Check out the companies making headlines before the stock market opens. Boeing – The plane maker slipped 1.3% after preliminary fourth-quarter financial results reflected ongoing struggles. Boeing said it expects to report a loss of $5.46 per share on revenue of $15.2 billion in the fourth quarter, according to LSEG estimates. Boeing, which has not reported an annual profit since 2018, said it likely burned through $3.5 billion in cash during the quarter due to labor and new workforce agreements. The Novo Nordisk-US registered shares come after the Danish drugmaker said an early-stage trial of its Amycretin obesity drug resulted in average weight loss in obese and overweight patients after 36 weeks. Increased by 14%. Patients treated with placebo saw a 2% weight gain over the same period. TWILIO – The cloud communications software maker issued an optimistic forecast for the coming years at an investor event Thursday, sending shares up nearly 18%. Twilio said its adjusted operating margin will reach 22% in 2027, compared to Wall Street consensus and 16.1% in the latest quarter. Baird upgraded the stock from Neutral to Outperform and said he walked away from the company’s events with confidence ahead of the fourth quarter results. CSX – The Jacksonville, Fla.-based railroad slid 3.5% after saying its revenue fell last quarter due to lower fuel surcharges and less coal revenue. CSX posted inline earnings of 42 cents per share, excluding one-time items, which was expected by analysts polled by FactSet. Revenue of $3.54 billion was below the $3.56 billion forecast by FactSet analysts. Texas Instruments – Shares fell 4% after the semiconductor maker issued disappointing earnings forecasts. For the current quarter, Texas Instruments estimates earnings in the range of 94 cents to $1.16 per share, while analysts surveyed by LSEG were estimating $1.17 per share. However, in the quarter that just ended, Texas Instruments beat Street expectations on both revenue and earnings. Intuitive Surgical – The medical device maker fell 2% as its 2025 forecast showed one key margin is likely to contract. Intuitive Surgical expects adjusted gross margins to be 67% to 68% in 2025, up from 67% to 68% in 2025.
