U.S. Stocks to Watch: Micron, Sandisk, Alibaba, Newmont, Swarmer, and More

Dow Jones
Mar 19

Stock futures were tumbling on Thursday as strikes on key energy facilities in the Middle East drove up oil prices.

These stocks were making moves in premarket trading:

Micron Technology dropped 4.1%, even though the memory-chip maker reported stellar earnings for its second quarter and issued strong guidance. Investors were likely taking the opportunity to lock in some profit, considering that shares are up 348% over the past year due to the boom in artificial intelligence driving a surge in demand for Micron's products.

Other memory stocks were also tumbling following Micron's results. Flash memory product supplier Sandisk slid 4.4%, and hard disk drive makers Seagate Technology and Western Digital were down 1.7% and 2%, respectively.

Alibaba dropped 4.5% after the Chinese online retailer reported a sharp drop in profit and weaker-than-expected revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31. The results suggest that Alibaba's progress in artificial intelligence isn't outweighing headwinds weighing on its e-commerce business.

Gold miner Newmont was the S&P 500's worst performer ahead of the opening bell, tumbling 5.4%. It came as bullion extended a dismal recent run, tumbling after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled that the central bank wasn't prepared to look past the risk of the war in Iran triggering a flare-up in inflation. When borrowing costs are higher, gold becomes less appealing relative to interest-bearing investments like bonds.

Swarmer traded flat. Shares in the drone technology company jumped 77% on Wednesday, having surged 520% on their stock-market debut Tuesday following an initial public offering.

DLocal rose 7.1% after the Uruguayan fintech's fourth-quarter revenue topped analysts' expectations.

Five Below added 7.6% after the discount store chain issued strong guidance and reported a 15% jump in same-store sales for the fourth quarter, as consumers shop for discounts in a challenging macroeconomic climate.

Red Cat slid 4.7% after the drone and robotics company reported a wider fourth-quarter loss than analysts were expecting, even though revenue surged 1,985% from a year ago.

Accenture, FedEx, Darden Restaurants, Planet Labs, SOLV Energy, Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines, and Signet Jewelers are all set to report earnings on Thursday.

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