FB, TWTR, SNAP, SPOT, LLY: Trending Stocks Today 3 Feb

By Duncan Ferris

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Markets may be jolted out of their positive start to February as Facebook's Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB), hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Trending Stocks

US markets continued their positive start to the month on Wednesday, but a poorly received earnings update from Meta (NASDAQ: FB) has sent that powerhouse and its peers spiralling lower in premarket trading.

Elsewhere, oil, gold and Bitcoin (BTC) are all lower ahead of the market open.

NASDAQ S&P500 Bitcoin
14,417.55 (+0.50%) 4,589.38 (+0.94%) 36,735.52 (-4.75%)

Trending stocks included:

  • Meta (Facebook) (NASDAQ: FB) shares are down by more than 20% in premarket trading after quarterly earnings showed EPS missed expectations and future revenues looking on course to fall short. Read more analysis of this story here!

  • Twitter (NYSE: TWTR), Snap (NYSE: SNAP), Bumble (NASDAQ: BMBL) and Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) are all in the premarket doldrums as well, following the social media giant lower.

  • Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) has forecasted a slowdown in subscriber growth, while CEO Daniel Ek played down the impact of the controversy surrounding the platform’s support of podcaster Joe Rogan.

  • Honeywell International (NASDAQ: HON) has reported that its most recent quarterly sales missed analyst expectations amid supply issues.

  • Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has confirmed it will restart its quarterly dividend after the company reported a strong fourth quarter and beefed up its annual projections.

  • T-Mobile US (NASDAQ: TMUS) shares are up by more than 8% in premarket trading after the company’s quarterly earnings fell but still beat expectations.

  • Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) reported that its COVID-19 treatment, which is named bamlanivimab, drove the company to trounce revenue estimates for its most recent quarter.

  • Among pharmaceuticals, Merck (NYSE: MRK) also reported sales above expectations due to a COVID-19 treatment. The company’s molnupiravir treatment is expected to help sales to grow by 20% in 2022.

  • Hershey Co (NYSE: HSY) reported a sweet set of fourth quarter results, with the chocolate maker’s decision to increase prices helping profits to beat forecasts.

  • Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Activision Blizzard (ATVI) and News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA) are among the companies lined up to release earnings after markets close on Thursday.

Major premarket movers included:

  • Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) +7%

  • Ralph Lauren Corp (NYSE: RL) +5%

  • Centene Corp (NYSE: CNC) +4%

  • BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) -6%

  • Lincoln National Corp (NYSE: LNC) -4%

  • Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS) -4%

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