A look at companies in the spotlight before trading opens: Boeing — Shares fell 4% as workers at Boeing factories went on strike early Friday after rejecting a new collective bargaining agreement. The strike will affect production of most aircraft, including the 737 Max. Oracle — Shares of the database software company rose more than 6%. Oracle raised its fiscal 2026 earnings forecast and shared strong guidance for fiscal 2029. Moderna — Shares fell 4% after JPMorgan downgraded the pharmaceutical company to underweight. The firm expected changes to the company’s long-term earnings outlook to weigh on the stock. RH — Shares of the home furnishings retailer surged 21% after better-than-expected second-quarter results. RH reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.69 on revenue of $830 million. Analysts surveyed by LSEG had expected $1.56 per share on revenue of $825 million. The company’s CEO said in the letter that demand “accelerated” during the quarter and that the company expects that to continue through 2025. Adobe — Shares fell more than 8% after the company issued weaker-than-expected current quarter guidance. Adobe beat third-quarter expectations on both revenue and profit. Aptiv PLC — Auto parts shares rose about 3% after CEO Kevin Clark bought about 30,000 shares of Aptiv stock earlier this week, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. AstraZeneca — U.S.-listed shares rose 1.5% even after Deutsche Bank downgraded the biopharmaceutical company to “sell” from “hold,” citing disappointing performance for AstraZeneca’s datopotamab deruxtecan drug. — CNBC’s Michelle Fox, Lisa Han, Sarah Ming and Jesse Pound contributed reporting
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