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Ford, Snap, Alibaba, Uber, CVS, Enphase, Fortinet, Disney, and More Market Movers


Ford Motor

reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings and sales that beat analysts’ estimates and the auto maker said it expects to generate an operating profit in 2024 of between $10 billion and $12 billion. Ford also declared a special dividend of 18 cents a share in addition to its regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents. The stock rose 5.7%.

Shares of

Snap

were plunging 30% after the social-media company posted fourth-quarter revenue of $1.36 billion, below Wall Street estimates of $1.38 billion, and said it expects an adjusted Ebitda loss for the first quarter of between $55 million and $95 million, much wider than the Wall Street consensus forecast for a loss of $21 million.

CVS Health

reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of $2.12 a share on revenue of $93.8 billion, beating Wall Street forecasts on both metrics. The nation’s biggest drugstore chain reduced guidance for 2024 as it warned of elevated medical costs. The stock rose 0.6%.

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U.S.-listed shares of

Alibaba

were up down 3.9% after the Chinese e-commerce company reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that narrowly missed expectations but announced it was increasing its share buyback program.

Uber Technologies

reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street estimates as gross bookings surged 22%. Shares fell 2.2%.

Roblox

was rising 10% after the videogame platform posted strong quarterly bookings. Bookings in the period were $1.13 billion, up 25% from a year earlier.

Enphase Energy

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reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of 54 cents a share on revenue of $302.6 million, down 58% from a year earlier. Analysts had been expecting an adjusted profit of 55 cents a share on revenue of $328 million. The stock was rising 17%. Coming into the session, it has declined 54% over the past year.

Fortinet

jumped 9% after the cybersecurity company posted fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of 51 cents a share, topping estimates of 43 cents.

Fortinet

also reported a 10% jump in revenue to $1.42 billion, and billings of $1.86 billion, higher than analysts’ estimates of $1.63 billion.

Sonos

was rising 11% after the maker of wireless audio speakers reported a first-quarter profit that rose from a year earlier and beat analysts’ forecasts. The company backed its previous outlook for fiscal 2024 sales to be down 3% to up 3%.

VF Corp.

was down 9.9% after the parent company of Vans and The North Face reported fiscal third-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue that missed Wall Street estimates.

Fourth-quarter earnings from

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Chipotle Mexican Grill

were better than expected and shares of the restaurant chain rose 2.9%. Chipotle reported adjusted earnings in the period of $10.36 a share, topping forecasts of $9.71. The company said same-store sales rose 8.4%, better than predictions for 7.1% growth, and operating margins expanded to 14.4% from 13.6% a year earlier.

Walt Disney

was down 1% ahead of its earnings report schedule for after markets close Wednesday. Wall Street expects the entertainment giant to report fiscal first-quarter profit of 99 cents a share on revenue of $23.71 billion, up from $25.31 billion a year earlier. On Tuesday,

Disney
,

Fox Corp.
,

and

Warner Bros. Discovery

said they were creating a sports streaming platform that will cover a variety of professional and college sports, including football, basketball, baseball, hockey, and soccer.

Write to Joe Woelfel at joseph.woelfel@barrons.com 



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