Check out the companies that make headlines in pre-market transactions. Keurig Dr Pepper – The stock has slid over 3% after the beverage maker said it would buy Dutch coffee and tea company JDE Peet for about $18 billion. Once the transaction is complete, Keurig plans to split its beverage and coffee business into two separate publicly available US companies. Verint Systems – Following a Bloomberg report that private equity Thoma Bravo was on contracts to acquire it, the call center software company popped 12%. The deal, which could be announced Monday, is about $2 billion in VALITING VERINT, citing people familiar with the issue, Valice Valint said. Furniture Inventory – Following comments from President Donald Trump, the stock moved almost low in pre-market transactions after his administration said it would begin investigating import units. William-Sonoma slipped over 3% and RH pulled over 7%. Ethan Allen has made more than 3% advance. OKTA – Identity Management Service Company rose 2% after Truist upgraded its stock to buy from holds. The company said Okta had reached a “inflection point” where the challenges began to ease later in fiscal year 2026. The new price target means hiking from $100 to $125, meaning upside down at 35% from the end of Friday. NIO – The automaker’s US registered stock has increased by more than 9% based on recent earnings. The latest run comes after NIO unveiled its latest ES8 SUV on Thursday. This model is one of NIO’s most affordable cars, priced at 308,800 yuan, or $43,000 under a battery subscription plan that reduces customer advance costs. American Eagle Outfitters – Clothing retailers skated over 3% after Bank of America downgraded its share price. Analyst Christopher Nardone said Sydney Sweeney’s advertising campaign might drive sales near sales, but the momentum will be taken away by tariffs. Intel – Chipmakers have won around 2%, but are still profiting to make sure the US has taken a 10% stake in the company. – CNBC’s Alex Hurling, Pia Singh, Sarah Minh and Michelle Fox reported.
