Here are some of the most notable stock movers ahead of Friday’s market open:
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Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.‘s
KNX,
stock was up 14.2% in premarket trading after its third-quarter earnings of 41 cents a share beat the FactSet consensus estimate of 36 cents a share. The company’s revenue of $2.02 billion beat the analyst estimate of $1.89 billion.
Shares in roadside-services company Urgent.ly Inc.
ULY,
surged 60% in premarket trading following news it had completed its acquisition of mobility data firm Ontomo Technologies.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc‘s
JAZZ,
stock was up 5.7% in premarket trading after Bloomberg reported the drug maker is exploring a potential sale. The report, which cited people familiar with the situation, said Jazz Pharma is in talks with M&A advisers about strategic options, which could include selling all or part of the company.
Stock decliners:
Regions Financial Corp.‘s
RF,
stock dropped 5.5% in premarket trading after the bank’s third-quarter profit and revenue missed expectations, as total loans increased but deposits fell and as the regional banking industry faced “economic and regulatory uncertainty.”
Shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
HPE,
fell 4% after the firm’s fiscal forecast fell short of analysts’ expectations.
Intuitive Surgical Inc.’s
ISRG,
stock dropped 8% after the surgical-robotics company’s revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations.
SolarEdge Technologies Inc.’s stock
SEDG,
dropped 24% after the maker of inverters and other equipment for solar-power systems cut its quarterly outlook on lower demand in Europe.
Forecasts of a slump in European demand for electricity dragged down rival solar company stocks, with Enphase Energy Inc.
ENPH,
shares down 15%, and shares of SunRun Inc.
RUN,
and SunPower Corp.
SPWR,
dropped 7% each. First Solar Inc.
FSLR,
shares fell 5%
