Check out the companies that make headlines in pre-market transactions. Super Microcomputer – Stocks have skyrocketed 21% after a technology company met the listing deadline for NASDAQ and reported financial results for the most recent fiscal year to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company said it has “regained compliance” with NASDAQ due to filling requirements. General Motors – Shares have risen nearly 4% after announcing a quarterly dividend increase of 25% to 15 cents per share. The automaker also launched a $6 billion stock repurchase plan, with a $2 billion repurchase planned for the second quarter. Anheuser-Busch Inbev – Beermaker’s shares jumped over 8% after its fourth quarter earnings beat. Anheuser-Busch Inbev has won 88 cents per share, excluding items forecasted by analysts at over 69 cents per share, according to Alcialset. Revenues of $14.84 billion exceeded expectations of $141.8 billion. Despite a 1.9% decline in sales, revenue and basic profits increased year by year. Stellantis – The automaker slid 3% after reporting a 70% decline in annual profits. Stellantis recorded a net profit of 5.5 billion euros in 2024 under a consensus estimate of 6.4 billion from analysts voted by LSEG. Lowe’s – After winning fiscal fourth quarter revenue and revenue beats, residential property stocks popped nearly 4%. Last quarter, Lowe earned $1.93 on earnings of $1.93 per share, with analysts predicted by LSEG voted analysts exceeding $1.84 and $1.829 billion respectively. It’s surpassed. Lowe’s said total year-round sales could experience slight growth. Lucid Group – Electric carmaker stocks expect more than doubled this year’s production of vehicle to reach 20,000 units, while electric carmaker stocks fell 8% in pre-market trading. Lucid reported a narrower fourth quarter loss than expected. The company also said CEO Peter Rawlinson has resigned. Alibaba – After Alibaba said that AI’s video generation model was free to use, the Chinese-based company’s US registered stake has won about 5%. Alibaba said four models from the WAN2.1 series will be available on Alibaba Cloud’s model range and embracing face platform. Business Days – Stocks rose nearly 11%. The financial and HR software maker reported adjusted revenue of $1.92 per share for the fourth quarter, surpassing the expected profit of $1.78 per share in the LSEG analyst poll. Revenue was $22.1 billion, exceeding the consensus estimate of $2.18 billion. Instacart – Grocery delivery platforms are over 8% pigeons. Instacart reported fourth quarter revenue of $883 million, below the $891 million estimate from LSEG. The company expects an Aditda adjusted EBITDA of $220-$230 million for the quarter. Cava Group – The restaurant company’s shares added nearly 4% after fourth quarter revenues of $227 million Beat Analyst’s $224 million forecast, according to LSEG. However, quarterly revenue missed analyst estimates, and the same store sales forecast for the year fell below estimates due to weak demand. INTUIT – Tax Software stocks rose 8% to revenues exceeded expectations for the second quarter. Intuit won $3.32, adjusted with revenue of $3.96 billion per share, while Analyst penciled the pencil with a profit of $2.58 per share and $3.83 billion per share. Ta. Dlocal – Uruguay payment platform’s US registered stock rose 6% after JPMorgan upgrade. JPMorgan said the stock is at a fascinating entry point with low expectations and a scary path to growth. Confluent – Data Streaming Stock added 4% to buy from neutral right after UBS upgrade. UBS cited optimistic customer outlook and potential inverse reversals tied to AI as part of the call driver. Lumen Technologies – Shares rose by more than 6% after Citi bought/upgraded telecommunications companies to high risk. Lumen is poised to “significantly” expand its consolidated EBITDA in 2026. It means upside of 45% since the end of Tuesday. TJX Companies – Discount retailers rose almost 3% after exceeding fourth-quarter revenue expectations. Marshall and Home Goods parents made $1.23 per share, defeating consensus forecasts from analysts voted by LSEG at 7 cents per share. TJX also recorded revenue of $16.35 billion, surpassing its $16.2 billion forecast from Wall Street. – Reported by Yun Li, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox, Sarah Min and Jesse Pound of CNBC
