Try the businesses making headlines earlier than the bell. Netflix — Shares popped greater than 15% after the corporate introduced a top- and bottom-line beat on Tuesday evening. The streaming service earned $4.27 per share on $10.25 billion in income for the fourth quarter. Analysts surveyed by LSEG had anticipated earnings of $4.20 per share and income of $10.11 billion. Netflix additionally topped 300 million paid subscribers within the quarter. United Airways — The airline inventory rose 5% after issuing a better-than-expected outlook . United expects to earn 75 cents to $1.25 per share, after changes, within the first three months of 2025, which is greater than the 54 cents analysts had anticipated, per LSEG. Trump Media & Know-how — The mother or father firm of Reality Social shed 2%, persevering with its post-inauguration slide. Shares dropped round 11% on Tuesday. Procter & Gamble — Shares climbed 3% after P & G posted fiscal second-quarter earnings and income that topped analysts’ forecasts. The corporate reported adjusted earnings of $1.88 per share, whereas analysts had anticipated $1.86 per share, in accordance with LSEG. Income got here in at $21.88 billion, beating estimates of $21.54 billion. P & G cited rising demand for family staples. Oracle — Shares surged greater than 10% on the again of President Donald Trump’s announcement of venture “Stargate” on Tuesday, a three way partnership with OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank to take a position as much as $500 billion in U.S. synthetic intelligence infrastructure. Ford — The automaker’s shares slipped practically 2% after Barclays downgraded shares to equal weight from obese. The funding financial institution expects quantity headwinds and price enchancment uncertainty will weigh on the inventory. Abbott Labs — The health-care inventory fell about 2% after fourth-quarter gross sales of $10.97 billion got here in beneath the $11.03 billion anticipated by analysts, in accordance with StreetAccount. Gross sales at its diagnostics division have been down barely yr over yr. Abbott expects to earn $1.05 to $1.09 per share on an adjusted foundation within the first quarter, beneath the $1.11 per share anticipated by analysts, in accordance with FactSet. Seagate Know-how Holdings — Shares of the info storage firm jumped greater than 6% the day after it introduced robust fiscal second-quarter outcomes. Seagate Know-how posted adjusted earnings of $2.03 per share on income of $2.33 billion. Analysts surveyed by LSEG had anticipated per-share earnings of $1.88 on income of $2.32 billion. GE Vernova — The power firm moved about 1% increased after reporting fourth-quarter earnings of $1.73 per share, and reiterating its outlook for 2025. Income of $10.56 billion, nevertheless, fell wanting the $10.79 billion anticipated by analysts polled by LSEG. Vacationers — The insurance coverage inventory jumped greater than 5% after its fourth-quarter outcomes got here in nicely above estimates. Vacationers earned $9.15 per share, topping estimates for $6.64 per share, in accordance with LSEG. Income of $12.01 billion additionally beat analysts’ forecasts for $10.84 billion. Textron — Shares shed practically 4% after the aviation and protection firm missed top-line estimates. Textron posted income of $3.61 billion within the fourth quarter, whereas analysts had known as for $3.81 billion, per LSEG. In the meantime, the corporate posted adjusted earnings of $1.34 per share, which got here in a penny above consensus forecasts. Johnson & Johnson — Shares dipped 1.5% after the drugmaker narrowly beat fourth-quarter expectations , pushed by robust gross sales of its most cancers therapy. Nevertheless, the corporate’s gross sales forecast for 2025 was barely decrease than analysts have been anticipating. — CNBC’s Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox and Pia Singh contributed reporting
