Thursday Pre-Market Look: Stocks In The News Before The Open

Ebay (EBAY) rallied 8% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted continuing operations EPS of 54 cents, higher than consensus of 53 cents.

Caterpillar (CAT) is down 1.5% in pre-market-trading after it reported Q4 revenue of $9.57 billion, below consensus of $9.81 billion.

McKesson (MCK) sank 8% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 revenue of $50.1 billion, below consensus of $50.5 billion, citing “weaker branded pharmaceutical pricing than anticipated.”

Teradyne (TER) climbed 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 32 cents, well above consensus of 22 cents, and said it sees Q1 adjusted EPS of 33 cents-40 cents, higher than consensus of 30 cents.

Mattel (MAT) tumbled 10% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 52 cents, well below consensus of 71 cents.

Citrix Systems (CTXS) dropped 4% in after-hours trading after it said it sees Q1 adjusted EPS of 93 cents-95 cents, below consensus of $1.19.

United Rentals (URI) jumped 8% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted EPS of $2.67, higher than consensus of $2.30, and then said it will acquire NES Rentals Holdings II for $965 million.

Varian Medical Systems (VAR) fell 2% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 75 cents, weaker than consensus of $1.05, and said it sees Q2 adjusted EPS of 84 cents-90 cents, below consensus of $1.18.

ServiceNow (NOW) rallied 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 24 cents, higher than consensus of 23 cents, and then said it sees fiscal 2017 revenue of $1.82 billion-$1.85 billion, above consensus of $1.79 billion.

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) fell nearly 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 net revenue of $3.08 billion, below consensus of $3.12 billion.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) rose over 1% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 35 cents, better than consensus of 30 cents.

Western Digital (WDC) gained almost 2% in after-hours trading after it said it sees Q3 adjusted EPS of $2.00-$2.10, well above consensus of $1.68.

F5 Networks (FFIV) slid over 4% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 net revenue of $516 million, less than consensus of $516.8 million.

Quality Systems (QSII) rallied over 7% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 revenue of $127.9 million. above consensus of $125.7 million.

Weight Watchers International (WTW) jumped 6% and Kraft Heinz (KHC +0.17%) gained almost 1% in after-hours trading after both companies announced a joint venture with Oprah Winfrey called Mealtime Stories that create a new line of food and donate 10% of profits to eradicate hunger.

Source: FoxBusiness, BarChart, Bloomberg, Reuters