(4/5) Wednesday's Pre-Market Stock Movers & News Good Morning StonkForums! Happy Hump Day! STOCK FUTURES NOW: YESTERDAY'S MARKET HEAT MAP: YESTERDAY'S S&P SECTORS: TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR: THIS WEEK'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR: MOST ACTIVE TRENDING DISCUSSIONS (STOCK SYMBOLS ARE CLICKABLE!): PLTR AI GOOGL BFRG SMPL AUPH CAG AGO NVDA GOOG THIS WEEK'S IPO'S: THIS WEEK'S EARNINGS CALENDAR: ($SAIC $CAG $LW $AYI $STZ $FLGC $MSM $OCX $DLO $RPM $LEVI $SMPL $LNN $APLD $SCHN $EGY $IONM $KRUS $GNLN $SGH $RELL $WDFC $FRLN $SNAX $ZENV $CLIR $RGP $SLP $SDRL $NG) THIS MORNING'S PRE-MARKET EARNINGS RELEASES: ($SGH $CAG $KRUS $SMPL $RGP $SCHN $NG $SDRL $DLO $ZENV) BEFORE TODAY'S MARKET OPEN: THIS AFTERNOON'S AFTER-HOURS EARNINGS RELEASES: (N/A.) AFTER TODAY'S MARKET CLOSE: YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES: YESTERDAY'S INSIDER TRADING FILINGS: TODAY'S DIVIDEND CALENDAR: THIS MORNING'S PRE-MARKET STOCK NEWS MOVERS: source: cnbc.com Johnson & Johnson — The pharmaceutical giant climbed 2.6% after announcing Tuesday it will pay $8.9 billion over the next 25 years to settle claims that the talc in its baby powder and other products caused cancer. J&J also refiled for bankruptcy protection for its LTL Management subsidiary and said it continues to believe the claims lack merit. Zions Bancorporation — Shares of Zions Bancorporation rose 3.2% after Baird upgraded the regional bank stock to an outperform rating. The firm said shares are trading at attractive levels not seen since the global financial crisis. Clean Energy Fuels — The stock was 3.6% higher after Raymond James upgraded Clean Energy Fuels to outperform and assigned it a $6 price target, suggesting shares stand to gain about 42.8% from Tuesday’s close. Albemarle — Albemarle shed 3.3% after Bank of America downgraded the chemicals manufacturing stock to underperform from neutral. The bank significantly cut its earnings forecast for Albemarle and lowered its price target to $195. The new target implies the stock could fall about 7% from Tuesday’s close. Lamb Weston — Shares of the potato processing giant were up about 1% ahead of the company’s scheduled earnings release on Thursday. Bank of America included Lamb Weston in its recent list of short-term stock picks for the second quarter, saying it is optimistic the company will beat consensus earnings estimates. FedEx — Shares of the shipping company gained 3.1% in premarket trading after FedEx announced a dividend hike and a corporate reorganization. FedEx said it will raise its dividend by 10%, consolidate its different business divisions and change its executive compensation packages. Exelixis — Shares of the biotech company added 1% after The Wall Street Journal reported that hedge fund Farallon Capital Management is planning to wage a proxy battle at Exelixis. Have a happy trading day to everyone in here on this Wednesday!
