commerce stocks — U.S.-traded shares of JD.com and PDD Holdings lost 3.1% and 2.3%, respectively, as sentiment around China's economy worsened. HP — Shares of the computer company fell about 3% after Berkshire Hathaway sold 4.8 million shares, or approximately $130 million, of HP. Sealed Air — The food packaging company jumped 2.7% after Citi upgraded shares to buy from neutral.

Persons: Jefferies, Locker, Berkshire Hathaway, Anthony Pettinari, Nio, —, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound Organizations: WGA, Guild of America, SAG, Paramount Studios, AstraZeneca —, Urban Outfitters, Dow —, JPMorgan, Nike, Jefferies, Citi, U.S, PDD Holdings, Media, — Media, Paramount, Warner Bros, Disney, HP —, Berkshire, HP Locations: Los Angeles , California, China, JD.com, U.S

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Moderna, American, Spirit Airlines, Ford and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A member of the Mississippi National Guard receives a dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in his arm in Flowood, Mississippi. Moderna — Moderna shares rose more than 3% in early trading after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended updated Covid vaccine shots for all Americans ages 6 months and older. BP — Shares rose more than 1% before the market open one day after BP CEO Bernard Looney resigned a little more than three years after assuming the post. American Airlines , Spirit Airlines — American Airlines fell 3.1% after lowering its third-quarter earnings guidance, citing higher fuel prices and costs from a new labor agreement. The airline now expects earnings per share in the range of 20 cents to 30 cents, lower than prior guidance of 85 cents to 95 cents.

Persons: Joseph Spak, Spak, Bernard Looney, NIO, —, Samantha Subin, Pia Singh, Sarah Min Organizations: Mississippi National Guard, Moderna, — Moderna, Centers for Disease Control, Pfizer, Apple, Apple Watch, Ford —, UBS, BP, Union, American Airlines, Spirit Airlines — American Airlines Locations: Flowood , Mississippi, U.S, NIO —

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Citigroup, Adobe, Corteva and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

David Wadhwani, senior vice president of digital media for Adobe, speaks during the launch of Adobe Creative Cloud and CS6 in San Francisco, April 23, 2012. Redwire — The space infrastructure stock soared 5.6% Wednesday after Roth MKM initiated research coverage of the company with a buy rating. The firm said Redwire, which went public via a special purpose acquisition company in 2021, has "several billions worth of pipeline revenue opportunity." Citigroup — Shares advanced nearly 1.7% after the bank's CEO Jane Fraser announced a corporate reorganization Wednesday amid a stock slump. Adobe — Stock in the software company added about 2.1% in midday trading ahead of quarterly results Thursday.

Persons: David Wadhwani, Roth MKM, Jane Fraser, Nio, General Motors, —, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Brian Evans, Samantha Subin, Tanaya Macheel Organizations: Adobe, Adobe Creative, Moderna —, Centers for Disease Control, Pfizer, Moderna, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Citigroup —, Citigroup, Airline, American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, European Commission, Adobe —, FactSet, Traders, Ford Motor, General, UBS, Ford, General Motors Locations: San Francisco, U.S, Nio —, China

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Best Buy, Big Lots, Coinbase, Nio and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Best Buy — Shares popped nearly 6% after the retailer's fiscal second-quarter earnings beat on both the top and bottom lines. Big Lots — The discount retailer surged 26.7% after its earnings report came in better than analysts expected. Big Lots lost $3.24 per share, on an adjusted basis, less than the $4.11 forecasted by analysts surveyed by FactSet. Bernstein reiterated its outperform rating and said investors should buy the stock after a recent pullback in share prices. Futu Holdings — The Asian wealth management stock popped 10% following a double-upgrade to buy from underperform by Bank of America.

Persons: Heico, Tesla, Morgan Stanley, tailwinds, General Motors, they're, — Catalent, Catalent, Elliott, Ginkgo, Wells, it's, Bernstein, Jefferies, Splunk, Raymond James, —, Sarah Min, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Hakyung Kim, Michelle Fox, Pia Singh, Jesse Pound Organizations: Refintiv, Revenue, FactSet, Marathon, Securities and Exchange Commission, Marathon Digital, Industry, Nvidia, Holdings —, Oracle — Software, Oracle, UBS, Verizon, Citi, General Motors, Google, General, Motors, Elliott Investment Management, Rockwell Automation, Bank of America, Futu Holdings, NextEra Energy Partners Locations: San Francisco , California, underperform

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Oracle, AT&T, Best Buy and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Best Buy — Best Buy rose about 1.3% after topping Wall Street's fiscal second-quarter expectations on the top and bottom lines. Heico reported revenue of $723 million for the previous quarter, ahead of the $702 million expected by analysts polled by Refinitiv. Nio — Nio's stock lost more than 6% before the bell after the Chinese electric vehicle company reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss. The company reported $2.21 in adjusted earnings per share, while analysts were looking for $2.02 per share, according to FactSet's StreetAccount. BYD — The Chinese automaker's U.S.-traded shares rose more than 2% Tuesday premarket, a day after it announced a 204.68% jump in net profit for the first half of 2023.

