By Peter Nurse
Investing.com -- Stocks in focus in premarket trade on Wednesday, April 21st. Please refresh for updates.
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Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) stock fell 8.5% after the streaming giant reported a dramatic slowdown in subscriber growth in the first quarter, with just under 4 million people signing up from January through March, below the 6.25 million expected. The company also estimated it will add just 1 million new streaming customers in the second quarter, while analysts had expected a forecast of nearly 4.8 million.
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Verizon (NYSE:VZ) stock fell 0.5% after the telecommunications giant lost more wireless subscribers than expected, to the tune of 178,000 wireless phone subscribers, during the first quarter as it faced intense competition from its rivals.
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Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) stock rose 1% after the stock exchange operator beat quarterly expectations, helped by double-digit increases in equity and fixed income trading revenue. The company also announced a 10% dividend increase.
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Welbilt (NYSE:WBT) stock soared 18% after the maker of professional foodservice equipment agreed to being taken over by rival Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDD), down 6.5%, in an all-stock transaction with an implied value of $4.3 billion.
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Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ:IBKR) stock rose 2.1% after the brokerage firm posted better-than-expected first-quarter results on higher customer trading volumes within an active trading environment worldwide.
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Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) stock rose 3% after the company reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings and increased its FY 2021 outlook.
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Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) stock rose 3.9% after the surgical-robotics equipment firm beat quarterly expectations, reporting a return to double-digit growth for procedures using its da Vinci robotic surgery system.
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Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) stock fell 0.4% after Citigroup (NYSE:C) downgraded its investment stance on the consumer staples giant to ‘neutral’ from ‘buy’ after its earnings report, saying the company faces tough spring and summer quarters.
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Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) stock rose 2.2% after Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded its stance to ‘buy’ from ‘neutral’, saying the cruise operator is best positioned to benefit from the industry’s restart, when it arrives.
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CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) stock fell 0.1% after the railroad operator’s first-quarter profit declined 8%, hurt by frigid polar vortex temperatures, ongoing pandemic disruptions and higher fuel costs.
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GameStop (NYSE:GME) stock rose 1.3% after Reuters reported that CEO George Sherman will receive a windfall of just under $180 million when he steps down at the end of June thanks to a deal that was inflated by this year's dramatic meme stock rally.
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Anthem (NYSE:ANTM) stock rose 1.3% after the health insurer posted a 9.3% rise in first-quarter profit, helped mainly by higher revenue from its unit that includes its pharmacy benefits management business.
- ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) ADR rose 3.9% after the Dutch chip maker reported stronger than expected first-quarter sales and margins, reflecting the extreme tightness in the global market for semiconductors.
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Heineken (OTC:HEINY) (OTC:HKHHY) rose 2.3% after the world’s second-largest brewer’s trading update pointed to better-than-expected beer volumes for the first quarter, with sharp growth in Africa and Asia.
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Ericsson (BS:ERICAs) (NASDAQ:ERIC) ADR rose 4.1% after the Swedish telecoms company announced an organic sales uplift of 10% in the first quarter, continuing to cash in on the momentum surrounding 5G.