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Take a look at the companies that make the biggest moves at midday. Roblox: Video game stock soared 10% after the company posted a loss of 52 cents per share, narrower than the 55 cents per share loss expected by analysts surveyed by LSEG. Revenue, or bookings, also exceeded expectations, reaching $1.13 billion versus the expected $1.08 billion. New York Community Bancorp: Shares fell 6%. Late Tuesday, Moody’s Investors Service downgraded New York Community Bank’s credit rating to junk. On Wednesday, the bank named Alessandro DiNello chief executive effective immediately to help improve operations. Snap: Shares fell 35% a day after the company posted disappointing fourth-quarter results and weak future guidance. The company said it was facing headwinds due to the war between Israel and Hamas. Earlier this week, Snap announced it would be laying off 10% of its global workforce. Enphase Energy: Solar energy stock rose nearly 17%. The move comes a day after CEO Badri Kothandaraman said on the company’s earnings call that the solar market could bottom out in the first quarter and then begin to recover. Adjusted earnings per share for the fourth quarter were 54 cents, slightly below the 55 cents expected by analysts surveyed by FactSet. Revenue was also below expectations. Alibaba: The Chinese e-commerce giant’s U.S.-listed shares fell 5.8% after the company’s fiscal third-quarter revenue missed analyst estimates. Revenue amounted to 260.35 billion Chinese yuan, or $36.6 billion, versus the expected 262.07 billion yuan, according to LSEG. formerly known as Refinitiv. Alibaba also increased its share buyback program by $25 million. Yum Brands: Restaurant stock rose 3% despite Yum Brands’ adjusted earnings and revenue miss for the fourth quarter. Adjusted earnings for the parent of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut were $1.26 per share, below the $1.40 per share expected by analysts surveyed by LSEG. Revenue came to $2.04 billion, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.11 billion. XPO – Shares rose 17% after the shipping company beat expectations for the fourth quarter. Adjusted earnings per share were 77 cents, beating the consensus estimate of 62 cents, according to FactSet. Revenue was $1.94 billion versus $1.92 billion expected. Amgen – Shares fell 4.4% following a downgrade by Leerink Partners to market perform from outperform. The firm said it’s unclear whether Amgen’s obesity drug will be a “viable contender” in the weight loss space. CVS Health: Shares rose 2% after the pharmacy chain beat revenue and adjusted earnings per share estimates for the fourth quarter, according to LSEG. CVS said it saw strength in its health services business but cut its full-year guidance due to higher medical costs. New York Times: Media stocks lost 8% after reporting a fourth-quarter revenue loss, according to FactSet. The company added about 300,000 net digital-only subscribers quarter over quarter, but advertising revenue fell short of the company’s forecasts. Chipotle Mexican Grill: Shares rose 8% a day after the fast-casual restaurant chain reported stronger-than-expected earnings and adjusted revenue. Chipotle also said restaurant traffic grew more than 7%. VF Corp: Shares of the footwear and apparel company fell about 13% after its fiscal third-quarter results missed Wall Street’s earnings estimates. VF reported an adjusted 57 cents per share on $2.96 billion in revenue, while analysts surveyed by StreetAccount forecast earnings of 77 cents per share on $3.24 billion in revenue. Sonos: The audio device maker rose 15% on Wednesday, a day after beating earnings expectations and reaffirming its guidance. In the fiscal first quarter, Sonos earned 64 cents per share on a GAAP basis and $612.9 million in revenue, above estimates of 42 cents per share and $589.1 million from analysts surveyed by FactSet. Warner Bros. Discovery, Fox, Walt Disney: all three stocks fell. On Tuesday, Walt Disney’s ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery said they will launch a sports streaming platform, owned by a new company in which the three entertainment giants will each have a one-third stake. Shares of Warner Bros. Discovery fell 4%. Walt Disney shares fell less than 1%, while Fox fell 6%. FuboTV: Shares of the sports streaming service plummeted nearly 25% a day after the announcement of the deal between Warner Bros. Discovery, Fox and Disney. Paramount Global – Shares fell 8%, a day after the Warner Bros. Discovery, Fox and Disney streaming deal was announced. The media company, which includes streaming service Paramount+, was not approached about being part of the joint venture, sources told CNBC. Paramount has been looking for a buyer, and Warner Bros at one point held initial talks for a merger, CNBC reported in December. Reuters reported last week that media entrepreneur Byron Allen submitted a bid to buy Paramount. Cirrus Logic – Shares rose 16% after Cirrus Logic’s latest quarterly results beat analyst expectations. In its fiscal third quarter, the semiconductor company reported adjusted earnings of $2.89 per share, higher than the $2.01 per share earnings anticipated by analysts surveyed by FactSet. Revenue of $619.0 million topped the consensus estimate of $540.1 million. —CNBC’s Alex Harring, Brian Evans, Sarah Min and Hakyung Kim contributed reporting.