Persons: Safra Catz, PDD, Heico, FactSet's, BYD, CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Tanaya Macheel, Jesse Pound Organizations: Oracle Corporation, New York Stock Exchange, UBS, Oracle, Verizon —, Verizon, Citi, Refinitiv . Revenue, FactSet . Revenue, PDD Holdings —, Refinitiv, Toyota Motor —, Toyota Motor Locations: U.S, Japan

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Estee Lauder, Bloomin' Brands, Palo Alto Networks and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Palo Alto Networks — Shares of the cybersecurity company edged 1.8% lower in premarket trading Friday. Palo Alto Networks' fiscal fourth-quarter earnings are expected to come out Friday afternoon. Analysts surveyed by FactSet's StreetAccount called for $1.96 billion in revenue and earnings per share of $1.29. The company reported adjusted earning per share of 7 cents, while analysts surveyed by Refinitiv had forecast a loss of 4 cents per share. The electronic design company said it anticipates adjusted earnings of $1.83 to $1.89 per share on revenue of $1.29 billion to $1.31 billion.

Persons: FactSet's StreetAccount, Alibaba, PDD, Nio, Estee Lauder —, Estee Lauder, Refinitiv, Keysight, Jeffrey Smith's, — CNBC's Michelle Fox Theobald, Jesse Pound Organizations: Palo Alto, Palo Alto Networks, Ross, Ross Stores, Refinitiv . Revenue, Technologies, Street Journal

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Xpeng, Nvidia, Blue Bird, Estee Lauder and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Xpeng — The electric car maker stock declined 5% after the company reported a larger-than-expected loss in the second quarter. XPeng reported a loss of 2.8 billion yuan, while analysts polled by Refinitiv had forecasted 2.13 billion yuan. Ross Stores reported second-quarter earnings per share of $1.32, beating the $1.16 expected from analysts polled by Refintiv. Deere reported earnings of $10.20 per share on revenue of $15.8 billion. Analysts polled by Refinitiv called for earnings of $8.20 per share and revenue of $14.25 billion.

Persons: Xpeng, XPeng, Refinitiv, FactSet, Estee Lauder, Nio, Alibaba, JD.com, PDD, —, Alex Harring, Michelle Fox Organizations: Strategic Education, Bank of America, Ross Stores, Refintiv . Revenue, Nvidia, FactSet, Deere Locations: China

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves before the bell: Nasdaq, Illumina, Oracle, Carnival & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nasdaq — The exchange operator's shares dropped 7.7% following the announcement of its deal to buy Adenza, the software firm owned by Thoma Bravo. Illumina — The biotech stock rose 2% in premarket trading after Illumina announced a CEO transition plan on Sunday. Bill.com — Shares shed 4.8% in the premarket after Morgan Stanley downgraded the expense management platform to equal weight from overweight. Oracle — The IT stock added 4.7% in Monday's premarket as investors awaited earnings for the fiscal fourth quarter expected after the bell. The Wall Street firm upgraded shares to overweight, citing continued demand momentum in the cruise industry.

Persons: Thoma Bravo, Illumina, Francis deSouza, Carl Icahn, Nio, Nomura, Morgan Stanley, Bill.com, Wolfe, —, Jesse Pound, Samantha Subin, Michelle Fox Organizations: Nasdaq, Thoma, Oracle, Wolfe Research, ISI, Barclays, JPMorgan Locations: Monday's premarket

