Check out the companies that are trending in pre-market trading. JPMorgan Chase — The banking giant reported fourth-quarter results that beat analysts’ expectations, thanks to strong results from its fixed income and investment banking businesses. The company earned $4.81 per share on revenue of $43.74 billion. Analyst estimates compiled by LSEG were for sales of $41.73 billion and earnings of $4.11 per share. The stock price rose more than 1%. Quantum Computing Stocks — This group rose after Microsoft announced its new Quantum Ready program for enterprises and said “we are at the dawn of the era of reliable quantum computing.” Righetti Computing jumped 8%, while DWave Quantum rebounded more than 17.5%. Ion Q increased by 4.8%. Wells Fargo — The bank reported fourth-quarter results that beat Street estimates, sending its stock up 3.2%. The company’s adjusted earnings were $1.42 per share, beating LSEG’s expectations of $1.35 per share. Wells also said he expects net interest income to increase 1% to 3% in 2025 compared to the same period last year. Goldman Sachs — Shares rose 2.1% after the bank beat expectations for the fourth quarter, benefiting from a rebound in trading on Wall Street and better-than-expected trading revenue. Goldman posted earnings of $11.95 per share and revenue of $13.87 billion in the period, compared to analyst estimates compiled by LSEG of earnings of $8.22 per share and revenue of $12.39 billion. Digital Realty Trust — Shares of the real estate stock rose 1.7% in thin premarket trading after Deutsche Bank changed its rating from hold to buy. The investment firm said Digital Realty should benefit from continued demand for data centers even as some of its below-market leases expire in the next few years. BlackRock — Shares rose more than 3.7% after the world’s largest asset manager reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results. The company earned $11.93 per share on revenue of $5.68 billion. Analysts had expected sales of $5.68 billion and earnings per share of $11.19. Citigroup — The bank rose more than 3% after reporting fourth-quarter results that beat analysts’ expectations. Citigroup earned $1.34 per share on revenue of $19.58 billion. Analysts had expected LSEG to report revenue of $19.49 billion and earnings per share of $1.22. —CNBC’s Fred Imbert, Jesse Pound, Sean Conlon and Michelle Fox contributed reporting.
