10 Stocks Moving In Friday's Pre-Market Session


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Gainers

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULTA) shares gained 13.99 percent to $186.25 in pre-market trading after the company reported upbeat results for its fourth quarter and issued a strong forecast for the current quarter. The company also announced a new $425 million share repurchase program, and plans to enter a $200 million "accelerated" buyback program with Goldman Sachs.

Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) shares rose 12.48 percent to $15.95 in pre-market trading after the company reported upbeat Q3 earnings.

Bojangles Inc (NASDAQ: BOJA) shares rose 9.71 percent to $16.49 in pre-market trading as the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter on Thursday.

Yandex NV (NASDAQ: YNDX) shares rose 3.45 percent to $14.10 in pre-market trading after dropping 1.80 percent on Thursday.

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) rose 2.49 percent to $99.78 in pre-market trading after declining 0.65 percent on Thursday.

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Losers

El Pollo LoCo Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LOCO) shares fell 4.63 percent to $14.43 in pre-market trading. El Pollo LoCo reported better-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter, but the company missed analysts’ sales estimates.

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE: COG) shares fell 4.28 percent to $20.34 in pre-market trading after gaining 3.11 percent on Thursday.

Noble Corporation Ordinary Shares (UK) (NYSE: NE) shares fell 2.86 percent to $10.70 in pre-market trading. Simmons downgraded Noble Corp from Neutral to Underweight and lowered the price target from $8.25 to $6.50.

Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) shares fell 1.30 percent to $39.36 in pre-market trading. Raymond James downgraded Cognex from Outperform to Market Perform.

Statoil ASA(ADR) (NYSE: STO) shares fell 1.18 percent to $15.09 in pre-market trading. SEB Equity Research downgraded Statoil from Buy to Hold.


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New research shows the biggest crypto buyers are back. And this time? They could hold for the possibility that Bitcoin will surpass $100,000 in 2024. You don’t want to miss the next massive crypto bull run like we saw in 2020 and 2021. To know exactly what’s going on and what to buy… Get Access To Benzinga’s Best Crypto Research and Investments For Only $1.


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