See which companies made headlines before the bell. Bowlero — Shares rose more than 12% after the bowling alley chain’s fiscal fourth-quarter revenue beat Wall Street expectations. Revenue for the period came in at $283.9 million. Analysts had expected $273.4 million, according to FactSet. The top end of the company’s fiscal 2025 revenue forecast also came in above estimates. UiPath — Shares rose more than 8% after the software company’s better-than-expected second-quarter results. UiPath reported adjusted earnings of 4 cents per share on $316 million in revenue. Analysts surveyed by LSEG had estimated 3 cents per share on revenue of $304 million. The company also raised its full-year outlook and expanded its share buyback program. Broadcom — Shares of the chipmaker fell 7% after the company’s revenue guidance for the current quarter came in below expectations. Broadcom forecast revenue of $14 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter, slightly below the $14.04 billion analysts had expected, according to LSEG. Broadcom beat third-quarter estimates on the top and bottom lines. Smartsheet — Shares rose more than 4% after the work-management software company’s second-quarter earnings beat estimates. Smartsheet reported adjusted earnings of 44 cents a share on revenue of $276.4 million. Analysts had expected 29 cents a share and $274.2 million in revenue, per FactSet. On Thursday, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that Vista and Blackstone are in talks to buy Smartsheet. Super Micro Computer — Shares of the artificial intelligence server maker fell 2.5% after JPMorgan downgraded it to neutral from overweight. The bank, which also significantly lowered its price target by $450 to $500, said there was no rationale for buying the stock while there was uncertainty about regaining compliance. – Guidewire Software Inc. — Shares jumped more than 7% after the company beat Street expectations. Guidewire earned 62 cents a share, excluding items, on revenue of $291.5 million. Analysts polled by FactSet had estimated earnings of 54 cents a share on revenue of $283.8 million. – Samsara Inc. — Shares rose more than 5% after the software company beat full-year expectations. Samsara forecast adjusted earnings of 16 cents to 18 cents a share on revenue of $1.224 billion to $1.228 billion. That was above the consensus estimate of 13 cents a share on revenue of $1.21 billion, per LSEG. – CNBC’s Jesse Pound, Sarah Main and Michelle Fox Theobald contributed to the report.
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