Check out the companies making headlines before the bell.
Micron: Micron, a prominent chipmaker, experienced a 3.4% decline in its shares during pre-market hours due to a weaker-than-expected earnings projection. Micron anticipates a fiscal first-quarter loss of $1.07 per share, on a non-GAAP basis, in contrast to analysts' expectations of a loss of 95 cents. However, the company reported a fiscal fourth-quarter loss that was narrower than anticipated, along with revenue surpassing expectations.
GameStop: The meme stock surged by nearly 8% following the immediate appointment of billionaire activist investor Ryan Cohen as the company's CEO. This change in leadership occurred three months after the removal of the previous CEO, Matthew Furlong.
Duolingo: Duolingo's shares witnessed an increase of over 2% in premarket trading. UBS initiated coverage of Duolingo with a buy rating, citing it as a "best-in-class brand."
CarMax: CarMax encountered a nearly 12% drop in its shares as fiscal second-quarter earnings declined compared to the previous year, primarily due to reduced demand for used cars. The company reported earnings of 75 cents per share on revenue amounting to $7.07 billion. CarMax also noted a 14.9% decrease in the acquisition of vehicles from consumers and dealers compared to the previous year, attributed to significant market depreciation affecting volume.
Workday: The cloud services company experienced a decline of more than 11% as it revised its long-term subscription growth target to a range of 17% to 19%, down from its previous target of 20%.
Peloton: Shares of Peloton surged by nearly 14% in premarket trading after the announcement of a five-year strategic partnership with Lululemon. Under this agreement, Peloton's content will be accessible on Lululemon's exercise app, while Lululemon will become Peloton's primary athletic apparel partner.
DigitalBridge: Shares of the digital infrastructure company witnessed a 7.7% increase following an upgrade by JPMorgan from "neutral" to "overweight." The firm noted that DigitalBridge has substantially completed the transformation of its business.
Concentrix: Concentrix saw a 5.1% decline in its shares after the release of its third-quarter earnings report, which fell short of both top and bottom-line expectations. Concentrix reported adjusted earnings of $2.71 per share on revenue of $1.63 billion, missing analyst estimates of $2.85 per share and revenue of $1.64 billion. Additionally, the company's fourth-quarter earnings forecast of $3.03 to $3.15 per share also fell below analyst forecasts of $3.33 per share, according to FactSet.
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