Tuesday Pre-Market Movers & Stocks In The News

Home Depot (HD) rose nearly 3% in pre-market trading after it reported Q3 EPS of $1.60, better than consensus of $1.58, and then raised guidance on full-year EPS to $6.33 from an August 16 estimate of $6.31.

Wells Fargo (WFC) was downgraded to ‘Sell’ from ‘Neutral’ at Guggenheim with a price target of $47.

HCA Holdings (HCA) climbed 2% in after-hours trading after its board authorized $2 billion in share repurchases.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) and American Airlines Group (AAL +1.09%) both gained over 2% in after-hours trading after Berkshire Hathaway said it added both companies to its holdings.

Aimmune Therapeutics (AIMT) slid 6% in after-hours trading after it said it sees 2016 GAAP R&D expenses of $50 million-$55 million, higher than an August 10 view of $40 million-$45 million.

Pier 1 Imports (PIR) rose over 4% in after-hours trading after it said it sees Q3 adjusted EPS at the high end of view of 9 cents-15 cents, above consensus of 11 cents.

Tesaro (TSRO) fell nearly 6% in after-hours trading after it proposed an offering of 1.75 million shares of common stock.

Advance Auto Parts (AAP) rallied over 10% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 adjusted EPS of $1.73, above consensus of $1.72, and said Q3 comparable sales fell -1%, less than consensus of -3.5%.

Zoe’s Kitchen (ZOES) dropped almost 4% in after0hours trading after it reported Q3 restaurant comparable sales were up +2.4%, weaker than consensus of +2.8%, and said its sees full-year revenue of $276 million to $277 million, below consensus of $277.7 million.

Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) jumped nearly 6% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 19 cents, above consensus of 11 cents, and hen raised its 2016 revenue view to $254.0 million-$256.3 million from a prior view of $242.3 million-$245.8 million.

Globant SA (GLOB) fell over 3% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 non-IFRS EPS of 30 cents, below consensus of 31 cents, and said it sees Q4 non-IFRS EPX of so cents-33 cents, weaker than consensus of 3 cents.

AngioDynamics (ANGO) slid 3% in after-hours trading after it announced a secondary offering of 2.5 million shares.

LifeLock (LOCK) climbed over 4% in after-hours trading after Bloomberg reported that Symantec and Permira are among companies interested in acquiring LifeLock.

Amplify Sack Brands (BETR) tumbled 9% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 12 cents, weaker than consensus of 15 cents, and then lowered guidance in 2016 adjusted EPS to 49 cents-51 cents from a May 2 view of 61 cents-64 cents.

Source: Barchart, CNBC, Bloomberg, & FoxBusiness