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Walmart shopping bags are seen in Krakow, Poland, on February 9, 2024.
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See which companies are making headlines in premarket trading.
under the armor — The sportswear maker’s Class A shares fell 11% and its Class C shares fell 9% after it issued lower-than-expected full-year revenue guidance. Under Armor now expects earnings in the range of 18 cents to 21 cents, while analysts polled by FactSet had expected 59 cents.
Canada Goose — The coat maker rose more than 12% after beating Wall Street estimates for fiscal fourth-quarter sales and earnings. Canada Goose said one of its key profit margin metrics this year will be “an expansion of approximately 100 basis points (bps) compared to fiscal 2024.”
walmart — The large retailer rose 4.7% after reporting adjusted first-quarter earnings of 60 cents per share, topping the 52 cents expected by analysts surveyed by LSEG. Revenues of $161.5 billion beat consensus estimates of $159.5 billion. Walmart said it has made big gains in e-commerce and has captured more high-income shoppers.
chub — Shares of the insurance company rose more than 8.1% before the opening bell Thursday after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed Chubb was a secret stock the conglomerate had been hoarding. Berkshire bought about 26 million shares for about $6.7 billion, making it Chubb’s second-largest holder, according to filings with regulators.
cisco systems – Networking Equipment shares rose 3% after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter results. Cisco Systems also raised its 2024 revenue guidance, saying it expects revenue of $53.7 billion at the midpoint of its current range.
Meme Stocks — Stocks AMC and game stop Losses widened after a resurgence of meme stock moves on Monday and Tuesday. Shares of movie theater chain AMC fell nearly 11% on Thursday, while GameStop fell about 14%. However, in one week, the stock prices of AMC and GameStop soared by more than 80% and 140%, respectively.
Deere & Company — The agricultural equipment maker fell nearly 6% after sharply lowering its full-year outlook. Deere currently expects 2024 net income to be approximately $7 billion. This compares to the previous estimate of $7.75 billion.
Baidu — Shares of the Chinese technology company rose less than 1% after reporting first-quarter results. Baidu’s revenue was 31.51 billion yuan ($4.7 billion), exceeding analysts’ expectations of 31.34 billion yuan, according to StreetAccount.
GoodRX — Healthcare stocks are up about 6% after an upgrade earlier Thursday to outperform Raymond James. Analyst John Ransom said he “views the growth story favorably with potential upside to the numbers” and said the company’s full-year guidance was relatively conservative.
Coupang — The Seattle-based e-commerce company rose 3.1%. UBS upgraded the stock to buy from neutral, citing “portfolio expansion and strong logistics network.”
dell — Shares of Evercore ISI rose 2% after the company raised its price target, boosted by expanding artificial intelligence opportunities that could include Tesla as a customer.
meta platform — Shares fell 0.5% after the European Union launched an investigation into Meta centered on child safety issues at social media platforms Facebook and Instagram.
— CNBC’s Michelle Fox, Ha-Kyung Kim, Sarah Min, Samantha Subin and Jesse Pound contributed reporting.