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Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) COO Sheryl Sandberg said on Wednesday that she is stepping down after 14 years at the social media conglomerate. More than that, Meta’s ticker symbol will change from FB to META on June 9.
Piper Sandler analyst Thomas Champion maintained Meta with a Neutral rating and lowered the price target from $230 to $220.
C3.ai Inc (NYSE:AI) shares cliff dived more than 20% during Thursday’s morning session after the company reported quarterly losses of 21 cents per share, beating the Street estimate of a loss of 29 cents and sales results of $72.3 million, which beat the estimates of $71.28 million.
Morgan Stanley maintained C3.ai with an Underweight rating and lowered the price target from $15 to $14.
Chewy Inc (NYSE:CHWY) shares soared more than 15% on Thursday morning after the company reported quarterly sales of $2.43 billion, beating analyst estimates of $2.42 billion by 0.4%. Chewy says the company's active customer base expanded 4.2% year-over-year to end the first quarter at 20.6 million.
Baird analyst Justin Kleber maintained Chewy with an Outperform rating and lowered the price target from $60 to $45.
Affirm Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AFRM): on Wednesday, the stock plummeted 15% as investors worried about the Fed's continued uncertainty. The Federal Reserve is attempting to curb runaway inflation by launching what is expected to be its most aggressive tightening cycle in more than 40 years.
GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) shares were volatile during Wednesday’s after-hours session after the company reported losses of $2.08 per share, missing the analyst consensus of $1.45 and sales results of $1.38 billion, which beat the Street estimates of $1.32 billion.
Oppenheimer analyst Brian Schwartz maintained UiPath with an Outperform rating and lowered the price target from $35 to $23.
Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) shares fell around 6% on Thursday morning after the company reported second-quarter revenue growth of 13.8% year-on-year to $949.2 million, missing the consensus of $950.8 million.
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