Shares of Palo Alto Networks Inc. rallied in the extended session Friday after S&P Dow Jones said it would include the cybersecurity platform company’s stock in the S&P 500 index.
Palo Alto Networks
PANW,
shares surged as much as 5% in after-hours trading, following the announcement that Palo Alto Networks will replace Dish Network Corp.
DISH,
on the S&P 500
SPX,
The move will happen June 20, following the Juneteenth holiday on June 19, in a quarterly rebalancing of the index.
Palo Alto Networks, which recently reported earnings and sees AI transforming the software industry over the next 12 months, has seen its shares rally 55.7% year to date, resulting in a market cap of $66.44 billion. The S&P 500 has gained 11.5% on the year.
Read: Palo Alto Networks, software industry to undergo AI ‘transformation’ over next 12 months, CEO says
Dish shares declined nearly 3% after hours after being demoted to a different S&P index. Shares experienced a 16.2% rally in the regular session Friday, following a report that Amazon.com Inc.
AMZN,
is in talks to offer mobile phone service free to Prime members.
Dish will replace skin-care device maker Cutera Inc.
CUTR,
on the S&P MidCap 400 index
MID,
S&P said, noting that the changes are to “ensure each index is more representative of its market capitalization range.” Dish shares have fallen 48% this year, resulting in a market cap of $3.89 billion.
Read: Verizon’s stock sinks to 12-year low while Dish’s soars after report Amazon is in talks to offer mobile plans for Prime members
After rising 1.1% to close Friday at $17.15, Cutera shares fell more than 5% after hours. At Friday’s close, shares were already down 61.2% year to date as the company has undergone a leadership shake-up, giving the company a market cap of $340 million, according to FactSet data.
Read: Cutera stock slides after earnings; company appoints interim CFO, reaches board deal with big investors
Other changes to the S&P’s smaller cap indexes also set other stocks into after hours motion late Friday.
Shares of Planet Fitness Inc.
PLNT,
Zoominfo Technologies Inc.
ZI,
Doximity Inc.
DOCS,
and BWX Technologies Inc.
BWXT,
moved 4% higher after hours Friday as S&P moved the stocks to its midcap index.
Meanwhile, shares of Crown Holdings Inc.
CCK,
Dropbox Inc.
DBX,
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.
GPK,
and Wesco International Inc.
WCC,
all rose at least 2% or more on their midcap inclusion.
Shares of CarGurus Inc.
CARG,
surged 6% after S&P said it would add the auto research and shopping site to its S&P Small Cap 600 index
SML,
Shares of PetMed Express Inc.
PETS,
Children’s Place Inc.
PLCE,
and Zumiez Inc.
ZUMZ,
Gannett Inc.
GCI,
and LendingTree Inc.
TREE,
all fell more than 3% late Friday on their scheduled removal from the small-cap index.
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