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Carnival, Nasdaq, Oracle, KeyCorp and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Carnival Miracle cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line is docked at Pier 27 in San Francisco, Sept. 30, 2022. Other cruise stocks also got a boost, with Norwegian Cruise Line gaining about 9% and Royal Caribbean adding 2%. Chinook Therapeutics — Shares soared 58.32% after Novartis announced it has agreed to acquire the biotech firm for up to $3.5 billion. Oracle — Shares of the IT cloud software company gained 5.99% ahead of its quarterly earnings announcement scheduled for after the bell. Wolfe Research upgraded shares to outperform from peer perform in a Sunday note, citing the company's early-mover advantage in the artificial intelligence boom.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Thoma Bravo, Morgan Stanley, Wolfe, Alessandro Maselli, Nio, Nomura, Illumina, Francis deSouza, Carl Icahn, KeyCorp, — CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin, Jesse Pound Organizations: Carnival Cruise, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Cruise Line, Royal, Chinook Therapeutics, Novartis, Nasdaq —, Thoma, Oracle —, Wolfe Research Locations: San Francisco, Royal Caribbean

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Target, Tesla, General Motors, DocuSign and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Tesla , General Motors -- Both carmaker stocks were climbing in premarket trading, with gains of 5.7% and 5%, respectively. General Motors announced on Thursday plans to utilize Tesla's electric vehicle charging network, and said its vehicles will also utilize Tesla's North American Charging Standard port in its cars starting in 2025. Nio — Shares of the electric vehicle company dipped 2% in premarket trading after it reported that vehicle sales decreased 0.2% year over year. The company's vehicle margin and net loss also worsened year over year.

Persons: Corning, Morgan Stanley, Wells, Sonoma, —, Macheel, Jesse Pound Organizations: Target Corp, General Motors, Adobe, Citi, Sonoma Pharmaceuticals Locations: Queens, New York, Europe, U.S

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves before the bell: Salesforce, Best Buy, Macy's and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Best Buy — The consumer electronics retailer shed 1.9% after its fiscal year earnings and revenue guidance came in lighter than expected. Best Buy said it expects a sales decline of 3% to 6% for the year, citing the macro environment. Macy's — The retailer advanced 7.3% after beating expectations on per-share earnings and meeting them on revenue, according to Refinitiv. JPMorgan downgraded the stock to neutral from overweight Thursday and said the company's expectations are too high. On Semiconductor — The semiconductor maker dropped 7.2% following a downgrade to outperform from strong buy by Raymond James.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Lowe's, 3M, First Horizon, Nio and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Rivian also shared an electric vehicle production outlook that fell short of analysts' expectations. First Solar — Shares of First Solar gained 15% after the solar company issued full-year guidance on Tuesday that came out ahead of expectations on per-share earnings and revenue. First Solar reported a fourth-quarter loss of 7 cents per share compared with a 17 cent per-share loss expected by analysts surveyed by FactSet. The company's revenue was in line with analysts' expectations of $1 billion. Ambarella gave first-quarter guidance that missed analysts' expectations on Tuesday, according to FactSet.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, Southwest, Apple, AMC and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shares of AMC Entertainment more than quadrupled today as investors continue their buying spree on heavily shorted stocks. Baird also trimmed its price target on shares to $252 from $316 a share. AMC Entertainment – AMC Entertainment shares dipped about 3% a day after CEO Adam Aron tweeted that he asked the company's board to freeze his 2023 pay and urged other executives to forgo salary bumps. Maxeon — Shares slid 8% after the solar company announced Bill Mulligan would be the new CEO. The firm gave the stock a price target of $29, which presents an upside of 75.4% over where it closed Tuesday.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Southwest, Peloton, Tesla, Herbalife and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Las Vegas Sands , Wynn Resorts — The casino stocks rose following China's announcement that it will end quarantine for international travelers starting Jan. 8. Shares of Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts have outsized exposure to the country given their operations in Macao. B. Riley Financial - Shares of the investment company climbed more than 4% after it released guidance for the fourth quarter. The company said it expects operating adjusted EBITDA of between $90 million and $100 million for the fourth quarter. That is down from the fourth quarter of 2021 but above some previous quarters this year.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Six Flags, Rivian, Bumble, Coinbase, Dutch Bros and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Coinbase – The cryptocurrency exchange was up 9.6% after Oppenheimer said Coinbase was well-positioned while the larger sector was having its "Lehman Brothers moment." Rivian – The electric vehicle maker jumped 18% after the company reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and said its production would remain on track despite supply chain snafus. Bumble – Shares of the company known for its dating platforms added 6.4% even after Bumble issued a weak current quarter revenue forecast and missed expectations. ZipRecruiter – The hiring platform jumped 16.5% after it beat expectations for the quarter and raised its full-year forecast. Dutch Bros – Shares of coffee chain Dutch Bros surged 18.2% after the company reported solid quarterly earnings that beat Wall Street expectations.

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