Here are some of the companies with shares expected to trade actively in Thursday’s session. Stock movements reflect premarket trading.
Best Buy—Up 0.8%: The electronics retailer reported fourth-quarter results that were above expectations and raised its dividend.
Kohl’s—Down 2.1%: Kohl’s said total sales for the three months ended on Feb. 3 rose 9.2% from a year earlier, while same-store sales increased 6.3%.
Walmart—Up 0.2%; and Kroger—Down 0.1%: The retail companies joined Dick’s Sporting Goods in saying they would no longer sell guns to anyone under 21 years old in the wake of a high-school shooting that left 17 people dead in Parkland, Fla.
United States Steel Corp.—Up 4.6%: Reports that the Trump administration has summoned steel and aluminum executives for a White House meeting Thursday for an announcement on long-awaited curbs on steel and aluminum imports could boost shares of U.S. producers. Alcoa was up 1%.
Netflix Inc.—Up 0.7%: The streaming giant and Sky PLC announced a partnership that will see Netflix launch on Sky’s Q service in the U.K. and Ireland in the coming year.
Salesforce.com Inc.—Up 4.6%: Salesforce said total sales climbed 24% in the fourth quarter, exceeding expectations, while the cloud-computing firm’s projections for the current quarter were also better than expected.
Mylan N.V.—Up 3.2%: The pharmaceutical company reported quarterly sales that came in slightly below analyst projections and gave 2018 guidance that was roughly in line with Wall Street expectations.
Box Inc.—Down 14%: Box, which offers online file-sharing and collaboration services, gave downbeat projections for the current quarter and 2018, though the company said revenue rose 24% in the most recent quarter and its loss narrowed.
L Brands—Down 8.4%: L Brands beat on sales during the holiday quarter, but the Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works parent gave downbeat first-quarter earnings guidance.
Monster Beverage—Down 8.4%: The firm posted weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue, as inventory reductions by certain international distributors weighed on results.
Hostess Brands—Up 8.3%: Hostess, which owns Twinkies and Ding Dongs, said revenue rose nearly 10% in the most recent quarter, as all-natural cakes have fueled recent sales growth.
First Solar—Down 0.2%: The Wall Street Journal reported that the solar panel maker is weighing an expansion of its manufacturing footprint in the U.S. as a result of the recent tax overhaul.
AmTrust Financial Services—Up 12%: The firm said it has accepted a deal to go private that values the company at about $2.7 billion.
Pinnacle Foods—Down 1.4%: Pinnacle posted sales for the most recent quarter that were weaker than expected.
