Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in
Friday's session are Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG), Juniper
Networks Inc. (JNPR) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT).
Atossa Genetics Inc. (ATOS) is planning to offer shares and
warrants to raise proceeds for general corporate purposes including
the development of the company's breast health testing products.
Shares slumped 20% to $2.56 premarket.
Shares of BioDelivery Sciences International Inc. (BDSI) jumped
after the company disclosed favorable results for a Phase 3 study
of a treatment for severe chronic pain. BioDelivery shares surged
45% to $9.04 premarket.
Digi International Inc.'s (DGII) fiscal first quarter earnings
fell, as high costs masked a slight rise in revenue. The
wireless-product provider's results were well-below the company's
previous guidance. Shares slumped 9.9% to $10.89 premarket.
Discover Financial Services (DFS) said its fourth-quarter profit
rose 11% on continued, across-the-board loan growth. Shares edged
up 1.6% to $53.25 premarket.
Intuitive Surgical said its fourth-quarter earnings fell 5% on
lower sales of the company's da Vinci robotic surgical systems.
Shares dropped 5.9% to $413.01 premarket.
Juniper Networks said its fourth-quarter profit rose 59% on
revenue growth driven in large part by an increase in product sales
at the network-gear company. Separately, Jana Partners LLC said it
owns a big stake in Juniper, and said it believes the company
should cut costs and launch a large program to return capital to
shareholders. Shares rosed 5.9% to $27.55 premarket.
Kansas City Southern (KSU) said its fourth-quarter earnings rose
24% as the regional railroad operator posted revenue growth in its
intermodal and agriculture and minerals businesses. However, shares
fell 6.2% premarket to $110 as results missed market estimates.
Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) said its fourth-quarter profit soared
on organic sales growth and wider margins. Results beat
expectations, and the consumer-products company predicted earnings
for the year that bracketed the consensus view. Shares edged up 2%
to $107.50 premarket.
McKesson Corp. (MCK) said it received the necessary support to
acquire German rival Celesio AG, about a week after saying it
hadn't received the requisite 75% backing from investors. Shares
redged up 3% to $177.50 premarket.
Microsoft said its fiscal second-quarter profit climbed 2.8%,
bolstered by strong demand for the company's new Xbox videogame
console. Results easily topped Wall Street's revenue and earnings
expectations. Shares climbed 3.2% to $37.22 premarket.
PTC Therapeutics Inc. (PTCT) said the European Medicines
Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use issued a
negative opinion on the biopharmaceutical company's marketing
authorization application for its muscular dystrophy treatment.
Shares slumped 21% to $20.60 in premarket trading.
Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (TNXP) is planning to offer
some shares to raise money to fund clinical trials and the
continued development of the specialty pharmaceutical company's
treatments. Shares edged up 2.1% to $16.75 premarket.
Xerox Corp. (XRX) said its fourth-quarter profit fell 8.7% as
revenue from the document-technology segment slipped and services
business revenue was flat. The top line was weaker than expected,
sending shares down 2.6% to $11.45 premarket.
W.W. Grainger Inc.'s (GWW) fourth-quarter earnings increased
less than expected and the company lowered its outlook amid
weakness in its Canadian business and the sale of some of its
specialty brands. Shares dropped 4.5% to $245 premarket.
Watch List:
Campbell Soup Co. (CPB) on Friday said Chief Financial Officer
Craig Owens will retire on May 1 and be succeeded by Anthony P.
DiSilvestro. Mr. Owens, 59 years old, has served as finance chief
and chief administrative officer since 2008 and helped lead
Campbell's expansion into new categories and regions.
Consol Energy Inc. (CNX) expects to ramp up its gas production
in the new year, while cutting back on coal production amid a
years-long slump for the fuel.
Covidien PLC (COV) said its fiscal first-quarter earnings fell
19% as the company's increased expenses masked a rise in its
medical-supplies sales. Results topped consensus views.
E*Trade Financial Corp. (ETFC) swung to a fourth-quarter profit
as the online brokerage firm reported more daily client trades and
higher revenue from commissions and fees.
Global Payments Inc. (GPN) said it has agreed to acquire Payment
Processing Inc. for $420 million in cash as the credit-card
processor looks to expand its direct distribution and boost growth
in certain regions.
Hess Corp. (HES) said it plans capital expenditures of $5.8
billion this year, 15% les than the oil-and-gas company's initial
projections in 2013. Nearly half of the total is targeted for
unconventional shale resources.
Home Depot Inc. (HD) has acquired online retailer Blinds.com,
the latest in a string of smaller acquisitions the home-improvement
retailer has announced in recent years.
Honeywell International Inc. (HON) said its fourth-quarter
profit soared as sales improved across its four primary segments.
Results beat estimates.
Procter & Gamble Co.'s (PG) fiscal second-quarter earnings
fell 16% as the world's largest consumer-products company reported
sales that were nearly flat with a year ago. Core earnings,
however, still beat Wall Street's expectations.
Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) agreed to acquire a Palm, IPAQ and Bitfone
patent portfolio from Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ), which covers
mobile operating system technologies.
ResMed Inc. (RMD) said its profit rose 11% in its fiscal second
quarter, lifted by a decline in input costs and widening margins.
The results from the company, which develops and markets products
for the treatment of respiratory disorders, came in lower than Wall
Street expectations.
Stanley Black & Decker Inc. (SWK) on Friday said its
fourth-quarter earnings fell 89% amid higher restructuring charges,
masking a rise in revenue. Adjusted per-share earnings, however,
topped Wall Street's expectations.
Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) reported fiscal first-quarter earnings
that rose 25% as customers continued to shell out for the coffee
company's cappuccinos and lattes, though the sales increase was
slightly below expectations.
State Street Corp.'s (STT) earnings rose 16% in the fourth
quarter as the trust bank recorded an increase in servicing and
management fees. But adjusted earnings missed expectations.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA, TEVA.TV) and Active
Biotech AB (ACTI.SK) said Friday that they received a negative
opinion from the European Medicines Agency's Committee for
Medicinal Products for Human Use regarding the companies' multiple
sclerosis treatment.
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