Check out the companies that made headlines before Kohl’s. Kohl’s — Shares fell 9% after Kohl’s reported disappointing fourth-quarter revenue of $4.97 billion, below the LSEG consensus of $5.03 billion. Meanwhile, fourth-quarter earnings were $1.07 per share, beating estimates of 85 cents per share. Casey’s General Stores — The convenience store chain fell 2.6% following weak third-quarter earnings. Casey’s General Stores reported sales of $3.92 billion, below the consensus estimate of $4.04 billion, according to FactSet. However, revenue exceeded expectations. Taiwan Semiconductor — Shares of the Taiwanese chipmaker rose about 1% premarket after the company reported a 30% increase in sales in the first two months of this year. Vail Resorts — Shares of the ski resort fell 1.1% after the company reported earnings of $5.87 per share on revenue of $1.08 billion. Meanwhile, analysts surveyed by LSEG expected earnings of $6.10 per share on revenue of $1.11 billion. The company also lowered its guidance “due to continuing historically challenging weather conditions in the Rocky Mountains.” Hewlett Packard Enterprise — The technology company’s stock rose 1%. HPE’s first-quarter earnings were 65 cents per adjusted share. That beat analysts’ expectations of 59 cents a share, LSEG said. Meanwhile, sales were $9.3 billion, slightly below expectations of $9.33 billion. Vertex Pharmaceuticals — Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals rose more than 6% after the biotech company announced that its drug met targets in late-stage trials for IgA nephropathy, a chronic disease that can lead to kidney failure. —CNBC’s Michelle Fox, Yun Li and Pia Xin contributed reporting
