6 Stocks Moving After Hours: From Earnings To Government Contracts

U.S. stock markets edged higher on Tuesday trading, driven by gains in energy and tech shares, added to strong housing market data.

Intuit Inc. INTU reported Q4 EPS of $0.08 on revenue of $754 million, beating the Street’s consensus by $0.10 and $21.26 million, respectively. Shares were down about 4 percent in after-hours trading, driven by a trimmed full year guidance.

Dycom Industries, Inc. DY beat top and bottom line expectations with Q4 EPS of $1.64 and revenue of $789.16 million. Analysts were modeling EPS of $1.55 on revenue of $770.7 million. However, guidance and new unit figures disappointed investors, sending the stock down 4 percent.

OraSure Technologies, Inc. OSUR gained almost 10 percent after the market closed, driven by the announcement of a new contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The company will receive up to $16.6 million to fund the advancement of its rapid Zika tests.

Back to earnings reports:

• Nimble Storage Inc NMBL was up almost 2.4 percent on a top and bottom line beat, and healthy growth figures.
• Lannett Company, Inc. LCI spiked up almost 15 percent on a large earnings and revenue beat.
• La-Z-Boy Incorporated LZB plummeted more than 15 percent after both earnings and sales disappointed investors.