Hot Stocks to Watch in the U.S. and Canada
August 04 2017 - 9:23AM
Dow Jones News
By Cara Lombardo
Among the companies with shares expected to trade actively in
Friday's session are Yelp Inc. (YELP), Cigna Corp. (CI), Fluor
Corp. (FLR) and Viacom Inc. (VIAB).
Shares of Yelp were up 20% premarket after the company beat
estimates on its second-quarter earnings and raised its 2017
outlook. Yelp also announced it will sell food-delivery network
Eat24 to GrubHub Inc. (GRUB) for $287.5 million and partner with
GrubHub to add order-ready restaurants to Yelp's platform.
Cigna shares were also on the rise as investors react to an
earnings beat. The health insurer, which continues to be single
after a planned merger with Anthem Inc. (ANTM) went sour earlier
this year, said it grew business in all of its segments. But Anthem
and Cigna are still locked in an ugly battle over who botched the
merger, with a $1.35 billion breakup fee at stake. Cigna shares are
up 1.7% premarket.
Fluor shares, on the other hand, are continuing to fall Friday
morning after the construction and engineering company on Thursday
posted an unexpected quarterly loss and cut its 2017 outlook. The
company blamed the showing in part on its gas-fired power-plant
projects. Fluor shares are down roughly 11% premarket.
Finally, Viacom shares slid 9.6% premarket after the media
conglomerate saw a 2% decline in domestic advertising revenue.
Higher ad prices only partially offset a reduction in the number of
ads on the company's networks. A contractual dispute with Charter
Communications Inc. (CHTR) over which Viacom channels appear on
cable packages also threaten the company's short-term results.
Write to Cara Lombardo at cara.lombardo@wsj.com
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August 04, 2017 09:08 ET (13:08 GMT)
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