Financial shares were mixed in the pre-market session Friday as a few financial institutions reported earnings. In financial stocks news, Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN) reported net income for Q4 of $57 per share, up from 26% a year prior. And, Chambers Street Properties (CSG) reported Q4 FFO of $0.17 per share, edging past the Street…
Shares of Workday (NYSE:WDAY), which provides cloud-based applications for financial management and human resources, have advanced 15% to a record high of $116.47 Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected revenue a day earlier. WDAY said that Q4 revenue rose 74% in the latest quarter to $141.9 million, beating Street estimates of $138 million. In addition,…
Technology stocks still were adding to their day-long advance, with shares of technology companies in the S&P 500 gaining 0.7% Thursday. In company news, Tessera Technologies (NASDAQ:TSRA) is up more than 8% this afternoon after the maker of miniaturization technologies said it will receive $196 million after reaching a settlement with Powertech Technology Co. Ltd….
Shares of Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS) climbed in Wednesday’s pre-market session, after the bookseller reported it swung to a higher-than-expected fiscal Q3 profit, with sales matching analysts’ estimates. In addition, Chief Executive Michael P. Huseby said the company is “actively engaged in discussions with several world-class hardware partners related to device development as well as…
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) said adjusted fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings rose to $1.56, in line with analysts’ estimates, though revenue missed the consensus after severe winter weather affected store traffic. The company had adjusted earnings per diluted share of $1.43 in the prior year quarter. Total revenue in the three months to end…
Some of the notable analyst actions for Monday morning include: Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) has been downgraded by Wells Fargo to a Market Perform rating from Outperform. The firm left its price target on the stock unchanged at $57 a share. HAL shares are just higher in pre-market activity at $55.75, and move within a 52-week…
